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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 16899:
- Telecast It (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2004)
Much dust has been kicked up over Doordarshan’s decision to withhold telecast of a film on the life of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan. The opposition has strongly condemned the move.
- Trivialities To The Fore (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 18, 2004)
Weird are the ways of New Delhi. At a time when the country faces many grave problems, the nation's capital — especially the antiseptic area where politics, bureaucracy, the media
- War, Peace And The People (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2004)
When the representatives of the Andhra Pradesh Government and Maoist leaders sat across the table in Hyderabad on October 15 to discuss peace, it was in recognition of the truth that they had to respect the people's wishes.
- Shabby Treatment To A Creative Genius (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 17, 2004)
Anupam kher Kher is an angry man. He seems unable to come to terms with the humiliation heaped on him by Marxists who dubbed him as an RSS man. Possibly, taking a cue from the CPM General Secretary, Harkishan Singh Surjeet’s attack on Anupam Kher, the Uni
- The Questions Remain (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Oct 17, 2004)
Will the Government be able to convince the Maoists to give up armed struggle? Or is it just a charade being enacted by both the parties?
- "A First Step" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2004)
What does the Andhra Pradesh Home Minister, K. Jana Reddy, think of the tremendous response to the rallies and meetings of the Communists Party of India (Maoists) and the CPI-ML (Janashakti) in various parts of the State?
- No Forecasts Will Shake This Govt (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 16, 2004)
In one of his speeches delivered during the election campaign in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had a dig at the Opposition for pinning its faith in forecasts made by astrologers and resorting to tantric practices in the hope of coming back to
- Poor Partisanship (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 16, 2004)
The Emergency is dead, long live the Emergency. That would be a facile comment on the row over Prasar Bharati’s reported refusal to air filmmaker Prakash Jha’s biopic on Jayaprakash Narayan, Loknayak.
- 85th Amendment On Promotions (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Oct 16, 2004)
The Punjab Government, especially Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has been repeatedly asserting that the 85th Amendment to the Constitution would be implemented soon.
- Good Times, Bad Times (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 16, 2004)
I discovered at the cost of considerable time and trouble that writing about the immediate past is more difficult and hazardous than writing about the hoary past.
- In Thename Of The Father (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 16, 2004)
These are trying times for Uddhav Thackeray. Despite his parent’s blessings, it’s today’s Maharashtra Assembly election results that will define his true position in the Shiv Sena
- Elasticity Of Income Definition (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 16, 2004)
One does not have to be a supporter of the so-called Hindu Right to feel thrilled at the very mention of the name of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, famously known as Veer Savarkar
- Leadership Crisis In Maharashtra (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 15, 2004)
Not one exit poll conducted yesterday after the end of polling for the Maharashtra Assembly has given a clear picture of what will emerge once votes are counted on October 16
- Birmingham Track Ii (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Oct 15, 2004)
THE Track II wallahs are way ahead of politicians and officials pursuing the composite dialogue and CBMs. Barring the complex core issue for Pakistan — Kashmir — and the less interactable but linked problem for India of cross-border terrorism
- Censoring Kher (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2004)
AS if the removal of Governors on a change of government was not unseemly enough, the Congress-led alliance has gone a step further and removed Anupam Kher as Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
- Outcome In Arunachal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2004)
THE Congress victory in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections does not come as a surprise. The credit for its success should necessarily go to Chief Minister Gegong Apang.
- Incompatible Marriage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2004)
All marriages of convenience come under pressure as soon as interests diverge. No surprise then that the Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti are at each other's throats over
- Historic Process (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 15, 2004)
The willingness of the govt and the PW to work out their problems is a step forward
- Iraq Survey Group's Chance Discovery (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 15, 2004)
The Iraq Survey Group has stumbled on a shocking collusion among the Iraqi regime, UN officials, and contractors in more than 40 countries, including the permanent members of the Security Council
- It Amounts To Censorship (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2004)
Although Although the government has tried to wash its hands off the controversy over the decision of Doordarshan to withdraw a film on Jayaprakash Narayan which was to be telecast on his birthday on Monday, doubts linger.
