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- Will They Blow Up Khajuraho? (Indian Express, PETER RONALD DESOUZA, May 15, 2007)
The essence of a free society is its ability to encourage dissent against all authority — political, academic, religious or cultural. On May 11, the television pictures from the University of Baroda showed us the face of tyranny.
- Mayawati May Prefer An Upper-Caste Nominee (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 15, 2007)
With UP Chief Minister Mayawati clearly having an upper hand in July's presidential election, there are indications that the BSP supremo might opt for an upper caste or Brahmin nominee contrary to widespread expectations that her preference will . . . .
- A Reinvented Congress (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 15, 2007)
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati has reached the pinnacle of the Indian political pole by daring, like the eagle, to fly to the top, unmindful of opposition.
- Benazir’S Short Cut To Power (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, May 15, 2007)
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Asif Ali and cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan were in Delhi a few days ago.
- Dismiss Government: Aiadmk (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 15, 2007)
Members of Parliament belonging to the AIADMK presented a memorandum at the Prime Minister's Office here on Monday urging the Centre to dismiss the DMK Government in Tamil Nadu for the "failure of the law and order situation in the State."
- Caught In The Web Of A Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 15, 2007)
A medical dictionary defines schizophrenia as the condition of a “split mind” which refers to the schizophrenic’s disassociation of himself or herself from reality.
- A Nation Is Alive If Its Culture Is Alive (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2007)
In nation-building as in life, perceptions matter, and missing the values of others is a strategic error.
- The Ides Of March & May (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, May 14, 2007)
Writing for a foreign newspaper, I recently described Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s 25 hours on the road to Lahore as a tipping point for a significant change in Pakistan’s politics one way or another.
- Nigeria's Elections (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 12, 2007)
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, the ruling People's Democratic Party candidate, wins a landslide victory in Nigeria's presidential election.
- Mullahs On The March (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, May 12, 2007)
A couple of weeks ago, all across Pakistan the so-called “civil society” finally came out on the streets to protest against the creeping talibanisation of the country.
- ‘The Police Are Worse Than The Taliban’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2007)
Kabul – Abad Khan has spent much of his life on Afghanistan’s roads, driving a truck through some of the most beautiful and hostile terrain in the world.
- Alarm Bells In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, V. Jayanth , May 09, 2007)
The ammunition seizures and the murder and kidnap of fishermen bring back bad memories of the LTTE's pre-1991 presence in Tamil Nadu.
- Move For Siachen Peace Zone (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 08, 2007)
Pakistan and India are considering a package among other proposals that could lead to establishment of a ‘zone of peace’ on the Siachen glacier.
- What Can A ‘Deal’ Deliver? (Dawn, S.M. Naseem, May 08, 2007)
The next phase in the unravelling of Pakistan’s current constitutional crisis, precipitated by the attempted dethronement of a sitting Chief Justice, is the subject of continuing speculation in the country.
- Mabruk, Gamal Mubarak (Pioneer, LEE KEATH, May 07, 2007)
The groom is the President's son and -- many Egyptians believe -- his heir-apparent. The bride is the daughter of a wealthy tycoon, and a top intelligence chief was a witness to the union.
- Dilemma Facing Benazir (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, May 05, 2007)
I AM not surprised at Benazir Bhutto’s inclination for an understanding with President Musharraf. She has never rejected a working arrangement with him or, for that matter, with the military unequivocally.
- Hope Floats On Gas (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, May 05, 2007)
The World Bank’s vice president for South Asia, Praful Patel, was in Pakistan recently and surprised observers by offering to “seriously consider” funding for the $7.2 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 04, 2007)
History shows that no tribunal has ever come out with an award satisfying all parties to a dispute.
- Gere Case: Magistrate Transferred (Indian Express, PALAK NANDI, May 04, 2007)
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Gupta who hit the headlines recently after issuing a non-bailable arrest warrant against Richard Gere has been transferred to Kishangarh.
- Saudi Arabia At Crossroads (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 01, 2007)
Recent developments in Saudi Arabia, from the suspiciously timely unveiling of a plot against the royal family, oil wells and Army bases, to a revived demand for constitutional monarchy and electoral democracy, suggest something is rotten in the . . .
