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Articles 25921 through 26020 of 26693:
- Hang Up, Don’t Disconnect (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 29, 2001)
Before we get buried under the avalanche of yearenders over the next two days telling us what 2002 will bring, it might be useful to go back 40 years, to October 1962.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- The Beleaguered State Of Kashmir (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Dec 29, 2001)
The problem of Kashmir continues to haunt us, even after five decades of Independence.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 29, 2001)
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.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 29, 2001)
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.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2001)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 29, 2001)
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.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 29, 2001)
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.
- It Is Election Time (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2001)
PUNJAB will elect a new government or retain the old one on February 13. Conventional wisdom says the Akalis will have a tough time performing as well as they did five years ago in alliance with the BJP.
- Another Legal Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
IN A WAY, Ms. Jayalalithaa could not have asked for more. Her second legal victory, in the coal import deal case, has come less than a month after she was judicially absolved by the Madras High Court in the TANSI and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases.
- Saarc & S. Asia Dispensation (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 28, 2001)
THE SAARC summit may take place, or it may not. But it is time to turn out focus on it.
- Firmly On Course (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 28, 2001)
The lasting image of December 13 is not of terrorists being chased by police or of a Lashkar-e-Toiba suicide attacker lying dead within the Parliament complex in New Delhi.
- Overcoming Paralysis Of Will (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 28, 2001)
AS the year comes to an end, it will be worthwhile to critically examine how the country has conducted itself while tackling the myriad problems which have been with us for years.
- Syamaprasad Mookerjee And Macaulay (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 28, 2001)
The late Syamaprasad Mookerjee was one of the most outstanding Indians of his time.
- Let’s Talk Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
IT was on the cards, yet Wednesday’s announcement of the schedule for elections to Uttar Pradesh and other states is somewhat reassuring. Ever since December 13, as the government has weighed its options, the nation has been on edge.
- While Governments Talk War (Indian Express, Muqtida A. K. Mansoor, Dec 28, 2001)
AS a reaction to the dastardly attack by terrorists on the Indian Parliament, the Indian government has taken some extremely drastic and provocative steps against Pakistan.
- A Well-Timed Pressure Offensive (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
THOSE who believe that the current military build-up is designed to create the atmosphere that might help the ruling party in the February elections to key state assemblies are probably making light of a serious situation.
- Military Action Against Pakistan (Hindu, Gautam Sen, Dec 28, 2001)
Care must be exercised to ensure that diplomacy remains in command and sabre-rattling is a calibrated adjunct and the crossover point at which the latter takes over to become war is avoided.
- Military Action Against Pakistan (Hindu, Gautam Sen, Dec 28, 2001)
Care must be exercised to ensure that diplomacy remains in command and sabre-rattling is a calibrated adjunct and the crossover point at which the latter takes over to become war is avoided.
- `People Were Fed Up With Mismanagement' -- Dr Saman Kelegama, Ed, Institute Of Policy Studies, Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 28, 2001)
THE mandate for change in Sri Lanka was more for economic reasons, than for ushering in peace and ending the ethnic conflict, says Dr Saman Kelegama, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Colombo.
- Negative Vote (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
THE PROPOSAL MOOTED by the Election Commissioner, Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy, at a seminar in Chennai on electoral reforms to make available the option of a ``negative vote'' in elections at various levels is a sure recipe for a wholly avoidable mess.
- Another Legal Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
IN A WAY, Ms. Jayalalithaa could not have asked for more. Her second legal victory, in the coal import deal case, has come less than a month after she was judicially absolved by the Madras High Court in the TANSI and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases.
- `People Were Fed Up With Mismanagement' -- Dr Saman Kelegama, Ed, Institute Of Policy Studies, Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 28, 2001)
THE mandate for change in Sri Lanka was more for economic reasons, than for ushering in peace and ending the ethnic conflict, says Dr Saman Kelegama, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Colombo.
- Negative Vote (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
THE PROPOSAL MOOTED by the Election Commissioner, Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy, at a seminar in Chennai on electoral reforms to make available the option of a ``negative vote'' in elections at various levels is a sure recipe for a wholly avoidable mess.
