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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 5550:
- Degrees Of Entrapment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2001)
Tehelka’s despicable means don’t make Armsgate less grave.
- Wages Of Trade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2001)
The fear that the functioning of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) might turn out to be detrimental to the interests of the developing nations is voiced every now and then.
- Hardliner As Third Umpire (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 23, 2001)
India’s refusal to play cricket with Pakistan is beginning to make less and less sense.
- Vajpayee, To The Manner Born (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 22, 2001)
HE may not have given the country Ram Rajya but Vajpayee’s certainly put the Hindutva stamp on Race Course Road.
- Not A Freudian Slip (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 22, 2001)
It is unfortunate that the prime minister’s recent observations on matters concerning the religious minorities should have raised a needless controversy.
- The Pm's Saffron Yearnings (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2001)
TRUE TO HIS habit of flaunting his ``swayamsevak'' credentials and harking back to the Hindutva ideology whenever the exigencies - whether political or personal - warranted it.
- Unholy Alliances (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been talking of coalition dharma for quite some time, and had recently even offered to resign because of his inability to bring cohesion and order to the functioning of the National Democratic Alliance.
- Fatal Attraction (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Aug 22, 2001)
According to international-relations theory, history is shaped by impersonal forces, including the perceived interests of a nation.
- A New Wto Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
INDIA has softened its stand on a new round of talks on global trade. Until now it was stoutly opposed to fresh negotiations until the commitments made in the earlier Uruguay round were implemented.
- Sonia Gandhi’s Ram Factor (Indian Express, S. C. N. Jatar, Aug 22, 2001)
In the next election, Rajiv might just emerge as the Congress mascot.
- Pyrrhic Victory (Pioneer, GS Bhargava, Aug 22, 2001)
The exposure by Nikita Khrushchev of US spy flights over Soviet territory in the run up to the much vaunted Paris Summit of May 1960 was the high point in Soviet diplomacy during the Cold War years.
- Supreme Judgement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THIS refers to your editorial ``The corrupt can’t stay’’ (ET, August 6). The Supreme Court judgement will go a long way towards ``tackling the long pending issue of corruption among public servants’’.
- Now, It Is The Hurriyat's Call (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 22, 2001)
IT IS one of those delicious absurdities of modern India that very many people are relieved that starting with his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister has put in a few competent speaking appearances.
- Flexible Ethical Standards (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 22, 2001)
Like a bucketful of water thrown on hot desert sands, the excitement over Mr. George Fernandes's disclosure - that the former chairman of the UTI, now under arrest on various charges, was recommended for this post by Ms. Jayalalithaa has evaporated fast.
- In Search Of A Success Story (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 22, 2001)
Reading sections of the Indian media, an impression is apt to be formed that the central issue in American foreign policy which is engaging the wholesale attention of the George W. Bush administration these days.
- Style Without Substance (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Aug 21, 2001)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Independence Day speech was notable for more than one reason.
- Growing Dominance Of English In India (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 21, 2001)
WITH his penchant for self-deprecatory humour, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee set aside his prepared English speech at a women’s gathering in New Delhi recently to suggest that he had been accused of murdering the English language.
- Spurt Of Terror In The Valley (Pioneer, N K Pant, Aug 21, 2001)
The post Vajpayee-Musharraf summit days have witnessed a spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
- Remembering Rajiv (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 21, 2001)
Had Rajiv Gandhi not been murdered by terrorists — who, in turn, benefited from the government’s failure to provide him with the security he needed — 10 years ago, he would have been 57.
- Industry Mum But Disheartened With Recent Economic Developments (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Aug 21, 2001)
Captains of Indian industry are gearing up for meetings with finance minister Yashwant Sinha and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the first week of September to discuss the economic slowdown.
- For A 'Framework' Of Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2001)
THE POLITICAL WILL and even determination being exuded by both India and Pakistan to move beyond the controversies of the recent Agra summit suggests a shared sense of diplomatic urgency.
- Masala Mixers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2001)
An assault on English is our birthright. Ask Sidhu.
- Sabotaging Good Intentions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S Foreign Office has thrown a spanner in the works by insidiously criticising Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s full account of the intent, purpose, course and consequence of the Agra summit.
- Uti Can Bring The House Down (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 20, 2001)
THE UTI fraud is a watershed in Indian politics. No scam in recent history has directly hit as many people as this one and its political fallout will be fully felt in the months to come.
- Sunny Days Of Batsmanship (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Even as Digvijay Singh gets ready to join a team that hopes to breathe life into the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh, his own state’s party unit in in dire straits.
- The Cow And All That (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 20, 2001)
RELAX! This is not a ruse to saffronise the column by smuggling into it gomata, cow protection or cow worship.
