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Articles 25821 through 25920 of 27135:
- Bush’S Electoral Compulsions (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Jul 22, 2004)
Since Bush attaches utmost importance to Pak assistance to nab Osama, the US is unlikely to do much about Kashmir
- The Last Shangri La (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jul 22, 2004)
Nestled between the snow-capped high-altitude mountains of the Great Himalayan Range and the Shamshabari Range in north Kashmir is the pristine Gurez Valley — probably the last remaining Shangri La since the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh was discovered a ...
- Once More To The Wto Table (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2004)
After the multiple crises in the North-East since June this year, the first positive signs have emerged from the troubled region.
- Nature’S Fury (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2004)
Long-term plans are needed to prevent the annual floods that devastate Assam
- Shameful Inaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2004)
It is not surprising that the National Commission, appointed by the United States Government to probe the events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11, has criticised both the Clinton and Bush administrations for failing to
- Revitalising Panchsheel (Hindu, K. R. Narayanan, Jul 20, 2004)
As co-originators of the Panchsheel, it is the internationalist duty of China and India to march forward, revitalise their friendly relationship, and project the Five Principles for the peace, progress, and stability of the world.
- 91st Constitutional Amendment: Not Quite Adequate (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 20, 2004)
ON July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, limiting the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature, came into effect.
- A Growth-Oriented Budget (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Jul 19, 2004)
Mr. P. Chidambaram deserves to be complemented for presenting a progressive and growth-oriented budget for 2004-05. Comfortably placed with impressive performance in the preceding year, achieving a growth rate of 8.2 per cent, inflation
- Aicc Revamp: Reward And Punishment (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jul 19, 2004)
Nearly two months after the Congress came to power at the Centre via the coalition route, the party president, Sonia Gandhi, set herself to the task of re-building a team to run the affairs of the All-India Congress Committee.
- Peace On The Guillotine, Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2004)
Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir cannot succeed unless the central precondition for democracy exists: a commitment by all parties to resolve differences through discourse, not military means.
- Reformed Regime-I A Ploy To Deprive The Poor (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Jul 19, 2004)
According to the media, corporate world, and private institutional finance houses, everything was fine in India because the balance of payment was in surplus, the growth rate was high, the foreign
- The Wily Third Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 19, 2004)
In a machiavellian game, the US is playing India against Pakistan while having a separate relationship with both
- Further Reflections On The Budget (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 19, 2004)
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's Budget 2004-05 has been the subject of many discussions, compliments and complaints. It has not been a Dream Budget, as his last effort was. But it is not the nightmare his critics have sought to make it.
- Incomplete Investigations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 19, 2004)
A political compromise in one case and bureaucratic reticence in the other saved United States President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair from being held responsible for invading Iraq on false pretences.
- Intelligence Loses Its Reputation (Hindu, William Pfaff, Jul 19, 2004)
The findings of the British and American intelligence services on Iraq were edited to deliver the conclusions Tony Blair and George W. Bush wanted.
- Rebel With A Cause (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 18, 2004)
While differences between Tamils in the North and East are very old, Col Karuna has achieved what was unimaginable by bringing about a split in the LTTE
- Naked Protest (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The protest by Manipuri women who stripped themselves before an Assam Rifles base in Imphal is unprecedented, and has the potential to trigger unrest.
- Small Ministries Are Better (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 17, 2004)
On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution came into effect. From this day on, the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in the states must not exceed 15 per cent of the members in the Lok Sabha or state legislatures.
- A Stamp Of Disapproval (Hindu, Suryanarayan Sinha, Jul 17, 2004)
The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice has removed from the Israeli quiver the arrow of legal justification for the construction of the wall in occupied Palestinian territory.
- Budget 2004 — Wait For The Next (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jul 17, 2004)
The contents and approach of Budget 2004 are a far cry from the unique model of economic reform that Manmohan Singh said the UPA would offer to the world.
- Right To Work For Aids Patients (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jul 17, 2004)
There is positive news about HIV/AIDS. The National AIDS Control Organisation has recommended free medical treatment to persons living with HIV/AIDS in six states — Maharsahtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.
