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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 5550:
- Overtaken By Events (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 07, 2001)
THE VISIT OF the Government of India designated `negotiator', Mr. K. C. Pant, to Jammu and Kashmir last week has, predictably, proved to be a diffused exercise that has been overtaken by events.
- Circling Allies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 06, 2001)
Between the Congress and the BJP, the former fared much better in the recent assembly elections.
- A Clear Signal To Jayalalithaa (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 06, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 1. With the decision to recall the Tamil Nadu Governor, Ms. Fathima Beevi, the NDA Government at the Centre has not only tried to please its constituent, the DMK, but sent out a clear signal to the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa.
- The Deafening Noise Of Hacksaws Working On Noses (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Jun 06, 2001)
ON the last week of May, merchant banker Merrill Lynch took stock of India’s fluid politics and deep freeze economics. Remember, that was when events in far off Manipur had sent George Fernandes off into deep sulk.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Jun 06, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- The King And We (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
How should India play it in the post-King Birendra era?
- Defiling Mosques (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2001)
The All-Party Hurriyat Conference has done well to ask terrorists in Kashmir not to use mosques as sanctuaries, and to endorse General Pervez Musharraf's call to the fundamentalist Islamic terrorist groups to stop their anti-India propaganda.
- Welcome Signs (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
What Gen. Musharraf told the fundamentalists and anti-Indian elements of his own country on the 5th and 7th was music to the ears of most of us. It was like a shaft of sun suddenly bursting out of dense dark mass of cloud.
- Scavenging The Truth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
Call them by any name, nightsoil carriers are a reality.
- At Last, A Welcome Thaw In Indo-Pakistan Relations (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 06, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S military ruler General Zia-ul Haq often said that India would be better off if it “settled Kashmir with us.”
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf's elevation to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the latest Act in the continuing drama of Pakistan's search for an internationally acceptable and stable political order.
- No Work To Do, Ministers Tell Pm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee gave a piece of his mind to a group of ministers who called on him to complain that they had no work to do.
- Take One Step At A Time (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 06, 2001)
Of one of the more successful British Prime Ministers, it was said that he would call in his colleagues into the Cabinet room, shut the door and tell them:
- With Hope And Anxiety (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jun 06, 2001)
What has made the Indian government give up its earlier stance not to have any talks with the leader of the military coup in Pakistan unless the regime he heads puts a stop to cross-border terrorism?
- Now Non-Market Economy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2001)
Some believe in changing the rules of the game if they cannot prevail over their rivals — the shifting-the-goal-post mindset.
- Wanted: South Asian Economic Community (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Jun 06, 2001)
First, a personal note which will explain what follows. In 1954 I had the opportunity to travel through war-torn West Germany.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jun 06, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Tax Holiday For Whom? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
THE Centre has exempted industries in Kutch from paying excise duty for five years.
- The Paymaster And His Serfs (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 05, 2001)
A dialogue with Pakistan, under whatever circumstances, needs to be greeted as a good omen. That should still be no reason for wearing blinkers. The paymaster decides.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 05, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- Indo-Pakistan Realities (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jun 05, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S CHIEF Executive, General Pervez Musharraf, has complimented the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, for inviting him for talks, and in an interview with the BBC he described the invitation as an act of ``statesmanship'', and of ``courage
- Tax Holiday For Whom? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
THE Centre has exempted industries in Kutch from paying excise duty for five years. The Gujarat government in a matching-show of generosity has decided not to charge sales tax on goods sold in the same territory for the same period.
- General Musharraf V. President Musharraf (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 05, 2001)
HOW different will be General Pervez Musharraf in the new civilian robe of presidency? Does it make him more respectable and acceptable to the world community, especially to India?
- Reconstructing Kutch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2001)
THE PRIME MINISTER, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's announcement of a five-year excise duty holiday for industries based in Gujarat's earthquake-ravaged Kutch region, though high on symbolism, is to be seen as a measure with long-term implications.
- First There Was A Dream (Hindustan Times, M.V. Kamath, Jun 04, 2001)
India and Pakistan have more shared values than France and Germany ever had. If after fighting three major wars between 1870 and 1945, France and Germany could get together in the EU, then there is every reason why India and Pakistan should come together
- In Defence Of Track Two Diplomacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 04, 2001)
As India and Pakistan prepare for the much sought-after engagement between the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, there is renewed energy in the so-called ``Track Two'' talks between the two sides.
