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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 16899:
- J&k: Sonia, Manmohan Hear Views (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
No offer of short-term extension of tenure to Mufti: Ambika Soni The exercise being undertaken by the Congress president was neither a review of the decision made three years ago nor was the party having second thoughts but it was a process of . . .
- Mufti Must Remain Cm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2005)
The Congress party’s coalitional arrangements with most of its allies are under severe strain.
- A Race To Woo The Undecided Voter (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Oct 24, 2005)
Winning over the uncommitted Sinhalese is critical given Sri Lanka's ethnic mix.
- Futile Ruckus (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 24, 2005)
Those who thought the initial criticism of Infosys Mentor, Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, by Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, chief of the Janata Dal (Secular), about his alleged ineffectiveness as the Chairman of the Bangalore International Authority (BIA), was made ...
- Onion Woes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2005)
Normally, it is the price of the shares which should be under the magnifying glass of the government, not that of fruit and vegetables. But then, the onion is not just another vegetable.
- Parties Sans Democracy (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Oct 24, 2005)
Perhaps, it was Khushwant Singh who recently raised in his popular column two pertinent points:
- Bush’S New Attention (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns’ two-day visit to New Delhi was mainly to prepare the groundwork for President George W. Bush’s scheduled visit to India in February next.
- Grasp The Moment In Kashmir (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 24, 2005)
The Indian political class and civil society have failed the Kashmiris in their hour of need. Their response to the calamity that has hit the people of Kashmir has either been slow in coming or inexplicably non-existent.
- A Closet Full Of Crimes (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 24, 2005)
If they had taken Adolf Hitler alive in 1945, they would certainly have put him on trial. But what if they had ignored Hitler’s responsibility for starting World War II and his murder of six million Jews, . . .
- Congress Sweeps Pacs Chiefs' Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Stray incidents of violence reported from five districts
- Shot In The Foot (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 24, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- The Roll Of History, Warts And All... (Deccan Herald, K Govindan Kutty , Oct 23, 2005)
The strength of Sarila’s book is that it explores the nature of political currents even as it holds a flashlight to the minds of its participants.
- Cyber Loophole (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
CONSIDER this campaign finance scenario: A member of Congress faces a tough reelection race and needs as much financial help as possible.
- Carrot And Stick Policy (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 23, 2005)
The first phase of the Bihar poll starts and 57 seats go to the polls and nothing reflects the 'fragmented' vote better than the last result where the RJD won 23 seats, the JD[U]/BJP 18 and the LJP 9.
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Oct 23, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department.
- India, U.S. Express Commitment To Implementing Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
It will be a "very good, implementable agreement" before Bush visit, hopes Saran
- India, U.S. To Draft Plan To Implement Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 22, 2005)
India and the United States agreed on Friday to draft a plan to implement a controversial nuclear deal as Washington assured New Delhi it would not raise the bar on the landmark agreement.
- Bad Economics, Worse Politics (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India must count it as a blessing that it has taken more than 50 years of Independence for elites in several parts of the country to seek to impose their `two-child norm' on the right to contest elections to local bodies.
- Old Friends Now Foes In The Konkan (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Oct 22, 2005)
The November 19 byelection for the Malvan-Kankavali seat of the Maharashtra Assembly, promises to be a no-holds-barred fight.
- Quakes, Quirks And Kashmir! …… (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule.
- Quake Rocks Everything Minus Cong Culture (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule. It has nothing to do with Sonia Gandhi's
- Pak Shadow Over Indo-Us Regional Security Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Despite the tall talk on de-hyphenating US relations with India and Pakistan, the impending American sale of 80 F-16s to Pakistan has begun to cast a shadow over the Indo-US regional security dialogue which is being held on Saturday.
- Lay Down Arms First: Army Chief To Ulfa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
On the day the Centre formally invited the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for talks, Army chief Gen J J Singh made it clear that the insurgents would have to lay down their arms and surrender before coming to the negotiating table.
- Turbulence Over Airport (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
Murthy’s resignation could hit investments
- Storm In A Coffee Cup (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 22, 2005)
For how much longer will the people of West Bengal have to suffer the presence of such people who profess to call themselves politicians but whose only vocation appears to be to upstage each other in the public eye and switch colours when . . .
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- Us Official Says Nuclear Cooperation With India 'Unique' (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Visiting US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns on Friday [21 October] met India's foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, and discussed steps to take forward the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal.
- ‘J&k Change Of Guard As Scheduled’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Union Minister for Urban Development and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said there was no change in the decision regarding the change of guard in the state.
- Phantom Of The Opera (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
Writing in the October 9 issue of People’s Democracy, CPI(M) politburo member Anil Biswas claimed, ‘‘The spectre of communism appears to be yet haunting the ruling classes of Europe ... and their lackeys in the corporate media.’’
