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Articles 22021 through 22120 of 26693:
- Rule By God Or Intolerance? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 05, 2005)
I have added two new words to my vocabulary: ‘Thearchy’ and ‘Millenarianism’. ‘Thearchy’ (as opposed to ‘theocracy’, meaning government by priests) means rule by God.
- The Quality Of Democracy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 05, 2005)
On the face of it, the developments in Nepal, where King Gyanendra has dismissed the Prime Minister, Mr Sher Bahadur Deuba, can be seen as an exercise of brute power heralding some form of monarchical dictatorship.
- The State Of Popular Aspiration (Indian Express, Ajay Gudavarthy, Feb 05, 2005)
The demand for Telengana is paradoxical: it is being made in the name of the deprived but could end up serving only a small privileged group
- No Arms For Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2005)
At a time when the direction of foreign policy tends to be set by the strategic calculations of what passes for `national interest' rather than the coordinates of a moral compass, it is commendable that India has chosen to take a clear stand against the c
- The Unbearable Lightness Of Seeing (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 05, 2005)
How agonised we are about how people die. How untroubled we are by how they live.
- Trust Betrayed (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2005)
At the end of the first phase of polling in Bihar and Jharkhand and the completion of the election process in Haryana, the irony is underlined.
- Voters’ Day In Haryana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 05, 2005)
The high voter turnout in Thursday’s Assembly elections in Haryana is commendable. The fact that the overall voting percentage exceeded 65 per cent is an eloquent tribute to the wisdom and maturity of the electorate.
- Fortress India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2005)
India’s decision to have the SAARC summit at Dhaka postponed seems more an act of panic than a well thought out strategy. India has cited two reasons for not attending the summit:
- Evolution Takes A Backseat (Hindu, Cornelia Dean, Feb 05, 2005)
In many schools across the United States, the teaching of evolution is discouraged so as to avoid controversy.
- Extra Cover For Indo-Pak (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Feb 05, 2005)
Cricket lovers ought to be holding their breath for the historic full series between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani team is arriving in India in the last week of this month.
- Muslims Mired (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 05, 2005)
Bihar's reign-man Lalu Yadav recently poohpoohed media queries about the Muslim vote's possible anti-RJD "swing". "Yeh swing kya hota hai?" he shot back bumpkin-style, adding that the Muslim's electoral change of heart was unthinkable in "Lalu rajya".
- I See A Good Moon Rising (Indian Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Feb 05, 2005)
Mahmoud Abbas is elected and legitimate. He may not have the stature of Arafat but has none of the latter’s liabilities either.
- Interesting People (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Feb 05, 2005)
Some weeks ago, one of our leading weekly magazines made an oblique reference to a sex scandal against a cabinet minister which was causing acute embarrassment to the government.
- Landmark Elections In J&k (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Feb 05, 2005)
The conduct of municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir after 27 years constitutes an important landmark. No surprise that it should have been marked by boycott and violence by some within the state and those across the border who fear democracy and represent
- The Decline And Decline Of Brand America (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Feb 04, 2005)
Brand creation, promotion, and positioning are the pet themes of business school analysts. Even as the literature on brand equity has grown into an industry, the subject has moved away from the confines of B-Schools.
- Not A State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2005)
A reiteration of the obvious is always a sign of prevailing confusion. It is surprising that the Supreme Court, an institution hard-pressed for time, had deliberated and decided whether the Board of Control for Cricket in India constituted a “state” or no
- Rational Behaviour (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 04, 2005)
It was the première of The Apple Cart at the Old Vic theatre. As the final curtains fell, GBS went up the stage, waves of thundering ovation from all over the hall.
- Mess In Goa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 04, 2005)
THE dismissal of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the installation of Mr Pratapsinh Rane as his successor are mainly a result of Assembly Speaker Vishwas Satarkar’s irresponsible conduct in the House.
- The Reopened Iraq Debate (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Feb 04, 2005)
IRAQ IS back in the headlines, loaded with euphoria. The electoral exercise has been undertaken; the results have yet to be announced.
- Well Done, Mr Bush (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 04, 2005)
One need not be an American to feel stirred by the grandeur of the occasion while watching a US President deliver the State of the Union Address.
- What Next, Guv? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2005)
L.K. Advani called the Goa governor’s dismissal of the Parrikar government a murder of democracy. The Congress in turn called the way in which the speaker conducted proceedings during the vote on the confidence motion a murder of democracy.
