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Articles 19421 through 19520 of 26693:
- India, U.K. To Cooperate On Civilian Nuclear Energy Front (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain will cooperate in civilian nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in Udaipur.
- Landmark Judgment: Makes Begum Zia Nervous (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2005)
The fact that Begum Khaleda Zia had the judge of the appellate division of the Dhaka High Court woken up from his sleep for a temporary stay on the path-breaking judgment of Judges Khairul Haque and Fazle Kabir declaring the fifth amendment to Bangladesh’
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Tough Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2005)
Social justice requires the state to give special privileges to some people. But democracy works on the principle that all are equal before the law.
- Leader Article: The Path To Good Governance (Times of India, VIJAY JINDAL, Sep 08, 2005)
The controversy over the recent Supreme Court ruling on reservations in private educational institutions is symptomatic of the lack of harmony between different organs of government.
- Power Play, Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is feeding a “free power” frenzy. After announcing an ‘energy bonus’ scheme two weeks ago
- Eu Backs India’S Entry Into Select N-Fusion, Tech Club (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 08, 2005)
Chances of India joining the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project brightened today with the European Union (EU) backing India’s bid. It also opened the doors for Indian participation in the EU-led Galileo project, Europe’s own g
- The Land Muddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
Obfuscation of issues is an undesirable, occasionally necessary but usually counter-productive political ploy; but it was not surprising that the ruling CPI-M would resort to it in attempting to deal with the fallout of the proposed allotment of land to I
- As India's Economy Soars, Its Airports And Roads Can't Keep Up (Christian Science Monitor, Porter Barron, Sep 08, 2005)
With only two weeks to go before Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, officials here are making a last minute bid to ensure that warlords do not get a firm foothold in the new government.
- Educators Should Stick To Basics (Times of India, Zoya Hasan, Sep 08, 2005)
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) provides the framework and the road map, which ought to inform and enrich the syllabus preparation and textbook writing.
- Free For All! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE temptation to woo voters at state expense is irresistible, all the more so in a state like Punjab where the free power route has been traversed earlier also, although not with the desired results.
- Underwhelming (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2005)
The government's decisions on petrol and diesel pricing suggest that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet are biting the bullet, even if only after long procrastination. That appearance is unfortunately quite deceptive.
- The Civil Service (Statesman, Ashok Kapur, Sep 08, 2005)
It has been argued that the Indian bureaucracy is drifting towards “negativism and mediocrity”.
- A Balanced Scorecard For India (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Sep 08, 2005)
Good cartoonists and good writers can make piercing comments with just a few strokes of their brushes and pens.
- Get Moving On Job-Friendly Growth (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Sep 08, 2005)
Lack of sufficient job growth has been a weakness of economic reform in India.
- Delimitation Can Wait (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
Considering the way illegal migrants have ‘advanced’ Bangladesh’s borders 10 to 15 kilometres inside India,
- The Helsinki Process And Democracy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
The cross-border nature of globalisation calls for governance involving different stakeholders
- Weathering All Sorts Of Storms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The mullahs, as usual, are missing the point. As a matter of principle, there isn’t necessarily any harm in Pakistan and Israel talking to each other, or even in establishing diplomatic relations, de facto or otherwise.
- America Shamed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
Katrina has exposed the black side of America
- Lessons Of New Orleans (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 07, 2005)
So much has appeared in the international press and in our own media that it would seem to be an exercise in redundancy to offer a perspective on the tragedy that befell the southern coastal states of the US.
- Buddhist Monks' Party Supports Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 07, 2005)
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Tuesday agreed to support Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, after he accepted the parties conditions including finding a solution within a unitary state and exploring an alternative aid-sharing deal with the Liberation Ti
- Red Terror (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Sep 07, 2005)
The Naxalite uprising in 1971 failed primarily because it was divided and was not wholly prepared.
- Need For Petrol Pricing Policy (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 07, 2005)
THE petrol price hike announced on Tuesday had been imminent. It was only a question of when and how much? Whatever the quantum of the price, it is only an ad hoc and stop-gap measure.
- America's Shame: The Aftermath Of Katrina (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
A tale of systematic neglect, administrative incompetence, market-driven environmental destruction, and desperate poverty is unfolding in Louisiana.
- Staggered Doubts (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2005)
The Election Commission needed to show some earnestness in setting things right in Bihar and the result was evident during the assembly poll in February.
