Exorcise Ayodhya's ghost
It is with relief that the nation has witnessed the sixth anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid pass by without any major incident. The elaborate security arrangements made by the Central and state governments seemed to have paid off.

Question of supremacy
Kushabhau Thakre evidently thinks it necessary to establish the primacy of the BJP organisation over its ministers in the Union government. Some change of direction was to be expected in the aftermath of the crushing electoral blow to the BJP which was especially painful in the party president's own home base of Madhya Pradesh.

The farmer and the politics of prices
Why are prices rising? Who benefits? Demand growth for agricultural goods is high and is diversifying. For decades the demand for agricultural goods rose very slowly and its composition did not change.

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