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Articles 12721 through 12820 of 13380:
- Good Lord! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 16, 2001)
The theft of two idols from the Jagannath temple of Puri (one reportedly since recovered from a well in the temple complex) raises much more than merely law and order questions;
- Usa On A Triangular Tightrope (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 16, 2001)
EVEN by the hectic post-September 11 standards diplomatic activity over the last week has been particularly hot-footed.
- Why Vajpayee, Musharraf Should Bite Into Afghan Pie (Indian Express, Rajinder Puri, Nov 16, 2001)
MY reaction to President Bush’s declaration of war against terrorism was that America could win battles but lose the war if it fights only terrorists.
- Beware, ‘Reformist Taliban’ Will Continue To Export Terrorism To India (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Nov 16, 2001)
THE Afghan military campaign is reaching a point of decision or what Clausewitz called the culminating point. To him, success came from strength — both physical and moral.
- The Difference Between A Militant And A Terrorist (The Financial Express, G. V. Ramakrishnan , Nov 15, 2001)
We frequently hear the terms militant and terrorist in newspapers and on television.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 15, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York.
- Unconstitutional Tenets (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 15, 2001)
Talking about the Afghan invasion of India in 1919 and the attitude of Indian Muslim leaders to this and other related issues.
- A Better Way To Fight Terrorism (Indian Express, Abhik Siddiqui, Nov 15, 2001)
We are often told that terrorism has no address. A terrorist is a terrorist no matter where ever he exists, whatever form he takes.
- Politics Before Independence (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 14, 2001)
IT was at the all-India Congress session held at Wardha on January 15, 1942, that Mahatma Gandhi designated Jawaharlal Nehru as his heir.
- Unconstitutional Tenets (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 14, 2001)
Talking about the Afghan invasion of India in 1919 and the attitude of Indian Muslim leaders to this and other related issues.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 14, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York, telling Pakistan to forget about Kashmir.
- Burqa Has No Religion (Indian Express, Manali, Nov 14, 2001)
The Kashmiri women should know they are not alone in the fight against the veil.
- Reject The Poto Cunning, Not The Law (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 14, 2001)
THESE DAYS Mr. Lal Kishen Advani has that satisfied grin of an alley cat that has just managed to get into a jar full of POTO- fied cream.
- The Tragedy Of A Battered Afghanistan (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 14, 2001)
The Taliban have confined Afghan ambassador Masood Khalili to a wheelchair at his house in New Delhi.
- Did I Pass Or Fail? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 14, 2001)
Edward said points out how, in the global panorama of cultures, not all peoples are endowed with the equal right to narration and representation.
- The Indian Muslims Trial By Fire (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2001)
SOON after the bombing of Afghanistan began, one of the favourite topics for the Indian media was splitting the Indian Muslim population into what hacks loved to call fundamentalists and moderates.
- Dying Unwept And Unsung (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 14, 2001)
Some may consider it rather late in the day for me to write about B.K. Nehru, one of the most distinguished Indians of our times and a rare blend of a civil servant.
- Gen’s Ramzan Problem (Indian Express, Megan K. Stack, Nov 13, 2001)
He has brought it up in Paris and Turkey, Britain and the United States. The beleaguered president keeps on asking, even though Western leaders repeatedly have dismissed his plea.
- Facto Non Verba (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 13, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's statement that Pakistan will never get Kashmir is a strong rebuff to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's obession with Kashmir.
- Dismal Dividends (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2001)
INDIA'S REFUSAL TO jettison an ill-advised and ill-timed hardline stance and its continuing disinclination to engage Pakistan bilaterally has once again handed the propaganda advantage to Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
- Jyoti Malhotra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 13, 2001)
THE corridors of the UN General Assembly in New York are a great place to network in, especially in session, when the building is crawling with leaders of all shapes, sizes and colours.
- Defining Terrorism (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 13, 2001)
THE human ingenuity in drafting will be soon put to test when the global coalition gets to defining what constitutes 'terrorism'?
- K-Word, Again And Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Little tangible gains for Musharraf from his US visit.
- Human Rights And The Mother Of All Ordinances (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 12, 2001)
AFTER years of intellectual barrenness on the Indian political landscape — with table-thumping and cat-calls becoming the principal means of national deliberation — the furious debate that POTO or the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance.
- India’s Major Gains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2001)
UNDERSTATED, if not unstated, is the knitting of a close strategic relationship between India and the USA.
- The `K' Word All Over Again (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 12, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 11. Must India be worried that the U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, has promised the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
- Pakistan On Fire: Scenario I (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Nov 12, 2001)
In the 'Second Opinion' 'Is Pakistan Burning' (November 5, 2001) three scenarios under which Pakistan's President General Musharraf may be ousted were outlined.
