|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 3021 through 3120 of 5550:
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- Spit And Polish (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 25, 2001)
IN my next birth, ambassador K S Bajpai is once known to have famously remarked, I would like to be born as the Pakistani high commissioner to India.
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- The Politics Of War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
AS this might be the last Christmas of peace and goodwill on our benighted subcontinent, before we go hurtling down to the disaster which overcame Europe through the first half of the last century.
- Last Resort (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
India’s diplomatic relations with Pakistan have reached a new nadir after the December 13 terrorist attack on Parliament. New Delhi has withdrawn its high commissioner from Islamabad.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- The Pakistan Conundrum (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, Dec 24, 2001)
In the long term, the only hope is that the Pakistani state and society, through introspection, or other means, will move away from its anti-Indian identity.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- The Pakistan Conundrum (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, Dec 24, 2001)
In the long term, the only hope is that the Pakistani state and society, through introspection, or other means, will move away from its anti-Indian identity.
- Downslide Begins (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Dec 24, 2001)
The September 11 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hit at the heart of American sensitivity; it changed the world for the US.
- No Soft Option (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2001)
The terrorists have no fixed constituency. They can attack anywhere, everywhere and at any time.
- Looking Beyond Mere Karma (Pioneer, P. D. Pant, Dec 24, 2001)
During his speech in the Lok Sabha on the conclusive day of the session on December 19, Prime Minister Vajpayee refuted the old philosophic notion that life being perishable, all efforts to save it will be fruitless.
- What They Say... (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2001)
Mehbooba Mufti, senior vice-president People's Democratic Party, says ``The gun is not the problem in Kashmir but it is the alienation which has increased manifold with the bad governance and wrong policies of the Government''.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- What They Say... (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2001)
Mehbooba Mufti, senior vice-president People's Democratic Party, says ``The gun is not the problem in Kashmir but it is the alienation which has increased manifold with the bad governance and wrong policies of the Government''.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- Issue In Question: Will They, Won’t They? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2001)
WILL they, won’t they? That is the question uppermost in everyone’s mind whether the Atal Behari Vajpayee government will take “appropriate measures” in dealing with Pakistan’s proxy war.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 23, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- Time To Nail Pakistan's Lies (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Dec 23, 2001)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's principal spokesman Gen Rashid Qureshi has gone beyond hideous transformation of facts in characterising the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, as an "insider" job.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Delhi Yet To Recover From Dec 13 Shock (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 23, 2001)
THE year isn’t ending on a good note, to put it mildly. But since I have always been on the side of the blunt, let me say that there is every chance of the developments obtaining a darker hue.
- Time To Nail Pakistan's Lies (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Dec 22, 2001)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's principal spokesman Gen Rashid Qureshi has gone beyond hideous transformation of facts in characterising the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, as an "insider" job.
- War By Other Means (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2001)
India should send two unambiguous messages to Washington. First, if 9/11 (as Americans call it) determined the United States of America’s policing role in the new millennium, the Srinagar.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Act With Restraint (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 22, 2001)
THERE can be no two views on the charge that the terrorists who struck at Parliament House on December 13 found their job easier than expected because of the slack security measures in force in and around the edifice.
- On The Brink, Watch Your Step (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FORTY EIGHT hours from now, when Maulana Masood Azhar celebrates the second anniversary of the IC-814 hijack that made him a free man again, he would have a very special cause for satisfaction.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 22, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- Credulous Politics And Our Soft State (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Dec 21, 2001)
The gruesome attack on the parliament building on December 13 showed what we have known all along.
- Return The Favour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech in Parliament on Wednesday was addressed, besides his immediate audience.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- Of Pak-Linked Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Atal Behari Vajpayee has rightly stated, "There can be no two definitions of terrorism. Terrorism cannot be divided in bits and pieces."
- India’s Economic Balancesheet (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 21, 2001)
AFTER nerve-racking terrorism-related events inside and outside Parliament, the time has come to have yet another look at the state of the economy.
- Lukewarm Pursuit? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 21, 2001)
To pursue or not to pursue - that is the question. Prime Minister Vajpayee faces this Hamletian dilemma.
- Unhappy Ending (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
THERE’S another reason to adjourn Parliament. For all these years, the nation has helplessly witnessed repeated adjournments of the House due to dissent and disruption.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- Joshi’s History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI’S jaw is getting the better of him. As the union minister of Human Resource Development, he is required to conduct himself as a national leader.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- 2001: The Year In Retrospect (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 20, 2001)
Human beings invariably shed their innocence and grow up before they reach the age of 50.
- India Must Grab Japan’s Offer On Developing Rural Tourism (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Dec 20, 2001)
One of the major gains of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s recent visit to Japan was Tokyo’s willingness to be a partner in developing rural tourism in the country. India should seize this opportunity and launch a special project on rural tourism.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means. When the prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced in Parliament that efforts should be made to avert a war, he had in mind only the military aspect of it.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Dec 20, 2001)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Of Tall Claims And Unfulfilled Plans (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 20, 2001)
PROJECTIONS have all gone awry in the final year of the Ninth Plan (2001-02) despite the best Budget the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, could craft for the economy.
