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Articles 6621 through 6720 of 7145:
- Open Invitation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2005)
Despite politicians’ penchant for doublespeak, it actually helps to be candid in politics. The prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, is known to value transparency in both public policy and politics.
- Has The Un Arrived? (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 14, 2005)
A monumental human tragedy like the one that devastated communities along the Indian Ocean rim on December 26 should not, ideally, become a trigger for settling scores. The case for restraint is all the more compelling in view of the staggering generosity
- Notional Front (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 14, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has done well to dissuade Mulayam Singh from chasing the elusive dream of a non-Bharatiya Janata Party, non-Congress `third front.'
- The Great Wall Of Shopping (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Jan 14, 2005)
This boardwalk advertisement greets at least half a million passers-by every day on Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai's premier commercial thoroughfare, where almost 40 years ago hordes of vigilant Red Guards waved Mao Zedong's Little Red Book.
- ‘Our Govt Is Committed To Creating ... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2005)
In a judicious choice of venue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose Left Front-ruled West Bengal for a seminal statement on the economic goals of his government. Addressing the CII partnership summit 2005, in Kolkata on
- Doctor’S Savvy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2005)
Meetings with representatives of industry catch Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his most persuasive. In the presence of men and women impatient with the thickets of political rhetoric around economic policy, he visibly relaxes.
- Agony Over Seat-Sharing (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 14, 2005)
AFTER breathing fire and brimstone a week ago against the Congress over the sharing of seats in the assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav had cooled down rather quickly.
- Last Resort (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2005)
Violence is usually a loser’s last resort. But Mr Subash Ghisingh routinely threatens to use it to win elections in Darjeeling. Come elections and he threatens to go back to the violent days of the Gorkhaland agitation unless he has his way.
- Keeping Good Company (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jan 13, 2005)
Finally, some good news for Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Latehar, Ramgarh, Saraikela and Lohardaga — long in the news for Naxalite violence or scams — which are now the focus of new investment.
- Fake Encounters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 13, 2005)
It is ironical that Naxalites, who can often be blamed for killing innocent persons, are protesting against the Andhra Pradesh government whom they accuse of killing their colleagues in allegedly fake encounters...
- India's Bridge To East (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 12, 2005)
The shock of the tsunami that flattened Thailand's beach resorts was resounding. We escaped the tragedy but could not get away from its echoes.
- Confused State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2005)
The best of times can sometimes cause the worst of confusions. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is clearly riddled with such confusions. Except in the brief and largely inglorious regime of the United Front, the party never had the
- Ways To Keep White Elephants Alive (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Jan 11, 2005)
If the left is serious about saving the PSUs, it has to comply with the prescribed corporate management practices
- Advantage Upa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2005)
The countdown has begun for elections to the State Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Haryana, and what better evidence of this than the hectic behind-the-scenes bargaining for seats by the major political players.
- Report On Currency And Finance 2003-2004... (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 10, 2005)
We have had a profusion of progress reports on the Indian economy in recent weeks, the most recent being the Finance Minister's report on the fiscal outturn following the requirements of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary Management (FRBM) Act.
- Rjd Got Its Share In Jharkhand, Says Harikesh Bahadur (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jan 09, 2005)
Soft-spoken and friendly, Harikesh Bahadur is among the most accessible Congress leaders in the AICC office. A member of the Congress Working Committee
- Alvi: Befitting Honour For Noted Urdu Writer (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 09, 2005)
Urdu is considered one of the sweetest languages of the world. It is spoken by about 104 million people around the globe. Its birth was the direct result of the synthesis between the invading armies of Mahmud of Ghazni with the civilian population ...
- Needed A Cohesive Military Doctrine (Tribune, Vice Admiral K.K. Nayyar, Jan 08, 2005)
A country’s military doctrine is the outcome of a number of factors, which impinge on its national security. Some of these are fixed like its geography and other vary such as the interests of its neighbours or the rest of the world.
- Maoist Rampage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 08, 2005)
The killing of the Superintendent of Police of Bihar's Munger district, KC Surendra Babu, and five other policemen, in a Naxalite mine blast on Wednesday, provides yet another indication of the headway Maoist
- Agent Orange From The Ocean (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Jan 08, 2005)
: In Vietnam the enemy was often unseen; unseen that is to those who were reporting a war that at that stage wasn’t really a war but a battle of attrition.
- Looking For A National Security Adviser (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 08, 2005)
The Prime Minister should look for a compatible philosophical vision of foreign policy in his next National Security Adviser.
- Sugar Turns Bitter-Sweet (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jan 07, 2005)
The sugar situation is full of iniquity to the consumer and the cane farmer. Sugar prices have shot up steeply. The average price in Mumbai is around Rs 22 per kg — a peak in 30 years.
- The Legacy Of Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 07, 2005)
When P V Narasimha Rao, the former Prime Minister of India, died I was in the US working on my post-doctoral fellowship project.
- The President's New Year Speech (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 07, 2005)
The President's New Year speech to Parliament is the Government's manifesto for the incoming year — by which it must be judged.
- Make Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 05, 2005)
Those who want to change things should know what they are up against. Some of his comrades seem to be Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s worst enemies.
