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Articles 19921 through 20020 of 26693:
- Not Forgetting The Gujarat Carnage (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 20, 2005)
A pakistan television network based in Dubai asked me whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would tender his apology to Indian Muslims as he had done in the case of Sikhs for the Delhi riots 21 years after the violence
- Party Time For The Family (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 20, 2005)
The first and last time I was in the same room as any member of the Nehru-Gandhi family was back in the year 1971.
- Witch-Hunt On Mamata Bannerjee – Communists Blame Her For Instigating People Against Sikhs In 1984 Riot - Shame On Communists (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
If there is one honest political leader in India who have lived like a common person and the Indian oligarchs could never bribe her with money and other things,
- A New Nuclear Era (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Aug 20, 2005)
The bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday's about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such.
- Free Power For Farmers With 5 Acres (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
After getting the vital “green signal” from the World Bank on providing free power to small farmers, the Punjab Government tonight finally resolved to give this facility to farmers having landholdings up to five acres.
- Rural Job Bill Moved In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Ms Gandhi observed that as the nation’s economy was growing at seven per cent the implementation of the job scheme would not pose any problem.
- The Promise Of Reason (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 18, 2005)
Speech serves to indicate not only what is useful and what is harmful, but also what is just and what is unjust.
- Beware Of Fanatics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 17, 2005)
Fantics are a nuisance, and a national threat, wherever they may be. Do you remember the silliest ever example of Hindu chauvinism from India? No, it wasn’t the claim that it was Hindus who first flew in the air thousands of years ago.
- Cpi (M) Calls For Law To Tackle Communal Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Legislation must safeguard rights and autonomy of states
- A Snap Election In Japan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2005)
Privatisation of state assets is a far from settled issue even in the world's supposedly most market-friendly countries, and the developments in Japan have just reiterated that forcefully.
- The Raj And The Famines Of Good Governance (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 16, 2005)
Between 24 million and 29 million Indians died in famines in the era of British good governance. In fact, barring the scale, it all sounds depressingly like the present. In terms of ideology and principle at least
- Private Patriotism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 15, 2005)
Independence as state of mind, not mind of state
- Mishandling Of Nanavati Report (Tribune, Dr Amrik Singh, Aug 15, 2005)
That even the far-from-adequate Nanavati Report was in danger of being mishandled became clear when it was decided not to table it in Parliament soon after its submission in February this year.
- Gaza Pullout May Not Be Smooth (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 15, 2005)
Israel’s evacuation of Gaza, which begins on August 15, will test the will of the disaffected centre and disillusioned left to resist the militant settler lobby and the messianic right.
- Mumbai Tragedy (Statesman, Jagmohan , Aug 15, 2005)
In my recently published book, Soul and Structure of Governance in India,
- Blind To Nepal’S Republican Trends (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 15, 2005)
A political paradigm shift is taking place in Nepal. The people of Nepal are questioning every assumption — from the institution of the monarchy to the role of the political parties and the Maoist agenda. Nothing is as it was six months ago.
- On Second Thoughts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2005)
In philosophical terms, one can be wise only after the event. It was Hegel’s memorable observation that the owl of Minerva flies only after dusk.
- We Want The Centre To Act And Not Wait, Says Tarlochan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Aug 14, 2005)
National Commission for Minorities Chairman Tarlochan Singh has taken steps to promote goodwill among various religious communities in the country and remove grounds for misunderstanding.
- Lakshman’S Common Man Cometh... (Deccan Herald, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 14, 2005)
The Common Man Casts his Vote R K Lakshman New Delhi: Penguin, 2005 pp 188, Rs 200
- India Needs Freedom From Politicians (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 14, 2005)
Independence Day usually inspires me to write in a reflective mood. Like all birthdays it provides a chance to do some book-keeping.
- Troubled Times (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2005)
The monster of terrorism stalks the land as Pakistan celebrates the 58th anniversary of its independence today.
- Tokyo Monogatari (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2005)
Japan is on the turn following its Prime Minister’s decision to embark on a risky gamble. The Lower House has been dissolved and snap elections are scheduled for 9/11,
- Salute To Three Brave Women (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Aug 14, 2005)
Last fortnight I met with three national rainbows, read outstanding women of our country:
- A Forgotten Hero (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 14, 2005)
K. Kamaraj is now almost overlooked.
This column is about a once mighty politician, a nurturer of Indian democracy who — outside of Tamil Nadu, at any rate — is now almost wholly forgotten.
