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- Democracy Through Diversity (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, Oct 23, 2001)
Lord Bhikku Parekh is a member of the British House of Lords.
- Missing: An Afghan Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2001)
IT is becoming increasingly clear that India is groping to put together an Afghan policy but so far without success.
- Afghanistan Sidestepping Kashmir (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Oct 22, 2001)
THIS will remain India’s great disappointment, not just with Mr Tony Blair’s and Mr Colin Powell’s visits but by the way it is suffering in Kashmir and the world is turning its face away.
- A Sign Of Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 22, 2001)
THE VAJPAYEE ADMINISTRATION seems to have recognised the need for continued restraint in dealing with Pakistan in the present international climate of rising sentiments against the politics of terrorism.
- Agreeing To Disagree (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 22, 2001)
IT WILL be pointless to pretend that there is no dissonance between India and the U.S. arising from the post-September 11 situation, especially the current operations against international terrorism.
- Mother Of The Universe (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Oct 22, 2001)
WE love Durga for killing Mahishasura, the force of evil. But as Durga Puja dawns again on a struggling world, as the forces of ‘right’ and might drop bombs on our neighbours, it’s hard to make sense of this festival.
- Future Of World Order Hinges On War Against Terror (Tribune, Prem Prakash, Oct 21, 2001)
THE September 11 attacks on the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington shook the world.
- Towards New Vistas On Indo-Pak Ties Based On Amity, Trust (Tribune, Jagjit Singh, Oct 21, 2001)
THE immediate aim of the ‘international coalition’ to combat terrorism is to capture Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect behind the carnage, whom the Taliban regime has refused to hand over.
- For Pakistan, Operation Enduring Freedom May Not Ensure Enduring Relationship With Us (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 21, 2001)
Pakistan’s excitement at an economic revival package in return for support to the US-led strikes may be short-term and short-lived, says former minister HUSAIN HAQQANI.
- Two Faces Of The General (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 20, 2001)
WHEN almost the entire world has declared a war on terrorism, Pakistan is the only country to recognise the Taliban government. Surprisingly, Pakistan is being globally perceived as a key ally of the US in its war against terror.
- Voice Of Restraint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 20, 2001)
When an American journalist goofed up in addressing Jaswant Singh as the Prime Minister at a joint press conference with Colin Powell in New Delhi earlier this week, the Indian foreign minister could only smile wryly and correct her.
- There Can Be No Justification For Terrorism (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Oct 20, 2001)
YOU cannot imagine how safe India feels when compared with the Western world. In Europe, where this despatch comes from, there is an insidious sort of fear hidden beneath the beautiful, summer weather.
- India Better Insulated Than Other Se Asian Economies (The Financial Express, S. Majumder , Oct 20, 2001)
There are widespread apprehensions about the dark days ahead for the Indian economy.
- When Terrorists Hijack A Religion (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Oct 20, 2001)
TODAY even youngsters feel disturbed because of the actions of certain people swearing by Islam.
- Kashmir And Kabul-Ii: The Political Dilemma Of War (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 20, 2001)
SRINAGAR, OCT. 19. Some television channels have lent the impression that Kashmir is an angry and tumultuous fervour over the bombing of Afghanistan.
- The Middle Path (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 20, 2001)
Religion is the opiate of reason; it can also act as a stimulant to action.
- Forward Into The Past? (Hindu, K. Shankar Bajpai , Oct 20, 2001)
AS AMERICA'S responses to the September 11 horrors develop, and as its Secretary of State, Gen. Colin Powell, tries to reassure us not to worry.
- Powell’s Visit And After (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2001)
US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s flying visit to the subcontinent cleared several cobwebs in the policy-making corridors of New Delhi.
- Balancing The Indo-U.S. Engagement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2001)
A CHARM OFFENSIVE by the U.S. Secretary of State, Gen. Colin Powell, during his brief visit to South Asia at this critical moment seems to have pleased India's leaders as also Pakistan's military-political establishment.
- Kashmir And Kabul - I: War And The Impact Of Militancy (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 19, 2001)
SRINAGAR, OCT. 18. How will Kabul impact on Kashmir?
- View From Abroad - Ii: Questions About India After Sept. 11 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 19, 2001)
In informal conversations, three pointed queries were put to me on the impact on India of the situation created by the terrorist strikes in the U.S.
- World Faces Biggest Challenge Since Cold War: Study (The Financial Express, Paul Majendie, Oct 19, 2001)
LONDON: The US-led coalition against terrorism faces the world’s most daunting challenge since the Cold War, a leading think-tank said on Thursday.
- The Self-Reliance Mantra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Atal Bihari Vajpayee recently admitted that there is some disappointment in India that the US is not as sensitive to Indian concerns on terrorism as we had expected.
- Pilgrim Of The Swara (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Oct 19, 2001)
DR Raghava Menon, one of India’s best-known music critics, died last Tuesday in New Delhi.
- Powell's Visit A Plus For Pakistan (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 19, 2001)
IT is tempting to ask whether it would have made any difference to the impressions of the US Secretary of State, Gen Colin Powell, if he, like the former US President, Mr Bill Clinton, had gone to Pakistan after visiting India first.
