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...hopes the controversy will spur a broader debate about intolerance in Indian democracy. "India is going through a very strange phase," she says. Das is cautiously enthusiastic that the growing influence of Western culture will loosen things, but she also says, "If I ever had to live anywhere, in spite of everything, I would live here." And she volunteers that "I'm not all for privatization. We set up a mixed economy in the constitution, and I'm sure a lot of thought went into that." It is the first time in a while that any movie star has used...
...northern border. But such attacks may be unlikely even without Syria leaning on the guerrillas, since Hezbollah would lose much of its Lebanese public support if it attacks the Israelis after they've withdrawn. And the realization that peace in Lebanon may be possible without it may yet spur Damascus back to the negotiating table with Israel...
...January 1999, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Committee on Advising and Counseling published a report on the status of advising in the College. The report aimed to "spur deficient departments to reflect on their sins" and learn from the more successful concentrations...
Organizers of the forum said they were optimistic that the panel would spur future ethnic studies activism...
...State of the Union address on Jan. 27, Clinton called for full relief for highly indebted poor countries and also proposed a major initiative designed to spur new vaccine research and benefit the countries...