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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 5550:
- Feel-good diplomacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2001)
A NEW IDIOM, indicative of a potentially substantive bilateral engagement, has been spelt out by the U.S. Secretary of State, Gen. Colin Powell, in a warm reference to India. Responding to questions during a Senate panel's hearings over the confirmation o
- Ganga does not flow to Delhi (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Feb 05, 2001)
How token can you get? Mrs Sonia Gandhi's toe-dip (or was it knee-dip) into the holy waters of Hinduism was crass, patronising and, although her spin doctors will not tell her this, will be counterproductive. Kumbh is not an exclusive pilgrimage; the etho
- Thaw in ties (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 05, 2001)
FIRST, THERE was a plane-load of relief material from Pakistan. Then, a decision in favour of India-Pakistan cricket matches (along with Bangladesh) to raise money for the quake victims. And now the first conversation between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Va
- Breaking the Chill (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 05, 2001)
After 16 month long hesitation, Chief Executive Officer of Pakistan Gen Musharraf has finally talked to Prime Minister Vajpayee on phone. It may be recalled that during UN General Assembly session both Musharraf and Vajpayee were in New York and there was
- After Pandits, Sikhs new target (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Feb 05, 2001)
On the face of it there seems little justification in targeting a community that has survived even in the worst days of violence in the Valley. But the brute truth is that the Sikhs, which form just less than one percent of the overall population of the V
- Controversy over 'who called whom' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 05, 2001)
NEW DELHI, FEB. 4. Even the expression of just a little goodwill by Pakistan amid the Gujarat disaster has not been without the usual bit of depressing diplomatic posturing. A needless controversy in Pakistan over ``who called whom'' now hangs over the te
- Musharraf scores a point (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 05, 2001)
PAKISTAN Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf caused a political coup of sorts by ringing up Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee on Friday. The ostensible objective was to convey through the Prime Minister to the people of Gujarat his country’s sympathy and promi
- Ceasefire meaningless till Pak reins in militants: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Correspondent, Feb 05, 2001)
CHENNAI, Feb 4: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the unilateral ceasefire initiative in Kashmir would be meaningless unless Pakistan reined in militants operating from there.
- Not a harmless exercise (Hindustan Times, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 05, 2001)
LIKE THE saffronisation of education, the setting up of a committee to review the Constitution represents an insidious attempt by the Sangh parivar to make the democratic system conform to its own sectarian outlook. The panel was set up by the Vajpayee Go
- FORMER PMs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 04, 2001)
It has become the favourite past-time of former Prime Ministers to criticise the good, remain silent over the bad, organise or address some gathering on the theme of 'being neither here nor there'. True, when one is unemployed or has no work the famous ad
- Take the battle to Pakistan (Pioneer, MN Buch, Feb 04, 2001)
The British played what Kipling immortalised as "The Great Game in Central Asia". The purpose of the game was to dominate Central Asia, in particular the Islamic emirates of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. Also included were Afghanistan, the Sinkian provinc
- Pretty politician (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2001)
For Arun Jaitley, Union minister for law, justice and company affairs, 2001 began with a bang. A leading newspaper published a prediction by a well known Delhi astrologer, Madan Das Madan, that Jaitley’s political career was set to reach dizzying heights.
- After Vajpayee who? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 04, 2001)
THROUGHOUT THE late 1950s and early 1960s, political observers had a favourite parlour game. It was called ‘After Nehru Who?’ It consisted of guessing who would take over from Jawaharlal Nehru as India’s second Prime Minister. An American correspondent po
- Hurriyat can’t set the agenda for Kashmir: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Feb 04, 2001)
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, has set Kashmir ‘experts’ in the power corridors of New Delhi thinking anew-this time with his argument that the Hurriyat Conference can’t set the agenda for Kashmir.
