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- Bjp To Take Up Bofors Issue Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Armed with former Union Minister and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s close aide Arun Singh’s remarks, the BJP today said the Bofors issue had become “alive” once again and the party would take up the issue during the current Monsoon Session . . .
- The Horse Is Dead. Don’T Flog It (Indian Express, Abhishek Singhvi, Aug 01, 2006)
The BJP is attempting to use the remarks of Arun Singh in an interview to revive the Bofors issue qua the late prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and the Congress Party.
- A Political Canon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 31, 2006)
The past never goes away in Indian public life. Unresolved, its episodes lie silent, ready to bubble over with all their old destabilising power at the feeblest prodding.
- Eighteen Years, One Question (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Jul 31, 2006)
The comments made by Arun Singh, a close personal friend of Rajiv Gandhi and the former minister of state for defence, that he requested the Rajiv Gandhi that it was the prime minister and the defence minister’s job to find out who . . .
- Look What Arun Singh Said, Say Bjp And Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Cong dismisses Rajiv minister’s claim, says case was ‘fabricated’
- Barometer: Pulp Fiction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 29, 2006)
Senior advocate and former law minister Ram Jethmalani says he should be prosecuted, another senior advocate RK Anand has alleged that cash was paid to the hijackers of IC814 and PM Manmohan Singh says former foreign minister Jaswant Singh should . . .
- They All Came To Parliament (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 27, 2006)
At the end of Sholay, Amitabh as Jai cashes in his cheques while his boozing buddy Veeru (Dharmendra), fulfils his promise to his friend of “Ek, ek ko, chun, chun kar maroonga!”
- Know Your Enemy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
Smart parties let issues decide who their friends would be. Congress isn’t smart that way
- For An Office With Profit (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 25, 2006)
It is a well-known maxim that the questions one asks determine the nature of the responses elicited.
- Nda To Submit Memorandum To President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
It will highlight the Government's "failure" to prevent the Mumbai train blasts
We won't allow any other discussion in Lok Sabha till our adjournment motion is admitted and debated
- Child Dies, 6 Hurt In 2 Grenade Explosions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
A child died and six others were injured in two separate mysterious explosions in Kulgam and Sopore today, while as police claimed that it identified the militants, responsible for yesterday's grenade attack on National Conference rally in Kulgam.
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 10, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in 1999, was the only exception, but his first term had lasted less than a year and he rode to an even greater majority on a wave of . . .
- Handicap At 7, Race Course (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 08, 2006)
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no prime minister has got re-elected.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is?
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is? Like the Angry Young Man who, after some years in the wilderness,
- V.P. Is Lying About Sonia, Says Fotedar (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Senior Congress leader and Gandhi family loyalist Makhan Lal Fotedar on Tuesday accused former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of spreading falsehoods in anticipation of playing a major role in the country’s future politics.
- Bjp Charges V.P. Singh With Double Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
"His shifting stand well documented; we don't need his certificate"
Why is he silent on Volcker, Quattrocchi, Scorpene?
BJP worried about its prospects in U.P.
- An Amazing Feat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
It was a tumultuous period in Indian politics - a battered Congress, led by a leader bruised by allegations of corruption and charges of ineptitude, was fighting with its back to the wall.
- Advani: Cong Still Caught In Emergency Mindset (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
On the 31st anniversary of the Emergency today, the BJP said the Congress-led UPA government had created an ‘‘Emergency-like’’ situation in the country, with the recent controversies surrounding the office of profit bill, the Volcker scandal and the . . .
- Indira Began Congress' Defence Deal Safar: Vp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Deal troubles do not seem to ebb for the Congress.
- Bjp Asks Govt To Use 'Leads' Given By Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Expressing doubts about the success of CBI raids in connection with the Navy war-room leak, BJP on Friday suggested that the government use "leads" given by its leader L K Advani regarding the money trail of a suspected intermediary whose name . . .
- Blacklisting Arms Suppliers (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 20, 2006)
That there is need to blacklist as many as 118 firms involved in doing business with the various departments and public sector undertakings of the Ministry of Defence is a pointer to the extremely lucrative and extensive market that India provide . . .
- Straight Talk Seems To Be His Undoing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Straight talk seems to be the Vice-Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen S Pattabhiraman’s undoing. Pragmatic and matter-of-fact statements made by him on various issues seem to rake up controversies.
- Political Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Bachchans are being harassed ---- There is something rotten about the manner in which the Income Tax Department is seeking to overwhelm filmstar Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya Bachchan with a flood of notices.
- Advocate And The Imposter (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
Whenever there is a deal in our country, wheelers-dealers are around to grease the required wheels so that it gets on without a hitch.
- Why Big Fish Get Away (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 24, 2006)
Corruption at high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- A Law Unto Themselves (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 23, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Naxalism A Threat To Internal Security:parliamentary Committee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Voicing serious concern over "growing influence" of Naxalism across the country, a Parliamentary Committee has said it is "no more" a law and order problem but posed a threat to internal security and asked the Government to curb it with an "iron hand".
