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Articles 15421 through 15520 of 16899:
- Terrorism By Ordinance (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 01, 2004)
The Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 is an unsatisfactory half-hearted measure that leaves matters resolved halfway.
- A Close Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2004)
The edge in the Maharashtra polls appears to be with the Congress-NCP alliance
- Not Just A Sports Story (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Sep 30, 2004)
It is huge money, enormous power, blinding glamour. It provides the opium to our masses.
- Politics Of The Moving Horse (Deccan Herald, A V S Namboodiri, Sep 30, 2004)
The BJP is unconsciously using the ashwamedha concept to build up its political strength
- Classed In (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2004)
“Alas, slowly will Tamil perish/ As languages of the West flourish.” This was a Tamil poet’s fear in the early 20th century. But Subramania Bharati’s apprehensions were unfounded.
- Communal Thuggery In Kerala (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Sep 29, 2004)
The attack on nuns attached to the Missionaries of Charity near Kozhikode is unusual, even if not unprecedented, for a State that has been relatively immune to communal violence.
- Manmohan-Musharraf Meeting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 29, 2004)
Though marked by the usual rhetoric, bilateral relations between India and Pakistan did thaw out further in the warmth of the personal dynamics between Dr Manmohan Singh and Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Prime Minister's Foreign Odyssey (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 29, 2004)
HE WENT. He saw. If to say he conquered will be a bit high-blown, certainly he seems to have vibed well with all those he met. He also came through as one who had done his homework well and sown high-yielding seeds for reaping a good diplomatic and ...
- Weighing The Price Of Success (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Sep 28, 2004)
The numbers may be on the side of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, but the latter’s lacklustre performance may prove to be its undoing
- Succession War In The Bjp (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 28, 2004)
Uma Bharti's Tiranga Yatra has exposed a power struggle in the second rung leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- How To Go On And On (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 28, 2004)
And the left goes on and on with the same predictable refrain. It is behaving as if it is the leading member of the ruling coalition, as if this is its god-given last chance to shout out its rhetoric, which has hardly been heard over the last few decades.
- Ideological Betrayal On Cards? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Sep 28, 2004)
The politicians seem to have no scruples in making thoroughly immoral political U-turns
- Foreign Experts — Yes Or No? (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 27, 2004)
It is common knowledge that the very survival of the United Progressive Alliance government led by Dr Manmohan Singh depends on the support from the Left.
- Reversal Of Fortunes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2004)
If a week IF A WEEK in politics is a long time, four months could be a whole era, judging by how woebegone the Bharatiya Janata Party looks these days. So dramatic has the transformation been that a casual observer might be forgiven for failing to make a
- Pruning The Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2004)
The Punjab Government’s decision to prune the police force is welcome. It is, however, only a small step forward. At the last count, the state had as many as four Director-Generals of Police, 17 Additional Director-Generals of Police and 22 ...
- How To Make A Molehill Of A Mountain (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Sep 27, 2004)
The UPA regime’s desire to help farmers is all very well. But a return to the pre-reform days of dangling subsidies is not the answer
- Pawar And The Glory (Telegraph, Satish Nandgaonkar, Sep 26, 2004)
Sharad Pawar, some say, is a man with a vision. Others think not. But everyone agrees that in plotting out an election strategy — both in Maharashtra and the BCCI — the man is indefatigable.
- Ncp-Cong Alliance Will Win Maharashtra Polls: Tripathi (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 26, 2004)
An aide of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, D.P. Tripathi, 54, brings rare academic depth to politics. A former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, Mr Tripathi later taught at Allahabad University.
- Left In The Lurch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2004)
What’s a political innocent doing in the Planning Commission? Many even in the Congress are wishing Montek Singh Ahluwalia had been left undisturbed in his IMF job
- Plan And Economy: A Directional Change (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Sep 24, 2004)
While inflation remains the big worry, most other economic indicators are strong. Industry and exports have done exceedingly well. Industry is on 7-8 per cent growth path and exports are running by over 20 per cent thus boosting growth in manufacturing.