- The day the cease-fire will end (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 03, 2001)
Once again it is Prime Minister Vajpayee who had his way in extending the unilateral cease-fire. However, one way or the other, it has to end someday. Thereafter how the government plans to meet possible sudden onslaught by much better organised and well-
- Musharraf calls up PM (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2001)
NEW DELHI, FEB. 1. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistani Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, established their first direct contact by speaking to each other over telephone today.
- Take the battle to Pakistan (Pioneer, MN Buch, Feb 03, 2001)
The British played what Kipling immortalised as "The Great Game in Central Asia". The purpose of the game was to dominate Central Asia, in particular the Islamic emirates of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. Also included were Afghanistan, the Sinkian provinc
- Salvaging the peace process in Kashmir (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, Feb 02, 2001)
IN THE Kashmir of today, every deadline is like a Damocles sword ready to snap the only link with hope and survival. And the next deadline is February 26, the day on which New Delhi's latest extension of the unilateral ceasefire will come to an end. It is
- Managing disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 02, 2001)
Understandably, the Gujarat earthquake has once again underlined the inadequacy of India's institutional arrangements to cope with disasters of the magnitude it unleashed.
- Extension of Indian pragmatism (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Feb 02, 2001)
The NDA Government has extended the unilateral cessation of combat operations against the militants in the Jammu & Kashmir by another month beginning January 26.
- Disaster as a new symbol of liberal nationalism (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Feb 02, 2001)
AS a people, we rise as one nation during times of crises, whether it is a war or a natural calamity. This has been amply proved during the past five decades or so of Independence.
- Engaging EU (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 02, 2001)
IT IS IN the fitness of things that, during his visit to India, the EU Commissioner for External Affairs, Mr Chris Patten, should have urged all and sundry to improve economic and other ties with Brussels, the chief justification of which is that the two
- Kashmir beyond the beaten track (Daily Excelsior, R K Kokiloo, Feb 02, 2001)
In his write up captioned "Perilous course" which appeared in national paper Shri Brahma Chellaney has observed as under:-
- A budget for disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 02, 2001)
FOR the second day running Prime Minister Vajpayee has talked of a tough budget, both the general and the railway ones. And taking an obvious clue, Finance Minister Sinha has given up his earlier reluctance and has agreed to impose new taxes. Railway Mini
- Hurriyat leaders descend on Delhi (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 31. Almost all the senior leaders of the All- Party Hurriyat Conference appear to have descended on the capital here.
- Personal Rapport (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 01, 2001)
US President George W Bush has spoken to Prime Minister AB Vajpayee on phone expressing not only his sympathies for the earthquake sufferers but also promising whatever help is needed by India in this hour of largest ever disaster on earth. He says, "This
- Disaster mismanagement (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2001)
UNION Defence Minister George Fernandes has contributed his bit to the unfolding story of the disaster which struck parts of Gujarat on Republic Day by stating that the final death toll may touch the one lakh mark. Will a few bodies more or less make any
- 3 foreign mercenaries gunned down in Poonch sector (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Correspondent, Feb 01, 2001)
POONCH, Jan 31: An infiltration attempt was foiled when three foreign mercenaries, two of them belonging to Jais-e-Mohammed militant outfit, were gunned down by Army while trying to cross over to this side of Line of Control (LoC) at Kasba in Haveli Tehsi
- Plan to prune forces in Kashmir (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 01, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 31. India is working on a plan to redeploy its forces to help promote the Kashmir peace process without compromising its security.
