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| A holiday to hope for |
| The power rivals, US and China, must have a frank conversation |
| Individuals make history. If the last leader of the Soviet Union had not been a man called Mikhail Gorbachev, the world would be a different place. So the character and views of China’s leader-designate, Xi Jinping, who is currently visiting the Unit... |
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| Stamp of dishonesty |
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Sir — Three years ago, I went to the Sealdah court to purchase non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs 10 ... |
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| Threat perception |
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Sir — The idea of allowing homeless urban minors to sleep in government buildings and spaces like s ... |
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| A TONGUE TOO MANY |
| If language springs from the heart, it may prove as unruly as the heart. The high court in Dhaka, though, feels that the cour...|
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Scapegoating worked in practice while it still had religious powers behind it. You loaded the sins of the city on to the goat’s back and drove it out, and the city was cleansed. It worked because everyone knew how to read the ritual, including the gods. Then the gods died, and all of a sudden you had to cleanse the city without divine help. Real actions were demanded instead of symbolism. The censor was born, in the Roman sense. Watchfulness became the watchword: the watchfulness of all over all. Purgation was replaced by the purge. — J.M. COETZEE
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