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| Something’s got to give |
| For Obama, there is no escape from making hard choices |
| It is now pointless to speculate whether, in case the American economy was not in such a shambles, Barack Obama could have smashed the colour barrier. More pertinent is to attempt to measure the intensity of expectations the American nation nurtures ... |
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| Insult to injury |
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Sir — In a manner reminiscent of the colonial times, the government of West Bengal continues to tre ... |
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| Out of the way |
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Sir — I have been travelling between Calcutta and London over the last 15 years. My experience duri ... |
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| HEAD OVER HEELS |
| Somersaults do not become dignified elder statesmen. But when L.K. Advani is outraged at the unpleasant techniques of pressur...|
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| GUN POWER |
| An Indian warship sank a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday: this incident is more significant than what the summary ...|
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| A Great Empire In Ruins |
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Many decades ago, Calcutta was a thriving cultural metropolis, a business hub, and an intellectual capital that had embraced ... | Read.. |
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We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.
— TOM STOPPARD
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| Vantage point |
| The last tiger census in India this year showed dismal results. The number ... |
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