- Pm’S Roadshow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 24, 2004)
HOW many captains of the US industry buy the India story marketed at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday only time will tell, but Dr Manmohan Singh did make an earnest effort.
- Tried And Tested (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 24, 2004)
Robert Bruce had a point, but it seems to have inspired the wrong kind of effort. The Constitution expressly warns against discrimination on the basis of religion, since India is a secular nation.
- Pota Repackaged (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 24, 2004)
On the face of it the United Progressive Alliance Government has fulfilled its promise of repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
- Andhra’S Free Power Fiasco (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Sep 23, 2004)
Andhra Pradesh seems to be going the Punjab way on the much-touted free power policy, if the former’s latest volte-face is any indication.
- How Open Are The Drug Trials? (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Sep 22, 2004)
The US Department of Health Services is to establish a registry that will ensure that the results of all clinical trials conducted in the US are available to the public on an electronic database.
- Ahead By A Short Head (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2004)
Barely four months after the 14th general election, Maharashtra is in high-stake campaign mode — presenting a challenge to the party that heads a coalition government at the Centre as well as an opportunity to its principal national rival ...
- Foreboding Fears Linger On (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Sep 21, 2004)
A common ground on crucial issues has remained elusive for the two partners in the State
- Us Missile Defence Plan (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Sep 21, 2004)
Indo-US strategic cooperation has brought the two countries closer to each other in recent years. The Bush Administration has been quite liberal in granting concessions over a range of strategic issues.
- Us Presidential Sweepstakes 2004: India Can Relax Either Way (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 21, 2004)
There is no gainsaying the fact that, with the advantage of his being both the head of state and the head of government, the US President can, if he so wished, make or mar relations with any country by exercising his leverage for or against it.
- Are Inflation Expectations Overdone? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , Sep 20, 2004)
Arresting the rise in headline inflation is now the dominant objective of economic policy. There can, of course, be no second thoughts about the merits of maintaining stable price levels
- Bye-Bye Pota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2004)
THE repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act was a foregone conclusion when the United Progressive Alliance came to power at the Centre.
- Maharashtra: Closer Than It Looks (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 20, 2004)
The elections to the Maharashtra Assembly will be a close run race between the ruling Congress-NCP combine and the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance.
- Paswan Breaks Off With Laloo (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Sep 20, 2004)
THE political alignment in Bihar seems to be poised for a change once again. After having hedged on it for a while, Ram Vilas Paswan has now made his intentions clear: he will not be with Laloo Prasad Yadav for the February, 2005, elections for the Bihar
- The Savarkarist Syntax (Hindu, Anil Nauriya , Sep 18, 2004)
A great danger lurks in presenting Savarkarism merely as a matter of being "different" from Gandhism.
- Maharashtra Campaign Getting Shriller (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 18, 2004)
Hindutva will jostle with a host of local issues in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra as the opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party combine unleashes a shrill campaign in the state.
- Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Sep 18, 2004)
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s visit to Delhi last week was confirmed only a day before, due to the compound crisis created by the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu, street protests by political formations opposed to the government and the rioting ...
- Much Ado About The `Foreign Hand' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 18, 2004)
There is an element of high tragedy involved in the entire controversy about the Planning Commission being contaminated by the presence of consultants from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other foreign agencies.
- Political Sparring (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 18, 2004)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi spent three days in Rae Bareli for "jan sampark" and assessing the overall political situation in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Politics Of Defeat (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 17, 2004)
The BJP seems more concerned with undermining the functioning of democratic institutions than with discharging its constitutional duty as an Opposition
- War Of Words (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 17, 2004)
The daily sparring between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress has been a sideshow that has entertained political observers ever since the 14th general election delivered a big upset in May this year.
- Byrd Amendment — The Politics Of Us Trade (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Sep 17, 2004)
The Byrd Amendment, which directs the US Government to distribute the collected anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties to the companies that brought the cases in the first place, is incompatible with the WTO rules.