- Simple George's High Ideals (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Nov 12, 2001)
The return of George Fernandes to the Cabinet is being frowned at, not only by the opposition parties, but also by the self-proclaimed defenders of the morality of the Nation.
- ``We May Stay, But We'll Never Be Indians'' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 12, 2001)
THE alienation felt by the people in Kashmir Valley is well-known. However, when an angry and anguished 24-year-old postgraduate student at Kashmir University is prepared to die for ``the cause'', it strikes a chord.
- Issue Of Indo-Pak Dialogue (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Nov 12, 2001)
THE course the Indian leadership has adopted on General Musharraf’s repeated request for a meeting in the New York is unfortunate.
- India Is Us Friend In Need And Deed (Indian Express, Bill Richardson, Nov 11, 2001)
WITH each passing day, the US military action in Afghanistan puts greater focus on America’s allies in South Asia.
- Car Theft Mafia (Tribune, David Devdas, Nov 11, 2001)
I had parked my car in a lane off the Boulevard along the Dal lake the other day. When I returned after a boat ride a couple of hours later, it was dark.
- Chomsky Speaks Out His Mind Without Fear (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Nov 11, 2001)
MY meeting with Prof Noam Chomsky last weekend left me in a rather introspective mood.
- Myanmar: The Core Of India’s ‘Look East’ Policy (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Nov 11, 2001)
FOLLOWING its independence in 1948, Myanmar had a policy of neutralism and isolationism up to the 1980s but when the Myanmar military disallowed Sui Kyi to assume power following the 1990 elections, the country’s external stance changed.
- All For Themselves ... (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 11, 2001)
GUESS WHO'S coming to dinner? Last Sunday, gate-crashers stormed Mr. Tony Blair's elegant sit-down dinner for four, turning it into a noisy, argumentative buffet for nine, with the last self- invited guest turning up embarrassingly late.
- India And Us Should Align Interests In Future Afghan Policy (The Financial Express, Arvind Virmani, Nov 10, 2001)
The art of foreign policy lies in making other countries (in the current case the US) believe that certain policies and actions that are in our (India’s) interest are also in its own (US’s) interest (and vice-versa).
- Misuse Of Central Funds (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 10, 2001)
Paradoxically while the State Gov-ernment has been blaming the Centre for starving it of funds for development New Delhi complains of State’s failure to properly.
- Maneka’s Salvo At Sonia, Congress! (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 10, 2001)
Maneka wins a libel case and fires a salvo at Sonia and a captive Congress party reacts.
- Standard Of Political Debate (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 09, 2001)
NOBODY expects India’s present rulers to play by the Queensberry Rules but the recent exchanges with Pakistan indulged in by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- Revival Of Old Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2001)
BOMBING of Afghanistan has pushed all other developments to the back of newspaper headlines.
- From Tippy To Kitcha (Indian Express, Vinita Bahadur, Nov 09, 2001)
WHEN I got married to an Indian Air Force officer I was totally ignorant of the customs and traditions of the defence services.
- Vajpayee On Crucial Foreign Visits (The Kashmir Times, O. N. Mehrotra, Nov 09, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee began on November 4, his ten-day crucial visit to three major world capitals--Moscow, Washington and London--and New York.
- Full Independence For Tibet (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 09, 2001)
THE Dalai Lama has asked the world to prevail upon the Chinese to grant full autonomy to Tibet in exchange for the acceptance of the nominal suzerainty of China.
- It’s Our War Too (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Nov 09, 2001)
IN discussing the recent visit by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, your editorial ‘B-52 Diplomacy’ (November 6) talks about “their war”.
- Poto’s Chief Advocate (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 09, 2001)
Not surprisingly Farooq Abdullah turned out to be the chief advocate of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance at the chief ministers conference on Internal Security in New Delhi.
- Relocating Indo-Russian Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2001)
AS THE PRIME Minister concluded the Moscow leg of a marathon mission abroad and headed for Washington, it was clear that a treaty partner of Cold War vintage was in the process of readjusting and retuning its own world vision.
- India And The U.S.-Russian Alliance (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 08, 2001)
THE PRIME Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, begins his engagements in Washington today on the eve of a historic breakthrough in U.S.-Russian relations.
- Avoid The 'Great Game' (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Nov 08, 2001)
THE CENTRAL dividing line in India today is not between Left and Right, or pro and anti-American, between Islam-baiters and those who are not.
- Friends: A Rerun (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
Putin’ in place the pieces of the Afghan puzzle.
- Back To Moscow Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2001)
THERE are several plus and two minus points in the revived Indo-Soviet relations. The Russian Federation has declined to describe the Kashmir killings as a result of cross-border terrorism, as India wanted.
- It’s Our War Too (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Nov 08, 2001)
India too stands to gain from the current global war against terrorism.
