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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 5550:
- Perils of impetuosity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 19, 2001)
It’s now almost a week since the state and, more specifically, the Vajpayee government, has had to confront its own failings, thanks to the evidence that surfaced in the Tehelka tapes. This has been a period of considerable uncertainty, political churning
- Probing the allegations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 19, 2001)
THE TEHELKA TAPES drew attention to two independent, although sometimes inter-related, issues. The dubious manner in which political parties are funded and the dubious means by which defence deals are struck. Under the terms of reference, the judicial pro
- Fernandes gets a clean chit before inquiry? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 17. Yesterday it was the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, who in his national broadcast virtually absolved the former Defence Minister, Mr. George Fernandes, of any wrongdoing in `defence deals' and today, it was the Union Law Mi
- Stem the rot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2001)
THE MUCH DELAYED resignation of Mr. George Fernandes as the Defence Minister, which should have ensued immediately after Tehelka went public with its video footage on sleaze in arms deals, has all the attributes of a desperate salvage operation by the Vaj
- Four-month coma (The Economic Times, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 17, 2001)
THE ANNOUNCEMENT by the prime minister that the government is setting up a judicial probe into the revelations of the Tehelka tapes has come not a day too soon.
- Naidu kept up pressure on PM (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2001)
HYDERABAD, MARCH 16. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, kept a low profile on the Delhi developments, but played his part behind the scenes on Friday.
- Train to Kolkata (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 17, 2001)
The Vajpayee government still has a lot of firefighting to do if it is to ride the storm whipped up by the Tehelka tapes. But even amid the ongoing uncertainty, one thing is certain: when (if?) the crisis blows over, the NDA government is not likely to ov
- Peace award for a Gandhian of our times (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16. For the first time since the award was instituted in 1995, the Gandhi Peace Prize was shared today by an institution and a man who has become an institution. Though the award presentation ceremony was eclipsed by the political turmoil
- Tehelka tapes 'appear to be true', says RSS (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16. The former BJP president, Mr. Bangaru Laxman, was today described by the RSS as a ``failed swayamsevak'' who had admitted to taking money and had resigned, even as the parent organisation of the Sangh Parivar warned of ``impending fin
- Supreme Court judge to probe Armsgate (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday announced a commission of inquiry into the Tehelka revelations on the murky world of defence deals. The single-member commission will be notified after a Supreme Court judge is picked up for the job in consultation with
- PM orders judicial probe (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 16. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, tonight announced an inquiry by ``a sitting or a retired'' judge of the Supreme Court in the ``tehelka tapes'' allegations. The inquiry is to be completed in four months.
- Plunder raj (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Mar 17, 2001)
IT USED to be called the licence permit raj. It has now become the plunder raj. The abolition of controls was to end decision- making by discretion. And reform was supposed to usher in an era of transparency where there would be little scope for corruptio
- How tehelka bailed out Laloo Yadav (The Economic Times, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Mar 17, 2001)
THE SENSATION kicked up by the defence deal revelations of tehelka.Com have pushed the Vajpayee government into a tight corner. An unexpected gainer in all this has been the government of Bihar, run by chief minister Rabri Devi.
- Confucian Wisdom (Times of India, ASHIS RAY, Mar 17, 2001)
MAO Zedong's mammoth portrait continues to adorn the main entrance of the Forbidden City (home of Chinese emperors from the first quarter of the 15th century, adjacent to which the hierarchy of the Communist Party of China are now lodged); the great helms
- Mamata pulls Trinamul out of NDA (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2001)
NEW DELHI: The Trinamul Congress on Thursday carried out its now on, now off threat. Party chief Mamata Banerjee announced Thursday that her party was pulling out of the government and ruling National Democratic Alliance, and resigned from the Vajpayee go
- The Tehelka tapes -- Look, there are some holes (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Mar 16, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 15: The Tehelka tapes which have rocked the Government have some gaping holes which need to be looked into.
