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Articles 24621 through 24720 of 27135:
- The Conquest Of Power (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Dec 31, 2004)
There are moments in contemporary affairs which are imbued with too much history. When Sonia Gandhi declined to be the prime minister of India she created such a moment.
- Thaw In Relations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 31, 2004)
Army Chief General N C Vij’s week-long visit to China has been described as a historic one. It is for the first time in over a decade that an Indian Chief of Army Staff has visited China. But more importantly the visit is a milestone as it signals...
- While We Were Sleeping (Indian Express, BARUN MITRA, Dec 31, 2004)
Even as we struggle to come to terms with the trail of death and destruction left by the sea surges that hit our unwary shores just a day after Christmas, we need to realise that all crises opens up new opportunities.
- Look Beyond Status Quo (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 31, 2004)
The reaction in press on the troop's pull out from Siachen had been premature. Even if there were to be any agreement on the issue, its shape is still to be worked out.
- Warning: There Will Be (Asia Times, Eric Koo Peng Kuan, Dec 31, 2004)
Asian governments were caught totally off guard by the December 26 tsunami disaster. Now the calls are loud for the implementation in the Indian Ocean of an early warning system akin to that of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Hawaii.
- Where Forests Saved The People (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 31, 2004)
The Nicobar group of islands will never be the same again. Their shapes have changed. After Sunday's tsunami, some of the islands have become smaller, yielding ground to the sea on the south-eastern side.
- Race To Aid Tsunami Victims (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Dec 31, 2004)
The death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunamis has soared to above 120,000 with the discovery of huge numbers of further victims in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Though the biggest relief operation in history is under way, tens of thousands more may now
- Can We Bridge This Gulf? (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Dec 31, 2004)
In the complex world of today, is it realistic to ask that the Gulf region be a nuclear weapon-free zone? If so, why? After all, the proposal for a larger Middle East as a Weapons of Mass
- Manmohan Touring Affected Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today left here for Thiruvananthapuram to survey the tsunami-hit coastal areas, even as the Centre said the death and destruction were being treated as a national calamity.
- Moscow And Multipolarity (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Dec 30, 2004)
Russia is building new alliances and using oil to counter the United States' attempts at regime change in its neighbourhood.
- Nagapattinam Burns Its Dead (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 30, 2004)
Cormorants hovered overhead and the stench of death hung in the air, as Armymen and hundreds of volunteers dug out hundreds of bodies from under ....
- National Space (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2004)
There is many a slip between the regional and the national. This difference in perception could give rise to a debate as to whether the crisis caused by the tsunami devastation is regional or national, that is, whether India is in the grip
- Next Stop, Dhaka (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 30, 2004)
In every peace process, there is a moment when forward movement stops and there is an inching backwards. India and Pakistan, finding themselves at such a juncture this week, have thankfully avoided a slide back.
- One-Sided Moves (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 30, 2004)
The outcome of the two-day Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan in Islamabad on Tuesday, warrants some serious thinking on the dialogue process under way between the two countries.
- Lost Worlds? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 30, 2004)
With the death toll mounting, the tsunami that devastated southern Asia has passed into the records as the biggest yet. From the staggering wreckage and collective lamentation has risen the spectre of a new dread:
- Lost Civilisation? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 30, 2004)
The stench of rotting bodies is all-pervasive in coastal areas of India flattened by Sunday’s tsunami waves. The tragedy is so overpowering that even on the mainland, enough aid is not reaching the survivors.
- Wiggle Room In Accounting To Stage Fiscal Gimmicks (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 30, 2004)
In february, when the BJP-led NDA government was bullish about a return to power after the elections, and presented the Interim Budget, the Opposition was quick to decry it as `poll gimmicks'.
- Hope Floats Where All Else Drowns (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 30, 2004)
The Iraq war is no more important in the global scheme of things than poverty or climate change.
- A Step Forward (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 30, 2004)
The latest round of official level India-Pakistan talks held in Islamabad which concluded on Tuesday focussed on confidence-building measures (CBMs) to improve ties between the subcontinental neighbours.
- And The Houses All Fell Down (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, Dec 30, 2004)
In October ’04, I called on Narasimha Rao of an evening. We met at his home on Delhi’s Motilal Nehru Marg and I was struck by the fragility of his appearance but equally by the clarity of mind.
- Bush Gives Aid, Not Time (Indian Express, Robin Wright, Dec 30, 2004)
The Bush administration more than doubled its financial commitment Tuesday to provide relief to nations suffering from the Indian Ocean tsunami amid complaints that the vacationing President Bush has been insensitive to a humanitarian catastrophe of epic
- Caring Has No Religion (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Dec 30, 2004)
Rahmatullah is a tired man. He and his nephew have just returned to their masjid after burying an unknown Christian man, identifiable by the black thread with the little cross around the neck.
- Govt Got Wind 1 Hr Before Waves Hit Chennai (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 30, 2004)
At 7.50 am on Black Sunday, more than one full hour before the tidal waves hit the Tamil Nadu coast, the top brass of the Indian Air Force knew that the Car Nicobar Air Base had been inundated.
