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Articles 17821 through 17920 of 25647:
- Disassociating Religion From Terrorism (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Oct 21, 2001)
FIRST things first. Another anti-war demonstration would have been held here at the Vithalbhai Patel House lawns, this weekend (Saturday, October 20).
- In Order To Secure A Zone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2001)
The metal birds crashing into the WTC has scared everyone out of their wits, quite literally.
- The Trauma Of An Afghan In Delhi (The Financial Express, Iqbal Sachdeva, Oct 20, 2001)
Perhaps, the great grandfather of Yuv Raj had settled down in Kabul after Maharaja Ranjit Singh annexed Afghanistan with the Sikh kingdom, with its borders extended up to Iran.
- A Language For Indians (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 20, 2001)
I am entirely in favour of making English an Indian language on our terms. Maul it, misuse it, mangle it out of shape but make it our own bhasha.
- 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.
- Evergreen Asha (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 20, 2001)
SINGING legends like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle are not born everyday. Strangely, when they do, they come as contemporaries.
- Wobbly Biotech Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 20, 2001)
NORTHERN states are slowly realising the tremendous potential biotechnology holds for development. Himachal Pradesh has announced the setting up of two biotechnology parks in the state-- one at Jogindernagar and the other at Solan.
- “Columbus Went Too Far” (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Oct 20, 2001)
THE local club decided to have a debate. The subject for the evening was “Columbus discovered heaven on earth”. The mover of the motion was soon on his hind legs.
- Life Has Moved, The Image Is Blurred (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Oct 20, 2001)
I AM reminded of the time when my father gifted his antique camera to my sister on her birthday.
- Under God’s Yoke (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 20, 2001)
The growing presence of violence justified in the name of religion raises profound questions about the possibilities for religion in the modern world.
- No Mandir, No Muslims: The ‘Rin Effect’ Catches Up With Bjp (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Oct 20, 2001)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Ashok Singhal deserves gratitude for solving a political non-riddle, once again. That he, and his outfit, don’t chart their own path.
- 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.
- Survival Lessons For Mr Sinha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 20, 2001)
With the FM constantly shuffling his babus, it’s not surprising he gets flak for all that’s wrong.
- Innovation On Track (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 20, 2001)
IN A REFRESHING move, the Railway Board is trying to de-departmentalise an allied function of freight operations.
- Pm Gets His Fixer Back (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 20, 2001)
THE re-induction of Mr George Fernandes and Mr Harin Pathak into the Vajpayee Ministry must have been absolutely essential to the Prime Minister.
- Battle Of Nerves Rages Between Promoters Of Haldia Petrochem (The Financial Express, Arpan Mukherjee, Oct 20, 2001)
The battle of nerves continues at the Rs 5,900 crore Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) with two of its three squabbling partners —
- The Wto And Developing Countries (Hindu, Mike Moore, Oct 20, 2001)
OF THE many obstacles facing the World Trade Organisation, the biggest is a myth - that developing countries are losing ground in the world trading system.
- Meanwhile In Bharatvarsha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 20, 2001)
We’ve switched off everything except the TV.
- ‘The Heavens Wouldn’t Have Fallen If George Had Waited’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 20, 2001)
Shatrughan Sinha joined the BJP when he was at the peak of his film career.
- 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.
- Eyes Can Tell About Stroke (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2001)
POETShave long seen the eyes as windows on to the soul, but scientists have found they offer a life-saving glimpse of human health.
- Apec Pushes For Wto Round, Omits Mention Of Qatar (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 19, 2001)
SHANGHAI: Pacific Rim ministers endorsed on Thursday the launch of a new round of global trade talks next month but pointedly omitted in a communique the venue of the planned conference—the Gulf state of Qatar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Breathing Fire And Brimstone In Punjab (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 19, 2001)
With elections around the corner, the bir burning phenomenon is as much about the pushes and pulls of Akali factional politics as it’s about religious identity.