- Governance Key To `Equitable Growth' (Hindu, M.G. Devasahayam, Aug 14, 2005)
Only in a decentralised scheme of decision-making and implementation can there be meaningful participatory development
- Challenges Facing The Country (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Aug 14, 2005)
Born amid dire predictions of early collapse, Pakistan has proved ill-wishers wrong by its very survival, though it went through the trauma of parting with its distant wing within the first 25 years.
- Arguments For A Better World (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 14, 2005)
Amartya Sen's new book, The Argumentative Indian, is an original journey into the history of ideas. He says India's traditions of democratic discussion and secularism stretch back longer than we care to think. Excerpts from an interview.
- The Place Where Women Risk Lives To Run For Office (Guardian (UK), Declan Walsh, Aug 13, 2005)
Giant sunflowers lean against the modest office where Shad Begum, a feisty 27-year-old social worker
- First Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 13, 2005)
The PM’s apology to the Sikhs comes 21 years too late
- Bjp’S Infiltration (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2005)
If Mamata Banerjee could explain the basis of the dramatics she indulges in, Trinamul may not be in the plight in which it finds itself. The latest example is the infiltration issue which she has hijacked from the BJP and used it to produce another specta
- Patil Holds Talks With Women Mps On Reservation Bill (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 13, 2005)
RJD seeks quota for backward classes, BJP not for "quota within quota"
- Cabinet Nod For Changes In Rural Job Guarantee Legislation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday, approved the proposed amendments in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004,
- Doubts Over N-Deal (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 12, 2005)
Fierce controversy over the Indo-US nuclear deal, signed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the US President, Mr George W. Bush, has had an invaluable outcome.
- Nanavati Report: Sikh Rage Spills Over To Streets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Peeved at the Congress government’s stance on the report, angry Sikhs took to the streets and demanded removal of Union minister Jagdish Tytler.
- Is Saving Threatened Species Futile? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 10, 2005)
A hindi daily carried a report on July 6 that the local residents around tiger reserves often stood with the hunters and poachers than with the reserve guards.
- Ap Govt Considering Political Reservation For Muslims (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Aug 10, 2005)
The BJP has accused both the TDP and the Congress of resorting to the divisive move only to angle for the Muslim vote bank.
- Truth & Reconciliation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Why India should face up to the past, not bury it
- Unless Dharam Singh Is Given Full Scope To Run This Tough Govt, It’Ll Be Very Difficult. There Should Not Be Any Remote Control’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2005)
‘Unless Dharam Singh is given full scope to run this tough govt, it’ll be very difficult. There should not be any remote control’
- Iran Throws Down The Gauntlet (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
Iran's move to restart its uranium enrichment facility in Isfahan after a delay of eight months has not exactly come like a bolt from the blue.
- Foreign Remittances: From Monitoring To Managing (Business Line, T. R. Shastri, Aug 10, 2005)
Foreign inward remittance was always welcomed in India with higher interest rates and tax exemptions from the days of the oil price boom in the 1980s, when the exodus of Indian workers to West Asia commenced.
- Under The Carpet (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 10, 2005)
Next year, it will be 40 years since the Pillai committee submitted its report on reforming the Indian foreign service.
- Late Report (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2005)
Justice delayed is justice denied. The report of the Nanavati commission on the 1984 Sikh riots in Delhi that was tabled in parliament on Monday has lost its relevance and its poignancy because of the time which has elapsed between the report and the
- Plunder Of Forests (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
From Peshawar comes the news that something is being done at last to prevent the plunder of forests in the Frontier province being carried out by the timber mafia led by corrupt politicians.
- Mr Tytler Must Go (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh government is best advised not to try and brazen this one out.
- Why No Action? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2005)
Twenty One long years after the 1984 riots only the statutory requirement of placing the Nanavati Commission report before Parliament within six months of its submission seems to have been fulfilled.
- Twist To The Tale (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Yediyurappa has lost face, in hankering after power
- Revolt Of The 19th Century (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 09, 2005)
Everything has been happening when nothing happens. Good management is not about solving problems;
- Crisis Management In Karnataka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 09, 2005)
The ouster of Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and two other Janata Dal (Secular) leaders,
- Benefits Of Coming Clean (Times of India, T.P. Sreenivasan, Aug 08, 2005)
US nuclear deal will improve India's global standing
- Ec Cracks The Whip (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2005)
The Election Commission’s directive to the Bihar government to remove from the electoral rolls the names of those against whom non-bailable warrants have not been executed for more than six months is welcome.
- Faith Vacuum Haunts Europe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2005)
Britons way of life is not threatened by Muslim extremists as much as their own loss of religious faith
- Jihad And Propaganda (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
It was hard to suppress a shudder at the sight of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s finger-wagging deputy, warning of more attacks like those which brought mass murder and chaos to London on July 7.
