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The march of neoliberalism (10 March 06:00) |
| Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled. |
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Not for 8216aam aadmi8217 (10 March 06:00) |
| Not for ‘aam aadmi’ |
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Pushing reforms (10 March 06:00) |
| A combination of inflationary taxation, revenue optimism and privatisation receipts makes the Budget appear fiscally prudent. |
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Danger of inflation (10 March 06:00) |
| Government inaction on food-price inflation amounts to an implicit declaration that it is inevitable and has little to do with policy. |
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Fiscal roadblock (10 March 06:00) |
| The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities. |
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Less for the poor (10 March 06:00) |
| The UPA government seems to have grown complacent about its budgetary allocations for the social sectors. |
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Seductive sophistry (10 March 06:00) |
| The Economic Survey’s interpretation of the data presented for 2009-10 is not as unambiguous as its authors want us to believe. |
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Enabling whom (10 March 06:00) |
| In keeping with the overall approach of an “enabling” state, the Economic Survey has proposed to do away with food procurement and distribution. |
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Rebuilding trust (10 March 06:00) |
| The official-level talks between India and Pakistan were focussed on keeping the dialogue process between the two countries going. |
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Facing flak (10 March 06:00) |
| The National Commission for Scheduled Castes criticises Tamil Nadu for poor implementation of Dalit welfare measures. |
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Question of domain (10 March 06:00) |
| The Supreme Court order allowing CBI investigations without State governments’ consent is seen as a setback to federalism. |
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Khap terror (10 March 06:00) |
| Haryana’s caste panchayats continue to punish couples, practically unchecked, for breaking “brotherhood norms”. |
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Hints of change (10 March 06:00) |
| A reformatting of the civil services examination will hopefully increase transparency in the evaluation process. |
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Mossad murder (10 March 06:00) |
| Dubai: The murder of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhbouh in a Dubai hotel once again brings into focus Israel’s disregard for international law. |
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Turning point (10 March 06:00) |
| As Iraq goes to the polls, the air is thick with fear that large-scale sectarian violence will erupt across the country. |
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Technology spectacles mask weaknesses (10 March 06:00) |
| The U.S., the country that produced meals ready-to-eat, now gives Afghans drones and government-ready-to-rule kits. |
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Minoan marvel (10 March 06:00) |
| A volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini is believed to have destroyed the sophisticated Minoan civilisation. |
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ACCORD amp DISCORD (10 March 06:00) |
| If the offer to entrench Article 370 was unacceptable to the people of Kashmir in 1953, it has lost all worth and relevance in 2010. |
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Hunter8217s tales (10 March 06:00) |
| Nature lovers inspired by Kenneth Anderson, hunter and wildlife chronicler, seek to name a forest range after him on his birth centenary. |
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Indifferent state (10 March 06:00) |
| A recent report on the youth of the country throws light on various areas where the government should turn its attention to. |
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The GM debate (24 February 09:44) |
| The moratorium declared on the introduction of Bt brinjal in India sets off an intense debate on GM crops, particularly GM foods. |
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8216In enlightened national interest8217 (24 February 09:44) |
| Interview with Jairam Ramesh. |
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Back from the brink (24 February 09:44) |
| But the proposed biotech Bill can push India into the arms of the agri-biotech industry with serious consequences. |
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Legal struggle (24 February 09:44) |
| Two petitions in the Supreme Court against GM food help make the government accountable. |
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Pulls and pressures (24 February 09:44) |
| The fact that there are groups supporting GM food crops in the major political parties points to the commercial interests behind them. |
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Farmer as priority (24 February 09:44) |
| Interview with K. Varadarajan, general secretary, All India Kisan Sabha. |
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8216I support Bt brinjal8217 (24 February 09:44) |
| Interview with Prof. Govindarajan Padmanabhan, former Director of the Indian Institute of Science. |
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Global spread (24 February 09:44) |
| There has been a steady growth of the commercialisation and acceptance of genetically modified crops worldwide. |
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Back to talks (24 February 09:44) |
| As the Foreign Secretaries meet in the resumed dialogue process, India will prefer cross-border terrorism to be on top of the agenda. |
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Pune8217s turn (24 February 09:44) |
| The February 13 explosion seems to follow the same pattern as the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008. |
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Sitting ducks (24 February 09:44) |
| The Pune explosion confirms the fear that any number of urban centres in India are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. |
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Cut to size (24 February 09:44) |
| For a change, the government calls the Shiv Sena’s bluff in the name of the “My Name is Khan” episode. |
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Spectacle tactics (24 February 09:44) |
| Interview with Jayant Lele, political commentator. |
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Reform hurdle (24 February 09:44) |
| Australia: Amidst charges of racial attacks, the country plans to “reform” its overall immigration policy. |
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Confident defiance (24 February 09:44) |
| Having gained the upper hand in the tussle with the opposition, the Iranian establishment defies the West on the uranium enrichment issue. |
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Tea party and taxes (24 February 09:44) |
| The paranoid style in U.S. politics returned in early 2009, when opposition to Barack Obama galvanised the extreme Right to start its “tea party” protests. |
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Fading colour (24 February 09:44) |
| Victor Yanukovych’s triumph in the Ukrainian presidential run-off comes as blow to the West’s “orange” project to isolate Russia. |
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A dream project (24 February 09:44) |
| There is a momentum towards “integral integration” in Latin America, says the Secretary-General of the Andean Community. |
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Rethink of relations (24 February 09:44) |
| The Hatoyama government is keen to end the U.S. military presence in the country and chart a new foreign policy course with focus on Asia. |
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The Republic in retrospect (10 February 10:21) |
| At 60 the Indian Republic has come a long way, but it has to travel a greater distance to achieve the goals set in the Constitution. |
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Constitution today (10 February 10:21) |
| It is the people who alone can make it work. |
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Compromising sovereignty (10 February 10:21) |
| In a predominantly agrarian society, the choice is between effective sovereignty of the people and alignment with imperialism. |
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Democratic disconnect (10 February 10:21) |
| People continue to enjoy the vote and exercise it but they no longer act as a collective on issues affecting their material life. |
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Short on secularism (10 February 10:21) |
| The impact of growing religiosity and the inadequacy of secular practices demand close attention in assessing the state of secularism in India. |
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Myth of socialism (10 February 10:21) |
| The Indian economy is best characterised as capitalist with a significant presence of pre-capitalist relations, with no whiff of ‘socialism’. |
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Introspection time (10 February 10:21) |
| The Supreme Court makes stringent observations against its own tendency to compromise the interests of workers. |
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Half measure (10 February 10:21) |
| The government takes a step towards speedy trial in cases of sexual offence but stops short of making definitional changes in law. |
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Borrowing solutions (10 February 10:21) |
| Maharashtra takes its largest ever loan for agriculture in order to inject life into the sector, but doubts remain about its benefits to small farmers. |
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Hidden apartheid (10 February 10:21) |
| A recent survey carried out by the TNUEF brings to light details of the discrimination Dalits in Madurai have faced for generations. |
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Another 8216caste wall8217 goes (10 February 10:21) |
| Another ‘caste wall’ goes |
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