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| The indolent giant |
| India must modernize its intelligence gathering machinery |
| On December 27, the day before the votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly were counted, some senior politicians received a call from an editor of a television channel asking their views on a poll forecast by the Intelligence Bureau. Whether the pro... |
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| Important victory |
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Sir — The Sri Lankan army deserves praise for wresting Kilinochchi from the Tamil Tigers’ grasp aft ... |
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| Easy target |
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Sir — In “Heal the wounds” (Dec 30), Malvika Singh’s remarks that “the men in uniform…represent rep ... |
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| Parting shot |
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Sir — “After the candles” (Jan 4), by Seetha, demonstrated that the people of Mumbai are determined ... |
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| TASK UNDEFINED |
| Promoters who cheat are normally expert enough to hide their frauds. Frauds that escape from protective walls of obfuscation ...|
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| WORD OF MOUTH |
| Mahmud Ali Durrani, like David Kelly, is the fall guy. Kelly’s admission to the media in 2003 of his government’s “sexing up”...|
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| Lessons To Learn |
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A peculiar sense of fear has enveloped India. It is unusual, abnormal and palpable wherever one is, whatever one is doing. Th... | Read.. |
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All I want is a room somewhere,/ Far away from the cold night air,/ With one enormous chair;/ Oh, wouldn’t it be lovely?
— ALAN JAY LERNER
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