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Articles 24321 through 24420 of 26693:
- When Farmers Die (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 22, 2004)
Almost every sector failed the Andhra Pradesh farmer — the Government, the political class, intellectuals, planners, human rights groups, a once-activist judiciary and the media.
- When Losers Are Victors (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 21, 2004)
AS a cub reporter in the early seventies, I found it quite thrilling interviewing Mr P.M. Sayeed, who had just been elected for the first time from Lakshadweep. And a few years ago, when he visited our village as the chief guest at a church's centenary...
- Crisis Of Representative Democracy (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Jun 19, 2004)
Electoral democracy is deeply compromised when people who lose elections are given ministerial berths.
- Pakistan And China: The Manmohan Singh Approach (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jun 18, 2004)
The President, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's address to the joint session of Parliament and the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's recent remarks indicate that New Delhi is perhaps finding the recipe to make foreign policy seem less Pakistan-centric.
- Stability Can Be Dicey (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 18, 2004)
The sensex doesn’t seem to have been able to shed its nervousness which followed the Vajpayee government’s defeat. There is apparently still a lingering nostalgia for the pro-business inclinations of the NDA government as opposed to the populist and ...
- Needed, Many More Irmas (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jun 18, 2004)
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development is understood to have recently lectured the dons of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) — Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta — on the advisability of their helping the government set up one new IIM...
- Can India Come Of Age In Comity Of Nations? (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 15, 2004)
Two Goldman Sachs reports, widely discussed in recent months, predict that in the next 50 years, Brazil, Russia, India and China will as a group become a much larger force in the world economy than the top rich countries of today.
- Containing States' Profligacy (Hindu, Amaresh Bagchi, Jun 15, 2004)
Fiscal discipline in a democracy cannot be secured by rules or legislation alone. Rules can work only when backed by well-informed public opinion.
- Asia's Male Tilt (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15, 2004)
This year, millions of young men in China and India will reach their 19th birthday with little prospect of finding a wife. It's not that young, single women aren't available - it's that they don't exist in the same numbers.
- Manmohan Became Pm On Merit And Due To Compulsions: Atwal (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jun 13, 2004)
THE first MP of the Shiromani Akali Dal to be elected to the post of the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker, Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, seems comfortable about his new role.
- Economic Reforms In The Mirror Of Public Opinion (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Jun 13, 2004)
The supporters and opponents of economic reforms often forget that the people too have an opinion on this matter. Verdict 2004 is a warning against taking public opinion for granted
- Criminals In The House (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jun 12, 2004)
The Fourteenth Lok Sabha, which was elected with much hope, has done disservice to the country in the first session itself, disappointing the people of India who voted for it.
- Women Mps Resent Reduced Strength (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 12, 2004)
The demand for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament seems to be a pipe dream in an environment that stunts the growth and advancement of women.
- Healthy Politics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 11, 2004)
THE Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has done the unthinkable in the Indian context. He has set a heart-warming example of unusual broadmindedness in Parliament while making a statement on a decision taken on a very sensitive matter by the ...
- Kargil Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2004)
By absolving the previous NDA government of the charge that its delay in giving political clearance to the use of air power during the Kargil war had led to higher casualties, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has displayed rare maturity and proved ...
- Somnath As Speaker (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Jun 10, 2004)
Somnath Chatterjee as Lok Sabha Speaker symbolises the hopes for the dignity and credibility of Parliament.
- World's Enemy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
The 22 heads of State and Government who gathered at Arromanches, France, on Sunday, did more than observe the 60th anniversary of one of the most remarkable military feats of our time-the 'D-Day' landing of the allied forces on Normandy beach.
- The Challenges Ahead (Hindu, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 09, 2004)
Shivraj Patil starts with a clean image and we can expect him to fulfil his new role of stewarding what is generally looked upon as a political task with great aplomb.
- Tough Get Going (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
The BJP's list of new office bearers has received some bad press as an exercise in chopping without changing. Party President M Venkaiah Naidu need not worry, though.
- Deliver On Promises (Pioneer, M K Dhar, Jun 09, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance Government has been voted to power on a wave of mass discontent among the unemployed and rural voters.
- The Challenges Ahead (Hindu, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 09, 2004)
Shivraj Patil starts with a clean image and we can expect him to fulfil his new role of stewarding what is generally looked upon as a political task with great aplomb.
