Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam gestures during a meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga at the Presidential palace in New Delhi yesterday. Kumaratunga is in India for a four-day working visit, during which she will brief Indian leaders on the current peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE. AFP

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