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Articles 23421 through 23520 of 27135:
- Cii Says Fiscal Discipline Must Be Tightened (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
THE Confederation of Indian Industry is to hold its national conference and annual session on `Towards Double Digit Inclusive Growth' on May 17 and 18.
- The General’S Brain (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 16, 2005)
Now that the April Foreign Policy euphoria is over, the party poopers are out with full force. The question is again being asked: can we trust General Musharraf?
- Ruskin Bond’S ‘road To Mussoorie’ (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, May 15, 2005)
WHAT'S Ruskin Bond doing here in the heat of May? This is exactly what I asked him, in our very first meeting, this week
- Siachen Has No Strategic Significance (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, May 15, 2005)
DOES Siachen have “immense” strategic significance? Obviously no. Participants at a recent seminar on “Demilitarisation of Siachen” organised by the ORF Institute of Security Studies,
- Baglihar: Pak Fears Unfounded (Tribune, R. N. Malik, May 15, 2005)
THE Baglihar dam has become a project of controversy. The story of this project will unfold follies on both sides with extra dose of obscurantism from Pakistan. India has rightly rejected Pakistan’s offer to start a dialogue on this issue, provided work
- More Secular Than Thou Art! (Business Line, Kushwant Singh, May 14, 2005)
None of our languages have an exact equivalent for the word ‘secular’. It means something quite different in Western democracies which are almost entirely Christian, from what it means in the Indian context. . .
- No Air Surveillance On Bangla Border (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, May 14, 2005)
The recent trouble on the Indo-Bangladesh border had forced experts to raise a number of questions,
- Think Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, May 14, 2005)
T. Muivah’s suggestion — a special federal relationship with India — may well be the solution to the Naga dispute, writes Sanjib Baruah
- Khaki Raj (Tribune, M B NAQVI, May 14, 2005)
IN Pakistan’s 58 years, 31 were spent under open military dictatorship; even the current phase is basically a military regime, only slightly camouflaged by a civilian façade.
- Said And The Saidians (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 14, 2005)
The United States of America is not only the leading economic and military power in the world, but also the leading intellectual power.
- Arms And The Sermon (Tribune, S. Raghunath, May 14, 2005)
According to a news agency despatch from Stockholm, AB Bofors, the controversial arms manufacturer which has been buffeted by many scandals in recent years, is now in a “introspective” and “repentent” mood and Nobel Industries, its parent company,
- Iran: Bigger Threat Than The Bomb? (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , May 14, 2005)
The world can live with Iranian nuclear weapons. But can the United States?
HOW MUCH would it matter if Iran had the bomb? Merely to pose this question, within the Bush administration, would almost be treason.
- Abominable Acts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
TWO explosions in quick succession in downtown Srinagar show how nebulous peace is in the state. . .
- India’S Weakness Apparent (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 14, 2005)
Despite their insensitivity to its security interests, India is still unable to deal firmly with its troublesome neighbours
- A Policy In Search Of A Rationale (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2005)
With the Foreign and Defence Ministries at loggerheads, it isn't surprising that India took 17 days to confirm King Gyanendra's statement in Jakarta that military supplies to Nepal would continue.
- Strains In Relations With Bangladesh (Tribune, Raghubansh Sinha , May 14, 2005)
Even as the recent border tension between India and Bangladesh has been prevented from escalating in the aftermath of the killing of a BSF officer and a Bangladeshi girl, the repeated border skirmishes and their fallout on the local population . . . ,
- Violence Returns To The Valley (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 14, 2005)
After a brief lull, attacks by militants have resumed in the Valley.
- Maya’S Blackmail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s threat to withdraw her party’s outside support to the UPA government if it did not stop the ongoing CBI probe against her should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.
- A Low-Key Visit (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 13, 2005)
No momentous decisions on mutual cooperation were expected during the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia. The main concern vis-ŕ-vis India-Russia relations is the poor performance on the economic front.
- A Chance To Take Centre Stage (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 13, 2005)
The proposed meeting in Vladivostok is an opportunity for India, Russia, and China to work towards a more equitable world order.
- Anti-Desecration Protests In Pak, Afghanistan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Demonstrations spread in Afghanistan today over a report that U S interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran and one protester was killed and four others were wounded in a blast.
- Banking Reforms: Left Parties Take Issue To Pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Left parties on Thursday expressed their opposition to the Government on the decision to introduce a Bill to lift the 10 per cent voting rights cap in private sector banks.
- Govt Rejects Phukan Report On Tehelka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The government on Friday rejected the report of the Phukan Commission, which probed the Tehelka expose into fictitious defence deals, on the ground that it was 'incomplete'.
- Prithivi Testfired (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The medium-range surface-to-surface-missile Prithivi was successfully testfired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here, today.
- Pakistan's Afghan Problem (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 13, 2005)
The over three million Afghan refugees still in Pakistan pose a variety of challenges for the host nation.