- 'Constitutional breakdown' in Maharashtra alleged (Hindu, Mahesh Vijapurkar, Mar 16, 2001)
MUMBAI, MARCH 15. After the ruling Democratic Front disrupted the functioning of both the Houses of Legislature on the Tehelka.com expose, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena members met the Governor, Dr. P. C. Alexander, today and poi
- But That's Not Enough (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 16, 2001)
EVEN if defence minister George Fernandes is struck by an unexpected spasm of morality and quits in its throes, even if the Vajpayee government falls after the exposure of defence sleaze, underhand deals in military procurement won't go unless big structu
- Armsgate Fells George (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2001)
NEW DELHI: Under mounting pressure from NDA partners, a powerful section of the BJP and the Opposition as well, Defence Minister George Fernandes finally bowed out of the government at 8 pm on Thursday. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee accepted his res
- NDA stands united behind Govt. (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 14. The National Democratic Alliance today closed ranks and decided to stand united behind the Government, but the unity and solidarity show was all but ruined by the Trinamool Congress which not only stayed away from the NDA meeting at t
- Karunanidhi sees no adverse impact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2001)
CHENNAI, MARCH 14.The DMK today sought to play down the political fallout of the `defence procurement expose' by the website, Tehelka.Com, saying that the `charges made' will have no adverse impact on the DMK, as an ally of the BJP-led NDA Government at t
- Fernandes defiant, allies troubled (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 14. The day after the Tehelka.com ``expose'' of its dirty defence deal-makings, the beleaguered NDA Government was precariously perched, with its moral authority visibly depleted and a significant ally, the Trinamool Congress, threatening
- Clean up the system (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 15, 2001)
Decisive moments demand decisive action. One such moment was that revealing glimpse of the rot within the state, as captured by Tehelka's spycam. And it stinks to high heavens, how it stinks! It was not just the wrongdoings of a few individuals that were
- Naidu calls for independent probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2001)
HYDERABAD, MARCH 14. The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, has called for an independent investigation into the sensational dotcom disclosures involving the BJP president, Mr. Bangaru Laxman, prominent leaders of the NDA and others.
- Adjournments Galore In Bihar Legislature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2001)
The ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal, along with its allies and the Left parties, paralysed the functioning of the State Legislature and demanded the dismissal of the NDA Government at the Centre.
- States to share cost of river projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13. States would have to bear 30 per cent of the cost of projects undertaken under the national river conservation programme. Currently, the entire expenditure is borne by the Centre.
- Quit now (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 14, 2001)
THE tehelka tapes come as a shock even to those who have long believed that corruption is routine in government. For, what these tapes suggest is an establishment that is utterly and thoroughly corrupted, one that is indifferent even to national defence n
- Strategy for Stability (Times of India, M G VAIDYA, Mar 14, 2001)
PRESIDENT K R Narayanan's controversial speech on January 25, 2001 drew flak from many people in the media and outside. I think we should take a more liberal view and allow the President to express his musings openly. I do not view it as a confrontation b
- Opp smells blood, to stall Parliament over the tapes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, March 13: Armed with the explosive Tehelka expose, the Opposition will go for the jugular in Parliament tomorrow.
- The majesty of law and the objectivity of the state? (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Mar 14, 2001)
THE HEADING above is a quote from the 1999 election manifesto of the National Democratic Alliance. It comes on page 8 of the document, titled `For a Proud, Prosperous India,’ under a subheading called `Corruption.’ The original does not end with the quest
- J&K: Will the Govt. go beyond piece-meal approach? (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Mar 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13. Meagre indeed was the indication given in Parliament by the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, of the post- ceasefire strategy on Kashmir. As a result, the country was not any wiser on the Government's comprehensive thinking and the s
- Opposition demands PM's resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13. The Opposition parties today demanded the Prime Minister's resignation in the wake of ``revelations'' made by an online news website, Tehelka, on corruption in a defence deal, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party president, Mr. Bangaru
- One-track Democracy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 14, 2001)
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee isn't the first person to compare the running of trains to the way a democratic government functions, both being essentially of the people, by the people.