- Rebels, Not Criminals (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 04, 2005)
I have gone through the gist of talks between the government of Andhra Pradesh and the Naxalite groups in the state. The two sides were proceeding well and the ceasefire was holding firm.
- Analytical Review Of Subsidies: (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 03, 2005)
In its National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), the UPA Government had pledged that all subsidies will be targeted sharply at the poor and the truly needy
- Loss Of Focus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 31, 2004)
Two days before the end of 2004, terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) killed Farooq Ahmed Zargar, a leader of the National Conference, in Srinagar.
- Time To Be Merry (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 31, 2004)
“Merry Xmas!” All foreigners received this greeting from English-knowing Chinese last week — here most assume foreigners to be American. Xmas has been a major event in China’s cities for some time.
- We Called Her Susan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 31, 2004)
Susan Sontag, who died yesterday at 71, was one of the few intellectuals with whom Americans have ever been on a first-name basis. It wasn’t intimacy that gave her this status;
- Left Beset With Contradictions (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Dec 31, 2004)
As the country enters the New Year 2005, the Left parties, who play a crucial role in the survival of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, have a daunting task of re-defining their role in the future.
- Hope Floats Where All Else Drowns (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 30, 2004)
The Iraq war is no more important in the global scheme of things than poverty or climate change.
- It’S Not Laloo, Stupid (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 30, 2004)
The year 2004 has been a horrible year, hasn’t it? Twelve months ago the hottest topic in Delhi was the mandate to use set-top boxes if we wanted to watch India challenging Australia.
- Face The Facts (Pioneer, Ram Gopal, Dec 29, 2004)
In his article, "Ayodhya: The futility of talks" (December 4), Mr SP Gupta, a noted archaeologist, has given ample historical and archaeological evidence to support the claim that a Hindu temple existed prior to Babri
- Alliance Arithmetic Holds The Key (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, Dec 28, 2004)
While a Congress-JMM-RJD alliance can upset the BJP's applecart in Jharkhand, the absence of it will almost ensure a second innings for the BJP.
- Left’S Base Is Shrinking (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Dec 28, 2004)
THE leading lights of the CPM Politbureau seem to get up every morning with a determination to say “no” to whatever the Centre might propose. So, if it is “no” to disinvestment today
- Revolutionaries Of Another Kind (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 27, 2004)
Hugo Chavez has done much to improve the lot of poor Venezuelans but, in the process, he has also gathered many enemies
- Colours Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
The comrades have picked up the gauntlet. In a familiar resolve to defend their ideological confusion, they will not be deterred from their task even if in the process they must wage battle against a fellow communist.
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- The Halo Effect (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 27, 2004)
There is a kind of halo effect around the European Union. Even though the EU doesn’t actively push its values on its neighbours, the mere fact that a majority ...
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 26, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Images Of 2004 (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Dec 26, 2004)
The course of Indian politics has always been unpredictable, but it is hard to think of a year that rang in changes more unexpected than 2004.
- Democracy With A Difference (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Dec 26, 2004)
WITH its red soil, distant low hills,smiling tribal faces crowding the weekly haats, Bankura district in West Bengal is easy on the eyes. Next door is Midnapore, the largest district in the state but very different.
- An Unrepentant Communist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 26, 2004)
Eric Hobsbawm has been, perhaps, the most important historian of the 20th century, having lived through the epoch-making years, standing, as if, at each turning point of history.
- ‘Not Just A Tarnish On Bangalore But Shame On All Of India’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards. Here we present some very angry, disappointed and agitated voices
- The Dice Man (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2004)
Uncertainty is at the root of excitement. Human beings have added to this excitement by putting money on uncertainty. Gambling originates from this impulse.
- Tackling The Maoists (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 25, 2004)
The success of any counter-revolutionary strategy depends on the right mix of policies aimed at reducing the relevance of revolutionary politics to even a small segment of society.
- Spiritual Ministry? You’Re Kidding! (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 25, 2004)
I learn from reasonably reliable sources that at a lunch hosted by the Prime Minister for owners of India’s leading newspapers, one of his guests suggested that the Government should set up a Ministry of Spiritualism.
- The Outsider (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2004)
India’s first prime minister was born great and his daughter achieved greatness, but P.V. Narasimha Rao, who died yesterday, had greatness thrust upon him as prime minister.
- Apocalypse Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 24, 2004)
The last week of every year is conventionally a time for merriment which peaks on New Year's eve when the rich splurge in five star hotels, a thousand parties explode and tipsy revellers sway in lit-up downtowns where multitudes gather to ring in the new.
- Third Front: A Non-Starter (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2004)
The third front idea promotes a certain kind of unappetising political leaders and seeks to reward their equally unhealthy impulses and interests.
- Obstinate Image (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2004)
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has reportedly asked public relations executives present at a recent meeting organised by the Public Relations Society of India
- Promises To Fulfil (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Dec 21, 2004)
The 58th birthday celebrations of the Congress president and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, Sonia Gandhi, found her partymen in a more festive mood than at any time since the end of the Eighties.
