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Articles 25421 through 25520 of 26693:
- `Time Ripe For Talks With Ltte' -- Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, Director, Ices, Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 05, 2002)
With the LTTE's stance turning "more conciliatory" following the September 11 attacks on the US and the ban placed on it by such countries as Canada, the US, the UK and Australia.
- Poverty Of Politics (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 05, 2002)
THE central point is: to what extent should political parties base their policies and actions on firm ideological considerations, which at once would rule out expediency -- of every sort -- as an acceptable yardstick?
- Gm Revolution Vs Languid Government Policies (Business Line, Gurumurti Natarajan, Feb 05, 2002)
GENETIC modifications and the selection of favourable traits have been the fountainhead of agricultural advancement over thousands of years.
- Witness To A Decline (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Feb 05, 2002)
Having worked and lived in Jammu, it is depressing for me to see what is happening to the city.
- The Past Is Not Another Country (Telegraph, Nandini Chaterjee, Feb 04, 2002)
The furore over moves to rewrite the National Council for Educational Research and Training history textbooks and expunge them of passages.
- Moment Of Parting (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Feb 04, 2002)
Most historical events have heroes and villains — perhaps more villains than we actually care to record.
- Divided Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2002)
They are out in force, but they find it impossible to come together.
- ‘Three Pms Couldn’t Have Been Wrong In Inducting Me’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2002)
With assembly elections just two years away, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is a man in a hurry.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Premen Addy , Feb 04, 2002)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Mine Of Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 04, 2002)
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN mining has been disappointingly slow to happen.
- Will Megawati Be Her Own Person? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 04, 2002)
TWO years ago, when Indonesia's presidentship was snatched away from her by Islamic zealots, for a number of reasons, not the least of which was her gender, she had burst into tears.
- Wanted In Pakistan, A Suitable Prime Minister (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 03, 2002)
THE biggest controversy in political circles in Pakistan today is not whether elections will be held, but who will be able to participate in them.
- Assam's Trauma (Hindu, BARUN DASGUPTA, Feb 03, 2002)
The hard reality, despite official claims that the militants' backs have been broken, is that insurgency in Assam continues to fester.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2002)
The consensus seems to be that the gross domestic product growth rate this year will not touch the 6.5 or 7 per cent promised in the budget.
- A Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Feb 03, 2002)
Reading Pervez Musharraf’s famous speech well after it was delivered, I was impressed by how craven it was. Not in the sense of being a command performance ordered by the Americans;
- Stop Press (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Feb 03, 2002)
Why did the BJP government in Gujarat contemplate bringing the Press under the Consumer Protection Act?
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Feb 03, 2002)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Feb 03, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- G. K. Moopanar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2002)
THE PASSING OF G. Karuppiah Moopanar, president of the Tamil Maanila Congress, but who remained at heart ``a Congressman'', has taken away from the national arena a staunch nationalist.
- Follow The Leader Change Of Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2002)
The sangh parivar may not think too highly of him, but Atal Bihari Vajpayee is quite the role model for aspiring prime ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2002)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means.
- Bjp-Vhp `Spat' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 02, 2002)
TO MOST observers of saffron politics, the VHP's recent outburst against the BJP and the Prime Minister came as a bit of a surprise, mainly because of its virulence and timing.
- Gm Crops And The World Market (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Feb 02, 2002)
Most countries have imposed bans or very strict regulations on genetically-modified crops... We need to be vigilant against discredited technologies and products being sneaked in.
- The Silent War Within (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Feb 02, 2002)
The meeting of the prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with senior leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) on his recent visit to Japan, has been widely welcomed as a move which would take the Naga peace process further.
- Difficult Sail For India Inc (Business Line, D. Sampathkumar , Feb 02, 2002)
PERFORMANCE-WISE, it has been a forgettable year for the Indian corporate sector.
- ‘Biotech Trials On Schedule, A Decision Soon’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
By several indications, it appears that this year’s Union budget will focus on agriculture.
- No Family Matter (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
So what must we make of the latest round of posturing on Ayodhya, with just over a fortnight to go for the Uttar Pradesh polls, by the BJP and the VHP? Or should that be, the BJP vs the VHP?
- Sullying The Pool (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of the sacked chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), M.L. Sondhi, on the ground that it was a political decision upon which it did not wish to dwell.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 02, 2002)
Reservation is important to equality. But a system of reservation which shuts out merit candidates and virtually dashes their professional hopes is contrary to equality.
- Brawn Worked, Now The Brain (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 02, 2002)
We must thank the Pakistanis for reviving interest in a flagging story.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2002)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 02, 2002)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 01, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- Transfer Pricing -- Harassment In Store (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Feb 01, 2002)
SECTION 92 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has been replaced by Sections 92 to 92F through the Finance Act, 2001.
- Peace Talks Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2002)
Peace talks may take long to achieve breakthroughs, but the important thing is to ensure that they do not break down.
- Royal Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2002)
That India is a paradox is a cliché which worn its usage rather well.
- Mission Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
Jammu and Kashmir is labouring under many disadvantages.
- Genoa's Three Musketeers, And... A Gen Dyer Come To Judgment! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 01, 2002)
WHAT does Mr Tony Blair fancy himself to be?
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2002)
THE attack on the Parliament complex and what might have happened but for the quick response of the security guards have left the nation stunned and furious.
- Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, Jing-dong Yuan, Jan 31, 2002)
The leaders of the two countries should have the foresight to look beyond the security prism.
- A Missed Opportunity (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 31, 2002)
DESPITE THE heightened global talk about human rights, the inaugural South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) convention held in New Delhi on November 11 and 12 went virtually unnoticed.
