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Articles 25521 through 25620 of 27135:
- Terror Strikes In Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Sep 06, 2004)
The immediate goal of the Beslan raid was to spread violence beyond Chechnya and set Russia's entire North Caucasus on fire.
- Spare The Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2004)
Moscow must learn from the Beslan tragedy and change its stance on the Chechen issue
- Importance Of Public Investment In Infrastructure (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 06, 2004)
One of the planks on which the Congress(I) came to power was seeing greater role for the government in the economy. This is welcome. One only hopes the party will not get derailed from this policy by the World Bank's advice.
- Hardening Postures (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 06, 2004)
A road, the prime minister Manmohan Singh is fond of quoting, is made by walking step by step. However, it is unlikely that India and Pakistan will take any major step forward
- Headed For An Impasse? (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2004)
New Delhi should leave Mr Kasuri with no doubt that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India
- A Matter Of Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2004)
THE Lucknow episode has once again highlighted the irresponsible behaviour of protectors and enforcers of the law.
- Fighting Shadows (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Sep 05, 2004)
In an unforgettable poem, the almost-forgotten genius, Sukumar Ray, spoke of the exploits of Jagai who single-handedly fought the assault of seven Germans.
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- International Crackdown Deals Blow To Indian Rebels (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2004)
Indian commanders say they're close to wiping out long-smoldering insurgencies with Bhutan's help.
- Hate Breeds Hate And Troublemakers (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 04, 2004)
On an average I read two to three books every week. Some I write about in these columns. Some I persuade my friends to read. Others I give away to the kabariwala.
- Navy To Get Supersonic Cruise Missile (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 04, 2004)
INDIA is already known to possess much greater fire power on sea when compared to some of its neighbours. This will get greatly enhanced once the first of its kind missile, developed after joint research by Indian and Russian scientists, BrahMos, gets
- Pakistan’S ‘Miracle’ Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 04, 2004)
Pakistan now has a Prime Minister who is a darling both of the army and of America’s Super Moneymen
- The Spirit Of Promissory Estoppel (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Sep 04, 2004)
Promissory estoppel is not limited only to cases where there is some contractual relationship or other pre-existing legal relationship between the parties.
- Space-Age Science Policy (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Sep 04, 2004)
ON May 18, 1974, the first atomic device code named “Smiling Buddha” was tested in Pokhran. As sanctions were imposed upon us, the policy of self-reliance in high-tech Engineering became necessary.
- Crucial Afghan Presidential Poll (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2004)
The Afghan Presidential elections are fixed for October 9, 2004. It was earlier postponed twice and it is hoped that this time the security situation in the country would not be so badly disruptive as to call for yet another postponement.
- Countering Terror (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 03, 2004)
Where counter-terrorism violates human rights, it produces state terrorism directed against a nation's own people.
- Will Us Repeal Byrd Amendment? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 03, 2004)
The rest of the world is keenly watching whether the US would revoke the Byrd Amendment and thus help underpin the rule-based multilateral trading system.
- Will Bush Jr Be A One-Termer? (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Sep 03, 2004)
The Bush-Kerry contest is so close that events between now and November could decide the result
- The Also-Ran Nation (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 03, 2004)
The 28th Olympic Games are now ended. In the battle for gold medals, China has almost drawn level with the United States of America, although in the tally of medals in all categories, it has lagged behind God’s Own Country.
- Should Death Penalty Die? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 03, 2004)
Dhananjoy Chatterjee died on the gallows leaving behind one worthwhile bequest — an intense debate whether it was not time India too joined the majority of the countries of the world in abolishing capital punishment. Dhananjoy’s case opened the widest ...
- When Neighbours Meet (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 03, 2004)
The coming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan is unlikely to produce the big steps needed to take the dialogue process forward.
- Avoid A Knee-Jerk Reaction (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Sep 02, 2004)
WHAT happened in Manipur on July 11 last is indeed shameful. The whole nation was shocked at the death of Manorma Devi, allegedly at the hands of Assam Rifles. While the investigations are still on to identify those guilty of wrongdoing, one hopes that
- Space Tech For Global Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Sep 02, 2004)
There is need for greater cooperation among space powers to promote global security essential for world peace
- The Doping Game (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2004)
The olympic games at Athens were notable for sporting highs and doping lows. As many as 25 athletes — sprinters and long-distance runners, cyclists, short-putters, discus-throwers, boxers, rowers, and above all, weightlifters — were found guilty of drug
- One Hundred Days Of Solitude (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 02, 2004)
If the BJP has not reconciled itself to being in the Opposition, the Congress too sometimes gives the impression of not reconciling itself to the fact that it is now in power.
- Lessons From A Close Call (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2004)
The release of the seven persons, including three Indians, taken hostage by an extremist organisation claiming to be part of the Iraqi resistance will be greeted with great relief.
