COVER STORY: TERRORISM India's bin Laden
October 1 in Srinagar was not as dramatic as September 11 in the US. But the attack on the J&K Assembly emphasises the reality that India continues to be a permanent victim of jehad, that the author of the blast is the bin Laden of Kandahar vintage.
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PAKISTAN
Reclaiming The Faith
Despite Pakistan's extremist image, the country is home to a wide cross-section of people holding moderate views on religion. After the terrorist attacks on the US, it is this non-confrontationist lobby that is waging a coup against the militant and vocal religious extremists.
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AFGHANISTAN
Ready To Strike
The US strategy to strike against the Taliban includes making use of the Northern Alliance, favoured by Russia and Iran and distrusted by Pakistan. In its military pact with the front, the US should keep in mind the future power equations in Afghanistan.
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LETTERS EDITORIAL
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| NEIGHBOURS: BANGLADESH Emphatic Victory The BNP-led alliance's win in Bangladesh is a cause for worry for India. Full Story... | AVIATION: HIJACK DRAMA Hoax In The Sky The fiasco may have helped in testing flight security preparedness. Full Story... | |
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| CRIME: SIMI Simmering Fanaticism Its vitriolic designs show the outfit has scant regard for the Indian Constitution. Full Story... | RELIGION: MAHARISHI EMPIRE Heavenward With Mahayogi By building the tallest building, Maharishi hopes to bring heaven to earth. Full Story... | |
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| ARTS: IN CONVERSATION Thought Freeze The show focuses on sketchbooks rather than the finished paintings. Full Story... | SPORTS: BCCI | |
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| OFFTRACK: KOLKATA Art of Crimebusting Lawbreakers evade arrest-until this portrait-maker gets into the act. Full Story... | CARE TODAY: GUJARAT FUND Firm Foundation An overview of rehabilitation efforts. Full Story... | |
| FIFTH COLUMN: Tavleen Singh Unsecular Faith It's time Indian Muslims realised the Taliban brand of Islam is not for India. | KAUTILYA: |
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| QUOTE OF THE WEEK "There is no terrorist group in Pakistan ... they are operating in Kashmir." Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan President, in an interview to CNN. More... | ||
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| Delhi Mystery of the Missing Flight The Centre is at pains to explain the landing of the US aircraft. | Thiruvananthapuram Out Of The Red CPI (M) is in an embarrassing position on the issue of downsizing. | |
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| Mumbai King Atal The Big V in competition with with the Big B? Asks Pramod Mahajan. | Bhopal | |
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