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Articles 21721 through 21820 of 26693:
- This Budget, Factor In C For Corruption (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 27, 2005)
Tucked away on an inside page of this newspaper, a couple of weeks ago, was a news item that I hope caught the attention of the Finance Minister while he was making our Budget.
- India Talks Down To Its Neighbors (Antiwar.com, editorials. antiwar.com, Feb 26, 2005)
Last week, India spelled out its emerging thinking and policy toward its neighbors in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- The One-Man Centre (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 26, 2005)
It could only happen in Sindh. A blazing row is raging inside the Sindh Ministry. Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has accused his Revenue Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh, of corruption and misuse of authority.
- Moving On To Rehabilitation (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Feb 26, 2005)
With rescue and relief operations almost over, the States affected by the tsunami have to tackle the challenge of rehabilitation in the days ahead.
- Of Kings, Coups, And Censorship (Hindu, Laxmi Murthy, Feb 26, 2005)
Nepal's King and his men have targeted the country's thriving independent media, which have fought back using satire.
- What's In A Name (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 26, 2005)
The suggestion that a university named after Keshav Baliram Hedgewar may be a RSS redoubt is both misleading and mischievous.
- Still Seeking Right To Write (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 26, 2005)
The second legal battle to get the ban on Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s book Dwikhandita lifted has started with a West Bengal human rights organisation, APDR, filing a fresh plea in the high court.
- Stirrings In A Hopeless Land (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 26, 2005)
Nobody goes to Bihar too often. Actually, nobody goes there unless he or she has to. No surprise then that for all but one member of our group of Limousine Liberals
- Added Nauseam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 26, 2005)
Last year, the newly-installed UPA regime drew justified flak for politicising the first post-poll presidential address to Parliament. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam read out a speech projecting Election 2004
- Bush And Putin: A Tad Cooler To Each Other (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 26, 2005)
In some ways, it is still possible to sustain the illusion that these "two leaders of great nations" (Bush) are equal: their agreements on nuclear security and Russia’s attempt to join the WTO are both important.
- Buying Us Aircraft (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 26, 2005)
India has sent out requests for information (RFI) to various leading aircraft manufacturers in the world as a preliminary step to float tenders to purchase 126 multi-role combat aircraft.
- How Not To Conduct Publicly (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Feb 26, 2005)
While the nation awaits the people's verdict in the three crucial State Assembly elections in Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana, certain disturbing trends in the polity cannot be lost sight of. I have in mind the vicious attack
- Final Proof: Global Warming Is A Man-Made Disaster (Tribune, Steve Connor, Feb 26, 2005)
Scientists have found the first unequivocal link between man-made greenhouse gases and a dramatic heating of the earth’s oceans. The researchers — many funded by the US government
- Gurudev As Story-Teller (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 26, 2005)
“The very name evokes awe and reverence,” writes Sinjita Gupta, translator and compiler of ten short stories by Rabindranath Tagore in a collection entitled Mystic Moods (UBPSD).
- Let The Iron Rooster Take Wing (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 26, 2005)
Introducing competition into the Railways would provide a range of choices to the consumer and make train travel more efficient
- Sweet Thames Flow Softly (Indian Express, PRARTHNA GAHILOTE, Feb 25, 2005)
It rises and falls, a velvety black spread of silk, with the London Eye on one side and the Big Ben on the other. After, sundown, when the overcast skies turn a deeper shade, day activities are put to rest.
- Railways: Making It The Beast Of Burden (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Feb 25, 2005)
The cumulative effect of years of apathy and neglect is beginning to really tell on the Railways. The biggest challenge facing the Railways Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, will be to step up its share in the total transportation of traffic.
- Look Beyond The Picture-Postcard (Indian Express, AVANTIKA REGMI, Feb 25, 2005)
In the past Nepal was only known as a popular tourist destination with quaint traditions, thousands of festivals, exquisitely carved temples, beer-guzzling gods, blood-thirsty goddesses, and even living goddesses, in exquisite natural beauty.
- The Epic Tale Of Bilkis Bano (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 25, 2005)
A historic event in the evolution of our democracy is taking place in a Mumbai court and we do ourselves disservice by allowing it to be crowded out by other admittedly important stories.
- Theme For A Dream Budget (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 25, 2005)
Sunk in the swish five star hotel sofa, the builder says: “Service tax on construction companies and transporters is a big burden, it must be removed.
