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Articles 22321 through 22420 of 25647:
- Bush Finds It Hot In Europe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2001)
Many Europeans see the U.S. as a nation totally absorbed by its own interests and ready to go it alone if its allies fail to come to heel. VAIJU NARAVANE on Mr. George Bush's tour of the Old Continent.
- Miles To Go, Promises To Keep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2001)
Mr. Khatami and his supporters know that the patience of their people is running thin, writes KESAVA MENON.
- Haunting Legacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2001)
For the ruling Akali Dal, Bhindranwale even as a symbol epitomises competition. SARABJIT PANDHER on the political churning in Punjab.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Jun 08, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- First Person Singular (Hindustan Times, Meena Sodhi, Jun 08, 2001)
MAINSTREAM LITERARY culture tends to exclude or marginalise various forms of ‘life-writing’ such as diaries, letters and autobiographies.
- Vajpayee’s Dialogue With Pakistan (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 08, 2001)
WILL the forthcoming dialogue between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan’s Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf be different from such exercises in the past?
- Nmd Yes, Abm Also Yes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2001)
INDIAN diplomatic tradition shuts out playing from both sides of the court.
- Linking India, Pak Through Music (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 08, 2001)
MUSIC and poetry transcend the barriers of caste, creed and religion and cut across divide between people.
- Us Search For Strategic Primacy: Bush Missile Defence (Tribune, Bharat Wariavwalla, Jun 08, 2001)
STRATEGIC primacy is what the USA under George Bush Jr. aspires to. In his speech before the national Defence College on May 1 he sketched a hazy design of American primacy.
- Peace And Prosperity In The Pipeline? (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Jun 08, 2001)
REPORTS indicate that among the important subjects for discussion between Pakistan's military ruler Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee when they meet in July will be the pipeline to be laid for bringing Iranian gas to India.
- Ah, For Confusion! (Tribune, Prem Kumar , Jun 08, 2001)
WE in this country love confusion. And the ruling class, being the true representatives of the people, that is us, love it all the more. It is only natural that we are fond of creating a situation to our liking.
- Roll Over Non-Alignment (Hindustan Times, Bhaichand Patel, Jun 08, 2001)
WE SHOULD be paying more attention to some of the changes that are taking place at the United Nations.
- Uk: A Crisis Of Identity (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 08, 2001)
London increasingly reminds you of the subcontinent's big cities, characterised by squalor and slums
- Prime Cut (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2001)
Good sense and international pressure seem to be finally prevailing in Pakistan.
- Resolute Action (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2001)
IN a rather unexpected show of determination, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has finally demolished a few marriage pandals that should not have been allowed to come up in the first place.
- Ethanol And Petrol: A Sweet Blend (Business Line, Ram Niak, Jun 07, 2001)
INDIA imported 70 per cent of its annual crude requirement of 107 million tonnes in 2000-01.
- Pure Power For The Pure State (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Jun 07, 2001)
Since 1995, Afghanistan has seemingly been caught in a time warp, at the hands of the taliban that stands for a new brand of political-fanatical leadership which periodically grabs the world’s attention by its medieval puritanical decrees.
- Municipal Solid Waste Processing -- The Chennai Experience (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 07, 2001)
IN AN article in The Hindu on June 5, World Environment Day, the Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), Ms Sheela Rani Chunkath, asks: ``A frightening 3,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Chennai alone everyday.
- In The Midst Of Life (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 07, 2001)
A little over a week ago, one sat in the quiet of Hathiban, a spot in the hills above Kathmandu from where one could get a spectacular view of the valley and the city.
- Inaccessible Education (Times of India, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jun 07, 2001)
THE problem of children being deprived of schooling refuses to go away.
- Three Women (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2001)
The story of contemporary Indian politics can be written up as an account of the relationship of three powerful women.
- What Ho, Liberalisation? (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Jun 07, 2001)
ASK any one above 45 years of age if he/she is better off today than in the ``good old days'' and one would probably hear a litany of complaints about everything that is wrong with the world.
- The Greatest Of The Greats (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 07, 2001)
In our history books a few rulers were given the suffix, “Great”: Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya, Akbar, Ranjit Singh. Besides their conquests and ruling over vast regions, it was their humane qualities that endeared them to their subjects.
- Ethanol And Petrol: A Sweet Blend (Business Line, Ram Niak, Jun 07, 2001)
INDIA imported 70 per cent of its annual crude requirement of 107 million tonnes in 2000-01.
- Tangled Policymaking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 07, 2001)
THE OLYMPICS does not recognise perverse policy as a competitive event.
- The Rulers We Don't Deserve (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 07, 2001)
``WHAT the hell are you lot so smug about, get back to work.''
