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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 26693:
- Grassroots Pointers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 29, 2005)
All major political parties have suffered an erosion of their support bases in the just concluded elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats in Karnataka, though it is not very clear in the case of the winner by default, the Congress.
- Railway Security: Issues, Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 29, 2005)
Migration of labour as an issue should be taken up seriously
The recent killing of four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in a daring attack by Naxalites at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh highlights the problems that plague railway security . . .
- Third Time Rebellious In Baluchistan (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 29, 2005)
This week India surprised by expressing concern over the crackdown in Pakistan’s largest province. C. Raja Mohan explains what is at stake.
- Hand In Glove (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Ulhasnagar shows how Congress rules Maharashtra. What lies in store for India?
- 2005’S Tsunami Of Corruption (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 29, 2005)
Satyameva Jayate runs our national motto. How many Indians realise this quotation from the Upanishads is incomplete? There is a third word there, “nanritam”. Truth alone triumphs, naught else. Which is hard to believe as we look back on the year that was!
- Peace Process Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, S.D. Muni, Dec 29, 2005)
The demand for India’s active engagement with the Sri Lankan peace process has been building up for the past couple of years following the gradual erosion in the credibility of Norway as an impartial ‘facilitator’.
- Myanmar’S Flight Of Capital (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2005)
Military trucks rumble up in front of Yangon’s ministries several times a week and workers lug ancient desks, chairs and filing cabinets to the waiting vehicles. The convoys depart at daybreak on a 12-hour journey along roads badly rutted and pocked,
- A Spent Force To Reckon With (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 29, 2005)
It is unlikely that the ‘Bihar model’ or a mahajot can turn things around for the opposition parties in West Bengal, argues Sumanta Sen. People are yet to be convinced that they are an alternative to the CPI(M)
- Season’S Cheer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2005)
Christmas time again. The cliché is that it comes round quicker every year and so it seems as one gets older. As the New Year approaches too, I won’t be sorry to see the back of 2005 and will look forward to a much improved 2006.
- India Concerned Over Spiralling Violence In Balochistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the spiraling violence in Balochistan and asked Pakistan to exercise restraint and address grievances through peaceful discussions.
- Fatah Reunites For Palestinian Election (Indian Express, WAFA AMR, Dec 29, 2005)
Rival wings of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement reunited on Wednesday to fight off a January election challenge by the militant Islamic group Hamas.
- Enlightened Moderation? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2005)
Ever since it was established that the terrorist bombings in New York and Washington were engineered from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has constantly proclaimed his goal of making Pakistan a “moderate Islamic country” based on . . .
- Northeast As Partner In Modernisation (Tribune, J.N. Nanda, Dec 29, 2005)
India is making an all out effort to develop and modernize with better infrastructure, better skills and more education.
- Bjp In Painful Phase, Says Advani (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 29, 2005)
BJP President L K Advani on Wednesday admitted that the party was going through a “bad patch” and has to reverse the “distressing descent” of some members.
- Advani Sings Ram “Dhun” Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Recalling the strong ties between the RSS and his party, BJP President L.K. Advani today said that the organisation’s mission would not be complete without the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
- Be Ready For Early Polls: Advani (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 29, 2005)
People will be looking to BJP. We shouldn't be found wanting'
Congress is the "fountainhead of corruption"
CPI (M) has undermined democracy in West Bengal
- India’S Achievements In 2005 (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Target Bengal, Says Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Predicting that the coming Assembly election will see the end of Left rule in West Bengal, the BJP president Mr LK Advani today charged the Marxists with perpetrating their reign in that state through tactics that undermined the democratic principles ....
- Exit Kerry Packer (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 29, 2005)
The well-known American scholar on South Asia, Professor Stephen Cohen, in his definitive study on India published in 1996, had described the country as an “emerging power”.
- Congress Scores Big Win In Karnataka Local Polls (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Dec 28, 2005)
Leaving coalition partner, Deve Gowda’s JD (S) behind, the Congress in Karnataka is heading for a big win in the Taluk Panchayat and Zila Panchayat polls, creating possibilities of mid-term polls.
