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Signs of a slowdown
Recent official economic data reinforce the perception of a slowdown. Industrial production increased by just 3 per cent in March 2008, the lowest in six years. For the entire year 2007-08, the growth rate is estimated to be 8.13 per cent, more ...

Hizbollah in the ascendant
Lebanon seems to have pulled back from the brink of another civil war. The balance of power between the various sectarian groups in the country has shifted visibly in favour of Hizbollah. The heightened confrontation from March 6 to 15, which ...

Leader Page Articles
Russia: the Kremlin tandem at work
By Vladimir Radyuhin

The power-sharing arrangement between Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin may well be the first step towards a credible separation of powers in Russia at all levels of government.

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Not just a claim, a manifesto for jihad
By Praveen Swami

E-mail sent by the Jaipur bombers offers glimpses into the mind of terror.

Corrections and Clarifications
The sixth paragraph in a report “Badal for restoring Punjab’s share in Chandigarh Administration” (North India, May 16, 2008, page 3) was “Subsequently, the Chief Commissioners and now the Advisors to the ...

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Set Binayak free

Jaipur blasts

Bring in uniformity

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‘The situation in Nepal and India are completely different’
The ideological debates and discussions with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) have to continue, says Indian Maoist spokespersonAzad.

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