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| Just impatient |
| Can a jurisprudence of exasperation sustain the court?s authority? |
| In a recent discussion of India?s judiciary, the topic veered around to the question: how would one assess the legacy of the judge, R.C. Lahoti, as chief justice? The usual considerations were offered. He has tried to make the Supreme Court receptiv... |
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| Paradise lost |
| Sir — The editorial, “Limit
the damage” (Oct 11), states that Indians are a fatalistic lot, blaming any
calamity, natural or otherwise, on the gods or on sins committed in another life.
Many of us are also unaware of preventive measures that can mitigate such disasters
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| NO PARTY GAMES |
| Confusion reigns when the government proposes and the governing party disposes. Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee knows how such con...|
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| TROUBLED LAND |
| It is not always enough to wish very hard for democracy. The draft constitution in Iraq has angered the Sunni minority, and m...|
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| Shoot down the flu |
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It would be funny if it were not so serious. As migra-tory birds carry the avian influenza virus west across Europe, Britain ... | Read.. |
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| Last mile problems with the Nagas |
| After eight years of cease-fire, the Naga peace process has finally started making some progress. However, the proper implementation of the ceasefire between the Indian securi... |
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| A gentleman in Grub Street |
| The death of Chanchal Sarkar on October 10 was not entirely unexpected. He had been ailing for some time. The illness, characteristically, was borne with an almost Stoic detac... |
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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. ? ADAM SMITH
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