The Indian Analyst, What is India Publications (Pvt) Ltd

Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 1900 hrs

NATION & STATES
Pakistan goes in for a new prime minister
Amid all the excitement about improving ties with India, Pakistan elected Shujaat Hussain as its new prime minister. He replaces Jamali, who reportedly had differences with president Musharaff...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Centre likely to cut excise duty:
computers may get cheaper
The reduction of excise duty on monitors, keyboards and mice could mean more affordable IT...

FEATURED STORIES

The Hindu
Paradox of Indian art
If our contemporary art is sporadically visible rather than definitively present internationally, it is because the art establishment has not negotiated a firm linkage with the global system...

The Hindu
Rural newspaper revolution
Newspapers are proliferating in rural India. What changes are they bringing?

The Boston Globe
A Muslim woman walks into a bar...
Comic Tissa Hami finds humour in the most unexpected material -- and audiences can't stop laughing...

The Boston Globe
How does the world view the US?
New Englanders abroad are hearing views they had least expected....

Hindustan Times
Kabir's hymns. Sure?
"Having spent the best part of my life working on Sikh history and translating selected passages of the Gurbani, I felt I owed it to myself to read the Granth Sahib," writes Khushwant Singh....

TOP PICKS

OPINION

No room for complacency (Deccan Herald) Notional sovereignty (Deccan Herald)
Poll pointers (Deccan Herald)
Towards a new Iraq (Tribune India)
Targeting the track (Tribune India)

What is India ABSTRACTS

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This column will feature annotated abstracts of editorials and opinions published in newspapers across India

BUSINESS HEADLINES

GDP grows to 8.2% in 2003-04
IT exemption for rented flats
Anti-dump probe against China Rs 10,000 cr health outlay likely
Canal: options under scrutiny

CORPORATE HEADLINES

GAIL to supply gas to Essar
HLL revamping distribution
Bajaj bid in Indonesia
Tata Power eyes Africa
Rs 2000 cr plan for Jisco, JVSL

EXCHANGE

Dollar: Rs 46.50
Pound: Rs 85.05
Euro: Rs 56.70
Yen: (100) Rs 44.25

INSCRIPTIONS

From South India
Original texts from four states, transcribed from a definitive volume published by the Archaeological Survey of India
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SOURCES

Deccan Herald
Indian Express
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
Pioneer
Economic Times
Times of India
Statesman
Tribune
Business Standard
Business Line