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Articles 20021 through 20120 of 26693:
- No Alternative To Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 04, 2005)
It would be wrong, perhaps, to see too much in Christina Rocca’s views about the relationship between the war on terror and the safety of nuclear weapons on the one hand and President Pervez Musharraf retaining his uniform on the other.
- The Congress And Image Building (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Aug 04, 2005)
Is there a case for a media policy that is party-centric and not personality driven?
- More Of A Mess (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2005)
It is no easy task to clean up the mess in Bihar. But much of what the governor, Mr Buta Singh,
- A Cloudy Alternative (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 04, 2005)
DARK CLOUDS APPEAR to be stealing over the Kyoto Protocol with the signing last week in Laos of the `Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate' among four Asian countries
- Din Of Independence (Business Line, S. Ramanujam, Aug 04, 2005)
A popular view is founded on the hypothesis that "good corporate governance can happen only if there are independent directors on the board".
- "No, We Are Not Behaving Like Nazis" (Hindu, Isaac Herzog, Aug 03, 2005)
Israel's disengagement is genuine, writes its Minister of Construction and Housing.
- Janus-Faced (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 03, 2005)
Have you noticed the marked dichotomy in the behaviour of the same big shots when they are before people in the mass and when they are approached by one of those very people in the throng as an individual?
- The Left Has A Gameplan (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 02, 2005)
There is tension building up between the prime minister and the Left.
- When Trading Is A Crime (Times of India, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Aug 02, 2005)
Hawkers persecuted despite providing invaluable services
- Buta Singh’S Ways (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
The standoff between Bihar Governor Buta Singh and Chief Secretary G.S. Kang over the transfer of 17 IPS officers has snowballed into a major controversy with Mr Kang having proceeded on long leave in protest against the decision.
- Bihar’S Law & Disorder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 01, 2005)
President’s rule threatens to push the state even deeper into the mire
- Congress Depends On Rane To Checkmate Sharad Pawar (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 01, 2005)
The normal chill in the relationship between the Congress and its ally, the Nationalist Congress Party, in Maharashtra is plunging southward and dropping after Shiv Sena rebel Narayan Rane joined the former.
- No End To Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 01, 2005)
There is no end to terrorist killings in Jammu and Kashmir. While terrorists continue to strike at security forces, their primary target, as Friday’s incident in Srinagar shows, the motivated killers and their mentors seem to be working overtime to destro
- Local Bodies: Whose Fiefdom? (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Aug 01, 2005)
This year's local government elections have generated unprecedented interest among all those who seek power by capturing elective offices.
- Another Musharraf Charm Offensive (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 01, 2005)
On friday last, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf held forth for over two hours with 80-odd foreign correspondents, some based in the country and some visiting it.
- Threat To Russia's Hold On Caucasus (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Aug 01, 2005)
Chechen rebels have fanned out to neighbouring territories, particularly Dagestan, increasing the pressure on Moscow.
- At State, Rice Takes Control Of Diplomacy (Washington Post, Robin Wright, Jul 31, 2005)
Three weeks after taking office, Condoleezza Rice hosted Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and their Japanese counterparts at the State Department.
- Peace Cannot Co-Exist With Violence In Kashmir: Conference (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2005)
Delegates at dialogue call for reconciliation and transparency in peace process
"Even as we talk about peace, hardly a few kilometres away the guns are roaring."
- Yesterday’S Shiv Sainik, Today’S Congressman (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 31, 2005)
Narayan Rane, who slogged for 30 years to build Shiv Sena and, now unceremoniously thrown out of the party, likens his one-time mentor,
- Workers Must Get Their Due: Brinda (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jul 31, 2005)
The Rajya Sabha or the House of Elders will definitely be enriched further with the election of Mrs Brinda Karat as a member.
- Instrument Of Change (Pioneer, Subodh Kumar, Jul 30, 2005)
The judiciary is an arm of social revolution, upholding equality that social majoritarianism had longed for through various movements.
- Religion And The World (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 30, 2005)
In his foreword to Philosophical Remarks, Wittgenstein famously said: “This book is written to the glory of God, but nowadays that would be chicanery, that is, it would not be rightly understood.”
- Egypt Must Tolerate Open Debate (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jul 30, 2005)
Political Islam must be given the air to breathe. Open debate can tackle the dangers of fundamentalism.
- Toxic Reaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 29, 2005)
When Henry Kissinger went to bid goodbye to Richard M Nixon during the latter's final hours at the White House, he told his President: "History will be kinder to you than your contemporaries.
- A Stitch In Time (Pioneer, M. C. Joshi, Jul 29, 2005)
In his letter, "Bring back the original" (July 22), Mr Hari Prakash Mishra has suggested restoring Article 74 of the Constitution to its original form, which did not make the Union Cabinet's recommendation binding on the President.
- Jihadi Bangla (Pioneer, Jihadi Bangla, Jul 29, 2005)
By forcefully drawing Government's attention to the emergence of Bangladesh as a new hub of Islamist terror,
- Unwarranted Objections (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 29, 2005)
There seems to be no change in the American opposition to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.
