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Articles 27021 through 27120 of 27135:
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 26, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- Sunny Deol (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
Terror for terror
The catchphrase “Doodh mangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir mangoge to cheer denge” (If you want milk we’ll give you cream, but if you ask for Kashmir, we’ll rip you apart) in Maa Tujhe Salaam — Sunny Deol’s latest film released yesterday —
- Gods Never Fail (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
If you have run out of luck, lost everything you owned and are reluctant to work for your living, there is a formula for survival in comfort.
- The Trouble With Musharraf (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
WHY do we mistrust General Musharraf? Because he had a hand in Kargil?
- Oh, What A Lovely War (Indian Express, Ratna Rajiah, Jan 25, 2002)
“War was return of earth to ugly earth,/ War was foundering of sublimities,/ Extinction of each happy art and faith/ By which the world had still kept head in air.” — Robert Graves
- A Stain On Indian Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 25, 2002)
Good constitutional practices include the duty of political parties and their leaders to ensure that chargesheeted and communal persons are not permitted to stand for election on their party ticket.
- Betrayed By Computers (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 25, 2002)
IT IS not easy being a terrorist nowadays, especially if you are going to be hunted down.
- Handle With Care! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 25, 2002)
THE uniformed services in all democracies no doubt function under civilian authority, but that does not mean that those in temporary positions of power in government should treat them with discourtesy.
- Strategic Friends (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 25, 2002)
Of all the changes that have taken place post-December 13, the most significant is the alacrity with which the world's two biggest democracies-the US and India-have decided to draw closer for strategic reasons.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2002)
There never was a good war, Benjamin Franklin once wrote, or a bad peace.
- A Change In The General (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jan 24, 2002)
The first U-turn made by Pakistan when it joined the coalition led by the United States of America was a great wrench for Pervez Musharraf.
- Capital Talk: A Reticent Spymaster (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jan 24, 2002)
Compared with several other stalwarts of his vintage and distinction, R.N. Kao (Ramji to friends), who died on Sunday at age 84, has received wider recognition for his yeoman services to this country in the field of intelligence and national security.
- Of Tigers And Dragons (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jan 24, 2002)
Last week, in a significant initiative, Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji proposed that India and China work together in the Information Technology sector.
- ‘What’s Needed Are Small But Sincere Steps Towards Resolving Bilateral Issues Peacefully’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Excerpts from My India: The Vision for the Future, Home Minister L K Advani’s address at the India Today conclave which was held in New Delhi
- The Kolkata Challenge (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Not only must the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata be condemned in the strongest terms, but its significance should be seen in its correct perspective.
- Be Practical And Reasonable (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Jan 24, 2002)
India shifted its Pakistan policies into a high pro-active gear in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13.
- Janus-Faced General Needs Deft Handling (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Jan 24, 2002)
We must give the devil his due; President Musharraf is a great showman.
- Chinese Premier's Visit -- Caution Dilutes India's Gains (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 24, 2002)
IF INDIA wished, it could have reaped any number of strategic advantages from the momentous visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji.
- A Counter-Terror Consensus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2002)
THE GRUESOME ATTACK on the Indian security personnel guarding the American Center in Kolkata has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of civilised and democratic societies in the present phase of globalised violence.
- Countering Insurgency In Kashmir (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Jan 24, 2002)
MANY developments have been taking place on the India-Pakistan front. The Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has promised to crack down on terrorists operating from Pakistan.
- For A United Afghanistan (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jan 24, 2002)
What Afghanistan needs most for preserving its independence and unity is time to discover its own balance between federal decentralisation and centralisation for unity.
- After The Applause, Something Else The General Needs To Hear (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 23, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to withdraw state sponsorship of militant Islamists has earned him praise from world leaders.
- A General And A Minister (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 23, 2002)
The fraudulent 'deshbhakts' who preside over New Delhi ought to be slowed down in their heedless quest for making India into a garrison state.
- Shifting Thrust? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 23, 2002)
Whether Tuesday's attack on the American Centre in Calcutta was carried out by the terrorist organisation Harkat-ul Jehad-e-Islami, which has a substantial presence in the eastern part of the subcontinent, or a relatively unknown outfit.
