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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 7145:
- Kerala Can Have An Indigenous Growth Path: Mgs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Calls for `an imaginative politics of industrial development'
- Towards An American Exit Strategy In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 10, 2005)
The recent reconciliation conference in Cairo at which all the leading players in Iraq were present could be the start of U.S. moves to cut its losses.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Congress Inc. (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 10, 2005)
Its 45 days since the United Nations Independent Inquiry Committee headed by Paul Volcker submitted its final report. Yet, we are nowhere near the answer to the central question: Was the Congress party as a whole engaged in trading activity with . . .
- Divine Tolerance (Dawn, Martin Jacques, Dec 09, 2005)
The past two or three years have marked a new moment in the global perception of China. There is suddenly a new awareness that encompasses both a recognition of China’s economic transformation and an understanding that, because of its huge size and . . .
- Cpi(m) Meet, A Search For Positive Governance Agenda (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Dec 09, 2005)
Meet a follow-up on 1994 Kerala studies congress
- China: The Other Superpower? (Dawn, Martin Jacques, Dec 09, 2005)
The past two or three years have marked a new moment in the global perception of China. There is suddenly a new awareness that encompasses both a recognition of China’s economic transformation and an understanding that, because of its huge size and . . .
- 26 Battalions For Naxal-Hit States (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
In order to tackle terrorist and extremist violence, more battalions are being raised to help states, and the task of increasing the number of men and officers was being addressed by the Centre, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said.
- Upa Ignored, Bjp Wrangles With Left In Rajya Sabha (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The decrease in Employees Provident Fund interest rate to 8.5 per cent, announced yesterday by Labour Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, led to an uproar in Parliament today.
- Volcker Issue Rocks Parliament Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Manmohan's clarifications next week
Rajya Sabha witnesses two adjournments
Matter raised in Lok Sabha
Demand for Sonia's resignation
- All For Votes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
The tribal world of Jharkhand, it seems, is up for grabs. The sangh parivar and the left are competing for the soul — some would say, the votes — of the state’s tribal population.
- Not Up To Scratch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 09, 2005)
Gurudas right to attack education mafia
- Terror Groups Targeting J&k's Political System (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Interrogation shows evidence of Lashkar efforts to plant operatives Using cash, coercion and common political interests, terrorists have sought to build affiliations to protect their overground sympathisers
- Buddha Denounces Strikes, Says Time To Rectify Mistakes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Intelligent people do not participate in strikes and the CPI(M) is trying to rectify mistakes on labour issues made in the past: this was Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s message to the captains of the IT industry and presumably, . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 09, 2005)
Uma throws a tantrum and all’s well with India
- Of Captors And Their Captives (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 09, 2005)
India must remain watchful of American designs in South Asia in the guise of friendship, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Anatomy Of A Botch-Up (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 09, 2005)
Kalyani Shankar says amidst the brouhaha surrounding Natwar Singh, the question remains: Where did the money go?
- Patil Insists On Talks With Naxals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
He says they are our brothers and sisters
- "Fdi In Retail Will Hit 4 Crore People" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Last 15 years of reforms have not been a model for inclusive growth, says Karat
Government asked to examine impact of FDI in retail in other countries
Says Left will not support Government on FDI in retail
- Fatwa Against Freedom (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 08, 2005)
It will take Islamists in Bangladesh more than terror tactics to stamp out the free spirit of a brave people, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Voice In The Wilderness (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Negative signals at Mamata rally
There have been starvation deaths in West Bengal and some districts are particularly hard-hit by poverty and distress, made worse by the fact that the Left Front government has politicised the BPL lists.
- Privatisation Plans (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 08, 2005)
Don’t Disinvest, Reinvest
In his interview to The McKinsey Quarterly Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed helplessness at not being able to proceed with disinvestment of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and other public sector undertakings (PSUs) . .
- Party Must End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 08, 2005)
When will we learn something better?
- Nonalignment Today (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
One unintended outcome of the Volcker report is the debate it has sparked off on whether, in the 21st century, India should continue to define its foreign policy as a nonalignment country.
- That Soft, Steady Glow Of Democracy (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 08, 2005)
What could be the link between a constitutional referendum in Kenya, the arrest of a former military dictator in Chile and the electoral defeat of a flawed populist in India’s Bihar state?
- Kashmir Violence Down Due To ‘Changed Attitude’ Of Pakistan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 08, 2005)
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil conceded on Wednesday that “the changed attitude of the neighbouring country” has contributed significantly to the reduction of violence in Indian-held Kashmir, but that Pakistan still has not disbanded . . .
- Certain Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2005)
Mr Subash Ghisingh has his way again. A special status for Darjeeling under the sixth schedule of the Constitution has significant political implications. It will give far more financial and administrative powers to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council.
