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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 25647:
- A Three-Way Power Struggle (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 16, 2005)
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal may be tempting fate. The royal proclamation of February 1 pitted him against the other two political forces of his country: the political parties and the Maoist insurgent army.
- Long Way To Go (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2005)
The recently-concluded air show ‘Aero India 2005’, held at the Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bangalore, enthralled thousands of visitors with thrilling aerobatic displays.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 16, 2005)
As budget day nears, the United Progressive Alliance government can draw comfort from a benign macro-environment, with congratulations warranted because of the way inflation has been controlled.
- Civil Society And The State (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 16, 2005)
The discourse over the attack on S.A.R. Geelani has revealed a number of disturbing trends.
- Fear Shall Have No Dominion (Indian Express, ASHIMA KAUL, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people in their lifetime become a symbol. Khaksar Mohammad Maqbool Shah was such a man. Unidentified gunmen shot him dead in Srinagar on February 9, after the evening prayers, near the mosque in which he had, for most of his life
- In The Face Of Defeat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people think before taking any precipitate action. Some reverse the order. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has now chosen to act under pique.
- Court Of Last Appeal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2005)
Judging is a lonely job and, if it is done right, does not make for great popularity. It is in fact — as US Supreme Court Judge Abe Fortas observed decades ago — as near a person can get to being an island.
- Patent Amendment Ordinance — Is It Constitutionally Valid? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 15, 2005)
Can the Government, by exercise of Article 123 powers, totally change the basic character and vital provisions of a model welfare legislation serving public interest and convert it into a law designed to promote and protect private interests....
- Pm’S Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2005)
The unveiling of an ambitious agenda by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for various ministries and departments identifying “thrust areas” and setting a six-month time frame for delivering results primarily seeks to convey the message that the Government mea
- Incompleteness & The Goedelian Way (Hindu, Edward Rothstein, Feb 15, 2005)
Albert Einstein and Kurt Goedel objected to notions of relativism and incompleteness outside their work. They fled the politically absolute, but believed it its scientific possibility.
- Shia Rule In Iraq? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 15, 2005)
While the united Iraqi Alliance won the greater share of seats in the newly elected parliament, there is no guarantee that it will take over smoothly from the interim government.
- Silicon Meltdown (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Feb 15, 2005)
Even though many of Bangalore’s citizens are receiving worldwide recognition, all is not well with the city
- Wait And Go For The Kill (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 15, 2005)
The battle to hang on to the minimal forested spaces continues unabated. The prime minister’s office, along with the ministry of forests and environment, is desperately trying to undermine the existing laws that govern our forests by putting forth a draft
- Panchayats & Employment Guarantee (Hindu, A. Vaidyanathan , Feb 15, 2005)
There is a far greater chance that left to themselves panchayats will implement employment guarantee schemes with a greater sense of responsibility.
- Start Counting (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2005)
The election results are just a prelude to democracy in Iraq. The country remains a fractious constituency, without any neat political divisions, and trapped between occupation and insurgency.
- Budget: Will There Be An Amnesty Scheme? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Feb 15, 2005)
While there must be every attempt to check tax evasion, there must, equally, be every attempt to stop whimsical taxation. The proposal for a blanket amnesty scheme to tap black money will be both arbitrary and whimsical.
- Need For Systemic Overhaul (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 15, 2005)
Left-wing extremism is the jargon sought to be kept in currency with incessant efforts by the self-styled super patriots in the rightist strands of the political spectrum. The dispassionate and detached observers may have disinclination in giving any poli
- Diplomacy Won’T Hurt (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 15, 2005)
WHEN it comes to the feelings of neighbouring countries, our government is inclined to be insensitive. It behaves like any other big power which believes that equality in diplomatic jargon is all right as far as it goes
- Fantasy (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Feb 15, 2005)
George Orwell had this to say to aspiring novelists: “Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-striken by their own unorthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.”
- Forgetting The Tsunami (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Feb 15, 2005)
The tsunami no longer occupies pride of place in terms of news. Today, our front pages and TV screen are all about state elections and the Budget.
