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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 26693:
- Sifting Musharraf’S Good Points (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 30, 2006)
The pmln and the pppp got together with sundry other opposition parties in Lahore on Sunday to remember the day Pakistan tested its nuclear device in 1998.
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- Can Democracy Ensure Economic Discipline? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 30, 2006)
Freedom is an important component of development. But if it can deliver economic advancement for a vast majority depends squarely on whether or not the policy environment is conducive, says BHANOJI RAO.
- The Great Leap Backward (Business Line, Jack Nathan, May 30, 2006)
The Cabinet room was crackling with excitement. Small groups huddled together exchanging whispers, as they waited for Mr Dharma Raja, the Prime Minister, to come in.
- Tn Poll Promise Impact (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
It’s not every day that a pre-poll promise made by the winning party in one state has an immediate impact and that too in another state.
- Have Income, Give Subsidies (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 30, 2006)
The fault lies not in providing subsidies to the poor and the needy but in not raising enough resources. The Government provides tax exemptions, which reduce legitimate tax revenues due to it, and the variety of subsidies and sops
- Jatropha Cultivation In India (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 30, 2006)
Hope you would be aware that in India more than one lac people commit suicide every year.
- Sindh Coalition Intact (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
Now that the differences between the MQM and the PML have been settled — to quote the prime minister — “amicably”, one hopes that no new tension will develop between the two, and the coalition will stay intact and work as a team for Sindh’s . . .
- Futile Search (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 30, 2006)
The education system is producing students who do not know their subjects. This unfortunate fact is brought out starkly when we look at the HCS (Judicial) examination, conducted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- New Skills, Old Divides (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
There are two curious features about the agitation against reservations for other backward castes.
- Turning To The Centre (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 30, 2006)
All the mysteries about the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, according to most analysts, are about what happened in the three weeks before May 8, the polling day.
- Buddha's Stance Confusing (Deccan Herald, V.R. Krishna Iyer, May 30, 2006)
Marxists oppose this grave menace. of Globalisation,Liberalisation Privatisation and have they too been Yeltsinised? Never. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the brilliant West Bengal Chief Minister, why, the Left in India generally, has been blasphemed.
- Is India Rally Over, Or Pausing? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
In recent years, as any investor in either India or Intel knows, the tables have turned. Since the end of 2003, Intel investors have lost about 40 percent of their money, while those in India are up around 80 percent....
- Keep Creamy Layer Out Of Quota, Says Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Forced to tread a middle path on the controversial OBC reservation issue, the BJP today said it favoured quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions and wanted that the ‘creamy layer’ be kept out and economically weaker sections of upper . . .
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- Some Reservations (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 30, 2006)
How can you support the extension of reservations to the OBCs while mopping up the resentment among the upper castes?
- Schooled In Inequality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2006)
School education is functioning as a transparent alibi for a refusal to contemplate equality.
- Jayalalithaa Is Aiadmk Legislature Party Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
To be Leader of the Opposition
- India Yet To Endorse Un Role In Nepal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 30, 2006)
As the Government in Nepal prepares to invite the UN into the peace process with the Maoists, India is yet to make up its mind on the timing and the nature of the external involvement in the Himalayan nation.
- Against Empires Old And New (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, May 30, 2006)
Demolishes the justification trotted out by apologists for the U.S. invasion of Iraq
- A Humbling Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
That unflinching faith and humility are the basic essentials of Bhakti is well illustrated in the inspirational accounts of the lives of the devout.
- 20,193 Teachers To Be Recruited (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Government issues much-awaited DSC-2006 notification
Five-month process for this second mass recruitment
Sale of applications begins on June 15
- Bjp Backs Quota But Wants Benefit For Poor Among Forward Castes (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 30, 2006)
Reiterates support for socially backward sections at national executive
Seen as an effort to ensure party does not lose forward castes support in U.P.
For common civil code, ban on forced religions conversions, review of Article 370
- Ethnic Tensions Could Crack Iran's Firm Resolve Against The World (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 30, 2006)
During the last week of May, thousands of Iranians demonstrated in the northwestern city of Tabriz, and the previous week there were protests at universities in five cities.