- Linking Rivers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 17, 2004)
With admirable perseverance, the Founder-President of the Makkal Shakthi Eiyakkam (People's Power Movement), Dr M. S. Udayamurthy has convened an All-India Convention on "Re-engineering India by linking her rivers" at Chennai on September 19.
- Muslim Votes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 17, 2004)
When a state government starts unfolding plans and packages, it means two things. One, the term of the present Assembly is about to end.
- Prisoner’S Dilemma (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 17, 2004)
Have not the left left it a little too late? They are livid at the decision to induct representatives of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and American consultancy
- Quota Will Harm The Economy (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 17, 2004)
The road to hell, it is said, is paved with good intentions. So is the highway to economic ruin, especially in a country like India where politics of the most opportunistic kind rules the roost.
- 100-Day Exercise And The Congress (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 16, 2004)
If Manmohan Singh is able to democratise the Congress, quality would matter more than longevity of tenure
- Haksar Is Relevant (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 16, 2004)
The intellectual concerns and commitments of P.N. Haksar remain relevant in these troubled and confusing times.
- Us Press Employs Few Non-Whites (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Sep 16, 2004)
The world of journalism here is far whiter than the world it represents. America has 31 per cent people who are either black, Hispanics or from Asia.
- Of Bangladesh And Nepal (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 16, 2004)
FOR over a week talks between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan, Mr K Natwar Singh and Mr Mahmood Kasuri, had unsurprisingly hogged the headlines and kept South Block busy.
- Misrepresentation Or The Truth? (Deccan Herald, PRAMILA NESARGI, Sep 15, 2004)
Contrary to what the Congress claims, a non-bailable warrant was not served on Uma Bharti at all
- India, U.S. Close To Deal On High-Technology Transfers (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 15, 2004)
In what could be a major diplomatic triumph for the Congress-led coalition, the Government is close to clinching a deal with the United States on the liberalisation of high-technology transfers to India.
- More Growth Doesn't Mean More Jobs (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 15, 2004)
The All India Congress Committee has resolved to increase the country's growth rate to 7-8 per cent. Economic growth is seen as the self-evident route to the creation of employment and alleviating poverty.
- Remembering Anna (Hindu, R. Kannan, Sep 15, 2004)
C.N. Annadurai epitomised Tamil pride, personifying honesty, simplicity and caring.
- Politics On The Decline (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Sep 15, 2004)
The politics in India is falling to lower and lower nadir. The blame, of course, has to be shared both by the government and the Opposition.
- Advani’S Dilemma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 14, 2004)
IT is indeed doubtful whether the BJP has come to terms with its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. The party was so confident of a victory that when the Congress surged ahead of it and formed a government with the support of its allies and the Left, all
- Hurtling From Crisis To Crisis (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Sep 14, 2004)
The state govt has tied itself up in knots and seems to have created more problems than solutions
- Reforms In The Power Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 14, 2004)
The Centre has to clearly spell out the power policy. The Tenth Plan target is to add over 41,000 MW of generation capacity and time is running out.
- More Friend Than Foe (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 14, 2004)
Why has the Congress given a rather inconsequential politician like Uma Bharti this lease of political life? She would have been deemed a failure as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh within another year and would have disappeared from the public space
- India's Poor Bring Back Gandhi Clan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2004)
In a stunning turnaround, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accepted defeat Thursday, opening the way for the Congress party to return to power for the first time in eight years.
- The Roots Of Rage (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Sep 13, 2004)
After forty years of insurgency by a few, Manipur is now boiling. The rage is universal, among young and old and especially among women.
- Neutrality As Virtue (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Sep 13, 2004)
Governance has to spring from political enlightenment. Neutrality cannot be a virtue.
- An Election Without Issues (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 12, 2004)
The coming Maharashtra Assembly elections are being keenly watched for a number of reasons. First, they are the first major electoral battle since the change of Government at the Centre.
