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Articles 24021 through 24120 of 26693:
- The Manipur Crisis (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 20, 2004)
Amidst all their trials and tribulations, the people of the North-East do not want military rule. That is enough justification to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
- Us Changes Posture On Nato (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 20, 2004)
President Bush, speaking at a forum of veterans of foreign wars at Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, made far-reaching proposals related to future US foreign and strategic policies.
- Free Power — Catch-22 Situation For Maharashtra Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 20, 2004)
Farm power bills have caused tragedies in rural life for decades. They are now giving rise to a comic situation in Maharashtra.
- After The Red Fort Speech (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 19, 2004)
IN the eyes of most people, barring incorrigible cynics, Dr Manmohan Singh’s maiden speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day was both worthy of the great national event and typical of the man delivering it.
- Let Democracy Not Fail The Poor (Hindu, Amarjeet Sinha, Aug 19, 2004)
The real challenge of making democracy work lies in letting the poorest households determine the course of their lives.
- Vote For Bad Or Terrible? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 18, 2004)
Those who insist Ralph Nader supporters should vote John Kerry are holding back U.S. democratisation.
- Plans For A Town (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Aug 18, 2004)
Gujarat received its first World Heritage Site nomination this year when UNESCO declared Champaner one of India’s best preserved examples of an authentic medieval city
- The Origins Of Terror (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2004)
The carnage billed as the war to end all wars, which began 90 years ago this month, bears a profound responsibility for the world as it is today.
- Go Arjun, Go (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2004)
The RSS-Arjun Singh battle should embolden the liberal community to rediscover its voice and its faith in Nehruvian values.
- Challenges Before Indian Polity (Tribune, Zoya Hasan, Aug 18, 2004)
The overall argument advocated here has been framed by the idea that the 2004 verdict is a mandate for tolerance, secularism, and inclusiveness delivered by a discerning electorate.
- Big Mistake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 18, 2004)
The Maldives govt cannot hope to silence demands for democracy forever
- Aids: Conferences And Concrete Action (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Aug 18, 2004)
For countries like India, AIDS is no longer a Western disease — it now calls for multisectoral response
- Act Of Force (Tribune, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2004)
It must be an abnormal situation when a democratic state is perceived as an instrument of force. The continuing violence in Manipur may easily blur the distinction between perception and reality.
- Us Options In Iraq (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
IRAQ faces two kinds of problems: the legitimacy of the present regime and nationalist forces colliding with the occupying powers.
- Once Again, On The Edge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2004)
Poised on the edge of a dialogue on the future of Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has suddenly discovered that Pakistan is holding the strings guiding the peace kites it flew five years ago.
- Legislative Work Laid Low By Combative Politics (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Aug 17, 2004)
It has become common in recent years to see Parliament rush through legislative business, as combative politics takes the centre-stage.
- Do Nris Need A Minister? (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Aug 17, 2004)
THE Government of India has appointed a Minister for Overseas Indians who will hold an independent charge. Most observers of diaspora affairs have not welcomed either the creation of a separate ministry or the appointment of Mr Jagdish Tytler, as Minister
- Reinventing The Steel Frame (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Aug 16, 2004)
The report of the Committee on Civil Service Reforms, headed by Mr PC Hota, is now with the Cabinet Secretary; and still under wraps. Its recommendations mirror the state of the “steel frame’’ or how this frame has rusted if not disintegrated or how
- Reservations About Reservation (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Aug 16, 2004)
The manner in which reservation has been conceptualised and implemented by the Indian state is sadly wanting.
- Salutary Safeguards (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 16, 2004)
Committees galore in India have made heaps of recommendations on corporate governance, with special focus on tightening up the watchdog functions of the Board of Directors.
- Transition In Singapore (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
After 14 years, there has been another smooth transition of power in Singapore. The city-state's second Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, has handed over the baton to the chosen successor, Lee Hsien Loong. There is absolutely no surprise in this change ...
- Us Policy On West Asia (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 16, 2004)
The Iraqi situation is getting murkier. No new nation has offered to send troops to Iraq in spite of the resolution of the Security Council authorising UN members to contribute troops.
- Vietnam In Us Poll Campaign (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 16, 2004)
With Vietnam entrenched in the presidential poll campaign, it’s War President Bush against War Hero Kerry
- Ethics In Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has in his first Independence Day speech tried to keep off the beaten track. Unlike most of his predecessors, who saw the
- Not Merely An Oil Shock (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 15, 2004)
PERHAPS the least written about and certainly the least analysed portion of the new UPA Government’s common minimum programme is the short paragraph on energy security. Since it is crucial to India’s future economic development, it bears repeating:
- Welcome Expansion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
THE Shiromani Akali Dal's decision to give due representation to minorities, including Hindus and Muslims, is a step in the right direction. It will not only widen the base of the party but will also refurbish its secular character.
