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A low-key summit

Leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meet in Colombo in the backdrop of rising tensions in the subcontinent and the economi

JOHN CHERIAN in Colombo

Standing up to the U.S.

THE Clinton administration has sharply criticised the supplementary agreement between Russia and India for the construction of two light-water 1000-MW

Worldwide condemnation

The impact of the explosions will be felt most in economic and diplomatic relations.

India's missile programme

THERE is a broad consensus among India's political parties on the need to enhance the country's missile defence capabilities. A credible nuclear deter

THE BJP AND THE BOMB

The BJP-led Government's intention to exercise the option to induct nuclear weapons marks a break with India's nuclear policy since 1974 and carries s

JOHN CHERIAN in New Delhi

North Korea waits

NORTH KOREA is in the grip of a famine-related crisis, and the worst affected are children and the aged. The health care system has virtually broken d

A rough passage to India

Labour's increasingly controversial policy on India-related affairs set the tone for Queen Elizabeth's visit to India in the 50th anniversary of India

JOHN CHERIAN PRAVEEN SWAMI in New Delhi

Kutchi nomads begin their annual migration from the dry plains near Kabul to the lush valleys in eastern Afghanistan. This year, their traditional route was blocked just north of Kabul owing to fighting between the Taliban and Opposition forces, and they were forced to spend the summer in the desert.

The battle rages on

The Northern Alliance forces led by Ahmad Shah Masood are now close to Kabul; their plan is to encircle it and dictate terms to the retreating Taliban

JOHN CHERIAN,recently in Tashkent

Inderfurth's message

Early in the Clinton administration's second term, U.S. State Department officials appear to be working hard to jump-start a "strategic dialogue" with

New priorities

The Government's post-1996 economic programme emphasises economic growth; but many South Africans feel that the Government has not done enough for the

JOHN CHERIAN recently in South Africa

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