- Isro To Launch More Foreign Satellites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Speaking on the occasion, Chhattisgarh Governor K M Seth stressed the need for programmes to address the issues of nearly 260 million people below the poverty line.
- Jayalalithaa's Participation, A Morale Booster For Aiadmk (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 29, 2006)
A message to DMK and allies that she will not back down from a political fight
- Lc Poll: Cm Confident Of Fourth Candidate’S Win (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
On Congress leader H K Patil’s criticism on the proposal to reduce ceiling for beneficiaries of farm loans at 4 pc interest, he retorted “ ours is a pro-farmer government.
- India’S Insecurity~i (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 29, 2006)
External defence being the classic concern of international law, the traditional notion of national security has been wholly militaristic.
- Strengthening Social Sector (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The State government has undertaken major projects to strengthen the social sector.
- Towards Meltdown (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2006)
FOR A bunch of alleged bloodsuckers, pitcher-plant mosquitoes turn out to be a bit of a disappointment.
- Inside Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , May 29, 2006)
In contrast to American activism in Ukraine, Russia has so far adopted a low-key stand.
- Talks On Quota Deadlocked (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The minister also told the agitating students on the Prime Minister’s behalf that their demand for setting up the commission too would be examined, while also assuring them that no action would be taken against the striking students, interns and . . .
- Fuel Price Increase: Cpm To Launch Stir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The CPM general secretary appealed to agitating students to withdraw stir as the formula proposed by the UPA and the Left parties will provide “an equitable and balanced solution keeping in mind the interests of all sections.”
- Govt’S Mixed Record (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 29, 2006)
The govt has missed the boat and not done so many things it could have
- ‘A Security Council Without India Cannot Be Legitimate’ (Indian Express, Tony Blair, May 29, 2006)
There is universal agreement now that that the characteristic of the modern world is interdependence.
- Office Of Profit : Sad Sends Proof To Ec (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The Shiromani Akali Dal today sent copies of documents, which show that 34 Congress MLAs held office of profit,to the Election Commission along with affidavits relating to 34 Congress MLAs for holding an office of profit.
- Quotas Turn Caste Politics Upside Down (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, May 29, 2006)
SP, BSP show unusual restraint over Lucknow’s medics’ strikes but their eye is on the upper-caste vote, and next year’s elections
- Wrong Code (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 29, 2006)
It does not take much to grab attention. By banning the film, The Da Vinci Code, Goa, Punjab, and Nagaland have managed to inject the flagging debate on fiction versus religious sentiment with some more life for some more time. Punjab’s decision . . .
- India Joins Rush To Help (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
India has joined the international community in offering relief and assistance to Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Java.
- Advani Backs Docs, Seeks Review Of Reservation Policy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The realisation has finally dawned on the BJP that it cannot hope to politically benefit from its unequivocal backing of the proposed OBC quota in higher education.
- Reservation Or Retrogression? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, May 29, 2006)
Politics is about creating 'vote-banks' and the 'reservation' game being played is essentially to divide the other backward classes (OBC) as also to check mate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Assembly election early next year.
- Quota Row Goes To Court, Sc Will Hear Pil Today (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 29, 2006)
27% OBC Reservation: Petitioner wants proposed quota law & Constitutional amendment quashed, says issue was settled by SC
- Kathmandu Takes The First Steps (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 29, 2006)
The 25-point code of conduct drawn up by negotiators of the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels is a welcome step in restoring peace and stability in the country.
- In Margins Of History (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 29, 2006)
Manmohan Singh seems to have lost the confidence of Sonia Gandhi, who was the biggest source of support for the technocrat Prime Minister.
- Caution: Left Hand Drive (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, May 29, 2006)
Assembly results do not augur well for the two largest political parties as coalition era seems to have reached the States as well, says Anil Narendra
- When Soul Left The Body (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
The icon of Constantinople cautions us that Europe should never fall to Islam again as it did in the middle ages, says Priyadarsi Dutta.
- More Visa Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
The neutrality of any American legislation can always be disputed by outsiders, but it is assuring for Indian techies that President George W Bush has honoured the commitment he made during his March visit to uncap the limit on H1B visa.