- Crime most foul (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 31, 2001)
The recent events in Gujarat have once again vindicated the truism that adversity brings out the best and worst in human beings. While the aftermath of perhaps the greatest tragedy ever to strike the state has seen many instances of people working round-t
- Pro-Babri front planing a bigger offensive in Ayodhya (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Jan 31, 2001)
The stage is being set for a bigger offensive against the "builders" of the Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. In fact, following the quick revitalisation of the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC), a strong warning has been adm
- Tackling the double Catch-22 (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 31, 2001)
THE overflowing godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been in the news since last September when kharif paddy started arriving in the markets. In a typical year the Government is usually worried about meeting the procurement quota. This year
- Crisis Management (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 30, 2001)
NDA Government led by AB Vajpayee has shown that the nation is capable of disaster management of a very high magnitude. If it was an earthquake that rocked an odd city or area, it would have been easier to deal with the crisis. But when several cities, to
- Respect for the Hindu vote (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 30, 2001)
Two events compete compellingly for attention on the anniversary of the Republic: the lacklustre character of the political elite, and the sheer vibrancy of the millions celebrating the millennium's first Kumbh with a dignity and fervour that invests the
- When will order replace chaos? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Jan 30, 2001)
OFTEN I find myself thinking that India will only change when Indians begin to travel abroad in larger and larger numbers and discover for themselves how bad India looks compared to the rest of the world. As one of the small handful of Indians who is luck
- Budget bugbear -- The pathos of being Mr Sinha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 30, 2001)
IT MUST be said to the credit of the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, that he has been taking great pains, ever since he took over, to demystify the budgetary process and make it a participatory exercise. This year too he has had sittings with economi
- Food, Nutrition and environmental security (Daily Excelsior, Som Dutt, Jan 29, 2001)
After the Green Revolution brought India security on food front it is now time to achieve security in nutritive foods with sustainable environment. That is why the Indian Science Congress Association decided its theme; 'Food, Nutrition and Environmental S
- India should hold direct negotiations with Pak:CM (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 29, 2001)
JAMMU, Jan 28: Rejecting any negotiations by United States for bringing peace in troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today suggested the Centre to hold direct negotiations with Pakistan instead of banking on third party mediation
- "We don't believe in Kashmiriyat, we believe in liberation" (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Jan 29, 2001)
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin is a man under pressure from both sides. His predicament compels him to be seen as more hardline than the J&K wing of the Hizbul; he is nonetheless the most hated man for groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba who think he
- Listen to the President (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 29, 2001)
PRESIDENT K. R. Narayanan's Republic Day eve address to the nation deserves more than routine attention. It was a forceful reiteration of his known position on the current exercise of a review of the Constitution. He used the occasion to remind the people
- Amateurish amusings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 29, 2001)
THE Prime Minister deserves compliments for looking forward to the past during his millennium-end musings at his southern sojourn. A true tribute indeed to T.S. Eliot who wrote:
- The criminalisation of politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 29, 2001)
On the very day and perhaps at the very moment the President, Mr K R Narayanan was admonishing the country's political class for putting up candidates with criminal records for berths in the country's legislatures, Sadhu Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Rabri
- There's more than economics to this Budget (Hindu, ALOK MUKHERJEE, Jan 28, 2001)
The Union Budget is an annual ritual. But what is unprecedented, says ALOK MUKHERJEE, is that this time several rounds of consultations are taking place at the top political level on its likely shape.
- Valid concern (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 27, 2001)
THE PRESIDENT, MR. K. R. Narayanan, has in his customary Republic Day-eve national broadcast spoken out with characteristic candour against certain structural and prima facie regressive changes mooted - and being emphatically canvassed - in the basically
- Tackling child labour (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 27, 2001)
THE FIRST NATIONAL conference on child labour ended with the hope that it will attain its objective, as stated by the Union Labour Minister, Mr Satya Narain Jatiya, of ``evaluating child labour projects that have been going on for more than a decade,'' an
