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Articles 14221 through 14320 of 16899:
- With Enemies All Around (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 12, 2005)
The impression that the ruling coalition in Delhi is giving the outside world is that everything is pending and movement is slow, . . . .
- With Enemies All Around (Telegraph, SANJIB BARUAH , Apr 12, 2005)
Developing the North-east must be an integral part of India’s plans to court the advanced economies of south-east Asia, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Police Research, New Delhi . . . . .
- Naxals Exploiting Tribal People's Woes: Mla (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Apr 11, 2005)
BANGALORE, APRIL 10. Instant justice, quick-fix solutions and the thrill of cocking a snook at the law. .. . . . .
- Pm And A Ministry That Is ‘Always Right’ (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Apr 11, 2005)
The strained relationship between the Prime Minister and the External Affairs Ministry is now even more strained
- Continuity And Change (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Apr 11, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Carry On, Comrades (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2005)
THE deliberations and resolutions at the 18th party congress of the CPM deserve more cheers than sneers. . . .
- As Us Cap On Work Visas Rises, So Does Confusion (Tribune, S. MITRA KALITA, Apr 11, 2005)
The two engineers have been ready for months. One waits in Colombia, the other in Argentina.
- Doing Well (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
Even when in a position of considerable power, a politician can, in some situations, only do so much. The right intentions, with the wherewithal to carry them out, certainly go a long way. . . . .
- Is Bihar Changing Under President’S Rule? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
With Governor Buta Singh regularly monitoring the crime scene, an improvement in law and order situation is clearly visible in the state.
- ``Guiding Principles" On Border Issue Finalised (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 11, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 10. India and China have clinched a set of "guiding principles" . . . .
- Three Red Musketeers (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 11, 2005)
There are apparently three CPMs in India today. One is in West Bengal, which is in favour of economic reforms
- Will To Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
A great deal of violence in India springs from the crudest abuse of political power.
- Muraleedharan Expelled From Congress For Six Years (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 10. The Congress today expelled the former president of its Kerala unit, K. Muraleedharan,
- The Monotony Of Re-Enactments (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2005)
Even a cursory look at the re-enactment of the Dandi March by the Congress in Gujarat would point to the contradictions between the original spirit of the event and its epigonic simulation, says Jyotirmaya Sharma.
- Surjeet: A Legend In His Lifetime (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 10, 2005)
THREE years back when Harkishan Singh Surjeet was re-elected General Secretary of the CPI (M) for the . . . .
- Dandi March Reduced To A Photo Opportunity (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 10, 2005)
FOR persons of my generation, Gandhiji's Dandi march, or Salt Satyagraha as it was also called, was a landmark in the nation’s march to freedom.
- A Gandhi-Intoxicated Man (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2005)
NARAYAN DESAI, a Gandhian, and son of Mahadev Desai, one of Gandhiji's closest aides, is enjoying a sense of heightened `intoxication' these days.
- Cancer Ward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2005)
At the heart of all issues concerning morality and ethics is the problem of ends and means. Communism, or that part of it which makes gestures towards philosophy, has brushed aside the problem of ends and means. . . . .
- Fund Of Confusion (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 09, 2005)
To appear just is sometimes as good as being so. The Communist Party of India (Marxist), whether it intended to or not, may have somewhat reassured nervous non-governmental organizations by a decision made at the party congress.
- In The Dock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
MAKING former chief ministers pay for their misdeeds is never an easy task. ...
- Fighting Factionalism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 09, 2005)
After Failing to settle factional wars through consensus or compromise, the Congress high command appears to be . . . .
- Partition: A New Approach (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Apr 09, 2005)
Three years before the partition of India, Regionald Coupland, who had done a report on the partition of Palestine to create the Jewish State of Israel, was asked to do a similar report on the possible division of India to create Pakistan. . . . .
- Unerring Marxman (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
FOR four consecutive terms as General Secretary of the CPM, he never pulled his punches.
- 50 Maoists Killed In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 09, 2005)
Nearly 4,000 guerrillas tried to storm a base, but security forces were tipped off. . . ..
- Arms And The Man (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 09, 2005)
Two Broad Questions were raised by the still relevant controversy over the Kargil arms purchases. . . .
- Hate's Labour Lost (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2005)
If embarrassment could kill a party, the Congress would have been long dead. . . .
