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- Atomic Adolescent (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Oct 11, 2006)
India was quick in its condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday. It was on the target when pointing to the Pakistan link in the North Korean proliferation.
- Marx In Motion (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
Two articles in People’s Democracy on how the CPI(M) balances Marxist philosophy with the need for industrialisation and technological advances highlight how the party is trying to explain its stand on crucial issues.
- North Korea & Envisioning Alternative Nuclear Futures (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 11, 2006)
If the NPT status quo is already history, then we must either accept a world of more nuclear weapon powers, or move to a nuclear-weapon-free world. There is no third way.
- Rivers Running Dry (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 11, 2006)
It looks dull, almost impenetrable in places. But if its findings are verified, it could turn out to be the most important scientific report published so far this year.
- Offensive Must Stop Before Talks Can Begin, Says Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 11, 2006)
The LTTE on Tuesday said it was committed to talks to demonstrate its true "character just one more time" but would be forced into "unfortunate decision to re-examine if large-scale offensives" by Colombo do not stop.
- The Debt We Owe Kanshi Ram (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 11, 2006)
The BSP is a potent advertisement that numbers, not violence, work in democratic India. For this alone, modern India needs to be thankful to the party founder.
- For India, North Korea's Test Poses Key Challenge (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2006)
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no longer a simple matter.
- Kalam Dragged Along (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
NDA Convenor George Fernandes has dragged President A P J Abdul Kalam’s name into the Barak defence deal in which the CBI named the former defence minister in the FIR it filed on Tuesday.
- Election Commission Orders Action Against Five Police Officials (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Oct 11, 2006)
"Keep them away from elected-related duties in the Madurai constituency"
- I’M Game For Another Bout: Karunakaran (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Oct 11, 2006)
Veteran leader K Karunakaran’s political obituary was written umpteen number of times. But the wily leader always bounced back, mocking his critics. But now doomsayers have got powerful ammunition.
- Sharif Slams Musharraf’S Book (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif has said President Pervez Muharraf’s autobiography should have been called “In the Line of a Liar” as it contained only “lies and fabrications.”
- Former Us Lawmaker Was Warned About Conduct (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
A Republican member of Congress confronted then-Congressman Mr Mark Foley about his Internet communications with teenagers as early as 2000, according to a newspaper report.
- Thai Pm Picks Cabinet, King Approves Line-Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Thai Prime Minister Mr Surayud Chulanont has hand-picked the members of his Cabinet with basic qualifications of honesty, devotion and fairness, his secretary-general said yesterday.
- Goodbye America? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
The current power play inside Washington could profoundly affect the future of Indo-US relations.
- The N. Korean Blast And Its Mushrooming Aftermath (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2006)
The Pyongyang nuclear test will only push the world a little further towards the brink, the concern being not so much North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons as the inevitability of this capability being available on the market for anyone to bi . . .
- India Edgy About Us Nuclear Deal After North Korea's Test (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The aftershocks of North Korea's reported nuclear test have hit India, prompting concern that its nuclear cooperation deal with the United States could be undermined by a renewed focus on proliferation.
- Fernandes Shoots Off Letter To Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
On a day when CBI filed an FIR against him in connection with alleged irregularities in a defence deal, former Defence Minister George Fernandes on Tuesday shot off a letter to President APJ Abdul Kalam demanding dismissal of the UPA Government on . . .
- Thailand's Interim Pm Pledges To Lift Martial Law (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Thailand's interim Prime Minister said on Tuesday that his Government will lift martial law as soon as possible adding that repairing the country's image was a priority after past month's coup drew widespread international condemnation.
- King Must Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
when dialogue becomes a public spectacle with the interlocutors playing to the gallery, the outcome, if any, is bound to be influenced by factors other than those on the agenda.
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
- Nation Needs A Vivekananda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Sir, ~ Jagmohan’s excellent discourse “The Mahatma and Vivekananda” (2 October) as a pointer to the nation’s desirable direction should be endorsed. Jagmohan rightly says that “both believed in practical Vedanta and viewed Hinduism as a . . .