- India In Strategy Vacuum (Business Line, P. Krishna Rao, Oct 19, 2001)
EVEN as Afghanistan is pounded by US warplanes, there is consternation in India that its viewpoint on Kashmir has not been adequately endorsed by the American and British leadership.
- Muslim Rage Is For Real (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
THE ‘‘Muslim rage’’ goes unnoticed unless expressed stridently.
- Loss Of Leverage For India (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 18, 2001)
It was a painful experience - during a recent visit abroad, especially the four weeks in the U.K. after September 11 - to find India almost completely missing in the media focus on terrorism or the debates on diverse issues arising out of it.
- Stirring The Communal Cauldron (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 18, 2001)
A SERIES of recent events ought to awaken all those who had been lulled into complacency by the fact that the BJP appeared to have been acting as if it were a moderate party at the centre of the ideological spectrum.
- Does Us Have The Medicine? (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Oct 18, 2001)
STAND down, India and Pakistan, especially India because you are no use to us, while Pakistan is, even if it is aiding and abetting what you ill-informed people call terrorists in Kashmir.
- Powell Comes And Goes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
India can’t expect others to fight its battles.
- Pervez Musharraf’s Next Year (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 18, 2001)
ON October 12, when the ongoing U.S.-led bombing of the Taliban in Afghanistan was in its fifth day, Pakistan’s military ruler and self-appointed President, General Pervez Musharraf, celebrated the second anniversary of his coup.
- Fatal Flaw In The High Command (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Oct 18, 2001)
The attacks on civilians by militants have made the lives of the Kashmiri people insecure.
- Snags And Contradictions (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Oct 18, 2001)
Never before has America been in the grip of such fear and panic.
- Questionable Package (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2001)
There is now a warlike situation in the state. In other words, the counter insurgency is on the verge of taking the shape of guerrilla warfare.
- Strategic Partner (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2001)
The secretary of state of the United States of America, Mr Colin Powell has performed a balancing act during his visits to India and Pakistan.
- High-Flying Plans (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2001)
On paper, the “proactive package” announced by the government for Kashmir looks effective. But in actual practice, it is only another piece of rhetoric.
- A Rich Language, Though Unknown (Telegraph, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Oct 17, 2001)
After Jharkhand, the neglect of Maithili and Mithilanchal once again seems have become a major political issue, not only in Bihar, but also in Jharkhand.
- India And Pakistan Should Stop Playing Politics On The Hoof (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 17, 2001)
This is the worst of times. This is also the best of times. Both New Delhi and Islamabad should utilise the opportunity to come closer.
- Border Skirmish Or Tension? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
THERE is more to the Indian shelling across the border in two sectors across the Kashmir valley than meets the eye. It could be a routine local affair, an assertive commander repaying Pakistan firing in kind.
- India’s Strained Foreign Policy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 17, 2001)
JAWAHARLAL Nehru, the architect of India’s foreign policy, based it on the three pillars of socialism, nonalignment and secularism. Socialism, in particular the communist variant of it, is now in almost universal disrepute.
- Need For Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2001)
THE INTENSIVE SHELLING of some Pakistani military positions by the Indian Army on Monday night has exposed the fragility of the Vajpayee administration's strategic thinking on the Kashmir issue in the present volatile international situation.
- Look Beyond Wagah And Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
We have more Muslims than Pakistan, sell this to Powell.
- Global Coalition Later, Home Front Now (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 17, 2001)
THE latest statement from the Osama bin Laden network, the al Qaeda which has not been refuted puts on record what the rest of Indians had suspected and Kashmiris had always known.
- One Grand Conspiracy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 17, 2001)
THE ENGLISH language does not provide us with a word that would do for ``murder of republican virtues''.
- Pro-Active Firing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
Troubled times do not mean Pakistan can take advantage.
- Civil Liberties Endangered (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 17, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Union Home Ministry is thinking of quietly slipping in by ordinance the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000.
- Cave-Bound, Generally Speaking (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Oct 17, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf would have learnt by now that it is not easy to live by the sword.
- Outright Mischief (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2001)
Al-Qaeda’s reference to Kashmir is a self-serving exercise.
- Fighting Taliban: Why India Should Stay The Course With Us (The Financial Express, Chanakya , Oct 16, 2001)
Colin Powell is to visit Pakistan and India, and many in India are anxious to impress upon the United States that it should expand its war on terrorism to cover the cross-border terrorists operating in Kashmir.
- Al-Qaida's Threat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2001)
THE warning issued by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida outfit to America not to back "Hindus against Muslims" in Kashmir needs careful scrutiny. It is actually meant to raise the communal temperature in India.
- New Priorities (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 16, 2001)
One perceptible fallout of the events of September 11 and the the subsequent retaliatory action by the United States of America is the increased involvement of the latter in the affairs of the south Asian region.
- Wrong Cause (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 15, 2001)
Consistency is a difficult thing to achieve. Especially if it has to be displayed by a state government led by a party that seems eager to undo much of its past.
- That Bizarre State Of Affairs (Telegraph, Pathik Guha, Oct 15, 2001)
India figures in the Nobels this year, on the 100th anniversary of the most coveted prize on this planet.
