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Articles 15921 through 16020 of 25647:
- 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.
- The Afghan Way Of War (Indian Express, Ajai Shukla, Dec 19, 2001)
BY the time the Northern Alliance captured Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul, many analysts had begun to question the effectiveness of the American air campaign, waxing lyrical about the resilience of the hardy Afghans and the fanaticism of Al-Qaeda warriors.
- Strike Cautiously (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 19, 2001)
There was nothing more audacious and alarming, as Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, than the attack on the Parliament House by terrorists trained and funded by Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence.
- Scientist Finds Oldest Rain Drops In Madhya Pradesh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2001)
An Indian geologist has discovered imprints of the oldest rain drops that fell on earth about a billion years ago.
- Terror Band On The Run (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 19, 2001)
Now that the last bastion of the Al Qaida, Tora Bora, has fallen, the days of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar are numbered.
- ‘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.
- Pakistani Connection (Pioneer, J Mohan Malik , Dec 19, 2001)
Myanmar's military junta, known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has granted sanctuary to two Pakistani nuclear scientists following a telephone call from General Pervez Musharraf.
- 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.
- This Is Not Your War (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Dec 19, 2001)
I mpatient with the muted signals from Delhi, Mamata Banerjee recently went out into the streets with an elaborate agitation programme for her party.
- School For Drug Victims’ Kids (Tribune, Pawan Mroke, Dec 19, 2001)
BY turning to drugs to escape the unpleasant reality, many men of Maqboolpura on the outskirts of Amritsar have left their children orphaned to struggle against all odds.
- 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.
- Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
THERE IS ONE thing common to South Africa and India which neither country can be proud of.
- Distress Sale Of Cotton (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2001)
THERE seems to be no end to the woes of cotton growers. First, the crop suffered an attack of American bollworm which has become an annual occurrence.
- Crop Damage, Low Offtake Add To Cotton Growers’ Woes In 3 States (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Dec 19, 2001)
HISAR: Cotton-growers, under the World Bank-aided intensive cotton development project (ICDP), in Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Bhiwani districts of Haryana, Mansa, Muktsar, Faridkot and Ferozepur districts of Punjab.
- Ustr Zoellick Hopes To Boost Russia Wto Bid (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 19, 2001)
WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said he hoped a meeting in Paris on Monday with Russian Economic Trade and Development Minister German Gref would boost Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organisation.
- Of Bluechip Stocks And Vanishing Wealth (The Financial Express, Jai Kumar N.R, Dec 19, 2001)
John Maynard Keynes once said that “we are all dead in the long run”.
- 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.
- Unquiet On The Western Front (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 19, 2001)
THE work of the Task Force on Agriculture clearly brought out that the Indian farm sector had suffered over decades from massive negative subsidies amounting to over Rs 300,000 crore.
- The `Britasian' Psyche (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 19, 2001)
IT IS surprising that the British Home Secretary should even have to advise Asian immigrants to learn English.
- Fr Index (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2001)
THE Public Expenditure Round Table (PERT), a Chennai think-tank specialising on issues relating to pruning government expenditure and getting the maximum output and return from every rupee spent.
- Decisive Stage In Disinvestment (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 19, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court has spoken. After the Balco verdict, the argument against disinvestment, or privatisation, is no longer Res Integra.
- 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.
- Uttaranchal Introduces Para-Gliding To Attract Tourists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2001)
WITH a picturesque landscape ranging from lush green valleys to enigmatic mountain ranges, Uttaranchal is all set to tap its rich natural resources to attract foreign tourists.
- Looking At Prabhu For More Power (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 19, 2001)
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the country's premier power generation and distribution channel, has approached the Centre for a budgetary support of Rs 18,000 crore to finance its plans to add generation capacity of 40,000 mw by 2012.
- Forgotten Amendments (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Dec 19, 2001)
The new Constitution (93rd amendment) bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha a fortnight back and passed unanimously the same day after only a couple of hours’ discussion.
- Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
THERE IS ONE thing common to South Africa and India which neither country can be proud of.