- India A Responsible Nuclear Power: Natwar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Bill on WMD was necessitated because many countries had expressed reservations on Indian legal instruments to help prevent weapon proliferation.
- Radars That Don’T Work, Parachutes That Didn’T Land (Indian Express, SUDHI RANJAN SEN, May 13, 2005)
Defunct radars that the Ministry of Defence didn’t want in the first place and is now saddled with, parachutes ordered from a US firm that didn’t land, fake airway bills that did, $10.6 million as advance that went down a black hole: these are some of the
- Left Lists Centre's Shortcomings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Left parties on Thursday told the United Progressive Alliance that during the past one year the coalition government should have enacted the Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Women's Reservation Bill, the Agricultural Workers' Bill and ...
- Pmo's Office Writing To Ulfa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The chances of a dialogue between the United Liberation Front of Asom and the Centre have brightened. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said the Prime Minister's Office was preparing a fresh letter to the ULFA.
- Bodo Rift Clouds Poll (Telegraph, P. BRAHMA CHOUDHURY, May 13, 2005)
The spectre of violence loomed large over the Bodo heartland on the eve of the first round of elections to the Bodoland Territorial Council ...
- Weapons Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A German tourist was allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver and his accomplice on the outskirts of Jodhpur city on Wednesday
- Left Urges Upa To Fulfil Cmp Promises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Left parties have demanded a legislation on agricultural workers and also the tabling of the women’s reservation bill in the Parliament.
- Saptarishi May Be Censured, Sent Home (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, May 13, 2005)
In what will be a strong signal to Laloo Prasad Yadav on where to draw the line, the government is likely to censure L V Saptarishi, IAS officer of the 1969 batch, and revert him back to the West Bengal cadre for accusing the two Election Commissioners N
- Shift In Army’S War Strategy (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, May 13, 2005)
Exercise Vajra Shakti, the first field exercise held by the Army after adopting its new doctrine, has revealed a perceptible shift in the deployment and use of defensive formations and an increasing role for the special forces in spearheading offensives.
- People’S Computer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2005)
The dream of inexpensive computers is now turning into a reality. We will soon have computers costing less than Rs 10,000 with the essential features of a regular personal computer, including the software for word processing, spreadsheet, personal
- Cbi ‘Harassment’: Bsp Threatens To Withdraw Support To Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Mayawati accused the CBI of acting on the wishes of the government and posed a question to it as to whether it could question leaders of other parties.
- A Failed State, A Talibanised Society (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, May 13, 2005)
Pak is unable to think of an identity except as ‘Not India’, except as the country whose mission is to dismember India
- Bodoland Council Polls: Ex-Rebels Stick To Ballot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
For years, he led more than 2500 youths, who unleashed a reign of terror, waging an armed struggle for a separate homeland for 1.5 million Bodos of Assam. That was the time when bullets flew thick and fast.
- Terror In India (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 11, 2005)
The recent terrorist attacks in India indicate that the October earthquake that devastated some jihadist-rich areas in India and Pakistan has not incapacitated the militant groups.
- Give Your Spirit A Break (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto , May 10, 2005)
This temple constructed in the Vijayanagara style, located a little away from Bangalore, is a witness to the golden history of the Avathi rulers,
- Race With The Dragon (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., May 09, 2005)
Jairam Ramesh's book on China is an attempt to understand and not demonise China
- Iraq Plunging Into Sectarian Violence (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 09, 2005)
The emergence of a number of power centres, many of which operate with American help, could set in motion a long-drawn civil war.
- Our Common Victory And Its Lessons (Hindu, Vyacheslav I. Trubnikov , May 09, 2005)
The 60th anniversary of the victory in World War II should serve as a reminder of the need for unity in facing the challenges in the 21st century.
- Mr. Bush And The Riga Axioms (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 09, 2005)
His attack on Yalta shows the U.S. is not interested in cooperative security.
- Global Negotiations On Human Rights (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 09, 2005)
The global human rights forum decides to send represetatives to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal
- Victory Day 40 Years Ago (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 09, 2005)
NEARLY eight months before the Soviet-sponsored India-Pakistan talks at Tashkent, where he had suddenly died, Lal Bahadur Shastri had paid an official visit to the Soviet Union in mid-May 1965.
- Blessed With The Gift Of The Gab (Deccan Herald, Veena Bharati, May 08, 2005)
writes about theatre veteran Hirannaiah whose son ‘Master Hirannaiah’ is keeping the memory of his father alive by staging his plays, as part of Hirannaiah’s birth centenary.
- Ins And Outs Of Court Martial (Tribune, Meet Malhotra , May 08, 2005)
MY interest in court martial trials goes back a few years when a colleague informed me that the conviction rate in such trials was nearly 100 per cent.
- Nda Must End Boycott: Tdp (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, May 08, 2005)
THE Telugu Desam Party’s decision to end the boycott of Parliament provided a window of opportunity to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take on the NDA.
