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Articles 25621 through 25720 of 27135:
- Empire Strikes Back (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2004)
EVERY army fights on its stomach and the British army is no exception. And a stomach for war calls for spicier stuff than the tinned cheese and stale biscuits the British troops have fed on these last 40 or more years.
- Special Cadre (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Aug 21, 2004)
It was the Britons who gave cricket its modern shape, philosophy and culture
- Heritage, Arts In Neglect (Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, Aug 21, 2004)
Apropos your expose, “Tapestries removed from the court of Chief Justice,” (August 3), I think we sub-continental people have no respect for our arts and our past.
- Moral Science For Those Who Can Read The Market Signs (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 21, 2004)
Come September, trade equations will change even as markets take a few more baby-steps towards freedom. "No, we are only plunging into free-doom," protectionists would argue.
- Struggle With The Centre (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 21, 2004)
In Pakistan, the periphery will not remain subjects for long but the Centre refuses to budge
- The Dirty War For Colombian Oil (Hindu, Isabel Hilton, Aug 21, 2004)
Trade unionists are the prime target of the U.S.-funded 18th Brigade as Colombia's oil pipeline is paid for in blood and dollars.
- The Price Hang (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 21, 2004)
The formation of the Cabinet Committee on Prices is the clearest indication that the price issue has become an important matter for the Manmohan Singh Government.
- With Sticks And Stones (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2004)
The moment of trauma is never the time to absorb its full implications. When crowds of women pounced upon Mr Kapildev Rai, alleged to have raped a woman in Hasnabad station, the premises of the Barasat court were in complete
- Is Indian Tiger Catching Up With Chinese Dragon? (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 20, 2004)
The Chinese never say no to a business proposition. And if they agree to do something, they usually complete the task. On the other hand, when Indians agree to do something, they do not always finish the job.
- `Sovereignty' In Occupied Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2004)
The situation in Iraq borders on the surreal. Over a 1000 delegates congregated in Baghdad to elect a legislative body that will oversee the functioning of the interim government until elections are held early next year.
- A Medal For India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2004)
The next few days will tell whether there are any more medals to be won
- Darfur: Enough Imperial Crusades (Hindu, Peter Hallward, Aug 20, 2004)
The alternative to armed intervention in Darfur is not passive resignation, but support for an African Union-led solution.
- Pakistan’S Search For Ideology (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 20, 2004)
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14 as usual. Mid-August is the period throughout South Asia to take stock of things, ponder over the nation's present situation and prospects.
- The Manipur Crisis (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 20, 2004)
Amidst all their trials and tribulations, the people of the North-East do not want military rule. That is enough justification to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
- Us Changes Posture On Nato (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 20, 2004)
President Bush, speaking at a forum of veterans of foreign wars at Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, made far-reaching proposals related to future US foreign and strategic policies.
- Silver Streak (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2004)
AN Olympic silver medal and that too in an individual event? You must be joking! That was the reaction of many of those who had not seen Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore do the impossible in men's double trap shooting event thanks to a strike by cable ...
- After The Red Fort Speech (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 19, 2004)
IN the eyes of most people, barring incorrigible cynics, Dr Manmohan Singh’s maiden speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day was both worthy of the great national event and typical of the man delivering it.
- Indefinitely In Force (Telegraph, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Aug 19, 2004)
The author is former director general military operations, and currently director, Delhi Policy Group
- There Are No Good Assassins (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Aug 19, 2004)
Only the poor and the illiterate are given capital punishment. The rich get away with milder sentences for similar crimes
- Us Turning A Blind Eye To Nukes (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Power, Aug 19, 2004)
The Bush administration might be reacting too late to an emergent nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia
- Monsoon Sensitivity In Kasauli (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 19, 2004)
Dusk in Kasauli. A profusion of dahlias splashed on the hillside. Droplets of rain sparkling diamond-like in their corollas. A green canopy of fragrant pines giving Kasauli its unique sub-Himalayan vegetation. Old fashioned cottages, veiled by
- Oil Barrels That Went Missing And A Director Tired Of Lying (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2004)
A few days back, there was a story in www.timesonline.co.uk about Shell director Van de Vijver who complained that he was "tired of lying" about the state of the company's oil and gas reserves.
- Silver For India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2004)
Independent India has finally managed an individual silver medal in the Olympic Games. Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's achievement in Athens on Tuesday, in the double trap
- Vote For Bad Or Terrible? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 18, 2004)
Those who insist Ralph Nader supporters should vote John Kerry are holding back U.S. democratisation.