- Threat To Nepal (Statesman, J R Mukherjee, Oct 22, 2005)
Nepal, sandwiched between India and China has a population of 27,070,666.
- The Ground Beneath Gowda’S Feet (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 22, 2005)
It is easy to be disgusted with the way the H.D. Deve Gowda tirade against N.R. Narayana Murthy, his Infosys, and the entire IT industry has grown.
- Burning Of Corpses (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Once again the US military is back in the dock for its reported abuses and is scrambling to counter any anti-American backlash that is bound to ensue.
- Iraq’S Miracle Constitution (Dawn, Reza Aslan, Oct 22, 2005)
Even before Iraq’s constitution was ratified, dire predictions were being made that it would pave the way for the creation of an Islamic theocracy. But whatever problems the new constitution poses for the future of Iraq, the role of Islam in the state is
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 22, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation. He will, of course, answer a host of questions, not least a formidable list furnished on September 26 by
- Jp Movement (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
These things have always happened in Bihar. What is different, now, is the very public fuss they provoke. Powerful RJD candidates in Bihar,
- ‘Us Committed To Pact With India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Top US official Nicholas R Burns said the Bush administration was awaiting passage of the historic resolution by the Congress.
- Higher Compensation Likely For 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 21, 2005)
High-power committees set up Home Ministry have favoured substantial increase
For loss of life the payment may be Rs. 8 lakhs-10 lakhs
For loss to traders: Rs. 10 lakhs-15 lakhs
- Bjp Demands Govinda’S Expulsion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
A footage that was telecast showed Govinda in a lively mood with Dawood Ibrahim and his brothers. BJP’s Ram Naik demands Govinda’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha.
- Earthquake Puts State, Central Governments On Test (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Oct 21, 2005)
A simile can be drawn between the falls of the Berlin Wall and the divided Kashmir, which has been united by the recent earthquake. The difference being that the collapse of the Berlin Wall united the East and West Germany and didn't entail loss of ...
- Disinvestment On India Agenda! (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Asserting that the Manmohan Singh government will last its full five-year term, Finance Minister has promised to carry out economic reforms, including disinvestment, as laid out in the Common Minimum Programme.
- Nature’S Fury, Man’S Villainy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 21, 2005)
IN the midst of the grave tragedy of the South Asian earthquake it is once again becoming clear that human contribution to aggravating a natural calamity can be shocking beyond words.
- India-U.S. Deal: Negotiating The Nuclear Fine Print (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 21, 2005)
India needs to play its hand carefully on sequencing, separation, and safeguards.
- No Action On U.S.-India Deal By Nuclear-Supply Group (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 21, 2005)
Key nuclear-supplier nations have put off action on a U.S. proposal to lift restraints on transferring nuclear technology to India, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- India, U.S. In For Tough Negotiations On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 21, 2005)
A top U.S. official arrives in India on Thursday to push a landmark nuclear deal between the two nations, but the talks face likely hurdles over New Delhi's need for fresh reassurances from Washington.
- Behold The Banana Boards (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Oct 21, 2005)
Just who is an independent director? A person who is not a stakeholder in the affairs of a company but helps direct its affairs, someone with a broader perspective than the management’s who adds value to the company without taking . . .
- India's Communists (Left Parties) Urge Government To Abstain In Iaea Vote On Iran (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India's Left parties on Thursday [20 October] asked the government to abstain from a possible voting on Iran's nuclear programme at the IAEA's [International Atomic Energy Agency] meeting in November to express solidarity with Tehran's sovereignty.
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 21, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation.
- Jp Movement (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
This time, it is to undermine free elections
- Conservative Wisdom (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 21, 2005)
As a political creed, Conservatism, with a capital C, is naturally nation-specific. Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and even Lee Kuan Yew may inspire Conservatives across national boundaries but, at the end of the day,
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- No Action On Us-India Deal By Nuclear-Supply Group (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 20, 2005)
Key nuclear-supplier nations have put off action on a U.S. proposal to lift restraints on transferring nuclear technology to India, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- Trusteeship To Careerism (Daily Excelsior, Rajendra Singh, Oct 20, 2005)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and We beloved".
- An Exercise In Futility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
No wonder, the debate among the Congress, the Akali Dal and other political parties over terrorism degenerated into an inane blame game. The whole idea of discussing “roots and causes of terrorism” was an exercise in futility which would not have served a
- Where Reason And Religion Clash (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 20, 2005)
An American raised an interesting question in Dawn’s letters column (Oct 11). Hurt by remarks from “Muslims worldwide” who saw a relationship between the Katrina disaster and America’s war on Iraq, Steve Elisha, from Colorado Springs, Co., asked whether
- Won’T She Learn? Mamata Must Change Her Tactics (India Daily, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
In a few hours, and then over the next couple of days, it will be clear just how far Miss Mamata Banerjee is prepared to go in registering her party’s protest at the visit of a team from Indonesia’s Salim group.