- The Silent War Within (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 20, 2001)
The meeting of the prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with senior leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) on his recent visit to Japan, has been widely welcomed as a move which would take the Naga peace process further.
- Unity Wins The Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Reason – egged on by a grim realisation – returned to national politics and a strong sense of unity emerged at the end of the two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on the December 13 terrorist attack.
- Media Co-Opted By Propaganda (Pioneer, Vijay Upadhyay, Dec 20, 2001)
When the 9-11 attacks on the WTC killed thousands, the world press was ringing words like 'disaster', 'tragedy', 'terrorism', 'strikes', etc.
- Making Sense Of Dec 13 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
IF there was disquiet in both government and Opposition circles over the scheduled discussion in Parliament on the December 13 attack, it was allayed to a great extent by Union Home Minister L.K. Advani’s suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
- Islam Is Not The Issue, Muslims Are (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2001)
For far too long Islam has been allowed to become a licence for any Muslim to do whatever he pleases in its name.
- Strike Cautiously (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 19, 2001)
There was nothing more audacious and alarming, as Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, than the attack on the Parliament House by terrorists trained and funded by Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence.
- Pakistani Connection (Pioneer, J Mohan Malik , Dec 19, 2001)
Myanmar's military junta, known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has granted sanctuary to two Pakistani nuclear scientists following a telephone call from General Pervez Musharraf.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Islam Is Not The Issue, Muslims Are (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2001)
For far too long Islam has been allowed to become a licence for any Muslim to do whatever he pleases in its name.
- Embarrassment Of Riches (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 19, 2001)
IN TWO MONTHS foreign exchange reserves could touch $50 billion going by the present inflow of a billion dollars a month.
- Peace Talks Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 19, 2001)
Peace talks may take long to achieve breakthroughs, but the important thing is to ensure that they do not break down.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Restrain The War Mongers (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Dec 18, 2001)
The much touted Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (Poto) failed to avert December 13.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- I For Indoctrination (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2001)
December 13, as September 11, as indeed so many days that have passed unmarked on the calendar, when innocents have fallen to the terrorist’s bullet, hammer home a realisation: this challenge will not be met by the military strategy alone.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- When A Right Is Wrong (Indian Express, Sanjeev Kaura, Dec 18, 2001)
Phoolwanti is a Dalit sarpanch in a village in north Rajasthan. She has a 5 year 4 month old girl child. She along with six more children (two of whom are differently abled), were denied the ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education).
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- Ruffled Allies Add To Woes (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 18, 2001)
The promised Cabinet expansion is going to be the immediate casualty of the Vajpayee government’s confrontation with the unified Opposition and the resultant troubles.
- Cool Minds Vs Hot Heads (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Some within the BJP, we are told, have urged the Vajpayee government to assume a more pro-active stance against terrorism.
- Our True Heroes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2001)
At the tenth anniversary celebrations of The Pioneer on Friday, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a wonderful, thought-provoking remark about the brave security personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- ‘Why Didn’t Govt Bring About Poto When Thousands Were Dying In J&k?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Bahujan Samaj Party’s national vice president, the 45-year old Mayawati, is perhaps one of the most underestimated politicians today, not only in Uttar Pradesh but in national landscape.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- Naga Talks Need New Address: India (Indian Express, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 16, 2001)
The recent meeting between Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN I-M) at a hotel in Osaka, Japan.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 16, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 15, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Chimera Of Security (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 15, 2001)
AMONG other things, the outrage on Parliament on Thursday has once again proved beyond a shadow of doubt that the attainment of political power and effective governance are two entirely different things.
- ‘Pm Has Lost The Grip’ (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 15, 2001)
On a dark, wintry Delhi evening last week I went to meet Ram Jethmalani. With chaos in Parliament over Kargil coffins and POTO and with the political atmosphere in this very political city polluted with whispers.
- On Second Thoughts... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THE car used for the terrorist attack on Parliament, it is true, had a fake home ministry pass, but since that lulled the security forces a bit and enabled the car to get past the first tier of security, expect a lot of tightening in the days to come.
- Investing Divestment (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 15, 2001)
AFTER the Supreme Court upheld the Government’s disinvestment policy in the BALCO case, the major question now is, how the money raised from disinvestment should be utilised.
- Parliament Stands Firm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
Yesterday, the unthinkable happened. Parliament House, arguably the most familiar symbol of Indian democracy after the Tricolour, came under a direct terrorist attack.
- Never Mind The Wicket, India Inc. Needs To Take The Bat And Score Runs (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Dec 14, 2001)
For a nation which used sheer determination, will power and optimism as the most effective weapons to win its Independence, the depth of pessimism today, especially in Indian industry, over the future of the country is quite shocking.
Previous 100 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Articles | Next 100 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Articles
Home
Page
|
|