- Let Horse Sense Prevail (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jan 23, 2002)
The word infrastructure usually makes people think of power and power sector reforms are stuck. There was a promise in the budget speech about 100 per cent metering by December 2001.
- In The Centre’s Interest (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2002)
Moody's has pointed to the deterioration of the finances of Indian states. But those of the Centre are really no better.
- New Face Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 23, 2002)
The killing of eight children in Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir by terrorists is a dastardly act.
- Criticism Of The Court — Ii (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 23, 2002)
A National Judicial Commission to investigate charges against judges is a Constitutional necessity.
- Ball In General's Court Now (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Jan 22, 2002)
War clouds can be seen hovering over the skies of India and Pakistan these days.
- Easy Commerce (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 22, 2002)
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's recent visit to India was aimed at expanding the political and economic cooperation between India and China.
- Righting And Rewriting Indian History (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Jan 22, 2002)
The on-going dispute over Indian history and the behaviour of some of its protagonists is little short of amazing.
- Here Was A Man (Pioneer, S. V. Nair, Jan 22, 2002)
It happened during my college days in the early 1960s in my native place, Trivandrum.
- A Spontaneous Consensus (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Jan 22, 2002)
Colin Powell visited New Delhi briefly early last week. L.K. Advani and George Fernandes have been in Washington.
- Putting It Bluntly (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 22, 2002)
The Union Home Minister, Mr LK Advani put it succinctly when he said during an exclusive interview with The Pioneer that his quarrel was not with General Pervez Musharraf but with Islamabad which should change the policy formulated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- Escalation Of The Battle Within? (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Jan 22, 2002)
Much of the focus of the events of the past few weeks, in the aftermath of the December 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, has been on the possibility of a major war breaking out between India and Pakistan.
- Negotiating In Good Faith (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 22, 2002)
Now that the Americans are leaning on us to do what we should have the good sense to do on our own, it is but a matter of time (and face-saving) before we and the Pakistanis find ourselves at the negotiating table, with the Americans.
- The Case For De-Escalation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2002)
THE DEFENCE MINISTER, George Fernandes, is absolutely correct when he says that other nations do not have the right to demand that India pull back its troops from the western border.
- Spy Who Knew Bangladesh Better Than Its President (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
‘‘A foreign intelligence agency is the eyes and ears of the government.
- India And Lanka: Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Third Time Lucky? (Indian Express, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Jan 22, 2002)
The reactivated peace process in Sri Lanka has once again focused attention on the role of India in the resolution of its southern neighbour’s ethnic conflict.
- Kashmir: Lessons Of History (Hindu, Navnita Chadha Behera, Jan 22, 2002)
The great Indian success story lies in its total faith in democracy... and devising rules of the game in away that allows power sharing among different communities. The challenge lies in extending that logic to Jammu and Kashmir.
- Hesitant Recovery On Cards In 2002? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 22, 2002)
WITH the New Year, hopes ran high that the simultaneous slowdown of the economies of Europe and the US, which characterised 2001, would end and that the global economy would be on the road to recovery.
- Aiming At The Arsenal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
Defence Minister George Fernandes returns from the United States after what has obviously been a successful visit.
- Kashmir Needs To Be Resolved (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jan 21, 2002)
Without a solution of the Kashmir problem, India and the whole South Asian region will not enjoy peace and attain prosperity.
- Suspended Belief (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Jan 21, 2002)
September 11 and December 13 were major setbacks to American and Indian interests in relation to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Security Concerns Himalayan (Indian Express, K. V. Rajan, Jan 21, 2002)
Colin Powell's recent visit to Nepal was the first by a US Secretary of State since the two countries established diplomatic relations 55 years ago. It is, perhaps, yet another measure of how much the world has changed since September 11.
- Cross Border Horror (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 21, 2002)
In Pakistan he was ‘‘de-escalatory’’ (like an upside down stairway?);
- A Fine Balance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 21, 2002)
The American secretary of state, Mr Colin Powell, performed a remarkable balancing act during his recent visit to India and Pakistan.
- ‘India’s Been Too Sceptical, Should Give Us The Benefit Of Doubt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
Over the past decade Fareed Zakaria has emerged as one of the premier foreign policy commentators in the United States.