- When Parliament Is Paralysed (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 02, 2004)
IT is a small mercy that in the deepening darkness caused by the almost total paralysis of Parliament because of highly inflamed but wholly meaningless confrontation between the government and the BJP-led Opposition some minor shafts of light have begun
- Portents Of Civil War (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 01, 2004)
As Khaleda Zia cosies up to fundamentalists, secular nationalism is the target in the turbulent politics of Bangladesh
- Rooting Out Jehadi Terrorism — A New Look For Us Intelligence? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 01, 2004)
The bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, better known as the 9/11 Commission, recently submitted its report to the US President, Mr George W. Bush.
- The New Colombo Spirit (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Sep 01, 2004)
Seventeen years ago around this time of the year Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi landed at Colombo airport by an Indian Air Force plane in the thick of the Sri Lankan crisis. He was not taken to the city in a cavalcade by road. Instead, he landed at Colombo's
- Threat To Historic Sites (Hindu, Zainab Bahrani, Sep 01, 2004)
Coalition forces are doing little to prevent the widespread looting and destruction of Iraq's world-famous historical sites.
- Faltering Bush Plays Terror Card (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 30, 2004)
A year ago, George W. Bush was expected to be invincible; instead he is fighting for his political future.
- Unproductive Confrontations (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 30, 2004)
Politics in India is on the simmer again but not over substantive issues of governance. The polity is getting unnecessarily confrontational, with no one sure of how the system would get out of this unproductive face-off
- Power Probe (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2004)
Justice and peace seemed to have become divergent possibilities in Manipur. Each seemed possible only at the expense of the other.
- Peace At A Crossroads (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 29, 2004)
The mileage counters of the Jammu and Kashmir peace process seem to have been reset to zero. Dialogue between the secessionists and the Government seems stalled, a consequence of both sides being unwilling or unable to make major unilateral concessions.
- Is Stoppage Of Parliament The Only Answer? (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 29, 2004)
It has been my privilege to cover the country's apex legislature since the very first session of "provisional Parliament" in February 1950.
- Jihadi Groups: Alive And Killing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2004)
Indian authorities have pointed to a renewed offensive of cross-border infiltration and argued that this would not be possible without official Pakistani patronage.
- Which One Will He Shoot? (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Aug 29, 2004)
There is something about arriving in New York City that is truly exhilarating. There is something about the compound smell of gasoline, pretzels ...
- They Wanted To Create Another August 15 (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 29, 2004)
Twenty-nine years after Sheikh Mujib’s assassination, his daughter survived the seventh attempt on her life.
- Moderate Voices In Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 28, 2004)
A community freed from the constant pressure of having to justify and explain itself is likely to feel more confident to take a harder look at itself.
- Peace In Space (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 28, 2004)
India, along with France and Britain, has supported a joint initiative by China and Russia to prevent an arms race in outer space, at the 66-member Conference on Disarmament (CD) at Geneva on Thursday.
- Ramanna & The Nuclear Programme (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Aug 28, 2004)
The legacy of Raja Ramanna is that he helped build up a large pool of scientists and technologists to address the country's needs of energy and national security.
- U.S. Turns The Heat On Iran Now (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Aug 28, 2004)
American claims over Iran's nuclear programme sound eerily familiar.
- A Baffling Performance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 28, 2004)
When the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, agreed on Thursday to go out and bat against the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, he instantly validated
- An Indian Non-Debate (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Aug 28, 2004)
Indians need to understand that there is no yardstick to judge the ethics of American unilateralism in Iraq
- India's Worsening Fiscal Imbalance (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 28, 2004)
While the latest RBI Annual Report highlights the real GDP growth of 8.2 per cent during the year, it does not hide its concern over the deterioration of government finances, including those of the States.
- Clinging To Identity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 28, 2004)
In the Fifties when Britain had National Service, my friends joked about the soldier who tried to get out of Sunday church service by professing Islam.
- Detente As An Imperative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2004)
The high-level Agreement India and Pakistan reached in New York to press ahead with the process of détente in the spirit of the Islamabad joint statement of January 6, 2004 must be ...
- A Smear Campaign (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2004)
The war imposed on Vietnam by the United States was evil because horrendous suffering was inflicted on the people of South East Asia by a superpower for neo-colonial reasons.
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 28, 2004)
THE leitmotif of India’s troubled relations with the United States since the dawn of Independence has been Washington’s unwillingness to grant New Delhi strategic and policy-making autonomy in the region, if not further afield.
- Risks Faced By The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 27, 2004)
Doomsayers abound in the world of the dismal science of economics. Recently, there have been many economists forecasting that the end of the world is nigh. Not all of them are credible.
