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Articles 21821 through 21920 of 26693:
- It’S Never Ec (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 19, 2005)
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s latest outburst is yet another reminder of the increasingly strained relationship between political parties and the Election Commission. In many state assembly elections
- India: Nepal’S Friendly Neighbour (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 19, 2005)
It was an odd coincidence that a week or so after Manjushree Thapa’s book Forget Kathmandu (Penguin Viking) was launched with much fanfare in Delhi and widely covered by the Indian media, King Gyanendra declared an Emergency in his kingdom.
- In The Name Of Democracy, Go! (Indian Express, COLIN GONSALVES, Feb 19, 2005)
India's policy in Nepal is determined by the desire to neutralise the Maoists. In the process gruesome acts are condoned causing democracy incalculable harm.
- On The Brink (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Feb 19, 2005)
It is a cruel dilemma for many liberals: Is it right that a good thing like democracy should be ushered in Afghanistan and Iraq by an imperial power like the United States?
- Between The Lines (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Feb 19, 2005)
In the article, "Wonder that was India" (Foray, February 6), Dina Nath Mishra criticises Amulya Ganguli for his uncharitable remarks on ancient Indian science.
- Three-In-One (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 19, 2005)
The Left is right, for once. The Congress and Lok Jan-shakti Party have made a "mess" of 'secular' vote-solicitation in Bihar.
- No Evenings In Paris (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 19, 2005)
It is difficult to imagine Ms Sharmila Tagore as a puritan — An Evening in Paris or, in a very different way, Days and Nights in the Forest, comes in the way.
- Politics Of Bluster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 19, 2005)
As if precipitating a confrontation with the Election Commission of India was not bad enough, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has now gone to the extent of tarring it with serious allegations of corruption and partisanship.
- Will It Or Won't It? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 18, 2005)
The United Kingdom's first referendum in three decades is likely to be held in early 2006. Its people will vote on the Treaty of Rome that established a Constitution for the European Union (EU).
- Naming Right (Deccan Herald, U B GITHA, Feb 18, 2005)
What’s in a name? A rose by any other name is still a rose. Not necessarily as I realised one fine afternoon. My office assistant was on cloud nine, as he had just got the news that there had been an addition to his family and hence an elevation in ...
- Reservations And Competing Nations (Deccan Herald, SURYAKANT WAGHMORE, Feb 18, 2005)
The current debate over reservations in the private sector unravels competing nationalities of our delicately constructed nation — one of the traditionally privileged castes for whom caste- based identity and assertion has now turned into a bane.
- The Stakes In Lebanon (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 18, 2005)
Syria is in the dock over the assassination of former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
- Welcome To The Chinese (International Herald Tribune, William Pesek Jr., Feb 18, 2005)
Everyone has an opinion on who will lead Asia in the years ahead, including the Group of 7 industrial nations. This month, the group clearly seemed to be putting its money on China.
- A More Public Role (Telegraph, SURYAKANT WAGHMORE, Feb 18, 2005)
The current debate over reservations in the private sector unravels the claims of competing nationalities. Especially now that the policy threatens, once again, the traditionally privileged castes for whom caste-based identity has become a bane.
- After The Sock In The Eye (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 18, 2005)
India’s garrulous foreign minister has received a sock in the eye. This gentleman, on induction in office last May, had chosen Kathmandu as his first official port of call.
- Bridging The Rural-Urban Divide (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 18, 2005)
The Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology aims to encourage and promote voluntary action for the implementation of projects meant to increase rural prosperity, with an emphasis on using technology to make a difference.
- Kyoto To New Delhi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol, the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions, took effect on Wednesday. It has two great flaws.
- Hama Rules Vs Baghdad Rules (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 18, 2005)
About two weeks ago, a friend of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stopped by my office to update me on Lebanon and pass on a message from Hariri, whom I have known since reporting from Beirut in the late 1970s.
- Historic Treaty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2005)
After much wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations for over seven years, the Kyoto Protocol finally came into effect on Wednesday, with 141 countries ratifying it, making it a major achievement for environmentalists.
