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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 16899:
- A Tryst Still Awaited (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
Incredible India! But, does India beckon? Fifty-seven years down the road, have we generated pride or have we descended into a quagmire that we find difficult to get out of?
- Do Nris Need A Minister? (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Aug 17, 2004)
THE Government of India has appointed a Minister for Overseas Indians who will hold an independent charge. Most observers of diaspora affairs have not welcomed either the creation of a separate ministry or the appointment of Mr Jagdish Tytler, as Minister
- Challenge Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
That Manmohan Singh would not waste an occasion as important as the Independence Day address to the nation on empty promises and perfunctory announcements was obvious
- Debates In Parliament (Hindu, Arvind P. Datar, Aug 16, 2004)
Paralysing House proceedings does not solve any problem. In the long run, it will only affect the credibility of Parliament as an institution.
- Not Shining But Not In Darkness Either (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 15, 2004)
There have been occasions in the past when the country has had to celebrate Independence Day in a sombre mood.
- Manipur On The Boil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 15, 2004)
Put it down to inexperience, indifference or sheer indolence but the tardy political reflexes of the Centre as the crisis in Manipur began unfolding last month marks the first real blot in the copybook of the Manmohan Singh Government.
- It's The Centre's Call (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 15, 2004)
The Central Government is stepping gingerly in dealing with the situation
- We Won’T Force Centre To Follow Left Agenda, Says Karat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
When the CPM decided to support the Congress-led coalition government from outside, there were apprehensions that the UPA government would not last its full term.
- A New Tryst With Destiny (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Aug 15, 2004)
Yesterday, August 14, a function was held in Delhi to mark the release of new editions of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three books, An Autobiography, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India.
- In The Line Of Control (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Aug 15, 2004)
If the BCCI anoints Jagmohan Dalmiya its first-ever patron-in-chief, the post will be anything but ceremonial.
- This Is A Mess (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2004)
The decision of Manipur's Congress-led Government to partially scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is disturbing enough, in view of the need to effectively conduct the anti-terror combat.
- Indelible And Lucid (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 14, 2004)
Our Tamil brethren have names a yard long and difficult for us, poor northerners, to pronounce. Of them, Brahmins known to us colloquially as Tam Brams, also have the sharpest of minds and can outsmart the rest of us, be it in science
- The Dna Of India's Poverty (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2004)
While it would be naďve to argue for any downward revision of the disproportionately high salaries and perks in the government sector, it does seem logical and plausible to expect an honest re-examination
- Wisdom Of The Hind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee must be discovering India in a way that Jawaharlal Nehru never did. Allies who sung paens to his leadership at the helm of a successful coalition, and had few problems with the BJP’s ideology
- Time For Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2004)
More than two months in office, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka is yet to come to grips with the policy issues or with the complexities of a smooth and
- Appeasing All The Way (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 14, 2004)
The latest proposal of the Congress-led UPA Government to constitute two minorities commissions is yet another act of Muslim appeasement. The Congress has most often been pro-Muslim rather than pro-Indian.
- The Name Is The Thing (Tribune, M. K. Agarwal, Aug 13, 2004)
“WHAT is the latest move of Sonia Maino?” you are asked. The question fails to register any feeling with you because you can’t, in the first instance, identify the subject.
- No Handholding In Public (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 12, 2004)
A subtle change in India’s relations with Israel is likely to take place in the new dispensation
- Bridge Too Far (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
This is one bridge-built over the Yamuna and linking Allahabad with Naini on National Highway No 27-the Samajwadi Party has burnt with the Congress.
- Governor Sets Social Agenda (Tribune, Swati Vashishtha, Aug 12, 2004)
The recent political showdown between the Congress and the BJP over the sacking of four Governors has sparked a national debate. While carefully choosing to keep himself from commenting on the issue, Governor of Uttranchal Sudershan Agarwal has a ...
- War For Minds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
The outburst of the Education Ministers of BJP-ruled States at a meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) is only "Chapter Two" of a long-running struggle against partisan control over what should constitute "learning" for young minds.
- Build On Gains (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
The new government should ensure continuity in its Pakistan policy
- Vanishing Trick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Goodbye Pota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
NO tears will be shed over the demise of the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which witnessed extensive misuse during its infamous tenure. That is just a polite way of saying that its exit would be celebrated. It was an affront to the ...
- Time To Get Down To Business (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 12, 2004)
Mutual trust and understanding are of paramount importance for the success of a coalition government in the state
- Still Short-Sighted (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2004)
JUDGING BY THE flurry of meetings and statements on the situation in Manipur, the Centre appears to have been finally jolted awake to the crisis in the State.
