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AN IRREPLACEABLE LEADER
THE SUDDEN DETERIORATION in the health of the Palestinian Authority President, Yasser Arafat, has occurred at a most inopportune moment. The charismatic leader of the Palestine liberation movement was flown to Paris early on Friday for ...

ARMS AND THE MIDDLEMEN
WHY WAS A shadowy Panamanian company contracted to assist in securing the sale of Mirage 2000 aircraft to India? The question has focussed attention on the role of middlemen in defence procurements — an issue that was highlighted by the ...

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Indira Gandhi — 20 years on
By Inder Malhotra

Indira Gandhi looms large in India's consciousness, just as she had dominated the national stage for two decades irrespective of whether she was in power or out of it.

Iran's nuclear programme
By Atul Aneja

Three key European countries have offered new incentives, with the apparent backing of the U.S., to Iran to stop enriching uranium. Teheran has said it is not giving up the programme. A new phase of stonewalling is expected.

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