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Articles 15021 through 15120 of 16899:
- Reservations In Private Sector (Deccan Herald, G. Thimmaiah , Dec 15, 2004)
The private sector should respond positively to affirmative action for the disadvantaged sections of society
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Uneasy Allies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Partners in a coalition are not necessarily natural allies. In fact, some partners in the United Progressive Alliance at the Centre are rivals in state-level politics. Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan may both be ministers in the UPA governme
- A Contentious Report By Un Panel (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 14, 2004)
BY an unhappy coincidence, the much-awaited UN high-level panel report on “Threats, Challenges and Change” came within hours after the Wall Street Journal carried the opinion of an influential Congressman that Mr Kofi Annan should step
- 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
- F-16 Sale Endangers Peace Process (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 14, 2004)
New Delhi’s apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India relationship.
- Autonomy For Kashmir (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Dec 13, 2004)
With the militants having unleashed a wave of violence and killings in the Valley, the nation was facing a serious situation in Kashmir. Besides deploying the security forces in numbers, the Union government did not know what else to do.
- Ram And Roti (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
Ram and Roti do combine to make an effective political pitch. By highlighting the success of Mr Narendra Modi in stimulating the economy of Gujarat, Mr LK Advani sought to reinvigorate the morale of the BJP's
- When Linda Was Refused Admission (Indian Express, T. R. Andhyarujina, Dec 13, 2004)
Fifty years ago, in 1952, eight-year-old, Linda Brown, was refused admission to a public school in Topeka, Kansas, because she was Black and the school was reserved for White students.
- Pakistan Becomes A Us Protectorate (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 13, 2004)
Following the 9/11 commission report, the US Congress is enacting legislation to implement the recommendations of the commission. The commission in its recommendations had focussed attention on the need for the US helping Pakistan to develop a promising,
- Giving Terror A Chance (Pioneer, M. C. Joshi, Dec 13, 2004)
On December 9, Parliament repealed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002 and passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill with Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil declaring that "those involved in terrorist activities are also our ...
- 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.
- Party And The Party (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 11, 2004)
The day after the raucous party, are some leftover questions. Like, who picks up the tab for the fun and frolic, the flamboyant sycophancy of Congress men and women?
- Iron Man Rumsfeld (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 11, 2004)
The timing could have been much better, but we can still see some positives out of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to India.
- An Embarrassment Of Birthdays (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Dec 11, 2004)
Zindabad Soniaji!Sare bharat me hoga phir congress ka raj (Congress will again rule the country!). This was how Congressmen who assembled at Congress HQ in Lucknow celebrated the birthday of their national president
- Insurgents Target Aid Workers In Iraq (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 10, 2004)
International aid workers, whose humanitarian mission afforded them protection in areas of conflict, now find that their flags offer little defence against an unprecedented spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq.
- Issues Patently Questionable (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 10, 2004)
In less than two months, India will be obliged to do the follow-up on the WTO-mandated product patent stipulations, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, made a strident statement:
- 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.
- A Pawar Highway (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Dec 10, 2004)
On the night of November 28, NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s Landcruiser was jammed in the Kasara ghats (about 125 kms from Mumbai) for two hours.
- Temples Of Dissent (Indian Express, S. M. A. Kazmi, Dec 09, 2004)
The Uttaranchal government has proposed a move to bring a legislation in the next Assembly session to bring the famous Char Dham temples under direct government control.
- Bad Example (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2004)
Members of parliament are always busy. But their business need not bring them to parliament even when it is in session. Attendance in parliament is perhaps a low priority although it is not in session the whole of the year.
- 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,
- Laloo Yadav Well Entrenched In Bihar (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 09, 2004)
THE Bihar assembly elections early next year are a subject of intense debate. Anyone after a visit to the state would have convincingly predicted the end of the 15-year-rule, rather misrule, of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
- Wanted: Jawaharlal 2005 (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Dec 08, 2004)
The year of The Great Political Turnaround is drawing to a close. A few months ago the BJP was the invincible party of India Shining.
- Jerome Syndrome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2004)
In the mess of infrastructural projects aborted by the Dharam Singh government in Bangalore can also be found the debris of what was once an administrative success story.
- 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
- 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.
- A Wedding For The Aam Aadmi? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 07, 2004)
Orchids from Thailand, a different decor for each wedding function, fancy invitation cards, costing a couple of hundreds apiece; garments glittering with crystals
- India Shifts Gear On Iraq Policy (Asia Times, Editorial, Asian Times, Dec 07, 2004)
India's relations with Iraq appear poised for transformation, with Iraq's interim foreign minister, Hoshiyar Zebari, scheduled to visit New Delhi this month.
