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Articles 25221 through 25320 of 27135:
- Police Kill India's 'Robin Hood' (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2004)
India's most wanted criminal, who once boasted of cutting up his victims and feeding them to fish, has been shot dead in an hour-long gunbattle with police in a jungle in southern India.
- Mirage Muddle (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2004)
Only an official IAF Court of Inquiry will be able to say what caused these crashes
- Women Officers In The Army (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Oct 18, 2004)
We were raising the National Security Guard (NSG) in the mid-eighties. There was a sudden need to train officers of an elite intelligence service officered by the IPS. The joint secretary of the department and I, as the Chief Instructor of the NSG ...
- Significance Of China's Economy To Global Growth (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 18, 2004)
It should come as no surprise that China is a dominant player in the world economy today. A huge economy that has maintained a consistent
- The Role Of Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2004)
India needs to take imaginative initiatives in its relations with its neighbours to contain extremism in its north-east
- 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?
- Bush, Blair Should Find New Epithets To Flog (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Oct 17, 2004)
WHAT a raft of elections we’ve just had — and all apparently to solidify democracy. For most of them even Lithuania perhaps America and Britain take the credit — making the world, they say, a “safer place”, clearing the air of the pollution emitted ...
- A Wmd Called Oil (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 17, 2004)
Exactly 31 years ago today, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec, founded in 1960) cut oil exports to the USA and other countries
- Stalemate In The Northeast (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Oct 16, 2004)
As things stand, there simply is no ground for any kind of talks or even talks about talks with ULFA.
- Lethal Scrap (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2004)
There is no mystery about the munitions that have been surfacing in different States over the last few days. The rockets, missiles, shells, and grenades came into the country in consignments of imported steel scrap.
- Legality Of Iraq War Does Matter (Hindu, Robin Cook, Oct 16, 2004)
It can only be a matter of time before the invasion of Iraq is challenged in court.
- Still The General (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2004)
Musharraf’s actions ensure that Pakistan essentially remains a military regime
- Mosquito Repellent That Didn't Help A Tractor Company (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 16, 2004)
Tractors help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case.
- For Transparency In Arms Deals (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 16, 2004)
In an apparent bid to bring in more transparency in arms purchases, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have suggested country’s watchdog organisations like the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Central Vigilance Commission be involved
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Why Can’T Dm Take Action? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2004)
THE trauma Sonia of Asanda has been subjected to is not likely to have an early end. The television channels are now chasing her story.
- The Tehelka Commission (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 15, 2004)
The reliance on Commissions of Inquiry is misplaced. Increasingly, they are instruments of intimidation.
- The Differentiation Needs To Be Removed (The Economic Times, K VIJAYAN, Oct 15, 2004)
The distinction between FII and FDI seems to be a hangover from the days when Swraj Paul shook corporate czars of the license permit raj by trying to annex their fiefdom, which they controlled with minuscule stakes.
- Hanging Is Out Of Date (Tribune, Subhash C. Jain, Oct 15, 2004)
Arguments for and against Dhananjoy Chatterjee, who was recently executed, reflected desperation, for, policy decisions on such a vital issue could not be taken on the basis of an individual case.
- Election Without Groundwork (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 15, 2004)
The Afghan presidential election will change nothing and disillusion the people about democracy
- Domain Of The Immensely Small (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2004)
The Nobel prize in physics for 2004 is perhaps the last of the prizes that acknowledge significant foundational developments in the scientific understanding of three of the four fundamental interactions that govern the behaviour of all known forms of ...
- 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
- Us Elections: Which Way Will Women Swing? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 14, 2004)
As the US presidential election juggernaut rolls on and the two rivals — the Republican incumbent, Mr George W. Bush, and the Democratic contender, Mr John Kerry — trade charges on a variety of issues ranging
- Joy And Despair (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 14, 2004)
The prime minister’s visit to the United States of America has generated a great deal of misplaced euphoria about the future of Indo-US relations.