- Kashmir story from former chiefs of IB (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Jan 27, 2001)
If Mr MK Narayanan comes forward with his views and suggestions on the Kashmir crisis, can Mr DC Pathak lag behind? No, not at all. Both Mr Narayanan and Mr Pathak are former Directors of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
- The worst over, the best beckons (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jan 27, 2001)
For long a self-contended senior citizen of the subcontinent, India in the past year has realised that it is a key player in Asia whose worth lies not just in how well it manages Pakistan or Kashmir but in how effectively, and how soon, it integrates itse
- Koh-i-noor (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2001)
Lata Mangeshkar is not merely the country's most celebrated singer; she is also the most abiding symbol of post-Independence India's cultural regeneration. Her contribution to the bonding of this nation of incredible diversities is probably beyond being c
- What if the parts added up (Daily Excelsior, M.J. Akbar, Jan 27, 2001)
What is happening to India as a whole ?'' asked the elderly doctor; a stranger who was making friendly conversation in the slightly mistaken belief that journalists would be better informed on the subject than he was. Perhaps, I offered in response, the q
- BOLD INITIATIVES (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 27, 2001)
Persisting with peace initiative despite opposition from within and outside has been mentioned as bold step by President K R Narayanan, Governor of J&K Girish Saxena and others during their Republic Day messages. Even Farooq Abdullah who had strong reserv
- Making Musharraf behave (Daily Excelsior, B. Raman , Jan 27, 2001)
The Prime Minister, Mr A.B.Vajpayee, has shown tre-mendous moral courage in extending the cease-fire in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) by another month from January 26, despite strong ground indicators of Pakistan's insincerity in responding to the earlier India
- Breaking caste barriers (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 27, 2001)
The articulate general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, has made a mark for his forthright style of communication. Not a man to mince words, he spoke about the current political situation -- the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's pronouncements on the A
- Public men need private leisure (Pioneer, Naseem Naqvi, Jan 27, 2001)
Kumarakom will be remembered for years to come for various reasons. Of course, nearly all the reasons have something or the other to do with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's recent holiday in this place located in the backwaters of Kerala.
- The Lok Pal Bill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2001)
MR. ATAL BEHARI Vajpayee's recent statement about to the Lok Pal Bill settles the question about whether the office of the Prime Minister will fall within its purview. Over the last couple of months, there have been (unfounded) worries that conflicting vi
- Mr India on Capitol Hill (Pioneer, P N Tiku, Jan 26, 2001)
The India caucus in the United States Congress, primarily responsible for promoting Indo-American relations may have to shift its perspective with the coming in of the new Republican President George W Bush.
- Not by rhetoric alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2001)
CAN we bring in a corruption-free regime in India? The task has become more difficult today than ever before. Still, with the requisite political will and a determined approach, it should be possible to curb corrupt practices if those at the helm address
- A ceasefire balancesheet Peace process lacks a sense of direction (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 26, 2001)
HOW effective and rewarding has been the ceasefire in militancy-infested Jammu and Kashmir which Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was gracious enough to announce on November 23, 2000, on the eve of the holy month of Ramzan? This has subsequently been e
- Services rendered to Saudi Monarchy (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 26, 2001)
Nothing substantial about the military government’s deal with Nawaz Sharif trickled down from the Chief Executive’s much touted broadcast soon after his bete noire set his foot on Saudi soil. Pakistani nation is as blank as it was about this deal.
- Breaking a mindset (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2001)
THE DIPLOMATIC NOVELTY of an intensive engagement between India and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan's traditional patron-ally, was the prime attraction of the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh's latest visit to Riyadh. The reported success of the tour,
- India's journey through past five decades (Daily Excelsior, Dinkar Shukla, Jan 26, 2001)
The Golden Jubilee Year of the founding of the Indian Republic comes to a close on the forthcoming Republic Day. It was on this day 51 years ago that the people of India solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, democratic republic. This Rep
- Trifling with truce (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jan 26, 2001)
No matter what one might say about Pakistan, it speaks in one language where Kashmir or India is concerned.
