Primakov's Indian visit may herald Russian repositioning
Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov arrived in New Delhi on Sunday evening for a summit meeting with Prime Minster A B Vajpayee, bearing with him an invitation from President Boris Yeltsin to Vajpayee to visit Moscow.

Jaya for session on economy
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalitha has urged Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to call a special session of the Parliament in January to focus on what she termed as economic crisis in the country and have bold legislations passed to stave off economic ruin.

Differences within Congress camp over Patents Bill
An ideological tussle is on in the Congress on the Patents (Amendment) Bill, 1998, between the staunch supporters of economic reforms and the supporters of swadeshi. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party's Legislative Affairs Committee in Parliament today.

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