- A Step Forward (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 07, 2001)
DABHOL Power Company is reportedly ready to extend the period for conciliation till August.
- Moolah Down The Drain (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Jun 07, 2001)
THE OTHER evening it poured in Delhi. That is only to be expected: it has been announced by the met authorities that the monsoon has arrived in full swing.
- Summer Of Discontent (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 07, 2001)
Shock treatment is the need of the hour.
- Blending Ethanol With Petrol Can Do Wonders (The Financial Express, Ram Niak, Jun 07, 2001)
Ethanol is being successfully blended with petrol in Brazil since 1931.
- Phantom Menace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 07, 2001)
THE REAFFIRMATION of India’s defence ties with Russia can be seen as a continuation of the kind of relations we had with the former Soviet Union.
- Aesthetic Deceptions (Hindustan Times, K. M. Shrimali, Jun 07, 2001)
IT IS well known that right from at least the mid-19th century, many European scholars, British administrator-cum-historians, art critics, etc.
- Looking Alright (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2001)
Mr Tony Blair thinks his landslide victory is remarkable and historic.
- Chicken Tikka Elections (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Jun 07, 2001)
THE ELECTION in Britain is no longer an all-white, ‘British’ affair. It has been turned into a multi-ethnic exercise not by the non-whites but by ‘British’ leaders of all political hues.
- The Favourite Whipping Boy (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Jun 07, 2001)
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU wrote in his Autobiography, ``But of one thing I am quite sure, that no new order can be built up in India as long as the spirit of the ICS pervades our administration and our public services.
- The Nepal Crisis & Indian Diplomacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 07, 2001)
THE TRAGIC developments in Nepal over the last week represent one of the gravest challenges to Indian foreign policy in recent times.
- Crown Of Thorns (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 07, 2001)
In every age the Creator.
- The Death Of Monarchy (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jun 07, 2001)
WHEN over 55 years ago, King Farooq of the fabled land of the Pharaohs was overthrown, and Col Nasser set up the republic of Egypt, the fat witty monarch, when asked about the future of monarchy as such, is reported to have quipped:
- Resolute Action (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2001)
IN a rather unexpected show of determination, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has finally demolished a few marriage pandals that should not have been allowed to come up in the first place.
- Office Humour — A Joke Too Far? (Tribune, Fran Abrams, Jun 07, 2001)
First, a word of warning.
- Towards A Truce In West Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 07, 2001)
A 'PROMISING BEGINNING' towards peace in West Asia has been indicated by the Palestinian Authority President, Mr. Yasser Arafat.
- Indian Cocktail: Enron Alone? Check Out Canadian Firms (The Financial Express, Subhash Agrawal, Jun 07, 2001)
Political risk mars India’s image in investors’ eyes.
- Millennium Round (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2001)
A ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization is scheduled in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
- Circling Allies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 06, 2001)
Between the Congress and the BJP, the former fared much better in the recent assembly elections.
- A Clear Signal To Jayalalithaa (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 06, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 1. With the decision to recall the Tamil Nadu Governor, Ms. Fathima Beevi, the NDA Government at the Centre has not only tried to please its constituent, the DMK, but sent out a clear signal to the Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa.
- Home Truths: Boys Will Be Boys (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Jun 06, 2001)
THAT boy is watching too much TV,” said Amma grimly. “It’s bad for his eyes to sit upstairs all day, watching movie after movie.”
- Defying Seniority (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2001)
They also fail to recognize another major flaw.
- A Party Adrift (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
WHILE the ruling National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxists).
- Logic Of Layoffs (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2001)
IN THE US in last year alone, more than 600,000 persons have reportedly been laid off due to the shrinking earnings of most companies.
- Sail At High Tide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 06, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to shelve the strategic sale route to disinvestments in Shipping Corporation of India in favour of public offer of equity makes sense.
- To A Third Way Consensus (The Economic Times, Joseph Stiglitz, Jun 06, 2001)
THE LAST half-century has shown that while development is possible, it is not inevitable. Countries most successful at it — those of East Asia — followed policies markedly different from the Washington Consensus.
- The Deafening Noise Of Hacksaws Working On Noses (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Jun 06, 2001)
ON the last week of May, merchant banker Merrill Lynch took stock of India’s fluid politics and deep freeze economics. Remember, that was when events in far off Manipur had sent George Fernandes off into deep sulk.
- Is Our Democracy Losing Direction? (The Kashmir Times, K. F. Rustamji , Jun 06, 2001)
"Most of us lack the right discontent, contented merely to cavil."— Louis Mac Neice.