- The Attack On Parliament And After (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
December 13 was a black day for India, when the country witnessed the most audacious terrorist attacks on our Parliament.
- Getting Air Force Fighting Fit (Pioneer, Ninand D. Sheth, Jan 21, 2002)
Air Chief Marshall Krishnaswamy takes over the Indian Air force at a critical juncture.
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Economics: Beyond The Definition (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jan 21, 2002)
AS EARLY as 1932, Lionel Robbins said in The Nature and Significance of Economic Science that a century earlier J. S. Mill had stated that the definition of a science had invariably not preceeded but followed the creation of the science itself.
- Down A Middle Path (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
In Kashmir, we need to defeat terrorism through democracy.
- Towards Colser Strategic Cooperation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2002)
THE INKING OF the bilateral agreement on military information exchange underlines sharply that strategic cooperation between India and the United States is rapidly assuming a new and extremely significant dimension.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 20, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 20, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 20, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- The Fuse Gets A Bit Longer (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 20, 2002)
It appears that the state of lessened hostility between the Israelis and the Palestinians, fragile though it is, could continue for a while.
- Rumblings From Rome (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2002)
Within less than a month of the euro's launch, the E.U. applecart has been well and truly upset by Italy under Silvio Berlusconi.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 20, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- It's Time To Draw The Line (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 20, 2002)
Privately, political parties across the spectrm concede that the LoC as the International border is the only feasible solution to the Kashmir issue.
- Welcome To Moscowashington (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 19, 2002)
As the subcontinent fetes Colin Powell, step back three decades in time, almost to date. Then get down to figuring out this funny new world.
- Now, Economics Will Drive Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 19, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 18. Sino-Indian relations have long been on hold, thanks to decades of mutual distrust and political wariness.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 19, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 19, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Going by the reaction to his January 12 speech, the whole world seems to be in a mood to give the General a standing ovation.
- The Powell Touchdown (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
If US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s purpose in touring the subcontinent was to ferry messages across the heavily militarised border between India and Pakistan, his visit must be termed a success.
- Disperse The War Clouds (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Jan 19, 2002)
To ease the tension, the Governments of India and Pakistan should withdraw the anti-people measures of stoppages of bus/train/air services and the ban on TV channels.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 19, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- The Fact Of The Hyphen (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 19, 2002)
When Afghanistan was last in the news, the military ruler of Pakistan said one thing and did another, explaining to his American mentor that “Muslims have the right to lie in a good cause.”
- Left Out In The Cold, Some Warm Comfort For Pakistan’s Minorities (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Jan 19, 2002)
LAHORE: For Cecil Chaudhry, war hero and rights activist, the news came straight out of the blue.
- Playing The Numbers Game (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 19, 2002)
Ashok Gehlot and Digvijay Singh must be congratulated for their courageous and visionary steps to put a leash on the spiralling population graph.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 19, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- The New U.S. Factor (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2002)
A DEFINITIVE DE-ESCALATION of the emotionally surcharged crisis across the India-Pakistan divide and a substantive resumption of dialogue between the two countries constitute the exploratory purpose of the Powell mission to Islamabad and New Delhi.
- For Defensible Frontiers (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
INDIA’S war against terrorism has entered the second phase since December 13.
- Pakistan's Defining Moment? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
THE REFORM AGENDA being unveiled by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, is meticulously designed to restructure his country's society and politics.
- Destination South Asia (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 18, 2002)
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is currently on a visit, his second in the past one month. Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji was also in India with his delegation.
- Undermining Ties (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 18, 2002)
Recent reports about the United States' stand on Israel's sale of Phalcon Airborne Early Warning Command and Control System (AWACS) and Arrow series of anti-tactical ballistic missiles (ABTM), do little good to the increasingly close Indo-US relations.
- Vajpayee's Third Shot At Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 18, 2002)
Mr.Vajpayee now has the unprecedented combination of international and regional circumstances to push for a final solution to the vexatious dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
- Choices For The Northeast (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 18, 2002)
The differing concerns of the people in the area could pose a serious impediment to lasting peace in the Northeast. They have to be addressed above all by people in the region.
- Convenient Fire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 18, 2002)
The fire that gutted a large portion of the 16-storey Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat in Islamabad on Wednesday was certainly not an accident.
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