- Sticking Taint (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
Just how important Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav's 24 Rashtriya Janata Dal MPs are for the survival of the UPA Government at the Centre can be ascertained from the breathtaking statement made by the Law Minister,
- My Russian Friends (Tribune, Pushpendra Singh , May 07, 2005)
THE whoosh of air presaged the arrival of the metro at the Vosstannya Square metro-station in Leningrad.
- Drop Tainted Ministers (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, May 07, 2005)
WHOSE country is it any way,” is the persistent question being asked by the average citizen when he watches with pain squabbles of politicians regarding Lalu Yadav continuing to be a minister notwithstanding court having framed charges of corruption . . .
- Another Isro Success (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 07, 2005)
IT is to the credit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for lately making the success of space launches a routine affair....
- National Jute Policy: Revitalising The Sector's Fibre (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
TRACTORS help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case.
- From Rogues To Riches (Pioneer, O P Batra, May 07, 2005)
Why has Indian politics become a safe haven for rogues and why do good people hesitate to join politics?
- Out-Of-The-Box Diplomacy (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, May 07, 2005)
Today the term 'out-of-the-box diplomacy' is fashionable. China, the proponent of 'a peaceful rise' has masterfully demonstrated this new tactic.
- Flight Into Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
A working visit or a sponsored holiday? An entitlement or an inducement? An independent inquiry or a supposedly high-minded exercise compromised?
- A Serious Drug Problem (Hindu, Paul Krugman, May 07, 2005)
The 2003 Medicare bill is an object lesson in how special interests hold America's health care system hostage.
- Sour Victory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2005)
The Labour Party’s historic third-term victory in the British general elections comes with a chastising message for its leader, Tony Blair. . .
- Vietnam 30 Years Later (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 06, 2005)
On Sunday, it was heart-warming to see a front-page photograph of Vietnam’s legendary military hero,
- A Bad Show (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 06, 2005)
MR Justice S. N. Phukan is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. He certainly comes down a notch or two in public esteem going by the statement made in the Rajya Sabha by the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
- Wrong Decision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2005)
Opposition’s boycott of Parliament is a blatant denigration of democracy
- New Planes, New Skies (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 06, 2005)
Runway 32L at Toulouse airport in France is well known to aviation enthusiasts.
- A Peep Into History (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 06, 2005)
Nine years before Pokhran-I, the Americans believed that India would go nuclear
- An Almost Irreversible Process (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
Najam Sethi, Editor-in-Chief ofThe Friday TimesandThe Daily Times, and his wife Jugnu Mohsin, Publisher and Managing Editor of the weekly newspaper, represent the independent and courageous face of Pakistani journalism
- Muscle Power Dictates Politics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 06, 2005)
Pakistan’s military appears to suffer from a congenital itch to remain the central force of power
- Back From The Dead (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, May 06, 2005)
The entire country seems to have demonstrated against the Japanese attempt to rewrite history in their textbooks, by whitewashing the Rape of Nanjing in 1937 by their occupation troops,
- General J. S. Aurora (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
In this time and era, we have very few real-life heroes. That is why when we lose one,
- Armed Forces And Demoralisation (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, May 05, 2005)
Was Fernandes as concerned about morale, when, as Defence Minister, he had sacked Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat?
- Rights Violation In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
Realising its mandate to defend the human rights of all people in South Asia, the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR)
- Reaping What It Sowed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
The suicide bombings in Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are signs of the struggle that the U.S. attempt to erect democracy in Iraq has touched off.
- Self-Interest And After (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, May 05, 2005)
For the past week there have been statements, comments and speculation on India’s policy towards Nepal
- Nuclear Double Standards (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2005)
Non-weapons states accuse nuclear powers of double standards.
- Gaza Dreams Of Life After The Israelis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
For All The political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- Devoted To Disaster (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2005)
The Pakistan President denied that he was shy of speaking about Kargil and said a debate on the issue will not lead anywhere.
- End The Boycott (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
The National Democratic Alliance’s decision to continue its boycott of Parliament, after participating in the debate and voting of the Finance Bill on Monday, is unfortunate.
- Relations With Neighbours — Dialogue With Discretion (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2005)
India has realised it should develop a coherent policy of regional and global economic integration if its voice is to be heard in the councils of the world. But its flip-flops on Nepal and failure to join issue with Bangladesh on crucial matters have
- Dealing With An Untrustworthy King (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, May 03, 2005)
It is difficult to understand why India has welcomed the lifting of the Emergency by King Gyanendra as a “first step” towards democracy when people are still being arrested,
- Presidents Face Hard Work In Moscow (Hindu, Alexander Konovalov, May 03, 2005)
Presidents Vladimir Putin and George Bush have a range of sticky issues to sort out at their upcoming summit.
- Paradigm Shift (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, May 03, 2005)
A thoughtful and provocative examination of the stratum of thought and belief that underlies the intolerant hyper-nationalism of the Hindu Right
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