- You Can’t Win A War With Wordplay Alone (Indian Express, Raghida Dergham, Oct 19, 2001)
THE challenge America faces in reaching out to Arabs and Muslims — to convince them, in George W. Bush’s words, that this is a war against terrorism, not Islam — is to forge a bond of trust with people who have long felt betrayed.
- Us On Prowl, Asks Man Who Hunted Down Carlos The Jackal For Advice (Indian Express, John Carreyrou, Oct 19, 2001)
NATIONAL borders don’t mean much to terrorist hunter Jean-Louis Bruguiere:
- Caste, Race And Sociologists - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Oct 19, 2001)
IN WEBER'S argument about the role of religious legitimation in the development of caste, India provides an important backing for his thesis of a necessary (if not sufficient) causal role of ideas in history.
- Not Starry Eyed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 19, 2001)
This is not the first time that the lackadaisical attitude of undergraduate colleges in West Bengal has been commented on.
- Bearding The Sardar (Telegraph, RUKUN ADVANI, Oct 19, 2001)
When a Sikh is mistaken for a hirsute Afghan in a turban and killed as a consequence of the possible activities of Osama bin Laden, as has just happened in the United States of America.
- Don’t Handicap People With Disabilities (Indian Express, Archna Jain, Oct 19, 2001)
Give them a normal education and the chance to achieve their full potential.
- Pakistan Is The Net Gainer (Indian Express, D. R. Pendse, Oct 19, 2001)
AMERICANS feel humiliated that despite their might and organisation, some obscure terrorist groups hailing from ‘faraway backward lands’ could so successfully attack the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon and kill thousands of its citizens.
- 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.
- Ayodhya Autumn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2001)
Religious frenzy and government apathy are a familiar mix.
- 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.
- Of Terrorism And Democracy (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 19, 2001)
A number of theories and counter-theories have surfaced in the wake of terrorist strikes at the World Trade Center twin towers in New York. Academicians look at the problem in their own way.
- Bioterror And Biosafety (Hindu, Vandana Shiva, Oct 19, 2001)
The reports of anthrax cases in Florida and New York have put a renewed focus on bioterror - the risks and hazards posed by biological agents.
- The Lick And Kick System (Tribune, Mary Parmar, Oct 19, 2001)
PUBLIC administration is a discipline which comes in direct contact with the public. Students form an important segment of the citizenry and have their own perceptions about the theory and practice of the discipline.
- What Ails The Muslim World (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Oct 19, 2001)
“WHY is it that the faith they (Muslims) love breeds so many violent mutant strains?” asks Salman Rushdie. “Islam needs to face up to its Bin Ladens,” he says.
- 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.
- Finding Expression, At Last -- Voice Of Afghan Women (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 19, 2001)
THE BBC on Tuesday reported two interesting media stories from Afghanistan.
- The Unkind Cut For The Middle-Class (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 19, 2001)
IT IS hard times for the middle-class. First came the announcement that administered interest rates will be cut 150 basic points.
- Transfer To Lahore (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2001)
Khan Zaka-ud-Din Khan, Additional District and Sessions, Judge, Amritsar, who was here for the last three years, first as a Small Cause Court Judge and later as Sessions Judge, has been transferred to Lahore.
- Afghanistan Looks To Its Once And Future Ruler (Indian Express, Tina Susman, Oct 18, 2001)
Former king Mohammad Zahir Shah’s exit from his land was followed by a run of instability and blood-letting that still hasn’t stopped. Yet, many Afghans don’t seem enthused by his return.
- We Live Under Masks (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Oct 18, 2001)
IN life we deal with momentum perceptions, skill levels, with logic, hope and emotion.
- Don’t Shoot Down Al-Jazeera, Its Message Makes It Worth The Watch (Indian Express, S. Abdallah Schleifer, Oct 18, 2001)
WHY is Al-Jazeera, the 24-hour all-news satellite television channel transmitting from Qatar — a small, relatively obscure Gulf Emirate — so powerful that it is becoming a player in the war in Afghanistan?
