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Roadblocks to a summit

The soured relations between India and Pakistan make the fate of next year's South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit, scheduled to be

A MOMENTOUS CHANGE

The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China elects a new leadership and renews the country's commitment to build `socialism with Chines

War in Ivory Coast

The West African nation faces a serious crisis that may split it into two the Muslim-dominated north and the mostly Christian and animist south.

Pyongyang's programme

The subdued response of the U.S. to the North Korean revelation that it had a clandestine nuclear weapons programme going, stands in contrast to Washi

A battle-ready nation

Faced with the prospect of an imminent attack by the U.S., the Iraqi people seem to be more united than ever.

JOHN CHERIAN recently in Baghdad and Mosul

A total endorsement

The people of Iraq are steadfastly behind President Saddam Hussein in his resistance to U.S. belligerence, if the overwhelming mandate for him in the

JOHN CHERIAN in Baghdad

German assertion

The re-election of Gerhard Schroeder for a second term as Germany's Chancellor reflects the resentment in Europe against American unilateralism and he

JOHN CHERIAN in Berlin

Growing concerns

Although Washington and Berlin might differ on Iraq and issues relating to terrorism, their views on South Asia are not too dissimilar. In fact, like

The politics of aircraft sales

As both the Boeing Corporation of the United States and Airbus Industrie, the European consortium, seek to sell their aircraft to Air-India and Indian

A socialist's progress

The near-certain ascendancy of Leftist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Presidency marks a watershed in Brazilian politics.

A cliffhanger in Germany

The German elections witnessed a virtual comeback for Gerhard Schroeder, whose ruling coalition romped home in a closely fought battle.

JOHN CHERIAN in Berlin

The Bushehr conundrum

Russia is resisting U.S. pressure on the issue of helping Iran construct its first nuclear reactor.