- A Crisis Made To Measure (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 18, 2005)
If Governor S.C. Jamir was suspicious about the confidence vote in the Goa Assembly, he could have discussed the matter with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
- Political Carnival (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Feb 17, 2005)
Unlike the rustic politician from Jatland, the Goan lawmaker affects sophistication. His immaculate wardrobe goes nicely with his painstakingly acquired English pronunciation.
- War Of Reds (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Feb 17, 2005)
In Naxal-affected Palamau division, two of the main contenders in the Assembly poll fray are former ultras. Of these, ex-ultra B N Singh, contesting on a CPI(ML) ticket, is being considered a strong candidate.
- Murder Of Abhi Verma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2005)
The crudeness of the kidnapping and subsequent murder of Hoshiarpur schoolboy Abhi Verma is hard to believe. The despicable act has raised a couple of questions
- South Block's Inconsistencies (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Feb 17, 2005)
As Nepal has been in the limelight, I read again some of the old official letters from the first Indian Prime Minister to King Tribhuvan of Nepal in the 1950s. Surprisingly
- Temptations To Resist, Challenge To Meet (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 17, 2005)
As the Budget-making gathers momentum, the Finance Minister must not announce actions or policy intentions on areas that do not strictly fall under the category of fiscal policy.
- Tigers Are On The Death Row (Tribune, Usha Rai, Feb 17, 2005)
THE tiger in India has been on the death row since the early nineties. After a tremendous pressure from NGOs, both national and international, there was acknowledgement that the tiger was facing a second crisis
- Vibrant Economic Zone (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 17, 2005)
India has done well to stress co-operation and collaboration with its neighbours in its vision for a new South Asia. Coming just days after its decision to stay away from the SAARC summit at Dhaka ruffled feathers in the region
- Justice As Self-Purification (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 17, 2005)
The report on the anti-Sikh riots offers the Congress a chance to reinvent itself.
- Laloo’S Defeat Will Be A Defeat For Peace (Indian Express, Andalib Akhter, Feb 17, 2005)
All eyes are on Bihar’s “Muslim vote”. The chattering classes swear that if the Muslim vote swings towards Laloo Prasad Yadav’s political rivals, he will be in deep trouble.
- Truth, Confessions And Videotape (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 17, 2005)
Anara Gupta, beauty queen. S.A.R. Geelani, academic. Shankaracharya, spiritual leader. Vicky Thakur, suspected kidnapper. Jammu, Delhi, Chennai, Patna.
- Back To The Collective Dream (Indian Express, Kofi A. Annan, Feb 17, 2005)
Because of disagreement with earlier actions in Iraq, the United Nations is now well placed to move Iraq forward
- Alternative Sources Needed (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Feb 17, 2005)
Last month the Prime minister and the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, did the nation a service by warning it, at the start of the Petrotech-2005 conference in Delhi, that the days of cheap and abundant fossil energy were behind us, possibly for
- Saarc Cannot Be Used For Countervailing India... (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2005)
AS a flourishing democracy, India welcomes more democracy in our neighbourhood, but that too is something that we may encourage and promote; it is not something that we can impose upon others.
- The Discovery Of Democracy? (Hindu, David Reznik, Feb 16, 2005)
The growth of true democracy in Palestine has been stunted by a preoccupation with Western democratic technique.
- Uneasy Lies The Head That Doesn’T Wear The Crown (Indian Express, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
Kings and princes should be free to marry whom they want, without public rudeness. But titles remain a delicate business
- Kyoto — Jinxed At Birth? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol on reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) comes into force on February 16 under circumstances that do not reflect well on policy-makers in many countries.
- A Wedding Is Announced (Telegraph, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
“Quietly pleased” would sum up the general British reaction to the engagement of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. But does it mean they will accept her as queen?
- Meet The Dabangs Of Indian Democracy (Indian Express, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Feb 16, 2005)
In Bihar, ‘dabang’ is a phenomenon that holds democracy to ransom. Dabang is one who captures booths for political parties.