- Transparency And Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 22, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- No Hope Of Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 17, 2006)
When in the late 1980s the then Defence Minister V. P. Singh launched his Jan Morcha after falling out with his prime minister,
- Reservation Versus Merit (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, May 15, 2006)
Best brains have rejected reservations as a form of social justice
- N-Deal: Overlapping Areas (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 07, 2006)
Although his motives can be questioned Natwar Singh has made some points that can’t be brushed aside. As he sees it and, no doubt New Delhi also, India’s position on the nuclear agreement with America is that it is more about energy and considerably less
- The Perils Of Populism (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 03, 2006)
The government is playing havoc with the future of the people by refusing to adjust the oil prices rationally
- Indian Court Demands Answers On Submarine Kickback Charge (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian court on Friday demanded answers from the government over allegations that a French defence firm paid bribes to secure a deal to sell six Scorpion submarines to the Indian Navy.
- The Media And Defence Purchases (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Apr 26, 2006)
Many of the bright young people in journalism weren't around in the mid 1980s, when an artillery gun almost brought down a government. The details of the apparent scandal were that the General Staff Quantitative Requirements (GSQR) had been changed,
- Military Purchases (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Apr 26, 2006)
The deal to purchase the Scorpene submarine from France has acquired all the hallmarks of the earlier Bofors howitzer fiasco with allegations being hurled that middlemen/agents were used by the French company to secure the contract.
- Jan Morcha Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh has struck again by setting up a new political forum, Jan Morcha, to be led by Mr Raj Babbar. It is supposed to be the political arm of the Kisan Morcha he had set up a few years ago.
- India To Try Out Swedish And Israeli Howitzers (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Apr 25, 2006)
India will conduct a fourth round of summer trials of Swedish and Israeli 155m/52 cal towed howitzers that are vying for the Army’s 400-gun contract delayed for years due to a variety of reasons.
- Should Generals Speak Out? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 24, 2006)
Commentators have described what has happened in the US this month as a virtual revolt, though confined to a few retired Generals. Unless put down firmly, they fear that it might become a contagion and spread to serving officers and spell the . . .
- Harsh Lessons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2006)
Taking tennis to the districts backfired for the KSLTA
- Clearing The Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Delhi’s durbar culture is used to the rise and fall of individuals and of groups with clout to influence policy and statecraft.
- Sub Selection: Some Points (Deccan Herald, PR Franklin, Apr 11, 2006)
The Scorpene should not meet the same fate as the HDW submarine
- Pakistan And Siachen Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Apr 10, 2006)
Even as India and Pakistan work out a demilitarisation agreement on Siachen to facilitate a prime ministerial visit to Pakistan later this year, foreign office and defence mandarins have drawn their red lines:
- Long Live Our Dead Ghosts (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 08, 2006)
Arjun Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L.K. Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
- Army To Hold Fresh Trials For 155mm Artillery Guns (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The Indian Army is looking at holding an unprecedented fourth round of trials in Pokhran for awarding the multi-billion dollar 155MM .52 calibre tracked and towed artillery guns contract which is already controversy ridden with one of the competing . . .
- Lust And The Lonely City (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
While political authority demands more taxes, living itself has become burdensome in Delhi, says Gautam Sen
- Bofors And After (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 31, 2006)
Government takes a tiny step in the long march to making arms purchase efficient
- Tn: Aiadmk Promises Transparent, Corrupt Free Admn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Promising a corruption free, honest and transparent administration in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK today said it would work for upgradation of economic and social status of Tamils, if voted back to power, in the May 8 polls.
- Sacrifice Of Profit And Loss Account ? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Mar 28, 2006)
Ms. Sonia Gandhi's dual resignation over the "office of profit" issue has plunged the national polity into a flux, leaving political parties groping for an appropriate response even as the advantage appeared to rest with the Congress president as of now.
- Defence Deals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
We probably have not heard the last word about kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine purchase, but that a day after the NDA made a huge issue of it something more “explosive” attracted its attention would suggest that the priority was political . . .
- Profit And Loss Account (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
If there is one lesson for the Congress today, it is that loyalty, or too much of it, is not necessarily a good thing.
- Nda Demands Probe Into Scorpene Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Rebutting the UPA’s contention on the Scorpene submarine deal, the NDA today demanded a comprehensive probe over the alleged kickbacks in the deal and termination of the contract.
- Underwater, Not Underhand (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Let’s, for a moment, take the NDA’s latest charge against the UPA government at face value.
- Nda Alleges Graft In Scorpene Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Opposition on Monday alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar Scorpene submarine deal.
- Terminate Scorpene Deal: Nda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
This is a bigger scam than Bofors, says Advani; World Bank blacklisted the firm: Jaswant
Pranab refutes allegations, to make statement in Parliament
It was NDA that processed the deal, he says
- India Hunting For 250 Terrorists And Criminals (Times Union, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Interpol has issued red corner notices against some 250 hardcore criminals and terrorists who fled the country after carrying out anti-India operations, parliament was informed on Tuesday.
