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...gave equal status to ethnic Fijians and Indians and in 1970 became the independent nation's first Prime Minister. After a 1987 military coup ousted Mara's left-wing political rival, he resumed the prime ministership and assented to a new constitution favoring ethnic Fijians. (He later apologized to Indo-Fijians for doing so.) Six years later he became President, but in 2000, during a botched coup whose leaders accused him of selling the country out to Indo-Fijians, he stood down under pressure from the military. The turmoil of recent Fijian politics only served to underscore Mara's achievement...
Professor of the Practice of Indo-Muslim Languages and Culture Ali S. Asani, the acting director of undergraduate studies for Sanskrit languages and civilizations, says he thinks proctors are not in the position to be ideal advisers. “The proctors do get training, but they may have a whole entryway of people to advise and it’s just impossible for them to be able to give the same quality of advising as somebody who just has two advisees, in the sense of the workload,” he says...
...history of Indo-Pak negotiations is a chronicle of failed diplomacy, particularly when it comes to Kashmir. Many diverse interest groups have a stake in what happens in the territory, and emotion often shunts reason aside. In India, following recent state-election victories by his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, Vajpayee is riding high, but he might have to face down party hard-liners who see the talks as a concession to Pakistan. In Pakistan, the ?lite supports Musharraf's moves, but it's a harder sell with militants, lower-ranking military officers and ordinary Kashmiris...
...Indo-Pak relations are always vulnerable to somersaults of hope and reality, but there are two reasons for optimism. First, the age of economics has finally reached South Asia. There is a perceptible demand for a better life and the rewards of a peace dividend. Pakistan, in particular, senses that while India is beginning to enter the comfort zone of high growth, its own people might be left out. The cost of confrontation has exceeded tolerance levels...
...Arossim beach, South Goa, is one of the best new resorts in Asia. It takes an established vacation concept?the holiday village?and breathes sparkling life into it, with innovative architecture and an unusual array of activities. This is essentially a luxurious recreation of an Indo-Portuguese town, and is as colorful and entertaining as a Bollywood set, laid out around what the hotel claims is the largest swimming pool in India. Immediately adjacent to the Park Hyatt (and rather easier on the wallet) is the Kenilworth Beach Resort, tel: (91-832) 275 4871, with very pleasant rooms...