- Faith And Fact (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 06, 2004)
Those who thought Uma Bharti might have been subdued by her suspension from the Bharatiya Janata Party after her televised clash with Lal Krishna Advani were evidently wrong.
- Cia In Turmoil (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 06, 2004)
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US, famed as well as feared all over the world for its mastery over an incredible variety of techniques of espionage and subversion
- Drifting Backwards (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 06, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union Labour Minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific temper” that inspired the....
- More Oil For The Wheels (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 06, 2004)
The Assam government last week announced it would levy a cess on crude oil produced in the state. Minister of State for Planning Himanta Biswa Sharma said oil-producing companies like ONGC and Oil India would now have to pay Rs 200 per metric tonne of cru
- Of Many Forked Tongues (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2004)
The BJP has begun to speak of Hindutva and Bharatiyata interchangeably to make its ideology more acceptable to allies.
- Peace Comes Knocking Once Again (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 06, 2004)
Thuingaleng Muivah, the general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) is given to saying
- The Brethren In Goa (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Dec 05, 2004)
Since their defeat in the parliamentary elections, the BJP seems to be losing one mask a day, and in full public view.
- Doctor In The House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 05, 2004)
Perhaps the chief minister of West Bengal has something priceless to give away. The king who searched far and wide for a man who would cure the unsmiling princess of her disease of grumpiness promised the successful healer his daughter’s hand.
- Politicians And Their Party-Hopping (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 04, 2004)
The best time to watch antics of politicians on the make are elections: before the names of candidates are announced by the parties, during the campaign and after the results are announced.
- Bengal Bandh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 04, 2004)
Friday's 12-hour bandh in West Bengal sponsored by the Trinamool Congress is deplorable because it was in gross defiance of the Calcutta High Court order declaring it as illegal and unconstitutional.
- A Beach Eye View (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Dec 04, 2004)
Celebrated artiste Subodh Kerkar has presented half a kilometre of installations at Miramar beach, Panaji, as part of the celebrations of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.
- Authentic Fakes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 04, 2004)
New Delhi should ensure that the surrender of militants in J&K remains a credible process
- Darkness Visible (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 04, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union labour minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific
- Down With Bandhs! (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 04, 2004)
This is a critical time for West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, which is in the middle of a campaign to restore its old image of being a progressive metropolis, leading the nation from the front.
- Bubble Upon Bubble: The Us Is Being Cooked (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 04, 2004)
In times of a weakening dollar and a possible fiscal crisis, the White House is looking for a pliant Treasury Secretary
- Parochialism At Its Worst (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2004)
True to form, the Shiv Sena has betrayed parochialism of the worst kind by objecting to the appointment of the former Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, as Governor of Maharashtra.
- End Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2004)
The Calcutta high court order against bandhs has prompted a rare moment of sympathy between two arch-enemies.
- Look Who’S Painting Kiev Orange (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 03, 2004)
It will be talked about on the margins, but Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not discuss it.
- Focussing On Prices (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2004)
The BJP protest in Delhi on Wednesday brings to the centrestage the issue of price rise. Is the BJP right in blaming the Congress for the upward spiral of prices?
- Global Action Against Terrorism Should Be Concerted And United (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 03, 2004)
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is not a leader who flinches from answering difficult questions. In a written response to questions provided by The Hindu, President Putin does not believe that it is possible...
- Muscle Drill (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Dec 02, 2004)
The season of bandhs is back again. Political parties, covering virtually the whole ideological spectrum, are calling them all over the country over various issues and at the
- Wanted Watchtowers, Not Ivory Towers (Business Line, K. P. Joseph, Dec 02, 2004)
The Central and State governments together will be spending around Rs 9,00,000 crore this year. The responsibility for auditing this massive expenditure rests entirely with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Panel On Telangana (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 02, 2004)
The Centre has announced the setting up of a three-member sub-committee of the United Progressive Alliance to study the issue of the creation of Telangana, a separate state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
- The Spirit Of Revolution (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 02, 2004)
CPI(M) party conferences at the field level, a mandatory, preparatory process for the party’s state conference in February and the party Congress later in April, are increasingly becoming violent.
- Circles Within Circles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2004)
In an age of reform, the Congress faces a new challenge: to recast itself in less feudal ways
- Theatre Of Abuse (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2004)
If these are the lies that the two politicians purvey about each other, the truth about them could well be more damaging.
