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  Mainstream, Vol XLVI No 31

  Ominous Portents

  Editorial

  22 July, by SC
  The murky goings-on in the Capital prior to the trust vote next week is not only most unfortunate, its consequence could weaken our democratic structure. The signs of desperation in the Congress circles are palpable; hence concealing facts all kinds of myths are being propaganted by the party leadership from the supremo to the heir-apprent to the spokespersons; and now the PM, in an exclusive interview, has reiterated that the Indo-US nuclear deal is “beneficial to India’s growth, that it (…)
  
  
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  Mainstream, Vol XLVI No 31

  Nuclear Deal, Left Parties and Priorities for People

  22 July, by K Saradamoni
  The media in general has made the question of the Indian Government’s ‘nuclear deal ‘ with the United States of America into an affair between the Congress and the Left parties; or to be precise a few leaders in select Left parties. Both the print and the electronic media report what they understand as happening between the two sides. This does not mean that there are no people who understand the intricacies of the deal. Even in the limited number of dailies and journals I see, several (…)