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| Sanctions Boomerang |
 THERE'S an old saying, attributed
to the British Foreign Office in
colonial days: "Keep the Persians
hungry, and the Arabs fat." For
the British - then the stewards of
Persian destiny - that was the formula
for maintaining calm; it still is for Saudi
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| STATES OF
DEPRESSION |
 THE economic news is looking
better lately. But after previous
false starts - remember
"green shoots"? - it would be
foolish to assume that all is
well. And in any case, it's still a very
slow economic recovery by historical
standards.
There are several reasons for this
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BJP-MGP alliance wins in Goa
IANS
PANAJI RIDING on a strong antiincumbency wave, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) alliance on Tuesday romped home, winning 24 seats in the 40-member Goa legislative assembly.
The BJP won 21 seats - a simple majority on its own - while the MGP won three seats. The Congress alliance won only nine seats, with coalition partner Nationalist Congress party (NCP) failing to win in even a single constituency.
The regional Goa Vikas Party (GVP), led by former tourism minister Francisco Pacheco, won two seats, while five independents also emerged victorious.
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat submitted his resignation letter to Governor K
Sankaranarayan in the afternoon, and it was accepted.
A senior BJP leader said the BJP-MGP alliance members along with the two independent candidates who backed the alliance, would be meeting the governor Wednesday afternoon to stake claim to forming the government.
“We are meeting Wednesday morning to finalise the chief minister candidate to head the alliance,” the party official said.
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