- Needed, Sustainable Energy Strategy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
It's time the biggest polluter in the world, the United States, coughed up ecological tax to help save the environment, says Roy Morrison.
- Zones Of Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
The Centre's special economic zone initiative evokes protests from farmers and fears of a huge "land scam".
- Veil And Prejudice (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Oct 11, 2006)
Trust the Guardian to jump to the defence of those who defend the abominable practice of forcing women to wear the hijab - head scarf - and the niqab, better known in this part of the world as burqa, and have taken grave offence at House of Commons . . .
- Ensure Sezs Serve Their Purpose (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Oct 11, 2006)
Instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water, we now need adequate checks and balances
- Us Atomic Diplomacy Fails At Korea Front (Times of India, DAVID E SANGER, Oct 11, 2006)
North Korea may be a starving, friendless, authoritarian nation of 23 million people, but its apparently successful explosion of a small nuclear device in the mountains above the town of Kilju on Monday represents a defiant bid for survival and respect.
- Cong: Fir Against George Not Politically Motivated (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 11, 2006)
The Congress today officially distanced itself from the CBI’s move to file an FIR against former Defence Minister George Fernandes and his associate Jaya Jaitley for irregularities in arms purchases but the Capital’s overactive political grapevine . . .
- New Wave Of Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
The UPA leadership now finds the 8-10 per cent GDP growth rate within the realm of possibility.
- Tremors From The Blast (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
Do you think North Korea will explode a nuclear bomb this time?” I asked Singapore Prime Minister last Friday on the sidelines of a Conference of Asian and European Editors.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- Shifting Alliance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance appears to have lost some of its strength following the swift exit of one of its constituents, the Dalit Panthers of India (DPI).
- Setback In New York (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2006)
New Delhi has no reason to be surprised by the U.S.' rejection of Shashi Tharoor's candidature for the top U.N. post.
- Traders' Protest (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Oct 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court allows commercial activities in Delhi's residential areas, but after police firing claims four lives in Seelampur.
- Ready For Local Body Elections (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 11, 2006)
Political parties gear up for civic elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on October 13 and 15.
- No To Island Cities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 11, 2006)
What does one say when a country as underdeveloped and backward as Pakistan wishes to develop supposedly state-of-the-art cities in two uninhabited islands off its coastline and even hands them over to a foreign development firm?
- India Is Pricing Itself Out Of The Global Market (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Oct 11, 2006)
Escalating real estate prices, rising rents and fatter salaries are just some of the contributory factors
- A Language In Disguise? (Hindu, Murali N. Krishnaswamy, Oct 10, 2006)
An all-out war against bad English offering antidotes to archaic `Indlish'
- Gratitude, Where Art Thou? (Deccan Herald, Praveen Mull, Oct 10, 2006)
More than lack of time, inability to acknowledge help is due to loss of values.
- Revitalising Agriculture (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Oct 10, 2006)
Overview of the ups and downs of agriculture development processes in the last five decades
- Ex-Uttaranchal Cm On "Fast Unto Death" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Seeks withdrawal of land acquisition proceedings
Bid to sell farm land at "subsidised' rates to builders
Acquisition of land has evoked public resentment.
- Fission And No Fizz (OutLook, Kanti Bajpai, Oct 10, 2006)
N-power status put India back a notch on all counts. What saved us from the hole: the economy.
- Aiadmk Members Say They Fear Violence On Polling Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
AIADMK members continued to lodge complaints with the city police, saying they feared trouble on polling day by ruling party cadres.
- Waiting Game (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 10, 2006)
It’s time again for the festival of lights, and many party faithfuls in the Congress are wishing for a perfect Diwali gift. The Cabinet reshuffle on the cards—what with a foreign minister to be appointed soon—is what is keeping the Congress brass . . .