- Less Than Fair Towards Stalin (Statesman, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 11, 2006)
Sir, — I can’t quite agree with the views expressed by Arvin Ghosh in his article “Speech that lifted the lid” (Perspective, 26 February). He has recalled Nikita Khrushchev’s speech to the 20th congress of the CPSU.
- Somnath Chatterjee, Bjp And The Lakshman Rekha (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Mar 09, 2006)
In any democracy, Parliament runs on traditions and precedents set over a period. In this, the presiding officer has a significant role.
- Musharraf’S China Card (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Mar 07, 2006)
The impact was not political alone.
- Spurious Friendship-Ii (Statesman, BP SAHA, Mar 07, 2006)
The Congress top brass is keen to avoid a confrontation with Left parties in spite of provocation.
- Sonia Fact-File (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 01, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been criticised by several people on account of her foreign origin.
- Polluted Services (Statesman, DILIP KUMAR GUHA, Feb 27, 2006)
At the time of Independence, the civil services of India had a fair reputation for efficiency, integrity and discipline.
- Foreign Policy Puts Nation First: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today made an impassioned plea to the Opposition to res-pect the tradition of national consensus on foreign policy which, he said, has the national interest at its core.
- Bjp Stalls House Over Report On `Interference' In Babri Masjid Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Seeks Prime Minister's resignation
Lok Sabha adjourned four times
Why double standards, asks Malhotra
Let PM come out with facts: Jaswant
- Gun At Our Temple (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2006)
CBI isn’t autonomous, that’s no surprise. Will Bofors, Ayodhya see closure, there’s little hope
- Quattrocchi Storm In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The BJP-led Opposition on Wednesday stalled Lok Sabha proceedings on the Quattrocchi issue, forcing two adjournments in the pre-lunch session.
- Iran, Upa ‘Minorityism’ Targeted In Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 21, 2006)
The BJP signalled a return to full-fledged Hindutva while the Samajwadi Party and the CPI(M) sharply criticised the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies in course of the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address that began . . .
- Budget Session — Government On Sticky Wicket (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Feb 15, 2006)
With a slew of worrisome developments since the end of the winter session, Parliament faces an uneasy Budget session beginning February 16. Moreover, some old issues are still alive such as the Volcker report that had led to the resignation . . .
- India Must Modernise Its Armed Forces (Tribune, Maj-Gen Rajendra Nath, Feb 14, 2006)
India is doing well economically. However, few realise that India is passing through a difficult period from the security point of view. China is giving weapon systems to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.
- Mr Prime Minister, Your Slip Is Showing! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 14, 2006)
Far from being seen as a Prime Minister who will boldly wield the broom against chicanery and malfeasance, Dr Manmohan Singh is giving the impression that he is allowing himself to be swallowed by the political system.
- Bjp To Raise Iran, Quattrocchi Issues In Budget Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The BJP-led Opposition will raise a host of issues, including India's vote on Iran and the defreezing of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi's London bank accounts, in the Budget session of Parliament commencing Thursday.
- What If Sonia Had To Face Her Father-In-Law (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 12, 2006)
All IFS of history are flights of imagination. Yet, despite their implausibility, their use is permissible when a reasonable argument is sought to be made.
- Long-Term Strategy Needed (Deccan Herald, Gurmeet Kanwal, Feb 11, 2006)
Political compulsions is compounded by the defence ministry’s inability to fully utilise even the allotted funds
- Lost For Ideas (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 06, 2006)
FOR the next few months, the Bofors-armed, Rajnath Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party won’t be enemy number one to the Congress. It will be the CPI(M) and its Leftist comrades.
- My Days In Chandigarh (Tribune, KTS Tulsi, Feb 06, 2006)
I came to Chandigarh at the age of 10 in 1957. My school, college, law studies, failures and achievements, hopes and disappointments, struggles and successes were all at Chandigarh. The best of friendships and the greatest of heartbreaks were made and ...
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2006)
Thanks to Sudheendra Kulkarni for his timely reminder on Q and his links with the powers that be (‘Q marks dent the halo around a renunciant’, January 29). Perhaps now he will turn his attention to the perversions of justice in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat,...
- Pm Defends Decision On Bihar Assembly (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today defended his government’s decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly by pointing that even the Supreme Court did not have one opinion on the issue.
- Institutional Excesses, Elite Deadlock (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 01, 2006)
A democratic constitutional arrangement is predicated on mutual respect among various institutions. We appear to be entering a phase where the assumption is the elected representatives cannot be trusted with the public interest.
- Hyderabad Firms Win Airport Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
GMR-Fraport and GVK-South Africa Airports on Tuesday won contracts for modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, respectively, but the restructuring move immediately resulted in employees striking work at several airports.
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