- The Equity Hurdle (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 20, 2001)
IN THEORY, economic `development' need not always be accompanied by an infusion of equity into the system unless a determined effort is made towards that end.
- Anything But Upbeat (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 20, 2001)
ATAL BIHARI Vajpayee’s remark that the current economic slowdown was not a cause for concern, given the nation’s huge foreign exchange reserves and a comfortable foodgrains stock, is too optimistic an assessment.
- The Changing Colours Of Cynicism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
With Assembly elections fast approaching, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is in a hurry to change the public perception about it, writes J. P. Shukla.
- Too Many In One Hand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2001)
More problems for AB. Not everyone is happy with the appointing of NRIs as ambassadors, as in the US.
- Show Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2001)
A striptease that hasn’t pleased too many.
- J And K: Government’s Cruel Joke On Mine Blast Victims (Indian Express, Pradeep Dutta, Aug 19, 2001)
When you lose a limb in the state, compensation does not depend on the injury, but on the type of mine that caused it. The difference — Rs 1,000 to Rs 75,000 — snuffs out hopes and breeds corruption.
- Finally Riding Tiger, And Sitting Pretty (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Aug 19, 2001)
ITS TIES with a long-standing electoral partner may be under strain, but the BJP is not worried.
- Totems Of Nationhood (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 19, 2001)
Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine is not the only monument that disturbs people.
- The Big Question (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee clearly used his reply to the discussion on the Agra summit in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to reiterate the basic contours of this country's policy towards Pakistan with special reference to Kashmir.
- Mr Vajpayee's Performances (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 18, 2001)
IT IS being said the Prime Minister's performance in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday was of vintage quality and that, more importantly, it should be interpreted as a signal to the nation that he is not a spent force.
- Ye Voh Vajpayee To Nahin (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 18, 2001)
BY my bed always lies a book of poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. I had it bound in black leather after he signed it for me in March 1980 when he was in Delhi and I met him for an interview.
- Bank On Public Investment (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Aug 18, 2001)
WE CAN be forgiven for being bewildered on hearing the Prime Minister announce from the ramparts of Red Fort that ``...after some introspection my Government has decided to give a new pro- poor, pro-village and pro-employment orientation.
- Old Men In The House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2001)
There is something distinctly odd and funny about a prime minister having a snipe at his home minister in the upper house of parliament.
- The Big Question (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee clearly used his reply to the discussion on the Agra summit in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to reiterate the basic contours of this country's policy towards Pakistan with special reference to Kashmir.
- Last Stretch At Race Course Road (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 18, 2001)
FINALLY, the prime minister is talking. But does it really matter?
- Pm’s New Rural Employment Scheme Lacks Orientation (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 17, 2001)
The launch of the Rs 10,000 crore Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Independence Day seems more like a political gimmick.
- Uti Scandal: Behind The Scenes (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS still a mystery how the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has been able to escape the ugliness of the UTI mess.
- Indefinite Article (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 17, 2001)
The BJP leadership has suddenly revved up its election campaign in UP by sending a strong signal that it is trying to put its house in order.
- Time To Discard The Soft State Image (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 17, 2001)
IN my last column I stated that the Vajpayee government lacked political will to tackle terrorism and other pressing socio-economic problems.
- This Slowdown Is Real (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2001)
FOR the second time in two weeks Prime Minister Vajpayee has characterised the economic slowdown as “a temporary phenomenon”.
- Friendship, Then And Now (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 17, 2001)
The domestic situation is precarious enough, Kashmir looms as a giant threat; it however never rains but pours.
- There Is No Game Plan (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Aug 17, 2001)
THIRTY years ago, an American journalist went to interview Chairman Mao. ‘‘Mr Chairman,’’ he asked the Communist dictator, ‘‘What do you think was the historic consequence of the French Revolution?’’
- Minorities: Victims Of Omission (Pioneer, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 17, 2001)
A good many years ago, Pandit Gobind Ballabh Pant wanted to persuade a distinguished retired High Court judge to accept the Chairmanship of a State Minorities Commission.
- Hell Out Of Heaven (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2001)
The unprecedented security, and violent incidents, that both preceded and followed the Independence Day celebrations, especially in Kashmir and Delhi, are a clear indication of Pakistan's renewed attempts to blackmail India through a proxy war.
- Low Key (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2001)
A succession of dramatic events can make a conventional speech seem a damper.
- For Muslims, Faith Has Died (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 17, 2001)
Faith in Panditji as ‘one of us’ lulled Muslims into unshakeable faith in the Congress.
- Same Concerns, Different Views (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 16. Quite a coincidence that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, found themselves touching upon an identical agenda in their addresses on the Independence Day functions.