- Human Rites (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2004)
Even as everyone was preoccupied with who got which Nobel Prize for what, and some rued that Indians are nowhere in the reckoning for worthy international recognition, our very own Amma - the 'Revolutionary Leader' Dr J Jayalalithaa - has
- Information Security In The Matrix Of Mahabharata (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2004)
THE Global Information Security Survey 2004 from Ernst & Young has startling things to convey. Such as: That only one in five felt that their companies looked at information security as a CEO-level priority; that three out of four did not think that their
- A Tale Of Three Elections (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 14, 2004)
ALL eyes and ears are, of course, fixed on the mother of all elections, the one between the US President, Mr George Bush, and his Democratic challenger, Mr John Kerry, scheduled for November 2.
- 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.
- Us Report Opens Old Wounds (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Oct 13, 2004)
Sanctions hurt the poor and empower the targeted state, bringing the latter a new source of personal wealth
- Soul-Searching Needed On Bank Impact (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 13, 2004)
While the controversy over roping in foreign expertise for the mid-term Plan review has been laid to rest, it has thrown up certain questions, such as: "Who is in the driver's seat and who sets the national priorities?"
- U.S. Security Plan Rests On Hope (Hindu, Peter Galbraith, Oct 13, 2004)
America does not have the troops to deal with North Korea and Iran.
- 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.
- For Whom Is The Research Anyway? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 13, 2004)
On one side there is an imposing network of laboratories and research establishments with panoply of academic achievement and recognition. On the other, mass suicides of farmers are happening that signals gross system failure of which the grand empire of
- Too Many Hitches (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2004)
Delays in the defence five-year plan have affected its upgradation programmes
- My Athletic Debut (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Oct 12, 2004)
As you start getting older, the more you begin to inch along the yards
- Kerry Must Learn From Reagan (Hindu, Tristram Hunt, Oct 11, 2004)
Mr. Kerry's challenge is to link the $200 billion expenditure on Iraq to faltering economic confidence at home.
- Not Howard's End (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 11, 2004)
Had the Iraq war been the only issue in the Australian general election, Prime Minister John Howard might well have lost his bid for another term.
- The Hard Facts (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 11, 2004)
Whither optimism in the face of two Nuclear Deterrents sitting cheek by jowl in the Indian sub-continent?
- "Multilateralism The Best Solution" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 11, 2004)
Sergei Lavrov looks and sounds more like a professor than a diplomat. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, the Russian Foreign Minister spelt out his country's stand on Chechnya and its
- Basking In Glory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2004)
The completion of 72 years by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8 has turned the focus on the splendid history of the IAF and on its service to the nation during war and peace.
- Engaging North-East Militants (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 11, 2004)
Two questions are being asked in the Indian establishment in the wake of the recent series of bomb blasts in Assam and Nagaland.
- Increasing Interest In Gas Pipeline (Tribune, Bhabani Sen Gupta, Oct 11, 2004)
Distressingly, though not surprisingly, the importance of an oil and gas pipeline, connecting Iran to India through the territory of Pakistan has received marginal attention in the discussions on the normalisation of India-Pakistan relations.
- Business With Pakistan (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 11, 2004)
The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said after his one-on-one meeting with the president of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, that he thought “we can do business with him”.
- We Will Strengthen A-I, Ia To Compete Better: Praful Patel (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 10, 2004)
HE is on a tightrope walk. On one side is the constant probing from the Left parties which have their own constituency to cater and, on the other, is the immediate ...
- 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
- Palestinians Missed The Bus, Always (The Economic Times, DAVID DANIELI, Oct 09, 2004)
Abba Iban, a legendary former foreign minister of Israel, is known ahad famously said that the Palestinians have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
- Remembering Mulk, The Pioneer (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Way back in the 1940s a few friends with literary ambitions formed a circle which met once a week to read poems and stories we had written. It was a mutual admiration society where glasses of whisky were refilled at the end of each recitation.
- Unequal Npt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2004)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s assertion that India will not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is consistent with the position held by the country all along.
- 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.
- An Exercise In Cynicism (The Economic Times, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Oct 09, 2004)
The Union government’s decision to wind up the Justice Phukhan Commission of Enquiry and entrust the CBI with investigating into the charges of corruption made out by Tehelka may have raised a storm.
- Beware Of Guests (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2004)
The spate of killings by insurgents in the Northeast has brought into sharp focus the unhealthy role of Bangladesh in this ugly scenario. Leaders of the insurgent outfits operating in the Northeast have shifted to Bangladesh, particularly after the ...
