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Articles 22121 through 22220 of 26693:
- Can Congress Turn The Corner? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 01, 2005)
“He came, he saw and he conferred.” This should be the slightly modified version
of the Shakespearean quote as regards the just concluded Bangalore mission of Mr A K Antony, AICC(I) General Secretary in charge of Karnataka affairs.
- Bite The Ballot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2005)
The turnout in J&K’s civic polls could be the beginning of a new compact with normalcy
- At The Cutting Edge (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2005)
Proving all apprehensions wrong, Jammu and Kashmir voters have cast their ballot in large numbers in the first phase of civic polls in Baramulla and Kupwara, held after a gap of 27 years.
- Arms And Votes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2005)
Despite the shadow of arms and uncertainty looming large over Iraq, over 60 per cent of the 14 million voters defied insurgents’ bullets to opt for democracy.
- Another False Dawn (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2005)
While the result of the election held in Iraq on January 30 will not be finally known for some more days to come, those who conducted the exercise sought to portray it as a turning point.
- An Election To Anoint An Occupation (Hindu, Salim Lone, Feb 01, 2005)
Had an election like the one just conducted in Iraq been held in Zimbabwe, the West would have denounced it.
- Al-Jazeera For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 01, 2005)
QATAR'S tentative decision to look for buyers for its famed pan-Arab Arabic language 24-hour television channel Al-Jazeera under intense American pressure is an indication of the Bush administration’s high stake in it.
- Cast About (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2005)
To lay bare in one stroke all the joints that creak within the anomalies and suppressions inherent in India’s culture and polity, it needed only one case.
- Those Unreliable, Moody Communists (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Jan 31, 2005)
Many breakfasts later, the Left is still acting as if they are the Opposition rather than allies of the Manmohan Singh Government
- The Great Game In Central Asia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jan 31, 2005)
The American encouragement of velvet revolutions in the former Soviet republics poses a threat to peace and stability in Central Asia.
- Thackeray Muses, And Muses Again (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 31, 2005)
On the eve of his 78th birthday, while his Sainiks planned cricket matches and cultural celebrations, Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray decided to spring a surprise.
- Shaky Ground (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 31, 2005)
Goa’s BJP-led coalition government is tottering on the brink of collapse. The crisis exploded on Saturday when three BJP MLAs quit the party and two MLAs belonging to the BJP’s coalition partners in the government withdrew support to the government.
- Advantage Mulayam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 31, 2005)
The Mulayam Singh Yadav government in UP is in dire straits. It is under attack from major political parties because of the deteriorating law and order situation
- Bihar, Now (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 31, 2005)
Metropolitan India has numerous ways to swat Bihar. Take the old joke: “Yaar, we should agree to give J&K to the Pakistanis if they agree to take Bihar as well.” So static is the big picture of the state that news agencies are known to recycle old picture
- Mufti To Step Aside In Nov, Says Mehbooba (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Jan 31, 2005)
Ms Mehbooba Mufti (46) MS Mehbooba Mufti (46), president of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and MP from the Anantnag constituency, feels that the biggest achievement of her party is that it has been consistent in its political ideology.
- Heartland Trouble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2005)
As statements of political intent go, this one is arresting. Asked about his party’s support to the Mulayam Singh government in Uttar Pradesh — in the context of the UP Congress vociferously turning up the heat on Mulayam in Lucknow on the law and order i
- Check It Out (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 31, 2005)
The media in India is apparently free. But much of the large print media is concentrated in the hands of families. Many are driven by the urge to maximize profits
- Odds Stacked Against Parrikar (Hindu, Anil Sastry, Jan 31, 2005)
After four years of political stability that injected a fresh thrust to developmental activities, there is instability again in the tiny State of Goa.
- Quest For New Un Chief (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Jan 31, 2005)
Among the many attributes that a Secretary-General of the United Nations is required to have by convention is an unusual name. From Trigvie Lie to Kofi Annan, every Secretary-General sported a name that took people time to learn, whether it is the ...