- Tri-State Assembly Elections (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 25, 2005)
THIS country’s claim to be the world’s largest and thriving democracy is not an empty boast. The international community recognises that India alone in the Third World has held fast to the democratic path for more than half a century.
- Violent Polls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 25, 2005)
LARGE-scale violence of the kind normally witnessed in Bihar was the order of the day during the polling in the lone Ajnala byelection in Punjab on Wednesday.
- Crop Diversification Is A Necessity (Tribune, Dr K.S. Aulakh, Feb 25, 2005)
PROF H.S. Shergill in his article “Punjab should stick to wheat, paddy” in The Tribune dated February 18 has opposed the plans of reducing area under paddy and wheat as, according to him, it is most economical and the falling watertable is not really a se
- Arm In Arm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 25, 2005)
A failed state in the neighbourhood cannot be a cause for comfort for any country. India, therefore, had no choice but to respond to the crisis in Nepal.
- Bihar Battlelines (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2005)
Two elections held nine months apart. The first, the epitome of clarity and order, and the second, spectacularly chaotic. This, in a nutshell, is the story of Bihar.
- Budget Session — Will Pending Bills Get Time? (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Feb 25, 2005)
There is a large backlog of Bills that have a bearing on economy as well the nation's polity. Though both the Houses are yet to come out with the agenda of business
- The Democracy Dividend (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Feb 25, 2005)
An interesting aspect of President Bush’s efforts to mend fences during his visit to Europe has been his willingness to take the focus away from Iraq.
- Mlas All The Way (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Feb 24, 2005)
Democracy is described as the rule of the people, by the people, for the people. But if we don’t watch out, Karnataka MLAs seem all set to soon alter this definition of democracy, to become the rule of the MLAs, by MLAs, for MLAs.
- Not Ec-Going (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 24, 2005)
The EC's job is to ensure that conduct of polls is smooth, peaceful and as free of discord and scandal as possible. Sadly, all too often, it has itself generated unnecessary controversy.
- Snow And The Sonia Thaw (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2005)
As Congress president Sonia Gandhi became the first and till now only national leader to visit the snow-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, many saw her trip as another proof of her love for the state.
- Splintered Front (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 24, 2005)
National Democratic Alliance convener George Fernandes has prophesied the emergence of a third front in national politics.
- Kuldip Nayar’S Valley Of Unfounded Fears (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA, Feb 24, 2005)
The veteran journalist who once built bridges with the estranged people of Kashmir fails to realise that there is a historic new dawn in the state
- When Two Powers Meet (Hindu, Alexander Konovalov, Feb 24, 2005)
The Putin-Bush summit offers Russia an opportunity to reorder its relations with the West.
- Tale Of Two Democracies (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Feb 24, 2005)
Every vote counts, and every vote must be counted! That was the Democrats’ battle cry after the infamous American elections in 2000. What a shame that those words are now heard in the world’s largest democracy
- Advance And Retreat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 24, 2005)
As British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once suggested, a week might be a long time in politics. But the nation could have waited — and painlessly at that
- Average Bihari Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Feb 24, 2005)
The assembly election in Bihar has been convulsed by several high-profile criminal incidents. In fact, over the years Bihar has acquired the dubious distinction of being the most lawless state of the country.
- Falling Short Of Total Revolution (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 24, 2005)
A new government in Bihar is unlikely to effect a substantial change in the ground realities in the state
- Flagging A Petty Mindset (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24, 2005)
How ignorant could all of us have been? All this while, all these years, great affront was being meted out to the most visible symbol of Indian nationhood. And we did not even know. Never mind, correctives are in place.
- Jaafari’S Vision Isn’T Quite What U.S. Wanted (Tribune, Paul Richter, Feb 24, 2005)
Two years ago, as the United States planned to march into Baghdad, many in the Bush administration had a vision for Iraq’s first freely elected government in decades.
- Converting Truth? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 24, 2005)
Six years after the Graham Staines tragedy, proselytisation continues to thrive in Orissa. None of the three sides to the dispute over conversions-government, missionary and Hindu protectionist-seems to have learnt a lesson.
- Rail Budget: Populism Or Pragmatism? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 23, 2005)
By all indications, the Railways Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, may have no choice but to bite the bullet. The realities of hard finance leave him little scope to be populist or bow to pressure of coalition politics.
