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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 13380:
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Punishing Innocent Citizens (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 22, 2001)
IF you had read about my brother-in-law in the newspapers last week you would have thought he was a CIA agent or if not a spy then some other kind of very dangerous foreigner.
- New Great Guessing Game: Where’s Osama? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
WHEN Osama bin Laden seemed to melt into the snow-capped mountains of in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago, many speculated that he had made a simple escape, taking an obvious route.
- On The Brink, Watch Your Step (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FORTY EIGHT hours from now, when Maulana Masood Azhar celebrates the second anniversary of the IC-814 hijack that made him a free man again, he would have a very special cause for satisfaction.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- Credulous Politics And Our Soft State (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Dec 21, 2001)
The gruesome attack on the parliament building on December 13 showed what we have known all along.
- Victory Lies In The Air (Indian Express, H. Moolgavkar, Dec 21, 2001)
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.
- Of Pak-Linked Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Atal Behari Vajpayee has rightly stated, "There can be no two definitions of terrorism. Terrorism cannot be divided in bits and pieces."
- Diplomacy In New World Order (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 21, 2001)
In his article, 'Foreign policy without a framework' (December 7), CP Bhambhri laments that the Government's foreign policy is without an appropriate conceptual framework.
- Lukewarm Pursuit? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 21, 2001)
To pursue or not to pursue - that is the question. Prime Minister Vajpayee faces this Hamletian dilemma.
- A War Of Imagery (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
FOUAD AJAMI, American of Muslim Lebanese origin, winner of the MacArthur Award, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- 2001: The Year In Retrospect (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 20, 2001)
Human beings invariably shed their innocence and grow up before they reach the age of 50.
- Asia Hopes To Let Good Times Roll In 2002 (The Financial Express, Jennifer Chen, Dec 20, 2001)
SINGAPORE: Asian economies are set for better times in 2002 after months of plummeting exports left many showing their worst performance in years.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- Mission Kabul (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 20, 2001)
A NEW chapter in the history of Afghanistan begins on December 22, when a new interim administration led by Hamid Karzai takes control of the old country.
- India Should Make Diplomacy, Not War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
The world seems to agree on one point in relation to South Asia: nuclear-armed India and Pakistan should not be allowed to go to war.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means. When the prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced in Parliament that efforts should be made to avert a war, he had in mind only the military aspect of it.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Media Co-Opted By Propaganda (Pioneer, Vijay Upadhyay, Dec 20, 2001)
When the 9-11 attacks on the WTC killed thousands, the world press was ringing words like 'disaster', 'tragedy', 'terrorism', 'strikes', etc.
- Islam Is Not The Issue, Muslims Are (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2001)
For far too long Islam has been allowed to become a licence for any Muslim to do whatever he pleases in its name.
- A Response, Both Measured And Robust (Indian Express, T. Purushotam, Dec 19, 2001)
EVEN after the latest attack on India’s Parliament, the very symbol of the country’s democratic and liberal ideals, Pakistan is peddling a set of platitudes for the benefit of the international community.
- Special To The Express (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
The assault has two prongs. On the one hand violence and terror: these aim at tiring out the victims by inflicting death and carnage.
- ‘A State That’s Patronising Terrorists Should Wake Up To The Consequences; In Any Case Its Immediate Neighbours Must’ (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 19, 2001)
• Corresponding to the four ‘‘don’ts’’ are six ‘‘do’s’’: Believe what the ideologues and organisations of the terrorists say.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Afghan War And American Gains (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 19, 2001)
THE first war of the new millennium, “Operation Enduring Freedom”, has led to many new paradigms and milestones.
- Islam Is Not The Issue, Muslims Are (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 19, 2001)
For far too long Islam has been allowed to become a licence for any Muslim to do whatever he pleases in its name.
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 19, 2001)
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.
- Hot Pursuit Put On Hold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2001)
FIRST two healthy developments. The BJP-led alliance government has put on hold its earlier idea of hot pursuit and attacking terrorist bases in Pakistan-occupied territory.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- Diversity Through Subaltern Prism (Pioneer, Syed Ali Mehdi, Dec 18, 2001)
There has been a tendency among scholars of Muslim history to view it as a biography of caliphs, sultans, shahs and shaykh al-Islams:
- Clear Evidence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 18, 2001)
There is no ambiguity in the accusation this time. India has clear evidence of Pakistans Inter Services Intelligence's (ISI's) role in masterminding the horrendous attack on Parliament House.
- Special To The Express (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2001)
Temporary expedients will boomerang: giving handsome amounts to the SULFA cadre, giving them jobs, allowing them to retain weapons — these steps have resulted in Assam now having not one set of extortionists — ULFA — but two.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- India's Corporate Economy -- Fallen Between Two Stools (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 18, 2001)
GROWTH is uniquely dependent on household savings. Long-term investments are aggregated from household savings that flow in trickles.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
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.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
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.
- Restraint Is The Word (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2001)
December 13 terrorist attack was a direct challenge to Indian nationhood. The parliamentary complex, the symbol of the nation’s democracy, was made a target by audacious militants.
- Shaking The Symbols (Telegraph, MANVENDRA SINGH, Dec 18, 2001)
Two almost simultaneous events last week are certain to shake the contours of India’s national security perceptions and preparations.