- Riding The Tiger (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 30, 2005)
The grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Habiganj, Sylhet, on Thursday, which caused the death of a former finance minister of Bangladesh, SAMS Kibria and three others, and injuries to around 150
- Tremendous Enthusiasm For Municipal Elections (Tribune, David Devadas, Jan 30, 2005)
Kashmir has been covered under two thick blankets, one of snow and the other of security for Republic Day. With the pre-occupations caused by Id-ul Zuha thrown in, it would have been no surprise if there had been no activity surrounding the upcoming munic
- Right To Negative Vote (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 30, 2005)
Looking at India's fractured polity and the quality of persons picked up for state and parliamentary elections, I tend to endorse the support extended by the Election Commission to the petition filed before the Supreme Court
- In Honour Bound (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2005)
Acknowledging excellence, and that alone, is a tough act to follow, year after year. When the state institutes awards for excellence, this becomes doubly difficult, for a government, even in its neutral role, cannot be entirely dissociated from its domina
- Held To Ransom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 30, 2005)
Outrages in Laluland are par for the course. Or so one thought. With five schoolchildren kidnapped in eight days and a sixth gone missing in nine, the scandal is a gargantuan first
- Failure To Ensure Democracy And Regional Harmony ... (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jan 30, 2005)
AS the Government of India has reopened the issue of greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir state, it would be worthwhile to ponder over the reasons due to which it could not be maintained.
- Corruption, Unemployment Main Issues In Polls: Jindal (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jan 30, 2005)
AS Haryana goes to elections on February 3, Naveen Jindal, the 35-year-old Congress MP from Kurukshetra says that corruption and widespread unemployment are the main issues in the elections.
- America’S Missionary Zeal To Impose Democracy (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 30, 2005)
Iraq votes today in an election that George W Bush sees as a triumph of his foreign policy. In Davos, from where this column comes this week, there has been a puzzling absence
- Growth With Social Justice, His Credo (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 30, 2005)
THE “Young Turk” has grown old but the “fire of life” has not dimmed in him. His first reaction to conferment of Padma Vibhushan award sums up his personality: “This honour, though for an individual, is dedicated to all my friends”.
- Country Prisons (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 29, 2005)
It might seem the ultimate contradiction but recent statistics put out by the International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS) indicate that the self-styled ‘Land of the Free’
- Bush's Vision Of Terror-Free World (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 29, 2005)
The US-led grand alliance against terror needs an institutional base, in the form of a Global Network for the Elimination of Terror, with Russia, China, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and countries of the Arab world and G-7 as members
- Bihar As Eternal Subsidiser Of National Elite (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Jan 29, 2005)
Bihar is possibly the only state in the country where bipolar politics has not taken root, inspite of one and half decades of Laloo Prasad’s rule.
- Badlands Of Bihar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 29, 2005)
With three Bihar school children suspected to have been abducted and a fourth reported missing, the State is once again in the news for a wrong reason
- Autonomy Needs A Decent Burial (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Jan 29, 2005)
The last time the BBC was in news, it was for its news. Heads rolled. Doordarshan’s News is seldom in news for its content. Officials in Doordarshan, especially those working on DD News
- A Singh For All Seasons (Times of India, DILEEP PADGAONKAR, Jan 29, 2005)
For more than twenty years, Vijay Singh, a journalist, author and film-maker based in Paris, has moulded French perceptions about India through articles in leading left-wing newspapers
- Till Elections, Foxes Will Let Poultry Live (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 29, 2005)
Even as the US mourns its `deadliest day' in the land that Saddam bequeathed to Bush, the world watches if Uncle Sam's election gamble in Iraq will pay off. But that may matter little to our netas who are busy
- Thy Kingdom Come (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 29, 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. Millenarianism is the belief in the end of the world in our lifetime.
- The Price Of Contempt (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Jan 29, 2005)
The murmurs in political circles about the need to downgrade the prime minister's office (PMO) are likely to die down with the appointment of Mr M K Narayanan as the national security adviser.
- The End Of Truth (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 29, 2005)
The timing and manner in which the judge, U.C. Banerjee, disclosed the interim findings of his inquiry into the burning of the train at Godhra have done grave harm to the cause of truth.
- Right Not To Vote (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 29, 2005)
From the point of view of the argument that the right to vote is an extremely precious attribute of Indian parliamentary democracy and that, therefore, the right in question ought to be protected at all cost, it is easy to
- Regional Harmony Lacking (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Jan 29, 2005)
As the government of India has reopened the issue of greater autonomy for J&K state, it would be worthwhile to ponder over the reasons due to which it could not be maintained.
