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POLITICS-INDIA: Costly Vote of Confidence
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AFGHANISTAN: Taliban Encroach On Karzai's Turf
By Anand Gopal
KABUL - Dozens of civilians were killed over the weekend in Afghanistan, the latest in the trend of spiralling violence that has engulfed the embattled nation. The civilian casualties, Taliban attacks and troop casualty numbers are putting increasing strain on the Western-led coalition, leading some to speculate that the war is unwinnable.
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SRI LANKA: No Lessons Learnt From 'Black July' of 1983
By Feizal Samath
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US/IRAN: Scowcroft, Brzezinski Urge Bush to Drop Precondition
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