- A Visible Symbol Of Manipuri Hurt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
Spread over 200 acres in the heart of Imphal, no place is more important than Kangla fort in Meitei cosmology. The pride with which Manipuris speak of the 2000 years of history present
- Knowing Is Believing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2004)
There is a peculiar irony about the right to information in this country. The Freedom of Information Act was passed in 2002 and has lain in uninformative silence ever since.
- It's The Centre's Call (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 15, 2004)
The Central Government is stepping gingerly in dealing with the situation
- Manali Musings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
FORMER Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's admission in Manali that the BJP had to pay a heavy price for the Gujarat riots and it was a mistake to retain Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not come a day too soon.
- A New Tryst With Destiny (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Aug 15, 2004)
Yesterday, August 14, a function was held in Delhi to mark the release of new editions of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three books, An Autobiography, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India.
- In The Line Of Control (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Aug 15, 2004)
If the BCCI anoints Jagmohan Dalmiya its first-ever patron-in-chief, the post will be anything but ceremonial.
- Politics Of Peace Seeking (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Aug 14, 2004)
Following the failed but meticulously planned LTTE suicide attack against a Tamil minister in the heart of Colombo last month, security has been visibly tightened.
- Natural Proclivities (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Aug 14, 2004)
Reading Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s response (“A guru and his followers”, The Telegraph, August 8) to my two-part article has left me feeling more puzzled and less enlightened than before.
- This Is A Mess (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2004)
The decision of Manipur's Congress-led Government to partially scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is disturbing enough, in view of the need to effectively conduct the anti-terror combat.
- The Dna Of India's Poverty (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2004)
While it would be naïve to argue for any downward revision of the disproportionately high salaries and perks in the government sector, it does seem logical and plausible to expect an honest re-examination
- Smooth Transition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2004)
Singapore’s new leader is expected to continue existing policies
- Wisdom Of The Hind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee must be discovering India in a way that Jawaharlal Nehru never did. Allies who sung paens to his leadership at the helm of a successful coalition, and had few problems with the BJP’s ideology
- Time For Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2004)
More than two months in office, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka is yet to come to grips with the policy issues or with the complexities of a smooth and
- Venezuela's Vote (Hindu, Selma James, Aug 14, 2004)
Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has achieved a level of grassroots participation most politicians can only dream of.
- Pakistan Plots Return Of Taliban (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2004)
Pakistan wants to restore Taliban control over Southern and Eastern Afghanistan so as to establish "strategic depth" throughout that country in the conviction that the Americans are bound to leave in due course.
- Going Beyond Msp (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 13, 2004)
More than half way into the kharif season, the Centre has announced the minimum support price for various crops.
- It Is Easier To Deny Climate Change (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
People choose to believe the climate change deniers because the truth is harder to accept.
- Peace Must Be A Priority (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 13, 2004)
IT is a strange coincidence: the day Pakistan’s delegation on cultural matters and visa relaxation was in New Delhi for talks with its Indian counterparts, the Pakistan Cabinet decided that its visa regime should be tightened up. Obviously, the scope ...
- The `Best Hope' In South Asia (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Despite a profoundly questionable American effort to prop up an unpopular and disingenuous regime in Pakistan, India should doggedly focus on the pursuit of its own interests.
- Freedom From Want (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2004)
Such is the ordinariness of the 58th year in the life of a nation that it will rarely be treated as more than a fleeting calendar event.
- Pakistan’S ‘Strategic Depth’ Idea (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
JUST a few days before he died in a mysterious air-crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia-ul-Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent. General Zia was ecstatic that following the Geneva Accords, Mikhail Gorbachev was all set to withdraw
- New Chapter In War On Terror (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
Just a few days before he died in a mysterious air crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia ul Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent.
- Failed Occupation Of Iraq (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 12, 2004)
A TV station ban, 160,000 foreign troops, trumped up charges: is this the free society Iraqis were promised?
- Modi In Trouble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
BJP leadership’s handling of dissidence will be an indicator of the party’s future strategy
- What A Leaner Law Means (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 12, 2004)
On the Concept Paper proposing changes to the Companies Act
- War For Minds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
The outburst of the Education Ministers of BJP-ruled States at a meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) is only "Chapter Two" of a long-running struggle against partisan control over what should constitute "learning" for young minds.
