Indian Express Self-reliance in national defence
Building self-sufficiency in critical areas of technology is a matter of long-term national
policy, says C RAMMOHAN REDDY
Asia Times Curing what ails India's Hindu hardliners
Recent elections in the Indian state of Maharashtra have not only reaffirmed the ruling-Congress Party's revival, but also the decline of Hindu nationalists. If they hope to make a comeback, they would do well to emulate Turkey's Islamist-based ruling party.
By K GAJENDRA SINGH
The Hindu A
story of two tragedies
The first, the loss of 329 lives in June 1985, in the Air India `Kanishka' disaster, and the second, the gripping sense of frustration with the investigation and trial that the families of the victims have had to accept. With the concluding submissions beginning
Monday, will it lead to a verdict that many think will be a mockery of the Canadian justice system, asks RABAB
NAQVI
Outlook Webgyor
The Internet is booming again. In usage, advertising, e-commerce and VC funds,
reports SUVEEN K. SINHA
Water and river management
in South Asia Given China's disastrous environmental record, India should join an Asian alliance to pressure its big neighbour into behaving more responsibly, says
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