Saturday, 25 December 2004, 2000 hrs

TOP STORIES
Kashmir records high suicide rate
The turbulence is taking a silent toll. Sociologists say a staggering 20,000 people, mostly youth, have attempted suicide in the last 14 years

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Civil aviation ready for take-off
The domestic airline industry in 2005 is poised for massive expansion and modernisation

 

Deccan Herald
This matter of plastic
Twenty thousand years from now, when archaeologists dig up the ruins of 21st century India, we want them to think that we as a people worshipped plastic as a symbol of immortality, says JAITIRTH RAO



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Daily Times
Why democracy matters to
Muslims in the West 
To maintain boundaries between communities so that Muslims will not be ‘contaminated’ through interaction with Western society, some Muslim groups have gone as far as working hand-in-glove with extreme right-wing elements — be they Republicans of North America or neo-Nazis. By FARISH A NOOR

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Tribune
Pakistan lays down agenda for the US
In exchange for continued cooperation in the United States' "war on terror", Pakistan is demanding a few extra carrots, including further economic aid and weapons. Pakistan's ambassador to the US laid out these expectations in a recent speech, meanwhile stressing the need to forget about nuclear kingpin A Q Khan and the "proliferation episode". By SEEMA SIROHI 



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The Hindu
Tackling the Maoists
The success of any counter-revolutionary strategy depends on the right mix of policies aimed at reducing the relevance of revolutionary politics to even a small segment of society. By K SRINIVAS REDDY

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