- Of Powell Doctrine (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
"WHAT'S the point of having this superb military you're always talking about if we can't use it?" Ms Madeleine Albright screamed at Mr Colin Powell.
- Muslim Rage Is For Real (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
THE ‘‘Muslim rage’’ goes unnoticed unless expressed stridently.
- Vandalism At The Taj (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2001)
THE ACTS OF vandalism perpetrated on the premises of the Taj Mahal last Sunday by some elements of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, which have prompted judicial intervention, are extremely disturbing for two reasons.
- 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.
- Caste, Race And Sociologists - I (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Oct 18, 2001)
The Durban conference has brought forward the barrenness of contemporary social sciences, especially sociology, in providing genuine intellectual input on the issue of caste and race.
- India’s Edible Oil Imports May Slow Down In Near Term (The Financial Express, Atul Prakash, Oct 18, 2001)
Mumbai: Edible oil imports into India, the world’s largest buyer, are likely to fall in the short term as new crop arrivals offset higher demand, a leading industry official said on Wednesday.
- How Free Will The Competition Commission Be? (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Oct 18, 2001)
In late 1998, when firms of Pakistan increased the price of cement bags by about 75 per cent overnight, the Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) of Pakistan investigated and discovered a cartel.
- Tea Industry In Crisis: Has Corporate Farming Failed? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 18, 2001)
The domestic tea industry is in the midst of a crisis with exports falling in the face of increasing global demand, decline in profit levels and large accumulation of stocks.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tada In New Garb (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
PARENTS of most pre-school children have had this experience. Whenever they tell the young ones that they are short of money, the innocent reply is: "Why don't we print more notes?"
- Welcome To The Land Of The Politically Unequal (Telegraph, Sanjay Kumar, Oct 18, 2001)
There has been a lot of hullabaloo and endless controversy whenever the bill for the reservation of seats for women in the legislature has been introduced in Parliament.
- Snags And Contradictions (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Oct 18, 2001)
Never before has America been in the grip of such fear and panic.
- 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.
- The Learning Organisation: Getting Business Value From Knowledge (The Financial Express, Alok Khandelwal, Oct 18, 2001)
“An organization...learns faster and better than competitors through benchmarking...through sharing and implementing best practices...by learning from experience, and through continuous learning and personal growth.”
- 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 Channel’S War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
WHILE Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based channel and the only one to uplink from Kabul, scoops the news as it happens, opinion is divided on whether the channel is being used by vested groups to further their interests.
- His Crusade Is For Rights Of Arrested (Indian Express, Maureen Tkacik, Oct 17, 2001)
Inside a small mosque in the San Diego suburb of La Mesa, near where a group of men have set aside their shoes for evening prayer, attorney Randall B. Hamud has left what amounts to both a business card and a sign of the times.
- A “Viable” Card (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
THE international bulwark against terrorism has been cobbled together with the help of a glue of rather dubious quality.
- Both Judge And Jury (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
Commission of Inquiry? Call it De-commission of Inquiry.
- Global Defence Spending Set To Increase (The Financial Express, Ranjit B Rai and P K Jain, Oct 17, 2001)
The dastardly unconventional attacks of September 11 in the United States killed over 6,000 innocents in New York and caused losses of billions of dollars the world over.
- 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.
- Heart Of The Money Matter (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 17, 2001)
A key missing link in India’s post-September 11 dealings with the Bush administration has been the will and the wherewithal to aggressively pursue joint efforts to cap the money trail from rich Islamic states.
- 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.
- How This War Has Entered My Life (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Oct 17, 2001)
AS an adolescent, I lived in the liberal atmosphere of Lucknow’s service gentry society.
- 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.
- Identifying Real Backwards And Dalits (Tribune, Pradeep Kumar, Oct 17, 2001)
A report of the Social Justice Committee set up by the UP Government to identify castes among the backwards and the Dalits who have actually cornered major benefits of the reservation policy in the last few decades.
- Look Beyond Wagah And Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
We have more Muslims than Pakistan, sell this to Powell.
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