The Indian Analyst, Roundup of top stories on India, Thursday, January 27, 2005

Wednesday, 27 January 2005, 1700 hrs

TOP STORIES
R-Day: Blasts in Guwahati,
J&K totally incident-free
For the first time in the last 15 years, Republic Day passed off peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir, but militants triggered two blasts inside the Guwahati parade ground. At least nine people were killed in Assam

Boom: More IT jobs than
takers in Bangalore
It has been good going for people seeking IT jobs, but not so good for companies looking to deliver projects at short deadlines

WHAT IS INDIA SPECIALS

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Learning from the Pacific Rim
tsunami alert model
Tad Murty, internationally-renowned oceanographer and tsunami expert, is keen on setting up a warning system in India. He explains its dimensions to PRAKASH M SWAMY

ANALYSIS
India's Look East Policy
Perspectives from the political,
economic and military lenses

Post-Cold War, India has an improved interest in South East Asia. It is competing against a formidable rival, China, on many fronts. ERIC KOO PENG KUAN analyses what factors make the Look East Policy important to India, the response of South East Asia towards India�s new economic engagement, and what advantages India can gain over China in competing for the attention of South East Asia in economic co-operation

REPORT
NRI donates $10 million
to build college in AP
Paila Malla Reddy had to contend with vested interests before his free college could take shape. For children of illiterate farm workers, college education is now a dream within reach, reports PRAKASH M SWAMY

EDITORIALS
Resurgent violence in Jammu and Kashmir
What does it mean to be a Hindu in India?
Indian Elections: Verdict 2004
Meritocracy in the private sector
War on the people
United protest in New York
Appeal from an urban middle class devotee
Pillar of Hinduism
Nov 11 turned out like Sept 11
'Nobody is above the law of our country'
'S P has no regard for law or truth'

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HERITAGE
Perfect, stately and tall
If a temple were ever built to make a statement, this is it. USHA KRIS describes the grandeur of the Rajarajeswaram temple
in Tamil Nadu

NEWS UPDATE
Congressional leaders oppose
F-16 sale to Pakistan
Two prominent US Congressional leaders are running a campaign to drive home that a sale can squander opportunities to strengthen strategic US-India ties

FEATURE PICKS

Pioneer
The spreading Maoist menace
During the past three years, Maoist violence has spread from 57 to 152 of the 493 districts in India. We would do well to remember that even a statesman like Jawaharlal Nehru ruthlessly crushed the peasant communist insurrection in Telangana in 1948, even as he sought to undertake a programme of extensive land reforms. By G PARTHASARATHY

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Rediff
Party over for AP Maoists
Talks between the Naxalites and the state government have broken down, and violence has broken out in Andhra Pradesh. P V RAMANA says the breakdown was not unexpected: the talks were never meant to succeed

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Times of India
Kidnapping: It's now a rich industry
If you believe in statistics, sample this: 32,085 cases of kidnapping between 1992 and 2004 in Bihar alone, about 20% of these were for ransom, reports ABHAY MOHAN JHA

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