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Articles 20121 through 20220 of 26693:
- Sticking-Plaster Attitude That Gives Law Additional Layers Of Complexity (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2005)
THE site of Edinburgh Castle was occupied as early as 900 BC, informs www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk.
- No Madrasa Link To London Attacks (Hindu, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
COLIN POWELL and Donald Rumsfeld were not known for their close agreement on matters of foreign policy, but one thing that they were united upon was the threat posed by Pakistan's madrasas.
- A Meaningless Victory For Chandy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2005)
The United Democratic Front Government in Kerala has won the no-confidence vote quite comfortably, by 82 to 46, but the ruling coalition members showed no sign that they were ready for the Assembly election next year.
- A Largely Bourgeois Endeavour (Deccan Herald, William Dalrymple, Jul 21, 2005)
Al Qaeda-type terrorists are not the type who seek out madrasas. Most of them are highly educated
- Sunni-Shia Relations Hit Rock Bottom In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jul 21, 2005)
The National Dialogue Council has opted out of Iraq’s constitutional commission after the killing of two of its members.
- Black Mark Against The White House (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 21, 2005)
AS American presidential scandals go, it doesn’t seem like much. Although the liberally inclined sections of the press in the United States have been parading the inevitable comparisons — Watergate, the Iran-Contra affair, Monica Lewinsky — the hype does
- Another Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Sudden changes of tune invariably hide a twisted tale. The government of West Bengal has decided that it will not support the establishment of any more madrasahs in the state.
- More Trouble In Southern Thailand (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 21, 2005)
The situation in southern Thailand continues to deteriorate. A series of recent attacks indicate a troubling new sophistication by the Islamic insurgents there. The government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has responded with legislation that gives
- Defacing The Basic Law (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Jul 21, 2005)
IN its recent judgment on the issue of General Musharaff’s uniformed presidency and the 17th Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment as well as another act, 2004, which empowers General Musharaff to continue to hold
- "Russia Wants Widest Possible Agreement On U.N. Security Council Expansion" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 21, 2005)
The Russians have been very circumspect on the issue of expanding the United Nations Security Council.Andrei Denisov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, provides written responses to questions sent earlier.
- A New Nuclear Era (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 21, 2005)
THE Bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday’s about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such. By declaring that it would help India build nuclear power plants and import advanced weapons, the administration has made good on it
- Hope On The Horizon (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2005)
The agreement might bring peace to the people of the civil war-torn Aceh
- Japan Links G-4 Campaign To U.N. Millennium Goals (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 21, 2005)
Japan, which is partnering India in their ongoing efforts to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, has said that the issue, if left unresolved, might only impair the planned global summit on the Millennium Development Goals
- Trust In Us (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Christopher Columbus, as Mr Manmohan Singh reminded his audience in Washington, came upon America thinking he had landed in India. But it has taken India more than five decades of deliberation to discover the United States of America.
- Plastics And Male Babies (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jul 21, 2005)
SCIENTISTS IN America have found the first evidence that common chemicals used in products as diverse as cosmetics, toys, cling film and plastic bags may harm the development of unborn baby boys.
- American Idol (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jul 21, 2005)
In the 1950s, the British people did not know that there was a new country called Pakistan. They were shocked into its existence after Fazal Mahmood, the great bowler, almost single-handedly defeated England at the Oval with his unplayable leg cutters.
- A New Nuclear Era (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 20, 2005)
The bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday's about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such.
- Noise Pollution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2005)
Apex court is forced to crack the whip
- Noise-Free Zones (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2005)
The SC ruling, if implemented, should bring quiet to areas
- Pm Flaunts Impeccable N-Credentials (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 20, 2005)
US Congressmen heard from Dr Singh why they should help their President in adjusting the US laws to help India’s civilian nuclear power sector.
- Shifting Balance In Central Asia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jul 20, 2005)
The Balance of power in Central Asia is tilting toward Russia for the first time since the United States established a foothold in the region after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- Well Done, Prime Minister (Times of India, L M SINGHVI, Jul 20, 2005)
Ideologues and critics have failed to notice that Manmohan Singh's speech at Oxford did not contain a word of condemnation or condonation.
- Asian Ecumenism (Hindu, FELIX WILFRED, Jul 19, 2005)
History of Asian ecumenism which has acquired its own identity and vibrancy
- Politicisation Of Culture (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Jul 19, 2005)
The door on which a great part of this volume hangs is the rise of Hindu nationalism and what it entails in our understanding of India and Indian politics
- Dharam Not A Weak Cm: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2005)
JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda on Monday remarked that N Dharam Singh is not a “weak chief minister”.
- Fields' Meltdown Bad News For Mike (Yahoo! News, STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN , Jul 19, 2005)
Senior advisers to Mayor Bloomberg in creasingly fear that Fernando Ferrer will win the Democratic primary and avoid a potentially racially divisive runoff that could work to the mayor's advantage.
- Tonnage Tax Adds Weight To Indian Fleet (Business Line, M.P. PINTO, Jul 18, 2005)
India's shipping tonnage, which for 25 years seemed doomed to remain under 7 million tonnes, has crossed the magical figure of 8 million tonnes in a just a year.
