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Briefing

The Pakistan card
ISLAMABAD had toed the American line for as long as anyone could remember. And it seemed appropriate as the Soviets definitely were on ...

A defining moment
The Putin visit opens a new era of strategic partnership, which is logical and necessary in an increasingly multi-polar world.

Koodankulam calling
A delegation of Russian officials and nuclear scientists visits the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, signalling Russia's eagerness to continue ...

Reviving economic interests
Vladimir Putin's visit provided the opportunity for India to create effective bilateral and trade relations even under the transformed market ...

The game of numbers
A larger political battle is being fought, on expressly communal lines, over the 2001 Census in Jammu and Kashmir, as the elites engage in a ...

The two wars in Jammu
Communal conflagrations make matters worse for the residents of Rajouri and Poonch, who are already waging a bitter war against terrorism.

A crumbling sanctions regime
The sanctions regime against Iraq suffers a setback as several nations, including Russia and France, send medical teams and humanitarian ...

Engaging China
In the Wen Ho Lee scandal, the United States yet again plays out its peculiar relationship of "containment" and "engagement" with China, ...

Lies and war histories
A post-script on the Hamoodur Rahman Report. AS exercises in democratic accountability, inquiries into military lapses and ...

A tribute to Irfan Habib
The Making of History: Essays presented to Irfan Habib edited by K. N. Panikkar, Terence J. Byres and Utsa Patnaik; Tulika; pages 678, ...

Analysing China's performance
Economics Blue Book of the People's Republic of China, 1999: Analysis and Forecast, Edited by Sun Wenbin, Michelle H.W. Fong, Geof Wade; ...

Human health and patent law
The deleteriousness of TRIPS, in relation to health and social justice, cannot be wished away by Parliament since Right to Life, a basic ...

Out of bounds
Security-related restrictions on geographic data are a necessity, but it is not clear whether there is a one-to-one correspondence between the ...

Dealing with epilepsy
An international workshop on epilepsy in Chennai calls for evolving simple standardised treatment models that are accessible to all patients.

Detection and treatment
Dr. John S. Duncan is Professor of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology and Medical Director, National Society for Epilepsy, United ...

Overcoming the barriers
EPILEPSY as a social problem is of a much greater magnitude than the medical problems it poses. Compared to diseases such as malaria, ...

A defining moment
The Putin visit opens a new era of strategic partnership, which is logical and necessary in an increasingly multi-polar world.

Koodankulam calling
A delegation of Russian officials and nuclear scientists visits the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, signalling Russia's eagerness to continue ...

Reviving economic interests
Vladimir Putin's visit provided the opportunity for India to create effective bilateral and trade relations even under the transformed market ...

Analysing China's performance
Economics Blue Book of the People's Republic of China, 1999: Analysis and Forecast, Edited by Sun Wenbin, Michelle H.W. Fong, Geof Wade; ...

Human health and patent law
The deleteriousness of TRIPS, in relation to health and social justice, cannot be wished away by Parliament since Right to Life, a basic ...

Dealing with epilepsy
An international workshop on epilepsy in Chennai calls for evolving simple standardised treatment models that are accessible to all patients.

Detection and treatment
Dr. John S. Duncan is Professor of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology and Medical Director, National Society for Epilepsy, United ...

Overcoming the barriers
EPILEPSY as a social problem is of a much greater magnitude than the medical problems it poses. Compared to diseases such as malaria, ...

'The success rate of surgery is high'
Dr. William Harkness is Professor of Neurosurgery at National Hospital, London, and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Hospital for Sick ...

No panacea
The Report on Food Subsidy of the Expenditure Reforms Commission fails to come to grips with some crucial issues in India's food policy.

The malaise within
THE story of Bharthari Prasad, a judicial officer of Uttar Pradesh belonging to a Scheduled Caste, may well be illustrative of a larger ...

Judiciary and social justice
As the judiciary becomes over-protective of its powers vis-a-vis the executive, the nature of its social base causes concern. WHEN ...

Sex selection and questions of law
A public interest petition filed in the Supreme Court draws attention to the loopholes in the law intended to prevent pre-natal sex ...

The end of pretence
Marking a logical advance in one of India's longest-running corruption scandals, the Central Bureau of Investigation files a formal ...