Empowering children for active citizenship I was standing in a queue at a pharmacy, when a man cut the line, and walked confidently up to the counter, stuck his hand out, expecting the pharmacist to fill his prescription.
Cajoling to share power The Bush administration, struggling to find a way to keep General Pervez Musharraf in power amid a deepening political crisis in Pakistan, is quietly prodding him to share authority with a longtime rival.
Sparing the fair sex Amending the law to make women accountable for
adultery, in the cases where they are the initiators, will be an acknowledgement that they are no longer
regarded properties of men.
In the Pacific
Perils of a new arms race This year China is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Peoples Liberation Army. But its traditional strategic thinking is undergoing a huge shift, prompting fears in the US that China might pose a threat to American diplomatic and military power with a naval arms race in the Pacific.
Make hay when the sun shines...Women on their way home, carrying firewood, near Zojila pass on Srinagar-Leh national highway, Sonamarg in Kashmir, on Sunday. AP
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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