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...There is no one Indian cuisine, of course. Bengalis eat completely differently from their compatriots in Kerala, Kashmir or Gujarat. The vast majority of Hindus consider themselves vegetarians; but it's the meat-heavy menus of the mainly Muslim Punjabis that are widely considered the apex of Indian cookery. Thus, most Indian restaurants offer tandoori chicken, lamb tikka and butter chicken?a popular curry?along with nan, lentil dishes and cottage cheese preparations for vegetarians. It's not a sophisticated menu, but it's tasty and satisfying?and that's the template the new breed of restaurateurs is trying...
...INDIA: Watching and waiting Indian investigators say the country is always at risk because al-Qaeda needs an existing support structure for communications and sanctuary, easily provided by Pakistan-based extremists fighting a jihad in Kashmir. The failed attack on Parliament last December, which ended with 14 dead including the five suicide terrorists, was an example of Kashmiri separatist terrorism. Now, security agencies are bracing for the next big strike, which they fear could target Western government or business interests. "We don't know what and where it will be," says an Indian intelligence official, "but it will certainly...
...even if the unpopular government of General Pervez Musharraf survives the inevitable anger in the streets that a U.S. war with Iraq would unleash, Pakistan's bitter dispute with India over Kashmir will remain, posing a constant threat of war between two nations with nuclear arms. Weaver, a foreign correspondent for the New Yorker, is a lucid and compelling guide through the nasty predicament that is Pakistan. Just don't expect her to be a comforting one. --By Richard Lacayo
...resume talks with Pakistan to defuse hostilities. But India refuses to see Musharraf unless Pakistan stops what New Delhi describes as 'cross-border terrorism.' Neither country has yet specified how many troops it will pull back, but India is expected to keep the bulk of its forces in Kashmir, where Muslim militants, backed by Pakistani religious extremists, are waging a 12-year long insurgency which has cost over 36,000 lives. This drop in hostilities might be momentary. In general elections on Oct. 10, Pakistani religious groups made a strong showing, and if they force Musharraf to resume support...
...countries announced they would withdraw some of the estimated 1 million troops amassed at their common border. A Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement described India's partial withdrawal as "a step in the right direction." But Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes said "there will be no lowering of vigil" in Kashmir. Fernandes also ruled out any talks with Pakistan in the immediate future. BURMA Lost Childhood Human Rights Watch accused Burma's army of forcing children into military service, where they were subjected to beatings, pushed into active combat and prevented from contacting their families. The U.S.-based rights group estimated...