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Impasse in Assam
In recent months, the United Liberation Front of Asom has squandered several opportunities to win credibility as a dialogue partner interested in ending the deadlock in Assam. Spurning overtures from the Union Government to hold direct talks, the ...

Renewed focus on agriculture
The Karnataka Government's unveiling of a farmer-centric agriculture policy only fits into the national trend of paying greater attention to the farm sector. The objective of the Janata Dal(S)-BJP coalition regime may be not just to double farm ...

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EU gives Turkey the cold shoulder again
By Vaiju Naravane

Turkey has been knocking at Europe's door since 1959. Now Turks are getting frustrated with what they see as undue humiliation, with a constant shifting of goalposts.

News Analysis
Abe and Japan's quest for a new identity
By P.S. Suryanarayana

The Prime Minister is guiding the country towards shedding its pacifism and adopting a proactive role in ensuring international peace and stability.

2,000 years on, it's still a good idea
By Richard Holloway

Jesus' ideas continue to have huge power. How stupid, then, of confirmed Christians George W. Bush and Tony Blair to ignore them.

ONLINE AND OFF LINE

Why, when, how?
Back in the day, newspapers had proofreaders who reviewed stories, headlines and entire pages and corrected mistakes. No more. Proofreaders were ushered out of most newsrooms when computers appeared. Now most pages are "proofed" by an ...

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