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The marauding Few
Forty-five years ago, when I was doing a course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, we (the British, Indian and Pakistani student officers) were taken round the British Parliament, sometimes referred to as the Queen of Parliaments. Our guide was a World War II decorated sergeant of the elite Royal Marine Corps, a wizened veteran.
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Chennai isn't the only one
"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" runs one law of the universe. The political equivalent of that, I suppose, is, `If you make news, so shall we!' True to form, the Opposition, or prominent members thereof, share the headlines with the Vajpayee ministry whenever possible.E.M.S. Namboodaripad died hours after the new ministers took oath.
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It's the idea, not the money
Even the most casual visitor to Israel these days cannot but be struck by the rapid change in the country's landscape over the past decade. From a country known more for its agricultural prowess -- exports of fresh vegetables and fruits, at one time, were Israel's most visible face in much of Europe and the US -- to a stage when over half its total exports consist of hi-tech products.
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That talk again
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha would renegotiate the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), one of the Uruguay Round agreements which has given successive Indian governments such a headache in recent years. This is the agreement under which India is required to amend its patents law, something it has failed to do since 1995.
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