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- How To Enjoy A Joke (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Dec 06, 2004)
However funny a joke may be, a joke-teller hopes to make you laugh, so you should humour him
- What Can President Bush Do In His (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Dec 05, 2004)
THE foreign policy contours of President Bush's second term slated for mid-January next year, are beginning to emerge in some detail.
- Authentic Fakes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 04, 2004)
New Delhi should ensure that the surrender of militants in J&K remains a credible process
- Ever Changing Situation (Deccan Herald, T SREEDHAR RAO, Dec 04, 2004)
The J&K problems have to be dealt with at two levels, by separating out Pakistan from the Hurriyat and the jehadis
- On Another Plane (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 03, 2004)
The public conduct of foreign policy tends to focus excessively on the spectacular. This is as true for India as it is for Western democracies and African potentates.
- Tough Task For Musharraf (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 03, 2004)
Pakistan politics is always interesting. To start with, political initiative continues to be held by President Gen Pervez Musharraf. Reports are that the six parties’ religious alliance, the MMA, is trying to snatch this initiative.
- The Balle-Balle Bridge (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2004)
Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat may achieve what the foreign offices in India and Pakistan cannot
- Autonomy For Cooperatives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised a constitutional amendment to promote the autonomy of the cooperative sector on the occasion of the official completion of 100 years of the movement.
- A Still Potent Idea (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Dec 02, 2004)
As an author of the revised ‘Naya Kashmir’, I was pleasantly surprised over the reference to it by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting in Srinagar last month.
- Mines Claim More Lives Than Firing (Tribune, Ramesh Ramachandran, Dec 01, 2004)
Wheelchair-bound Raj Kaur (50) rues the day she was reduced to a mere statistic. In April, 2002, she stepped on a mine while crossing a field in her village in Ferozepur district.
- A House For Mr Pandit (Indian Express, PAWAN BALI, Dec 01, 2004)
The Prime Minister’s much awaited visit to the state finally happened, putting to rest expectations and apprehensions, but also raising new controversies.
- Admission Tests (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Dec 01, 2004)
For nine years I headed a school where, amongst other things, we tested three-year-old children for admission to Prep I. I agreed wholeheartedly with the criticism of this test.
- Can Parliament Avoid A Winter Of Discord? (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 01, 2004)
The signs are ominous. The gathering political clouds point to a winter session of Parliament not free from discord and discontent. By any reckoning
- Shocking Incident (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2004)
In yet another incident on Saturday, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, S Deka, opened indiscriminate fire, killing seven of his colleagues, including a company commander, before he was killed by retaliatory fire at the ...
- Time For Media Introspection (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 30, 2004)
The credibility of the Indian electronic media took a battering because of the partisan reportage of general elections earlier this year.
- Trading With Neighbour (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2004)
DESPITE Pakistan’s reluctance to grant the most-favoured nation (MFN) status to India, trade between the two countries is growing at a fast pace.
- Guns And Forces (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2004)
A CRPF jawan shooting dead seven of his colleagues, including a company commander, at the battalion headquarters in Baramulla is sad and unfortunate. Reports suggest one or a combination
- Issues And Options (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Nov 30, 2004)
IT is just over two months ago that Mr Manmohan Singh said something in New York which hung over India for a few weeks like a shining star of hope in the context of Kashmir. Such hopes have taken wing before as well.
- Victims Of Insularity (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 29, 2004)
Naxalites, and defiant leaders of Kashmir and the North-East complain that government has kept them poor. In truth, they are poor not because the government has given them too little but because they have had no vision.
- Working A Democracy (Business Line, Harish Khare , Nov 29, 2004)
We owe it to ourselves to see to it that religion ceases to be the basis of inclusion or exclusion, discrimination or favoured treatment.
- Engagement By Economics (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 29, 2004)
That two technocrats are at the helm in Pakistan and India should ordinarily lead to some optimism about the future of economic relations between the two countries.
- Where Should The Line Be Drawn? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 28, 2004)
The Indian side has made clear that a redrawing of the boundaries will not be acceptable.
- Kargil Echo In Pak Purchases (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Nov 28, 2004)
US deputy Secretary for Defence Richard Armitage had stated on a Pakistani TV channel last month that ‘‘We have gotten (sic) now a steady stream of dependable funding to help the Pakistani armed forces.
- Kashmir: Still In Search Of A Policy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 28, 2004)
The noises are right and the gestures appropriate, but the Manmohan Singh Government has yet to come up with a coherent policy for peace in Jammu and Kashmir
- Fine-Tuning Defence Security Apparatus (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Nov 28, 2004)
INDIA is facing security problems from its neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. Besides keeping good friendly relations with them, it has to evolve a comprehensive strategy to maintain peace with them.
- The General’S Moves (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 27, 2004)
Musharraf not only faces a threat from the domestic opposition but also has to contend with pressures from America
- The Marriage Season (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 27, 2004)
Back from an assignment, I discovered that my little daughter was in a jubilant mood. She held a wedding card in her hand which said, ‘Vaishali weds Anil’. A glance at it revealed that our neighbour’s daughter was to be a bride. “So, the marriage season i
- We Are In Denial (Indian Express, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Nov 27, 2004)
If you come across a Communist, with a Hindu name, and ask him about his identity, he will deny being a Hindu.