- Long On Policy Announcements, Short On Implementation (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Sep 12, 2004)
A certain amount of sparring, even bickering, between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and the Left Front that supports it "from outside" is built into the situation.
- A Cut Above The Rest (Tribune, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 10, 2004)
One of the more intriguing features of the left mentality is the innate conviction of natural superiority.
- Beslan: Lessons For India (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2004)
No terrorist attack in recent times has evoked greater horror, condemnation and revulsion than the attack in the small town of Beslan located in Russia's Caucasian Region, bordering Georgia.
- Historic Blunder (Pioneer, Ram Gopal, Sep 09, 2004)
Ms Sandhya Jain in her article, "UPA's jazia through backdoor" (Opinion, August 24), laments: "A rag-tag anti-Hindu coalition is playing with the dharma and cultural sensitivity of the people, even as a pusillanimous BJP
- A Tame Finish To A Game Of Same Names (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 09, 2004)
WITH one more click on www.icai.org this morning, I advanced the visitor counter to 1989245. That should be a matter of pride for those in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, but I wonder if they are aware of possible encroachments into their
- Surrender Is Not An Option (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2004)
No terrorist attack in recent times has evoked greater horror, condemnation and revulsion than the attack in the small town of Beslan, located in Russia’s Caucasian region, bordering Georgia. Over one thousand schoolchildren and their parents were held
- Rajiv's Limpets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2004)
There was no need to raise eyebrows when someone in the Bharatiya Janata Party called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a modern Shikhandi.
- Punjab’S First Freedom Fighter (Tribune, Madan Gopal, Sep 09, 2004)
After half a century of Independence, it is worth remembering those who set out on the road to freedom. Mrs Annie Besant in her book “How India Wrought for Freedom” has given us some facts which are not often mentioned in history books.
- India And Nepal's Insurgency (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 08, 2004)
The survival of democracy in Nepal is important to India. But only that country's democratic political leadership can ensure it.
- Akali Dal Not Communal (Tribune, Manpreet Singh Badal, Sep 08, 2004)
Kuldip Nayar's recent indictment of the Akali Dal in these columns has hurt me. The Akali Dal is not a communal party. It has always had Hindus, Muslims and Christians as its members.
- Bjp’S Nationalism (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Sep 08, 2004)
A brief quiz may help understand better the Bharatiya Janata Party’s idea of “nationalism”, its newest mascot. Your timer starts now. “It is ideology alone, which sparks enthusiasm in party workers and reinforces their commitments to idealism.
- Poverty Of Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 08, 2004)
By no stretch of the imagination can the Centre have been pleased with the results of Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's first foray into Manipur last weekend.
- Bombay Plan And Mixed-Up Economy (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 07, 2004)
After the shift quite far to the Right under the previous BJP-led regime, the economy is seeing a shift Leftward, harking back to the Bombay Plan and the mixed economy concept of Jawaharlal Nehru. But is it moving towards a "mixed-up" economy?
- Art Of Alliance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2004)
Few would dispute Atal Bihari Vajpayee's adroit navigation of the multi-party coalition spearheaded by the Bharatiya Janata Party over six years in office
- Rss And Realpolitik (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2004)
It is too early to predict whether the recent controversies over Arjun Singh's statement, the Savarkar row, and Uma Bharti's arrest will prove beneficial to the RSS.
- Look West, Pm! (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 07, 2004)
The day Manmohan Singh was chosen to be the PM, he met journalists. On September 4 he did it again — as soon as he had got over the Parliament session.
- Pulling Off The Shuffle (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 07, 2004)
The latest comic strip that tells us what the present priorities of the BJP/NDA are, is really quite funny… Atalji taking step after painfully slow step followed by all his sycophantic band of fawning attendants doing the BJP shuffle, looking for a
- Quiet Assertion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2004)
After 100 days of governance, the PM has signalled that he is a leader with a vision
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