- Caught Between (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 09, 2004)
In Britain, one might be forgiven for imagining that the invasion and occupation of Iraq produced no casualties until the militants seized a 62-year-old British engineer, Kenneth Bigley.
- Democrats Bounce Back (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2004)
With less than a month to go before the presidential election in the United States, Democratic candidate John Kerry at last got his act together and demonstrated that he can be a strong
- 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.
- Should Plan Panel Be Disbanded? (The Economic Times, Arvind Virmani, Oct 08, 2004)
Some have asserted that the Planning Commission is redundant and should be abolished.
- Transatlantic Dogfight On Aircraft Subsidies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 08, 2004)
The 2003 Cancun Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) floundered in the face of the developed countries' stubborn refusal to prune their massive agricultural subsidies that distort the global grain market.
- Political Mess In Pakistan (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Oct 08, 2004)
Sensitive people draw cynical conclusions about Pakistan politics. They follow the unending pointless debate over the wardrobe of President Pervez Musharraf. It occupies the maximum newspaper space and consumes considerable time on TV channels.
- Siege Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2004)
Pakistan must show zero tolerance to all forms of terrorism
- To Begin With A Bang (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 08, 2004)
Sarkari holidays are nice, but traditional folk holidays are better. This seems to be the feeling here as major holidays come close on the heels of each other.
- No Military Solution For Assam (Hindu, Udayon Misra, Oct 08, 2004)
The answer lies not in shooting ULFA out of existence but in seriously trying to address some of the root causes for its rise.
- 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
- New Issues In Non-Proliferation: Self-Reliance, The Only Answer (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 08, 2004)
American non-proliferation policies are arbitrary. Pakistan and China have been found to have transferred enrichment technology and equipment and weapons designs to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
- Micromanagement (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 08, 2004)
Management literature frowns on micromanagement. This is a trait routinely attributed to an unpopular or unsuccessful CEO. Instead of leading, motivating, empowering, delegating and facilitating, a ...
- 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 ...
- `Nobel' Heroes Of The Dismal Science (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 08, 2004)
It is Nobel season. The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel or, in short, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for 2004 will be announced on October 11.
- Pm On Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2004)
Heartening that the news about the IAF acquiring more multi-role fighter aircraft in the near future is, the few that are in the pipeline may not be enough to fulfil the needs of the Force.
- Look East, Find Friend (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2004)
The visit of Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun to India coincides with a qualitative change in economic relations between the two countries.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Ties (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 07, 2004)
For the U.S. to build a thriving high technology business with India that is mutually beneficial, it will have to erase the prevailing perception that it is an unreliable partner.
- 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.
- Investigating Tehelka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2004)
On the face of it, the decision of the Central Government to get the Tehelka allegations investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and to wind up the Justice S.N. Phukan Commission of Inquiry makes good sense.
- Us Knowhow Policy Discriminatory (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 07, 2004)
Unlike in the Clinton Administration, the nuclear nonproliferation mandarins in the Bush Administration have never embarked on a crusade to “cap, roll back and eliminate” India’s nuclear weapons programme.
- What Is It To Be Normal? (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 07, 2004)
T wo tales from two different cities recently sparked off a lot of controversy. One pertained to the country’s defence, the other to its civil administration.
- Remote Control (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 07, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government will soon have to make some hard choices on Nepal.
- Long Inquiry (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2004)
If a week is a long time in politics, three-and-a half years is long enough time for a judicial commission. The commission appointed by the previous government to look into the allegations based on the Tehelka tapes spent three-and-a half years ...
- M&a Success In Banking — Enhancing Value With Brandduediligence (Business Line, David Haigh, Oct 06, 2004)
As shareholders bank on increased merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the financial markets, analysts' views are mixed on what could be the potential benefits.
- Vote For Stability (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2004)
Yudhoyono must provide an effective govt and ensure democracy lasts in Indonesia
- Flare Up In North-East (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 06, 2004)
The sudden flare up in Assam occurring simultaneously in several districts, close on the heels of disturbances in Manipur, has ominous overtones.
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