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Yearend hope: India's democracy is alive and well
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There is reason to hope that India will fare better in 2012. For one, much of the political storms have blown over - scams, Anna Hazare, et al. They may not have dissipated completely, but their initial debilitating impact has lessened.
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A last tango between Washington and Islamabad?
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The tension between Islamabad and Washington is being stretched to the limit. Reports from Washington say US officials are trying to 'limit' its counter-terrorism alliance with Pakistan. But this time, it appears, the situation could be more damaging, especially for Islamabad, because its duplicity and denials are being exposed as it possibly dances its last tango with Washington.
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Anna holds centrestage as government plays cat-and-mouse game
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Before Delhi's winter froze Anna Hazare's campaign plans in the national capital, the government was very much on the backfoot, not least because the Congress shied away from the opportunity to present its case before the anti-corruption crusader during his one-day fast at Jantar Mantar.
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India's myopic politicians derail reforms
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India is passing through a dystopian nightmare. The scene is as gloomy as it can possibly be. High inflation, low investment, falling growth rate and a widening gap between the rich and the poor, as testified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, have been compounded by the government's policy paralysis which has been diagnosed by an unnamed Congress minister as a symptom of Parkinson's disease.
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Five reasons why India can't censor the Internet
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In just 24 hours, in the Facebook alumni group of St Stephen's College, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's ratings crashed faster than that of US President Barack Obama or what former telecom minister A. Raja, now in judicial custody over second generation (2G)
spectrum case, ever had.
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