- A Farcical Vote Of Confidence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 04, 2005)
The sudden political convulsions that gripped Goa have seen the emergence of its 14th Chief Minister since 1990 under circumstances that are bound to be debated fiercely between the main protagonists
- Consensus In Democracy (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Feb 04, 2005)
Answering questions in the Lok Sabha on the External Affairs Minister’s reported observations in Seoul, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently affirmed his government’s commitment to “continuity and consensus in foreign and defence policies”.
- Let's Discuss `Dismiss' (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 04, 2005)
February has begun on a dismal dismissal note. In Nepal, the monarch dismissed democracy; in Goa, dismissal came after a government scraped through a controversial confidence vote;
- A Veto On Misplaced Arrogance (Indian Express, C S R MURTHY, Feb 04, 2005)
The much awaited report of the 16-member high level panel headed by Thailand’s former Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun on the changes required in the UN has become public.
- A Vote For Liberation (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 04, 2005)
The dinner at our house turned violent. The lady, a dear friend of ours, was talking about the elections held in Iraq that day. ‘‘Now that elections have taken place, what do you have to say?’’
- A Moment Of Decency (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 04, 2005)
As someone who believed, hoped, worried, prayed, worried, hoped and prayed some more that Iraqis could one day pull off the election they did, I am unreservedly happy about the outcome
- Crisis In Nepal (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 04, 2005)
If electoral democracy was suspended in Nepal in 2002, the sacking of Prime Minister Deuba and the assumption of total autocratic powers by the King now have totally buried any semblance of constitutional governance in Nepal.
- Democracy And Accountability (Pioneer, MN Buch, Feb 04, 2005)
India is a democracy in that there is an elected Parliament and there are elected State legislatures to which the councils of ministers at the Centre and in the states are collectively and individually responsible.
- Illegal Takeover (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 04, 2005)
Political seismologists at the Centre are doubtless hailing the Goa quake. But all right-thinking citizens are prompted to ask whether the Congress's contempt for democratic norms-of which assaults on federalism is only one avatar-has any limits.
- India's Nepal Stand Driven By Concern For Maoist Danger (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 04, 2005)
The principal concern driving the Indian Government's policy towards King Gyanendra is not democracy but how his palace putsch is going to affect the Royal Nepal Army's counter-insurgency operations against Maoist rebels.
- From Amritsar To Us Congress (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Feb 04, 2005)
Now a post office in the USA will soon be named after a person from a village that did not even have a school, let alone a post office when he lived there.
- India And The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 03, 2005)
India's Nepal policy just collapsed. Indian policy-makers now need to introspect because Nepal is vital to India's security interests. Nepal should have been a test case for India's ability to cultivate good relations with its neighbours
- Himalayan Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s dismissal of the government and his assumption of absolute control over the country is a deadly blow to democracy in Nepal that will plunge the country into a deeper crisis.
- Gained In Transit (Indian Express, D.C. Pathak, Feb 03, 2005)
The smooth return of George W. Bush to the White House in the face of an Al-Jazeera telecast renewing Osama bin Laden’s threat of further attacks on the US will probably weaken the focus on the debatable issues of intelligence raised on 9/11 as also on th
- Ec Takes It Easy (Pioneer, Amba Charan Vashishth, Feb 03, 2005)
It may be too much to say that the Election Commission is a toothless body. It does have teeth. Occasionally, it also grins. But, of late, the lion in the EC seems to have turned vegetarian.
- Congress Game Plan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2005)
Common sense suggests that no political party fighting three simultaneous elections will want to open up a fourth front. The Congress evidently feels up to the adventure, for it has chosen precisely such a moment to do battle with the Mulayam Singh Govern
- Congress Big Dreams (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 03, 2005)
The Congress reached out to friends when the arc lights were trained on the BJP. Back in media glare, it seems unwilling to show the same warmth to them.
- Lest We Forget (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Feb 03, 2005)
In speaking up about the 1984 riots, Amu reminds us of the importance of revisiting past mistakes
- The Lure Of London (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Feb 03, 2005)
No one is fooled by the Mee Mumbaikar which, in effect, asks the dyed-in-the-wool Bombayites to stem the influx into their city. Contrast this with the growing trend in mega cities such as London
- Iraq's Election (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Feb 03, 2005)
Shia Muslims and Kurds have turned out in force for the country’s first elections since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The insurgents have failed in their bid to wreck the elections, though they are unlikely to go away soon
- It Industry — Indian Firm Clicks As Well As Mnc (Business Line, G. B. Prabhat, Feb 03, 2005)
A few years ago, Indian and multinational consulting firms all but ignored each other capitalising on exclusive profit sanctuaries. As the onsite-offshore model assumed gradually began to dominate
- The Takeover In Nepal (Hindu, Kanak Mani Dixit, Feb 03, 2005)
It would have been a much more popular and realistic move for King Gyanendra to have brought the bickering parties together at this critical juncture.
