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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 7145:
- Centre’S Kashmir Roundtable Today But Reduced To All-Party Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Pitched by the Prime Minister’s Office as a major initiative to fulfill Kashmiri aspirations and speed up the peace process, the J-K roundtable in New Delhi tomorrow has been reduced to an all-party meeting with the separatist leadership . . .
- Arroyo Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Friday proclaimed a state of national emergency and ordered the arrest of key military officers for allegedly leading a plot to topple her government.
- ‘Reformed’ Laloo Angers Foes, Allies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgutpa said, “It is not the language of Laloo Babu. It is definitely the government’s economic policy. There is a big departure between the culture of Laloo Babu and the rail budget which has been overshadowed by Finance Minister P Ch
- Focus To Be On Education, Infrastructure: Governor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Governor T N Chaturvedi created a sort of record by addressing the joint session of the state legislature houses for the second time in a year on Friday.
- Left Parties Threaten To Vote Against Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Decry tilt towards privatisation
Move to shift freight corridor stops criticised
Concession for farmers welcomed
Seek provision for purchase of rolling stock
- Opposition Parties Spare Railway Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
But his staunchest supporter, the CPI(M), derails his joy ride
CPI(M) members from West Bengal protest announcement of freight corridor up to Sonnagar in Bihar
BJP members picket well of the House; North-East MPs walk out
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- Liberalisation Vs Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 25, 2006)
I have no idea whether Lakshmi Mittal will finally succeed in taking over the French steel giant Arcelor, but I am glad that he has made a bid for the company because of the controversy it has generated.
- Left Threatens Voting Against Railway Budget (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The Left parties, which have been on warpath with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government on economic and foreign policy issues, on Friday said they would vote against the Railway Budget if their concerns were not addressed.
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- `Steel'ing The Headlines (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 24, 2006)
Media circles in the capital were not sure whether the controversial bid by Mr L. N. Mittal for Arcelor would be brought up by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, during his discussions with the visiting French President, Mr Jacques Chirac.
- Kazhagams Gear Up For The Clash (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 24, 2006)
In the run-up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, what contours will the alliances take?
- Cpi Plans Privilege Motion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Charges Ahamed with misleading on Syrian oilfield issue
Communist Party of India (CPI) is planning to bring a privilege motion against Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed for misleading the Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the question . . .
- Challenge Within (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 24, 2006)
Things appeared to be fairly hunky-dory till the nominations were finalised. Reports on the closed-door meeting of party leaders, held 48 hours after the announcement, suggest that the state secretary is a touch worried over what he calls....
- Indian Political Parties Fighting Over Iran Issue (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Feb 24, 2006)
The general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, in an interview with a TV news channel, revealed that UP chief minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, is in constant touch with CPI (M) and leaders of other regional parties to move . . .
- City’S Wrongs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 24, 2006)
A makeover of Calcutta’s image has now been put on hold. The left-run Calcutta municipal corporation has decided that hawkers are here to stay on the city’s pavements.
- Bold Decisions, Clever Moves In Kerala (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Feb 24, 2006)
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front sees an opportunity in the discontentment of the silent majority. The ruling United Democratic Front leadership is banking on what it believes is a `feel good' factor among the people.
- Bold As Brass (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 23, 2006)
Jyoti Malhotra recounts several instances in recent international politics where India has stood its ground
- Huntington’S Forebodings (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 23, 2006)
Followers of the great Semitic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam share a common belief in the Old Testament.
- No Recall Of Mulford (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Feb 23, 2006)
But displeasure conveyed to U.S. envoy: Manmohan
No objection to airport modernisation
Armed forces will continue to remain apolitical
- Fighting The Long War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 23, 2006)
No one ever accused Donald Rumsfeld of thinking small — except about the number of US troops needed to secure the peace after the war he helped mastermind in Iraq.
- Forest Rights Bill: House Panel Under Left, Bjp Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Protests from the Left and the BJP members led the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill to give an assurance that it would try to present the joint committee’s report on the bill in the House as soon
- U.S. And India Part Company On Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 22, 2006)
Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.
- Oh, That Elusive 3rd Front Again (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Feb 22, 2006)
Though some tend to be harsh on politicians, despising them for reasons that need not be mentioned here, it might help matters to occasionally look at the species called Indian politicians with some admiration for their incorrigible optimism . . .
- Strikes, A Matter Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Feb 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that nobody has a fundamental right to strike.
- Getting Mushy In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 22, 2006)
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf’s five-day visit to China would not have been remarkable weren’t it for the fact that it comes on the eve of US President George W. Bush’s visit early next month.
- Recruitment Based On Merit: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
No discrimination in armed forces on basis of caste/ religion
Government not "apologetic" about Sachar Committee
Survey meant to help all the minorities
- Left Assails Centre's Claims On Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Continues tirade against policies
India has slipped in human development index: CPI
Government's record "dismal" in foreign policy
- State To Press For Classical Language Status For Telugu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Government to table resolution in Assembly today
A resolution appealing to the Centre to accord classical language status for Telugu would be introduced in the State Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy said.