- A Three-Way Power Struggle (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 16, 2005)
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal may be tempting fate. The royal proclamation of February 1 pitted him against the other two political forces of his country: the political parties and the Maoist insurgent army.
- Celebrate Love (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2005)
On February 14 every year, loved ones across the globe exchange gifts, candy and flowers, in the name of a mysterious St Valentine. The different legends surrounding St Valentine’s Day notwithstanding
- Civil Society And The State (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 16, 2005)
The discourse over the attack on S.A.R. Geelani has revealed a number of disturbing trends.
- Fear Shall Have No Dominion (Indian Express, ASHIMA KAUL, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people in their lifetime become a symbol. Khaksar Mohammad Maqbool Shah was such a man. Unidentified gunmen shot him dead in Srinagar on February 9, after the evening prayers, near the mosque in which he had, for most of his life
- In The Face Of Defeat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people think before taking any precipitate action. Some reverse the order. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has now chosen to act under pique.
- Politics On The Box (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 15, 2005)
With India in the throes of another round of elections, the role of television in campaigning and seeking to influence the outcome is coming into sharper focus each day.
- Post-Poll Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2005)
THE Iraqis in general should be happy with the election results. They will now have a representative government. The sapling of democracy planted after much bloodshed will, hopefully, grow stronger with people getting a government of their choice.
- Shia Rule In Iraq? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 15, 2005)
While the united Iraqi Alliance won the greater share of seats in the newly elected parliament, there is no guarantee that it will take over smoothly from the interim government.
- Panchayats & Employment Guarantee (Hindu, A. Vaidyanathan , Feb 15, 2005)
There is a far greater chance that left to themselves panchayats will implement employment guarantee schemes with a greater sense of responsibility.
- Start Counting (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2005)
The election results are just a prelude to democracy in Iraq. The country remains a fractious constituency, without any neat political divisions, and trapped between occupation and insurgency.
- Need For Systemic Overhaul (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 15, 2005)
Left-wing extremism is the jargon sought to be kept in currency with incessant efforts by the self-styled super patriots in the rightist strands of the political spectrum. The dispassionate and detached observers may have disinclination in giving any poli
- Diplomacy Won’T Hurt (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 15, 2005)
WHEN it comes to the feelings of neighbouring countries, our government is inclined to be insensitive. It behaves like any other big power which believes that equality in diplomatic jargon is all right as far as it goes
- Forgetting The Tsunami (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Feb 15, 2005)
The tsunami no longer occupies pride of place in terms of news. Today, our front pages and TV screen are all about state elections and the Budget.
- Averted Showdown (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2005)
AFTER conjuring up the possibility of a showdown with the Election Commission, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has stepped back from the battlefront almost at the last minute.
- Kathmandu, With Clarity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 15, 2005)
Given its geographical and political proximity to Nepal, it is inevitable that India’s stance on the royal coup in the Himalayan kingdom would have a resonance that goes far beyond South Asia.
- Historic Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2005)
A historic mandate for Shia political parties in Iraq’s elections will give the long-oppressed Shia majority in Iraq its first taste of power in several decades. The United Iraqi Alliance
- Bare Life (Telegraph, Ananya Vajpeyi, Feb 15, 2005)
Once again, Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani meets, before his time, in an only half-unexpected fashion, his old friend, Death.
- Russia's Foreign Policy Challenges (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Feb 14, 2005)
Russia has not yet learnt to convert its economic successes into political influence abroad.
- Reading The Future In Tehran (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 14, 2005)
Even as the US and Western European countries (UK, Germany and France) are discussing with Iran the need for Tehran to completely abjure its uranium fuel cycle activities
- Peace Is A Mirage (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 14, 2005)
Peace is at hand! Democracy is spreading like wildfire! I’d like to believe it, but I just can’t. No Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement is in sight. And Democracy is not sweeping the Arab world.