- India-Japan Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2004)
The swiftness with which Japan has set about wooing the United Progressive Alliance Government is a measure of the importance it attaches to developing relations with India.
- Iaf Needs At Least 300 Aircraft (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Aug 18, 2004)
THE Indian Air Force is roaring for jetspeed at the Ministry of Defence for new aircraft simply because most of its MiG series of combat aircraft are coming to the end of their lives.
- The Origins Of Terror (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2004)
The carnage billed as the war to end all wars, which began 90 years ago this month, bears a profound responsibility for the world as it is today.
- The Stuff Of Life: Crick's Legacy (Business Line, Vanitha Srinivasan, Aug 18, 2004)
LAST month, Francis Crick, who helped discover the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), died of colon cancer in San Diego, US.
- Cowardly Attack (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2004)
The explosion that killed 16 children in Assam on Independence Day must rank as one of the most barbaric among the countless atrocities committed by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
- Capacity Constraints Keep Crude Prices High (Business Line, S. Dinakar, Aug 18, 2004)
Despite supply well above demand, the lack of spare production capacity to take care of any demand spikes or supply disruptions continues to keep oil prices high.
- Act Of Force (Tribune, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2004)
It must be an abnormal situation when a democratic state is perceived as an instrument of force. The continuing violence in Manipur may easily blur the distinction between perception and reality.
- India In 1865 (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 18, 2004)
George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, printed in 1867 a Statistical Abstract Relating to British India ...
- Look Beyond India For Sourcing And Markets (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Aug 17, 2004)
Mr R. Seshasayee, the 56-year-old Managing Director of Ashok Leyland Ltd, feels that the commercial vehicle industry in the country will have to face up to competition from abroad, especially from China and Thailand.
- Trouble Within (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 17, 2004)
Ironically, it’s not the Opposition but one of its constituents that is troubling the Dharam Singh government
- Us Options In Iraq (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
IRAQ faces two kinds of problems: the legitimacy of the present regime and nationalist forces colliding with the occupying powers.
- Who Needs An Honest Broker? (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 17, 2004)
An able Indian civil servant, Wajahat Habibullah, has come under attack for arguing that the United States of America could play the role of a facilitator to help resolve the vexed Kashmir problem.
- Transition In Singapore (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
After 14 years, there has been another smooth transition of power in Singapore. The city-state's second Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, has handed over the baton to the chosen successor, Lee Hsien Loong. There is absolutely no surprise in this change ...
- Us Policy On West Asia (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 16, 2004)
The Iraqi situation is getting murkier. No new nation has offered to send troops to Iraq in spite of the resolution of the Security Council authorising UN members to contribute troops.
- Vietnam In Us Poll Campaign (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 16, 2004)
With Vietnam entrenched in the presidential poll campaign, it’s War President Bush against War Hero Kerry
- 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.
- More Than Just Manorama (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
A lesser man would have become cynical by now but not C. Upendra. An indefatigable casualty of the Indian legal expedient known as the `Commission of Inquiry', he is now heading his 10th judicial commission
- Recapitulating History To Illuminate The Present (Tribune, David Devadas, Aug 15, 2004)
August 15, 1947, was a very different day in Jammu and Kashmir than it was in the rest of the country. Uncertainty and strife were the order of the day there on the day when both India and Pakistan were celebrating their new-found independence.
- The Insurgents And Their Moves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
An estimated 19 insurgent groups that are active in Manipur to varying degrees. Of these, the most important Meitei outfits are the People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation ...
- A Visible Symbol Of Manipuri Hurt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
Spread over 200 acres in the heart of Imphal, no place is more important than Kangla fort in Meitei cosmology. The pride with which Manipuris speak of the 2000 years of history present
- 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
- India Needs A Comprehensive Defence Policy (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Aug 15, 2004)
Amazingly, though India boasts of a Rs 77,000-crore defence budget for 2004-05, it does not have a defence policy.
- Pm Goes His Way, Traffic Its Way (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 14, 2004)
Till a few months back, each time the former PM’s cavalcade of cars passed along our road, the police stopped all other traffic. It did not matter if children reached school late or an ambulance got held up.
- Politics Of Peace Seeking (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Aug 14, 2004)
Following the failed but meticulously planned LTTE suicide attack against a Tamil minister in the heart of Colombo last month, security has been visibly tightened.
- 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.
