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Trouble in Tashkent
INDO-PAK SUMMIT
Advani, Jaswant, Maran to advise PM at summit
Officials said the attempt is to ensure that the talks are held in a most relaxed manner. "We have suggested the delegations wear casuals to ensure that too much formality does not lead to a tense situation," one diplomat told rediff.com

'I told Musharraf that Pandits started it all'
The only Kashmiri Pandit to be invited to the High Tea, Bhushan Bazaz contends that Pandits also want freedom.

IAF chief refuses to salute Musharraf
Ignoring protocol requirements, Air Chief Marshal A Y Tipnis merely shook hands with the president of Pakistan at the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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  Breaking News
 Hurriyat asks Musharraf to raise
 Kashmir issue during summit

 No military solution to
 Kashmir: Musharraf

 Musharraf charms everyone
 at 'High Tea'

 Musharraf walks down
 memory lane

 Guide, vocalist, music maestro to
 ensure Musharraf's pleasure

 Delhi-Lahore bus:
 A symbol of peace

 Indian, Pak troops
 exchange fire on LoC

 Shah Rukh Khan
 meets Musharraf

 JKLF blasts Hurriyat
 for meeting Musharraf

 Musharraf is not welcome,
 says Agra Mayor

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Musharraf/Narayanan Nothing Less, Nothing More for Musharraf
Gen Pervez MusharrafWelcoming the 'Enemy'
 

Lucky Ali'Pakis Are Just Like Us!'

We continue to support J&K struggle: Musharraf
Speaking to reporters at the Pakistan House after a 35-minute closed-door meeting with the Hurriyat Conference, Musharraf said it would be his endeavour to find a mechanism to solve the Kashmir issue.

India wants Pak to liberalise trade list
India will argue that if Pakistan cannot normalise trade by way of granting India 'Most Favoured Nation' status, it should at least liberalise the restrictive trade list.

Canadian experts hopeful of breakthrough
Academics Ashok Kapoor and Balbir Sawhney feel that while no quick fix should be expected, the summit in Agra will not be a exercise in futility.

INTERVIEW
'Kashmir will be the last issue to be resolved'
Ashok Kapur, professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, tells Ramesh Menon that a stronger Pakistan is in India's interest.

MESSAGE BOARD
Will the Indo-Pak summit create history?
Will Prime Minister Vajpayee of India and Chief Executive Musharraf of Pakistan be able to make a decisive break from a past of suspicion and conflict? Express your opinion.

NET GUIDE
6 sites on peace summits
Giving peace a chance.

The Indo-Pak Summit: Complete Coverage

NEWS
A truly bovine nose job
An Indian woman has won token compensation from a British health authority for inserting a cartilage taken from a cow into her nose seven years ago

IAF chopper rescues 2 British schoolgirls
The two girls, part of a team of 17 British school children on a trekking expedition to Kinnaur-Keylong heights, suffered from acute high altitude sickness prompting the team leader to send a distress signal.

Strange abduction raises questions
So far, the police are treating Long Island politician Karan 'Bobby' Kumar's mysterious weekend disappearance and subsequent reappearance in a park as a kidnapping. But others in the community are not so sure.

MOVIES
I don't want any character to look like me!
Revathi on her new directorial venture

SPORTS
Anand goes down to Topalov
This was his first loss this year in classical variation, at the hands of Grandmaster Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. He has slipped down to the 4-6 position after the third round of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Championships.

Samaranch gets his wish
But though the octogenarian obtained the satisfaction of seeing China win the last venue vote of his tenure, getting his wish on his chosen successor in Monday's vote for the presidency may prove much trickier.

Divya Ramesh in team for SAF Games
However, she was unable to make it to the teams for the Asian championships, German, Dutch and Danish Opens.

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  Columnists
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 Ashwin Mahesh on the real
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 Ashok Pandit on the issue
 of the Kashmiri Pandits

 T V R Shenoy on the
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