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Articles 11921 through 12020 of 13380:
- The Law And The Circulars (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Feb 05, 2002)
FISCAL laws depend on a proper administration for their success. The bare Act and the rules merely lay down the policy structure. Rigorous implementation will throw up conundrums and questions of interpretation will arise.
- Witness To A Decline (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Feb 05, 2002)
Having worked and lived in Jammu, it is depressing for me to see what is happening to the city.
- A War Of Imagery (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2002)
FOUAD AJAMI, American of Muslim Lebanese origin, winner of the MacArthur Award, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University, distinguished Arabist, has taken time off to be a professional television watcher.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Premen Addy , Feb 04, 2002)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Victory Lies In The Air (Indian Express, H. Moolgavkar, Feb 04, 2002)
THE happenings in Afghanistan triggered by the bombings of September 11 in New York City and Washington have only gone to further confirm the potential and effectiveness of air power that had already become so clear during its application in World War II.
- Rbi's Report On Currency And Finance 2000-01 -- A Welcome Tilt Against Deflation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 04, 2002)
Unconstrained by monetarist dogma, the RBI's recent Report on Currency and Finance has been brave enough to bare the difficult choices before the country.
- Wanted In Pakistan, A Suitable Prime Minister (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 03, 2002)
THE biggest controversy in political circles in Pakistan today is not whether elections will be held, but who will be able to participate in them.
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2002)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 02, 2002)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2002)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Terrorism: The Two Faces Of Us (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE early 1980s, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had handed over to a group of Sikh terrorists, who had hijacked a plane of the Indian Airlines (IAC).
- It’s A Long March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
INDIA’S strategy is beginning to pay off although a great deal of the distance on the road to the elimination of terrorism from the region in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular remains to be covered.
- Free Verse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2002)
Time, and a few unsuspecting bureaucrats, have delivered Rabindranath Tagore from the clutches of proprietorship.
- Mission Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
Jammu and Kashmir is labouring under many disadvantages.
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2002)
THE attack on the Parliament complex and what might have happened but for the quick response of the security guards have left the nation stunned and furious.
- Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, Jing-dong Yuan, Jan 31, 2002)
The leaders of the two countries should have the foresight to look beyond the security prism.
- Coercive Diplomacy: Change The Tactics (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 31, 2002)
India should strive to avoid inflexibility in its tactical positions, while keeping a laser-like focus on the strategic objective of a permanent end to cross-border terrorism.
- Spreading Wings (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jan 31, 2002)
If There is one department that is displaying a thumbs down to the Government’s efforts of downsizing, it is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
- A Missed Opportunity (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 31, 2002)
DESPITE THE heightened global talk about human rights, the inaugural South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) convention held in New Delhi on November 11 and 12 went virtually unnoticed.
- Strong Case For Enhancing India-Eu Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 31, 2002)
The outcome of the second India-EU summit (in New Delhi last week) should take care of the criticism that the relationship between them lacks direction.
- America’s India Problem (Indian Express, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 31, 2002)
Woven into India’s message to Pakistan is one for the US: make Musharraf toe the line on Kashmir.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
Pakistan's new set of proposals are, as its spokesman stated, a “sum-up and re-affirmation” of its earlier positions.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 31, 2002)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- India And Pak. In The New Scenario (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Jan 31, 2002)
THE LAUNCHING of the global campaign against terrorism by an international coalition led by the United States has already resulted in a reordering of the foreign policies of major powers.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 31, 2002)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 31, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.'
- Laloo, And The Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
We had a PM who spoke 14 languages and said nothing. Some day we could have one who speaks singsong Hindi, a bit more than a smattering of English and a body language that leaves little unsaid.
- General's 'Hurt' Rings Hollow (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 31, 2002)
President Musharraf abused Indian hospitality at Agra. He converting a breakfast meet with eminent editors of India into a press conference and had it telecast live to PTV.
- The Partition Debate - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Jan 30, 2002)
As a metaphor, an event and memory, Partition has to be interpreted and explained afresh to remove widely-held misconceptions.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- Saarc Snapshots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
The Eleventh SAARC Summit proved yet again that it is India and Pakistan, and the tortured relationship between the two nations, that continues to set the South Asian agenda.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- What About The War On Economic Front? (Pioneer, Brij Bhardwaj, Jan 30, 2002)
With the threat of war receding from the horizon, it's time to turn the attention towards economy.
- All In Black And White (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
Evidently, the hawks weren’t only on the other side of the border.
- Messages In The Media (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf quite obviously views himself as a forceful communicator of Pakistan’s national interest.
- Changing Contours Of Indo-Pak Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 30, 2002)
WHETHER it is the media or the cocktail circuit, a hot point of discussion these days is the forthcoming summit between the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President-cum-Chief Executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- Autonomy Not To Be Nc Poll Plank: Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 29, 2002)
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, spoke to The Hindu in a 90-minute interview about the pros and cons of politics in the State. Excerpts:
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- Calling Carriers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE INTERIM ORDER passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on routing all STD calls without bearing the carrier access code alternately between Bharti Telesonic and Bharat Sanchar Nigam is not only impracticable technically,
- The Dancer’s Caste (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 29, 2002)
There seems no end to the re-writing of Indian history. It’s as though everyone with an agenda has suddenly cottoned on to this shortcut.
- Kabul Calling (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 29, 2002)
It may or may not be an entirely apocryphal story: Prime Minister Charan Singh, on hearing about the landing of the Soviet troops at Kabul in December 1979, asked: “Afghanistan?