- Independence Day Thoughts (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Aug 08, 2005)
In six days the nation will once again celebrate independence. And an impoverished people, trapped by routine and ritual, will gamely go through the motions of celebration, as it has done for the last 58 years.
- Hypocrisy Bill (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 08, 2005)
Parties must ask themselves what they can do to empower women within their own ranks
- Outflanking Politicians (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 08, 2005)
A number of remedies has been suggested from time to time to combat corruption, including:
- Conversion: Invitation To Introspect (Indian Express, RUDOLF C. HEREDIA, Aug 08, 2005)
In his Antimemoirs in 1968, André Malraux recalls asking Nehru: “What is your greatest difficulty since Independence?” Nehru’s spontaneous reply was: “Creating a just State by just means,
- Partition’S Hinge (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Aug 07, 2005)
How separatist Muslim politics took root between 1937 and 1942
- A Congressman From India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
From a humble Punjab village, Dalip Singh Saund went on to become the first Asian to be elected to the US Congress. M.S.S. Murthy traces the extraordinary journey of a remarkable man.
- The Second Prime Ministerial Embrace For August 15 (Indian Express, N K Singh, Aug 07, 2005)
Time passes quickly. It was exactly one year ago that I wrote my first column, ‘‘A prime ministerial embrace for August 15’’.
- How Sikhs Became Seeks (Hindu, ANAND, Aug 07, 2005)
The verdict in the 1985 Air India bombing trial, in which both the accused were acquitted in February 2005, was covered extensively by the media in North America.
- Modi Showing Signs Of Weakness (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 07, 2005)
No disciplinary charges against Jhadafiya
- Mauritania At The Crossroads (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 07, 2005)
Although they have promised to establish democratic conditions in the country within two years,
- Chidambaram Announces Issue Of Basaveshwara Coins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Saint poet's philosophy is relevant even today'
- Death For A Terrorist (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2005)
Thursday's Supreme Court verdict in the Parliament attack case is, certainly, a landmark judgement.
- Judges Are Mortals Too (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Aug 06, 2005)
We know little about the men in black robes
- Struggle For Gender Justice (Tribune, Nonica Datta, Aug 06, 2005)
The national hysteria in the Imrana case demonstrates the hypocrisy of political parties on women’s issues.
- No Comebacks (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2005)
The return of a phenomenon never quite captures the imagination as the debut appearance.
- Fpsc Chief’S Complaints (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 06, 2005)
Out-of-turn promotions, repeated extensions in service or ‘lateral entry’ appointments have been part and parcel of the chequered history of the civil services of Pakistan.
- Drama House (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2005)
Didi’s brand of parliamentary behaviour sends out a warning
- Liberate Our Cities (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 06, 2005)
Almost no major US city is the seat of government. What if you made Satara Maharashtra’s capital?
- The Price Of Occupation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2005)
Twenty-two Americans, one of them a civilian, have lost their lives in Iraq in three days. For eight days, the figure goes up to 37.
- Siddaramaiah Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2005)
By arbitrarily dismissing the leader, Gowda has shown his authoritarianism
- The Perennial Outsider (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 05, 2005)
On Thursday Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress leader, put on display somewhat unorthodox behaviour in the Lok Sabha after the Chair had rejected her adjournment motion on the subject of alleged infiltration into West Bengal from Bangladesh.
- Patka’ In France (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2005)
THE French authorities have rightly taken a positive step in allowing Sikh students to wear ‘patkas’ or under-turbans while at school.
- A Right Democratic Mess (Indian Express, S.C.N. JATAR, Aug 05, 2005)
Milind DEORA was on TV at the height of the crisis. He said he could not answer for the failures in Mumbai because he represents Mumbai in the Lok Sabha!
- So Near, Yet So Far For Bjp In State (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Aug 05, 2005)
Yediyurapppa and his associates showing signs of desperation
- Afzal Was Key Conspirator: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Aug 05, 2005)
He has lost his right to life, says Bench
Attack on Parliament had no parallel in the history of Indian democracy Shaukat Hussain did not participate in plot. ..
- Us Shift On India Nuclear Policy Tilts Regional Balance (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 04, 2005)
Perhaps nowhere else do American foreign policymakers face more contradictions than in the area stretching from Israel to Korea.
- No Escape (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2005)
Govt will have to confront the spectre of ’84
- Playing Fair In Bihar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2005)
Six months after the exit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Government, politics in Bihar continues to revolve around the charismatic, if increasingly exasperating,
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