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Articles 16121 through 16220 of 25647:
- Kerala’s New Spectre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
DEALING with determined extremists is a dicey game for any democratic dispensation, even in the best of times.
- ‘Contract Rates Much Higher Than Rates Offered By The Firm, Led To Additional Expenditure Of Rs 6.73 Crore’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, which has slammed the Ministry of Defence for irregularities in procurement for Operation Vijay.
- The Factory Which Produced `Jehadis' (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 15, 2001)
KABUL, DEC. 14. Around 10 km south of the main Kabul city stands Darul Aman, the administrative capital of the former Afghan King, Amanullah Khan.
- Blasted Nuisance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
The most striking feature of Thursday's terrorist attack on Parliament, located at the heart of the capital's high security zone, was the sheer audacity of it.
- Selective Cleansing Won't Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2001)
THE DISMISSAL OF Mr. Amarmani Tripathi, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Trade Tax and Institutional Finance, may well be held out as evidence of the BJP's value-based politics.
- Man And Superman (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Dec 15, 2001)
There is a popular saying in Persian that you may say anything against Allah but beware of saying a word against the Prophet. Bengalis have somewhat the same reverential attitude towards Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
- Diversity Concerns In Higher Education (Hindu, S. Srinivasa Rao, Dec 15, 2001)
The current crisis in higher education is not purely a problem of lack of resources, it is equally importantly, if not more, of content and attitudes.
- 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.
- Consumer Boycott (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 14, 2001)
DR Monroe Friedman of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, US), the renowned authority on consumer psychology, has thrown a sort of academic bombshell with his book, *Consumer Boycott.
- How Strong Is Nhb’s Case Against Anz? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2001)
Between 23rd March 1992 and 20th April 1992, ANZ received 9 cheques drawn on the Reserve Bank of India all crossed ‘A/c Payee only’. In all the cheques the ANZ was the payee.
- Never Mind The Wicket, India Inc. Needs To Take The Bat And Score Runs (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Dec 14, 2001)
For a nation which used sheer determination, will power and optimism as the most effective weapons to win its Independence, the depth of pessimism today, especially in Indian industry, over the future of the country is quite shocking.
- Ushering In A Culture Of Peace (Tribune, Gulzar Singh Sandhu, Dec 14, 2001)
To understand the necessity of peace we must understand the structures of war and conflict.
- Beyond The Uneasy Afghan Setting (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 14, 2001)
IN the face of growing violent tendencies, intolerance and conflicts, the collapse of the Taliban regime, symbolically speaking, is a landmark development in the history of human civilisation.
- No Agriculture Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2001)
IT is sad to say that India has no agriculture, actually foodgrains production, policy. Really there is an unfinished conflict between the Agriculture Ministry now headed by Mr Ajit Singh and the Consumer Affairs Ministry looked after by Mr Shanta Kumar.
- Poto And Pota: A Resolution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 14, 2001)
Fighting terrorism cannot become a political fashion... The sensible compromise is a new offence of terrorism investigated and tried through ordinary procedures.
- Poto And Pota: A Resolution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 14, 2001)
Fighting terrorism cannot become a political fashion... The sensible compromise is a new offence of terrorism investigated and tried through ordinary procedures.
- Of Polls In Insecure Times (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Dec 14, 2001)
Barely three months ago Uttar Pradesh chief minister Rajnath Singh looked like an immensely satisfied man. His popularity graph was soaring, based on the twin pillars of Mandir and Mandal.
- Chinese Challenge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2001)
WHEN, LAST MONTH, the Doha Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation approved the entry of Beijing into the world body, the French Finance Minister, Mr Larent Fabius, had said: We are talking about the WTO.
- Queen, King And Executioner (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 14, 2001)
RAMADAN, the ninth month of the Islamic year, is in progress. It is a holy month that is observed with fasting from dawn to sunset.