- Maoists’ Charm Offensive (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Feb 22, 2006)
During the past couple of weeks, Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda has given three significant interviews.
- Free Power Will Be Discontinued After Panchayat Polls: Raghavulu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Accuses State Government of neglecting backward areas
60 tmcft should be allocated to Kalwakurthy scheme
Clear policy on water utilisation needed
Mulayam and Chandrabababu Naidu should make their stand clear on third front
- India Admits Decline In Kashmir Violence, Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2006)
India on Tuesday admitted the incidents of violence and infiltration have gone down in Jammu and Kashmri considerably. India’s junior minister for home affairs S Ragupathy told Lok Sabha here during question hour that against the press reports . . .
- Brief Flirtation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 21, 2006)
Tradition scores over the post-modern
Six months ago, the state was on the threshold of what seemed a latter-day industrial revolution.
- Nepal Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Nepal’s key Opposition parties today ruled out talks with King Gyanendra and vowed to intensify protests in the troubled Himalayan nation.
- Karunakaran's Party Decides To Maintain Identity At All Costs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Drops broad hints about willingness for arrangement with UDF
- Walkout Over Mulford Issue; Congress Isolated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Left parties and Samajwadi Party join hands with Opposition in demanding recall of U.S. Ambassador
Mulford should be declared persona non grata: Gurudas Dasgupta
Improper for ambassador to have written to Chief Minister: Malhotra
- Iran, Upa ‘Minorityism’ Targeted In Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 21, 2006)
The BJP signalled a return to full-fledged Hindutva while the Samajwadi Party and the CPI(M) sharply criticised the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies in course of the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address that began . . .
- Maoists In Nepal Switch Strategy As War Drags On (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
He controls a large part of western Nepal, and is in charge of roads, power, irrigation, schools and health care.
- Nepal Oppn Plans To Step Up Protests Against Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
Nepal's main opposition parties have threatened to step up protests against the Royal Government and seek freedom for hundreds of pro-democracy activists that have been detained.
- Indian Tortoise And Chinese Hare (Daily Times, Kenneth Rogoff, Feb 21, 2006)
In caste-bound India perhaps only one in five people is integrated into the global economy. For every call centre employee, there are many more people still eking out a subsistence living on the land
- Give Mulford The Boot: Indian Opp (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 21, 2006)
The Indian opposition, ruling alliance partners and Left parties asked the government on Monday to show the door to United States Ambassador David Mulford for interfering in the country’s internal matters.
- Opposition Says Nepal King’S Offer Artificial (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Rejecting King Gyanendra’s appeal to come together for reactivating the stalled democratic process in Nepal as “meaningless” and “artificial,” the pro-democracy seven-party alliance on Sunday staged a major rally to protest his autocratic rule.
- Reinforcing Ties With China (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Feb 20, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf’s current state visit to China at the invitation of the President Hu Jinato, will herald the events organized in connection with the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and ....
- King Offers Talks, Parties Unmoved (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra made his first formal approach to the country’s estranged political parties today, urging them to join talks and try to put democracy back on track.
- How The Stalemate Machine Works (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Feb 20, 2006)
The obvious lesson of Kakopathar is that counter-insurgency operations and negotiations towards peace do not go together, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
- Changing The Face Of Global Security (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Feb 20, 2006)
The underlying theme, promoted by the U.S. and Germany, of the 42nd Munich Conference of Security Policy was that NATO must have the pivotal role in the 21st century's world order.
- New Left (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 20, 2006)
It can be easier to win elections than to know what to do with power. The Left Front’s election manifesto can be meaningful to the people only if they see it as a realistic programme of action for making their lives better.
- Nepal Parties Reject Reconciliation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
King Gyanendra's appeal for democratic process is meaningless, say leaders
- Strategic Thinking (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister speaking at the Association of Indian Diplomats, while releasing their newly launched journal referred to the dearth of strategic long-term thinking in our country.
- Comrades Vow Street Protests During Bush Visit (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 20, 2006)
Come what may, Communists who keep the Congress-led government alive are determined to make President George Bush's coming visit a memorable one -- through noisy anti-US street protests.
- Telling Right From Left (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 19, 2006)
As someone who believes that Indian communists always act against the interests of India I pay close attention to what they say.
- The Utopian Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Feb 19, 2006)
Will the rainbow coalition called the third front take a shape once again? If the past experience is any guide the CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat's plan of cobbling the third front is a pipe dream.
- The Newer Left (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 19, 2006)
More reformist signals for the election
Prior to the assembly election in 2001, the CPI-M had signalled a change by getting Jyoti Basu to step down in favour of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Us And India: Time To Think (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Feb 19, 2006)
By now it is a cliché to say that the United States is the only super power in the world and everybody knows it. But it is behaving like one with India in a manner that can only be described as crude. If India does not bare its teeth now, . . .