- Ending The Regional Drift (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 27, 2004)
India might have no option but to develop a pro-active policy to encourage internal political change within the subcontinent.
- Gentlemen And Patriots (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 27, 2004)
From all accounts, the Union petroleum minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, is both a happy and troubled man these days.
- Transition Complete (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2004)
With President HU Jintao taking over as Chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the process of leadership change in China that began two years ago is now complete.
- Unwarranted (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 27, 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.
- Reservation In The Private Sector (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 27, 2004)
Reservation in the private sector could stoke hope and optimism. At its worst, it will be a placebo — which is most useful in the treatment of economic disorders and ironies.
- Poetry Loses A Major Presence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Aug 27, 2004)
Arun Kolatkar sculpted poetry out of language with the chisels of surprise and epiphany.
- Improving Standards Of Governance (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 27, 2004)
THE Central Government is considering a proposal to select aspiring IAS and allied services candidates after the 12th standard with a view to catching them young for a career in the civil service.
- India, U.S. & Trade In Technology (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Aug 27, 2004)
The just-concluded India-U.S. agreement on high-technology trade contains only cosmetic changes to the policy on dual-use items.
- Capital Formation And P&p Sector (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 26, 2004)
The share of the government in capital formation has fallen from 41 per cent to 31 per cent, showing that it still appropriates significant portion of household savings to carry on its capital formation activities, which mostly provide negative returns.
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Filling Up Vacancies (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 26, 2004)
Every one of the remedies to reduce pendency in courts is within the purview of the Supreme Court. The consequence of failure to do the best it could by way of enforcing the same criteria of good
- A Veritable Code For Dark Times (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 26, 2004)
The modern world is a terrifying place. Small wonder adults are taking refuge in fantastical and mystical novels
- Warrant: Be On Guard! (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 26, 2004)
Warrant is top news, not a House in limbo, nor the trucks off the roads. Whether or not politicians are able to come to terms with warrants, we can attempt to.
- Facing The Dragon (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2004)
New Delhi has made it clear that it does not see China as a “threat” to India. The official position reflects a correct assessment of our security environment.
- Dialogue With Pakistan (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 26, 2004)
When Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee met Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad during the SAARC Summit in January this year, India agreed to the resumption of the dialogue with Pakistan following a categorical commitment by the General that he would not allow any ...
- The Bull In The Numbers (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 26, 2004)
Some blame lies on accountants for choosing inappropriate methods of valuation, says
- Nepal Under Maoist Siege (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Aug 25, 2004)
Nepal is under siege. The Maoist insurgents have declared an indefinite blockade of Kathmandu since August 18. Though the Nepal government claims to be confident in dealing with the situation, ordinary citizens are feeling the pressure. Prices of ...
- Redrawing The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s foreign secretaries are very good at redrawing the world — with the stroke of a pen.
- Spiralling Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2004)
The Blockade of Kathmandu Valley by Maoist guerrillas is an unprecedented show of strength by the eight-year-old insurgency.
- Talking On (Telegraph, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2004)
The ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan has led to high-level interaction, in the last few weeks, between officials of the two sides.
- Living Without Oil (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 25, 2004)
The Age of Entropy is here. We should all now be learning how to live without oil.
- Energy Security — Devise Alternative Strategies On War Footing (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 23, 2004)
The international price of crude oil has hit an all-time high of $46 to the barrel. The reasons for the increase are many and not too well understood.
- What Lies Beneath (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 23, 2004)
It would be misleading to say that there is a hidden war going on at the top of the Chinese Communist Party, because there is always a secret war going on there.
- The Way To Defeat Terror (Deccan Herald, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 23, 2004)
Dictatorship and religious extremism, fuelled by inequality, must be countered by returning to democracy
- Us Actions Put Asia Into A Tailspin (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Aug 23, 2004)
The Bush administration’s push into Iraq has fanned the jehadi fire in Asia and endangered its security situation
- Gujarat: The Wheels Of Justice Get Moving (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Aug 22, 2004)
Faced with a hostile Centre, a determined Supreme Court, and an unforgiving set of liberal activists, the Narendra Modi regime will not have it easy in the weeks ahead
- The Ruins Of Victory (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Aug 22, 2004)
To travel from Hospet village to Hampi, a distance of a mere 13 kilometres, is to leave behind the prosaic, familiar scenes of rural Karnataka.
- A Missing `Intent' That Is Causing Tension (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 21, 2004)
Chartered accountants are a worried lot these days. And naturally so. The Finance No. (2) Bill, 2004, appears to hit them below the belt. Clause 56 of the Bill inserts a new Section 277A in the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
- Going Great Guns (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2004)
At four, a .22 was his pet possession. Then it became a pricey Perrazi. No prizes for guessing what Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore treasures most today
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