- Rallying Around (Indian Express, S. M. A. Kazmi, Jan 29, 2005)
Spate of rallies and dharnas by almost all the opposition parties during the just concluded Assembly session indicated that state assembly elections are not far away. The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has got a shot in the
- Politics Of Families (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 29, 2005)
I have written in the past about 'dynastic' control within the political system, and since political and financial control are inextricably linked, the 'virus' has spread to all political parties regardless of their size and status.
- Election And Iraq's Sovereignty (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jan 29, 2005)
Stroll, if you dare, along the Shatt al Arab, the fast-flowing waterway that connects Basra to the Persian Gulf, and you come across a sad looking park.
- New Dimension (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 29, 2005)
The UPA government’s decision to set up a separate dedicated fund comprising proceeds from the sale of government equities in public sector undertakings (PSUs), whose earnings will finance social schemes and ailing
- India's Us-Pakistan Suspicions Deepen (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, Jan 29, 2005)
Two facts emerged in the space of a few days last week that have made India deeply suspicious of Washington's intentions in the region. One, US secretary of state-designate Condoleezza Rice told senators that the administration of President George W Bush
- A New World Order? (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jan 29, 2005)
What now appears to be the case is that George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden have become rival fanatics
- Kathmandu Under Siege (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jan 28, 2005)
If the extremist violence continues in Nepal and economic development remains on the back-seat, India may be faced with a situation of growing Maoist violence in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, coupled with a large influx of Nepalese nationals.
- Killing Of Mlas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 28, 2005)
The ruthless killing of Allahabad MLA Raju Pal of the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh and of Anantapur MLA Paritala Ravindra of the Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh typify the rising cult of political and faction-ridden violence today.
- Mis-Diagnosing The Disease Of The Poor (Indian Express, BARUN MITRA, Jan 28, 2005)
It’s not patents but the government hold on the healthcare sector that is preventing the poor from gaining access to medicines
- Routine Pledge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2005)
Election manifestos in India read like fairy tales. Since competitive populism is the name of the game, the parties try to outdo each other in promising the moon.
- Lawlessness In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 28, 2005)
With the third student going missing in Patna in the last one week, and the police reaching no breakthrough in any of the three cases, the law and order situation in Bihar has only gone from bad to worse.
- Taking The Lead (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 28, 2005)
In the aftermath of the December 26 tsunami that devastated communities along the coast of Tamil Nadu and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, there has been a spirited debate over India’s disaster management capabilities.
- Politics Of Murder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2005)
Events this week reminded us that Indian politics has the potential of degenerating from noisy theatre into violent gang warfare. Two MLAs in states as diverse as Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were brutally gunned down in broad daylight over the ...
- Fight For Development (Deccan Herald, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, Jan 28, 2005)
It is essential to reform the hierarchy of multilateral institutions and strengthen democracy at the centre of power
- ‘Hotel Journalism’ Dictates Iraq Coverage (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jan 28, 2005)
“Hotel journalism” are the only words for it. More and more, Western reporters in Baghdad are reporting from their hotels rather than the streets of Iraq’s towns and cities.
- A Message For Gayoom (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 28, 2005)
There is little that is democratic about parliamentary elections in the Maldives. Political parties are banned. Candidates can contest only as "independents" and cannot campaign.
- Compass Needle On West Asia (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 28, 2005)
The appointment of Chinmoy Gharekhan as special envoy to West Asia has come at a time when the Arabs were beginning to wonder if New Delhi has any views on the extraordinary events taking place in that part of the world.
- Eu's Indecision Over Kosovo (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jan 28, 2005)
Kosovo could descend into renewed violence within weeks unless the European Union takes urgent action, senior diplomats and international experts warned in Brussels this week.
- The Left's Myopia On Capital (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 27, 2005)
Marx would certainly have termed the current draft political resolutions of the CPI and CPI(M) 'Poverty of Politics'.