- Will Karnataka Be The Next Gujarat? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jul 29, 2005)
Regardless of whether the strife within the Janata Dal (Secular) reaches its threatened climax this weekend or not, the moot point is whether the simple caste arithmetic that seems to be guiding the Congress’ strategy at the moment has the potential to yi
- Left Hook, Right Jab (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 29, 2005)
The Left parties seem to be having one foot in the Government and the other in the Opposition.
- Ruled By The Nominee (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Jul 28, 2005)
When Vijayalakshmi Pandit arrived in August 1947 to take up her post as India’s first ambassador in Moscow,
- Inevitable Parting Of Ways? (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jul 28, 2005)
In politics, governments are often made and unmade by sudden reverses or developments.
- Treating The Causes, Not Symptoms (Dawn, A.B. Shahid, Jul 28, 2005)
In a jointly authored article published in the New York Times, US national security advisor Stephen J. Hadley and Homeland Security Advisor Frances Fargos have proposed a fundamental change in US approach to confronting terrorism.
- Uncertainty In Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2005)
Bihar has been passing through a period of uncertainty for long. The Centre has extended President’s rule in the state for another six months. The elections held in February threw up a fractured mandate.
- Hr, No Longer A Back-End Activity (Business Line, Mirsa Viquar Ahmed , Jul 27, 2005)
In the growing global economy, the human resource function is becoming increasingly complex.
- I Said What Jinnah Envisaged, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2005)
Wanted to remind Pakistan people of secularism suggested by Jinnah
- The Iconic Motabhai (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 26, 2005)
.G. Patel’s passing removes an entire generation I looked up to. He was a close friend of Mahendra, my elder brother,
- Women's Bill: Left, Bjp Criticise Upa Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
To add more seats to meet 33 p.c. reservation for women
Women's groups too join chorus
BJP for the original bill drafted by the previous Government
We are not interested in any debate on the issue: Brinda Karat
- Why The Congress Wants Rane (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2005)
The Congress' decision to woo Narayan Rane has been taken to gain in the Konkan as also to check the NCP's advance in the region
- Audit The Political Class As Well (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 26, 2005)
It is time to try and solve the mystery of how almost all our leaders end up being very rich men and women
- Caught In A Bind (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jul 25, 2005)
It makes a nice change to hear one of President Musharraf’s homilies being delivered on his home turf instead of from one of those exotic tropical palm-fringed capitals that one dreams of visiting but can no longer afford.
- Where Parties Are At (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2005)
This parliamentary session is a defining moment for government and opposition
- Power Shift (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2005)
Iran-Iraq rapprochement is changing Gulf geopolitics
- What Does Nuclear Bargain With Us Entail? ` (Deccan Herald, Jasjit Singh, Jul 25, 2005)
If we do not separate the civilian nuclear facilities from those related to defence, international cooperation will remain a non-starter.
- Left To Pressure Centre Into Implementing Cmp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
It is in Congress character to deviate from promises, says Yechury
- Nda Plans Censure Motion Against Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
The NDA will force a discussion in Parliament on Manmohan Singh’s speech in Oxford.
- Women Talk Of Rights (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 25, 2005)
Shobha De ko gussa kyon atta hai? A recent event organised to discuss women’s issues by FICCI ladies went completely astray as the moderator Shivani Wazir introduced panelist Shobha and asked the author to please tell them how she stayed so fit.
- Indecent Proposal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2005)
Marrying the personal to the political has been carried too far by the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat.
- Extremism: Causes And Consequences (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 24, 2005)
THE terrible bomb blasts in London, now described as 7/7, coming in the wake of 9/11, the Bali carnage and Madrid bombings, have once again brought into focus the hard fact that terrorism today is the single most threat to peace and stability of nations a
- A Dreadful State Of Mind (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 24, 2005)
EVER since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC (9/11), many commentators have argued that terrorism will not go away until its underlying causes are identified and removed. General Musharraf has repeatedly made this argument.
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 24, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting.
- Summer Of Hope In Indo-Us Ties (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 24, 2005)
Political leaders in India sometimes get carried away by the sheer scale of reception and hospitality that surround summits in the White House.
- Leak Riddle: Who's Playing Whom? (Washington Post, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 24, 2005)
Judith Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter who now wears a brown and green prison jumpsuit, will soon enter her third week in a jail cell just a few miles from the White House where administration officials suspected of leaking clas
- Selling Evil Without A Cause (Japan Times, GREGORY CLARK, Jul 24, 2005)
If British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to prevent more London bombings, he needs to come up with some better arguments to condemn Islamic militancy.
- Surpluses And Luck (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 24, 2005)
LIKE SOME OTHER immodest governors nationwide who are benefiting from a surge in state tax collections, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) is claiming credit for Maryland's revenue windfall, suggesting it is the product of his administration's shrewd fiscal s
- Extremists And State Power (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jul 24, 2005)
PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan hit the nail on the head when he said the other day that terror would not end till the governments stop using extremism as a tool of power.