- Growing Well (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 15, 2005)
The advance estimates of GDP growth for 2004-05 vindicate the growing all-round optimism on the economy. The Central Statistical Organisation's data released on February 7 indicate that this year the economy will grow at 6.9 per cent.
- Moving On From The Metro Mindset (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Feb 15, 2005)
If a new commission is set up to look into Centre-State relations, its mandate should be to demarcate the functions of each, empowering the States to create regions of excellence.
- Averted Showdown (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2005)
AFTER conjuring up the possibility of a showdown with the Election Commission, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has stepped back from the battlefront almost at the last minute.
- Morality Play Comes To Town (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Feb 15, 2005)
THE continuing harassment of Anara Gupta even after the findings by the Central Forensic Lab in Hyderabad nudges us to go beyond the limited issue of whether she is the woman in the CD.
- Historic Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2005)
A historic mandate for Shia political parties in Iraq’s elections will give the long-oppressed Shia majority in Iraq its first taste of power in several decades. The United Iraqi Alliance
- Russia's Foreign Policy Challenges (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Feb 14, 2005)
Russia has not yet learnt to convert its economic successes into political influence abroad.
- Romance In Changing Times (Deccan Herald, MARY BLY, Feb 14, 2005)
It was fifth-grade choir practice in the spring of 1972, and I was learning about love from a copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s “Flame and the Flower” that a classmate had purloined from his mom.
- Reading The Future In Tehran (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 14, 2005)
Even as the US and Western European countries (UK, Germany and France) are discussing with Iran the need for Tehran to completely abjure its uranium fuel cycle activities
- When Love Dies Hard (Pioneer, Neha Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
Couples the world over may exult today, but for Hollywood's A-list it might just be time to reflect on the trajectory of their gossamer love-lives that have fairy-tale beginnings and nightmarish ends.
- Pakistan Leaves Arms Calling Card (Asia Times, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Feb 14, 2005)
Non-proliferation experts and anti-nuclear activists have long highlighted South Asia as a "hot" theater insofar as a potential nuclear war is concerned.
- Swathe Of Sound (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Feb 14, 2005)
Last week’s chance meeting with Pakistani ghazal king Ghulam Ali proved full of felicity. Though it’s pleasant to meet someone whose voice melts your blues, such encounters can be terrifyingly iffy.
- Tear-Ing Us Together (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 14, 2005)
THE legal wrangle over cricket telecast rights has gone on too long (do you even remember when it began? Last August, just before the Australians kangarooed across the country).
- The Challenge Before The Pm (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 14, 2005)
According to the report under Article IV Consultations between the International Monetary Fund and India, which has just been released by the IMF, the state of the Indian economy has never been as promising as it is now.
- The Korean Bomb (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 14, 2005)
THE Bush administration may have to redraw its strategy after the North Korean announcement that it has “manufactured nukes” to face the US “undisguised policy to isolate” Pyongyang.
- The Last Of The Titans (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Feb 14, 2005)
ARTHUR Miller was perhaps the greatest American playwright of the 20th century. Very few writers in any country at any time have so captured the universal themes of family, of the transience of success - how ordinary
- New M In Maya Vs Mulayam (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2005)
Mayawati's decision to field slain BSP MLA Raju Pal’s wife Pooja Pal in his place for the MLA seat raised an unusual debate in media circles.
- Vague Promises (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 14, 2005)
The prime minister has set out a wish list for different ministries, listing policy changes to be carried out over the next six months. This reflects commitments made in the national common minimum programme.
- When Two Friends Meet (Hindu, Gianfranco Fini, Feb 14, 2005)
The Italy-Indian friendship is founded on a great past and aimed at a future equally full of opportunity and hope.
- Towards A Unified Vat System (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 14, 2005)
The announcement made through the White Paper brought out by the government of India for introducing state-level VAT is the first step towards reforming the present tax system.
- A Budget For Public Governance (The Economic Times, U. R. Bhat, Feb 14, 2005)
With the process of budget-making in full swing, the national pastime these days is to give myriad suggestions to the finance minister about some aspect or the other of taxation and government finances.
- A Guest At The G(7) In London (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 14, 2005)
India has finally made it to the august group of G(7) — the group of rich industrialised nations which controls the monetary policies of the world.
