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...include not just a bottle of Lomotil but also a bulletproof vest. The surprise is not that such dangers exist but that so many of the countries where they are commonplace want you to spend your vacation there. In the relentless quest for the tourist dollar, even places like Kashmir (400 civilians killed last month) and North Korea (no casualties, but why go?) are advertising their supposed charms. "Be a Chinese soldier for a day" gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "military tour." "Visit Shibam, famous for its exquisite Yemenite architecture." Oops, forgot to mention the bands...
...family has been in the restaurant business a long time," says Jaspal Pabla, one of three owners of the restaurant. Pabla's family also owns the Cafe of India down the street, Shalamar of India in Central Square and the Kashmir in Boston...
...listened to his appeal and gave him a standing ovation as he declared that the coup had "murdered democracy" in his country. The council did not, however, provide him with a resolution of support. Reason: members such as China and India have domestic problems of their own -- Tibet and Kashmir, for example -- and do not want to set a precedent for international action in what they consider internal affairs...
...broaden its appeal, the B.J.P. in recent months has de-emphasized religion. Instead, it has promoted the party as the disciplined, ultra- nationalist remedy for the mounting ailments afflicting India, in particular the secessionist movements in Punjab, Kashmir and Assam and mounting sectarian and political violence. Since Rajiv Gandhi's assassination last month, the B.J.P. has appropriated the Congress slogan of "Stability" and argued that Gandhi's party, without a Nehru scion at the top, has become too shaky to lead India. Said Advani last week: "The B.J.P. appears to the common voter as the only oasis of stability...
...black droplets that fall like an epoxy rain. The heat of the fires pushes much of the unburned oil high into the sky; it has rained down as far away as Qatar, 645 km (400 miles) to the south, and appeared as black snow in the Indian state of Kashmir, 2,600 km (1,600 miles) to the east...