- Nepal Army Pledges To Obey New Government (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 29, 2006)
The chief of Nepal's army said on Sunday the military would accept the orders of the new government, his first comments since parliament curbed King Gyanendra's powers including his control over the armed forces.
- Us Pressure On Gmp (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, May 29, 2006)
The Bush administration is pressing hard that India should liberalise its import policy of oil-yielding crops, coarse grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Quota For Obcs Has Samajwadi Party's Backing: Arjun Singh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh today dismissed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's charge that the proposed reservation for OBCs was a "vote catching ploy" of the Congress and said it has the backing of the Samajwadi Party.
- Political Chaos In Bangladesh (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 29, 2006)
The Bangladesh Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to update the electoral lists used for the 2001 polls and rejected the new voters’ list drawn up for the January’s parliamentary elections as ‘invalid’.
- Gathering Storm (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 29, 2006)
Munda must find a way out of his failures
- India To Work With Nepal In Fostering Democracy (Pioneer, PTI, May 29, 2006)
"India is ready to work with Nepal in the development and fostering of democracy in the Himalayan country", said Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma during talks with Nepal's Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister K P Sharma Oli here . . .
- Make Quotas Price-Based (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, May 29, 2006)
Add up all the expenses the UPA’s planned, and just give the money to everyone for voting Congress.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Quota Debate And The Orwellian Doublespeak (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 29, 2006)
The Government has shut the quota debate by pronouncing that it has decided. But this, says P. V. INDIRESAN, is iniquitous as it has ordained that no institution — even if it has no government patronage — can admit students free of caste bias.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Towards An Alternative (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
Voters in Tamil Nadu have begun to think of an alternative to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which have alternately ruled the State for 40 years.
- Pondicherry For Congress (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, May 28, 2006)
The outcome of the May 2006 Assembly elections in Pondicherry is the reverse of that in neighbouring Tamil Nadu where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagm (DMK) government is dependent on the Congress for survival.
- Coalition In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, May 28, 2006)
The Congress returns to power in Assam, but with Bodo support which will be difficult to handle.
- Should The Troops Come Home Now? (Jordan Times, Ian Bremmer, May 28, 2006)
Last weekend’s announcement that Iraqi lawmakers have finally formed a unity government is welcome news, both for Iraq and for George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Bottling Livelihoods (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, May 28, 2006)
Dropping ground water levels in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, prompt a fresh crop of protest actions against Coca-Cola.
- A Sporting Summer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 28, 2006)
The ongoing summer of 2006 has been long and hot in more ways than one.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 28, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to . . .
- A Life Of Service (Hindu, ANDREW WYATT, May 28, 2006)
Akkamma Devi was the first woman graduate from the Badaga community .
- ‘International Legitimacy And Justice As The Basis For Peace In Palestine’ (Jordan Times, Musa Keilani, May 28, 2006)
For the moment, Hamas has defused tension in the Gaza Strip by ordering its 3,000-strong paramilitary force off the streets after clashes with President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh militias that sparked fears of a Palestinian civil war.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- Amarinder Da Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
It is the Punjab CM’s job to protect basic freedoms. It is not his job to ban films
- An Alliance To Contain China (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, May 28, 2006)
The latest U.S.-Japan security accord focusses on China and stresses joint preparedness in the military domain.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Ascendant Left (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2006)
The May 2006 Assembly elections place the Left in its strongest ever position in India's parliamentary and legislative history.
- My Seat, Mai Baap (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Most people of my generation got their first exposure to the complexities of national politics through the dark phase of the Emergency.
- Sex Racket In Srinagar (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 28, 2006)
Despite saturation coverage of the protests against a commercial sex racket in Srinagar, their political content has passed unexamined.
- Growth Rate Myth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The Congress should understand that faceless economic growth will not provide jobs to the
- Bhangar To Singur (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The embarrassment is discouraging
Nothing may have happened in the Chief Minister’s reckoning, but the car has hit a road-breaker even before it has been set in motion.
- Nationalising Natural Resources (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
Bolivia takes major steps towards reclaiming its natural resources by nationalising its hydrocarbon sector.
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
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