- Populism Versus Responsibility (Hindu, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 09, 2004)
With the Railways Minister planning a populist Rail Budget, the divestment agenda hamstrung by the Left and power sops being doled out to farmers and domestic consumers in some States
- The Bjp's Past Is Not Its Future (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2004)
Hindutva once paid electoral dividends because it answered the needs of the moment. And that moment has passed.
- It Should Not Be Allowed To Die (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
Petty minds will question the motive for including the promotion of Urdu in the President's Address to the joint session of Parliament and the government’s intention to declare it a classical language.
- Pot On The Boil In Pakistan (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 09, 2004)
In the study, Karachi: A Terror Capital in the Making, I also pointed out another alarming phenomenon in Karachi in the aftermath of the American onslaught on the Taliban and the Al Qaeda hideouts in Afghanistan.
- The Bjp's Past Is Not Its Future (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2004)
Hindutva once paid electoral dividends because it answered the needs of the moment. And that moment has passed.
- The Oil Xenophobia (Hindu, S. Majumder , Jun 09, 2004)
WITH global oil prices shooting up, there is all-round fear that petrol and diesel prices will go up and the subsidy burden for kerosene and LPG will swell.
- 14th Lok Sabha: Mix Of Youth And Experience (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jun 07, 2004)
AFTER the spell of politics and polemics, post Verdict 2004, issues of governance should be coming back in focus with the President scheduled to address the joint session of Parliament today (Monday, June 7).
- Domestic Politics And West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
The recent general election threw up some interesting aspects of major political parties' approach to the situation in West Asia.
- Friendship Can Never Be A One-Way Street (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
THERE were some interesting nuances in the approach of major political parties to the situation in West Asia during the recent general election.
- Mr Singh's History (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
We beg your pardon Mr Arjun Singh, but if the textbooks published by the Delhi State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) constitute "secular" learning, then secularism itself is in deep trouble.
- She Stoops To Conquer? (Pioneer, Harish C Gaur, Jun 03, 2004)
All along Ms Gandhi was projected to occupy the coveted post, being the president of the Congress.
- The New Cji Is Sensitive To Problems Of The Needy (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 03, 2004)
Mr Justice R C Lahoti, who took over as Chief Justice of India (CJI) on June 1, is considered by legal experts as “conservative” in matters of interpretation of law, yet competent, sharp and sensitive to problems of the poor and the needy.
- End Of Bjp-Aiadmk Tango (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
It was a short-lived affair, more a dalliance than an alliance, between two mismatched partners.
- Mr Vajpayee Can Play A Sobering Role (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 03, 2004)
The BJP criticised the Congress for changing the party constitution and making Mrs Sonia Gandhi the Chairman of the Congress parliamentary party. But it has had to do exactly the same itself, thus making Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee the Chairman and Mr L.K. Ad
- Alas, Bhandari But Crying Foul Is Poor Consolation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
Having lost an election for the first time in 30 years, Sikkim PCC chief Nar Bahadur Bhandari is trying to justify a personal disaster by questioning the government's wisdom in introducing electronic voting machines two years in advance, keeping them in t
- Honourable Members! (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jun 01, 2004)
Over the years standards of various institutions, including Parliament, have seriously declined causing considerable concern among the people about their health and ability to handle national affairs.
- Mcmedia & Market Jihad (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 01, 2004)
So may be it's safe now to speak about the market without its leaping off a cliff, screaming. (Or maybe not quite. By close on Monday, share prices recovered nearly half the losses they logged soon after opening.)
- The Reds Under Manmohan's Bed (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, May 28, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is now in place. The inevitable hiccups in the appointment of a 68-member council of ministers (cabinet) from as many as 12 alliance parties have been sorted out.
- A Singhing Market Endorsement (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 24, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi's magnanimous decision to bow out of India's premiership has helped buoy the stock market. Investor optimism about the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his appointed finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, lifted the . . .
- Singh Sworn In As India Pm (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2004)
India's newly appointed prime minister, Manmohan Singh, was sworn in Saturday evening, marking the first time a non-Hindu has led the country.
- India's First Non-Hindu Leader (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 21, 2004)
The founders of modern India knew that the only way to hold together such a diverse country was through secular government. In recent elections, voters decided to return to that basic necessity.
