Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 1400 hrs

TOP STORIES
Nepal emergency catches
New Delhi by surprise  
An alarmed India has warned King Gyanendra that his sacking of the Deuba government will only help the Maoists

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Saarc leaders sign trade pact
A Saarc meeting in Islamabad approved a document committing member countries to a series of new steps to tackle terrorism and ease trade

Asia Times
Perfect knowledge, flawed communication
A review of international communication processes after the tsunami in Asia will not address the structural unevenness in scientific knowledge unless it understands the ways in which knowledge always appears in forms already shaped by the politics and culture around it: the internationalization of technology functions for the entrepreneur, but not for the fish workers who need it more. By KAVITA PHILIP and USHA ZACHARIAS 

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India Together
Gender, media and tsunamis 
Can there possibly be a gender angle to the tsunami story? Certainly, says Ammu Joseph, pointing out that women from economically and socially deprived communities usually bear the brunt of disasters, thanks to the gender dimension of social inequality and inequity.

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Tribune
Kislay Kaushik’s cry
Any country which takes genuine care of its children would have felt a sense of indignation at what happened in Bihar last week. Placards in hand, in large numbers schoolchildren marched down the streets of Patna and onto Raj Bhawan to demand the return of Kislay Kaushik, the child taken away by kidnappers. Who will pull Bihar out of the mess, asks H K DUA


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Indian Express
Democracy and its dirty secrets 
There is certainly a place for secrecy, but not for the misuse of the intelligence agencies, including the CBI, which has got highly politicised in the last ten years. By NEERJA CHOWDHURY

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OPINION


Bathinda: Nod to refinery (Tribune)
Tsunami relief controversy (Tribune)
Security: Restoring the old order (Pioneer)
Disinvestment: Moving ahead (Hindu)
Justice for the disabled (Hindu)
Fake encounters