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Zimbabwe's choice

Zimbabweans re-elect President Robert Mugabe and the West, unhappy with the choice, responds with the threat of sanctions.

War clouds over Colombia

Colombia seems to be veering towards civil war, with the Pastrana government's decision to call off the peace talks with FARC and engage the guerilla

The Bush effect

On his first visit to East Asia, President George Bush creates anxiety in the region with his hardline statements.

The trial of Milosevic

The former Yugoslav President, in his response to the charges against him, accuses the West of having perpetrated genocide and other crimes against hu

Battle-ready still

India is firm on keeping its troops in deployment mode, indicating that the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Pakistan will continue for as long a

Central Asian ambitions

The Bush administration's military and diplomatic blueprint for Central Asia alarms even some of its allies.

A question of confidence

India insists that Pakistan act convincingly to check the infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir before asking it to ease the military buil

A cover-up game

Defence Minister George Fernandes denies the Public Accounts Committee access to a CVC report that possibly points to irregular defence deals, belying

Colombian calm, for now

An immediate resumption of civil war is averted in Colombia as the Andres Pastrana government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia sign a ce

Taking Tulkarm

The attack on Tulkarm is seen as yet another instance of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruthless strategy towards fulfilling his long-term agen

One more President

Change of leadership fails to resolve the economic crisis in Argentina and quell the public anger against the neo-liberal policies of the government.

Visitors and messages

The visits of senior Bush administration officials to New Delhi help bring down the tension on the border, but the moves of the U.S. are also seen as