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Editorials
Tackling the drought
THE COUNTRY ENTERS the last month of the 2002 monsoon with an average rainfall shortage so far of 24 per cent. It is possible that a new momentum of the monsoon — which is not yet visible — will narrow the gap as did happen in 1992. ...
Justice within prisons
THE FINDINGS OF the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the growing number of under-trials languishing in prison are a grim reminder of the imperviousness of the police and the magistracy to the pronouncements of the Supreme Court more ...


Leader Page Articles
WORLD VIEW
U.S., Kashmir and "Indo-pessimism"
By C. Raja Mohan

New Delhi should worry less about cliches on "internationalisation" and concentrate more on doing what is right.
India-Pak. confederation
By Surendra Mohan

In view of the uneven spread of industrialisation in the South Asian region, arrangements would have to be hammered out to ensure that Indian industry does not overpower the economies of the neighbours.


Letters to the Editor
  • A balancing act
  • Relief for pensioners
  • Whose aspirations?
  • Losing the initiative
  • Contrasting views
  • Give them their due
  • Return to 'ramrajya'
  • Is it necessary?

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