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Articles 26121 through 26220 of 27135:
- The Eurasian Imperative (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Dec 02, 2003)
While everyone in India has been obsessing with the state assembly elections, I have had a rather “European” fortnight, with a week in Germany and then a long encounter over a freewheeling dinner-seminar with the president of the European Commission ...
- Soldiers Of Misfortune (Hindu, Somini Sengupta , Dec 02, 2003)
Disarming the fighters from the disbanded factions could pose the biggest test for the U.N. mission in Liberia.
- Prabhakaran: Back To The Old Game (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 01, 2003)
Owing to the pressure of circumstances or for tactical reasons, Prabhakaran may adopt different courses at different times but the ultimate objective is an independent state of Tamil Eelam.
- And Now It’s Time For A Truce In The Skies (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Dec 01, 2003)
Removing another irritant in normalisation of ties with India, President Pervez Musharraf today announced that Pakistan would lift the ban on Indian overflights.
- Radiological Devices: Anytime, Anywhere (Indian Express, Joby Warrick, Dec 01, 2003)
When police caught up with him on May 31, Tedo Makeria was headed toward Tbilisi’s main rail station, his lethal cargo hidden in boxes lined with lead so thick his taxi sagged from the weight. The suspicious policeman who halted the cab had barely cracked
- Post-Iraq Blair Faces Rough Weather (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Dec 01, 2003)
PROTEST rallies against continued occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, a sulking Chancellor of the Exchequer, unions in a rebellious mood and revolt by back-benchers notwithstanding, even the staunchest critics of British Prime Minister Tony Blair believe
- Hope In Air, Pak Team Arrives Today (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 30, 2003)
A six-member Pakistani delegation will arrive here a day in advance for crucial civil aviation talks.
- Citizens Cry It’s Rape Of Democracy, Govt Works Hard To Find Who Caught The Rapist (Indian Express, Harish Salve, Nov 30, 2003)
Why no FIR in Judeo case after 2 weeks, asks former Solicitor General, now SC amicus curiae
- Us Watching China’s Success In Space (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 30, 2003)
The United States does not like competition or potential competition in space. China has ruffled its feathers
- Unabashed Graft (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 29, 2003)
For both TIME and NEWSWEEK, the acceptance of corruption was the bigger story. Are the incessant scandals making the Indian people more cynical? Or does public cynicism stem from the reaction of India’s political class to the scandals?
- India, Russia To Sign Gorshkov Deal Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2003)
India and Russia have decided to ink the deal for the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, paving the way for the visit of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov in two months from now.
- In Fast-Track City, Old-World Khurana Runs A Solitary Race (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
If elections are won on favours and pavement-thumping activism, then the BJP’s candidate for chief minister of Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, should be well ahead of his rival, Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
- Central Asia Is Central To India (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Nov 28, 2003)
The ‘gas and Great Game’ region sees India as a role model
- For A U.N. Role In Iraq (Hindu, R. Kannan, Nov 28, 2003)
For the political process to succeed, it is important that any semblance of occupation is removed.
- Another Fallen Hero (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
THE NAÏVETÉ OF sections of Western leaders and opinion makers stands exposed by the fading saga of Eduard Shevardnadze, with the inevitable parallels to what happened to Boris Yeltsin, another of the Western heroes, bringing them more embarrassment th
- Why Is Bush Playing By Saddam’S Rules? (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 28, 2003)
Well, it’s been a while since we last communicated. It’s not easy getting tapes out from this basement in Tikrit, but I thought it was time we had a little chat.
- Minorities Panel Boss Wants ‘sikh Army Chief’ (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 28, 2003)
: In an unusual departure from norm, National Commission for Minorities chairman Tarlochan Singh is openly lobbying for his candidate for the job of Army chief. His argument: The candidate is Sikh and ‘‘it is the first time in 50 years that a Sikh officer
- Split Decisions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
Fernandes rightly seeks indigenous weapons systems. But he must share some of the blame
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- At Last A Ceasefire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
THE FORMAL AGREEMENT between the armies of India and Pakistan to observe a ceasefire along the Line of Control, the Actual Ground Position Line in the Siachen Glacier and a segment of the international border is a positive development in itself.
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- Chaos Rules In Somalia (Hindu, Marc Lacey, Nov 27, 2003)
A decade after the U.S. withdrawal, anarchy reigns in Somalia, a reminder that the `war on terrorism' will not be over even if calm someday replaces chaos in Iraq.
- Bihari Rabri And Assamese Tea (Indian Express, Rajat S. Bhattacharjee, Nov 26, 2003)
The people of these two states had lived together harmoniously for years
- Sustaining The Centre's Myth (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 26, 2003)
We have heard the jarring notes from Assam to Maharashtra. These are timely reminders of the precariousness that continues to define the Centre's myth.
- U.S. Faces Unease In East Asia (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 26, 2003)
There is a lack of popular enthusiasm in South Korea and Japan for a military role in U.S.-occupied Iraq.