- War Or Peace? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 28, 2001)
ARE INDIA and Pakistan inexorably moving towards war? Is a Greek tragedy waiting to be played out?
- Disadvantage: Military Offensive (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Dec 28, 2001)
After the December 13 attack on Parliament, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee told the nation that "the fight against terrorism has reached its last stage".
- Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 28, 2001)
Even as the nation waits with baited breath about what is going to happen next with war clouds looming, ticket seekers are getting busy with elections to four states announced on Wednesday.
- National Anthem And Nation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
DECEMBER 13 is said to have outraged the nation the way it did because Parliament is cherished as a symbol of our democracy.
- 2002, Year Of The Cable Guys? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
IT’S not just media planners or advertisers who salivate at the prospect of good Television Rating Points (TRPs) — that barometer for viewership which send advertisement revenues in tizzy.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- History Sheet Of A Rogue State (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 27, 2001)
Within two months of its creation, Pakistan sent armed tribesmen into Jammu & Kashmir in October, 1947.
- More, General, More (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
AS political forecasters announce the possibility of war clouds, some in the Pakistani establishment would like to point to an already visible silver lining. Maulana Masood Azhar, fomenter of Deobandi demonstrations on Pakistani streets.
- Silly Standoff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2001)
It would be difficult to recall a Test series at home attracting such large doses of controversy even before it began, as the one that just concluded between India and England.
- Reasons Against Restraint (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
TO the average citizen of Delhi terrorist violence is a distant phenomenon, a pernicious abstraction.
- Is War On The Nri Agenda? (Indian Express, Balgrim Ragoonanan, Dec 27, 2001)
MOST of the people who are calling on India to wage war on Pakistan are probably of Indian origin but living outside India.
- First Blood (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Dec 27, 2001)
If September 11 was a turning point in the modern history of America, December 13 could well prove to be so for India.
- How Enron Connected To The Powers-That-Be (Indian Express, Dan Morgan, Dec 27, 2001)
DURING the administration of the first President George Bush, a new party fundraiser named Kenneth Lay was invited to spend the night at the White House.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Working For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE SHRILL AND threatening campaign spearheaded by the Vajpayee administration which suggests an outbreak of war with Pakistan must end.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- Argentina’s New Currency Seen Easing Move From Peg (The Financial Express, Ovais Subhani, Dec 27, 2001)
SINGAPORE: Argentina’s plan to print its way out of economic crisis by issuing a second currency will buy the country time before an inevitable devaluation and may mark the beginning of the end of the peso, analysts said on Wednesday.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Working For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE SHRILL AND threatening campaign spearheaded by the Vajpayee administration which suggests an outbreak of war with Pakistan must end.
- Argentina On The Brink Of Disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
The resignation of Argentine President Fernando De la Rua following widespread riots in protest against the economic policies of the government marks the end of an ignominious chapter in the annals of this financially-crippled nation.
- Foundation For The Future (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Dec 27, 2001)
Foreign direct investment is a term usually associated with trade and development in the economic sphere.
- The Shadow Of War (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Dec 26, 2001)
GETTING into Pakistan has never been as difficult. Most international airlines have suspended their flights, with only Pakistan International Airlines, the national carrier, and a handful of others connecting the country with the rest of the world.
- Promises, Promises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
THIS is not a categorical assurance that India will not attack Pakistan, but the fact that the government is talking so tough does point to it not taking any action at all.
- It’s Story-Time, Folks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
DRUMS beat announcing the dawn of a new era — the era of knowledge and Indian awakening.
- Musharraf’s Arafat Act (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Dec 26, 2001)
ON his first day in office, Afghanistan’s new justice minister Abdul Rahim Karimi — a less well known name in the Cabinet but obviously someone with clearly defined ideas — is reported to have said, ‘‘the biggest problem in Afghanistan was terrorism.
- Whither Peace In Sri Lanka? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 26, 2001)
THIS Christmas will be a memorable one for Sri Lanka, or so hope its people.
- Private Funding And Higher Education (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 26, 2001)
The fact that some of the greatest universities in the world grew up in opposition to and autonomous from the state should hold lessons for us.