- Bus For Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 08, 2005)
THE smooth inaugural run of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Muzaffarabad-Srinagar buses is a tribute to the determination of the two countries ....
- Bus To Muzaffarabad Flagged Off (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 08, 2005)
SRINAGAR, APRIL 7. The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today flagged off two buses carrying 21 passengers on the inaugural run of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service setting in motion a process that optimists believe could transform India-Pakistan . . .
- India’S Ailing Democracy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 08, 2005)
IN an earlier article on the mess in the two mainstream parties, the Congress and the BJP — and thus in the national polity as a whole — I had promised to suggest some remedies for the steadily worsening political ills. . .
- Peace Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2005)
The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus got rolling despite an eleventh-hour roadblock of violence. ..
- Spreading Web Of Terror (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 08, 2005)
The inherent vice of capitalism is unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Tarkunde Forgotten? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 08, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate...
- Dalits In Reverse (OutLook, S. ANAND, Apr 08, 2005)
From being the dominant community at one time, the Tamil Brahmins are facing the effects of a new casteism. . . .
- F-16s For Pakistan — Implications For India-Us Relations (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Apr 08, 2005)
The US supply of F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan and the offer to India has raised the bogey of arms race in the sub-continent.
- Other Tyrannies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2005)
Government reports often end up stating the obvious. The report of a committee, set up to examine the causes of Naxalite violence, is no exception.
- Price Of Hype (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2005)
The huge publicity and the high profile given by India to the bus service from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad were unnecessary and counter-productive. . .
- A Tale Of Two Celebrations (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 07, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 6. It is rare that two major political parties — the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) — should stage celebrations on the same day in the capital.
- Back To Square One (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2005)
RAM VILAS PASWAN has pulled back from government formation moves in Bihar and reverted to singing the glories of President's Rule — all with good reason.
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Our Unsung Heroes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 07, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate the common man’s prerogative to live with dignity and honour.
- Tug Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
There is no equivalent of a silver jubilee in the Hindu calendar. But the party of Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party, cannot afford to ignore its 25th birthday today. The BJP was born as a reincarnation of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh.
- Bill To Prohibit Sale Of F-16s To Pakistan (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 06, 2005)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 4. The Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans, ...
- Another Dandi March, Another Gandhi! (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Apr 06, 2005)
AS THE April sun beats down on them, the marchers re-enacting the historic Dandi Yatra sip glasses of cold and refreshing buttermilk
- China Leads Death List As Number Of Executions Soars (Tribune, Anne Penketh, Apr 06, 2005)
Executions around the world are nearing record levels, and the Unites States is among the four countries which account for 97 per cent of the total, a report has found.
- Gandhi's Dialogue With The Nation (Hindu, Madhu Dandavate, Apr 06, 2005)
For Mahatma Gandhi, the Dandi March was not just a non-violent weapon of struggle. It was also a means of dialogue and communication with the people along the route.
- Back To Square One (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
The prime minister is asserting himself on matters of governance in a way few people expected him to do. Manmohan Singh passed a crucial test of . . . .
- Strange Bedfellows (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, but never without a reason . . .
- Protect Lalbagh (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2005)
Bangalore’s unique botanical park should be preserved
- Now A Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The controversy over the defence purchases running into Rs 2,100 crore during the Kargil war in 2000 had seen the Congress and its partners projecting . . .
- Bihar Suspense (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2005)
Even a month after the Rabri Devi government was voted out, no successor seems to be in sight.
- Sops For Separatism (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 05, 2005)
Those familiar with Muslim League politics between 1906 and 1947 will not be surprised at Mr Badrul Islam's demand in his article..,
- Politics In The Time Of Tragedy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
To some extent, the Bihar stalemate could be said to be continuing, in that 'advisors' to Governor Buta Singh have yet to be appointed-there is no
- Battling For A Spiritual Seat In Badrinath (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Apr 03, 2005)
The Jyotirpeeth mutt, the seat of the Badrinath Shankaracharya is in the eye of a storm.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- Now, People Have Lent Dynamism To The Peace Process (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Apr 03, 2005)
Since the start of the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan at the beginning of last year, there has been a huge jump . . .
- Combat Reddy? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 02, 2005)
Has the Andhra Pradesh Government really woken up to the need to crush the naxalite menace? Or is it a case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing? It is no secret the YS Rajshekhar Reddy regime's heart bleeds for left extremist "sons gone..
