Unambiguous at the UN
There were no surprises in PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech at the UN Millennium Summit. It was a careful reiteration of known positions on most issues, from terrorism and the perfidy of its promoters, to the CTBT and India's case for a seat in the Security Council.



Mamata's cheerleader
Back in the Capital from a whirlwind five-hour tour of West Bengal's violence-affected Midnapore district, George Fernandes has done the needful.



The horror that is Bharat
Indians cannot blame Pakistan solely for their country's ills. For today, the "wonder that was India" has become perverted at the hands of Indians themselves.



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