- Overcrowded To Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 23, 2005)
This is not the first of this kind of accident. Mishaps seem to follow marriage parties travelling in overcrowded vehicles. These are naturally prone to accidents, as safety norms are hardly observed by drivers and passengers.
- The Battle Of Ajnala (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2005)
The high-pitched Ajnala byelection in Punjab has set a new low in campaigning standards. As The Tribune report on Tuesday pointed out, currency notes were openly distributed in the name of oldage pension.
- Wise Decision (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 23, 2005)
THE Supreme Court has set at rest the controversy about the counting of votes in Haryana when it overruled the decision of the Election Commission to advance it to February 23.
- The Problem In Goa Lies In Delhi (Indian Express, V A Pai Panandiker, Feb 23, 2005)
A spate of articles on Goa suggests that democracy in Goa has gone. Nothing is farther from the truth. What happened in the Goa assembly on February 2 is a ...
- Gonzo Goes To Bihar (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Feb 23, 2005)
Contemporary Bihar has become a graveyard of reputations, not least its own renown as a historical centre of scholarship and prosperity. As such, this year’s assembly election has seen a puncturing of, admittedly minor, egos.
- Vicious Attack (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 23, 2005)
It is doubtful whether in all the history of vituperative venting of spleen by politicians against persons holding public offices, there had been anything so venomous as the abuses flung at the Chief Election Commissioner...
- A City Hostage To Votes (Indian Express, NARINDER NAYAR, Feb 23, 2005)
Let us face it. Mumbai has hit its maximum capacity to accommodate people, both in terms of land and funds.
- Europeans Intrigued (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Feb 23, 2005)
Mrs Margaret Thatcher may not have been amused to read of the visiting US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, being described as the most powerful woman in the world. Headlines in the world media justified the description.
- Hot Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2005)
Despite the cold spell in north India, there is an enormous amount of hot air in New Delhi. This hot air originates in the state conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala
- J And K Accession-Ii (Tribune, A.S. Anand , Feb 23, 2005)
The accession of Jammu and Kashmir imposed an obligation on the dominion of India to defend the State. To drive the invader out was the task which India was asked to face as soon as it finally accepted the Instrument of Accession.
- The Credit Card Generation (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 22, 2005)
There is widespread concern over the easy availability of credit cards and loans, which have pushed up personal debt across age-groups to unprecedented levels in Britain.
- Spain's Lacklustre `Yes' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2005)
Europhile Spain has said a resounding `yes' by a margin of 70 to 30 in Sunday's referendum — the first grassroots test of the Constitution for the 25 member states of the European Union.
- Saluting The Great Indian Village (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2005)
Like the Great Indian Family, the Great Indian village too has been an ideal that we never stop dreaming about. SHREE PADRE explores Balasandra - a village which connects the idea with reality.
- Consolidating Control (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 22, 2005)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra has shown no signs of relenting despite mounting domestic and international pressure on him to restore multi-party democracy in the country.
- Evil Designs (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Feb 22, 2005)
Far from bringing Iraq closer to democracy, the elections were a device by which the US sought to legitimize its occupation
- All Parties Uneasy (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 22, 2005)
There seems to be a sort of political turmoil in the very air of Karnataka now and what reinforces this apprehension is the ill-at-ease situation gripping almost all the political entities of the State.
- Minimising Earthquake Risks (Tribune, Maj Gen Pushpendra Singh, Feb 21, 2005)
The recent tsunami had resulted from a massive undersea earthquake caused by the Indian (Gondwana) tectonic plate pushing under the Eurasian plate. This phenomenon has also raised the great Himalayas and made the entire North Indian region vulnerable to e
- Mlas On Wheels (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2005)
There are many ways of destroying democracy. Nepal’s monarchy chose one way. Our own aaj ka MLAs are doing it differently as the carnival underway in Goa illustrates.
- Nation In Turmoil, King In Trouble (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Feb 21, 2005)
By clamping an emergency and banning all political parties, King Gyanendra Bikram Shah has triggered — most probably — a major avalanche in the Himalayas.
- Nepal: An Indian Faux Pas? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Feb 21, 2005)
The Government of India has reacted in a knee-jerk fashion to the developments in Nepal. It has issued a strong statement condemning the action of the King in dismissing the Cabinet and imposing an emergency.