- Formalising A Merger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 01, 2004)
The formal merger of the Congress Jananayaka Peravai with the Congress marks the completion of a long-drawn process of reunification of the breakaway groups of the Congress in Tamil Nadu.
- Can Parliament Avoid A Winter Of Discord? (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 01, 2004)
The signs are ominous. The gathering political clouds point to a winter session of Parliament not free from discord and discontent. By any reckoning
- Tackling Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2004)
The centre plans to make a law to deal “effectively” with communal violence. A Bill is being drafted by the Law Ministry based on a Home Ministry paper that explains what ...
- The Battle For Ukraine (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 30, 2004)
By winning over Ukraine the West hopes to provoke a domino effect of regime change in other ex-Soviet states.
- Time For Media Introspection (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 30, 2004)
The credibility of the Indian electronic media took a battering because of the partisan reportage of general elections earlier this year.
- Unhappy Days Are Here Again (Telegraph, Nalin Verma, Nov 30, 2004)
There is little reason to suspect that the BJP will have an easy time in the forthcoming state polls in Jharkhand and Bihar
- Valid Claims (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 30, 2004)
Justice delayed is not always justice denied. By inviting Mr Shibu Soren back into the Union cabinet, the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, has rectified an injustice that had been done to Mr Soren when he was asked to resign from the cabinet.
- Iran Closer To Nuclear Weapon? (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 30, 2004)
THE New York Times of 24th November carried a story derived from the unclassified version of the CIA report to the Congress on countries acquiring nuclear and other
- Sour Dhoklas In Keshubhai Camp (Indian Express, TANVIR SIDDIQUI, Nov 29, 2004)
Despite the BJP’s efforts to explain it away, the rift between Chief Minister Narendra Modi and arch-rival Keshubhai Patel keeps raising its head with alarming frequency
- Soren Encashes The Bail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2004)
THE granting of bail to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren has turned out to be significant. Without the bail he would have been sent to jail.
- Prodigal Polls (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2004)
Transparency should be a mindset and not a set of closely guarded rules. This seems to be the principle that prompted the Election Commission to make the public aware of how much money political parties spent, or claim to have spent, for the last ...
- The Old Bjp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Working A Democracy (Business Line, Harish Khare , Nov 29, 2004)
We owe it to ourselves to see to it that religion ceases to be the basis of inclusion or exclusion, discrimination or favoured treatment.
- An Albatross (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 29, 2004)
There was no morally tenable or politically sound reason for the re-induction of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, Mr Shibu Soren, into the Union cabinet, which was effected on Saturday as part of a minor reshuffle of portfolios.
- Coalition Compulsions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The Architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Summing Up Your Words, Mr Cm, ‘Slum It’ (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 28, 2004)
In Mumbai’s newspapers last week appeared a full-page advertisement issued by the Maharashtra government. The dominant image in it was of a very old woman who looked
- Where Should The Line Be Drawn? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 28, 2004)
The Indian side has made clear that a redrawing of the boundaries will not be acceptable.
- Uma: Rebel With A Cause (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 28, 2004)
THE firebrand daughter thrown out of the house on ‘Dhanteras Day’ may soon return home after her sojourn in the Himalayas.
- Scourge Of Litigation (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Nov 27, 2004)
Paradoxically, the government has emerged as the biggest litigant in the administration of justice. Judges and lawyers are generally blamed for clogged up courts
- Secular Because We're Indian, Not Because We're Hindu (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
It is common for Ministers to talk gas, much to our discomfort. However, when the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, talked about gas a couple of days ago, announcing that the LPG price would not go up in steady arithmetic progression, relief was
- A Heady Brew Of Religion, Law And Politics (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 27, 2004)
With faith-based assertions of innocence and shock contending with swift condemnation and gloating over the discomfiture of a religious leader, the notion of holding one's judgment till the trial is concluded is receding.
- Advani’S Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2004)
Those who remember history are also condemned to repeat it. So it would appear from BJP President L.K. Advani's resounding call, at the party's national executive
- Pitching The Maratha Warriors (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 26, 2004)
After public awareness films and ads over the years, Sachin Tendulkar’s appeal will soon work for hockey. You’ll soon spot the maestro in an ad promoting the inaugural Premier Hockey League (PHL), to kick off on January 13 next year
- Globalising The Indian Cause (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 26, 2004)
There is a need for getting world leaders involved, towards the abolition of castes and untouchability in India
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