- Vanishing Trick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Two Faces Of The Same Coin (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 12, 2004)
The growth of the BJP at the Centre and state is more due to lapses of the other political parties than any attraction to its policies
- Time To Get Down To Business (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 12, 2004)
Mutual trust and understanding are of paramount importance for the success of a coalition government in the state
- The Threats Within Pakistan (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 12, 2004)
Subnationalism and Islamic nationalism have jointly surfaced in Pakistan, but these should not be mixed up
- Delayed Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Sense Prevails (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
The political class seems to have realised how crucial the IT industry is to Bangalore
- Opting For Rainfed Crops Better Than Blame Game (Deccan Herald, BHAVANISHANKAR, Aug 11, 2004)
Successive droughts during the last three years have dried up the soil in the catchment areas of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, to considerable depths.
- Un Fig Leaf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Even after the proposed transfer of power, the US will be the real masters of Iraq
- The Ten-Year Cycle (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 11, 2004)
Going by fluctuations in the fortunes of political parties in India, the BJP could be in for a long period of decline
- Pakistan's Proxy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2004)
If there could ever be any scope for doubt that Syed Ali Shah Geelani was the voice of Pakistan in Jammu & Kashmir, it was removed by his establishment of a new party, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat-e-Kashmir (THK), on August 7. His statement that the party will ...
- Himalayan Challenge (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Deuba’s re-appointment is a personal victory, but he needs to address the Maoist challenge
- Bush Adds To Political Science (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 11, 2004)
The US still has no agenda to give genuine sovereignty to the Iraqi people, even after the proposed transfer of power
- Diplomacy Sidelined (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Aug 11, 2004)
The United States' charge sheet against Iran is lengthening almost by the day, presaging destabilising confrontations this autumn and maybe a pre-election October surprise.
- Nepal: Turn-Around Still Possible (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 11, 2004)
Unlike President Chandrika Kumaratunga in Sri Lanka, who has a ceasefire going, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has to revive the peace process from scratch in Nepal.
- Battle For Up (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
The Congress has plans for the state and the Samajwadi Party comes in the way
- Keeping Bofors Alive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2004)
The fate of the Central Bureau of Investigation's non-appeal against the Delhi High Court's ruling in the Bofors case is shrouded in doubt, suspicion, and uncertainty.
- Media Glare That Hurts (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 11, 2004)
THE flip side of being a journalist is that at any gathering or party you will find at least a few people who seem to think that you are responsible for all the ills of the media and will take you to task for that.
- Bridge Urban-Rural Divide (Tribune, I. K. Gujral, Aug 11, 2004)
As you know information has now come to play a key role in the social, economic, cultural and political growth of the nation. Information technology has revolutionised the way we live, think and perform.
- Bring The Culprits To Book (Business Line, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 11, 2004)
For its own smooth functioning, the Dharam Singh govt should bring those involved in the PDS rice export scandal to book
- Critical But Stable (Tribune, D. K. Mukerjee, Aug 10, 2004)
AS the days succeed into tomorrows and I set on the journey towards ripeness, many bottled-up emotions are released when I come across the health bulletin mentioning the condition of an ailing VIP as critical but stable.
- Berlusconi Battles Discontent (Hindu, Jason Horowitz, Aug 10, 2004)
Italians tired of economic slumps and Silvio Berlusconi's gaffes have been saying they want to see some change.
- Criminals In Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2004)
UNION Home Minister Shivraj Patil's proposal to convene an all-party meeting to examine the issue of barring "criminally-inclined" persons from contesting elections is welcome.
- Don't `Pay' For Media Coverage (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 10, 2004)
At a time when the distance between large sections of the Indian media and the people of the country has perhaps become wider than ever before, journalists as well as their employers have to introspect yet again on the principles and norms that should ...
- Tyre Stocks Race Ahead On Price Increase Hopes (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Aug 10, 2004)
Share prices of tyre companies increased on Monday's trading on market expectation of possible hike in tyre prices.
- Free Power (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2004)
AFTER Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra has become the third state to offer free electricity to its farmers. The chief ministers of these states have apparently learnt no lessons from Punjab where the state power board had sunk deeper in a ...
- Power Sector Reforms May Derail (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 10, 2004)
With the State electricity boards incurring heavy losses, if the trend of the State governments offering free electricity to farmers arbitrarily by sidelining the Regulatory Commissions is not reversed soon ...
- `Blogosphere' Journalism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2004)
The evolution of the Internet as a medium of free speech has generated unique modes of personal expression online. The most recent of these is the `blog' or web log.
- From Triumph To Demoralisation (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Aug 10, 2004)
The Labour Party may be very close to either capitulating to Tony Blair or starting an open war with him.
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