- Managing Finance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2004)
Is it not demoralising that each year the Comptroller and Auditor General raises several objections to the way the defence services utilise their funds?
- Terror In Schools (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Jul 16, 2004)
In Ramallah, the woman with dyed-blond hair, haute couture suits and an apparent penchant for an expensive lifestyle is seen above all as having betrayed her husband by having decamped to Paris at the beginning of the intifada.
- Heading For Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2004)
With over two-thirds of the votes in Indonesia's first direct presidential elections already counted, the results may be known in the next few days.
- Sex Matters (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jul 13, 2004)
Our country is preoccupied with terrorism. But looking ahead, terrorism may be only one of our problems.
- India Playing With Maoist Fire (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, Jul 01, 2004)
India appears to be taking a big gamble with Maoist insurgents. Encouraged by the central government in Delhi, the ruling Congress-led coalition government in the state of Andhra Pradesh has removed a nine-year-old ban on the People's War Group . . .
- His Power And Her Glory? (Pioneer, Rupa Sengupta, Jun 25, 2004)
Rumour has it that the Congress-led UPA and its Marxist backers have woken up to the need to avoid any 'impropriety' undermining the Prime Minister's authority.
- How Feasible Is A Rural Employment Guarantee? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jun 22, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme of the new UPA Government promises to provide public employment of 100 days per year to every rural household. Already the financial press has been trying to project this promise as unrealistic and requiring excessively large
- Modi Burden (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2004)
THE BJP does not seem to recognise the wisdom in the adage, "it is better late than never". The party has decided to persist with the folly of retaining Mr Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
- Eroding Credibility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2004)
United States President George W. Bush faces a credibility crisis with the gap between the reality and his projections of it widening.
- `Project'ing Corruption In Multilateral Banks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2004)
When ministers in India declare themselves stoutly in favour of economic reform, the sub-text is their enthusiasm for hefty loans from multilateral development banks
- A Simple Lesson From The Kargil War (Tribune, Maj Gen Rajendra Nath (retd), Jun 21, 2004)
INDIA won the Kargil conflict in 1999, but it is in the news again. We have to be grateful to the media to have brought out the hidden aspects of this war. That there was intelligence failure is well known, but there seems to be a lack of proper ...
- Poor And Fat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
Various government agencies report that poor Americans are more likely to be fat than the non-poor. Threadbare analysis has spotted the villain. Commercial establishments call it fast food, but food analysts say it is junk.
- A Last Opportunity (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 21, 2004)
The visit of American Under Secretary of Commerce, Ken Juster, to Bangalore and New Delhi this week will be one of the last opportunities to make something out of the ambitious plan announced by the two sides
- The Men Who Matter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2004)
The Prime Minister himself: No certificates are required to establish Manmohan Singh's credentials as a reformer. But his role has changed from the one he had 13 years ago and in the last eight years he is understood to have imbibed many political nuances
- A Move In The Right Direction (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 20, 2004)
To call it a "wind of change" would be an exaggeration, but there is doubtless a gentle breeze blowing in the cloistered corridors of South Block that bespeaks of a welcome, if belated, move in the right direction.
- Reduce Nuclear Risk With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2004)
The Nuclear weapons in the hands of India and Pakistan have made the region a much more dangerous place is in the nature of an axiom that only advocates of the discredited doctrine of deterrence will bother to contest.
- Village Included In Metro Is Still `Rural' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 19, 2004)
Maradu village, Kanayannur taluk, Ernakulam district, was where Karunya Matha Social Centre ran an SSI unit assembling electronic voltage stabilisers.
- Good, Bad And Economics (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jun 15, 2004)
Is there anything absolutely `good' or `evil'? Or, is everything a combination of good and bad? Mahatma Gandhi maintained that while man combines in him both the angel and the devil, the aim of social reformers should be to enable people foster the ...
- Urban India More Polarised (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2004)
An argument that Verdict 2004 involved a contest between the haves and the have-nots comes up against a standard objection.
- New Iraqi Regime Only Interim, Not Sovereign (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 13, 2004)
The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1546, describes the new dispensation that will take over Iraq by June 30, as the "sovereign interim Government of Iraq".