- Lok Pal Or Lock Pal? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2001)
Everybody loves the Bill but nobody wants to live with it.
- Agra And After (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 16, 2001)
During a recent seminar held in the Capital by the Indian Council of World Affairs, there was an interesting mix of speakers.
- The Rand Corporation Report (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 16, 2001)
HISTORY has a strange way of repeating itself when Republican Administrations assume office in Washington.
- Election Mode In J & K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2001)
JAMMU and Kashmir is in an election mode. In his Independence Day address Prime Minister Vajpayee promised a free and fair election, thus squelching fears that the Centre may impose Governor’s rule in view of intensified terrorism.
- Bleak House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2001)
India, it could be argued, has missed many trysts with destiny. One need not go back to the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and his grandiose dreams for the nation.
- Zealously Guarding Their Turf (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Aug 16, 2001)
It is all a matter of perspective. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena relationship has turned acrimonious not because the former suddenly feels embarrassed by Hindutva or regards Sharad Pawar as a more reliable ally.
- Errant Rand Gets Real About India (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 16, 2001)
History has a strange way of repeating itself when Republican Administrations assume office in Washington.
- Will History Repeat Itself? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 16, 2001)
As may be expected, the speeches of both the president and the prime minister on the occasion of Independence Day were marked by the usual platitudes.
- From The Ramparts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 16, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee seems to have delivered his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
- Familiar Rhetoric (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2001)
IN KEEPING WITH recent tradition, this year's Independence Day address by the Prime Minister devoted considerable attention to the Kashmir problem, which arguably was the major focus.
- No Pick-Up Tonic Here (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 16, 2001)
PRIME Minister Vajpayee's Independence Day speech, fortunately, was devoid of the sort of grandiose announcements that have come to characterise the occasion in recent years.
- When Indians Chanted Pakistan Zindabad (The Economic Times, Salil Mishra, Aug 16, 2001)
THE VAJPAYEE-MUSHARRAF talks ended possibly the only way they could.
- Hardly Stirring (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2001)
IN A BITS-AND-PIECES speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, stuck to a drilled diet of promises that would have enthused none.
- How The Government Turned A Pipeline Into A Pipe Dream (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Aug 15, 2001)
HO ho ho ho — that just about summarises the reaction in December 1999, when I wrote about the prospect of building a pipeline to carry natural gas from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- 54 Years After Independence: An Open Society, Nothing More (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 15, 2001)
As India enters its 55th year of Independence, it can proudly take credit for sustaining an open society. But there is no other achievement without blemish.
- Zealously Guarding Their Turf (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Aug 15, 2001)
It is all a matter of perspective. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena relationship has turned acrimonious not because the former suddenly feels embarrassed by Hindutva or regards Sharad Pawar as a more reliable ally.
- Bleak House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2001)
India, it could be argued, has missed many trysts with destiny. One need not go back to the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and his grandiose dreams for the nation.
- Mind Games In Maharashtra (Indian Express, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 15, 2001)
ALL those who second-guessed the divorce between the BJP and Shiv Sena would have been surprised at the enduring quality of their relationship.
- By George, It’s Amma! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2001)
THE gospel according to Mr George Fernandes always makes interesting reading. He is an honest soul, and much of what he says on important national issues comes straight from the heart.
- Tamil Nadu's Aggressive Police (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2001)
THE WORST FEARS of violence and blood-letting on the occasion of the DMK's anti-police rally in Chennai on Sunday have indeed come true, and regrettably so.
- The Polity (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 14, 2001)
IN THE midst of fast changing political developments, at times with sudden, unexpected twists, there is a danger of people and parties losing sight of the direction the polity is heading in.
- Jaswant Becomes A Swayamsevak? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. The old adage says ``a picture is worth a thousand words''.
- Job Placements, Nda Style (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2001)
The truth and nothing but the truth from St George.
- Acid Test In The Face Of Acid Attacks (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 14, 2001)
The acid attack on four young Muslim women in Srinagar last Wednesday by an unknown militant outfit, and the swift compliance by women of all ages on the issue of wearing the chadar (head-dress) in public, has introduced a new menace in the Valley.
- Damning Admission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2001)
THE CONVENOR of the National Democratic Alliance, George Fernandes, has stated that the former UTI chairman, P S Subramanyam, was appointed only because of pressure from J Jayalalitha when she was part of the BJP-led alliance.
- Communism And Communalism (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 14, 2001)
The Lok Sabha is now discussing the saffronization of education, a vital national issue on which SAHMAT — the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust — launched a public debate a week earlier.
- Still Far Away From The Fast Track (Telegraph, R. J. Venkateswaran , Aug 13, 2001)
What is the truth about India’s economic performance and its prospects?
In this connection.
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