- Shells Expose Security Risk (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 13, 2004)
All over India shells are found, most of them perhaps life expired ones, but quite a few live ones too. They have been located in Navi Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chandigarh, Bulandshaher and other places in UP and Punjab.
- Tainted Allotments (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2004)
The brazen allotment of petrol pumps, LPG and kerosene outlets to friends and relatives was one of the most sordid sagas of political patronage authored by the NDA government.
- Winning Ways (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2004)
In politics, as in social life, party-hopping can pay rich dividends. The important thing is to choose the right party at the right time.
- A New Internal Security Agenda (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 13, 2004)
The Indian state's obligation to protect itself and its citizens has to be anchored in the democratic sentiment. There can be no basic conflict between the interests of the state and those of the citizens.
- Looking For A Breakthrough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2004)
The emergence of People's War leader Ramakrishna from the jungles to a hero's welcome marks yet another step in the Andhra Pradesh Government's progressive move towards restoring peace in the troubled parts of the State.
- There Is Only One Fashion (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 12, 2004)
Sabyasachi Mukherjee returned to India after a successful fashion show in Milan and said, very aptly, that there is no infrastructure in India for fashion. He is right.
- Quotas For Companies (Telegraph, André Béteille, Oct 12, 2004)
By creating expectations about reservations in the private sector, the Congress has raised the stakes in competitive populism to new heights.
- Return Of The Native (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2004)
Political battlelines will need to be redrawn in Haryana, now that the Haryana Vikas Party of former Chief Minister Bansi Lal is set to merge with the Congress.
- Rhyme And Reason (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 12, 2004)
The "question mark" that once plagued the Congress now hangs ominously over the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Minorities And Backwardness (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2004)
The election commission has shown over-the-top zeal in objecting to the timing of the Union Cabinet's September 29 decision to set up a special commission for the "socially and economically" backward among religious and linguistic minorities.
- Make Or Break Time In Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 12, 2004)
The issue is not whether the Bahujan Samaj Party will get any seats at all. The question is whom will it hurt more.
- Bjp’S Quest For New Ideas (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 12, 2004)
While Ms Uma Bharati’s recent Tiranga Yatra exercise of waving the national flag across 3,000 miles caught the eye for symbolising the intra-party struggle in the Bharatiya Janata Party among second-tier leaders, it was meant to serve a deeper purpose.
- Congress Comeback In Arunachal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2004)
A congress victory in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election was a foregone conclusion after Gegong Apang, the former Chief Minister, rejoined the party last month.
- From Strength To Strength (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 12, 2004)
The eclipse of the older formations that held in them the seeds of an alternative political grouping is responsible for the rise of the BSP in Maharashtra
- Rebel Threat In Sugar Heartland (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Oct 10, 2004)
If you want to see the power of the Indian politician — good and bad — you must come to the vast sugar heartland of Western Maharashtra.
- Singing The Wrong Tune (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 10, 2004)
Politics has a tendency to overwhelm values and integrity. Think of the young Rajiv Gandhi when he became prime minister. He was fresh, totally uncontaminated by the unseemly side of politics and eager to break from the
- End Of The Trs-Congress Honeymoon? (Hindu, Dasu Kesava Rao, Oct 10, 2004)
The honeymoon between the Congress and its alliance partner, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), appears to be almost over, if the on-going slanging match
- Maharashtra: The Last Lap (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 09, 2004)
The Maharashtra Assembly election is still one that could be lost by the Congress rather than won by the Shiv Sena-BJP combine.
- Never At Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 09, 2004)
It takes more than a fondness for painting, farming and horse-riding to manage this ministry. And Shivraj Patil may find that out to his cost
- No Ideological Lines Drawn (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 09, 2004)
WHICH has a greater bearing on the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections
— Mr Bal Thackeray’s beard or the Shiv Sena’s ideological baggage? By all accounts thus far, the answer is unmistakable: the former.