- Pressure Grows For A Lengthy Closure Of Everest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2006)
Conservationists condemn the tourism turning the world's highest peak into a rubbish dump and are pressing for controls on climbing.
- Anti-Brainwashing Legislation Needed (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 10, 2006)
It’s been quite a season of revelations in South Asian politics. Of course, we are all relatively inured to such goings-on, but the accidental observer of regional polity might just be forgiven for being bemused by the antics of our leaders and . . .
- Former Us Lawmaker Was Warned About Conduct (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
A Republican member of Congress confronted then-Congressman Mr Mark Foley about his Internet communications with teenagers as early as 2000, according to a newspaper report.
- No Such Thing As A Good Coup (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Oct 10, 2006)
The bloodless coup in Thailand was hailed as a move to protect democracy.
- Seer Moots Revival Of Temple Stir (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Giving a new twist to the Ayodhya dispute, Shankracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarika peeth has declared that they would go for a parikrama (perambulation) of the disputed site on 30 November in order to revive the issue before the public.
- Myanmar Junta Slams Suu Kyi’S Party (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2006)
Myanmar’s military government, preparing for the reopening of a national meeting to draft guidelines for along-delayed constitution, said today that any group standing in the way of the process would be crushed.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2006)
It ought to surprise no one that India has been proclaimed as the “worst offender” by UNICEF with regard to violation of child rights.
- Civilizational Confluence In India (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Oct 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week rejected what he called ‘‘erroneous linkages’’ made by the Western world, of treating the actions of a few as typical of an entire community, thus tarring a single faith with the same brush.
- Beyond The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 10, 2006)
By telling lies about Kargil, Pervez Musharraf has sowed the seeds of distrust in the minds of his own people, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- N.Korea Can Now Blackmail Us (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 10, 2006)
The North Korean nuclear test was unique in its being announced before hand. In the case of China and Pakistan preparations for the tests were known to the world before hand.
- Kanshi’S Kinetics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2006)
With Mayawati dominating the political centre stage, it was easy in the last few years to forget the wheelchair-bound man who founded the BSP. Yet her very success testifies to the political instinct that marked Kanshi Ram’s career.
- Man Of Masses (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2006)
Few politicians since Independence have had the same impact on Indian politics as Kanshi Ram. The Ambedkarite revolution that has redrawn social and political equations in large parts of north India owes its success to Kanshi Ram.
- In The Lap Of Nature (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2006)
The district extended over two widely separated valleys. While the Lohit valley had a road upto the forward tehsil headquarters, Debang valley could boast of only footpaths.
- What Became Of The Simi I Knew? (Indian Express, Alok Sharma, Oct 10, 2006)
In the early eighties, as a young student in Uttar Pradesh, I had heard about SIMI. But it wasn’t until I joined AMU that I came across some of its members: solemn, bearded boys who would tell you to salaam a senior when he passed by.
- Farewell To Arms (Times of India, Nandini Sundar, Oct 10, 2006)
When we first heard of Irom Sharmila in 2004, she had already been fasting for four years in protest against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
- Empowering Builder (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Oct 10, 2006)
I remembered that election rally as I heard the news of Kanshi Ram’s passing away. It was ten years ago, somewhere in eastern UP, just before the assembly elections.
- Poverty Of Ideas Hatao (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Oct 10, 2006)
It may seem sudden but the resolve of the Congress to resurrect Indira Gandhi’s famous slogan, “Garibi Hatao”, coined over three decades ago, has been in the works for some time.
- Failure Of Growth Models (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 09, 2006)
Economists invented the phrase 'stagflation;' decades ago when they encountered for the first time, a situation in which stagnation and inflation existed simultaneously although it had been though until then that the two phenomena were mutually . . .
- Nsulting Slogan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2006)
Why recall the Emergency?
Slogans are our politicians’ staple diet.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Oct 09, 2006)
The British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, may be famous for his flamboyant style of doing business and living.
