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November 1, 2008
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Vol XLVI, No 46, New Delhi, November 1, 2008
MANSOOR ALI
’Transforming’ Pakistan: US Game-plan in the Region
APRATIM MUKARJI
A New Crisis Looming?
ERA SEZHIYAN
Deceptive Presentation of Government Accounts
K.B.
Multipolar Truth of Kandhamal Conflict
On N.C.’s 95th Birth Anniversary
Reproduction of Articles on N.C. by
V.R. KRISHNA IYER, MUCHKUND DUBEY, MADHU DANDAVATE
EDITORIAL
Face of the Danger
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Why I Was Drawn To Him
4 November 2008, by Muchkund Dubey
I am among numerous others who felt being very close to Nikhilda. He had that remarkable quality, to quote Rabindranath Tagore, “of bringing those who are distant closer to him and making others his brother†. _nwjds djsN vkiu cU/kq] ijds djsN
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Nikhilda’s Eternal Silence
4 November 2008, by Madhu Dandavate
Nikhil Chakravartty, affectionately called by his friends and colleagues as Nikhilda, died on June 27, 1998. He was a veteran journalist, a historian, a scholar, an intellectual with integrity and conviction, a Leftist shorn of dogmatism and,
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Choking the Workers’ Voice
4 November 2008, by Gurudas Das Gupta
Of late, particularly after the countrywide general strike on August 20, a virulent campaign has been launched against the trade unions. They have been accused of obstructing industrialisation, of going on strikes that will scare away investors,
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The Multipolar Truth of Kandhamal Conflict
4 November 2008, by K.B.
The physical terrain of Kandhamal is breathtakingly beautiful. Green hills, clouds, mist and frequent rains add to this beauty. The name Kandhamal means the garland of hills where the Kandhas live. Kandhas, or Khonds, are the original
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