- When Neighbours Meet (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jun 04, 2001)
Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, was backed by national consensus, with the mainstream formations, the Congress(I), the Left parties and the representatives of the third force, hailing his initiative to invite Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Perv
- India And Bush Administration -- Beyond Assumptions (Business Line, Giridhar Srinivasan, Jun 04, 2001)
SOON after Mr George W. Bush Jr. won the US elections, Indian observers proclaimed quickly that a Republican administration bodes good for India.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Jun 03, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance. If this is the yardstick in politics too, the BJP led NDA government at the Centre, should be the trendiest of them all with a total transformation of t
- Waiting For The General (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 03, 2001)
IN THE Valley of distress and discontent, the Government of India (GoI) interlocutor, Mr. K.C. Pant's ``Mission Kashmir'' has been overshadowed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's peace talks invitation to Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Per
- U.P.: A Pie Up For Grabs (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Jun 03, 2001)
UTTAR PRADESH suffers from endemic caste and communal divisions. And any realignment of political forces is hampered by the personal equations, or their lack, among leaders. The unpopularity of the BJP caused by the failure of its Government to fulfil peo
- Valley Voices (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 03, 2001)
Farooq Abdullah: I am happy that an invitation for talks has been extended to Gen. Pervez Musharraf. I hope it leads to better relations between India and Pakistan, which can result in a better future for Kashmir as well. I have always maintained that onl
- India’s Pak Syndrome (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 03, 2001)
Now that Gen. Musharraf has ac cepted Prime Minister’s invitation in a very mature yet friendly language, despite the unnecessary verbal hurdles raised by our ministry of external affairs, it is time that all concerned should get their acts together to re
- Cricket’s Road To Peace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 02, 2001)
Since it will be unrealistic to expect anything more than a frank, and perhaps occasionally less than cordial, exchange of views on Kashmir — the ‘core’ issue for Pakistanis — during the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit, it may be worthwhile for those at the mee
- Look East, Look Asean (Business Line, Gautam Murthy, Jun 02, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's recent Malaysian visit and the earlier South-East Asia tour come more than five years after the visit to the region by the former Prime Minister, Mr P. V. Narasimha Rao.
- No One Loves A Loser (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 01, 2001)
OF ALL the losers in the recent election, Mamata Banerjee’s predicament is perhaps the worst. It isn’t only that she lost, she has also antagonised nearly everyone with or near her — people in her own party, her allies in the Congress and her former allie
- Mr Naidu Wants More (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 01, 2001)
THE TELUGU Desam Party is once again making demands on the Centre. When Chandrababu Naidu puts across a case, the Vajpayee government tends to listen.
This is not surprising since the TDP stands between NDA’s uncertain grip over power and its certain ej
- Abandoning Consistency In The Search For Peace (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Jun 01, 2001)
THOSE who are addicted to consistency are bound to find the Vajpayee government’s Kashmir initiative somewhat disconcerting. The initiative first appeared to be built around the cease-fire, and then the cease-fire was withdrawn.
- Musharraf: From Cia With Love? (Business Line, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2001)
SOME CIRCLES in the US see a link between the recent high-profile visit to New Delhi of the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Richard Armitage, the unpublicised visit of the CIA Director, Mr George Tenet, to Islamabad where he had an unusually long meeting
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 31, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- Defiling Mosques (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2001)
The All-Party Hurriyat Conference has done well to ask terrorists in Kashmir not to use mosques as sanctuaries, and to endorse General Pervez Musharraf's call to the fundamentalist Islamic terrorist groups to stop their anti-India propaganda.
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf's elevation to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the latest Act in the continuing drama of Pakistan's search for an internationally acceptable and stable political order.
- Hawking Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
Whoever crafted Atal Behari Vajpayee's urbane invite to Pervez Musharraf might well be wringing his hands.