- Why Phukan Panel Was Removed (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 09, 2004)
The Tehelka portal’s methods were not only unethical from a journalistic standpoint, but were also illegal
- King Without The Crown (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Late on the night of January 16, 1941 Subhas Bose dressed as a maulvi with a beard, fez on head and long coat.
- Saffron Siblings Vs Congress Parivar (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Oct 09, 2004)
The theme song of the moment in Maharashtra’s assembly poll, scheduled for October 13, is the shrill notes of despair emanating from the camps of the challenger and the defender alike.
- Saving Society From Oppression (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2004)
Over the years, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has emerged as an independent body for the protection of individuals’ rights against the excesses the state and its instruments like the police commit in the name of law and order.
- Rethinking The Us' Offshoring Conundrum (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Oct 08, 2004)
As technology companies stake out market positions in the fast-growing economies of China and India, it makes perfect sense for them to simultaneously use the highly skilled low-cost labour available in those countries to develop some of the products.
- Nhrc Has Begun To Assert Itself (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2004)
State govts prefer their own Human Rights Commission and resent the authority of the NHRC
- Mess On The Ground (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2004)
Despite pious proclamations to the contrary, political discourse in a media-driven society invariably centres on personalities. Consequently, governments and their ...
- Maharashtra Poll Pot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2004)
By all accounts, the Maharashtra Assembly election is turning out to be a close contest. This is not surprising given the high-voltage campaign by the main contenders — the Congress-NCP and the BJP-Shiv Sena — as well as the marginal players such as ...
- Fill In The Blank (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2004)
A political vacuum tends to become the anarchist’s workshop. The Maoist menace in Nepal has long been a case in point.
- Us Just Wants Karzai To Win (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 07, 2004)
Since the US-led invasion in 2001 and the resultant fall of the Taliban government in Kabul, the American presence has been ubiquitous in Afghanistan.
- Remote Control (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 07, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government will soon have to make some hard choices on Nepal.
- Maharashtra Assembly Polls — Advantage, Congress-Ncp (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 06, 2004)
The opinion polls give the Congress-NCP alliance more than an edge in the ensuing Maharashtra Assembly elections. If the combine wins the election, it would be in defiance of the anti-incumbency factor and would only strengthen and further stabilise the
- Fall Of A Forum (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2004)
Every politician goes through a lean season. That is, however, no reason to write him off, especially if that politician has been as resourceful as the former speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr Purno A. Sangma.
- Advantage Rebellion (Telegraph, Madhusree C. Bhowmik, Oct 05, 2004)
While the other Naxal-infested states are trying to broker peace, Jharkhand remains strangely inert
- Technocrats Ignore Political Realities (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 05, 2004)
Running a country is different from running a corporation. The crucial difference is politics. Politics is about power relationships; it is about economic ideology as well. Technocrat Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia could have avoided the foreign experts ...
- Mid-Term Poll Phantom Persists (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Oct 05, 2004)
The glib denials will not dispel doubts on the longevity of the coalition ministry in Karnataka
- Thank You, Comrade (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 05, 2004)
I wish to acknowledge my deep debt to Comrade A.P. Bardhan. Four months ago, when the news began to trickle that the NDA was going to lose, the stock market went weak in its knees.
- How The British Left India (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 05, 2004)
By the end of World War II the British had realised that they would not be able to hold out against a possible Congress-led mass movement. In fact, Lord Wavell, then Viceroy, advised the Cabinet early in 1946 that the British should withdraw from India by
- Stalemate In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2004)
As it ponders over the possibility of another ceasefire in the country's eight-year-long war against Maoist insurgents, the Government of Nepal can be forgiven for being especially cautious.
- India As Dustbin (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2004)
Once again, India’s import regulatory mechanism stands exposed. Whether it is the disease-infected blood or live missiles and bombs, anything can be brought into this country.
- Chastened Jayalalithaa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2004)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is evidently mulling over her political options and out to win friends and influence other parties with an eye on the state assembly elections scheduled for 2006.