- Deshmukh Triumphs (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 13, 2001)
The timing, nature and sweep of the cabinet reshuffle in Maharashtra, which recalls the Kamaraj Plan in the Nehru era, projects chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in an entirely new light. His adversaries had dismissed him as a lightweight. The Congress Hig
- Balco deal: The real issues - II (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2001)
This is the second and concluding part of the article published in these columns on March 9.
- Package for power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 07, 2001)
The meeting of Chief Ministers and state power ministers convened by the Prime Minister last week recommended a package of measures to reform the power sector.
- Subduing terrorism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2001)
THE INTERNATIONAL TIDE of opinion against political terrorism is gathering pace, if the latest move by the British Government to proscribe as many as 22 organisations, including a fiercely motivated anti-India outfit like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), is a d
- A STUNNING UPSET (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Mar 06, 2001)
Very few finance ministers in India have had to face as much criticism as Yashwant Sinha. An important reason for this has been his relatively long stint as finance minister — this has been his fourth budget presentation. Expectations about the new budget
- Blow to Congress (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 06, 2001)
The Congress suffered yet another blow on Sunday when eight of its MLAs in West Bengal and three members of the AICC from the State, joined the Trinamool Congress.
- Soldiers of Islam (abad) (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 06, 2001)
When Prime Minister Atal BehariVajpayee visited Lahore nearly two years ago, the banquet in his honour was delayed by three hours. The road leading to the historic Qila, venue of the banquet, had been taken over by the extremists. They were stoning every
- Handling economic bottlenecks Why the budget caused euphoria (Tribune, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 06, 2001)
THE budget has generated something close to euphoria in business, industry and the media. The reaction is fully justified. For four years a succession of shaky governments had pretended that all was well in the economy, when in fact its high growth rates
- Slow motion replay (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 06, 2001)
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha appears to have overcome his infatuation with foreign investors. Instead of waiting for these predators, this Budget seeks to increase domestic investment in infrastructure.
- A dam delayed is (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 06, 2001)
THOSE who swear by the "better late than never" philosophy can rejoice at the long-delayed completion of the Ranjit Sagar Dam. But to those who think that such an inordinate delay is inexcusable in any project, more so in the case of a vital hydroelectric
- Dialogue of the Deaf (Times of India, MANOJ JOSHI, Mar 05, 2001)
BEGINNING February 26, the government had 90 days in which to reveal the first stage of its Kashmir policy. With the ceasefire in place, each day that passes without any follow-up is a precious day wasted because if the Vajpayee gamble fails, as seems inc
- Fate of Fiji’s ethnic Indian farmers (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 05, 2001)
FOR a man in the eye of the storm, Mr Mahendra Chaudhry has a genial and placid air that belies the steel in him. On May 19 last year, he and his Cabinet were held hostage by Mr George Speight, who earned newspaper headlines around the world, precisely a
- Welcome news (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 05, 2001)
The prospect of peace in the North-East is a welcome piece of news for the nation. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Union Home Minister LK Advani must be congratulated for the bold initiative that promises to bring peace to a region that has too lo
- Fleeting look (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Mar 05, 2001)
The real significance of the International Fleet Review (IFR) held off Mumbai seems to have got lost in the colour and pageantry accompanying the event. The gathering of ships belonging to 19 navies from around the world is being seen as an extra lavish p
- Burgeoning population a drag on growth (Business Line, S. V. Sista, Mar 05, 2001)
WHEN Aastha, India's billionth baby, was born at half-past midnight on May 11, 2000 the event was celebrated as a record of sorts. But was it really a moment of triumph? Many people, only too aware of the falling standard of living, appeared hesitantly ha
- Going up in smoke (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 03, 2001)
I am not a smoker, but I am fully aware of the hazards of smoking or of consuming tobacco-related products, like gutka. I have had friends who have died from cancer of the lungs, mouth and throat because they have been heavy smokers. I know somebody who,
- Cease-fire continues to be one-sided (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 03, 2001)
The three-month extension of the cease-fire beginning Tues day last, whatever its worth, has turned out to be anything but a cease-fire. The cease-fire, as was known from day one, continues to be one-sided. It's the Indian Security Forces who must observe
- Slavery in abominable form (Pioneer, Janak Singh, Mar 02, 2001)
The worsening plight of sex slaves in India and Pakistan is likely to figure prominently at the next meeting of the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which may be held some time later this year in Nepal.