- Avoiding Policy Capers (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 12, 2004)
By every account, including the initial shock to the stock market by statements made by a couple of Marxist functionaries, there is much to cheer regarding the "functioning" of the United Progressive Alliance Government the past three weeks.
- The `Tainted' Debate (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jun 11, 2004)
Ideally, those undergoing trial should be excluded from office until acquitted. But this requires changes in the law.
- Healthy Politics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 11, 2004)
THE Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has done the unthinkable in the Indian context. He has set a heart-warming example of unusual broadmindedness in Parliament while making a statement on a decision taken on a very sensitive matter by the ...
- Kargil Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2004)
By absolving the previous NDA government of the charge that its delay in giving political clearance to the use of air power during the Kargil war had led to higher casualties, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has displayed rare maturity and proved ...
- World's Enemy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
The 22 heads of State and Government who gathered at Arromanches, France, on Sunday, did more than observe the 60th anniversary of one of the most remarkable military feats of our time-the 'D-Day' landing of the allied forces on Normandy beach.
- Revisiting Kargil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2004)
Five years after the end of the Kargil war, a chairborne brigade has charged into action, ready to relive the murderous battles of that 1999 campaign.
- Revisiting Kargil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
FIVE YEARS AFTER the end of the Kargil war, a chairborne brigade has charged into action, ready to relive the murderous battles of that 1999 campaign.
- Ronald Reagan’S Legacy: Bush Draws Sustenance (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Jun 09, 2004)
There are parallels that can be noticed between many policies and actions of Reagan and Bush
- Security Scenario The Upa Has Its Loose Cannon (Statesman, Keith Flory, Jun 09, 2004)
The budget, scheduled for early next month, could serve as one indicator.
- Pot On The Boil In Pakistan (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 09, 2004)
In the study, Karachi: A Terror Capital in the Making, I also pointed out another alarming phenomenon in Karachi in the aftermath of the American onslaught on the Taliban and the Al Qaeda hideouts in Afghanistan.
- Loyalty Unrewarded (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2004)
United States President George W. Bush failed to convince when he asserted that too much should not be read into the departure from office of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, George Tenet.
- Blair's "Black Thursday" Prospects (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 08, 2004)
In the event of a Labour Party rout in the elections to the European Parliament, Tony Blair will be in trouble.
- 14th Lok Sabha: Mix Of Youth And Experience (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jun 07, 2004)
AFTER the spell of politics and polemics, post Verdict 2004, issues of governance should be coming back in focus with the President scheduled to address the joint session of Parliament today (Monday, June 7).
- The Maharani Of Muck (AlterNet, Editorial, The Alternet, Jun 03, 2004)
India's most commercially successful English-language author is a 'traditional' mother of six who writes bodice-ripping novels and makes Indian feminists see red. Is she the Indian Jackie Collins, or the Indian Madonna?
- Domestic Politics And West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
The recent general election threw up some interesting aspects of major political parties' approach to the situation in West Asia.
- Friendship Can Never Be A One-Way Street (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
THERE were some interesting nuances in the approach of major political parties to the situation in West Asia during the recent general election.
- Grounded Jaguars (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2004)
For the common man, it matters little whether the Indian Air Force has “grounded” its Jaguar aircraft or “brought them to ground”.
- Honourable Members! (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jun 01, 2004)
Over the years standards of various institutions, including Parliament, have seriously declined causing considerable concern among the people about their health and ability to handle national affairs.
- Mcmedia & Market Jihad (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 01, 2004)
So may be it's safe now to speak about the market without its leaping off a cliff, screaming. (Or maybe not quite. By close on Monday, share prices recovered nearly half the losses they logged soon after opening.)
- The Flight Of Saras (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2004)
Saras, The first civilian passenger aircraft to be designed and developed in the country, has spread its wings and taken to the air.
- The Price Of Political Profligacy And Nepotism (Business Line, D. Murali , May 31, 2004)
WE have a new Government at the Centre and our Ministers are busy getting garlanded and felicitated, and generally warming up to their portfolios.
