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LETTERS |
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From
The Editor In Chief
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To
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| THE NATION: POLITICS |
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STATES: GUJARAT |
| Painting a Gloomy
Picture |
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Modi
Makeover |
A
string of upset defeats in by-polls points to the factionalism
in the party. If the Congress wants to reap the benefits of
the disarray in the NDA camp, it must first put its house in
order.
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The Gujarat
chief minister makes an all-out bid to change the state's
negative image by focusing on development. His success depends
on potential investors delivering on promises.
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| STATES: HARYANA |
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DIPLOMACY: ARAB-MUSLIM WORLD
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| The Crime of Pardon |
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Worry
on Arab Street |
Using overcrowded
jails as an excuse Om Prakash Chautala has freed dozens of prisoners,
most of them party sympathisers, forcing the Supreme Court to
step in and stop the releasing spree.
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India's policy
turnaround on the Middle East may have hurt its equation with
the Arab world, but there are renewed efforts being made by
both sides to pull the relationship out of dormancy.
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| BUSINESS: CORPORATES |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: TEA
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| Desi
MNCs |
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Cup
De Grace |
Indian corporates
are on a shopping spree. Armed with a strong rupee, easy access
to credit and spurred by a new confidence, they have acquired
31 foreign companies in just eight months in their quest to
go global. This is just the beginning....
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Tea is no longer a colonial beverage sipped only by unadventurous,
grey-haired pensioners, but a healthy, refreshing and fashionable
beverage. For India this is an opportunity to make a mark
in the global market.
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| HERITAGE: RAJASTHAN |
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ENVIRONMENT: WILDLIFE |
| Battle
Royale |
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Roaring
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The maharajas are furious. Irate at the neglect and misuse
of the forts and palaces taken over from their ancestors by
the government after Independence, they want them returned
again.
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The last sanctuary of the Asiatic lion today simply cannot
accommodate its signature species. The result: 54 deaths in
two years, unnatural behaviour patterns and rise in migrations
to distant areas.
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| HEALTH: POLIO |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CHILDREN |
| Putting
the Lid Back |
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Monsters
Inc |
Moving on
after last year's unexpected epidemic, India covers the distance
in its biggest ever fight against polio. Even as the number
of cases drops again, the threat of resurgence remains.
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Move over
WWF guys. It's time for pocket monsters. And these strangely
named creatures are everywhere. In a cartoon series, on water
bottles, pencils, trading cards and even video games.
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| SPORTSWATCH |
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: CINEMA |
| The
Storm after the Qualm |
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Sold
for a Song |
The
coach gags his men but sets tongues wagging about what's going
on inside the Indian team.
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As piracy
and falling sales force music companies to cut down on acquisitions,
filmmakers are selling music at throwaway rates.
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CURRENT ISSUE OCTOBER 13, 2003
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