- Fresh Look At Freedom Struggle (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 04, 2004)
IN 1947 India paid the price of Partition for freedom. Dismayed at the high cost of Independence, many Indians have debated, time and again the possibility of Independence without Partition.
- Growing Pains (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2004)
How much will real gross domestic product growth in 2004-05 be? Given the high base following 8.2 per cent growth in 2003-04 and the negative impact of the monsoon, most forecasters will bet on around 6.5 per cent, about 0.5 per cent having been shaved of
- The Contest In Vidharbha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
The Vidharbha region will be crucial to determining the battle for Maharashtra.
- Uneasiness About The `Hindu' Tag (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 03, 2004)
When an angry mob attacked and burnt a historic mosque in the heart of the city on September 1 last, many here wondered how such an incident could have occurred in a high security zone so close to the Royal Palace and Army headquarters.
- Remembering Shastri (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 03, 2004)
Like the guy in the famous Mae West song, the Manmohan Singh Government has taken its time to decide on a yearlong celebration of the centenary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the country's second Prime Minister.
- Rebel Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
Rebellion is the norm in the Congress-NCP camp in western Maharashtra, says Arunkumar Bhatt.
- Marathwada Matters (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
While the Congress- NCP alliance is clearly worried about the Marathwada region, it will not be smooth sailing for its rivals either.
- Left Manoeuvre (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2004)
Mr Manmohan Singh has held on to the baby but has thrown out the bathwater as well as the bathtub that held the water.
- Konkan Story (Hindu, Meena Menon, Oct 03, 2004)
Though the Konkan region is a Sena-BJP citadel, rebels could make a dent
- Haryanvi’S Moment Of Pride (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 03, 2004)
ONE wonders if cricket still remains the gentlemen’s game, judging by petty manipulation witnessed in what should have been a routine election of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Never before election to a sports body has seen intrigue of ...
- Evms Are Convenient But They Are Not Tamper-Proof (Tribune, Jagjit Puri, Oct 03, 2004)
I had the opportunity of working as the Election Commission’s Observer in many elections in Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
- An Election Too Close To Call (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 03, 2004)
Like the guy in the famous Mae West song, the Manmohan Singh Government has taken its time to decide on a yearlong celebration of the centenary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the country's second Prime Minister. Even if belated, the decision merits a hearty ...
- Where Are The Poets Who Dared To Ask Questions? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Oct 03, 2004)
As I wandered the Mumbai suburb of Mumbra last week in search of moderate Islamic voices a line by Ghalib kept going through my head. Khuda key vaastey purdah na kaabey sey utha zahid, kahin aisa na ho van (vahan) bhi yahi kaafir sanam nikley.
- How The Myth Crumbles (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 02, 2004)
Two myths have been exploded in recent years — one is that you have to be cast in the heroic role to become a hero; the other is that all people are basically peace-loving.
- Freeing Our Heroes (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 02, 2004)
In his autobiography, Ravi Shankar writes that “being Bengali, of course, makes it natural for me to feel so moved by Tagore; but I do feel that if he had been born in the West he would now be as revered as Shakespeare or Goethe
- A Terror In Every Bush (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 01, 2004)
Thus spake the army chief of staff: as if the Armed Services (Special Powers) Act applies not just to Kashmir or Manipur, but to the entire country, including its judicial process.
- Remembering The Mahatma (Deccan Herald, M SANKARANARAYANAN, Oct 01, 2004)
Gandhiji will always be remembered as his public policies are discussed and debated even now
- Yuan: The Hero Turns Villain (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Oct 01, 2004)
Given the large trade imbalance between the US and China, a recent US Government report argues that the yuan should be revalued upward.
- Thinking Aloud On Rule Without A King (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 01, 2004)
It is a paradox of political life in Nepal that of all the demands raised by the Maoist insurgents in the past few years, their call for a democratically elected Constituent Assembly has proved to be the most subversive one.
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