- Freedom-Fighters Don’t Terrorise (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, Dec 14, 2001)
The adage ‘one man’s freedom-fighter is another man’s terrorist’ has been used both in the context of the violence in Kashmir and the September 11 attacks. It is a gross over simplification. Because freedom-fighters do not terrorise.
- Barriers On Recovery’s Road (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 14, 2001)
A New interim administration is to come into being in Kabul on December 22, but Hamid Karzai, a sort of prime minister of this interim arrangement, was unable to keep his appointments in Kabul earlier this week because he was busy sorting out Kandahar.
- ‘Guidelines Weren’t Followed; Troops Had To Make Do With Defective Gloves During Operation Vijay’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report on procurement for Operation Vijay, has stumbled upon cases of contracts being signed for ammunition with little or no shelf life.
- ‘Service Is The Rent We Pay’ (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Dec 13, 2001)
THE institution nominated for this year’s Rotary India award has a century-long history of aiding empowerment of women.
- Nepal Ready For A Value Add Norm, If It’s Reasonable (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 13, 2001)
There’s a lull on the Indo-Nepalese trade front, ever since a three-month extension was granted to the treaty earlier this month.
- Open Your Arms To Fdi In Retail Sector (The Financial Express, T. Bhanu, Dec 13, 2001)
Those were the days when our foreign exchange reserves position was not as comfortable as it is today.
- Reforms And Reservation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Dec 13, 2001)
The tension is not between reservation and marketisation, but between positive discrimination as defined by populist politics, and the need for deep structural changes and genuine commitment to create resources for the poor.
- Opposition Denied Space (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 13, 2001)
It is rowdy, ugly. It offends good taste. The scenes in Parliament these days are exasperating even to its members.
- Terminally Guided Munitions (Krasnapol (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
Against an urgent requirement projected in May 1999 the Army Headquarters for OP Vijay, a conditional contract was concluded in August 1999 with KBP Tula, Russia for supply of 1000 terminally guided munitions (TGMs).
- Coffingate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
The last word on the Kargil war has not been said.
- A Severe Indictment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2001)
ALREADY UNDER A murky cloud following the Tehelka exposure, Mr. George Fernandes and his Defence Ministry have been virtually drowned by evidence, which strongly suggests that emergency purchases.
- Kabul, Colombo, Kathmandu And Dhaka (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 13, 2001)
OVERWHELMING concentration on Afghanistan may be understandable, given the profound significance and consequences of September 11, but it is not the wisest policy for India.
- Bangla Gas Export To India: Economics Should Prevail Over Politics (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Dec 13, 2001)
Whether Bangladesh will finally export natural gas to India is still uncertain.
- Park Culture (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, has a talent for innovative ideas.
- Leveraging On Capacity (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Dec 13, 2001)
DIG trenches only to fill them up! Behind the surface joviality, this Keynesian precept is pregnant with grave implications.
- Air India -- Bailout Instead Of Disinvestment? (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Dec 13, 2001)
WITH the Air India (AI) disinvestment coming to a grinding halt, it is time for some serious introspection by the authorities and those at the helm of affairs at the airlines.
- The Time Is Ripe For India To Play A Key Role In Afghanistan (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 13, 2001)
Several news reports have confirmed the fall of Kandahar to the Southern Pashtun forces. Along with this, there are reports about the capture of the Tora Bora cave complex.
- Opening Up International Long-Distance Telephony -- For Vsnl, The Party Is Over (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Dec 13, 2001)
In AUGUST 2000, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had declared that both basic telecom (within the country) and international long distance (ILD) services would be thrown open to competition from April 1, 2001 and 2002 respectively.
- A Rewarding Visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Prime Minister’s visit to any country is planned well in advance and meticulously scripted.
- All Suspended (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2001)
A master satirist or the most savage cartoonist would soon tire of Indian parliamentarians.
- Time For Golden Opportunities (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 13, 2001)
In the midst of this gloom and doom about the economy and lack of reforms, the national highway development project seems to be progressing well.