- How Extremism Came To Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Sep 07, 2005)
For years, they gathered in hidden training camps, mosques, and madrassahs, learning how to use weapons and build bombs. In their diaries they scrawled slogans of political alienation. On Aug. 17, their ideology culminated in a series of nearly 500 bomb
- India-E.U. Summit Begins Today (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Detailed action plan, political declaration to be issued
- Aicc Snubs Trs Leadership On Naxal Issue (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Digvijay says he leaves decision on parting ways to KCR's wisdom
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- Elections In Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2005)
THE Election Commission’s long schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections has evoked a sharp reaction from all the political parties. Clearly, staggered elections spread over a period of five weeks will not serve the interests of anyone, not even the commi
- How Many Chinese Garments Equals An Airbus? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2005)
BEFORE attending a soccer master class and a dance session in Beijing, Mr Tony Blair had important work on his hands — help end the `bra wars' between China and Europe.
- Pakistan Reaches Out To Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to establish open contacts with Israel was a piece of shrewd diplomacy.
- Ec Justifies Bihar Poll Schedule (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 06, 2005)
The Election Commission on Monday justified the four-phase schedule announced for the Bihar Assembly elections and said it would not be possible to compress it as demanded by various political parties.
- The Modern Samurai (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 06, 2005)
Next Sunday, Japan goes to the polls. Junichiro Koizumi, the prime minister, called an early election — an unusual move in a compromise-loving country where politicians paper over differences and keep governments going. But it is typical of this . . . .
- Jvp To Support Rajapakse In Lanka Poll (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Sep 06, 2005)
The Marxist party said that it has decided to back the prime minister in the presidential election after he agreed to the party’s preconditions.
- Pakistan Polls Manipulated (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 06, 2005)
It might be possible to predict the broad results of the 2007 general election in Pakistan: many friends of Gen Musharraf will win
- Mirwaiz Faction Does Not Represent Kashmiris" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 06, 2005)
It is holding talks in contravention of APHC constitution: Geelani
Majority is with us
Pakistan changing stand
Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah absent
Release Afzal Guru
- Oppn Calls For Strike To Oust Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Pakistan’s beleaguered opposition parties have announced a nation-wide strike on September 9 demanding the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as President and Chief of Army and to hold free and fair elections.
- Just Reprimand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Election Commission has rightly reprimanded the Bhupinder Singh Hooda Government in Haryana ....
- Pak Welcomes Hurriyat-Pm Meeting (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of of the All- Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces from Jammu and Kashmir if there is a cessation of violence and an end . . . .
- Centre, Hurriyat Agree To End All Forms Of Violence (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of of the All- Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces from Jammu and Kashmir if there is a cessation of violence and . . . .
- Cornered King (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
On sunday King Gyanendra’s administration went berserk against peaceful demonstrators demanding revival of the democratic process that remains suspended.
- A Pricing Policy For The Petroleum Sector (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 06, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry needs to come up with a more permanent solution to deal with rising international prices of crude oil. A pricing mechanism needs to be devised that keeps the government's revenue earnings from the petroleum sector constant.
- Centre And Hurriyat Agree To Continue Dialogue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Centre and Hurriyat Conference tonight agreed to continue the dialogue in which a time-bound review of those held under Public Safety Act under POTA would be made.
- India: A Super Power Or A Failing State? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 06, 2005)
The term “failed state” entered our lexicon, initially, in the context of Somalia, Afghanistan, and now, increasingly, for Iraq.
- India : Troubled Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Sep 06, 2005)
The developments of the past few years in India's neighbourhood give a complex picture. After decades of independence some of the countries are still debating what should be the rules of governance of their state ?
- Functioning Of Democracy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 06, 2005)
Alam explores the working of democracy in India and his judgments flow from a post-1996 Lok Sabha election survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
- Cbi Exhumes Bodies From Mizoram Jungle (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2005)
A Central Bureau of Investigation team, probing the abduction of non-resident Indian businessman Pratul Deb, exhumed two skeletons from a jungle at Boncherra in Mizoram on Sunday.
- Case For Imperialism (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Sep 06, 2005)
This book by a distinguished scholar dares to question the accepted shibboleths of our times. It is highly provocative and will incense many. It is the first well-argued neo-conservative (Bush) case for empires and for the U.S. acting as a truly imperial
- The Ncf Can Open Classroom Windows (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2005)
It is a curious truth that the subject of school education in India has been both highly political and totally apolitical.
- Voters Reverse Islamists' Rise In Pakistani Politics (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Sep 06, 2005)
Voters in Pakistan have dealt a surprising blow to religious extremists, bucking the rise in recent years of radical Islam in politics here.
- Booster Shot For Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Sep 06, 2005)
When the trend all over the world is on weeding out the graft, Uttar Pradesh Government has set new standards in putting corruption under the carpet. It must be said to the credit of the State cadre of the IAS that it has been looking within its members..