- A Time For Democracy (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 14, 2005)
Democratic urges are manifesting themselves worldwide. In Iraq the voter turnout was way beyond expectations — of the Americans, the world community
- A Time To Love (Deccan Herald, PREM PAUL NINAN, Feb 14, 2005)
With the month of February now upon us, many a young mind turns invariably to the subject of love. This is largely because St Valentine’s Day falls on the 14th.
- Action In The Pipeline (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 14, 2005)
Much interest has been generated by the Union Cabinet authorising the Petroleum Ministry last week to negotiate with Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to lay transnational pipelines for import of natural gas.
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Dangerous Transactions (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Feb 14, 2005)
In the week in which North Korea declared it had produced nuclear weapons, intends to go on producing them, and will not talk anymore, Time profiled the ‘‘Merchant of Menace’’.
- Doing Right By The Nepalese (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 14, 2005)
As of now there seems to be a policy vacuum in New Delhi towards Nepal. An executive monarch, by posing the choice as stability versus Maoist disorder
- Lower Learning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2005)
The Supreme Court’s decision invalidating more than a 100 private universities in Chhattisgarh has again highlighted the regulatory disarray in higher education. It is almost as if it is in the grip of Murphy’s law: every wrong step that can be taken will
- Language That Is Law Unto Itself (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Feb 14, 2005)
ENGLISH language is endowed with many attractive features — and indeed seems set to become a world language in use everywhere — but so far as its pronunciation and spellings are concerned these harbour very noticeable disregard for all forms of logic and
- Investing, Sri Style (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Feb 14, 2005)
The socially responsible investing style is more to do with an individual's ethical values. In essence, it is an investment style that weaves philosophical issues into the portfolio construction process.
- Figure It Out (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
There is a currently fashionable view, reiterated by Ram Guha (The Telegraph, Feb 4), that India’s diversity will necessarily entail a large number of political parties. In
- Zohra Sehgal: Ek Hai Nani (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 13, 2005)
Zohra Sehgal is truly “Anmol Ratna” of the Indian screen and stage. She was, therefore, aptly decorated with Sangeet Natak Akademy’s “Ratna” award. But the Akademy discovered this gem a bit too late.
- You Be The Sky...But How? (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Feb 13, 2005)
We had a documentary screening at the United Nations’ of ‘You Be the Sky’... It was watched by a mixed audience typical of the United Nations. The documentary produced by India Vision Foundation and Directed by Dr Lavlin Thadani, is about how
- The Race To Be Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2005)
"Kaun Banega Mukhya Mantri (who will become the Chief Minister)?" It is a question that pops up again and again in Patna's overactive political circles.
- The Battle For Bihar (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 13, 2005)
In Bihar, Election 2004 was a straight, clearly defined ideological contest - between the RJD-led grand alliance and a much-depleted National Democratic Alliance.
- Seven Reforms The Left Cannot Complain About (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 13, 2005)
What is the most abiding image, echo or reflection of the reform debate since the UPA came to power?
- Can The King Save The Monarchy? (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 13, 2005)
It’s an old palace ploy, they say. By pitting noble notions of democracy against the crime of insurgency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra is simply flexing the muscles of his own sovereignty.
- Giving A Big Boost To Agriculture (Tribune, A.N. Haksar, Feb 13, 2005)
EVEN after 57 years of Independence, agriculture has not received the attention it deserved. The onus is certainly on successive governments which wake up only when monsoons fail.
- Laloo Should Get Into Driver’S Seat (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
The Indian Railways is the world’s second largest rail network, covering nearly 65,000 km, divided into three gauges of broad, meter and narrow.