- A Tainted Pak Trust (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2001)
THESE are difficult days for Pakistan and President Pervez Musharraf.
- Exposing Blair And Engaging America (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Oct 15, 2001)
THE central issues before Indian diplomacy now flow from the statement of British Prime Minister Tony Blair that Pakistan had a valid interest in Afghanistan. This statement has far-reaching consequences for the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The Task Ahead (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Oct 15, 2001)
A GRIEVOUS error of judgment on September 11 led to a colossal human tragedy - the death of innocent civilians in the U.S., followed by the massive air strikes in Afghanistan.
- When To Let Kabul Fall (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 15, 2001)
WASHINGTON, OCT. 14. As Afghanistan braces for the second week of American attacks, the big questions remain.
- Suicide Squads Get Their Targets, But Duck Battle (Indian Express, MAJ GENERAL S. C. N. Jatar (Rtd), Oct 15, 2001)
In his two-part article on the reasons behind suicide missions (The Indian Express, October 5-6), Muzamil Jaleel has missed out some important military and psychological attributes of such missions.
- Wages Of A Subaltern Policy (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Oct 15, 2001)
IT is just a matter of time before the awesome lethality of America’s war machine turns much of Afghanistan into rubble, many of its people into dust and most of Taliban into history.
- Now Target Western Consciousness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2001)
WHILE India has scored a victory with the US-British freeze of the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammad, it has also come as a signal that the US will step up pressure on India to resume talks with Pakistan on Kashmir.
- Riding Out The Shockwaves (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 14, 2001)
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE is no vaccine which can give immunity against the deadly terrorism virus.
- Sitting On A Powder Keg (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Oct 14, 2001)
AS THE U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan takes an ugly turn, with claims of growing civilian causalties, the military Government in Pakistan is faced with a sensitive situation.
- New Turn In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Oct 14, 2001)
THE bombing of Taliban positions in Afghanistan should have had an expected response from Begum Khaleda Zia’s new administration in Dhaka.
- Intriguing Web Of Incongruities And Links (Tribune, David Devdas, Oct 14, 2001)
MY friend Aftab got married in Srinagar a fortnight ago. His “Pinky bhabhi” took over the kitchen a few days before the wedding She cooked for his entire joint family, leaving his mother and sisters free to prepare for the wedding feast.
- Towards An Enduring Victory Of ‘Freedom Over Fear’ (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Oct 14, 2001)
FOR the first time, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a unanimous resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter spelling out a comprehensive anti-terrorism framework enforceable qua member states.
- Where Are All The Maulanas? (Indian Express, Tarun Vijay, Oct 14, 2001)
The psyche war began the day President Bush addressed the senate.
- Riding Out The Shockwaves (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 14, 2001)
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE is no vaccine which can give immunity against the deadly terrorism virus.
- Std Blues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2001)
Such things can happen only on All Fools’ Day. The Department of Post and Telegraph in Leh suddenly got a patriotic brainwave and offered the Indian Army STD telephone connections from where the troops could make calls at 1/4th the market rate.
- Beyond Challenge (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2001)
No tears will be shed for either a murderous Osama bin Laden or a fanatical taliban, and only a legalistic few might quibble that the law of nations casts its protection over even rogue states and repugnant governments.
- Brave Old Words (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2001)
SILENCE is golden. And when it is made an element of state policy, particularly for dealing with sensitive issues like the security of the country, it often proves more precious than real gold.
- How Prepared Are Our Defence Forces? (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Oct 13, 2001)
These are very sensitive times for the Indian government and its defence forces.
- Leaping On To Anti-Us Bandwagon (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Oct 13, 2001)
IT is, said the Taliban’s Ambassador to Ismalabad, an illegal action by the tyrant America.
- Musharraf Finds English Press Helpful (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Oct 13, 2001)
OBVIOUSLY it is the US bombing of Afghanistan and the consequent protests in several cities that continues to dominate the mainline newspapers in Pakistan.
- Right Place, Right Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2001)
Wordsmith Laloo Prasad Yadav recognises a member of his word-weavers’ ilk when he spots one.
- I Felt A Stinging Blow On My Back And I Looked Around To See The Policeman Swinging His Rifle At Me. I Turned And Bang! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2001)
With four foreigners in custody, Omar Sheikh sends ransom notes to the embassies and the media. But an unexpected encounter with the police foils the plan.
- Their War, Not Ours (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2001)
SINCE the yardstick of the success or failure of India’s foreign policy is linked to Pakistan’s standing in the international community.
- Policy Of National Interest (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2001)
NATIONAL interest can change a countrys policy. This is how the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has defended his decision to support America.
- Little Sympathy In Oic For Pak. (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 12, 2001)
MANAMA (Bahrain) OCT. 11. Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) get together to ponder the consequences that could befall the member-states as the U.S. retaliates for the terrorist strikes of September 11.
- Address Kashmir's Alienation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2001)
EVER SINCE THE United States proclaimed its intention to mount a global `war' on terrorism in ``all its forms'', as a response to the September 11 carnage, India has been investing considerable energy in getting the Governments worldwide.
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