- Tasks Before The Soli Sorabjee Panel (Tribune, Doel Mukerjee, Feb 19, 2006)
The Soli Sorabjee Committee constituted by the Manmohan Singh government to review the Indian Police Act is a major boost for the civil society and the citizens who have often faced the brunt of police excesses.
- Falling In Line (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Feb 19, 2006)
The BJP’s foreign policy has traditionally tilted towards America and the viewpoint of the Islamic world gets short shrift.
- The Communist Connection (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Feb 18, 2006)
The newspapers bristled with headlines like “Left”tells PM and Sonia its patience is wearing thin; slipping on secularism? “Left” tells the UPA it will have to do better against the BJP or as the Hindi daily Hindustan put it, . . .
- ‘I’D Have Been A Communist’ (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 18, 2006)
“I WOULD have been in the Communist Party if there had been no partition,” says Atal Behari Vajpayee, former prime minister, who led the BJP coalition for six years at the centre.
- Free, But Not Fair (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 18, 2006)
Islam is by no means the only religion which gives its founder greater respect than God. It is equally true of other religions as well.
- Retail Fdi Protest: Sp, Cpm, Bjp Share Same Platform (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Feb 18, 2006)
CPI general secretary A B Bardhan, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi and NDA convenor George Fernandes today shared the same platform at the All-India Convention of Traders to protest against the entry of FDI in retail trade.
- Not Dead Enough? (Hindu, Seumas Milne, Feb 18, 2006)
Fifteen years after communism was officially pronounced dead, its spectre seems once again to be haunting Europe.
- Creative Solutions, Sarkari Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 18, 2006)
The many ways in which officials in a region gripped by crisis try to deal with it can be intriguing. Even entertaining. From advising farmers to plant crops in line with zodiac signs to suggesting they bear arms against moneylenders — it's all happening
- Cpi(m) Decides Against Truck With Karunakaran's Outfit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
LDF will fight poll on alternative development plank, says Karat
- Pranab Swears By Secular Nature Of Armed Forces (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Advani calls it "vote-bank politics"
Heated exchange caps pre-lunch proceedings
Communal head count, says Advani
Cause is noble, method adopted is wrong: CPI
- Iran: Left For Immediate Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Somnath urges them to listen to PM
India should not tie itself down to uranium supplies
Need to develop thorium because of the reserves
Low availability of foodgrains, says Yechury
- Cpi(m) Not To Have Truck With Dic(k) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
LDF will fight Assembly election on alternative development plank, says Karat
- Govt Ready For Debate On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
In an effort to mollify the Left parties, the UPA government today agreed to its demand for a structured debate on the Iran nuclear issue. The discussion has now been slated for February 23 in both Houses of Parliament. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- West Bengal Polls: 8 Ministers Do Not Figure In Left Front List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
CPI(M) to contest 209 seats, AIFB 34, RSP 23 and CPI 13
Eight Ministers of the West Bengal Government — seven belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and one to the All India Forward Bloc — have been denied ticket for the . . .
- Fab City: Ap Signs Mou With Semindia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government signed a MOU with SemIndia here on Thursday to set up the prestigious US $ 3 billion silicon chip manufacturing unit in .....
- Wb:left Front Drops Nearly Half Of Sitting Mlas, 8 Ministers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In a major exercise to project a new face, the Left Front, ruling in West Bengal for the last 29 years, today dropped nearly half of its sitting MLAs, including eight ministers, as the nine-party alliance announced nominations for the forthcoming . . .
- China To Discuss Counter-Terrorism With Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 17, 2006)
China will explore possiblities of enhancing bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism when President Pervez Musharraf visits the communist country later this week.
- China Not To Withdraw Its Workers From Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
China has alerted its nationals in Pakistan to be on guard but has no plans to evacuate them following the killing of three Chinese engineers in Balochistan even as Islamabad stepped up security for the workers from the Communist nation.
- New Shade Of Red (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 17, 2006)
The soundbytes coming out of West Bengal nowadays are likely to make Marx turn in his grave.
- Getting India Right (Policy Review, Parag Khanna, Feb 17, 2006)
Parag Khanna is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, forthcoming from Random House. C. Raja Mohan is strategic affairs editor of the Indian Express in New Delhi.
- Bardhan And Advani To Share Protest Platform (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Left is collecting new allies in its fight against opening up retail trade to foreign capital.
- Police Dogged By Political Interference (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 17, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's position on police functioning in Karnataka is refreshing
- Poll Funding: Consensus Elusive (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 16, 2006)
All-party meet on state funding
The parties wanted strict enforcement on limit of expenditure: Tandon
There was agreement that money and muscle power should be eliminated
- World Of Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
India has changed. Its foreign policy has changed. But catch politicians saying that
- India’S Iran Stand Neither Here Nor There (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 16, 2006)
Whatever the outcome of talks on the India-America nuclear deal, New Delhi should at least take up Iran’s case with the US
- Parties Split On Poll Funding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on the proposed partial funding of elections by the Government on Wednesday failed to arrive at a consensus....
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