- Cupid's Curse (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 19, 2001)
The term 'great game' has taken on ominous connotations, thanks to events in Afghanistan.
- 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.
- Election Nearing (Pioneer, Ramesh C Shukla, Dec 19, 2001)
For some strange reason, this year's Delhi Gymkhana elections campaign left me in a pensive mood, and sent me travelling to the past. Gone are the days of canvassing conclaves where one could get chai-samosa, if not actually whiskey-kebabs.
- Harassed By Wives, Husbands Unite (Tribune, Ramesh Tanna, Dec 19, 2001)
IT all began when Dasharath Devada was arrested along with his parents for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry.
- ‘We Would Welcome Further Removal Of Qrs And Import Duties’ (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 18, 2001)
Whil e Solvakia’s main effort is to belong the European family of countries, it sees a lot of business promise in India, says the country’s Ambassador, Ladislav Volko.
- Restrain The War Mongers (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Dec 18, 2001)
The much touted Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (Poto) failed to avert December 13.
- Blocked To Flotsam (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
So why do states still clamour for change? Perhaps because on several occasions the president has acted without informing the chief minister.
- 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.
- Maoists In Nepal (Hindu, Sangeeta Thapliyal, Dec 18, 2001)
India should be cautious while dealing with Nepal. Any kind of military or material support from India becomes an emotive issue in Nepal and can be misinterpreted as interference.
- What If Osama Were Caught In India? A Debate Would Explode: Should He Be Tried Under Evidence Act? Poto? (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 18, 2001)
The technology of inflicting large-scale violence is becoming easier to obtain, and — per quotient of lethality — less and less expensive. This in turn yields three lemmas:
- Championing Hockey (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 18, 2001)
The Indian hockey team's splendid performance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where it won the Champion's Challenge Cup, is one more dribble towards greater glory.
- Yashwant Sinha’s Hidden Agenda (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 18, 2001)
While addressing the World Economic Forum, Yashwant Sinha has outlined six areas on which he would lay thrust in the coming days. These reflect the interests of the bureaucracy and foreign investors more than that of the economy.
- 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.
- Unravelling The Conspiracy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 18, 2001)
A COUPLE OF things have become fairly clear just three days after the attack on Parliament.
- Work Culture In The Us And India -- The Difference Says It All (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Dec 18, 2001)
A COMPARISON of work practices in the United States and India reveals stunning differences.
- 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.
- Maoists In Nepal (Hindu, Sangeeta Thapliyal, Dec 18, 2001)
India should be cautious while dealing with Nepal. Any kind of military or material support from India becomes an emotive issue in Nepal and can be misinterpreted as interference.
- Women Constituencies (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 18, 2001)
The premise behind the Women's Reservation Bill is that women are an "oppressed" social group like that of caste or race, and hence they need affirmative action to compensate for the past omissions.
- Hunt The Hunter (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13 has presented the country with major security challenges.
- Germans Crowd Banks For New Coins (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 18, 2001)
BERLIN: Germans crowded into banks on Tuesday to get their hands on starter kits of the euro coins, swapping their cherished deutschemarks for the new european currency.
- 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.
- ‘Dsp Has Started Reaping The Benefits Of Modernisation’ (The Financial Express, S. K. Bhattacharyya, Dec 18, 2001)
Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in West Bengal, one of the four integrated steel plants of government-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), is struggling hard to come out of the red.
- 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.
- Script Kiddies Behind ‘Goner’ Worm Or... (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Dec 18, 2001)
The creators of the most recent worm on the Internet — ‘Goner’ (also called Pentagone)— have apparently been traced to a northern city in Israel.
- 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.
- History Meets Dharma In Politics (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 18, 2001)
An inscrutable destiny, Mahakaal, has presented modern India with a strange paradox.
- Destination China (Business Line, M. P. Suresh, Dec 18, 2001)
WITH China becoming a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it is all set to improve its trading profile by adopting pragmatic foreign trade policies and transforming its domestic sector.
- Ruffled Allies Add To Woes (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 18, 2001)
The promised Cabinet expansion is going to be the immediate casualty of the Vajpayee government’s confrontation with the unified Opposition and the resultant troubles.