- Democracy Only Antidote To Pak’S Talibanisation, Says Benazir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto is determined to end her exile for nearly a decade and return to Pakistan to participate in elections this year, regardless of whether she gets President Pervez Musharraf's approval.
- Bhutto: Deal With Musharraf Good For Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Coming close to admitting to a deal with President Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said such an agreement could hurt her credibility, but was essential for the restoration of democracy in her country.
- Needed: Benazir’S Political Wisdom, Not Populism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
The PPP chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, spoke at a seminar on the “Current political situation in Pakistan” organised by the Pakistan Society at the London School of Economics, on Wednesday and clearly stated that although her “political credibility” . . .
- Deal With Mush For The Sake Of Pak: Bhutto (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Coming close to admitting to a deal with President Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said such an agreement could hurt her credibility, but was essential for the restoration of democracy in her country.
- House Passes Iraq Deadline Bill, Bush Vows To Veto It (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Defiant and unified in the face of a promised presidential veto, House Democrats on Wednesday pushed through an emergency war spending Bill that orders President Bush to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq no later than this fall.
- The Rise Of A Dalit Ki Beti (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Apr 27, 2007)
In this media age, Mayawati is the ultimate “outsider”. Openly contemptuous of the “manuvadi” media, she will rarely come to a television studio.
- Bhutto: Deal With Musharraf Good For Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Bhutto said that her political credibility would suffer if she entered into an agreement with Musharraf at this stage, but added that such a deal "would be good for the country’s democratic, constitutional and development interests."
- Only Solution Is Free, Fair Polls (Dawn, Talat Masood, Apr 24, 2007)
Pakistan is once again in the midst of a grave multiple national crisis.
- Pakistan A Society At War With Itself (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Apr 24, 2007)
The Pakistani people are living through turbulent times and, General Musharraf, the self-styled President, is under tremendous pressure.
- No Deal With Bhutto, Says Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2007)
“There’s no deal at all, no alliance, no deal” with Bhutto, Musharraf told Al-Arabia television in an interview.
- It Won’T Lead To Idol Worship (Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, Apr 22, 2007)
I have read with deep interest your report, “SGPC drops move to buy Duleep Singh’s bust” (“Tribune Impact”, April 15, 2007), in which your reporter says that due to the influence of The Tribune, the SGPC will not bid at the auction where . . . . .
- No Deal, No Alliance (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
President says Iran’s N-conflict should be resolved through understanding
Palestine root cause of all tensions in Mideast
- Mk: Moving Sc On Cauvery Not Wise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Responding to Deputy Leader of the Opposition O Panneerselvam’s contention that the all-party meeting ignored the AIADMK’s demand that the state straightaway approach the apex court, Mr Karunanidhi said such a course would put the clock back by 50 years.
- Civil Society Rallies Against Extremism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Thousands march in blistering heat in Lahore
Protests also in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar
- It’S So Easy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 20, 2007)
The Virginia Tech killer owned two legally-purchased guns. The state he studied in is one of the easiest places in the United States of America for buying guns.
- Deal Ya No Deal? (Indian Express, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 19, 2007)
With General Musharraf calling the shots there’s hardly a dull moment on a given day in Pakistan. Even if accusations of infiltration by India and Afghanistan are just that, the army’s intrusion into day to day politics at home remains a daunting fact.
- Air India Probe: War Of Words Between Police And Politician (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
A war of words is going on between the police and an opposition leader over a recent vote in Canadian Parliament against parts of an anti-terror act that may have an impact over investigations into the 1985 Air India bombing that killed more than . . . .
- Head Scarf Not Students’ Uniform: Tajik Minister (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 19, 2007)
Tajik education authorities are introducing a new dress code that reinforces a ban on Islamic head scarves and bars women students from wearing revealing Western clothing, the latest edict on young people’s conduct in the predominantly Muslim . . .
- Stern Action (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2007)
The acts of extremism that Hindu right-wing groups have been unleashing on the public over the past week call for stern action. Diktats have been issued and mobs have gone on rampage in the name of defending Hindu values and Indian culture.