- Principles Of A Just War (Telegraph, W. Pal S. Sidhu, Dec 13, 2001)
The taking of innocent lives — be they American, Indian, Pakistani, Palestinian or Israeli — cannot be justified on any grounds whatsoever.
- Concerns, Problems And Proposals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2001)
We would also like to have some indications as to what the phrase “further focussed analytical work” means.
- Democracy For A Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE just-concluded election to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has inflicted a humiliating and well-deserved defeat on the outgoing SAD-BJP combine for its non-performance and the undignified conduct of its councillors.
- Opposition Denied Space (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 13, 2001)
It is rowdy, ugly. It offends good taste. The scenes in Parliament these days are exasperating even to its members.
- Reforms And Reservation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Dec 13, 2001)
The tension is not between reservation and marketisation, but between positive discrimination as defined by populist politics, and the need for deep structural changes and genuine commitment to create resources for the poor.
- A Severe Indictment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2001)
ALREADY UNDER A murky cloud following the Tehelka exposure, Mr. George Fernandes and his Defence Ministry have been virtually drowned by evidence, which strongly suggests that emergency purchases made for the Kargil.
- Sri Lanka’s New Prime Minister (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
MR Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assumption of office as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on December 9 marks a watershed in the annals of the strife-torn island.
- Should We Build? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
The Indian navy is a balanced force and must continue to remain so by maintaining the conventional deterrence through maritime diplomacy, keeping an active vigil, and by mustering a force when necessary.
- What India Wants Clarified (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
Obviously, we are not yet clear as to whether these three expectations would be realized; however, we do hope we can realize these expectations.
- The End Of Wisdom, Not History (Indian Express, Ratna Rajiah, Dec 12, 2001)
I Don't think they really need to worry about what’s in those history textbooks. As long as history lessons are as excruciatingly boring as they are, no child remembers very much of them anyway.
- Swollen Heads (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Dec 12, 2001)
Former captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, Arjuna Ranatunga, was blamed for his “arrogance.”
- Is Japan's Interest In India Waning? (Business Line, Smita Banerjee, Dec 12, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is in Japan to hopefully bury the major irritant between the two countries - the nuclear issue. For India, Japan is an important economic ally.
- Strike The Proper Balance (Telegraph, Sarmila Bose, Dec 12, 2001)
As Afghanistan starts its reconstruction from its very own Ground Zero, there is much it could learn from the experience of India.
- Dividing The Booty (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 12, 2001)
Amidst the euphoria over Hamid Karzai’s Himachal connections and the visits by the interior and foreign ministers-designate, Yunis Qanuni and Abdullah Abdullah, to New Delhi, Indians have overlooked one major development in Afghanistan:
- Clueless In Japan (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Dec 12, 2001)
The varied ethnic facial features of the Indian delegation amazed the Japanese.
- ‘Jinnah’s Solution For Muslims Was A Disaster, Nehru And Patel Lacked Foresight’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2001)
Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s book The Man Who Divided India:An Insight into Jinnah’s Leadership and its Aftermath (see box) has come in for sharp criticism in Pakistan.
- No Takers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
Rather paradoxically, the Tatas dropping out of the Air India bid is good news for the government.
- Afghanistan: A Cauldron - Ii (Hindu, J. Daulat Singh, Dec 12, 2001)
India must now be in the vanguard of international efforts for relief and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
- Need To Worry, Think And Speak About Other Issues (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 12, 2001)
What an ironic coincidence it is that Osama bin Laden's last, desperate hideout, being bombed incessantly by the United States-led coalition, should be called Tora Bora.
- Occasional Splashes In The Placid Pool Of Politics Do Not Last Long (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2001)
Making a splash is not difficult. Benazir Bhutto did that at New Delhi.
- An Indo-Japan Core Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 12, 2001)
INDIA AND JAPAN seem inclined to evolve a core agenda of cooperation in the specific context of their search for a ``global partnership''.