- Indian Opposition Demands Sonia Gandhi Quit Govt Job (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 08, 2005)
India’s Bhartiya Janata Party-led opposition on Wednesday turned its attack on ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi after one of her closest ministers, Natwar Singh, quit over charges that he and the party skimmed the UN oil-for-food scheme in Iraq.
- Another Rights Leader Targeted In Ap (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Yet another human rights activist in Andhra Pradesh has been targeted by unidentifed persons, this time in Ongole town in Prakasam district.
- Naxalite Menace: Finding A Way Out (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, Dec 08, 2005)
The ''Compact Revolutionary Zone'' that provides the north-south link between the Nepalese Maoists and the Andhra Pradesh naxals is stealthily moving eastwards to cover Orissa in a major push that has worried the Union Home Ministry.
- Nda: No Double Standards, Sonia Should Resign Too (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
After forcing Union Minister Natwar Singh's resignation on the Volcker issue, the Opposition on Wednesday trained its gun on Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
- The Wages Of Corruption (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 08, 2005)
Around 4.30 pm on Friday December 2, 2005, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Subhash Bhowmik, football coach of Kolkata's famous East Bengal Club and a former international footballer, on the charge of accepting a bribe . . .
- Iraq War & Arab Media (Dawn, Ameed Shah, Dec 08, 2005)
It seems that the Americans are realizing the costs and effects of the venture they decided to take in Iraq. The strategy, which Bush administration is presenting to achieve the victory in Iraq doesn’t seem to even impress his own party members.
- Bjp Targets Sonia, Stages Walk-Out In Parliament (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Buoyed by Union Minister Natwar Singh's decision to resign on the Volcker controversy, an aggressive BJP-led opposition today targeted Sonia Gandhi in Parliament demanding her resignation as chairperson of the National Advisory Council, saying . . .
- Opening Up The Socialist Space In Indian Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 07, 2005)
In the coming post-George Fernandes era, the socialists will have many opportunities in various parts of the country to tap the alienation of the poor from the mainstream economy.
- Changing Tack To Stay In The Fray (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 07, 2005)
The Naxalite leadership in Andhra Pradesh has ushered in strategic and tactical changes in the functioning of its cadre. It has shifted its local guerrilla squads (LGSs) deep into the forest and brought in three-member teams of armed cadres to . . .
- Madrasa Reforms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
Will Bengal take leaf out of Musharraf’s book?
The ordinance promulgated by President Parvez Musharraf to regulate the functioning of 25,000 madrasas in Pakistan is a bold step that recognises realities.
- Stitch Up A New Alliance (Telegraph, Soroor Ahmed, Dec 07, 2005)
Post victory, the litmus test for Nitish Kumar, the new chief minister of Bihar, would be to translate a new political alliance of different castes into a lasting social combination ...
- When The Uncle Becomes Role Model (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The Shiv Sena emerged in the late Sixties to fill a political vacuum created by the failure of the communists in Maharashtra.
- Campaign On Aids Awareness In State From February (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Anti-AIDS volunteers to make house visits and talk to people on dreaded disease
Collectors asked to prepare comprehensive action plans
Counselling to be provided at PHCs
Supply of drugs at Government hospitals from January 1
- Question Of ‘Image’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
A major problem to be tackled by the Islamic summit conference opening in Makkah today is one of image of the Muslims, especially in the West.
- Pm Talks Nostalgia & Business With Russia (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 06, 2005)
Raj Kapoor, Awara Hoon and Mera Naam Joker were the staple of India’s relations with Russia in the days when a humungous USSR was a counterweight to the US.
- Madrasa Reforms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
Will Bengal take leaf out of Musharraf’s book?
- Cpm Flays ‘Slogan-Shouting’ Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Lashing out at the BJP-led Opposition for its “slogan-shouting politics” stalling Parliament proceedings, the CPM on Monday said the BJP leaders should also question the benefits accruing to Reliance in the Iraqi oil payoffs.
- Labour And Politics (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Dec 06, 2005)
THERANJEDUTHA KRITHIKAL — Political Thoughts: B.T. Ranadive; Chintha Publishers, Deshabhimani Road, P. B. No 172, Thiruvananthapuram-695001.
- State Assembly Adjourns Without Doing Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Opposition disrupts proceedings for debate on various issues
Uproar over adjournment motions
CPI (M) members stage sit-in
Opposition boycotts BAC meet
House adjourned three times
- Udf Nod To Reduce Electricity Tariff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Programmes for weaker sections of society, farmers
- Opposition Parties Come Under Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
BJP charged with lowering the prestige of Parliament
Opposition accused of undermining Justice Pathak inquiry committee
CPI (M) not to demand Natwar Singh's resignation
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 06, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime. The shrewd politician had seen . . .