- Delayed Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Sense Prevails (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
The political class seems to have realised how crucial the IT industry is to Bangalore
- Water Dispute (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2004)
Consensus is the best way to solve a problem when people’s emotions are involved. Since the river water dispute between Punjab and Haryana falls in this category, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s idea of evolving a consensus to resolve the...
- Uncertainty About Indo-Israeli Ties (Deccan Herald, P R KUMARASWAMY, Aug 11, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh government can be expected to tone down the pro-Israeli posture pursued by the NDA government
- Turmoil In Manipur (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 11, 2004)
I have seen it happening in Kashmir: men baring their chests and challenging the security forces to shoot them. What youthful Kashmir leader Yasin Malik was demanding when he went on fast unto death for the first time was that Amnesty International ...
- The Ten-Year Cycle (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 11, 2004)
Going by fluctuations in the fortunes of political parties in India, the BJP could be in for a long period of decline
- Representing India’S Agricultural Concerns (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 11, 2004)
Varying interests of member states make it difficult to have India-specific policies in agriculture at the WTO
- Positive Signs In Ap (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
People’s War should take the AP government’s overtures seriously
- Bush Adds To Political Science (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 11, 2004)
The US still has no agenda to give genuine sovereignty to the Iraqi people, even after the proposed transfer of power
- Governor’S Address (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
It did not provide the CMP’s framework but spoke about the previous government’s policies
- Concerted Action Needed (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 11, 2004)
Human rights violations are going on all over the country and the NHRC should initiate suo moto action against offenders
- Nepal: Turn-Around Still Possible (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 11, 2004)
Unlike President Chandrika Kumaratunga in Sri Lanka, who has a ceasefire going, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has to revive the peace process from scratch in Nepal.
- Battle For Up (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
The Congress has plans for the state and the Samajwadi Party comes in the way
- No Interest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2004)
The decision by the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to lower the rate of interest on PF for its members was long overdue.
- Keeping Bofors Alive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2004)
The fate of the Central Bureau of Investigation's non-appeal against the Delhi High Court's ruling in the Bofors case is shrouded in doubt, suspicion, and uncertainty.
- Muslims And Reservations (Pioneer, Sharfuddin Ansari, Aug 11, 2004)
The Muslim forward castes, including the Sayyads, have become vocal in demanding reservation for Muslims in Government jobs and educational institutions.
- Loss Of Interest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2004)
THE decision to slash the EPF interest rate to 8.5 per cent for 2004-05 will hurt some three crore employees. With inflation ruling at 7.5 per cent, their anguish is understandable.
- Bring The Culprits To Book (Business Line, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 11, 2004)
For its own smooth functioning, the Dharam Singh govt should bring those involved in the PDS rice export scandal to book
- Power Sector Reforms May Derail (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 10, 2004)
With the State electricity boards incurring heavy losses, if the trend of the State governments offering free electricity to farmers arbitrarily by sidelining the Regulatory Commissions is not reversed soon ...
- Manipur Going The Kashmir Way (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 09, 2004)
The draconian AFSPA, which gives a jawan right to kill without any warning, should be scrapped
- Whose Coalition Is Better? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 09, 2004)
We have the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Ms Sonia Gandhi to supervise the Prime Minister.
- Reservations May Lead To Economic Injustice (Deccan Herald, P N VENUGOPAL, Aug 08, 2004)
When the Congress manifesto talked about creating a national consensus on the issue of getting a reasonable share of jobs in the private sector for the “backward classes”, most people took it only as an election gimmick.
- A Muted Celebration (Deccan Herald, P V Indiresan, Aug 07, 2004)
Atomic energy continues to be underexploited in our country, and the AEC is not getting the recognition due to it
- Us Aspirations In Space (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 07, 2004)
There are dreams in the US of the day when outer space will be cleansed of bureaucracy and suffused with the spirit of competition
- Welcome Resolution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2004)
It takes two to tango, and as much is evident from the National Democratic Alliance's mercifully short-lived decision to boycott parliamentary committees.
- U.S. National Security Politicised (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Aug 06, 2004)
There is a vacuum at the heart of George W.Bush's second-term programme.
- Aicc Room Allotment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2004)
After the revamping of the AICC by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, all eyes were set on which rooms these busy bodies would occupy in discharging their responsibilities.
- Pawar Shortage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2004)
Pre-Election 2004, Mr Sharad Pawar did a volte face on the NCP's foundational insignia-opposition to foreign-born Sonia Gandhi's preeminence. Ideological apostasy has come back to haunt him.
- End Of The Deadlock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
Good sense has at last prevailed and the National Democratic Alliance has withdrawn its decision not to participate in parliamentary committees.