- One Kind Of Death Wish (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
Two simple things became clear while I lay in my hospital bed recovering from surgery — that all cricket teams should take to wearing white like they used to in the old days — it is so much more elegant
- Notes For Votes? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2004)
The very fact that the Election Commission has spread out the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand in three phases from February 3 to 23, against just one day in Haryana
- Why Blame Natwar? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, does a disservice to his cabinet colleagues when he refuses to defend them in public.
- It Is Not Boom Time In India (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 20, 2004)
The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index last crossed 6,000 in January 2004. It has now crossed a record of 6,400.
- Kick-Off For Junior (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 20, 2004)
The death of Brazilian footballer Christiano Junior on the grounds at the finals of the Federation Cup at Bangalore on December 5 had created much bad blood between the Dempo Sports Club of Goa and Kolkata’s Mohun Bagan, with the two rapping each other fo
- Little Boy Arrogance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
On a particularly demanding day for PMO firefighters, it didn’t attract the attention — no, the outrage — it merited. On the floor of the House, the prime minister himself had to tackle the task of making the squabble between two of his ministers look lik
- Thank Dear Leader For The Sunshine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
When a train carrying explosives blew up in North Korea last April, setting fire to nearby buildings, several people died trying to save portraits of their “Dear Leader”, Kim Jong Il, from the flames.
- Bad Food From Good Bahu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards.
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- We Enjoy Strong Internal Democracy: Cpi(m) Leader (Hindu, MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA, Dec 18, 2004)
About four years ago, West Bengal's mainline Opposition parties such as Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress tried in vain to cause a rupture in the ruling CPI(M)...
- Palestinians After Arafat (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2004)
During a cold dreary Moscow morning in 1971, I was one of the few persons present when Nikita Khrushchev was buried. Khrushchev’s son delivered a poignant eulogy for his late father.
- Peace Prospects, Post-Arafat (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2004)
During a cold dreary Moscow morning in 1971, I was one of the few persons present when Nikita Khrushchev was buried. I was carrying a message of condolences from Mrs Indira Gandhi for Mrs Khrushchev.
- Jharkhand Chemistry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2004)
The first expansion of the Union Cabinet by a Prime Minister is usually attended by high expectation. Yet the only Minister Manmohan Singh inducted into the Cabinet late last
- Governments Must Co-Operate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2004)
Yet another urban co-operative bank (UCB), ironically named Prudential, has fallen prey to the deep-seated malaise of this vital yet poorly managed sector.
- Corruption Index And India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 13, 2004)
A first achieved by India in the Global Corruption Barometer survey is the pessimism over the decline of corruption in the next three years or so.
- Needed, Politics Of Moderation (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
There are few holidays in coalition governments and as the United Progressive Alliance completes six months in office, we would do well to look at the formations both within the ruling coalition and the Opposition.
- Money Is Not A Problem (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 11, 2004)
ON November 17 in Srinagar the Prime Minister announced an “economic revival plan” of Rs 24,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir. By unwrapping the package as a bold new one, the Prime Minister is guilty of some terminological inexactitude. What is new is just
- Parliament Live (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 11, 2004)
When he took charge as Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee, India's senior-most parliamentarian, promised to bring order and discipline to a House that seemed
- Human Rights: A Sad Anniversary (Deccan Herald, MARIO SOARES, Dec 10, 2004)
Without respect for human rights, the opponents of terrorism will be on the same moral level as terrorists
- The Trial Of A Seer (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 10, 2004)
From the whodunit and the ‘howdunit’ to the unholy mess of it all — the arrest of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati has raised a host of issues.
- Unhappy Cohabitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2004)
The Local body election in Andhra Pradesh is turning out to be an opportunity for both the Telugu Desam Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party to review alliance options after the
- What’S Left Of Bengal (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 09, 2004)
The degeneration of West Bengal into one of the most backward states in India, and of Calcutta into little more than a very big mofussil city, began somewhere in the mid-Sixties. That was the time when we saw the use of “mass movements”, bandhs, hartals,
- What Price The Largesse For Kashmir? (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 08, 2004)
The only effective antidote to insurgency is the restoration of good government and order. With the latter largely absent in Kashmir, any new package might end up putting more good money into the hands of those who cannot deliver the goods.
- Orchestrating Crisis In Ukraine (Hindu, Mark Almond, Dec 08, 2004)
People power is on track to score another triumph for western values in Ukraine. Over the last 15 years, the old Soviet bloc has witnessed recurrent fairy tale political upheavals.
- Raman Loves Montek (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Dec 08, 2004)
‘‘Raman Singh has neither a vision nor mission. He has ruined the state, reversing its development pace,’’ said Mohinder Karma, CLP leader. Karma’s observation may be not be wrong from the Opposition’s point of view but there are no takers in the ruling p
- Bitter Medicine (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2004)
Economic development helps the people, but it does little to cure political extremists of their infantile disorders. The Maoist violence in Midnapore once again proves the point.
- Strike It Off (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2004)
Bandh has become a bad word of Indian politics. The awareness of the destructive and wasteful aspects of bandhs has been driven by the judiciary, which has rightly seen a bandh as a coercive instrument that infringes on the freedom of individuals.
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