- Not That Warm Yet (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 21, 2005)
That sound you don’t hear in the street outside is the crowds who aren’t cheering to celebrate the entry into effect of the Kyoto Protocol.
- The Emperor Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Feb 21, 2005)
India has recently stated that it sees constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy as the twin pillars of stability in a modern Nepal.
- Those Who Care For Nobody’S Rights But Their Own (Indian Express, K P S Gill, Feb 21, 2005)
Once again, the ‘human rights’ lobby has launched a virulent and unsubstantiated campaign against the police in the case of the attempt on the life of S A R Geelani, who had been acquitted in the December 13, 2001, attack on India’s Parliament.
- Trigger-Happy (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 21, 2005)
Three separate incidents that recently took place in different parts of the country: they nonetheless form a pattern. Militarymen occupying a compartment in a mail train hurtling ...
- When Camels Fly (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 21, 2005)
It’s good news, bad news time again for the Middle East. The good news is that what you are witnessing in the Arab world is the fall of its Berlin Wall.
- Of Bad Manners In Hyderabad And The Tsunami Photo-Op (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 21, 2005)
What Sania Mirza had that her opponent didn’t was court presence, an entire stadium and DD Sports’ telecast of the WTA championships focussed on her.
- A Life In The Day Of Our Republic (Indian Express, VRINDA GROVER, Feb 21, 2005)
Democracy will not survive if the powers of the Special Cell of the Delhi Police begin to brutally encroach upon citizens’ freedoms
- Calcutta Kills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 21, 2005)
Calcutta kills little children, slowly as well as quickly. The pollution in the air and the arsenic in the water take a while.
- A Fractious Lot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2005)
Even an electoral drubbing cannot keep dissident Congressmen in Kerala quiet for long. Although factionalism contributed in large measure to the party's Kerala rout in the 14th general election
- Directive Is Undemocratic (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Feb 21, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance government’s admission, through its Solicitor-General G.E. Vahanvati, in the Supreme Court of the politician-criminal-bureaucrat nexus, while defending its stand in favour of the Single Directive provision in the Central
- Down The Abyss? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 21, 2005)
Not only in India, but in the rest of the world too, those who were once fondly called city fathers are finding themselves unable to cope with the demands of urban management.
- For The Love Of Neighbours (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Feb 21, 2005)
The foreign secretary’s recent speech has sparked off a debate on inter-state relations in south Asia
- Women’S Panel Not A Jhoom Jhooma (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Feb 20, 2005)
Subhashini Ali of Kanpur was a formidable speaker when she was a CPI(M) member of the Lok Sabha. One afternoon in 1982 I heard her on the newly constituted National Commission for Women.
- Three-In-One (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 20, 2005)
The Left is right, for once. The Congress and Lok Jan-shakti Party have made a "mess" of 'secular' vote-solicitation in Bihar. Both pro and anti-Lalu sections of the electorate no longer know what is on offer in the so-called 'secular' showroom.
- Paswan: A Leader To Be Watched (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 20, 2005)
Described by his bete noire Laloo Prasad Yadav as “Abhaga Paswan”, the Lok Janshakti Party leader, Ram Vilas Paswan may become “Bhagyawan Paswan” as he positions himself to play a crucial role in the post-poll scenario in Bihar.
- High-Tech Delhi Suburb Stuck In 'Village Time Warp' (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Feb 20, 2005)
Five years ago, Saurabh Chawla, a young corporate strategist, moved out of cramped and polluted New Delhi to the open spaces of suburban Gurgaon,
- How The Cpm Sees Its Future (Indian Express, SHIKHA MUKERJEE, Feb 19, 2005)
From 1996, the CPM has been operating in a reactive mode, summed in Jyoti Basu’s famous observation that rejecting the prime ministership was a "historic blunder". In the nine years since 1996
- Mumbai Shanghaied To Patna (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 19, 2005)
Just a drive around Patna could help you see the ongoing slum demolition controversy in Mumbai in a comprehensive perspective.
- Muddle In Nepal (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Feb 19, 2005)
India has seven neighbours, including Nepal. Our relationship with each one of them is based on a different set of historical, geographical and cultural factors. But a generally shared perspective of history and a substantially common culture especially b
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