- Managing Long-Term Recovery (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 20, 2005)
What are the long-term consequences of natural disasters? John Stuart Mill, the great 19th century English economist and philosopher and the author of a classic work on economics, made some prescient observations on the long-term effects of natural disast
- Mitrokhin’S Revelations (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
Vasily Mitrokhin, who died in 2004, was a KGB operative, who worked in the intelligence agency’s archives from 1956 to 1985. He copied documents and defected to the West in 1992, just after the Soviet Union disintegrated.
- Bjp Demands Removal Of Two Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On Election Commission orders, police team formed to probe release of Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate
Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav "pressured" police to release his brother on bail
Two senior CRPF officials met Lalu Prasad "surreptitiously" in Patna
- Lawless Game (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The arm of the law is not always long. Nor are all men equal before the law in Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Bengal.
- Insecure Again (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
A climate of uncertainty seems to have trapped Jammu and Kashmir once again.
- Mitrokhin Archives — Politics In The Cold War Years (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
The more important question that arises from Vasily Mitrokhin's revelations is not whether any individual or political party received money from one or the other superpower, but whether their foreign links compromised national security and sovereignty.
- Deal With India Won't Weaken Non-Proliferation: Burns (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 20, 2005)
To ask Congress for legislative changes for civilian cooperation
Indian vote at IAEA meeting a "dramatic example"
U.S. to approach NSG allies to help India
Ties between two countries have transformed into "nascent strategic partnership"
- Ysr Announces New Scheme To Create Model Towns, Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Adarsha Andhra Pradesh' to be launched in April next
- A Change Of Guard (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Oct 19, 2005)
The CPI (Maoist) State Committee in Andhra Pradesh has a low profile leader as part of a process begun in 2001.
- Mitrokhin Papers: Ambika Soni Defends Congress (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Oct 19, 2005)
The controversy over Christopher Andrews’ recently released book titled “Mitrokhin Archive 11” refuses to go away. The Mitrokhin papers reveals how the KGB’s first prolonged contact with Indira Gandhi occurred way back in 1953.
- Bihar: Notification For 3rd Phase Of Polls Issued (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Bihar Governor Buta Singh today issued notification for the third phase of state assembly elections in 72 constituencies on November 13.
- Manmohan Condemns Lone Killing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
The BJP too condemned the killing and asked the UPA government to review its ‘soft’ policies towards militants.
- Two Congressmen Shot Dead By Tdp Gunman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Trouble during filing of nominations for PACS elections
- How They All Stack Up (Telegraph, Sanjay Kumar, Oct 19, 2005)
Two things hold the key to success in Bihar —political alliances and voter turnout.
- Signs Of Hyperinflation In India - India's Tata Motors Hints At Price Hike Due To Continued Pressure On Margins Because Of Increased Input And Freight Costs (India Daily, Ratan Tomika, Oct 18, 2005)
India is facing delayed hyperinflation.
- Farce Or Fraud? (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Oct 18, 2005)
The inept handling of the public hearings by the Delimitation Commission at Siliguri, Durgapur and Kolkata exposed the inadequacies of the commission as much as the politicised West Bengal administration.
- A Question Of Ethics (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Nobody likes to see a congressman indicted for criminal conspiracy. So all of us in Washington were bereft when Tom Delay was charged with an alleged scheme to funnel illegal corporate campaign funds to Texas Republicans running for the . . .
- Nasscom Locks Horns With Left On Union Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Reacting to the red brigade’s call for unionisation in the outsourcing industry, National Association of Software & Services Company (Nasscom), on Monday, said working conditions in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector do not warrant formation...
- Us Official To Be India To Talk Nuclear Deal, Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
India and the US are likely to finalise finer details of implementing the civil nuclear energy deal during the visit of US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns later this week.
- Myth Of Historical Right (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Oct 18, 2005)
Following the meeting between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart, Silvan Shalom, in Istanbul on September 1, and President Pervez Musharraf’s speech to the American Jewish Congress in New York on September 17,
- Stuck In The Middle (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 18, 2005)
Uma Bharti has now openly asserted her strength and is making a concerted bid to get back into the gaddi.
- Put Off, For Now (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2005)
Those who stall economic reforms only delay the inevitable. The left’s success in stalling the divestment of the government’s share in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited cannot be good news for the economy.
- Party Culture (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s directive to party leaders to eschew ostentation and conspicuous show of power is commendable, and has not come a day too soon. This is not the first time that a Congress chief has asked partymen to stay simple . . .
- Voting Starts In Bihar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Thousands of policemen, backed by helicopters, patrolled the lawless state of Bihar on Tuesday as voting began in a state poll that will decide the fortunes of a key member of the Congress Party-led federal coalition.
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