- 56 Years After Birth, Mha Hands Over Jakli To Mod (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is finally coming home. An order signed and stamped recently has finally brought the regiment to the Ministry of Defence nearly 56 years after it was hastily raised to save Srinagar and other parts of the state.
- Truce Underway, Border Guns Begin To Fall Silent (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
Indian and Pakistani guns along the International Border, Line of Control and Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir were to fall silent Tuesday midnight as the two nations set out to lower the chill in relations and create conditions good enoug
- Siachen: A Step Down (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
India and Pakistan should move toward ending this meaningless high-altitude confrontation
- Convicted, 15 To Be Sentenced Today For Role In Gujarat Massacre (Indian Express, Ashok Bagriya, Nov 25, 2003)
In the first major conviction in a post-Godhra riot case, the Nadiad sessions court today convicted 15 persons for the massacre of 14 Muslims in Ghodasar village. The court acquitted 48 other accused.
- New Germany In New Europe (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 25, 2003)
Germans are alarmed at the cowboy politics of Bush’s America
- Not Just Fire, Hold Men Too: India To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 25, 2003)
Weeks before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee travels to Islamabad to participate in the SAARC summit, India today announced it would reciprocate Pakistan’s unilateral decision to cease fire along the Line of Control by also holding its fire from Id da
- Behind This Bleeding Crescent (Indian Express, Molly Moore, Nov 24, 2003)
Veysel Demirtas, his face inexpressibly sad, picked through the gaping yaw of splintered wood and glass shards that was once his small restaurant across the street from the British Consulate in the historic heart of Istanbul.
- The New Great Game (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Nov 24, 2003)
APEC, ASEAN+3 and now JACIK, an alphabet soup in a changing Asia
- Decks Clear For Reliance-Flag Tele Deal As Pivotal Talks End (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
In a significant development, Flag Telecom and Pivotal Private Equity have mutually decided not to pursue discussions which was to lead to the acquisition of Flag Telecom by the latter for a consideration of $220 million. This effectively means that Relia
- Small Screen Magic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A new breed of politicians owes its rise to television, says Anjali Mody.
- Brazening It Out (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 23, 2003)
There is little doubt that it was primarily the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who insisted that the man in the eye of the storm over the "cash on camera affair" must go.
- Newsreel 16.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
The historic port city of Istanbul becomes ground zero as international terror chooses it as its next target. Over 50 are dead in two days of attacks, more than 500 wounded.
- Money Matters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Winning an election is a sure way of making those fast and vast quantities of bucks which can keep generations living in style. Neena Vyas reports.
- From Mission To Mess (Indian Express, Michael Georgy, Nov 23, 2003)
Suicide bombers blew up cars packed with explosives outside two police stations north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in the latest deadly strikes on Iraq’s US-backed police force.
- Israeli Showpiece Anti-Missile System Fails Navy’S Tests, Hard Work Ahead (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 23, 2003)
The Indian Navy’s latest Rs 1000-crore Barak anti-missile defence programme, acquired from Israel, received a setback last week when it failed to hit its decoy target off the Mumbai coast.
- Us And Them (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- One Region, Two Rules (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Nov 22, 2003)
The US allows China access to hi-tech but says ‘no’ to India
- Turkish Nightmares (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
The Istanbul attacks are aimed at driving Turkey to choices it need not make
- Judeo Video, Govt Audio (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 22, 2003)
Why this spycamaraderie when none of the Govt’s Top Eleven will drink themselves silly, fondle cash in hotel rooms?
- An Alternative Union In Europe? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 21, 2003)
While the noises about a possible Franco-German union are essentially early warning shots aimed principally at Poland and Spain, they are also a pragmatic setting-out of scenarios for possible future action if the E.U. Constitution fails to win acceptance
- Scary Scene (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2003)
NO ONE who reads the published reports of the Supreme Court's judgment transferring the disproportionate wealth cases against Ms Jayalalithaa to Karnataka and the unusually strong words used by it to condemn the roles of the State Government and Public Pr
- Scary Scene (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2003)
NO ONE who reads the published reports of the Supreme Court's judgment transferring the disproportionate wealth cases against Ms Jayalalithaa to Karnataka and the unusually strong words used by it to condemn the roles of the State Government and Public Pr
- Scary Scene (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2003)
NO ONE who reads the published reports of the Supreme Court's judgment transferring the disproportionate wealth cases against Ms Jayalalithaa to Karnataka and the unusually strong words used by it to condemn the roles of the State Government and Public Pr
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- Bush Among The Non-Believers (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 21, 2003)
If even the UK is sceptical of his Iraq policy, George W. needs a new plan
- With Washington In London, Terror Targets Uk In Turkey (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
27 killed, 450 injured: British Consul, 14 staffers killed; HSBC bombed
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- Fire In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
Militant parochialism, as seen in Assam, poses a serious threat to the nation
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- Lowering The Barriers? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 20, 2003)
The Sibal-Juster talks are part of a determined political effort in the last two years to deal head on with the Indo-U.S. divergence over non-proliferation and advanced technology transfers.