- Regulation Rather Than Ban Is The Answer (Deccan Herald, RADHA RAMASWAMY, Feb 13, 2005)
“Is nothing sacred anymore?” is the anguished cry as a mobile phone goes off (to the ring-tones of Dhoom) in the middle of a tricky problem-solving class in mathematics or an impassioned lecture on the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
- Marathas’ Links With New Army Chief (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Feb 12, 2005)
THE new Chief of Army Staff, Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh, remains a favourite of the Marathas. It was no surprise that the first call that the Chief of Army Staff received after taking over the hot seat at the South Block was from Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj
- Two Nightmares In Our History (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
Two nightmares no Indian would like to recur were the one following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the other following the attack on the Sabarmati Express at the Godhra railway station. In both cases, for the crimes committed
- Symptoms Of Deeper Ill (Pioneer, Aarti, Feb 12, 2005)
The countrywide raids conducted by the CBI on February 1 at 249 places, leading to the detection of Rs 1.11 crore in cash and property worth Rs 10.05 crore
- Of Coorg Coffee And Sikh Farmers (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 12, 2005)
With its thick cream and exquisite taste, the GranCaffe at the Sant'Eustachio café in the centre of the Italian capital is quite easily the best espresso in the world. But visiting Indians tempted by the arabica beans on sale at the café should consider
- Pipeline Or Pipe Dream? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 12, 2005)
India’s huge energy needs have converted what was once unthinkable into policy. The Cabinet has authorised the petroleum ministry to start negotiations on not just one but two pipelines running through Pakistan, India’s traditional foe.
- Resurrection In Education (Pioneer, J.S. Rajput, Feb 12, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
- Slow Down, Deer Crossing (Indian Express, George N Netto, Feb 12, 2005)
Recently, I lazed away two delightful days in a rambling, old-world planter’s bungalow in Valparai, Tamil Nadu’s little-known hill-station. Surrounded by lush tea fields and stately silver oaks, I found myself virtually in the lap of nature.
- Needed, A Better Ideal Than Asean Rates (Business Line, Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, Feb 12, 2005)
Reform is quite indefinable. Each political party has its own agenda of reform.
- The Other Border (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 12, 2005)
The prevailing situation in neighbouring Nepal has not only forced political leaders fearing arrest to take refuge in Uttaranchal but has also had an adverse impact on border trade. Uttaranchal shares a long border of more than 240 km with Nepal and a lar
- Looking Beyond Procurement (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Feb 12, 2005)
If finance minister Chidambaram’s comments to the parliamentary consultative committee of his ministry this week are any guide, the Budget could see a major initiative on the food subsidy.
- Truncated Vat (Deccan Herald, G THIMMAIAH, Feb 12, 2005)
The White Paper on value added tax released by the empowered committee of state finance ministers for the public, outlines the type of VAT which the state governments are going to implement from April 1, 2005.
- Is Poverty The Best Policy? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2005)
The poor are engaged in a struggle within the hierarchies of poor countries. When the prospects of their succeeding in this struggle are bleak, they willingly accept poverty.
- Why The Taxman Didn't Join The Party At Club Mandap (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 12, 2005)
Among the many dull and lousy cases on tax is an exception: Dalhousie Institute vs Assistant Commissioner, Service Tax Cell.
- The Stench Of The Censor (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Feb 12, 2005)
Good times do not last forever. Nor does everyone thrive during good times. Take for example, the censor. His golden hour comes when democracy is smothered, freedom of expression stifled and the fear of draconian measures, even for minor aberrations
- Forging The Shield (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Feb 12, 2005)
THE Budget season is on. The Finance Minister is meeting important stakeholders before he decides on the Budget. Going by the past practice, however, he will not meet the Service Chiefs who are directly responsible for external and internal security, and
- A Landmark Victory In Thailand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 12, 2005)
With the landslide victory of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party, electoral history has been rewritten in Thailand.
- Behind New Europe's Facade (Hindu, Neil Clark, Feb 12, 2005)
Neo-liberalism has delivered unemployment and lower living standards for the majority in eastern Europe. But opposition is growing.
- Larger Than All The Rest (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 12, 2005)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation often seems to have no more to offer than poverty and politics. But the abrupt cancellation of last weekend’s summit — not directly India’s doing, but the inevitable outcome of Manmohan Singh’s refusal
- Leave Anara Alone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 12, 2005)
The trial of Anara Gupta appears to have little to do with the law and its preservation. Ever since the former Miss Jammu was apprehended in November for allegedly starring in a pornographic video, the police have displayed a shocking voyeurism while inve
- Fuelling Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 12, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to examine favourably the possibility of transporting Iranian natural gas to India via a pipeline traversing Pakistani territory represents the welcome triumph of sound economics over dubious diplomacy.
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