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Articles 14821 through 14920 of 16899:
- 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.
- 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.
- Leave It To The Court (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 13, 2005)
The Supreme Court's order granting bail to the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi - even as the Tamil Nadu Government moved ahead with the arrest of his junior
- A Fateful Day In 1931 (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jan 13, 2005)
Recently I saw one of the three movies made on the martyr Bhagat Singh whose saga of rise and destined cease has remained a most moving and awesome event in the history of India’s struggle for freedom.
- Censoring The Spirit Of Gandhi (Indian Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Jan 13, 2005)
I had a feeling of deja vu when I stood up to address a room full of journalists the other day at the Press Club in Mumbai. I was there to speak on behalf of filmmaker Vijay Ghatge regarding his film Shobha Yatra, which had run into some trouble with the
- Pre-Poll Coalition Confusion In Upa (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 12, 2005)
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana, the Congress(I) seems to be taking a leaf out of the BJP's book on how not to deal with allies.
- Post Tsunami, India Inclusive (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jan 12, 2005)
As tribes in the Andamans come in contact with organised economy, the forest area needed to ‘sustain’ them may decline
- Good Spies, Bad Spies (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 12, 2005)
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee said, after one of his prime ministerial meetings with President George W. Bush, that India and the United States of America were "natural allies"
- 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
- Dancing With Laloo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 12, 2005)
There are two ways, at least, of narrating the recent tumult in Congress-RJD equations. In one version, the Congress, ever the reluctant alliance-maker, is back to its old ways, acting all Big Brother, unilaterally sewing up the seat-sharing pact
- Get Ready For A Repeat Performance (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 12, 2005)
Laloo Yadav’s victory will not only reinforce his distinctive politics, but also that which is old and needs to be replaced
- Fundamentalism, American Style (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jan 12, 2005)
America appears to be on the brink of descending into `authoritarianism by acclamation.'
- The Loneliness Of Laloo Prasad (Indian Express, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Jan 11, 2005)
As the Bihar elections near, the war of attrition between contending political formations has begun. Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose Rashtriya Janata Dal has ruled the state for the last 15 years
- 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
- Delivering On Doha's Promise (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Jan 11, 2005)
THE Doha trade round was supposed to be finished by now. When the world's trade ministers launched the global trade talks in November 2001
- 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.
- Resuscitating The Nsc (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 10, 2005)
THE task before the Prime Minister in selecting the next National Security Adviser is first to determine whether he wants the National Security Council to function with the NSA as its Secretary or to continue with the existing system without the council e
- What’S In A Name? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2005)
No more doodles of wilting flowers on writing pads, no more fits of versifying or bouts of sulking in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee, the newly installed minister of coal and mines, is back among the soundbites in the Capital
- Showcasing Science (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2005)
The 92nd Science Congress which has just concluded in Ahmedabad, once again saw speakers reiterating their ideas and suggestions to improve the science scenario in the country.
- 50 Lakh Indians Hiv Positive (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2005)
I believe this meeting is a sequel to the Global Media Initiative hosted by the United Nations Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, in January 2004 in New York.
- Access To Power Provides Influence (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 10, 2005)
Mr. George Bush will be sworn in on January 20 for his second term of office as President of the US. The inaugural festivities will include several lunches and dinners in the days preceding the inauguration, the actual swearing-in function, and a parade.
- Judicial Independence In The Us (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 10, 2005)
Judicial independence at risk in the US, of all places on earth! Can it at all be within the realms of possibility?
- More Than A Turf (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2005)
Forging political alliances can be as tricky as running them. The seat-sharing arrangement that the Congress has struck with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for the coming assembly elections in Jharkhand has the right mix of self-interest and the spirit of ...
- 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
- Sonia Gets Friendly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 09, 2005)
When Manmohan Singh went to Chennai to seal a ‘‘new relationship of trust and confidence’’ between Sonia’s Congress and Karunanidhi’s DMK. Will Congress watchers and political commentators look back at this moment as a significant milestone in the career
- Seating Tight On Alliances (Indian Express, MUKESH BHARDWAJ, Jan 08, 2005)
Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s INLD may be the ruling party, but it doesn’t seem to have many friends. When the BJP supported him in making Tarlochan Singh the minorities commission chairman
- Mr Dixit, I Presume (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 08, 2005)
The first time I met J.N. ‘Mani’ Dixit, in September 1985, I had not particularly given him a reason for me to be in his good books. I had just been arrested by the Sri Lankan military for nosing around “sensitive installations” near Trincomalee.
- Will Nda Stay Or Fade Away? (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jan 08, 2005)
THE BJP-led NDA’s rule came to an end in May 2004 but will the NDA as a political entity survive or fade away ? Since the NDA was formed in 1998 for capturing power by the BJP and some of its ideological allies, the loss of an instrument of governance ...
- 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.