- Fracas At Golf Course (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
AN unseemly scene was created at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Golf Course (SKIGC), Srinagar, when the formidable Shia clergyman and controversial former minister Moulvi Inftikhar Hussain Ansari was snubbed from playing golf six days ago.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- The Making Of A Police State (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 06, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf is working at two levels to consolidate his illegitimate rule over Pakistan.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Jun 06, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- Reforms: Sensitise The Bureaucracy First (The Economic Times, Ashish Joshi, Jun 06, 2001)
THE LIBERALISATION process in the country has not been able to take off in the real sense because the instrument of change, i.e., the bureaucracy has not been reformed.
- Goodies That Came By Post (Tribune, Bimal Bhatia, Jun 06, 2001)
Hardev, our postman, is physically challenged with one leg afflicted with polio. In the scorching summer heat or when people are indoors, shut away from the biting cold, he does his round delivering your mail.
- ‘President’s Rule No Excuse For Politicians’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
O. Joy, Minister for Law and Public Health in the ousted Radhabinod Koijam government, is a rarity in Manipur politics, the only man other than the Congress’ Rishang Keishing never to have jumped parties for reasons of power.
- The King And We (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
How should India play it in the post-King Birendra era?
- Getting Unreal (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 06, 2001)
The Hurriyat is an "honorable", household name today, and its leaders, with or without Kashmir, have attained unmatched status thanks to the media blitz.
- Fish And Chips (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2001)
An intriguing study of ancient bones of modern humans and Neanderthals who lived around 28,000 years ago conducted recently.
- Preparing For Pervez (Pioneer, Sumer Kaul, Jun 06, 2001)
The haveli in Old Delhi where a certain toddler lived, ate jalebis, played with his gulel and did susu in his kachcha is being spruced up.
- Punish The Guilty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2001)
It is hardly surprising that the murder of five members of a Dalit family in Hasnapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Sunday, has sent waves of shock and revulsion throughout India.
- Reasons Of Heart (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2001)
A recently released US-based study of NRIs is bound to set our hearts aflutter.
- The Road Back For Nepal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 06, 2001)
NEPAL’S DESCENT into despair, anger and turmoil after the tragic events of last week was only to be expected given the high regard in which the late king was held in the country.
- Capriati's Return (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2001)
Sportsmen saying "No" to drugs has become an advertising platform to promote the good life. However, a sportsman coming back from drugs to clinch the highest honours is something more unique.
- Welcome Signs (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 06, 2001)
What Gen. Musharraf told the fundamentalists and anti-Indian elements of his own country on the 5th and 7th was music to the ears of most of us. It was like a shaft of sun suddenly bursting out of dense dark mass of cloud.
- Peace Lies Beyond The Loc (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Jun 06, 2001)
While it makes good sense to be cautious about the future of Jammu and Kashmir, an overly pessimistic and conservative view could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- Golden Twilight (Times of India, C.M. Kulshreshtha, Jun 06, 2001)
ONE of the features of the Union Budget for 2001-2002 which got less attention than it deserved was the finance minister's proposal that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) prepare a road-map for a suitable pension plan.
- Pr Practice Comes Of Age (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Jun 06, 2001)
Despite some black sheep, PR handling has matured.
- Scavenging The Truth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
Call them by any name, nightsoil carriers are a reality.
- Learning From Us Stock Market -- Selective Adaptation Is Key (Business Line, T. V. Somanathan, Jun 06, 2001)
RECENTLY, one came across an interesting article on financial derivatives (Business Line, May 31). Unlike many commentators who criticise.
- Uneasy Lies The Head... (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 06, 2001)
KING Farouk I of Egypt made an intriguing statement soon after the Second World War ended.
- How To Kill Kasauli And Make A Fast Buck (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 06, 2001)
Eco-vigil: Destruction in the name of development.
- Political Quake In Us Senate (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2001)
ON June 5, the 100-member US Senate is all set to witness a shift of political gears, the like of which it had not witnessed in the last 50 years.
- Lessons From Balco For Future Disinvestments (The Financial Express, Aruna Bagchee, Jun 06, 2001)
AS the dust settles on the Balco deal, one can try to glean whether there are any lessons to be learnt for future programmes of divestment.
- Chinese Communist Party, At 80, Debates Future (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 06, 2001)
At its expansive 80th anniversary celebrations today, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has put across one simple but dramatic claim - that the fate of the people and the Party in China cannot be separated.
- A Crime By A Crude Khaki Crowd (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jun 06, 2001)
An old man in poor health was dragged by a khaki corps by housebreaking into the home of Mr. M. Karunanidhi in the wee hours after midnight.
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