- Pakistan Leaves Arms Calling Card (Asia Times, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Feb 14, 2005)
Non-proliferation experts and anti-nuclear activists have long highlighted South Asia as a "hot" theater insofar as a potential nuclear war is concerned.
- Tear-Ing Us Together (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 14, 2005)
THE legal wrangle over cricket telecast rights has gone on too long (do you even remember when it began? Last August, just before the Australians kangarooed across the country).
- The Challenge Before The Pm (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 14, 2005)
According to the report under Article IV Consultations between the International Monetary Fund and India, which has just been released by the IMF, the state of the Indian economy has never been as promising as it is now.
- The Windsor Knot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 14, 2005)
Prince Charles andCamilla Parker Bowles propose to get married in Windsor Castle in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, where the local council charges a fee of under 300 pounds sterling for a wedding.
- New M In Maya Vs Mulayam (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2005)
Mayawati's decision to field slain BSP MLA Raju Pal’s wife Pooja Pal in his place for the MLA seat raised an unusual debate in media circles.
- When Two Friends Meet (Hindu, Gianfranco Fini, Feb 14, 2005)
The Italy-Indian friendship is founded on a great past and aimed at a future equally full of opportunity and hope.
- A Budget For Public Governance (The Economic Times, U. R. Bhat, Feb 14, 2005)
With the process of budget-making in full swing, the national pastime these days is to give myriad suggestions to the finance minister about some aspect or the other of taxation and government finances.
- A Time For Democracy (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 14, 2005)
Democratic urges are manifesting themselves worldwide. In Iraq the voter turnout was way beyond expectations — of the Americans, the world community
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Dangerous Transactions (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Feb 14, 2005)
In the week in which North Korea declared it had produced nuclear weapons, intends to go on producing them, and will not talk anymore, Time profiled the ‘‘Merchant of Menace’’.
- Doing Right By The Nepalese (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 14, 2005)
As of now there seems to be a policy vacuum in New Delhi towards Nepal. An executive monarch, by posing the choice as stability versus Maoist disorder
- Cpi(m) Puts Centre On Notice (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Feb 14, 2005)
The recently-concluded 21st State Conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal gave notice to the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre on the continuing "absence of evidence" of implementation
- Investing, Sri Style (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Feb 14, 2005)
The socially responsible investing style is more to do with an individual's ethical values. In essence, it is an investment style that weaves philosophical issues into the portfolio construction process.
- Figure It Out (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
There is a currently fashionable view, reiterated by Ram Guha (The Telegraph, Feb 4), that India’s diversity will necessarily entail a large number of political parties. In
- Time To Expedite Railway Line Work In The Valley (Tribune, David Devadas, Feb 13, 2005)
The Jawahar Tunnel near the village of Banihal is Kashmir’s gateway to India but it leads to a tedious and often treacherous road for several hours of the stretch beyond.
- The Race To Be Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2005)
"Kaun Banega Mukhya Mantri (who will become the Chief Minister)?" It is a question that pops up again and again in Patna's overactive political circles.
- The Battle For Bihar (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 13, 2005)
In Bihar, Election 2004 was a straight, clearly defined ideological contest - between the RJD-led grand alliance and a much-depleted National Democratic Alliance.
- Between India And 21st Century, A Deep Valley (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
When was the last time you read about Kashmir in this column? The truth is I cannot remember when I last mentioned the K word in this space because columns need to be read to survive and I find, increasingly
- Can The King Save The Monarchy? (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 13, 2005)
It’s an old palace ploy, they say. By pitting noble notions of democracy against the crime of insurgency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra is simply flexing the muscles of his own sovereignty.
- Laloo Should Get Into Driver’S Seat (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
The Indian Railways is the world’s second largest rail network, covering nearly 65,000 km, divided into three gauges of broad, meter and narrow.
- Resurrection In Education (Pioneer, J.S. Rajput, Feb 12, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
- Riots ’84: The Truth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 12, 2005)
The victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have been victimised twice by the Indian State. Whoever may have been responsible for the riots, the state failed to give the victims protection in any substantial measure.
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