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After
Basu, Work
Reviving
a listless economy and keeping the die-hard reds at bay—the new Chief
Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya will require extraordinary grit to junk
the legacy of Basu raj.
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 BUSH
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Who
will come down harder on the nuclear front?
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| Bush
has made it clear he isn’t going to verify the ctbt in its current
form. So there would be less pressure on India to sign it, though
there would be continued insistence to show nuclear restraint. |
Gore
is categorical that ctbt is his top priority. But with Republicans
in a majority in Congress, will find it difficult to make speedy progress.
Will also push India hard to exercise nuclear restraint. |
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What
will the new equations on India and Pakistan be?
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India as an important counterforce to China. Not likely to mediate
on the Kashmir issue. Will use economic carrot to get Pakistan to
curb terrorism. But will also maintain good relations with it. |
Will
continue Clinton’s recent policy of not equating India with Pakistan.
Will come down strongly on Pakistan on international terrorism but
will not sever links. May play the role of peacemaker in Kashmir. |
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Will
economic sanctions be lifted?
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may find it easier to lift sanctions soon after he takes charge. Will
push for greater trade relations and may ease ban on high-technology
transfers. |
May
not immediately lift them because of tough line on the nuke issue.
But will push for an increase in trade, especially in information
technology. |
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COLUMNS |
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 With
all the noise about the cabinet resolution on dilution of the government’s
stakes in public sector banks, is anyone buying shares of these banks,
asks V. Shankar Aiyar in Au
ContrAiyar.
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TALKING
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"The emphasis will be to create a truly world class faculty with diverse
approaches, beliefs, research and pedagogical styles," Prof. Sumantra
Ghoshal, founding dean of the Indian Business School, tells INDIA TODAY
Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in an
exclusive
interview.
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DESPATCHES |
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Long-forgotten
customs are invoked to preserve Meghalaya's endangered sacred groves,
and the legends surrounding them. INDIA TODAY's Teresa Rehman reports
on the unique conservation effort
in Despatches.
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