- Elephant In The Room (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 27, 2004)
India, Pakistan and the elephant in the room. That was how it looked to the Guardian when Shaukat Aziz met Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
- New Kashmir Idea (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Nov 26, 2004)
As an author of the revised Naya Kashmir document, I was pleasantly surprised over the reference to it by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting in Srinagar on his maiden visit to the state on November 17.
- Slow And Steady (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2004)
If there is a single phenomenon which seems to disprove the Heraclitean dictum that one cannot step twice into the same river ("for other waters are continually flowing in"), it is that somewhat
- Stumbling And Lurching Along (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 26, 2004)
India and Pakistan are embarked on a three-legged cross-country with the finishing line visible only through a telescope. It will be reached
- A Step Forward (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 26, 2004)
India and Pakistan took one more step forward to consolidate their relations with each other through a meeting of their Prime Ministers in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- Pm In Neglected North-East (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 25, 2004)
WITH striking unanimity the media has described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Imphal and Guwahati as a harbinger of a “healing touch” in a deeply disturbed and long-neglected region.
- Respect The Kashmiri Identity (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Nov 25, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the press in Srinagar that India was willing to consider any proposals from Pakistan on Kashmir, subject to two conditions. One, there would be no redrawing of international boundaries.
- Debates And Divisions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 25, 2004)
There is little doubt that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, would like to leave a substantial legacy in Kashmir. But his options are not entirely clear.
- Dr Manmohan Singh Extends Healing Touch To North-East And J&k (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 25, 2004)
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, is slowly but surely gaining the respect of the nation and the trust of ordinary Indians for the dignity and grace with which he has conducted himself in the post that was thrust upon him.
- Mirpur Refugees Await Relief (Tribune, Sansar Chandra, Nov 24, 2004)
ON November 25, 1947, Mirpur, a scenic town and district headquarters of erstwhile J&K state, was attacked by Pakistani invaders.
- Tourism & Corbett Park: Not Wild About The Idea (Indian Express, S M A Kazmi, Nov 24, 2004)
An ambitious tourism project promoted by the Uttaranchal government on the periphery of the world famous Corbett National Park has run into trouble.
- Another Promise To Keep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2004)
Following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's very worthwhile visit to Jammu and Kashmir, it was natural that expectations at his next port of call and the country's other trouble
- Doctrine Of Religious Immunity? (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 24, 2004)
Investigation in the Shankaracharya case must proceed, without faltering before entreaties or threats
- Does The Room Have A View? (Indian Express, MOHAN K. TIKKU, Nov 24, 2004)
I don't want one more bed- room added to my home,” Israeli writer Amos Oz once argued, while opposing his government’s policy of building housing settlements on occupied lands leading to even more bloodshed
- Keep Only As Many As You Need (Telegraph, N K Pant, Nov 24, 2004)
The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, did not have a propitious landing in Srinagar on November 17, what with a fierce gunfight raging between the security forces and two heavily-armed terrorists barely 500 metres from where he was to address a rally.
- Peace Is Not A Posture (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 23, 2004)
Kashmir is nowhere near a solution. Still the noise is getting louder. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Srinagar, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s proposals and the thinning of troops in Kashmir are all adding to expectations.
- The Impact Of Bush Re-Election (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Nov 23, 2004)
The ‘sacking’ of Colin Powell and other changes in the Bush administration are good news for India
- Clubbable Cops (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2004)
BELIEVE it or not, there are, or were, such people. Behind that khaki uniform, more so when it is exchanged for ‘civvies’, lie many a heart in tune with your own. Someone who lets his hair down and joins you in a convivial evening.
- India-Pakistan Pm Meet (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2004)
It is clear that the Pakistani team is coming prepared to discuss a wide range of issues. However, the outcome of this meeting will depend on whether both sides are approaching it with a determination to muster the will to succeed...
- Pms In Valley (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2004)
Britain's Financial Times homed in on the contrast between two prime ministers in Kashmir. For the paper, the difference between Manmohan Singh’s November 17 speech and Atal Behari Vajpayee’s address to the rally in Srinagar 18 months ago was unambiguous:
- Toys For The Generals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2004)
The US has a long history of rewarding its allies for services rendered, unmindful of the blatant misuse that the beneficiaries may make of these gifts.
- Lag-Bhag Confused (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 22, 2004)
They say a political honeymoon lasts six months. Maybe that’s why Manmohan Singh still smells of roses. That or the media wears rose-tinted glasses.
- After The Earth Rocked In Bhuj (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 22, 2004)
It has been nearly four years since the Gujarat earthquake. Yet in central Kutch, which suffered the worst of the ravages, the effects are still very much in evidence.
- Key To Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2004)
A gesture is symbolic on many levels. By freeing the Kangla Fort of occupation by the Assam Rifles, the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, has, first and foremost, fulfilled a demand of the Manipuri people.
