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...These are extraordinary goals, and given India's population, ones of extraordinary reach. They would task the best-run nation in the world. But ask some Indian officials how the objectives are supposed to be achieved by a public sector that has not - let us put this charitably - always been known for its Prussian efficiency, and you will be told, in effect, "No problem." Past performance (as the prospectuses of mutual funds say) is no guarantee of future returns. Just because India's progress was for years strangled by red tape and corruption, there is no reason to think...
There's nothing like the threat of war to mobilize the support of a nation. So perhaps it's not surprising that posturing over a soccer war with Algeria may be the most popular move the thoroughly unpopular Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has made in a long time...
Speaking for public university presidents across the nation, UW's Reilly says, "It is simply not possible to maintain the integrity of our academic programs, the quality of our university experience, without raising tuition - particularly in the face of ongoing declines in state support...
...five are to be hanged. (Seven others who were convicted in absentia in 1996 remain fugitives overseas, although one is thought to be dead.) Thousands cheered the verdict outside the court, while some lawmakers broke down in tears of triumph. "The judgment ... is a new milestone for the nation," hailed an editorial in the Daily Star, a leading Dhaka-based English-language daily. (See pictures of Bangladesh...
...Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has called rampant corruption a threat to national security and made an anti-corruption drive one of the signature campaigns of his presidency. However, even he is realistic about what can be done. In a recent interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Medvedev questioned a pledge by Nurgaliyev earlier this year to eradicate corruption in the nation's police forces over the course of a month. "I would hope that the Interior Minister has a clear idea of how to combat corruption," Medvedev said. "This certainly cannot be achieved in one month. I also think...