- Nepal Rebels Want King Suspended (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Oct 09, 2006)
As Nepal’s multi-party government and the Maoist guerrillas resumed peace negotiations Sunday after a hiatus of over three months, the rebels stuck to their contentious demands regarding monarchy.
- Elephants Vs Donkeys (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 09, 2006)
A month from now, there will be a crucial set of elections in the US one that could arguably be as important as the last presidential polls. At stake in the November 7 mid-term polls is control of both Houses of Congress. All 435 seats in the House . . .
- India's Mystifying Rise (Times of India, Gurcharan Das, Oct 09, 2006)
There were many smiling Indian faces last week. Our economy again beat forecasts and grew 8.9% in the April-June quarter. India's economic rise bewilders Indians. No one quite understands why this noisy and chaotic democracy of a billion people has . . .
- Local Councils Vital (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2006)
“A federated ‘Greater Bangalore’ with a sharp and limited focus on regional scale-specific problems will provide a better solution to the present problems.”
- Make Them Pay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 09, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- All Play And No Work (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 09, 2006)
The new academic year has barely started when it is holiday time again. Schooling for foreigners in China is fun in more ways than one, specially for Indian kids.
- Ncp-Cong Tie Unraveling As Cong Set To Ride Alone In Local Polls (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
At a time when relations between the BJP and Shiv Sena is seeing an all time low, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are also going through a tough phase in Maharashtra.
- More American Ayes For Democrats (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
In a poll conducted in the US to judge the happiness quotient of the nation, people were given two choices: a 100,000-dollar gift that all their contemporaries got, or a $50,000 gift for them alone. Inexplicably, an overwhelming majority opted for . . .
- Dealing With It (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 09, 2006)
India and the US are now reconciling themselves to a delay in the Indo-US deal for civil nuclear cooperation. In the past month or so, as elections raised partisan temperatures in the US, it became apparent that the Senate version of the Bill to . . .
- Nepal Govt, Maoists Fail To Reach Agreement (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
The crucial talks between Nepal government and Maoists aimed at pursuing the rebels to lay down arms and bringing them to mainstream failed to produce any "concrete results" on Sunday but the two sides agreed to continue the parleys on Tuesday.
- Kanshi Ram Was An Enigma In Indian Politics (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Kanshi Ram, who remained a bachelor, was an enigma in Indian politics and strove for the spread of the Dalit movement throughout the country but achieved considerable success only in Madhya Pradesh apart from Uttar Pradesh.
- No Differences Within Upa Over Obc Quota: Moily (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
There were no differences within the ruling UPA on reservation for OBCs in premier central government educational institutions and the report of the Oversight Committee on reservations would be implemented in three years, Committee Chairman . . .
- 'We're Not Anti-Elections, We're Against Politicians' (OutLook, Anuradha Raman, Oct 09, 2006)
The recommendations by the former CEC panel on keeping politicians off campuses once again leave the politicos in a tizzy.
- Flight Of Fancy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 09, 2006)
Kyndiah needs to fasten his seat-belt
Union tribal affairs minister PR Kyndiah wants a dedicated airline in partnership with private carriers to provide regional linkages.
- Levelling The Playing Field (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 09, 2006)
More than the problem of evolving a joint anti-terror mechanism, the real challenge for India's policy-makers and strategists is one of properly understanding and countering President Pervez Musharraf's personalised diplomatic offensive wrapped in . . .
- No Mercy For Afzal, Bjp Petitions Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
A high-powered BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP President Rajnath Singh on Sunday night petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam and urged him not to grant clemency to Mohammad Afzal, facing execution for attack on . . .
- Guardians Of Constitution (Tribune, Justice A.S. Anand (retd), Oct 09, 2006)
To appreciate judicial activism one shall have to consider the power of judicial review vested in the higher judiciary — the Supreme Court and the High Courts as also the general role of the judicial institutions.
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