- Bt Cotton Fiasco -- Stepping Onto A Booby Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Dec 18, 2001)
"ISN'T it like sending a soldier to the battle front and then ask him not to use the latest sophisticated assault rifle,'' a British radio journalist asked me the other day.
- Human Development: A Touch Slow (Business Line, Ruddar Datt , Dec 18, 2001)
IN INDIA, the basic purpose of planning is to improve peoples choices and their well-being. The country has been categorised by the Human Development Report 2001 as a medium-human development country.
- Blue Danube In Himachal (Pioneer, Roswitha Joshi, Dec 18, 2001)
I have known Arun Kirpal for years as a chicken farmer.
- Fragile Edifice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
Corruption is so routine in the country at all levels that one report more or less hardly causes a ripple. And the reports keep coming.
- Yet To Be Governed By Good Sense (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Dec 18, 2001)
Disgruntled states have for years demanded a change in the Constitution concerning the appointment of governors.
- Joy For Govt, But.... (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 18, 2001)
BY ANNOUNCING A special interim dividend of 750 per cent (Rs75 per share), the VSNL board has completed the process of stripping the company's reserves on behalf of the Government.
- 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.
- Phenomenon Of Micro-Politics (Tribune, Bhim S. Dahiya, Dec 18, 2001)
Although privatisation is a key concept in the present-day form of democracy and it is a crucial component of the larger contemporary phenomenon called liberalisation, when it is put into practice in the sphere of politics it does tend to erode.
- A Cheaper Fuel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2001)
In a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha last week, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Ram Naik announced the government’s decision to allow the mixing of petrol with ethanol, a renewable indigenous fuel.
- Hunt The Hunter (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13 has presented the country with major security challenges.
- Untruth Of Textbook History (Pioneer, Sima Yadav, Dec 18, 2001)
For several months now, the media have been chock-a-block with articles and invectives about the school History curriculum and textbooks.
- Going Back To China (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Dec 18, 2001)
On board Air China 109. Beijing-Hong Kong. I had long thought the shortest crossing from the First World to the Third was at Erez, the frontier post which divides Israel from Palestine.
- Will The New It Policy Really Benefit Kerala? (The Financial Express, Ajayan, Dec 18, 2001)
The information technology (IT) policy, which the Kerala government unveiled recently,has set a laudable minimum growth level of 100 per cent a year and lays thrust on greater private participation.
- Unravelling The Conspiracy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 18, 2001)
A COUPLE OF things have become fairly clear just three days after the attack on Parliament.
- Civil Servants Bribed With Sex Trips (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2001)
Twelve civil servants in Hong Kong were arrested for allegedly accepting bribes from government contractors with free sex trips to China and Macau, anti-corruption investigators have said.
- Agreeable Convention (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
The second suggestion, that the governor be elected by the state legislature, was considered threatening to the independence of the governor, since his existence would rely on votes from the majority party.
- 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.
- Risk Versus Gain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2001)
Pyramid schemes are as old as the hills. B pays Rs 100 to A, who has recruited him. B then goes out and recruits ten more people, each of whom pays B Rs 100.
- Those Unsettling Compulsions (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 17, 2001)
The 'Iftar' season is on and now we will also have birthday bashes, besides numerous other parties. Christmas and New Year are around the corner and we will witness new acts of political gymnastics.
- 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.''
- Shooting Terror (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 17, 2001)
You had to watch it with a crowd of other people to experience the tension in your own taut muscles, to realise you, along with millions of other viewers across the nation, were waiting to exhale — at least momentarily.
- Bring Out The Evidence (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 17, 2001)
Horror over the terrorist attack on Parliament is understandable.
- December 13: Who Is To Blame? (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Dec 17, 2001)
THE December 13 attack on Parliament on December 13 is a challenge to the free world, not only in India.
- True Grit (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 17, 2001)
There are, alas, those who obviously sustain a peculiar belief in heaven as a place of orgiastic reward for killing innocents.
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