- Let The Anthem Be (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 07, 2005)
‘Jana Gana Mana’ has survived many controversies. The latest has arisen from a PIL filed in the Supreme Court for removal of the word ‘Sindh’ from the anthem.
- 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.
- Need To Break Business-Politics Nexus (Tribune, Arvind Bhandari, Jan 07, 2005)
Bangaru Laxman and Jaya Jaitly, former presidents of the BJP and the Samata Party respectively, against whom cases have been registered by the CBI for taking bribes as alleged in the Tehelka sting operation, should be investigated and prosecuted. The law
- Bravo, Us Congress! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 07, 2005)
The great Canadian humorist, Stephen Leacock, inserted a profundity in one of his funny fibs: All boarding houses are the same boarding house. Meaning that you have seen one, and you have seen all.
- Casting For Gain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 07, 2005)
In many parts of India, caste groups masquerade as political parties. Elections, therefore, become battles on caste rather than on political lines.
- Wrong, Lord Desai & Prof Sen (The Economic Times, T. K. Arun, Jan 06, 2005)
Lord Meghnad Desai thinks India is a collection of nationalities. These, he says, find political articulation through regional or caste-based parties that together detract from India’s potential for growth through exclusive focus on distribution.
- How To Get Back The Missing Teeth (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 06, 2005)
Only by joining or allying with the Congress can Mamata Banerjee save herself from political irrelevance
- America Has A Moral Obligation To (Gulf News, Colin L. Powell, Jan 06, 2005)
Now that George W. Bush has a mandate for a second term, he intends to pursue his goals for economic development with the same determination that made possible the liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Allies In Lalooland (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 06, 2005)
With political parties gearing up in right earnest for the coming assembly elections in Bihar, the first round of the contest is between partners within the UPA and the NDA.
- Can Someone Answer My Questions? (Indian Express, M. G. Devasahayam , Jan 06, 2005)
Govt excuse is the disaster caught everyone by surprise. But that is what a disaster is all about
- Dangerous Currents (Hindu, Maria Aurora Couto, Jan 06, 2005)
History and memory need to be recovered by both the Hindu and Catholic communities of Goa but not with crude productions that distort and telescope unrelated events to create divisive hatreds.
- Growth Pangs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 06, 2005)
If India were political Utopia, Lord Meghnad Desai's recipe for accelerated growth-the BJP and the Congress joining hands to form a 'grand coalition'-may have clicked.
- Ega: Needed, A Govt Guarantee Act (Indian Express, Zoya Hasan, Jan 06, 2005)
In the past few months, there has been considerable discussion on the Employment Guarantee Act (EGA). Assuring the basic needs of the vulnerable has come to the forefront after a decade of identity politics that pushed livelihood issues into the backgroun
- Patent Ordinance And Reality Check (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 05, 2005)
To meet its WTO commitment, India has brought in an ordinance to usher in the product patent regime. But of the effect on the ground things are not too clear, though the ordinance appears to create a milieu for the IT and pharma industries to grow and ...
- Political Realities And Double Speak (Business Line, R. Sthanumoorthy, Jan 05, 2005)
What drives political parties to speak in two voices when it comes to execution of hard economic decisions and what implication does it have in implementing such decisions?
- Agent Of Change (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 05, 2005)
P.V. Narasimha Rao’s manner of leaving had all the hallmarks of his long, tempestuous political life. He left on the eve of the 80th birthday of the man he called his life-long friend and adversary
- Rao, The Prophet Of Boom (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Jan 04, 2005)
The ups and downs in former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao's political career reminds us of an age-old truth - that destiny plays a crucial role in the lives of individuals and nations.
- Uncertain Certainties (Gulf News, M.J. Akbar, Jan 04, 2005)
It is natural: in the first week of January every right-thinking Indian wants to know what will happen in the coming year.
- Winner All The Way (Telegraph, Amitabh Mattoo, Jan 04, 2005)
India’s foreign policy and strategic community has never been short of talent. But there are few, in recent years
- Legitimising Discrimination (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Jan 04, 2005)
While piloting the Minority Educational Institutions Bill in the Rajya Sabha on December 21, the Union Human Resources Development Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, is reported to have observed that the NDA Government had
- A Copybook Diplomat (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jan 04, 2005)
A Quintessential diplomat, Jyotindra Nath Dixit, headed the national brains-trust in its formulation of security, foreign policy and strategic relations with the rest of the world.
- Allied Assault (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 04, 2005)
The Congress made its bed with Bihar's ruling RJD. But it has difficulty lying on it each time seat-sharing becomes a prestige issue.
- J.N. Dixit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 04, 2005)
IN the death of Jyotindra Nath Dixit, India has lost one of its most cerebral diplomats and national security experts. Few understood the security imperatives for the country better than this career diplomat
- India’S Policy Failure In Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 03, 2005)
King Gyanendra subverted multi-party democracy within months of becoming the king and appears to be in pursuit of an executive monarchy.
