00782pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002100040245003300061260000900094300001400103362001000117520041100127650003600538650002800574773003400602180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPrabhakara, M.S.  aAssam: `talking about talks'  c2006  ap.777-80.  a4 Mar  aAfter two rounds of preparatory discussions between the ULFA-nominated consultative group and the government of India, Assam is no closer to the commencement of genuine talks. As elections loom in the state, different political groups jostle for advantage in a situation where human rights are regularly violated. The monotony of these terrible incidents means they are quickly forgotten. - Reproduced.   6  aAssam - Politics and government  aPolitics and government  aEconomic and Political Weekly