- Terrorism Beyond The Spectacle (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Aug 14, 2004)
Recently, on a French television channel, I had the good surprise to watch a young and handsome Marlon Brando answering questions about his career and his hobbies in rather fluent French. Soon the discussion veered to his favourite topic...
- The Dna Of India's Poverty (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2004)
While it would be naïve 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
- The Fuss About Foreign Fuel In Aircraft Tank (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 14, 2004)
There are enough and more problems in Indian Airlines (IA), apart from delayed flights, absence of status info, and, as if to make up for time lost, jerky landings.
- Smooth Transition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2004)
Singapore’s new leader is expected to continue existing policies
- Tiding Over The Flood (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
The water accumulated in the Peerachu lake in Tibet poses one of the gravest threats to residents of villages along the banks of the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh.
- Pakistan Plots Return Of Taliban (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2004)
Pakistan wants to restore Taliban control over Southern and Eastern Afghanistan so as to establish "strategic depth" throughout that country in the conviction that the Americans are bound to leave in due course.
- Inflation Is All Gas (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 13, 2004)
IT HAPPENED in a crowded bus that Mr Common Man found suddenly that his wallet was empty. Even as he was trying to figure out how he lost money, his neighbour in the seat said, sympathetically, "I'm sorry."
- Is China Worth Emulating? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 13, 2004)
China has not been successful in attracting "huge" amounts of foreign investment as is being claimed. The real growth rate may be less than India's. Poverty and unemployment are rising again after some initial improvement.
- At Cross Purposes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
CLARIFICATIONS that there has been no difference of opinion on the Manipur crisis between Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have come.
- Peace Must Be A Priority (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 13, 2004)
IT is a strange coincidence: the day Pakistan’s delegation on cultural matters and visa relaxation was in New Delhi for talks with its Indian counterparts, the Pakistan Cabinet decided that its visa regime should be tightened up. Obviously, the scope ...
- The `Best Hope' In South Asia (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Despite a profoundly questionable American effort to prop up an unpopular and disingenuous regime in Pakistan, India should doggedly focus on the pursuit of its own interests.
- Athens 2004 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
THE greatest, grandest sporting spectacle of the world is about to start. The next fortnight will be filled with drama, triumphs, tribulations, laughter, tears, razzmatazz and much more.
- Ban Zimbabwe, It’S The Only Way (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Aug 12, 2004)
Not since South Africa was banned from international cricket for its apartheid policy has the International Cricket Council been presented with the kind of clear-cut moral choice to be made in Zimbabwe.
- Add To Your Anti-Fraud Armour (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2004)
FRAUD is a demon that never dies. So, here is one more anti-fraud guide, this time from Ernst & Young.
- 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
- Pakistan’S ‘Strategic Depth’ Idea (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
JUST a few days before he died in a mysterious air-crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia-ul-Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent. General Zia was ecstatic that following the Geneva Accords, Mikhail Gorbachev was all set to withdraw
- Peace Through Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Aug 12, 2004)
India-Pakistan ties could be normalised through the development cooperation between the two neighbours
- New Chapter In War On Terror (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
Just a few days before he died in a mysterious air crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia ul Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent.
- Failed Occupation Of Iraq (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 12, 2004)
A TV station ban, 160,000 foreign troops, trumped up charges: is this the free society Iraqis were promised?
- Into The Cold (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
RAW’s inability to confront Singh with evidence in time enabled him to escape
- Bush’S Pet Goat And Decision-Making (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Aug 12, 2004)
National security issues cannot be endlessly debated, but a collective decision is better than an individual one
- Bush Draws Sustenance (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 12, 2004)
There are parallels that can be noticed between many policies and actions of Reagan and Bush
- Build On Gains (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
The new government should ensure continuity in its Pakistan policy
- Reagan Years (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
Reagan’s leadership saw the end of the Cold War and changed the face of global politics
- The Threats Within Pakistan (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 12, 2004)
Subnationalism and Islamic nationalism have jointly surfaced in Pakistan, but these should not be mixed up
- 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.
- Pakistan As A Member Of Arf (Deccan Herald, G V C NAIDU, Aug 11, 2004)
India’s decision not to oppose Pakistan’s membership of the ASEAN Regional Forum is a welcome sign
- Un Fig Leaf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Even after the proposed transfer of power, the US will be the real masters of Iraq
- When Ladakhis Lost Innocence (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Aug 11, 2004)
Primitive logistics and forces of harsh geography were the twin factors which shielded Ladakh’s ancient identity against external influences, from the first dawn right up to the decade of 1940s.
- 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
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