- CEASEFIRE (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 25, 2001)
Extension of ceasefire by another month beyond January 26 has to be viewed from several angles. There has been enough of debate at all levels. Within the ruling apparatus there are doves and hawks. Within the State position is no different. Within the cou
- Reaching for the sky (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2001)
AS INDIA HEADS towards a decade of overall economic reform, its airport sector remains a laggard. It was, therefore, an event of high symbolism when the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, formally inaugurated the already-delayed Bangalore international a
- Truth about Netaji (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 25, 2001)
The report that the Union Home Ministry, which looks after the National Archives, is prepared to show the relevant parts of two classified files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to the Justice Manoj K. Mukherjee commission investigating the mysterious disapp
- Death of ideology (Pioneer, Suhit Sen, Jan 25, 2001)
It would be tempting to interpret the willingness displayed by the members of the All-India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPB) to talk with representatives of the government on the Ayodhya issue as a genuine change of heart, or a desire to accommodate those se
- Religious passion misdirected (Pioneer, SK Srivastava, Jan 25, 2001)
The recent comment of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about Ram Temple at Ayodhya as "an expression of national sentiment" was followed by quick and sharp comments. Criticism ranged from stating that Mr Vajpayee was unmasked to the extent of the media
- Straight path to electoral reform (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Jan 25, 2001)
The Election Commission has come a long way and is now 50 years old. The Chief Election Commissioner MS Gill talks about successful performance of the Commission in holding free and fair polls since the first general elections in 1952.
- Persisting with peace initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2001)
IN DECIDING TO extend the two-month-old ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir by one more month, beyond January 26, the Government of India has acted with commendable judiciousness. Unlike the last occasion when the Ramzan initiative came up for review for the f
- A disturbing escalation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2001)
WITH THE VISHWA Hindu Parishad-sponsored `dharam sansad' (assembly of sadhus) at the Maha Kumbh setting a deadline - March 12, 2002 - for the removal of ``all obstacles'' to the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, the National De
- KUMBH POLITICS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 24, 2001)
The millennium Kumbh Mela has turned out to be platform for achieving political ends. True, ours is a diverse country. True, our rivers are sacred. They become all the more pious and revered when three some converge at Sangam. Holy dip is associated with
- For the last time (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 24, 2001)
The Government's decision to extend the ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) by yet another month once again indicates its readiness to do the utmost it can to establish peace in the troubled State.
- Making waves the wrong way (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 24, 2001)
IF YOU can't beat them, join them, seems to be the resolution made by the Congress(I) President, Ms Sonia Gandhi. Hence, perhaps, her visit to the Kumbh Mela for a semi-snan at the sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
- Hawks brushed aside, Govt pushes ahead with J-K peace process (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 23: Despite strong provocation from militant groups and hawks within, the Government today gave its peace initiative in Kashmir another chance with a one-month extension of the ceasefire.
- When The Doctor Is Sick... (Business Line, D. S. Narain , Jan 24, 2001)
Speaking at the inauguration of the 15th India Economic Summit in New Delhi, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said: ``Our goal is clear.
- Question of mindset (Business Line, C. P. Velayudhan Nair, Jan 23, 2001)
THE recent observation by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, that the rigid mindset of the Indian bureaucracy is obstructing the reforms process, is indeed a revelation of facts.
- Seize the moment (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 23, 2001)
The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has done well to announce that it was prepared to consider any initiative by the Government for talks on the Ayodhya issue provided it was sincere
- The wretched of the earth (Hindustan Times, Ajit Bhattacharjea , Jan 23, 2001)
YOU DON’T have to be an astrologer to predict that 2001 will be a year of mounting suffering for the poor.You have only to step out of the national Capital to see the signs of impending crisis which the nation faces. The swathes of golden-yellow mustard t
- WTO & ITS CONSEQUENCES The agrarian crisis in Punjab (Tribune, Amarinder Singh, Jan 23, 2001)
THE General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) was established in 1947 by 23 countries, India being one of the founding members. This was a multilateral treaty which proscribed rules for international trade. At the time the WTO came into being, GATT ha
- Saudi Arabia as friend (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2001)
IN the popular mind Saudi Arabia is associated with the proliferation of madarsas in India. After the USA declared Osama Bin Laden as the country’s enemy number one, the international terrorist’s Saudi nationality too attracted unusual attention. Since th
- For the sake of Samjhauta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2001)
IN an atmosphere of unending bitterness between India and Pakistan, there is a welcome development. The two countries have agreed not only to continue the operation of the biweekly train service, Samjhauta Express, for another three years but also to upgr
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