- Ethics Of Health Equity (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 17, 2007)
What is health? The word is derived from the old English word `h<109,90>àe<109,100>lth', which, according to the Chambers 20th Century Dictionary, means, "sound bodily condition;
- Pml Cwc Criticises Reference Against Cjp (Daily Times, NAVEED SIDDIQUI, Apr 16, 2007)
Several ruling PML Central Working Committee (CWC) members on Sunday suggested withdrawing the presidential reference against the suspended CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry to “stop it from becoming a political issue,” sources told Daily Times.
- Wedding Knot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 15, 2007)
The passion that the Priyanka Wadhwani-Mohammed Umar elopement evoked on the streets of Bhopal reflects not the promise of modernity generally associated with urban centres but the blind prejudice of the backwoods.
- Wedding Knot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2007)
The passion that the Priyanka Wadhwani-Mohammed Umar elopement evoked on the streets of Bhopal reflects not the promise of modernity generally associated with urban centres but the blind prejudice of the backwoods.
- Fighting On In Zimbabwe (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Apr 14, 2007)
VETERAN Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, who has been head of government - first as Prime Minister and then as President - since his country gained independence in 1980, faces his biggest political challenge yet.
- A Question Of Trust (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 14, 2007)
President General Pervez Musharraf told a seminar in Islamabad Thursday that mutual trust was a pre-requisite for fighting terrorism, and Pakistan’s allies must not doubt its sincerity and commitment to the fight. He declared:
- ‘As Grievances Mount, Radicalism Will Rise In Pok’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 14, 2007)
Islamabad may lose control of part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir unless it provides meaningful autonomy and basic political rights to the region, according to a Brussels-based think tank.
- Centre Fails To File Plea Against Sc Stay On Education Quota (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
The fate of reservations for Other Backward Classes in central education institutions will remain uncertain for a while longer.
- Wasted Years In Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Apr 13, 2007)
The last three years will be remembered for the initiatives of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development that were purely political and hence explicitly unproductive.
- Clash Is Over Social Justice (Tribune, Rajeev Dhavan , Apr 13, 2007)
Recently, in his own polite way, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rebuked the courts for excessive interference in governance. Effectively, he has told the courts to mind their own business.
- Proven Success (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 13, 2007)
Political parties in Tamil Nadu, which has a century-old tradition of reservation, unanimously oppose the stay.
- Bangarappa Decries Efforts To Take Away Rights Of Religious Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
Some organisations whipping up communal passion for political gain: Bangarappa
- Cd Issue: Bjp Questions Chawla’S Presence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
With BJP’s continued objection to the presence of election commissioner Navin Chawla in the hearing on the controversial CD issue, ‘apprehending bias against it’, the election commission deferred the hearing till tomorrow.
- Government Turns A Deaf Ear (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2007)
Shrinking health services are a growing concern for people with disabilities in India.
- Tn Quota Stir Is An Assertion Of 69 Per Cent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2007)
What is required is not reservation, but affirmative action and expansion of the entire education system.
- Small Steps On A Long And Bumpy Road (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 11, 2007)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan could go some way towards melting the ice but much follow-up work will be needed.
- The Confrontation In Islamabad (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 11, 2007)
Even those of us who have grown accustomed over the decades to Pakistan’s perennial state of crisis, impending if not actual, have gradually succumbed to a sense of foreboding as this year has unfolded.
- No Big Deal (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Apr 11, 2007)
There is only one thing worse than a military strongman running a country and that is a strongman who is clearly weak. The rumour of a deal with Benazir Bhutto was spread to defuse the pressure on Musharraf
- Bhutto Wants Deal With Civilian Musharraf (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
Exiled former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto acknowledged having talks with Pakistan’s government, but said President Gen Pervez Musharraf must resign his army post before her party enters any political pact.
- Courting Fresh Quota (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 10, 2007)
Karunanidhi's move to impose a new quota for Muslims and Christians comes at a time when constitutionally enshrined ideas of equality and politically elastic notions of social justice are seriously in conflict
- Health Workers Told To Work For Hiv-Free Society (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
Rural health workers should work to ensure that no person becomes a victim of HIV and no baby is born with the virus by the end of 2007 in Krishna district, Collector Navin Mittal has said.Inaugurating the second round of training for Asha Mitra . . .
