Asia yes, but India too
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had lamented a year ago that the slowdown in exports, which had been booming for several years, was to be blamed on the gains of India's initial trade liberalisation having exhausted themselves. The implication was obvious: further export growth hinged on further relaxation of the trade regime.

The gulf between euphoria and reality
The continuing preoccupation with internal security concerns and the euphoria over the nuclear tests have pushed the state of defence preparedness to the backburner. This could be perilous for it will be quite sometime before nuclear weapons become a part of operational doctrines in South Asia.

They surveyed the area and put a mark on her door...
The Srikrishna Commission report reveals that the survey of houses of Muslims had begun from January 3 when several Shiv Sainiks claiming to be officials of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority went around Pratiksha Nagar in Antop Hill. Such surveys took place in many areas simultaneously.

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