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Tajik refugees at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar in September.

The Afghan quagmire

At the best of times, Afghanistan was among the poorest countries. Now, after two decades of Cold War conflicts and Taliban torture, the nation starts

A tactical blunder

India's hurried offer of total support to the United States in its war against terrorism can lead to severe diplomatic setbacks for the country vis-a-

Colombia's wars

Violence rages on in Colombia, fuelled by an increasing U.S. military presence and a drug trade that is flourishing despite all efforts to check it.

In defence of changes

The Defence Ministry's proposed restructuring programme for the armed forces, particularly the selection of a CDS, is held up for various reasons.

A visit and its aftermath

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a war memorial touches a raw nerve and draws unprecedented protests from the country's immediate

Zionism in focus

THE World Conference Against Racism might have ended in acrimony and controversy, but it succeeded in focussing attention on the plight of Palestinian

Targeting Iraq

The U.S. is pushing for a military confrontation with Iraq, but its Arab allies flinch at the prospect. They are already unhappy about the U.S. backin

The Macedonian maze

The NATO-brokered peace deal between the Macedonian government and the Albanian rebels could lead to the fragmentation of the Balkan region on ethnic

Differences over a treaty

Jaswant Singh, during his visit to Nepal, reiterates the demand for a review of the 1991 trade treaty. But the dominant opinion in Nepal favours its a

Off the hook

THE Government of Nepal has decided to drop the charges of sedition brought against Yuvraj Ghimire, and three senior employees of Kantipur, the larges

Resisting imperialism

Cuba reiterates its decision to stand up to U.S. moves to throttle its economy and to endanger the lives of its people.

Strengthening ties

The Moscow Declaration issued at the end of a historic summit meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il ple

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