- Is Manmohan Singh Right For India's Top Job?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, May 20, 2004)
It was the autumn of 1970, and the Delhi School of Economics was abuzz with left-wing fervor.
- Blood And Soil (Guardian (UK), Mike Marqusee, May 20, 2004)
India's general election saw the first major reversal in 20 years for the Bharatiya Janata party and the forces of the Hindu right. But no sooner had the advocates of "Hindu rashtra" lost at the polls than they launched a strident campaign to alter . . .
- Man Behind India's Economic Boom Named Prime Minister (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic boom, was named prime minister of the world's largest democracy on Wednesday -- a magnanimous act of patriotism and just plain street smarts by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of his party.
- Sonia Lays Down Her Legacy (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, May 20, 2004)
It is said that in politics a week is a long time. In Indian politics, a couple of hours can change a situation upside down. Such is the case with Congress president Sonia Gandhi refusing to be prime minister, a position that was for her taking, . . .
- Manmohan To Be Next Premier (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
Manmohan Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms, was named prime minister yesterday, ending weeks of political turmoil that climaxed with Sonia Gandhi’s refusal to take the post.
- Singh: Reform With 'Human Face' (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
In his first address to the Indian nation, prime minister-elect Manmohan Singh said the country needed reform but with a "human face."
- Gandhi Rejects Office Of Prime Minister (The Scotsman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2004)
The post of prime minister has never been my aim. My aim has always been to protect the secular foundations of our nation. I request you to accept my decision, and I will not revert" - Sonia Gandhi, Congress party president
- Gandhi Says She Will Not Become Prime Minister (Sydney Morning Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi announced yesterday she will not become prime minister of India.
- Gandhi Won't Become India's Prime Minister (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi has decided she will not become the next prime minister of India.
"The post has not been my prime aim," Gandhi told stunned supporters on Tuesday.
- India's Next Moves (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 18, 2004)
India's elections were as much a revelation to Indians as they were to rest of the world. Prime Minister-elect Sonia Gandhi will be inaugurated tomorrow, after the victory last week of her Congress Party far outpaced the results of all major . . .
- India Shining On A New Leader (The Seattle Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2004)
Ooops. All the experts and pundits in India got it wrong. Very wrong. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was rudely tossed out in an election defeat no one saw coming.
- Indian Stocks Drop On Concern Asset Sales May Slow (Update2) (Bloomberg.com, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2004)
India's benchmark stock index plunged as much as 17 percent, causing trading to be halted twice for the first time ever, on concern a Congress party- led government that depends on communist parties will reverse policies that spurred the fastest . . .
- Blind To Progress (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, May 17, 2004)
When he was young and so was India, Jagdish Bhagwati left Oxford to work at the Indian Planning Commission. He was assigned to grapple with his country's biggest problem -- how to raise the incomes of the poorest -- and he soon came to the . . .
- Behind The Surprise In India (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, May 16, 2004)
That question is code for this scribe's personal and disappointed reaction to the defeat of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's coalition government in India just as it threatened to become an important U.S. partner and a major player in global economics and politics.
- India's Election Is Wake-Up Call For Markets: William Pesek Jr. (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, May 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's election slogan was ``India Shining.'' The millions who don't feel part of the magic retorted with their own: ``We won't feel ignored.''
- India's Election Results Defeat Pollsters (AlterNet, Editorial, The Alternet, May 14, 2004)
The lesson of India is a bizarre one for American poll watchers. At a time when elections seem to turn into a mere validation of the opinion polls, there is a sense of cheeky delight in how an electorate can actually hoodwink the pollsters.
- Changing Priorities (Business Line, Sanjeet K. Jha, May 14, 2004)
The outcome of the General Elections 2004 has taken most, if not all, by surprise. In the last few days the possibility of a hung Parliament was gaining ground. However, the magnitude of reversal of fortunes of the Congress alliance was unexpected.
- Micro-Level Reality Blanks Macro Illusions (Business Line, Ajit Ranade, May 14, 2004)
THE verdict was dramatic and stunning. Who would have expected that the `feel-good' factor would sour so decisively for the ruling alliance? If the exit polls got it wrong, it was not in the direction, but only in the magnitude
- Democracy, The Winner (Business Line, Pradip Shah, May 14, 2004)
WITH no single party emerging the clear winner, there is understandably some anxiety on the governance front. Some of our citizens who were `feeling good' may now be `feeling bad'.