- Snapshots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2002)
Setting The Tone
You would think Syed Shahnawaz Hussain would be jet-setting all over the country considering he is the minister for civil aviation. Right? Wrong. His preferred mode of travelling is the Indian Railways.
- Defenders Of Faith (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 28, 2002)
The Indian Army is vilified by many for its uncivil behaviour in Nagaland and Kashmir, just as the Punjab Police is for certain actions during the dark years of Punjab terrorism.
- The Middle Path To Pakistan (Indian Express, V. P. Dutt, Jan 28, 2002)
India's policy towards Pakistan need not and should not oscillate between two extremes, either beating the drums of war or pretending that the December 13 attack on Parliament was just another act of terrorism.
- The Flight Of Agni (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 28, 2002)
The successful test-firing of the shorter 700-kilometre range Agni-I missile was an essential step in the implementation of India's indigenous Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- What's Wrong With A 'Third Party'? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jan 28, 2002)
There have been many visitors from the US to India in recent months and this is a very positive development for the future of the relationship between the two countries as well as cementing concrete strategic tie-ups.
- Military Must Matter (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 28, 2002)
January 2002 appears to be a month of military men and controversies in the Indian sub-continent. It started with the Army Day press conference on January 11, 2002 by Indian Army Chief General S Padmanabhan.
- The Zhu Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 28, 2002)
It was a multi-dimensional visit by the Chinese Premier to India and the job for the two sides is to consolidate the gains through serious follow-up.
- Jaswant And Lord Curzon's Legacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 28, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. Is Lord Curzon of Kedleston back in political favour? Two very different men recently invoked his ideas to define India's new standing in the world.
- America's India Problem (Los Angeles Times, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 27, 2002)
Behind the polite diplomatic exchanges now taking place between New Delhi and Washington lies the Indian belief that America's unconditional embrace of Musharraf since Sept. 11 has emboldened Pakistani hawks to step up their pressure in Kashmir.
- The Nation's State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2002)
The unprecedented security arrangements in the midst of which the country is celebrating Republic Day is an eloquent commentary on its state on this historic anniversary.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 27, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 27, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- Sunny Deol (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 27, 2002)
Terror for terror
The catchphrase “Doodh mangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir mangoge to cheer denge” (If you want milk we’ll give you cream, but if you ask for Kashmir, we’ll rip you apart) in Maa Tujhe Salaam — Sunny Deol’s latest film released yesterday —
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 27, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 26, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- The Nation's State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2002)
The unprecedented security arrangements in the midst of which the country is celebrating Republic Day is an eloquent commentary on its state on this historic anniversary.
- Being Hashim Qureshi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Jan 26, 2002)
Dismissed as an ‘Indian plant’, the ‘new factor’ in Kashmir politics has the promise of stirring things up.
- Of Criminals And Terrorists (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 26, 2002)
THERE is now a concerted effort to describe the perpetrators of Tuesday morning's violence resulting in the death of some policemen in Kolkata as criminals, as opposed to terrorists.
- Annan's Two-Track Formula (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2002)
THE UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has spelt out a "twin-track approach" for long-term peace between India and Pakistan.
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 26, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- Sunny Deol (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
Terror for terror
The catchphrase “Doodh mangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir mangoge to cheer denge” (If you want milk we’ll give you cream, but if you ask for Kashmir, we’ll rip you apart) in Maa Tujhe Salaam — Sunny Deol’s latest film released yesterday —
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- Up And The Algebra Of Infinite Flip-Flops (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Jan 25, 2002)
Read their lips, politicians have mastered the fine art of political somersaults in Uttar Pradesh.
- Terrorism: Now In The East? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 25, 2002)
On December 22, 1994, two boys in Domkal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district discovered several bombs very near a temporary dais from which Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, now Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- The Trouble With Musharraf (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
WHY do we mistrust General Musharraf? Because he had a hand in Kargil?
- A Stain On Indian Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 25, 2002)
Good constitutional practices include the duty of political parties and their leaders to ensure that chargesheeted and communal persons are not permitted to stand for election on their party ticket.
- Barks & Bites (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
‘‘I just don’t understand the subcontinent’s psyche. An attack happens in Kolkata, and the first thing they (Indians) do is blame the Pakistanis. We are no better.
- General's About-Turns Are All Too Frequent (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 25, 2002)
In the light of Pakistan's theocratic history, for General Musharraf to immediately accept the call of the US led anti-terrorist coalition could be termed as surprising.
- Something Left Undone (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 25, 2002)
Something very strange happened in Calcutta on Tuesday morning.
- Terrorism And The Law — Ii (Hindu, K. Subramaniam, Jan 25, 2002)
However deterrent the law is, it cannot by itself address the problem of cross-border terrorism.
- A Change In The General (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jan 24, 2002)
The first U-turn made by Pakistan when it joined the coalition led by the United States of America was a great wrench for Pervez Musharraf.
- Of Tigers And Dragons (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jan 24, 2002)
Last week, in a significant initiative, Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji proposed that India and China work together in the Information Technology sector.
- ‘What’s Needed Are Small But Sincere Steps Towards Resolving Bilateral Issues Peacefully’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Excerpts from My India: The Vision for the Future, Home Minister L K Advani’s address at the India Today conclave which was held in New Delhi
- Be Practical And Reasonable (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Jan 24, 2002)
India shifted its Pakistan policies into a high pro-active gear in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13.
- Janus-Faced General Needs Deft Handling (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Jan 24, 2002)
We must give the devil his due; President Musharraf is a great showman.
- Countering Insurgency In Kashmir (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Jan 24, 2002)
MANY developments have been taking place on the India-Pakistan front. The Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has promised to crack down on terrorists operating from Pakistan.
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