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Forum
These are the extracts from the upcoming Forum issue which will be available from Monday
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Exit strategies
Rehman Sobhan ponders some lessons from history for the caretaker government and its backers
The exit strategy for the caretaker government (CTG) may turn out to be its most challenging task because the full agenda of the forces behind such a government have yet to be made explicit.
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What should have been in the budget
We need to focus on jobs and leave the rest in the hands of the people, argues K. Siddique-e-Rabbani
Poverty alleviation needs enhancement of the purchasing power of the masses, and that needs mass- employment generation.
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A cloud of silence in Bangla Town
Naeem Mohaiemen journeys to the heart of the Bombay Bangladeshi community
Bombay. Mumbai. Contested name, conflicted ethnography. Some friends (Indian leftists) still hold on to the old name, a solitary act of defiance against soft Hindutva.
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Let's get political
It is time for the NRB community to flex its political muscle, suggests Asif Saleh
With the expatriates getting direct voting rights for the next election, the time is ripe for them to exert more direct influence in policy making.
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