- The Reds Under Manmohan's Bed (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, May 28, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is now in place. The inevitable hiccups in the appointment of a 68-member council of ministers (cabinet) from as many as 12 alliance parties have been sorted out.
- Do Dynasties Have The Right To Rule? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2004)
Does Sonia's sacrifice justify a new defence of the aristocratic upper classes? Do the well-born, well-bred or the impeccably-married really have a right — indeed, a duty — to rule? Is it appropriate to have Lord Snooty and Lady Smug back in power . . .
- Man Behind India's Economic Boom Named Prime Minister (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic boom, was named prime minister of the world's largest democracy on Wednesday -- a magnanimous act of patriotism and just plain street smarts by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of his party.
- Blind To Progress (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, May 17, 2004)
When he was young and so was India, Jagdish Bhagwati left Oxford to work at the Indian Planning Commission. He was assigned to grapple with his country's biggest problem -- how to raise the incomes of the poorest -- and he soon came to the . . .
- Behind The Surprise In India (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, May 16, 2004)
That question is code for this scribe's personal and disappointed reaction to the defeat of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's coalition government in India just as it threatened to become an important U.S. partner and a major player in global economics and politics.
- A Democratic India Is Overtaking China (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 10, 2004)
India is now in the middle of what many Chinese would give their right arm for -- a general election. Yet China is the power that gets all the attention.
- India Election Enters Important Phase (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2004)
Voting in general elections in India has hit a crucial round as voters cast their ballots in predominantly Hindu regions.
- Shining Example (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2004)
It is no longer enough to praise the Indian elections, which completed the first round of voting yesterday, merely on the grounds that they are being held in "the world's largest democracy".
- Supreme Court Ruling Applauded; Government Should Now Take Steps To Comply (Human Rights Watch, Editorial, Human Rights Watch, Apr 14, 2004)
The Indian government should promptly implement the Supreme Court's order to create an effective witness-protection program and conduct impartial investigations to determine who was responsible for the 2002 Gujarat riots, Human Rights Watch said today.
- War Minus The Shooting (Guardian (UK), Mike Marqusee, Mar 10, 2004)
India's superstar cricketers - among the country's most famous faces - will today visit Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his Delhi residence, to receive his official blessing before boarding a chartered flight for Lahore. It's a short hop, but . . .
- India Mustn't Devalue Best Business Brains: Mukherjee (Correct) (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 02, 2004)
Here's lopsided social justice at its worst.
India is raising the subsidy for the nation's top 1,500 management students at a time when the government doesn't have enough money to provide blackboards to all primary schools.
- What India Can Do To Fight Outsourcing Backlash (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Feb 24, 2004)
So far, India has met the growing political backlash against jobs being outsourced to it by burying its head in the sand of righteous indignation and hoping that the hostility will go away after the U.S. presidential election in November.
- An Alliance Of Insecurity (AlterNet, Editorial, The Alternet, Feb 12, 2004)
When Ariel Sharon traveled to India last September, it was the first visit of an Israeli Prime Minister since the two nations achieved independence more than 55 years ago.
- India Rises As Strategic Us Ally (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2004)
Every Republic Day, India struts its military stuff, dragging out the latest ballistic missiles and tanks and parading the finest soldiers on the subcontinent. But Monday, on this year's anniversary, India has a bit more to strut about.
- An Onerous Responsibility (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 08, 2004)
Pakistan and India have taken on an onerous responsibility to address their differences. The joint press statement issued by the two sides on Tuesday has fundamentally altered the political landscape in both countries. The process of reversing the
- Dramatic Progress At Islamabad (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 08, 2004)
Gestures and personal dynamics were as important as the bilateral Indo-Pak issues that dominated the recent SAARC Summit in Islamabad. But most significant was the joint statement issued to the media, where Pakistan said it would not allow any terror ...
- Strong On Safta (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THOUGH THE RAPPROCHEMENT between India and Pakistan all but eclipsed the 12th summit of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Islamabad, it may be crucial as it could smoothen the functioning of the association, which has
- Teeing For Peace (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 07, 2004)
Golf, it can safely be said at the conclusion of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is now a vital element in the conceptualization and execution of Indian diplomacy. A little known aspect of the diplomacy which ...
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