- Ensuring Airworthiness (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 02, 2005)
The latest in a continuing series of air mishaps has tragically taken the lives of two Haryana Ministers — former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal's son Surender Singh, and industrialist O.P. Jindal.
- Horse Trader, Pass By (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 02, 2005)
There has been enormous focus on the 'constitutional crises' and the abuse of the Governor's office during the recent processes of government ...
- Vasant Sathe, The Rare Rationalist (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 02, 2005)
Undoubtedly the most outstanding of all sub-communities of India are the Chitpavan Brahmins of Maharashtra.
- To Live, Or Not To Live (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 02, 2005)
TERRI Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman, has, at last, passed beyond the mortal threshold. But the abounding speculation on the legal, ethical and moral questions that her condition once again brought to the fore, and divided not just people in ...
- Stung By The West (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 02, 2005)
Back in the 1850s, Karl Marx wrote a series of essays on the results of British rule in India
- Fuel For Arms Race (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 01, 2005)
FIFTEEN years ago the US had promised to sell F-16s to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the company manufacturing the aircraft, took the necessary advance for it. Then there were sudden changes in the global and regional strategic environment.
- Federal Power (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
IT IS A sign of the restless state of present-day politics that the Samajwadi Party led by Mulayam Singh has spread its wings across the Vindhyas to Karnataka.
- Eagle Is Blinded (Pioneer, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
No visa for Mr Narendra Modi. No entry to Maulana Kalbe Sadiq. No World Bank/IMF loans if India does not 'check' human trafficking.
- America Awakened, Modi Demonised (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Apr 01, 2005)
Denial of a US visa to Modi should be viewed in the light of the larger campaign against minority rights’ violations.
- Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 31, 2005)
Given the steady decline in the number of full-time workers and the apparent disinterest among its cadre, isn’t it time for the CPI(M) to decide on some new kind of action? asks Sumanta Sen
- The Peaceful Rise Of China (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Mar 31, 2005)
The Chinese are fond of new slogans.
- Pok Bus: Ultras Issue Threat To Passengers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2005)
Militants lashed out at Indian and Pakistan diplomats as well as Musharraf and accused him of working against Islam at the behest of his western masters.
- Can The Bjp Afford To Backtrack? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 31, 2005)
No political party that wants to rule over a continental polity can afford to be unmindful of the need to sustain its reputation for consistency, credibility, and transparency.
- Anti-Left Combine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 31, 2005)
The run-up to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election has once again led to speculation over the ability of the parties opposed to the Marxists to put up an united fight. In the heavily polarised political scene of West Bengal, the Left always...
- Bjp’S Somersault (Deccan Herald, G THIMMAIAH, Mar 31, 2005)
The BJP, which did the spadework for the VAT process, is now opposing it under pressure from traders
- Losing Kathmandu (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 30, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
The political crisis in Nepal continues unabated and it seems that there is little India can do to influence the course of events.
- Done In By Dynasty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show: Mr Sharad Pawar triumphed, not Ms Sonia Gandhi. This year, Bihar and Jharkhand have again put paid to the Congress's 'Sonia Shining' rhetoric.
- The Rot At The Core (WhatIsIndia Publications, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 30, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- The Us Comes Out Fighting With F-16s (Asia Times, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Mar 29, 2005)
Islamabad is elated, India is miffed: the decision by the United States to sell F-16 strike fighters to Pakistan involves much more than a simple sale of arms - important geostrategic undercurrents are at play involving not only the Indian sub-continent,
- The Us Comes Out Fighting With F-16s (Asian Age, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Mar 29, 2005)
Islamabad is elated, India is miffed: the decision by the United States to sell F-16 strike fighters to Pakistan involves much more than a simple sale of arms - important geostrategic undercurrents are at play involving not only the Indian sub-continent,
- ‘No One Listens To Guardian’ (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2005)
LOK Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee does not mince words and is never found lacking in coming out with instant repartees to get across his message to the members of Parliament
- Shape Of Things To Come Hazy (Agence-France Presse, N C GUNDU RAO, Mar 29, 2005)
The political situation turns more messy and dicey than ever with the birth of a Third Front in Karnataka
- Done In By Dynasty (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show:
- Marxists’ Dilemma In The Hills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
The CPM is finding it hard to explain the different stands of the party and CPI(M)-led Left Front government viz-a-viz the demands of GNLF chief Subhas Ghising.
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