- Stay Away From The Remote Control (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Jan 03, 2005)
Industry leaders appear set to be more involved in urban politics this year than they have been before.
- Rao’S Moment In Indian Politics (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 03, 2005)
The death of P.V. Narasimha Rao is an occasion to evaluate the dichotomous relationship that exists between politics and governance in India.
- What To Sing For (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2005)
The end-of-the-year disaster has altered perspectives for looking at the year 2004. All human achievements seem puny in the face of nature’s fury which swept all that stood before it.
- A Tale Of Two Indias (OutLook, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 02, 2005)
2004 was, by any standards, a remarkable year for the Indian economy. On January 1, ’04, the headlines screamed about India becoming the fastest growing economy in the world.
- It’S About Aid And An Image (Deccan Herald, DAVID E SANGER, Jan 01, 2005)
As Asia suffers through a 9/11 of its own — a natural calamity instead of a man-made one, but at least 25 times more deadly — President Bush’s response in the coming weeks may well determine his success in repairing relations strained by three years of th
- Additional Security Measures (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jan 01, 2005)
THE recent decision of the US Government to supply over $ 1.2 billion worth of arms and defence equipment to Pakistan has not only irked the Indian Government but has also prompted it to take additional security measures.
- A Happening Year (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 01, 2005)
I wish my readers Merry Xmas and a happy 2005 with many Xmasses and new years to come. In my little family, we need no excuses to celebrate.
- What The World Press Is Saying (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 01, 2005)
The new threat, like the old one, derives from water. The tsunami that killed at least 77,000 people in the Indian Ocean basin has now put millions of others at grave risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, dysentery and
- Police Reform For The New Year? (Indian Express, RANJIT BHUSHAN, Jan 01, 2005)
Zaheera Sheikh does a volte face in the Best Bakery case. Pappu Yadav openly holds court in a Bihar jail. No one can say for certain what the outcome of the Ayodhya demolition case will be because of varying police accounts since December 1992.
- The Conquest Of Power (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Dec 31, 2004)
There are moments in contemporary affairs which are imbued with too much history. When Sonia Gandhi declined to be the prime minister of India she created such a moment.
- This New Year, Give! (Tribune, Yashovardhan Saboo, Dec 31, 2004)
Last Sunday, while we savored the Christmas week-end and were planning our New Year parties, a massive earthquake sent waves of calamity around the Bay of Bengal. In a few moments, thousands perished, without warning or reprieve.
- A Few Image Problems (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 31, 2004)
Nature's fury that killed a hundred thousand people, perhaps many more, washed away settlements, lives and livelihood also enriched all languages save Japanese with one terrible word for unstoppable wrath: tsunami.
- 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.
- In The Name Of Allah (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 31, 2004)
Sir, my secular answer to the honourable member is that where it is in the hands of Allah, we turn to Allah, where it is in the hands of man, we turn to man."
- 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.
- Kashmir Conference In Kathmandu (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 30, 2004)
Sir, my secular answer to the honourable member is that where it is in the hands of Allah, we turn to Allah, where it is in the hands of man, we turn to man."
- Kathmandu Talks On Kashmir (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 30, 2004)
Kathmandu was a strange location for people to meet and discuss how to end violence and restore peace and security in Jammu and Kashmir. The Nepalese capital was under a virtual siege, surrounded by armed Maoists, who can paralyse life in the capital when
- The Making Of The Bomb (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 29, 2004)
LIKE some other stray remarks that can sometimes be more crucial than formal policy pronouncements at august forums, former Prime Minister and most respected BJP leader, Atal Behari Vajpayee’s sudden disclosure
- More Staying Power (Telegraph, Debabrata Mohanty, Dec 29, 2004)
Bikram Keshari Deo is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha member from Kalahandi, where this member of the royalty has a sprawling house. When he was a member of the Orissa legislative assembly six years ago
- P.V. Narasimha Rao And The Bomb (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee in an obituary tribute to late Narasimha Rao has now acknowledged the latter as the true father of Shakti nuclear test of May 11, 1998. If only he had done it on the day of the test he could have avoided the divisiveness that was c
- Patently Unfair (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2004)
On paper, the UPA seems to have had a few good reasons for taking the ordinance route to a new patents regime. One, India-a WTO member and signatory to the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement-could not renege on compliance by Janu
- The Trouble With Outsourcing (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 29, 2004)
Information technology professionals in India greeted with jubilation the re-election of Mr George W. Bush as the US President. Their joy was in the hope that the new administration
- Will Paswan Pass? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2004)
The battle for Bihar is arguably the most riveting one in the new year. It is possible to articulate the two sets of questions, come February: one, will Laloo Prasad Yadav’s remarkable 15-year dominance be further consecrated or will ...
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
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