- Pressures On India’s Foreign Policy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 26, 2001)
The tragedy of Indian foreign policy is that more than 50 years after Independence, the country’s efforts at pursuing wider objectives in the region and the world are being dragged by a legacy of Partition, animosity with Pakistan.
- Open To Evil Eyes (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Dec 26, 2001)
Ever since the aborted terrorist assault on the Indian Parliament, there has been abundant speculation on the likely Indian response.
- Bacteria In Waste Management (Business Line, Mahendra Pandey , Dec 26, 2001)
MICRO-ORGANISMS constitute an antique group of living organisms which appeared on earth's surface almost 3,000 million years ago.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Private Funding And Higher Education (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 26, 2001)
The fact that some of the greatest universities in the world grew up in opposition to and autonomous from the state should hold lessons for us.
- Voices Within (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 26, 2001)
Checks and balances can help coalition politics only if they are not reduced to partisan pulls and pressures.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Rajnath’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has put Mr Rajnath Singh in a spot of bother.
- Us Study Aims To Help Male Cybersex Addicts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
About 6.5 per cent of male Internet users are compulsive cybersex fans, with online fantasy lives so intense that their off-line relationships may suffer, according to a new study.
- Australian Scientists Warn Of New Car Illness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2001)
Australian scientists have warned that the reassuring smell of a new car actually contains high levels of toxic air emissions which can make drivers ill.
- Power Play After Terror Strike (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 25, 2001)
The suicide attack by the ISI-sponsored terrorists on Parliament House and its aftershocks have left behind many significant anecdotes.
- The Myth Of The Popular Will (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2001)
It is always risky, and often unfair, to read situations by speculating on the motives that are alleged to underlie them.
- Happy Birthday, Pm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
THIS year the birthday boy must be forgiven for being more than a little distracted at the celebrations at 7 Race Course Road.
- Parallel Lines (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
Organizational elections of political parties are usually stage-managed affairs aimed at legitimizing leaders’ personal control.
- A Nation On The Edge: Abort, Retry, Escape (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Dec 25, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S military leaders have had a propensity for adventure unmatched by other dependent states in the modern age.
- Shadow Boxing In Tn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
The battle between the ruling AIADMK and the DMK in Tamil Nadu has assumed a new dimension, this time over the removal from the Marina beachfront in Chennai of the statue of the second century symbol of Tamil womanhood, Kannagi.
- The Myth Of The Popular Will (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2001)
It is always risky, and often unfair, to read situations by speculating on the motives that are alleged to underlie them.
- Call Of Duty And Line Of Fire (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Dec 25, 2001)
The injury caused to ANI cameraman Vikram Singh Bisht in the attack on Parliament has once again turned the spotlight on the hazardous nature of journalism.
- The Politics Of War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
AS this might be the last Christmas of peace and goodwill on our benighted subcontinent, before we go hurtling down to the disaster which overcame Europe through the first half of the last century.
- Security Needs A New Mindset (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 25, 2001)
THE setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on national security and the indications that all the major political parties are clearly committed to the objective after the attack on Parliament.
- Double Standards (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 25, 2001)
The American people are unable to comprehend why their culture of markets, democracy and freedom evokes such a lot of hostility across much of the world.
- Going From Bad To Verse (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Dec 25, 2001)
As another year draws to a close and the nation takes stock of the triumphs and tribulations-mainly the latter-that it brought, it is time to cast aside gloom and get into a cheerful mood.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- Will Bush Words Turn Into Action? (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 24, 2001)
Three days ago, when the U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, variously described the Lashkar-e-Taiba as an ``extremist group based in Kashmir'' and ``a stateless sponsor of terrorism'', there was widespread anger and frustration in India.
- Changeover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
A coup should be appreciated. The chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr Ajit Jogi, has apparently pulled one off.
- Democrat Into Dictator (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 24, 2001)
“Last week we could not afford bread. This week we cannot get bread,” said a Zimbabwean worker last October, after President Robert Mugabe imposed price cuts on basic foods.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- Words Over Troubled Waters (Telegraph, Jack Fairweather, Dec 24, 2001)
David Blunkett, the British home secretary, recently posed the question, “How do they [immigrants] avoid a conflict between embracing the history and identity of someone born abroad and identifying with Britain.
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