- Bound By The Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 18, 2005)
The Election Commission defends its conduct of the Rajya Sabha elections
- God Meets Mammon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 18, 2005)
To preserve their autonomy, religious institutions must give evidence of self-regulation
- Cm’S Gaddi: Kharge Leaves It To Time & Destiny (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
“Samay se pahle, bhagya se jyada, kuch nahin milta” (You won’t get anything before the destined time and more than one’s luck).
- Bangladeshi Migrants: Bjp For Religious Discrimination (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
AASU warned the BJP against dividing illegal B’desh migrants on the basis of religion and to deport them irrespective of their identity
- Too Early To Blame Parties On Bogus Applications’ Issue: Ec (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
The Election Commission on Saturday said it was too early to blame any particular party regarding the bogus bulk applications submitted for additions in the Electoral Roll (ER) and a clear picture would emerge only after the verification was completed.
- Us Says Its Policy Not Against India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Will the G-4 resolution for the expansion of the Security Council meet the fate of hundreds of resolutions that come up before the UN General Assembly?
- Bjp Leader Hacked To Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Senior Chhattisgarh BJP leader Balram Bais, cousin of former Union minister and MP Ramesh Bais, was hacked to death at Abhanpur, around 35 km from here, late on Friday night.
- Déjà Vu In Dir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2005)
That political and religious leaders in Dir do not want women to contest the upcoming local body elections brings a distinct sense of deja vu.
- Britain Needs Islam's Finest (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2005)
To rid their communities of closet terrorists, Britain's two million Muslims must do more than just hang up new banners.
- Not Everything Need Show On Radar Screen (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jul 14, 2005)
The market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India is reportedly perturbed over the recent spate of bulk sale of shares of a few banking companies in negotiated deals that leave no imprint on the records of recognised stock exchanges in India. It
- Flag And Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
THE Union Cabinet’s go-ahead for easing restrictions on the national flag would be welcomed at a time when the Tricolour is becoming fashionable.
- The Change In Mauritius (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
The defeat of the coalition led by Prime Minister Paul Berenger in the recent parliamentary elections in Mauritius was almost on expected lines.
- The Agp's Mounting Woes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 09, 2005)
The recent expulsion of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta from the Asom Gana Parishad, the party that owes its birth in large part to him, can only add to its mounting woes.
- The Flag Is Free (Dawn, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 08, 2005)
The archaic rules on the use of the Indian flag by citizens have rightly been discarded
- Pakistan Scared And Up In The Arms With India-Us-Uk Joint Air Force Exercises In Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2005)
Toughening its stand, the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said the solution of Kashmir issue lies only in the implementation of UN resolution and rejected autonomy,
- The Real Challenge For Mr. Karunakaran (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 07, 2005)
While the resignation of nine Congress members from the Kerala Legislative Assembly might have no impact on the longevity of the Oommen Chandy Government,
- Ayodhya’S Original Security Lapse (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jul 07, 2005)
The success of the Central paramilitary forces in repelling a terrorist attack in Ayodhya in 2005 exposes the “security lapse” engineered at the same site by the BJP and Congress in 1992.
- Bal Thackeray Plays A Familiar Tune (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Jul 07, 2005)
Narayan Rane's expulsion can affect the Sena's fortunes in the Konkan region and in Mumbai's apex civic body
- Old Crisis, New Demands (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jul 06, 2005)
THE WEST Bengal Government has attempted to buy peace in the Darjeeling hills by conceding, at various stages over the past seven months, the demands of Subash Ghisingh for greater powers to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council [DGHC] of which he is...
- Framed: Indian Administration (Indian Express, K. P. S. GILL , Jul 06, 2005)
Asked to write about the Gujarat riots of 2002 by an European magazine, I was groping for images to convey the abject and inexcusable failure of the police to an audience not familiar with the functioning of the Indian police and the context they...
- Unchain Information (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2005)
The Govt should declassify 30-year-old secret information...
- History Textbooks: The Need To Move Forward (Hindu, Sumit Sarkar, Jul 05, 2005)
The biggest problem concerns not political costs or the need to upgrade content, but questions of accessibility and appropriateness for young people.
- Lb Polls And Violence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 05, 2005)
IRONIC as it appears, the murder of a Jamaat-i-Islami activist on Sunday coincided with the holding of an all-party conference designed to adopt a code of conduct for the local body elections.
- Games Over Center Court (Washington Post, Akhil Reed Amar, Jul 05, 2005)
The formal constitutional rules for appointing a justice to the Supreme Court seem simple enough:
- Bal’S Cartoon Strip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2005)
Going by the latest hi-jinks in the Shiv Sena, it is threatening to run out on him
- American Pie (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 05, 2005)
Most things American come gilded in hype and gift-wrapped by grand pronouncements
- Cast Out Forever (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 05, 2005)
A leader today, an outcast tomorrow. That is the familiar stuff of changing equations between political parties and their leaders.