- The Bihari In Bangladesh (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 20, 2003)
After making waves in Pakistan during the SAFMA parliamentarians meet in August, Laloo Prasad Yadav is raring for a repeat performance in Bangladesh. Apparently, he’s received feelers from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party, invitin
- That Slow Dance With The Jihadis (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 20, 2003)
Pakistan’s generals expend energy muzzling popular politicians, while pretending to fight Islamists. It’s bound to backfire
- Assam, Centre Count Bodies And Excuses (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 20, 2003)
29 killed in attacks against biharis: ULFA rushes in where state Govt takes time to tread, Centre says polls so we can’t send ‘so many forces’
- Do As The Us Says, Not As It Does (Deccan Herald, Joseph Stiglitz, Nov 20, 2003)
America preaches free markets to the world, but at home they rely on the government to advance their aims
- Judeo Legacy: Lonely Nameplate, Locked Room, Sheepish Staff (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 20, 2003)
Dilip Singh Judeo will surely thank the Prime Minister, his deputy and all in the BJP for rallying to his defence. But wonder what he will say to his former boss and staff when he meets them next. Because a day after the Judeo video unspooled on The Sunda
- Bush And A War Zone Called Ozone (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Nov 20, 2003)
American unilateralism on environmental issues will not make it popular with the world
- Eu Lifts Embargo On Indian Sweatshirts (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 20, 2003)
INDIAN garment exporters whose cargo on quota Category 5 - - sweatshirt got stranded on the high seas when the European Union slammed an embargo on its entry - - got a reprieve.
- Talking The Talk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Simla and Lahore agreements are a good foundation to build the Indo-Pak peace initiative
- L'affaire Judev Puts Bjp In Dock (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 19, 2003)
EQUITY analysts have been at pains to point out that in the current stock market rally, liquidity has been provided mainly by retail investors. While the foreign institutional investors and institutions have been mopping up blue-chips as well as mid-cap s
- L'affaire Judev Puts Bjp In Dock (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 19, 2003)
EQUITY analysts have been at pains to point out that in the current stock market rally, liquidity has been provided mainly by retail investors. While the foreign institutional investors and institutions have been mopping up blue-chips as well as mid-cap s
- Judev Invokes The Mahatma (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 19, 2003)
NEW DELHI NOV. 18. Quite unabashed by the controversy he has generated at a most unfortunate time for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Dilip Singh Judev, who has been in the eye of the political storm raging since Sunday, has now invoked the Mahatma in defence
- Where Are Indo-Russian Relations Headed? (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Nov 18, 2003)
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia evoked much interest but nothing substantial has emerged from it. The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, is all too aware that the Western world is of as much importance to his country's sec
- Where Are Indo-Russian Relations Headed? (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Nov 18, 2003)
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia evoked much interest but nothing substantial has emerged from it. The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, is all too aware that the Western world is of as much importance to his country's sec
- A Desire As Big As A Subcontinent (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Nov 18, 2003)
When it comes to Indo-Pak peace, it’s people versus the establishment
- Damage Control Day: Mulayam Fires Lawyer, Does A Babri Rewrite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
His allies and Muslims quick to notice the sudden softening of his attitude towards the Vajpayee government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today launched an exercise in damage control: he fired his government’s counsel in the Supreme Co
- Rss Saffron Has Many Colours: One For Dalit Bangaru, Another For Judeo (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 18, 2003)
When the BJP’s first Dalit president Bangaru Laxman was caught on tape accepting Rs 1 lakh in cash, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was quick to condemn him the same evening as a ‘‘failed swayamsevak.’’ But in the case of Dilip Singh Judeo, the Sang
- Towards The Near West (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 17, 2003)
Central Asia is once again on India’s diplomatic map
- Tax Benefits: It's Win-Win For Gujarat, Reliance (Business Line, Balaji C. Mouli, Nov 17, 2003)
The prescription involved a three-way split of the CST. One-third of CST was to be absorbed by Reliance, another third as `surcharge' levied on petro-products sold in Gujarat, and another through a hike in retail prices in the rest of the country.
- Reaffirming A Partnership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
INDIA AND RUSSIA took a step towards re-establishing multipolarity in international politics by reaffirming their longstanding strategic partnership during the visit of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- History Repeating Itself? (Hindu, John Simpson, Nov 17, 2003)
If Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz had done a little light historical reading beforehand, they might have thought twice about following exactly what the British did, 83 years ago.
- New American Slogan (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Nov 17, 2003)
Bush has called for a democratic revolution in the Mid-East and elsewhere. Is it mere rhetoric or is he really sincere about it?
- Join Mainstream, George To Ultras (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Police zeroing in on Elizabeth’s killers, says DGP
- Newsreel 09.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
IN WHAT was seen as a tussle between the legislature and the fourth estate, the judiciary toes a cautious line. Acting on a petition by The Hindu, the Supreme Court stays the arrest order issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against five of the daily’s senio
- Even Turkey (Indian Express, Ayla Jean Yackley, Nov 16, 2003)
Blasts rock synagogues in Istanbul, kill at least 20
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