- How Rao Broke The Ice In J&k (Indian Express, WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH, Dec 30, 2004)
In October ’04, I called on Narasimha Rao of an evening. We met at his home on Delhi’s Motilal Nehru Marg and I was struck by the fragility of his appearance but equally by the clarity of mind.
- India’S Flawed Approach (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Dec 30, 2004)
Not just economic policy but political friendship with the US and other nations, is crucial for economic growth
- India’S Pro-Active Foreign Policy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 30, 2004)
Continuity was the main theme of Indian foreign policy in the year 2004 as New Delhi stayed engaged with the world in a pro-active manner with particular focus on neighbours like Pakistan and China.
- Shape Of India Altered (Telegraph, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Dec 30, 2004)
A lighthouse — only a part of it — sticks out of the ocean. Indira Point is lost, perhaps forever, in the water.
- The Making Of The Bomb (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 29, 2004)
LIKE some other stray remarks that can sometimes be more crucial than formal policy pronouncements at august forums, former Prime Minister and most respected BJP leader, Atal Behari Vajpayee’s sudden disclosure
- P.V. Narasimha Rao And The Bomb (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee in an obituary tribute to late Narasimha Rao has now acknowledged the latter as the true father of Shakti nuclear test of May 11, 1998. If only he had done it on the day of the test he could have avoided the divisiveness that was c
- Westward Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 29, 2004)
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenkov finally won the presidential election on Monday, trouncing his political rival Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich after much controversy and electoral drama. Behind Yuschenkov’s 8 per cent margin of ...
- Sex And Sensibility (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
Although at one level it was a case of adolescent indiscretion, the afterlife of the MMS clip case captures many anxieties about the social transformation that sections of Indian society are undergoing.
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
- War And Peace In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
The light at the end of the tunnel in the Sri Lankan peace process, burnt out in the last 18 months of static, is flickering again.
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- Helping Hand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2004)
It is becoming increasingly important to save Indian democracy from the politicians. The Election Commission’s running battle against Bihar’s politicians proves this once again.
- Broadband Versus Narrow Elitism (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 28, 2004)
Farming and farm-related activities are exposed to high risks and low incomes. By contrast, easy profits characterise a major part of the commerce that underpins the rural economy.
- Global Commodity Boom Set To Continue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 28, 2004)
Strong demand and rise in investments globally in 2004 in the wake of the world economy's upswing fuelled a price boom for key commodities, both oil and non-oil, especially metals and minerals.
- Earth And Sea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2004)
Few disasters in living memory have achieved in scale of intensity and spread the devastation in seven countries caused by the rubbing of the Indian Ocean and Eurasian tectonic plates off the Sumatran coast.
- Dirty Tricks? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 28, 2004)
On the face of it, the action of the authorities of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar in lodging an FIR against Mr George Fernandes last Saturday under Sections 170 and 171(B) of the Indian Penal Code
- A Shaky Start (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2004)
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.
- India Should Read Tsunamis Right (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Dec 28, 2004)
The Asian Marine Disaster (AMD) on December 26 has no parallel in recent history. The Sumatra earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.9, is the fifth largest since 1900.
- The Principal (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Dec 28, 2004)
I reached Lahore, by bus or train, I do not remember, took a tonga and dashed off to S.N. Das Gupta College. I cannot recall where it was. Perhaps Nisbet Road. There, on the verandah of the college, I met this man, somewhat short-statured, polite, simple
- When The Sea Rose (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 28, 2004)
It was not the 9.2 Richter scale earthquake in Indonesia that was devastating. It was the tsunami, or harbour wave, that struck the coastal belt in the Indian Ocean, including the southern coasts of India
- Seers And Scoundrels (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 27, 2004)
Why cavil at the phenomenon of their existence — godmen and godwomen are an integral part of the landscape. They are our heritage; they define the current milieu too.
- Revolutionaries Of Another Kind (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 27, 2004)
Hugo Chavez has done much to improve the lot of poor Venezuelans but, in the process, he has also gathered many enemies
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- Death From The Sea (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2004)
Cutting a swathe of death and destruction across the coastal areas of half a dozen littoral countries of the Indian Ocean, the titanic tsunami rising from the fifth largest earthquake since the beginning of the 20th century
- Bigger Council (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 27, 2004)
The report of a high-level panel appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General has recommended wide-ranging reforms in the functioning of the UN system, including an expansion of the Security Council
- Assault On Hinduism (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 27, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- The Bitter Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2004)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's admission that at least a part of the Centre's development fund for the Northeastern States goes to finance terrorist activities there, hardly comes as a surprise.
- The Reformer In Rao (Tribune, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 27, 2004)
History will judge Narasimha Rao’s premiership more positively than his own party which had isolated him. When one looks back to examine the moment when liberalisation became a fact rather than a catchword, it was 1991 when Rao took over the reins.
- The Loc Fence Is Bad Strategy (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 27, 2004)
In the Robert Frost poem, the narrator’s neighbour tells him “good fences make good neighbours”, but he asks, “Before I built a wall I’d ask to know/ What I was walling in or walling out”.