- Jaw-Jaw On J&k (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf has always been quick off the block when it comes to making comments on the exact state of Indo-Pak relations. Some time back he let the world know that there was light at the end of this tunnel.
- Games Musharraf Plays (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 22, 2004)
AS a soldier who has been through all command and staff courses up to the British Royal College of Defence Studies, General Musharraf appears to believe in psyops vis-a-vis India. So he seems to be blowing hot and cold on the Kashmir issue.
- Umar Will Have To Do Some Deft Tightrope Walking (Tribune, David Devadas, Nov 21, 2004)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will be the centre of attention over the coming week. Strategists in both India and Pakistan will be keenly watching his moves.
- Balle-Balle Is Not Peace (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Nov 20, 2004)
Plenty of hopes have been raised in India, Pakistan and among international do-gooders that the recent contacts between the two countries are going to lead to the dawn of a new era on the sub-continent.
- Jobless In J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2004)
There are basically three types of militants in Jammu and Kashmir today. First are the foreigners trained and sent in by Pakistan.
- A New Recipe For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2004)
For the past several years, peacemaking in Jammu and Kashmir has resembled what Hindi-speakers would describe as a khwaabi (imaginary pulao): all the right ingredients for a ...
- Not An Outsider (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 20, 2004)
A Singaporean friend who minces no words was blunt on the telephone. “Bush’s ‘house nigger’ has gone,” he bellowed,
- Cashing In On Kashmir (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 19, 2004)
Foreign minister Natwar Singh is probably right when he says we should not expect miracles on Kashmir from the ongoing dialogue with Pakistan.
- Different Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 19, 2004)
A different approach may sometimes signal hope. The visit of the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to Kashmir seems to hold the promise of difference.
- To Kashmir, With Love (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 19, 2004)
Words can, indeed, act as salve to wounds, calm anger and even turn hatred into love — at the right place and time.
- Reaching Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 19, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Kashmir on Wednesday and the notes of hope and commitment to peace and prosperity that he struck ....
- Courageous Visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s successful visit to Srinagar is a body blow to the militants who did everything possible to prevent it.
- More Than A Gesture (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Nov 18, 2004)
In this season of elections, another has popped up online. This one pertains to Manipur, the state Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit on Monday.
- Pension Needs More Attention (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Nov 18, 2004)
The UPA Government is to introduce another Amendment Bill to the Employees Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF) to make the Employees' Pension Scheme of 1995 (EPS) more subscriber-friendly.
- India Steps Forward On Kashmir (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Nov 18, 2004)
India's new government is proving its will to continue to ratchet down tensions with Pakistan over one of the world's most dangerous potential flashpoints.
- From Confrontation To Cooperation (Hindu, Michael Krepon , Nov 17, 2004)
An exit strategy out of the Kashmir impasse might be found through measures that are expressly designed to increase the well being of those who live on both sides of the divide.
- Omnipresent Companion (Deccan Herald, MADHU NEGLUR, Nov 17, 2004)
The pot-hole has an Indian nationality and outlives even the ministers who feed it
- Religion Census: A Faithful Count (Business Line, N. Rama Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
The recent debate on growth of the population of the various religious groups has somewhat overshadowed the valuable data generated by the Census of India on these groups.
- Drawing Down Troop Levels (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to reduce the level of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir will give a huge boost to both the now-stalled official talks with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference and the ongoing composite dialogue process with Pak
- Pm’S Welcome Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
India’s decision to reduce the number of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir is, perhaps, the most significant confidence building measure (CBM) so far announced after the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process was set in motion.
- Vale Of Good Intentions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 14, 2004)
Some gift horses must be thoroughly inspected in the mouth. This is especially important in an atmosphere of fragile trust, for to make a wrong estimate of the gift’s value leads to confused responses.
- Overdue Reforms In The Criminal Justice System (Tribune, R.R. Varma, Nov 14, 2004)
The criminal justice system is under severe strain. Organised law invaders like terrorists, separatists, mafias and tax thieves are spreading their activities.
- Reminiscences And Regrets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2004)
In an interview to Western journalists on October 17, Yasser Arafat spoke of his struggle of the last 50 years.
- Visions And Verdicts (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Nov 13, 2004)
Tomorrow, November 14, is the birthday of India’s first prime minister. This is an appropriate moment to reassess his legacy, but only before issuing a disclaimer: your columnist is not a member or supporter of the Congress party.
- Hunter Becomes The Hunted (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 13, 2004)
The people are helpless in the face of Zaheera-like cases where the activists themselves become targets
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 11, 2004)
Joint control of Kashmir by both India and Pakistan is one of the interesting suggestions that have been thrown up
- No Roads To The Market (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Nov 10, 2004)
What is the difference between animals and humans? Had you asked George Orwell, the answer might have been — none at all.
- A Blueprint For Kashmir (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2004)
Whether we like it or not, President General Pervez Musharraf has been able to retrieve the Kashmir problem from the backburner. Our satisfaction is that the military establishment he heads has realised that no solution is possible through hostilities.
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