- Atrocities Of The British Empire (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 28, 2005)
In Reading reports of the trial of the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, you are struck by two things. The first, of course, is the anachronistic brutality of the country's laws.
- India And Sri Lanka: So Near, Yet So Far (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 28, 2005)
While New Delhi seems clear about what it cannot do in relation to Sri Lanka's search for peace, there is no clarity on what it should do.
- Aipjd, Ahinda Play Role In Congress's Triumph (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The emergence of Siddaramaiah, which weakened the JD(S), worked in its favour The emergence of Siddaramaiah worked in its favour
- Congress Outdoes Janata Dal(s) In Zilla, Taluk Panchayat Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The BJP will have to be content with the third spot
- Congress Emerges Winner In Zilla, Taluk Panchayat Polls (Hindu, A Jayaram, Dec 28, 2005)
JD(S) pays for Siddaramaiah's ouster; BJP relegated to third spot
The use of ballot papers and manual counting delay announcement of results
The outcome of the elections is bound to have its impact on the coalition
- Sunni Protesters Allege Election Fraud, Stage Rally In Baghdad (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 28, 2005)
Shia groups working to form an alliance with Kurds
- Changing Times (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 28, 2005)
What distinguishes true statesmanship from the run- of-the-mill foreign policy practitioners is the ability to recognise critical changes at international level and exploit them to the advantage of one’s own country.
- On With Demolitions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2005)
That’s the only language lawbreakers understand
As if the blatant construction of unauthorised buildings in Delhi by the thousands was not bad enough, the lawbreakers are now ganging up to browbeat the administration to stop the court-ordered demolition
- On The Front Line (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
A good year for Marxists in Tripura
This has been a good year for Tripura’s ruling Left Front. Only two weeks ago it swept the Agartala municipality and nagar palika polls with large margins.
- Roots Of Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
CPI-M must show political will to make amends
Damning evidence of how West Bengal has become happy hunting ground for a terrorist network extending from Pakistan to Bangladesh ought to make the Left Front sit up.
- Democracy’S High Price (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
A Year after Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, Russia’s effort to combat the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe continues unabated. Its latest weapon is natural gas.
- No Maya This (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2005)
THE Bahujan Samaj Party leader, Ms Mayawati, needs to be complimented for her decision to expel four controversial party MPs. Three of them were involved in the cash-for-questions scam while the fourth – a member of the Rajya Sabha – is accused of bigamy.
- One-Third Wealth, Two-Third Squalor (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Dec 28, 2005)
Satrujit Banerjee lists some of the things not revealed by figures projecting India as the next economic giant
- In The Crisis Region (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 28, 2005)
Recently, the former Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, was expelled for ‘indiscipline’.
- Green Vs Rallies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2005)
In a democracy, elected representatives of the people are supposed to reflect the views of those who vote them to power. Politicians are there in parliament to reflect the views of society.
- Caste Prejudice (Telegraph, André Béteille, Dec 28, 2005)
Contrary to the expectations of forward-looking Indians at the time of independence, the caste system is still with us.
- Somnath Calls Expulsions A Step In The Right Direction (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 28, 2005)
The step taken by Parliament would at least help retrieve some credibility "The stock and image of the politician had come down considerably during the past few years"
- Kalam Calls For Accurate Monsoon Prediction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Accurate and timely predictions about monsoons, earthquakes, energy, healthcare and water management were vital for the development of society, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here on Tuesday.
- "Irregularities" In Issue Of Voter Id Cards In West Bengal (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Dec 28, 2005)
Officials asked to make verification
It was found that the cards were distributed in bulk in several places
CEO was asked to fix responsibility for lapses
- 'Gas Pipeline Project Will Strengthen Indo-Pak Ties' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday said the proposed India-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project would go a long way in strengthening relations between the South Asian neighbours.
- Bjp Asks Allies To Get Ready For W Bengal Polls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Unsure of the Congress joining an anti-CPI(M) tie-up as mooted by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal unit of BJP on Tuesday said that allies TC, BJP and some other parties should initiate the exercise of chalking out . . .