- End Of The 'Calm' For Israel, Palestinians (Japan Times, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 24, 2005)
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called for a "period of calm" when he took over the late Yasser Arafat's job in January, and for a while some people allowed themselves to believe that peace was within reach. But that delusion depended on the belief that
- Egypt Blasts (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2005)
FOLLOWING close on the heels of the London bombings, Saturday’s devastating series of suicide explosions that killed 88 people at the tourist resort of Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt should leave no doubt that the arena for the war on terror continues to expand
- Championing The Cause Of Environment (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 24, 2005)
Known as one of the top five most powerful persons in Asia and recipient of the Time “Environment Hero Award”, Dr Vandana Shiva now aspires to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
- Big Brotherhood (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 23, 2005)
Maharashtra’s dance bar bill, the parental consent edict in Gujarat, speak the same illiberalism
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pakistan Observer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 23, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting. As the Finance Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao Cabinet, he had acquired some insight into the complex US mindset.
- Summer Of Hope In Indo-Us Ties (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 23, 2005)
Political leaders in India sometimes get carried away by the sheer scale of reception and hospitality that surround summits in the White House. I recall scribes accompanying Rajiv Gandhi to the Reagan White House in 1985 ridiculing me when I urged a degre
- We Agree With President (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 23, 2005)
DURING his comprehensive address to the nation on Thursday, President Pervez Musharraf covered a number of subjects having a bearing on internal situation, external relations, Pakistan’s image and its economic future.
- Nuclear Threats (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 23, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has raised a significant question vis-à-vis Pakistan’s nuclear assets.
- New Alignments In Nepal? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 23, 2005)
The possibility of an alliance between Nepal's political parties and the Maoists brings fresh hope of an end to the illegal and unconstitutional rule of King Gyanendra.
- The Sen Prescription (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 23, 2005)
I REMEMBERED the most argumentative Indian I ever met when I read Amartya Sen’s The Argumentative Indian*. He was a train passenger who, unmindful of a towel on a seat, occupied it.
- Spaniard And Indian (Telegraph, B.T. Ranadive, Jul 23, 2005)
In 1977, Left Fronts dominated by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) came to power in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. A year later, the CPI(M) leader, B.T. Ranadive, wrote a pungent critique of the parliamentary path to socialism. This took the
- Understanding A Controversial Legislation (Hindu, M.S. Prabhakara, Jul 23, 2005)
While admitting the opportunism that went into the making of the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983, the political circumstances that had made it necessary at that point of time cannot be ignored.
- ‘mountain Of Peace’ (Tribune, CBP Srivastava, Jul 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, by declaring that the world’s highest battlefield Siachen should be converted into a “mountain of peace”, has sent a clear signal to Pakistan that demilitarisation of Siachen is his political objective and he is committed to
- Reprieve For Chandy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 22, 2005)
The outcome of the no-confidence motion moved by the CPM-led opposition against the Oommen Chandy government in Kerala was a foregone conclusion, given the numerical superiority enjoyed by the ruling United Democratic Front.
- 'Ultras May Seize Pak N Bomb' (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 22, 2005)
Dr Singh said India had to fall back on a nuclear programme in view of reckless proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in its neighbourhood.
- Trinamool To Expose Left Tactics (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 22, 2005)
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee flayed the Left for poll malpractices and vowed to restore electoral democracy in West Bengal.
- Sorry Sir, That’S Not My Table (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Jul 22, 2005)
Mugabe has become a caricature of an African ruler who gets his way through state-sponsored torture. How can we play cricket there?
- Insurgency Turns Communal (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 22, 2005)
Sunnis are now convinced the Shias intend to transform Iraq into a Shia theocracy by imposing Shia clerics, religious forms, political ideologies, and social mores on the entire populace.
- Sc Sets Aside Election Of Cong Mla (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 22, 2005)
The Supreme Court has taken serious note of an interpolation (insertion) made by a Returning Officer (RO) on the nomination paper of a BJP candidate, quashing the election of a Congress MLA Surendra Singh Negi in Uttaranchal.
- Another Embarrassment For Blair (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 21, 2005)
British Intelligence experts warned how the war in Iraq was boosting “terrorist related activity in the UK” weeks before the July 7 London bombings that killed more than 50 and wounded another 700.
- A Relook At Defence Agreement (Tribune, N. Kunju, Jul 21, 2005)
THIS refers to “Mission to Washington” by Mr H.K. Dua (July 5). The 10-year agreement on defence and military affairs regarding future collaboration between India and the US signed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherji has, ironically, been hailed by the op
- One Man’S Unreason (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jul 21, 2005)
asks why the CPI(M) must keep yielding ground to Subash Ghisingh, since his demands are always wanting in logic
- Monetary Policy Making — Transparency Under The Scanner (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jul 21, 2005)
Though not an institutional arrangement like the UK's Monetary Policy Committee that guides and chalks out the policy and influences expectations, the Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy, set up by the RBI, will hopefully act as a catalyst for
- Silent Night (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 21, 2005)
It may now be possible for citizens of India to sleep peacefully at night without being disturbed by blaring music from a neighbour’s stereo or loudspeakers screeching bhajans at the local jagran.
- A New Fusion (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2005)
COMING AS IT does on top of the Defence Framework Agreement signed by the two countries, the joint statement issued during the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US may perhaps reinforce a perception that New Delhi and Washington are embarke
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