Freedom at lastATUL ANEJA in BahrainIraqi militants release the seven employees of a Kuwaiti firm, including three Indians, whom they held hostage for 41 days.
Between death and freedomATUL ANEJA in BahrainThe fate of seven truck drivers, including three Indians, of a Kuwaiti company remains uncertain with the twists and turns in the negotiations involvi
The Haj tragedyATUL ANEJA in BahrainAnother tragedy involving Haj pilgrims claims more than 250 lives, and various suggestions are put forward to check such incidents, including a restri
Anger in the Arab worldATUL ANEJA in BahrainAnti-American sentiments run deep among the Arab people, but their governments fail to stand united against the U.S. war plan.
A vote for SharonATUL ANEJA in BahrainIn the context of an impending U.S.-led war against Iraq and an intensifying conflict with Palestinians, Israelis vote the right-wing Likud to power o
Israel in election moodATUL ANEJA in BahrainThe hardline Likud party is all set to make major gains in the January parliamentary elections, but the Labour party can tilt the scales by shifting i
The seeming end of a siegeATUL ANEJA in BahrainPalestine leader Yasser Arafat's unscathed re-emergence from the rubble of his Ramallah compound has presented the Israeli leadership with an excuse t
The regional moodATUL ANEJA in BahrainBy meeting the U.N. demand on weapons inspections, Iraq has seemingly managed to galvanise Russia, China and France to stay a U.S.-led attack on it un
A new degree of volatilityATUL ANEJA in BahrainThe Quartet Group's efforts for a lasting solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may come a cropper without the support of all the countries in
Treading the thin lineKESAVA MENON in BahrainPresident George Bush has embarked on a 'remove Arafat' campaign, but for the Palestinians Arafat seems to be their best bet, yet.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
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