- Jayalalithaa Urged To Meet Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Centre should release more funds, says CPI (M)
Meeting will enable Manmohan to understand the nature of devastation
Party to stress need for linking of rivers in Tamil Nadu
Enquiries into Volcker report should be completed quickly
- Foreign Contributions And Congress (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- On Natwar, Oppn In No Mood To Relent (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 06, 2005)
With the Government and the Speaker failing to mollify the Opposition on the Natwar Singh-Volcker controversy, the next two days of Parliament are likely to prove stormy. Defence Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, Pranab Mukherjee, . . .
- Budget Strategy For 2006-07 — Consolidate, Optimise, Deliver (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 06, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, would do well to devote the 2006-07 Budget to the improvement and consolidation of the outcome of the initiatives and schemes already taken up and the restoration of the fiscal health, . . .
- Cpi(m) Meet To Propose Revival Of Panels In Planning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Draft document seeks revival of district plans
Wants more industrial clusters at local level
Seeks greater deployment of staff to local bodies
Suggests that micro-enterprises be developed in clusters
- Better For Natwar To Quit, Says Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Need to stop BJP from utilising issue for political ends
"There is no substantial evidence against Mr. Singh and the Congress"
Congress leader questions Vajpayee Government's record on ministerial resignations
- Naxals Target Police Outpost In Raid On Border Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Some families, which had information about the raid, leave the village
No harm caused to any villager
Villagers summoned, warned against allowing revival of police outpost
Tough task for police to continue the outpost in operation
- Farmers Sore Over State's View On Special Economic Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
APCLC, farmers' groups see bid to suppress the facts
Farmers say they have lost faith in Ministers' statements
Effluents released from proposed industries will pollute the environment
- Against A Sea Of Troubles (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 05, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Chandy For Dissolution Of Palakkad Municipal Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Legal status of Cardamom Hill Reserve will be examined'
- Natwar Still Has A Case, Says Bardhan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Denying that he had made a U-turn on his earlier statement that Natwar Singh should resign following Aniel Mathrani’s interview to India Today, CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan today said that Singh had a case and was innocent.
- Between The Facts And A Hard Place (Indian Express, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Dec 05, 2005)
The outcome of the present assembly election in Bihar can be analysed from two angles — one statistical and the other social.
- Honoured In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
It was a mission that stood oddly with the violence, terror and arms culture of Afghanistan.
- Consult Farmers: V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
To launch `Kisan Jagran Yatra' on December 7
- Central Scheme Revives Hopes On Infrastructure Front (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Dec 05, 2005)
Major proposals for Coimbatore include sewer scheme
Rs.110-crore drinking water scheme
Flyovers to decongest roads
Solid waste management
Subways in key areas
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Is India Inimical To Hindu Nepal? (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 05, 2005)
To an average Indian it is a matter of shame that the UPA's coalition exigencies are subserving national interest, says Prafull Goradia
- Paying For Terror (US News & World Report, David E. Kaplan, Dec 05, 2005)
How jihadist groups are using organized-crime tactics--and profits--to finance attacks on targets around the globe
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree. The surrounding highway is being widened to four lanes, and vehicles barrel along either side. But the temple and tree thwart even greater speed, and a passing contractor . . .
- Old Wine In Very Old Bottles (Hindustan Times, Ashok Row Kavi, Dec 04, 2005)
Here we go again! Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be abolished or read down because (1) It protects our children. (2) To protect public morality. (3) To prevent obscenity. Choose any, or all, of the three to stop those nasty homosexuals from o
- Natwar Should Quit: Cpi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The national executive of the Communist Party of India (CPI) today demanded the resignation of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh from the Union Cabinet following damaging comments by Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aneil Matherani.
- India's Internal Pressures To Respect Iran's Right To Develop Peaceful Nuclear Energy (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 04, 2005)
The communists and others in India are adamant in India to make sure the Congress Government led by Manmohan Singh do not cow tow to American approach to Iranian nuke issue.
- An Alternative Voice Of History (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Dec 04, 2005)
Amrita Pritam's idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab's shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes.
- Bjp’S ‘Matra Shakti’ Meet Silent On Uma’S Suspension (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) draws closer to the end of its year long silver jubilee celebrations, it decided to pay tributes to ‘Matra Shakti’ at a grand meet organised in the Pink City on Saturday. After all, what could be a better venue . . .
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Poetics Of Protest (Hindu, C.VIJAYASREE, Dec 04, 2005)
Remembering Mulk Raj Anand on his birth centenary, which falls on December 12.
- Wto: Left To Demand Parliament Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Protest planned to send a "warning" against Hong Kong meeting
"If Parliament cannot discuss where can we discuss this issue... "
International agreements signed by the Government should be ratified by Parliament
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The EC took certain steps in Bihar to ensure peaceful and fair polls. It does not mean we will follow the same model everywhere. Nevertheless, lessons learnt in Bihar will be enforced and similar action will be taken if the situation warrants.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
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