- For peace in Sri Lanka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 02, 2001)
THE LONG ARM of the laws of major powers seems to be finally tightening its grip over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The latest move by the British Government to proscribe Sri Lanka's notoriously ruthless separatist group is a salutary step
- Mamata the politician, Sinha the tactician (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Mar 02, 2001)
The tale of the two Central Ministers. Yes, of Ms Mamata Banerjee and Mr Yashwant Sinha. If the former acted as a flamboyant politician while presenting the Railway budget for the year 2001-2002, the latter left none in doubt about his skills as an ace ta
- Musharraf desperate to talk with India (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 02, 2001)
ATAL BIHARI Vajpayee’s decision to extend the ceasefire by three months instead of one, simultaneously allowing the security forces to counter terrorism in the Valley, signals a shift in the government’s goal. From trying to get Pakistan to the negotiatin
- LTTE on the run in Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Mar 01, 2001)
A happier, though minus one eye, President Chandrika Kumaratunga was in Delhi last week to brief Indian leaders about developments in Sri Lanka and also to push SAARC forward. Her last visit was two years ago. At that time, the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) was b
- Don't alleviate poverty, remove it (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 28, 2001)
The World Bank refuses to recognise that there is a fundamental conflict between capital and labour. Cheap capital, if left free, will necessarily displace labour and create poverty.
- Pulling the chain (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 27, 2001)
ONE GOOD indication of the health of a coalition is when its constituent members are allowed to do as they please regardless of the national interest or the cost to the government. By that reckoning, the Vajpayee government is beginning to look distinctly
- A peep into Chandrababu’s functioning His strategies and achievements (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Feb 26, 2001)
MR Nara Chandrababu Naidu is one of the younger and upcoming leaders on the Indian political firmament. As the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since September, 1995, he has emerged as a model. He has many achievements to his credit and is envied by his c
- Pervez's perfidy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 25, 2001)
Pakistan's bid to send two spy planes into Indian airspace at a time when its leader, General Pervez Musharraf, was making conciliatory noises towards this country, deserves some consideration in the aftermath of Thursday's ceasefire extension by India.
- The "official" voice of the Congress Party (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 25, 2001)
WHEN Jaipal Reddy rejoined the Congress 18 months back,one question posed everywhere was: would Sonia Gandhi appoint him the party spokesman? She was, apparently, not in a hurry even though the team of her spokespersons did a shoddy job. Her party had fac
- Hot and cold winds blow over South Block (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Feb 25, 2001)
THE Vajpayee Government seems suddenly under assault from two directions that common sense does not find easy to relate to each other. It is intriguing that the assault should come almost simultaneously from the two sides.