- Oic Bleeds For Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
For a body that has existed for nearly 40 years the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has earned a name for being long on rhetoric and short on substance.
- Wb Bjp Asks Allies To Prepare For Assembly Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Unsure of the Congress joining an anti-CPI(M) tie-up as mooted by Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal unit of BJP today said that allies TC, BJP and some other parties should chalk out a strategy for the forthcoming . . .
- Not A Secret (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
The latest report of the 9/11 Commission of the United States has stated the obvious about Pakistan. It has made twin observations. One is that Taliban forces freely operate in the tribal areas and the other is that terrorists from Pakistan . . .
- Democracy And Iran Tension To Test Russia’S Innings At G8 Helm (Indian Express, RICHARD BALMFORTH, Dec 28, 2005)
Moscow’s tensions with the West over Iran’s nuclear programme and its patchy record on democracy will test Russia’s year at the helm of the G8 club of rich nations starting on Sunday.
- Can Communists Be Defeated In West Bengal? (India Daily, Tishar Pal, Dec 28, 2005)
It is more than 45 years and there is no end is sight for rule by the communists in West Bengal of India. Congress, BJP and Trinamul Congress the three major opposition parties has achieved little in the last dew decades even to come close . . .
- Sleaze Cd Hits Bjp As Rss Posterboy Quits Party Post (Deccan Herald, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 28, 2005)
Mumbai meet: Insider job suspected as a sexually explicit CD involving party secy Sanjay Joshi reaches Sangh leaders
- What About Cash-For-Votes? (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Dec 28, 2005)
The indignation over cash-for-questions scandal can be easily understood. A TV channel showed 11 MPs shamelessly accepting wads of currency notes for raising questions in Parliament. The visuals — images of custodians of India’s democratic values . . .
- Will That Be All, George? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 28, 2005)
It was a few days before Christmas and verily a Santa was hauled out of a Wal-Mart, where he had patiently been lending an ear for much of the day to the seasonal demands of brats of all shapes and sizes, and driven away to an undisclosed location ....
- Dth: Direct From Government? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 28, 2005)
Last week saw the launch of INSAT 4A, India’s most powerful communication satellite. It will provide Direct-to-home (DTH) telecasts from early 2006.
- Importance Of Being M.P! (Daily Excelsior, MD Vazeeruddin, Dec 28, 2005)
Nothing became him so well in life as the leaving of it," says one character of another in Shakespeare’s "Macbeth". Most Indians are apt to say that of each of the 11 members of parliament who have now been expelled.
- The Closing Door For Peace Talks In Sri Lanka (Christian Science Monitor, Sunil Jagtiani, Dec 28, 2005)
Escalating violence in Sri Lanka involving government forces and separatist rebels has raised fears that the island could return to civil war. International pressure is intensifying for immediate peace talks.
- How Not To Build A Sikh Heritage Complex (Tribune, Man Mohan Singh Virdi, Dec 28, 2005)
The Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex coming up near Anandpur Sahib is the idea of a few at the helm of power in Punjab. It can be a great step towards the spiritual understanding and development of a particular section of the society of mankind, . . .
- Cong To Decide On Future Of Coalition: Dharam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
With reports of the Congress leading in panchayat polls coming in, Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said that the party would discuss the results in detail to decide whether to go in for a snap poll or not.
- Cong Reigns Supreme In Panchayat Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Congress re-established its supremacy in rural areas by winning a majority of the zilla and taluk panchayat seats declared so far (till 1 a.m.), leaving its coalition partner Janata Dal (Secular) and the principal opposition BJP far behind, in the ele
- Strike Shuts Down Balochistan (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 28, 2005)
A strike against military activity and the proposed Kalabagh Dam shut down shops and emptied the roads all over Balochistan on Tuesday.
- What, Balochistan Again? (News International, M B NAQVI, Dec 28, 2005)
For the fifth time since 1947, Islamabad is using military force against Baloch nationalists. Indeed, the soldiers have to unavoidably target ordinary Baloch as well.
- Indian Politicians Learn Fast From Western Nations - Mps Move Into Caution Mode, Shun Unknown Visitors (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 27, 2005)
You can be stung once and the next time you are careful. Indian politicians are learning fast from Western nations how to maintain ‘corruption mode’ without getting caught red handed like the one that happened recently.