- Socio-Cultural Integration Imperative (The Kashmir Times, Dhurjati Mukherjee, May 31, 2001)
Religious intolerance has become manifest in recent times because of the tendency of certain sections of religious groups to violate the principles of civil society.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, May 31, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Politics Of Reincarnation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
THE THIRD front is a curious phenomenon in Indian politics. It usually lies quietly, almost forgotten, but the moment the party in power faces any trouble, it springs to life.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 31, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- So Far So Good (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2001)
IT would take an incurable optimist to expect any fundamental change in India-Pakistan relations during the visit of General Musharraf. Despite the warmth of the communications between Prime Minister Vajpayee and General Musharraf, there are few signs of
- One More Kashmir Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 30, 2001)
PERHAPS it is appropriate that the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, should have invited Pakistan's chief executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf, for a dialogue.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- New Twist To Sensitive Cases (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 30, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 16. The sudden and tragic suicide of businessman Ramesh and his family has provided a new twist to the politically sensitive cases in the State.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Communication Breakdown (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
While an alarmist view of any situation must be avoided, it is clear that the government’s handling of the North-east has inflamed passions in the region and grievously complicated the political scenario.
- Mandir Miscalculation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
Looks like the BJP is spending sleepless nights over its once flagship brand, Ayodhya.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Reinventing The Centre (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 30, 2001)
LAST MONTH, the politically fashionable thing to do, it seemed, was to decry the presumed concentration of power in the Prime Minister's Office;
- Turkey On His Mind (Hindustan Times, Gajendra Singh, May 30, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has anointed himself President of Pakistan while retaining the all-powerful post of army chief.
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand.
- One More Kashmir Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 30, 2001)
PERHAPS it is appropriate that the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, should have invited Pakistan's chief executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf, for a dialogue.
- No Scope For Detours (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
BY SPECIFYING that India’s sovereignty over Kashmir is non-negotiable, New Delhi has made it clear that the “high road to peace” with Pakistan will not involve any detours.
- Supporting New Initiatives In Politics (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 30, 2001)
AN IMPORTANT hypothesis concerning developing countries such as India is that the poorer they are, the more important seem the political differences between such countries preventing closer economic and related spheres.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- Who Are We Talking To? (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 30, 2001)
The irony of choosing May 23 to invite General Pervez Musharraf for peace talks seems to have been lost on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Planning Delusions (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 30, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a nine per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- The Luncheon Meeting And After (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, May 30, 2001)
Few understood the significance of the impromptu meeting between the Prime Minister and the Home Minister on Tuesday, the first of May.
- From Lahore With Hope (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, May 30, 2001)
Lahore looked different when I went there in the bus carrying Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee nearly two years ago.
- Read Writing On The Political Wall (Pioneer, CJM Mathew, May 30, 2001)
The Tehelka expose showed in a dramatic fashion the dangerous ramifications of corruption in our polity and bureaucracy. Honest politicians and bureaucrats welcomed the expose while some deflected its impact and weaved a conspiracy tale.
- Take The High Road (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 29, 2001)
As New Delhi prepares to spread out the welcome mat for Pervez Musharraf, there is a marked divergence of views on how the operative word is spelt.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 29, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- Doomed To Failure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2001)
The optimism generated by the initial response, in both India and Pakistan, to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's invitation to General Pervez Musharraf to visit Delhi for talks, is vanishing rapidly.
- Monkey Diplomacy (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , May 29, 2001)
WITH ITS continuing ‘war of a thousand cuts’ against India, Pakistan poses the single biggest challenge to Indian foreign policy.
- India’s Pak Syndrome (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 29, 2001)
Now that Gen. Musharraf has ac cepted Prime Minister’s invitation in a very mature yet friendly language.
- Will Summit Mean Better Trade? (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, May 29, 2001)
IT IS understandable that New Delhi could not have continued with a rigid attitude towards Islamabad for long.
- Manali Musings (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, May 28, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee has done enough in his three years in office to earn his place in history. But almost all of it on the national security and foreign policy front.
- Taliban And The Colour Yellow (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, May 28, 2001)
Khorasan' of the Middle Ages and ‘Aryana’ in the antiquity’, Afghanistan has seen them all pass by.
- Why All Moves Backfire In J&k (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2001)
We shall be bold and innovative designers of a future architecture of peace and prosperity for the entire South Asian region. So declared Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his New Year musings from Kumarakom.
- Reining In The Pmo (Hindu, P.S. Appu, May 28, 2001)
AN OVER-GROWN, all-powerful Prime Minister's Office has been at the centre of a major political controversy. The attack on the present setup of the PMO has been spearheaded by the hard core of the BJP and some elements in the National Democratic Alliance.
- Pakistani 'In A Tight Spot' Over Kashmir (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, May 28, 2001)
For months, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's military ruler, has been telling anyone who would listen that he is willing to meet India's prime minister "any time, any place" to talk about resolving the conflict over Kashmir. Now India has called his bluf
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