- Bush Is No Honest Broker (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
Talk to Musharraf, but not because US says so
- Tall People Reach For New Heights (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2001)
With the average height of Indians shooting up with each generation, tall people across the country have formed a forum to discuss their towering problems and jointly campaign for their rights.
- The War On Television (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
‘‘I will assign responsibility to every nation in this global fight against terrorism.
- Limited Options For Usa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2001)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made all the right noises but the implication was not very pleasant for New Delhi ears.
- Strategic Depth In Afghanistan (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2001)
THE GAINING of strategic depth in Afghanistan has been a major objective of Pakistan's policy.
- Building Indo-U.S. Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2001)
AT THE END of another high profile visit to New Delhi by an American official, there is greater bilateral optimism.
- Where Have All The Pandits Gone? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 07, 2001)
WHENEVER you travel to Kashmir and write about the alienation evident in the people of the Valley, the question that comes up is: `Where are all the Kashmiri Pandits?' Have they become refugees in their own land?
- Reality Check For Us (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 07, 2001)
IN MOSCOW today, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, will no doubt reflect that four weeks into the undeclared war on Afghanistan.
- B-52 Diplomacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
Rumsfeld’s visit was about them, not us
- Foreign Affairs (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 06, 2001)
Prime Minister’s Vajpayee’s visit to Russia, the US and Great Britain, all in the same breath, indicates just how much the world has changed.
- The Schroeder Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 06, 2001)
THE RECENT visit of the German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schroeder, to India was significant from several angles, particularly for the signals it conveyed that there is life after September 11; that it is business as usual for the two countries.
- Our Role In Their War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
South Asia can teach the world to deal with the crisis.
- A Poto Start (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2001)
INDIA has been forced to sit on the bench (where non-players sit in a football match) in the ongoing global battle against terrorism, and the BJP does not like it at all.
- Lashkar, Jaish In Dragnet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2001)
IF a demand is not accepted for long, it becomes almost an obsession. The clamour for US action against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was one such plea of India.
- Rumsfeld: At The Right Place And Right Time (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Nov 05, 2001)
THERE are going to be very few senior leaders in the country when US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld comes calling on Monday.
- From Nam Giant To A Client (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Nov 05, 2001)
CALL it exquisite irony or what you will, even as the Prime Minister’s special envoy Brajesh Mishra was in Dhaka on “a goodwill mission”, conveying his boss’s “greetings” to the new government and talking of “further strengthening” bilateral relations —
- Poto, What It Does Not Say And What It Says (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 05, 2001)
PROMULGATED late evening on October 24, the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001 — known popularly by its highly pronounceable acronym, POTO — is already bristling with controversy.
- Meeting India's Concerns (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2001)
INDIA'S LONG, LONELY battle against fundamentalist terrorism on its soil may be about to be joined, even if indirectly and remotely, by the global coalition as the U.S expands its campaign to include terrorism in its multifarious forms.
- On The List (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2001)
Expansion of the anti-terrorist programme is the only way to tackle the hydra-headed phenomenon.
- India & Pakistan: Doing The Impossible (Hindu, Shirin Tahir Kheli, Nov 05, 2001)
SEPTEMBER 11 changed the world. Sadly, nothing is different in the India-Pakistan relationship.
- Alarming Rise In Cross-Border ‘Hack-Tivism’ (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Nov 05, 2001)
The reverberations of the World Trade Centre terrorist attacks are being felt on Indian cyberspace, too, with a conspicuous spurt in web site defacements.
- Modernising The Dairy Industry (Business Line, Satyan Kashu, Nov 05, 2001)
THE Indian dairy industry is characterised by small, labour- intensive units and marginal growth.
- Focus On Naval Cooperation During Rumsfeld Visit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 05, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 4. Several issues relating to the military operations against Afghanistan and the stability of Pakistan are likely to figure prominently in the talks.
- Exuding Confidence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2001)
Ms. AMBIKA SONI, Congress Working Committee member and AICC general secretary, believes her party is on course.
- Legislating A Police State (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 04, 2001)
IT IS not the best kept secret of the Government that the police is thoroughly criminalised and corrupt and the judicial system is teetering on the brink of collapse.
- Own Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2001)
India has become the hotbed of diplomatic exchanges thanks to the serious developments in the neighbourhood.
- Exuding Confidence (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Nov 04, 2001)
Ms. AMBIKA SONI, Congress Working Committee member and AICC general secretary, believes her party is on course.
- The Poto's Dangers (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 04, 2001)
THE NATIONAl Human Rights Commission and eminent lawyers while voicing their strong opposition to the POTO feel that existing laws, if properly implemented, are enough to deal with terrorists.
- Terms Of Engagement, And Misunderstanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 04, 2001)
PAKISTAN has always been a reluctant American ally. Islamabad has viewed its relations with Washington through the prism of its rivalry with India.
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