- Cool Minds Vs Hot Heads (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Some within the BJP, we are told, have urged the Vajpayee government to assume a more pro-active stance against terrorism.
- Lashkar, Jaish: Pak’s Ghosts In The Machine (Indian Express, Khaled Ahmed, Dec 17, 2001)
For the first time the government’s reference to ‘extremist religious elements’ has become clear to the people of Pakistan.
- Breeding Little Hawks (Hindu, Javed Jabbar, Dec 17, 2001)
Getting children to raise hands in response to one-liner questions on issues as solemn as war and peace, as life and death, epitomised the superficial yet potentially dangerous uses to which TV is put.
- Managing The `Nuclear Flashpoint' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 16. Indian analysts of foreign affairs used to bristle every time a visiting American scholar or policy-maker mentioned the phrase that Kashmir is a ``nuclear flashpoint.''
- Understanding Indian Muslims (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 17, 2001)
Cultural heritage and political aspirations of a community are as much a factor in influencing its behaviour as its theological beliefs.
- Bring Out The Evidence (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 17, 2001)
Horror over the terrorist attack on Parliament is understandable.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- ‘Why Didn’t Govt Bring About Poto When Thousands Were Dying In J&k?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Bahujan Samaj Party’s national vice president, the 45-year old Mayawati, is perhaps one of the most underestimated politicians today, not only in Uttar Pradesh but in national landscape.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 17, 2001)
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.
- Girls Defy Hurdles To Pursue Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2001)
Twelve years of insurgency have not been able to dampen the pro-education spirit of the girls in Udhampur region of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Developing An Objective Argument (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2001)
I remember, Mr. Chairman, one of your illustrious predecessors mentioned in a meeting in this very same hall that the concept of single undertaking had a particular connotation at the time of the Punta Declaration.
- Assault On Nationhood (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Dec 17, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, so soon after the collapse of the Taliban in Afghanistan, reinforces two perceptions, one by India and another by Pakistan.
- The Final Phase (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2001)
Finally, it has dawned on the Indian leadership that there is only one language the terrorists and their masters understand, that of pure and simple threat. The Government has acted swiftly this time.
- Managing The `Nuclear Flashpoint' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 16. Indian analysts of foreign affairs used to bristle every time a visiting American scholar or policy-maker mentioned the phrase that Kashmir is a ``nuclear flashpoint.''
- Breeding Little Hawks (Hindu, Javed Jabbar, Dec 17, 2001)
Getting children to raise hands in response to one-liner questions on issues as solemn as war and peace, as life and death, epitomised the superficial yet potentially dangerous uses to which TV is put.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 17, 2001)
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.
- Understanding Indian Muslims (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 17, 2001)
Cultural heritage and political aspirations of a community are as much a factor in influencing its behaviour as its theological beliefs.
- Haryana Regulates Wholesale Fish Marketing (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Dec 17, 2001)
Haryana has, with immediate effect, decided to regulate fish marketing and has designated the Haryana State Agriculture Produce Marketing Board (HSAMB) as the regulatory authority.
- There Is No One Loyalty (Telegraph, Amit Bhaduri, Dec 16, 2001)
If we refuse to learn from the happenings around us today, it would be a miracle if we did not have to pay a high price for it tomorrow.
- Time For A Review (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
Opinion-makers in Pakistan are urging Gen. Musharraf to seize the moment and re-fashion foreign policy.
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- Time For A Review (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
WITH THE military campaign in Afghanistan in its `final stages', those who matter in Pakistan are no longer shy about admitting the changed realities.
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- No Dividing Lines (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2001)
Well, politicians have no dividing lines. The ruling party members too saw an opportunity to make political capital out of the terrorist attacks on December 13.
- A Poet Without A Post Office (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Dec 16, 2001)
There are several wisps of stories floating around poet Agha Shahid Ali. But one of the most famous — and one of the most endearing — is the one about a little encounter at a Barcelona airport.
- Saving History From Distortion (Tribune, Satish K. Kapoor , Dec 16, 2001)
Whatever the praxis of historical interpretation, the prime facts of history remain incontrovertible. None, for example, would dispute that Kalachuris were known as Haihayas;
- Arafat's Time Is Running Out (Pioneer, Alexander Bovin, Dec 16, 2001)
For a long time Israel tried to tell the international community that terrorism is a planetary threat.
- Time To (En)act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2001)
Terrorists on Thursday attacked the very soul of Indian democracy, the Parliament House, and drove home, with such horrendous clarity, what terror can do to a nation.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 16, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Time To (En)act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
Terrorists on Thursday attacked the very soul of Indian democracy, the Parliament House, and drove home, with such horrendous clarity, what terror can do to a nation.
- Monitoring The Borders (Hindu, Varun Sahni, Dec 15, 2001)
It is high time Indian defence planners started analysing the viability of a more technology-intensive force structure.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- When Blood Speaks To Blood (Telegraph, Amit Bhaduri, Dec 15, 2001)
The observation is attributed to Plato that the study of man is far more interesting than the study of physical objects, as man, knowing full well that doing something is bad, still does it.
- Crisis Of Civilization (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2001)
The spectre of violence now haunts the globe. The terrorist attack on Parliament House on Thursday demonstrates that the phantasm is a terrifying reality.
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