- India & The Letter M (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Apr 07, 2007)
Should parliament pass legislation banning the letter M from the English alphabet?
- Some Positive Signs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2007)
The 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation underlined the big gap between performance and potential. However, positive signs did emerge at the end of the summit held in New Delhi on April 3-4.
- "It's Time We Move Towards Conflict Resolution" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 06, 2007)
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks on a range of issues — from bilateral trade to Siachen to the suspension of his country's top judge. Excerpts from an exclusive interview in New Delhi on Wednesday:
- Religion-Based Quota In Tn To Create Fresh Row (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 06, 2007)
Tamil Nadu on Thursday said it had decided to provide separate reservation in jobs and education for Muslims and Christians, based on a recommendation to this effect by the State Backward Classes Commission.
- Religious Quota By Another Name (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Christians and Muslims are to get separate reservation in education and state government jobs in Tamil Nadu, chief minister M. Karunanidhi announced today.
- Religious Quota By Another Name (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
Christians and Muslims are to get separate reservation in education and state government jobs in Tamil Nadu, chief minister M. Karunanidhi announced today.
- Quake In Hindu Kush, Felt In India (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2007)
A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan today, with tremors felt across Pakistan and India, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
- Tension Diffused (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2007)
It’s just as well that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Mr Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has accepted the constitution of three-layered committees to look into its demand for reduction of troop deployment in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and revoking the . . .
- Lanka For Mechanism To Deal With Terror, Moots Coordinated Patrolling (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
The 14th SAARC Summit meeting commencing on Tuesday is expected to come out with a counter-terrorism mechanism, in order to address the escalated violence faced by Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- Wanted For Saarc: A Shift In Focus (Indian Express, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 03, 2007)
As the 14th SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit draws nearer and the host, the Indian government, begins to step up its preparations, it seems a good time to raise certain questions.
- Pak Islamic Body Backs Justice Das’S Appointment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Amid objections raised by some religious groups to a non-Muslim heading the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a constitutional body on Islamic ideology has backed the appointment of Rana Bhagwan Das as the country’s Acting Chief Justice.
- Interesting Times (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Mar 31, 2007)
Interesting times beget interesting questions. And in his customary front-page editorial for the weekly newspaper, The Friday Times, editor Najam Sethi recaps them.
- 12-Hour Bandh Begins In Tn, (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
The dawn-to-dusk Tamil Nadu bandh, protesting the Supreme Court order staying the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions, began on Saturday morning at 6 am (IST).
- The Best Chance Ever For Saarc (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 31, 2007)
When South Asia's leaders meet in New Delhi on April 3, they must show the vision to abandon the beaten path. Their peoples have too much at stake.
- Arabs Offer An Unequal Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Mar 30, 2007)
If the deliberations at the star-studded show put up by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at Riyadh where the Arab League held its summit over Wednesday and Thursday are any indication, then the stalled peace process between Israel and Palestine could . . .
- Forced Disappearances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 29, 2007)
PRESIDENT Musharraf may have a point when he says that people often go “missing” when, without the knowledge of their families, they join the ranks of extremist organisations so that they can be trained for suicide missions and other “anti-state . . .
- Don’T Politicise Troop Reduction In J&k (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 24, 2007)
The threat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to break up the ruling alliance, if Jammu and Kashmir is not demilitarised and if the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is not repealed, has again raised the ultra-sensitive issue of the . . .
- India Won’T Mince Words, To Tell Saarc Summit To Act (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
SAARC countries need to implement concrete infrastructure projects and remove trade barriers for greater economic integration, India will state at the upcoming summit.
- America’S Latest Puppet Regime – Lebanon (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Mar 21, 2007)
As the West looks anxiously at Iraq and Afghanistan, dangerous cracks are opening up in Lebanon – and the White House is determined to prop up Fouad Siniora’s government.
- Jinnah Revisited (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Mar 21, 2007)
Six decades after two countries — Pakistan and Israel — were formed on religious grounds, second thoughts seem to be prevailing in at least one of them while the other is trying to swim against the tide of history.
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