- Cabinet Meets Today For Hike In Petrol Prices (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Reflecting his commitment to bringing peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held significant talks with Hurriyat leaders and promised that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces in the State if there is a . . .
- Geelani Fumes At Delhi-Hurriyat Talks (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Hours before Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh lent audience to moderate separatists in New Delhi Monday,
- Schroeder Wins Debate, But Merkel Is Strong (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2005)
Beleaguered German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won his only head-to-head televised debate with conservative challenger Angela Merkel before Germany’s 18 September elections,
- A Move To Defeat Secret Agenda Of The Separatists, Says Jvp (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 06, 2005)
Party spells out 12 conditions for support to Rajapakse
- Pm For Troops Cut If Violence Ceases (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Reflecting his commitment to bringing peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held significant talks with Hurriyat leaders and promised that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces in the State if there is . . .
- Ljp Not To Contest Seats Held By Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Paswan says he is still opposed to RJD leader Lalu Prasad
Talks were being held on seat sharing with the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (ML) Liberation
- Election Commission Pulls Up Madhya Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
"Remove lotus symbol from social science textbooks for class VI students"
- The Elusive Quota For Women (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2005)
The unending saga of the Women's Reservation Bill can be viewed in two ways.
- National Curriculum Framework & The Social Sciences (Hindu, Romila Thapar, Sep 05, 2005)
Textbooks should certainly be child-friendly but it is equally necessary that the schoolteacher should be made child-friendly. Teachers need a more intensive exposure to social science concepts, changes in data and methods in history, and critical enquiry
- Chhattisgarh Situation To Be Reviewed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Landmine blast death toll 24; Chhattisgarh may ban outfits
- Love Laws (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
West Bengal prides itself on not being Gujarat.
- Kings And Rebels (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 05, 2005)
Can Nepal’s King Gyanendra save the monarchy? The question assumes an urgency after the Himalayan kingdom’s largest political party, the Nepali Congress,
- Afghan Refugees’ Travails (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2005)
Pakistan may have acceded to Kabul’s request for delaying the closure of Afghan refugee camps in the tribal areas because of the hassles involved in repatriating 100,000 Afghans by the unrealistic deadline of August 31,
- Story Of Blunders By Delhi And Islamabad In Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 05, 2005)
It’s been a real tragedy of errors which has made Kashmir suffer.
- Much The Same (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
There was a time when our television was strictly under the Government control. It would say or show nothing which was unpleasant to the people in power.
- Oil On The Boil (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
With the global crude oil price touching $70 a barrel, the domestic oil price hike has become “inevitable”
- Snide And Biased Sideswipes (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 05, 2005)
This column conveys its deep sense of shock and sorrow at the unimaginable magnitude and scale of the horrendous devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in its destructive passage across the States of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
- Badal Stresses For Early Solution To Dalits Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
Phagwara, Sept 4 (PTI) Former Punjab Chief Minister and Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal today flayed the "inhuman act" of torching the dalits' houses in Gohana recently saying it had exposed the so-called secular face of the Congress government in ...
- Rural And Urban Wastes (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pradeep Wali and Dr Dileep Kachroo, Sep 05, 2005)
Modern agriculture depends upon the external application of plant nutrients to meet the crop demands.
- Close Watch On Naxal Movements In East Godavari Agency (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
The police were keeping a close watch on the movements of the Naxalites in the Agency area of East Godavari, said Police Superintendent V Naveenchand.
- Iraq At Breaking Point? (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Sep 05, 2005)
The inability of Iraq’s current parliament, under American military occupation, to hammer out a constitution that would satisfy the aspirations of all of its major ethnic and sectarian segments
- Expand The Dialogue On Kashmir (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 05, 2005)
Up to a few weeks ago, the government had no plans to meet the All Party Hurriyat Conference.
- Germany’S Crucial Vote (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2005)
For the second time in four years, Germany’s August has been enlivened by a hotly contested election campaign, and once again Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has sought to help himself with anti-American demagoguery.
- Naxals Deny Hand In Bangalore Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Maoist) has denied involvement of any Naxal group in the blasts that occurred at the Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress offices last Friday.
- Spinning To The Future (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2005)
It was a smart bit of spin by Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s president, to say that apart from the holy Quran, there was no book that could not be amended.
- Politicians And The Police (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Sep 04, 2005)
If any politicians were ever to ask me how he should practise his craft (which none has done to date), I would say: “be good, but if you cannot be good, be careful.”
- Turkey’S Eu Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2005)
OCTOBER 3 is a month away, but it is still doubtful whether the European Union will finally begin entry negotiations with Turkey.
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