- A Wasteful Tour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2004)
Deccan Herald drew furious response from readers, forcing Mr Poojary to react
- A Congress Mystery (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 05, 2004)
The Congress announced late last night that P. M. Sayeed and Janardhan Dwivedi would be its Rajya Sabha nominees from Delhi.
- Choice Before Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
IT is the eternal problem of the Bharatiya Janata Party – whether it should opt for Hindutva or not. The recent ‘chintan baithak’ of senior leaders of the party in Goa too failed to end this dilemma.
- An Unsteady Boat (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 03, 2004)
The Congress-JD(S) coalition govt in Karnataka is dithering on most administrative matters
- The Bjp And Its Middle Course (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 03, 2004)
Caught between the call of the Sangh Parivar and the threat of the National Democratic Alliance crumbling if it were to return to a "hard Hindutva" path ...
- Problems Before The Pm (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 03, 2004)
Conventional wisdom has it that a new government is assessed on its performance after the first 100 days. Yet the coming to power of a Congress-led coalition relying on outside support is a circumstance unique enough to bend the rule.
- A Government Settles In (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 02, 2004)
The shape of the new Government's agenda is getting clear - and so is the nature of change and continuity.
- Cutting Our Noses… (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 02, 2004)
THE early years of Indian Independence gave us the priceless gift of federalism, without which "India" might have remained a dream.
- Ceremonial Send-Offs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 02, 2004)
CONVENTIONS ARE NOT easily overturned, as the genteel, publicity-shunning Manmohan Singh discovered to his dismay on the morning of his departure for the BIMST-EC summit in Bangkok.
- A Communist Rishi (Hindu, Gopal Gandhi, Aug 02, 2004)
A tribute to Hiren Mukherjee, lifelong Communist, accomplished Parliamentarian and scholar, who passed away on July 30.
- Cold Shoulder (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 02, 2004)
Sometime ago, the Samajwadi Party threatened to turn "watchdog" over the conduct of the Union Government. In doing so, it signalled that it was fed up with the UPA big brother's no-holds-barred attacks on its UP citadel.
- Degeneration Of Politics (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 01, 2004)
Seven years ago when this country celebrated the golden jubilee of its Independence the world applauded it for being the only one in the Third World to have made a success of parliamentary democracy.
- Pot Calling The Kettle Black (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 31, 2004)
Two topics which generated much heat and hangama in Parliament caused me much amusement. One was the opposition’s denunciation of ‘tainted ministers’ in the treasury benches.
- Nda's Boycott `Tamasha' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 31, 2004)
There is little doubt that by boycotting all parliamentary committees (including the all-important standing committees), the Opposition will only be rendering itself enfeebled in the the job of keeping the UPA Government on its toes.
- Bush, Blair: Without Friends In The World (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 31, 2004)
There is no doubt that the three recent reports, one investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the other two — the US congressional report and the UK’s Butler report — were given fudged intelligence.
- Was Iraq A Mutual Charade? (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jul 31, 2004)
Saddam Hussein's bluff proved to be so successful that it set him up for George W. Bush's counter-charade.
- Pw: Government Shedding Its Soft Approach? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 30, 2004)
The issue is not whether the Bahujan Samaj Party will get any seats at all. The question is whom will it hurt more.
- Role Abandonment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2004)
NDA boycott of parliamentary committees is an extension of its ongoing campaign
- Probe Must (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2004)
The State Government should agree to a CBI inquiry into the BMIC project
- J.R.D. Tata — The Humane Entrepreneur (Hindustan Times, T. Damu , Jul 29, 2004)
A hundred years ago on July 29 was born one of the heroes of Indian industrial revolution — Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.
- India And China: A Shifting Paradigm (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 29, 2004)
Until recently politics had been in command of Sino-Indian ties. Now economics has begun to drive the relationship.
- The Poor Have No Candidate (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 28, 2004)
The Kalashnikovs have taken a backseat for now. With players on both sides deciding to sit across the negotiating table, a new chapter in revolutionary and counter-revolutionary strategies has begun.
- Revolutionary Changes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2004)
The Kelkar report has tried to address core issues in fiscal management
- Us Policy In South Asia (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Jul 27, 2004)
India and Pakistan looked at the recent tour of US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage in bilateral terms. This is natural. But the overall impact of the US foreign policy on South Asia as a whole demands special attention.
- To Save Polity, Pm Must Assert His Authority (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 27, 2004)
In the few weeks Dr Manmohan Singh has been Prime Minister, he has given the impression of being a self-effacing bystander helplessly watching the happenings around him, rather than one at the helm of affairs enjoying
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