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Tragedy As Farce (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2004)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's admission that at least a part of the Centre's development fund for the Northeastern States goes to finance terrorist activities there, hardly comes as a surprise.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 26, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Pervez Musharraf Under Pressure (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 26, 2004)
Pakistan is living through turbulent times and, General Musharraf, its self-styled President, is under tremendous pressure. The United States-led anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan has shaken Pakistan’s polity like no other event in its troubled ...
- Forward, Backward (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2004)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's admission that at least a part of the Centre's development fund for the Northeastern States goes to finance terrorist activities there, hardly comes as a surprise.
- Ayodhya And After (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 26, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- An Unrepentant Communist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 26, 2004)
Eric Hobsbawm has been, perhaps, the most important historian of the 20th century, having lived through the epoch-making years, standing, as if, at each turning point of history.
- Licence To Shoot (Indian Express, PAVAN DUGGAL, Dec 25, 2004)
Only in effectively regulating the use of hidden cameras lies the way ahead for a vibrant IT economy like ours
- Tackling The Maoists (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 25, 2004)
The success of any counter-revolutionary strategy depends on the right mix of policies aimed at reducing the relevance of revolutionary politics to even a small segment of society.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Dec 25, 2004)
The terrors of technology are everywhere being manifest in the most extraordinary forms. An entire nation has been taken by storm at the spectacle of a couple of schoolchildren who chose to record their "extracurricular activities"...
- Only Motions Of Negotiating (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 25, 2004)
Yet another opportunity has been missed: Two groups of Indo-Pakistani officials met in Islamabad and failed to agree on anything except to continue talking.
- Forward, Backward (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 25, 2004)
In their speeches in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh, did much to remove some of the misgivings that had arisen over the United Progressive Alliance Governme
- South Korea, A Culture In Transition (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 24, 2004)
South korea is a country in a hurry. Having mastered engineering, it is in a hurry to learn English. The new generation could not care less about the psychological scar left by the Japanese occupation that lasted 35 years.
- Charting A New Course For India's Army (Asia Times, Ramtanu Maitra, Dec 24, 2004)
On February 1, Lieutenant-General J J Singh will take over as India's new army chief. He is expected to direct the Indian army for at least three years, a tenure that is anticipated to be a period of great significance for the Indian army.
- Turkey, European Union And Cyprus (Hindu, R. Kannan, Dec 24, 2004)
The question of normalisation between Turkey and Cyprus has a goal post now -- October 3, 2005. Both sides could avail themselves of this moment and turn it into a win-win situation.
- Apocalypse Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 24, 2004)
The last week of every year is conventionally a time for merriment which peaks on New Year's eve when the rich splurge in five star hotels, a thousand parties explode and tipsy revellers sway in lit-up downtowns where multitudes gather to ring in the new.
- India As Japanese See It (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 24, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s Ambassador, Mr Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Kolkata under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Judiciary Under Trial By Sensation (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Dec 24, 2004)
Now the news media is agog with the new Tehelka expose on Zaheera Sheikh, the super character in the Best Bakery episode. It has been made out that Zaheera accepted a huge ransom of Rs 18 lakh from BJP bigwigs in Vadodara to commit testimonial somersaults
- Is Security Is No Overhead (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2004)
Almost one in two Indian organisations are unaware of the technique used for breaching their security. This is almost double of what prevailed about a year ago
- For Liberty's Sake (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2004)
In ruling that the indefinite incarceration of non-citizens suspected of `terrorism' is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the United Kingdom's Law Lords ...
- Eclipse Of The Un (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Dec 23, 2004)
The Pioneer editorial, "Insecure P-5?" (December 4), shows the stand of the big powers on the question of conferring veto power on those who hope to enter the Security Council as per the recommendations made by the expert group.
- Major Fraud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2004)
FEW would shed tears for Major Surinder Singh, who has been dismissed from the Army and sentenced to undergo three years’ rigorous imprisonment.
- Zardari Drama (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2004)
Mr asif Ali zardari, husband of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, is the victim of his belief that he can get a deal clinched with President Pervez Musharraf on his own terms.
- Military Misdeeds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 23, 2004)
The dismissal of Major Surinder Singh from service through a court martial for fake killings on the Siachen glacier only reflects the declining ethical standards in the army. Coincidentally, on the same day another officer, Major Rehman
- Matter Of Honour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2004)
Of late, there have been several unfortunate instances in which the Army has had to take strong action against officers whose conduct had fallen far short of what one expects from those in Olive Green.
- The Fever Of Militancy (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 23, 2004)
One question that everybody in Assam is asking since last week is: Is ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua really ill? People have started doubting this after different local newspapers published different stories while trying to analyse
- The Mess In Mesopotamia (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 23, 2004)
Compared with the 1,000 or more American combatants who have died during Gulf War Two and the ongoing operations, 50,585 US soldiers died during World War I and 292,000 during World War II.
- Ukraine's Orange Christmas (The Economic Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Dec 23, 2004)
That Ukrainians will vote for their freedom this Christmas season is a coincidence of true perfection.
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