- Freedom Of The Press (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 27, 2005)
Traces the struggle of the press right from the colonial era to the present and also explores the scope and nature of press freedom
- Denying Democratic Right To Hamas (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the western project of bringing democracy to Arab-Islamic societies.
- House Act: Cong Asks For Probe Against 3 Bjp Leaders (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The Congress here today demanded an impartial inquiry against three BJP leaders—leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh, party Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and General Secretary Ananth Kumar—for their alleged acts of omission and commission
- Parliamentary Death Penalty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
It’s not a good parliamentary procedure to expel tainted MPs bypassing the privileges committee
- So That Crime Doesn’T Pay (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Dec 27, 2005)
Last week’s activity with regard to the actions of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on enforcing municipal laws in the city as directed by the court, has thrown up an interesting sequence of reactions by the Delhi’s legislature and government.
- Assaults Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2005)
We now need a master plan to end the builder-mafia’s reign for all time
- Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
It was a year that saw politics overshadow public good, say Asha Krishnaswamy and Vijesh Kamath as they sift through the archives. Politicians spewed venom and a former prime minister wrote letters even as the common man was left to deal with an . . .
- Come December (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Dec 27, 2005)
Like migrating birds they come in December and many stay till January and you immediately remember what George Mikes said so many years ago in his essay, ‘How to Avoid Travelling’: if your purpose of travelling is meeting friends, stay home in London ....
- Thanksgiving High On Rajapakse Agenda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Thanksgiving figures as prominently on his agenda as diplomacy when Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrives here on a four-day India visit on Tuesday......
- What Are Mps For? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 27, 2005)
The recent expose and hasty expulsion of eleven MPs has generated much consternation about the crisis afflicting Parliament.
- U.N. Aims To Pacify East Congo For 2006 Elections (Reuters, Willy Kabwe, Dec 27, 2005)
U.N. and Congolese forces have killed about 80 rebels in a week of joint operations and vowed to sustain the drive to bring peace to the violent east before next year's elections, the U.N. said on Monday.
- A Swiftly Evolving Science (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
There isn’t likely to be much debate about the journal Science choosing research on how evolution works as the top science achievement of 2005.
- Self-Government And Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 27, 2005)
India has finally disclosed that it has received Pakistan’s proposals for self-governance in Kashmir.
- Dark At Noon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2005)
The London fog was part of the atmosphere that added to the lure of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Election Funding (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2005)
The Union Cabinet has rightly asked the Election Commission to hold an all-party meeting and decide the modalities on the state funding of elections.
- Jubilee Jingle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
As the coordination committee of state employees tightens its fist in celebration of its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has of late been singing a jubilee jingle that chimes oddly with his image of an investor-friendly and ....
- After A Month (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 27, 2005)
Nitish doesn’t need PR exercises
It is strange that Nitish Kumar should need a public relations officer to talk about his “achievements’’ at the end of his first month in office. Even confirmed supporters would not accept that the chief minister . . .
- North By North-West (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 27, 2005)
Shyam Saran’s ‘frank’ talk with the Nepal’s King Gyanendra may constitute a turning point in Indo-Nepal relations, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Investing In Strength (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 27, 2005)
Jagmohan Dalmia played a characteristically clever game to retain power, but Sharad Pawar proved cleverer. Pawar certainly brought in a new broom; he swept out almost everyone who was a part of the Dalmia regime, and took the headquarters away . . .
- Dilemma Of Dealing With A Recalcitrant Monarch (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Dec 27, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi's willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after . . .
- Corruption Leaps, Mp Heaps, Camera Peeps & Parliament Weeps (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 27, 2005)
Today the Parliament of the greatest democracy of the world is in tears and full of fears to find its honour and dignity, sanctity and integrity at stake almost lying tatter and torn on having been stung by the black deeds of shameful degree . . .
- It’S Time To Think (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The BJP will mark the beginning of its silver jubilee celebration with a two-day national executive meeting in Mumbai tomorrow.
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