- An agenda for the economy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 24, 2001)
THE ECONOMIC SURVEY of 2000-01 predicts a difficult time for the economy in the short-term but is optimistic that growth will accelerate in the medium-term on the basis of a surge in private investment that will take place if the many reforms it suggests
- More speculation,less information (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Feb 24, 2001)
Acres of newsprint were being used by Delhi-based special correspondents to speculate whether the Vajpayee government would further extend the Jammu and Kashmir ceasefire. As L K Advani pointed out more than once, ceasefire is a misnomer for the security
- Ghost of disinvestment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 24, 2001)
The rumpus in the Rajya Sabha over the government's decision to sell 51 per cent shares in the profit-making Bharat Aluminium Company [Balco] to Sterlite Industries was entirely expected. Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie must have been prepared for suc
- Will the Finance Minister dare to make history? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Feb 24, 2001)
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, is scheduled to present the Budget on February 28. One assumes the Budget should represent the optimal response to the challenges facing the economy and the fiscal requirements to back up that response. What sort o
- Chandrika’s visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2001)
THE three-day visit to Delhi from today by Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga assumes added significance because of the Norwegian-backed initiative for restoring peace in the island. Much has happened since her last visit in 1998 when she signed a
- American nightmare? (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Feb 23, 2001)
In my analysis of the Bangalore Air Show on February 16, I had noted that "the US is still caught in the Cold War mentality of not trusting India's defence initiatives. India may be a prospective economic and commercial partner in the power and fast food
- Persevering with peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 23, 2001)
IN PERSEVERING WITH the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, operative since the beginning of Ramzan (November 27, 2000), the Centre has displayed remarkable sagacity and the fact that such a course has had the approval of national parties across the political
- Cost of ceasefire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 23, 2001)
It is difficult to see any logic whatever behind the Government's decision to extend its unilateral ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir till the end of May. If the ceasefire, in force since November 26 last year, has yielded any benefit, it must be discernible o
- A strident Congress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2001)
IT is a cliché but it is closest to truth: the Congress is reinventing itself. Also repositioning itself as a critical opposition party. Three developments attest to this. One, Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been in a denouncing mode. First she bitterly castigated
- Cong, TMC face acute dilemma (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Feb 22, 2001)
The two rounds of talks with the AIADMK on forging an alliance for the coming elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly having made little headway, the Congress is facing an acute dilemma. Should it accept whatever the AIADMK is prepared to offer and compromis
- Ceasing to impress (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Feb 22, 2001)
The "moderates" may be calling the Jammu & Kashmir ceasefire an Indian victory. They may be trying to convince the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, that Pakistan stands isolated, and that the day may not be far when General Pervez Musharraf will f
- Railway Budget 2001 -- Will it run on prudence track? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 22, 2001)
COURTING controversy and being obdurate on issues dear to her are nothing new to the firebrand leader of the Trinamul Congress, Ms Mamata Banerjee. In keeping with her credentials as a simple leader with wider appeal and mass base, the Railway Minister, M
- Scared of solution (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 22, 2001)
The opposition sought to be whipped up in Karnataka and Maharashtra to the idea mooted by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on calling a tripartite meeting to resolve the border dispute between the two States clearly indicates how politicians in both the States
- Facing a crisis of initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2001)
INDIA'S INTRACTABLE PUZZLE of winning the confidence of the alienated sections in Jammu and Kashmir as also breaking the barrier of an escalating estrangement with Pakistan calls for political courage and diplomatic finesse. Having taken the surprisingly
- America’s silly move on Tarapur Time for firm response, not overreaction (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 22, 2001)
AFTER several positive statements and promising indications about its determination to maintain the upswing in Indo-US relations, the month-old Bush administration has made its first false move. It is as hurtful as it is unnecessary. Its baneful consequen
- Is the Vajpayee Government really pro-poor? (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Feb 22, 2001)
THE chief purpose of the public distribution system (PDS) is to make foodgrains available to the economically weaker sections at affordable prices. However, it took decades for the political bosses to realise that the system needs to be restructured to ta
- Signals from UP (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2001)
FOR the Congress, which is trying to reinvent itself at the national level, living at the mercy of the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra and struggling to remain afloat in Uttar Pradesh, even a small act of betrayal can in due course become the so
- Protracted political crisis (Deccan Herald, Utpal Bordoloi, Feb 21, 2001)
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Nobody in India today may be appreciating the truth of this adage more than Mr Radhabinod Koijam, or RB as he is popularly known.More than three days after he was sworn in as the 24th Chief Minister of Manipur l
- Resilient Gujaratis (Business Line, M. Thiagarajen , Feb 20, 2001)
AFTER having stayed in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for well over 13 years, I decided to move down South with a heavy heart. Gujaratis are some of the most wonderful people I have come across. I always carried sweet memories of Gujarat, thanks to the warmth and ho
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