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Progress and problems

The Ninth Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam takes stock of the country's progress in the last decade and identifies problem areas.

Sorry yet belligerent

The stand-off between the U.S. and China over the spy plane incident ends, but the hawkish response from sections of the Republican administration doe

An avoidable skirmish

THE short and unexpected burst of fighting that erupted on the India-Bangladesh border on April 19 had the potential to spiral out of control. Althoug

The arrest of Milosevic

Wilting under Western pressure, a debt-ridden Yugoslav government arrests former President Slobodan Milosevic.

The deals in question

A look at the defence deals on the table that have figured in the latest scandal.

A significant neighbourly call

In Delhi in the last week of February, President Chandrika Kumaratunga discusses with Indian leaders a range of issues, including the process to settl

JOHN CHERIAN in New Delhi

Li Peng in India

The Chinese leader's visit is a clear signal that Sino-Indian relations have come a long way after the troubled post-Pokhran phase.

War crimes of the West

Depleted uranium weapons used in the West-sponsored wars in the Gulf and the Balkans have posed serious health hazards to soldiers and civilians, but

Raid on the Red Fort

THE attack on the Red Fort by militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on December 22 has come at a time when attempts to start a dialogue between the I

Anger and frustration

The Palestinian people seem to have lost faith in the peace process, having waited for seven years after the signing of the Oslo accords and realised

Friendship and honour

THE last important event on President Vladimir Putin's schedule in New Delhi was the presentation of the Russian State Award, the Friendship Order, to

The defence deals

A HIGHLIGHT of Putin's visit was the signing of the four crucial defence agreements between India and Russia. The agreements, which have taken the exi

JOHN CHERIAN in Moscow