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Editorials Teaching without torture It is now widely accepted round the world that the deliberate humiliation of children, either through corporal punishment or otherwise, is antithetical to learning as well as the well-being of children. The heart-rending death of 11-year-old ... Housing for the poor Housing finance options for low-salary earners and the self-employed poor in India are severely limited and have significantly affected their housing conditions. A recent session of the governing council of UN-HABITAT focussed on this theme ... Leader Page Articles No issues: a recession of the intellect By P. Sainath There is little in the media that informs our audiences that we are part of the greatest economic crisis the world has seen in 80 years, the worst since the Great Depression. News Analysis ELECTIONS 2009 BJP’s new proclivity for small States formulation By M.S. Prabhakara The BJP’s apparent commitment to the principle of federalism is dictated by an opportunistic readiness to make any compromise to win power. The torturers’ manifesto It was written to provide legal immunity for acts that are clearly illegal and immoral. Nightmares made law By Philippe Sands The four secret U.S. department of justice opinions released last week are jaw-dropping in their detail. They reveal how far the Bush administration was prepared to go in sanctioning interrogation techniques that plainly amount to torture. ... A nuclear U-turn in East Asia By P.S. Suryanarayana North Korea’s withdrawal from the six-party talks on denuclearisation is either a novel pressure tactic or even a strategic gamble. Four memos By Ewen MacAskill Four memos from the Bush administration set out in chilling detail the kind of techniques used by the CIA against suspected Al Qaeda operatives and others held after the 9/11 attacks: Waterboarding: Detainee placed on a board ... Letters to the Editor Read Today's supplements: Metro Plus | Business | Education Plus | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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