- Drip Irrigation -- Low-Cost Systems For Small Farmers (Business Line, Mahendra Pandey , Dec 12, 2001)
FRESH water available for human consumption and for agricultural and environmental requirements is rapidly becoming scarcer.
- Elections In Sri Lanka -- Mandate For Peace And Economic Revival (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 12, 2001)
THE real victory in Sri Lanka's recent polls seems to be for the voters.
- An Indo-Japan Core Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 12, 2001)
INDIA AND JAPAN seem inclined to evolve a core agenda of cooperation in the specific context of their search for a ``global partnership''.
- Panjsher Tradition Continues (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 12, 2001)
KABUL, DEC. 11. In the new interim government which is set to assume authority on December 22, the influence of the ``Panjsheris'' or leaders belonging to the Panjsher valley is perceptible.
- Sad Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2001)
Some would say it was just a bad fall at Amritsar and isn’t the fractured femur on the mend after the operation in New Delhi?
- Need To Worry, Think And Speak About Other Issues (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 12, 2001)
What an ironic coincidence it is that Osama bin Laden's last, desperate hideout, being bombed incessantly by the United States-led coalition, should be called Tora Bora.
- Afghanistan: A Cauldron - Ii (Hindu, J. Daulat Singh, Dec 12, 2001)
India must now be in the vanguard of international efforts for relief and reconstruction in Afghanistan.
- ‘Prima Facie Evidence Is Key...We Can’t Be On A Fishing Expedition’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2001)
His picturesque island-nation in the Indian Ocean has netted the biggest fish in India’s foreign-investment basket.
- Vietnam Formally Recognises Private Sector Equality (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2001)
HANOI: Communist-ruled Vietnam’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal treatment to the private sector.
- Deepening Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 12, 2001)
Nepal is in serious crisis, and it had been in the making for a long time. There seems to be no immediate remedy for the problems facing the Himalayan kingdom.
- Make Or Break (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Dec 12, 2001)
Marriages, they say, are made in heaven, but I have always had feelings of immortality, and done my best to help heaven along in the right direction whenever it seemed to be faltering.
- The Nobel Centennial -- Fusing Psychology And Economics (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 12, 2001)
THE NOBEL Foundation has been celebrating its centennial by symposia on different subjects for which the prize is being awarded.
- Thanks To Bin Laden (Indian Express, Devaki Jain , Dec 11, 2001)
OSAMA BIN LADEN has unleashed many havocs, some unintentionally. One such unintentional effect, which is not a havoc, is the re-appearance of the United Nations, that glorious offspring of a hoary past which had almost effaced itself.
- Musharraf’s Equations With Usa (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 11, 2001)
IF consistency is the virtue of fools, politicians are wise men and women.
- Naxals: Not By Ban Alone (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 11, 2001)
It is absurd to presume that a ban on the Naxalite outfits under POTO — even if it becomes POTA — will automatically make the three dozen ultra Left groups in the country drop their arms.
- Hazards Of War Reporting (Tribune, Pritam Bhullar, Dec 11, 2001)
The Afghanistan war has yet again proved that journalists run a great risk to their lives while reporting from the front. For, nine foreign journalists were killed in Afghanistan until November 19.
- Belt Up (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 11, 2001)
ONGOING EFFORTS BY the Supreme Court aimed at tightening road safety measures across the country deserve unqualified public support considering what a nuisance driving has become these days.
- Enron Educates India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 11, 2001)
WHEN the new US Ambassador arrived in Delhi a few months ago, his first public statement was that the future of Indo-US economic relations could be summed up in five little letters: Enron.
- Afghan Shadow On Kashmir (Hindu, Salman Haidar , Dec 11, 2001)
The Kashmir issue has moved up on the international agenda... India is likely to face strengthened calls to engage in dialogue with Pakistan about the problem.
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