- The Dynasty Continues (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, May 14, 2004)
The result came as a complete surprise to everyone but the people who matter in an Indian election. Not online India, the India of software developers, the India that produces 2 million graduates a year, the India with a runaway economy widely . . .
- Vajpayee’S Gamble Fails (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2004)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s gamble to call early elections backfired as Indians voted his right-wing coalition out of power.
- Gandhi Dynasty Set To Return (Boston Globe, Mannika Chopra, May 14, 2004)
Indian voters handed the government's ruling coalition a stunning defeat yesterday in national elections, setting the stage for a revival of the storied Gandhi political dynasty, led by Italian-born Sonia Gandhi.
- How Did Sonia Manage The Near Impossible? (Rediff on the Net, Saisuresh Sivaswamy, May 14, 2004)
General election 2004 will be known as the Sonia Gandhi election, just as 1999 was Vajpayee's, 1989 was V P Singh's and 1984 was Rajiv Gandhi's.
- India's New Era (Washington Post, Salman Rushdie, May 14, 2004)
The fall of the Indian government is a huge political shock that strikingly echoes the only comparable electoral upset, the defeat of Indira Gandhi in 1977. Then as now, just about the entire commentariat was convinced that the incumbent would . . .
- Dynastic Duties In India (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 14, 2004)
For the masses of poor in China who resent being left out of their nation's rush to riches, often the only choice is to revolt. In India, by contrast, the poor can vote.
- Let Us Hope The Darkness Has Passed (Guardian (UK), Arundhati Roy, May 14, 2004)
For many of us who feel estranged from mainstream politics, there are rare, ephemeral moments of celebration. Today is one of them. When India went to the polls, we were negotiating the dangerous cross-currents of neo-liberalism and neo-fascism - . . .
- The Upset In India (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, May 14, 2004)
In 1998, WHEN Atal Bihari Vajpayee took the helm of the world's largest democracy, nobody predicted the extent of his success or his alignment with U.S. interests.
- Indian Pm Vajpayee Resigns: Reports (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned on Thursday in the wake of his party's election upset, Indian news media reported.
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam accepted the resignation, and asked Vajpayee to stay on until a new government . . .
- Vajpayee Resigns After Poll Upset (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has resigned after a stunning election upset, ending his nearly six years in power and setting the stage for the return of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
- India's Pm Expected To Form Coalition (The Scotsman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2004)
INDIA’S prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, was expected to scrape back into power this week, after voting ended yesterday in the fifth and final stage of the country’s marathon election.
- A Democratic India Is Overtaking China (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 10, 2004)
India is now in the middle of what many Chinese would give their right arm for -- a general election. Yet China is the power that gets all the attention.
- Indian Voters To Decide Fate Of `Cement Shoes': Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, May 06, 2004)
Investors are shaking their heads in disbelief as each new round of voter surveys in India adds to growing concerns about the makeup of the country's next government and the direction of its economic policy.
- India Election Enters Important Phase (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2004)
Voting in general elections in India has hit a crucial round as voters cast their ballots in predominantly Hindu regions.
- India's Remarkable Dance Of Democracy (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, Apr 26, 2004)
India, seen variously as a country with massive poverty, an information technology power, and more recently as an outsourcing destination taking away jobs, is over the next two weeks staging the dance of democracy.
- Shining Example (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2004)
It is no longer enough to praise the Indian elections, which completed the first round of voting yesterday, merely on the grounds that they are being held in "the world's largest democracy".
- Supreme Court Ruling Applauded; Government Should Now Take Steps To Comply (Human Rights Watch, Editorial, Human Rights Watch, Apr 14, 2004)
The Indian government should promptly implement the Supreme Court's order to create an effective witness-protection program and conduct impartial investigations to determine who was responsible for the 2002 Gujarat riots, Human Rights Watch said today.
- Congress Contests Bjp's Secular Image (AL-Ahram, Editorial, Al Ahram, Apr 09, 2004)
Vajpayee hopes that a growing "feel good factor" in India will help him win a second mandate as the world's largest democracy heads to the polls later this month, writes Jaideep Mukerji from New Delhi
- Gandhis Pin Their Hopes On New Boy (The Scotsman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2004)
Sweeping through dusty hamlets and accompanied by drum-beaters, the heir- apparent of India’s Gandhi-Nehru dynasty made his political debut yesterday.
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