- The King Of A Jungle (Indian Express, ARAVINDA R DEO, Feb 03, 2005)
In a country beset with massive poverty the Maoists of Nepal represent mass resentment against economic exclusion. Will Gyanendra be able to address Nepal’s immense problems?
- Straws Of Hope (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 03, 2005)
The level of voter participation in the civic elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) provides yet another indication of the changed popular mood in the State, which was first visible during the Assembly elections of October, 2002.
- Rocky Region (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2005)
What is sauce for the goose is often not sauce for the gander. That was, in effect, the conclusion of the last meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
- Many A Slip (Tribune, Ashwini Bhatnagar, Feb 03, 2005)
Elections come and go, but the memory of a few lingers on. It was the summer of 1990 and the second phase of the Lok Sabha poll was conducted after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
- No Dream Budget, Just A Credible One Please (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 03, 2005)
The political realities of coalition politics does not allow the Finance Minister to be insensitive to the viewpoints of partners and outside supporters to the government.
- Nepalis Want Democracy, Not Monarchy (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Feb 03, 2005)
The key to the future of Nepal after the dismissal of the Deuba Government and the imposition of Emergency lies in a question that everyone finds difficult to answer at this stage: how would the Nepali citizen respond to this act of the King?
- May We See Peer Reviews Of Our Cas On The Net? (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 03, 2005)
Peer stands for Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Quite apt from an auditing angle, one may say, talking of peer review of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) that caused tremors in a profession never used to any questioni
- Notes From Haryana’S Election Scene (Indian Express, RAJINDER CHAUDHARY, Feb 03, 2005)
During the last elections (’99-’00), I had the (mis)fortune of being on poll duty four times: for elections to Parliament, to the Haryana assembly, to panchayats and to municipal bodies. It was a great learning experience.
- Tsunami's Unpredictable Outcome: Few Injuries (Washington Post, A N Sudarsan Rao , Feb 03, 2005)
Six hours after the tsunami ravaged this coastal town, J. Radhakrishnan drove through the gates of the government hospital to lead the relief effort.
- Paswan's Laden In Lalu's Bihar (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Feb 02, 2005)
He prefers the name "Laden", as in Osama bin Laden, because "nobody will remember my real name". The other reason why Maulana Meraj Khalid Noor has opted for this nom de guerre is because he looks like Osama bin Laden.
- Of Aya Rams And Gaya Rams (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2005)
The tiny state of Goa, no stranger to political flux and uncertainty, has been plunged into yet another crisis with the emergence of doubts about whether the Manohar Parrikar Government continues to enjoy a majority.
- Not Quite Cricket (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
The ruckus that broke out in Allahabad on Republic Day after the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal caught senior police officials completely off-guard. First, police did the unthinkable by cremating the MLA’s body without even informing his family
- Rise Of Shias In The Arab World (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 02, 2005)
The American-ordered tensely-awaited first countrywide multiparty election in Iraq in half a century, did go through on Sunday despite the insurgents’ attempts to disrupt it.
- Nepal's Palace Coup (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2005)
By dismissing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for the second time in a little more than two years, King Gyanendra has not only acted against the spirit of Nepal's system of constitutional monarchy.
- Making Sense Of Sonia's Bihar Campaign (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Feb 02, 2005)
The Congress president Sonia Gandhi's two-day campaign in Bihar in the constituencies going to the polls on February 1 was indeed impressive in terms of mass participation and popular enthusiasm but questions about the real import of the campaign remain.
- Why I Say Yes To The No (Indian Express, SAMEER KUMAR, Feb 02, 2005)
I disagree with your contentions expressed in the editorial, ‘Nay Fever’ (IE, Jan 26). You have stated that “middle class dissatisfaction with politics should not be confused with dissatisfaction in general”.
- The Last Temptation Of Padma (Indian Express, SUMIT CHAKRAVARTTY, Feb 02, 2005)
With historian Professor Romila Thapar turning down the Padma Bhushan award conferred on her on Republic Day this year, the controversy over the acceptance or non-acceptance of these civilian awards announced by the state on such an occasion has once more
- Deprived Of A Future (Telegraph, Amit Bhaduri, Feb 02, 2005)
The promise of guaranteeing employment to the poor was made in the common minimum programme of the United Progressive Alliance government in power.
