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An extremist victory

The defeat of the moderate forces in the August general elections in Fiji portends an unhealthy domination of extremist ethnic elements in the Fijian

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The long haul

The message from Hanoi: in order to make any enhanced engagement with ASEAN meaningful, beyond its `Look East' policy, India needs to have a focus on

A daughter rises in the east

The new President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, has her task cut out.

AMIT BARUAH in Singapore

Some movement in Myanmar

The junta sends out positive signals by releasing political prisoners and allowing the National League for Democracy to open some of its offices, but

AMIT BARUAH in Singapore

Renewing ties

The rancour in the wake of Pokhran-II having disappeared, India and Australia move towards a new and more productive phase in the bilateral relationsh

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Power games in Indonesia

In a desperate frame of mind, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid may resort to extraordinary measures to stay in power.

AMIT BARUAH in Jakarta

Plunder and power

Joseph Estrada continues to claim attention behind bars, while President Arroyo seeks to undo the impression that she has overplayed her hand by being

AMIT BARUAH in Singapore

The roads to Myanmar

Jaswant Singh's visit to Myanmar, the first such visit by an Indian Foreign Minister in the last 20 years, opens a new chapter in bilateral relations

AMIT BARUAH in Yangon and Mandalay

Looking East

The launch of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation in Laos signals a new beginning in India's foreign policy, but will it gather momentum?

AMIT BARUAH in Vientiane

A challenge and an opportunity

ISLAMABAD has always dismissed politicians of Jammu and Kashmir as "puppets" of the Indian government, but this time it was forced to sit up and take

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A lecture to Pakistan

Bill Clinton has done some plain-speaking to the Pakistanis, but India must realise that the United States frames its policy on the basis of its own n

AMIT BARUAH in Islamabad

Pressures on Pakistan

As Indian and U.S. concerns over "regional terrorism" converge, Pakistan feels the heat and faces isolation.

AMIT BARUAH in Islamabad