- Strong Case For Enhancing India-Eu Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 31, 2002)
The outcome of the second India-EU summit (in New Delhi last week) should take care of the criticism that the relationship between them lacks direction.
- Talks With Pakistan, The Real ‘Test’ Ahead (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 31, 2002)
India's decision to test the short-range, nuclear capable version of the Agni missile is hardly the kind of thing South Asia needs in these times of tension.
- India And Pak. In The New Scenario (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Jan 31, 2002)
THE LAUNCHING of the global campaign against terrorism by an international coalition led by the United States has already resulted in a reordering of the foreign policies of major powers.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 31, 2002)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- Is This Cricket? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
Between them, the ICC and BBCI have dug holes into the cricket pitch which would do the Shiv Sena proud. At such a time, they might like to consider solutions to the current crisis from two unlikely sources.
- The Other Front (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The NDA leaders are not too worried about its biggest possible challenger, namely, the People’s Front.
- New Roads (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
It also suffered a humiliating defeat in the prestigious Shahjahanpur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where its nominee was the widow of the late Jitendra Prasada, a stalwart of the party.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jan 31, 2002)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- The Partition Debate - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Jan 30, 2002)
As a metaphor, an event and memory, Partition has to be interpreted and explained afresh to remove widely-held misconceptions.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- The Panja-Didi Show (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
Featuring party-snatching and other delightful vignettes.
- The Jharkhand Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2002)
DESPITE THE CONTINUED denials, there are strong signals that the Governor of Jharkhand, Prabhat Kumar, is on his way out.
- Rooted Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 30, 2002)
Back in the Seventies, a group of political scientists advanced the theory that India was a “multinational” state rather than a simple “nation-state”.
- Cracking The Gene Connection (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 30, 2002)
IN THE last couple of weeks, the gene has made its ubiquitous presence in the minds of men and media.
- Messages In The Media (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf quite obviously views himself as a forceful communicator of Pakistan’s national interest.
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- After The Expose (Indian Express, Tarun J Tejpal, Jan 30, 2002)
In my 18 years in journalism, had I spent more time hanging around with politicians, and less with other kinds of achievers, I would have known better.
- Resolving Ayodhya (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 30, 2002)
To put it mildly, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's expression of the hope in Lucknow on Sunday that the Ayodhya dispute would be resolved before March next year, came as a surprise.
- ‘Ncert Has Corrected The Approach Towards The Teaching Of Civilisation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
Though the controversy over the newly-overhauled syllabi structure for schools still hasn’t simmered down, it has Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi’s blessings.
- Rethinking Watershed Strategy (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Jan 29, 2002)
RECENT YEARS have seen a welcome emphasis on watershed programmes as a cornerstone of rural development in India.
- Autonomy Not To Be Nc Poll Plank: Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 29, 2002)
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, spoke to The Hindu in a 90-minute interview about the pros and cons of politics in the State. Excerpts:
- The Punjab Puzzle (Hindu, Nonica Datta, Jan 29, 2002)
The rural-urban distinction, rooted in the Unionist tradition, still defines and limits the parameters of Punjab politics.
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- Calling Carriers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE INTERIM ORDER passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on routing all STD calls without bearing the carrier access code alternately between Bharti Telesonic and Bharat Sanchar Nigam is not only impracticable technically,
- Treading Dangerous Ground (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 29, 2002)
IT WOULD SEEM that the Vajpayee Government has bought time on the demand of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and its `sant parivar' — that a big chunk of the Government-acquired land in the disputed Ayodhya complex be handed over to them.
- Kabul Calling (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 29, 2002)
It may or may not be an entirely apocryphal story: Prime Minister Charan Singh, on hearing about the landing of the Soviet troops at Kabul in December 1979, asked: “Afghanistan?
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- The Price Of Inefficiency (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 28, 2002)
India has vast and growing need for energy. This is a function of our size and economic growth.
- Defenders Of Faith (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 28, 2002)
The Indian Army is vilified by many for its uncivil behaviour in Nagaland and Kashmir, just as the Punjab Police is for certain actions during the dark years of Punjab terrorism.
- The Middle Path To Pakistan (Indian Express, V. P. Dutt, Jan 28, 2002)
India's policy towards Pakistan need not and should not oscillate between two extremes, either beating the drums of war or pretending that the December 13 attack on Parliament was just another act of terrorism.
- What's Wrong With A 'Third Party'? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jan 28, 2002)
There have been many visitors from the US to India in recent months and this is a very positive development for the future of the relationship between the two countries as well as cementing concrete strategic tie-ups.
- Interiors And Frontiers (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Jan 28, 2002)
It was my grandfather’s favourite riddle for kids. How do you make a line drawn on a sheet of paper longer without touching it again? Simple, draw a shorter line below it!
- Economic Growth Likely To Be Below 5 Pc: Ceo Poll (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
THE current fiscal is likely to end with an economic growth of less than five per cent, although during 2002-03 a minor revival in growth is likely, a majority of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) has told the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- R-Day Parade, An Anachronism? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 28, 2002)
IT was extremely appropriate that on Saturday morning; that is, the morning of Republic Day — the newspapers were filled with reports of the successful test-firing of a variant of the Agni missile.
- Unleashing A Whirlwind (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 27, 2002)
The VHP has been allowed to beat the Ayodhya drum again... To reach a crescendo by the next Lok Sabha poll? Nenna Vyas reports with inputs from J.P.Shukla.
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 27, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- Wanted: Some Economic Reforms (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 26, 2002)
DURING a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha stunned the members by painting a very gloomy picture of the domestic industry.
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