- Fresh Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 02, 2005)
THE Nepalese crisis has deepened further with King Gyanendra sacking the government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday.
- A King-Sized Dilemma (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
By dismissing the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal’s King Gyanendra has added yet another chapter in the tragically repetitive pattern of Nepali politics; a pattern where the monarch appoints a prime minister only to dismiss him with
- Ballot Over Bullet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 02, 2005)
Iraq witnessed its first multi-party elections in half a century on Sunday, under US security arrangements, which inspired a 60 per cent voter turn out despite the shadow of terrorist violence.
- Condoleezza’S Choices (Indian Express, WALTER ANDERSEN, Feb 02, 2005)
George W. Bush was sworn in as president in 2001 with no intention of focusing on foreign policy. The second inauguration of George W. Bush on January 20 was quite the reverse.
- Democracy And Its Dirty Secrets (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 02, 2005)
M.K. Dhar’s book Open Secrets: India’s Intelligence unveiled has sent shock waves through the intelligence community and raised questions about the ethics of an intelligence operator revealing all.
- Duping Biharis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 02, 2005)
The Congress's "Sonia blitzkrieg" in Bihar, one would have thought, was aimed at organisational resuscitation. Such revival, it seemed logical to assume, presupposed plainspeak about the lawlessness that is the State's lot-mafia running riot, goons snatch
- Let The Party Begin (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2005)
If the Congress leadership undertakes the task of organisational renewal, it could begin the larger process of reform of the entire party system.
- Iraq, After The Polls (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
As a democracy India cannot but appreciate the surprising success of Sunday’s elections in Iraq. India’s own electoral experience suggests that giving people a say always helps change the ground situation and create space for political institutions.
- Iraq: No Vote On Clarity (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 02, 2005)
Elections in Iraq have come and gone, bringing more people out to vote than expected and fairly peacefully too. But in a country whose future continues to be more uncertain than ever
- Kislay Kaushik’S Cry (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Feb 02, 2005)
ANY country which takes genuine care of its children would have felt a sense of indignation on what happened in Bihar last week. Placards in hand, in large numbers schoolchildren marched down the streets of Patna and onto Raj Bhawan to demand...
- Labour Party’S Prospects In Polls (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Feb 02, 2005)
WILL the ruling Labour Party have a smooth sailing at the next general elections? Most political pundits think yes. All public opinion polls suggest defeat for the Opposition Tory Party and a definite victory, possibly a landslide one, for the ruling Labo
- Drastic Steps (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2005)
Monarchs are not the best defenders of democracies. By dismissing the government and assuming all powers for three years, Nepal’s King Gyanendra has not only dealt a deadly blow to the country’s fledgling democracy but also put the monarchy itself under a
- Song Of The Sufi (Indian Express, K.K. Khullar, Feb 01, 2005)
Sufism in Sind was an indigenous movement which absorbed in itself the finest of Islam and Hinduism, thereby laying the foundation of what is termed the composite culture of India
- India Beyond Delhi And Mumbai (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Feb 01, 2005)
Unlike in the US, where the metros and other cities have distinct reputations in such fields as industry, commerce, education and culture, their Indian counterparts hardly have any activity specialisation
- Local Triumph (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2005)
The large turnout in the civic polls in Jammu and Kashmir suggests that there is a widespread urge for peace and stability among the people. These elections come after a gap of 27 years, and have been postponed several times in the past few years.
- Republic Of Fear (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2005)
Yesterday's election in Iraq should have been a defining moment. For two generations of Iraqis, casting a democratic ballot presented a fitting way to end the cruelty and dictatorship of the Saddam Hussein years.
- Fierce Battle For Haryana Assembly (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Feb 01, 2005)
AS Haryana is all set for the Assembly elections on February 3, the ruling Indian National Lok Dal of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and the Opposition Congress are engaged in a fierce fight to control the political destiny of the state for the next f
- Stalemate In Goa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2005)
GOA, the little state known for its lovely beaches, is again back to the politics of instability. The fear of defections has always haunted every Chief Minister and the present incumbent, Mr Manohar Parrickar, is no exception.
- The Truth About Godhra? (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Feb 01, 2005)
This past Saturday, 75 members of India’s intelligentsia wrote a letter to the prime minister. Under the aegis of Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), they demanded the immediate release of those arrested by the Gujarat police for allegedly setting
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