- Poll Promises In Iraq (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 27, 2005)
In AD 632, the Prophet Mohammed was returning from Mecca to Medina when he had a premonition. Halting the caravan he proclaimed to the 120,000 pilgrims who were accompanying him,
- Social Justice Lost In Translation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 27, 2005)
With barely a week left for the Bihar assembly elections, the carnival showcasing every political trick or treat is inching towards its denouement.
- War Preparations (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 27, 2005)
Bihar elections always stretch the Election Commission and this one is no different. Besides doubling the central paramilitary deployment compared to the Lok Sabha elections, the commission is also trying other mechanisms for coordinated and fair election
- Spreading Maoist Menace (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jan 27, 2005)
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Rajasekara Reddy seem to be afflicted by the same malady.
- Musharraf’S Compulsions (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Jan 27, 2005)
Just over a year ago the then Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, agreed in Islamabad that following an assurance from Gen Musharraf that he would not allow Pakistan-controlled territory to be used fo
- A Report Card That Doesn't Impress (Business Line, Dilip Kumar Sen, Jan 27, 2005)
In theory corporate governance came as a fashion to soon become a fad and now a passion. It however appears that in India the approach which the Government has taken to instil good governance practices is
- An Uncertain Wait (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 27, 2005)
Turkey has a long way to go before qualifying itself for EU membership. It has to bring itself in line with the democratic and institutional principles that govern European nations.
- Eu With Israel (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Jan 27, 2005)
While a raging debate over Turkey's admission in the European Union is on, has somebody thought about the possible inclusion of Israel in the EU?
- Here A Cm, There A Cm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 27, 2005)
It seems that way sometimes but this round of assembly elections is not all happening in Bihar. In Haryana, the BJP and the Congress have sought the deployment of additional paramilitary forces at sensitive polling booths.
- Let Tech Reduce Cost Of Regulation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 27, 2005)
The principles behind Sebi’s amendments to the Sebi (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000 can very well be extended to various other issues concerning corporates and investors.
- Silence Please! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2005)
It is commonplace for politicians to miss every golden opportunity of keeping silent. But those conducting official enquiries into sensitive issues are expected to be more circumspect.
- Social Security Reforms In The Us (Business Line, Alok Ray, Jan 26, 2005)
A debate is raging in the US over the implications of the social security reforms. Privatisation of the system would aggravate the fiscal crisis, unless taxes are raised and/or promised benefits are cut.
- We, The People Of India... (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 26, 2005)
There is a case to be made for Republic Day carrying at least as much reverence and mystique as Independence Day. It would be foolish to underestimate the importance
- Stand Up, Be Counted (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 26, 2005)
Company affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta is wrong to leave the number of independent directors to the discretion of promoters, shareholders and FIs.
- Tsunami Rave (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Jan 26, 2005)
It seems the exodus from Kerala post Tsunami has favoured Goa’s tourism. As usual it was all happening in Goa during the New Year amidst the government claiming credit for the spurt in tourism after the spectacular International Film Festival hosted by th
- No Surprises Expected At Brazil (Deccan Herald, WALDEN BELLO, Jan 26, 2005)
Now five years old, the World Social Forum is returning to Porto Alegre, Brazil, after its big success in Mumbai, India. The mood of thousands of people expected is likely to be affected by the tsunami tragedy in Asia as well as the changed national conte
- What’S He Been Reading? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 26, 2005)
The interval between the swearing-in of an American president and his “State of the Union” address is a period of limited activity in Washington.
- Where Bush Can Tackle Tyranny (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jan 26, 2005)
If George W. Bush wanted to tackle tyranny, he could start with regimes under U.S. control. But liberty clearly has limits.
- Andhra Pradesh's Cult Of Violence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2005)
The Grisly killing, in broad daylight and in the party office, of the Telugu Desam Party MLA, Paritala Ravi, by a yet-to-be identified gang calls attention yet again to the cult of violence and faction-ridden politics in Andhra Pradesh.
- Come On, India. Think Global (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jan 26, 2005)
We are not a very globally savvy people. The finance minister’s announcement at the sidelines of a microfinance meeting that he had been invited to the next G-8 meet got tucked away in newspapers.
- Crucial Year For Political Union (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2005)
The European parliament has endorsed by an overwhelming majority the treaty of Rome (2004) that established a Constitution for the countries of the European Union (EU).
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