- Strangers In The House (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 05, 2005)
THE CPI(M) was the only political party which supported a petition in the Supreme Court that Rajya Sabha members had to be elected from the state in which they resided.
- Timeline: Ayodhya Crisis (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, Jul 05, 2005)
The religious site where the Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya has been a flashpoint between Hindus and Muslims for years.
- A Test Case For The Judiciary (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jul 04, 2005)
THE timing of the decision of the Supreme Court to take up the appeal of the victim of the notorious Meerwala gang-rape case, against the background of an increasingly hostile international press, was as sudden as it was propitious.
- Glimpses Of Foreign Policy History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2005)
India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war is the stuff of legend. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi generalled that memorable triumph against great odds — to the stunned disbelief of the United States. There are not many unknowns in..
- Barred Minds And Bar Girls (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Jul 04, 2005)
In a temporary reprieve, the ordinance banning dance bars in Maharashtra has been returned by the governor. However, with an all-party consensus including socialist-feminist Mrinal Gore, the ban is bound to translate into law in the forthcoming assembly..
- Stop The Presses! Rural Women On A Roll Women (Deccan Herald, Tarannum Manjul, Jul 03, 2005)
‘Women managed’ newsletters have been operating as change agents in villages for more than a decade in India.
- Why Does Advani Contradict Himself? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 02, 2005)
While L K Advani is busy explaining what he meant by describing the destruction of the Babri Masjid as “the saddest day of his life” and lauding Jinnah as a genuine secularist, he has yet to explain why and on what grounds he imposed his deification...
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed. The poll, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, raises . . .
- Operation Broomstick Corruption Data Comes To Haunt Us Yet Again (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2005)
Every now and then, Transparency International dredges up unedifying truths on levels of corruption in our country. According to its recent survey, Indians paid over Rs 20,000 crore as bribes last year. The biggest share went to schools, followed by...
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Indian Hard-Liner Adjusts His Sails To Catch Winds Of Peaceful Change (Christian Science Monitor, John Nemec, Jun 30, 2005)
The impossible occurred last month in South Asia. A conservative Indian nationalist leader praised the founder of Pakistan.
- Blaming Pakistan Won't Help (Japan Times, Farhan Bokhari, Jun 30, 2005)
The latest diplomatic rift between Pakistan and Afghanistan speaks volumes about the underlying frictions among both countries and the United States in the so-called war on terror.
- Conservatives Regain The Presidency In Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 30, 2005)
The new President represents a right-wing drift in a large section of the new generation which has, for the moment, overpowered the impulse for reform as well as the aspirations of its liberal advocates.
- Iran Takes A Turn To The Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 30, 2005)
With conservative candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning the presidential election in Iran,
- Peace No Closer In West Asia (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jun 30, 2005)
They are calling it the war of the colours. On one side, the Jewish settlers facing eviction from Gaza urging their fellow citizens to wear or wave orange to protest the withdrawal.
- Nothing Really Extraordinary (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jun 30, 2005)
The Salt Lake episode during the municipal elections is a “closed chapter” because leaving it open would have embarrassed both the chief minister and his party, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- House Of Elders (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2005)
It is a cliché to assert that there is the letter of the Indian constitution and there is also its spirit. The nomination of Ms Brinda Karat
- Our Stings, Their Stings (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Jun 30, 2005)
There are stings and stings. There are our stings and there are their stings and never, it seems, the twain shall meet.
- How Pakistan Can Help Iran (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jun 30, 2005)
A STATEMENT issued recently by a number of important persons, associated with foreign affairs, has stressed the importance of a close Pakistan-Iran relationship and warned against divisions and misunderstandings created wittingly or unwittingly.
- Talking To Iraq’S Resistance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
WHO is talking on whose behalf may be controversial, but the contradictory statements emanating from Washington and Baghdad confirm that the Iraqi resistance is being engaged in talks.
- Suu Kyi’S Fight For Democracy (Dawn, Maheen A. Rashdi, Jun 30, 2005)
When the world’s most peaceful fighter against oppression, Aung San Suu Kyi turned 60 recently, she was alone and more isolated than ever before.
- Welcome But Not Adequate Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 29, 2005)
The 100 per cent debt write-off deal for some of the world's poorest countries finalised by the G-8 is but a symptomatic response from the group of developed countries whose record on addressing Africa's chronic poverty and under-development has been far
- Iraq: Elusive Stability (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jun 29, 2005)
BY the time this article appears President Bush would have made his speech at Fort Bragg defending America’s Iraq policy and emphasizing that there was no question of withdrawing US troops from Iraq until the Iraqi security forces had been built up. . .
- India: U.S. Ally Or Independent Power? (Japan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jun 29, 2005)
The courtship between the world's most powerful and most populous democracies is in full swing,
- A Gambling Epidemic Hits Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 29, 2005)
Lax controls have helped the gambling industry grow to frightening proportions.
- Ways To Leave Your Boss (Hindu, Catherine Quinn, Jun 29, 2005)
Sweaty Palms ? Nervous stomach cramps? Dreading the inevitable handshakes? These symptoms are not just restricted to the first day at work.
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