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Articles 26021 through 26120 of 26693:
- Caricature Leader (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
Just as a debt crisis in Argentina can stampede investors into a panic-stricken exodus from markets throughout Latin America, so a political crisis in Zimbabwe can lead them to treat the whole of southern Africa as “unstable”.
- Downslide Begins (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Dec 24, 2001)
The September 11 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hit at the heart of American sensitivity; it changed the world for the US.
- It’s A Start, Mr Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2001)
US President George Bush’s decision to freeze the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s assets by itself amounts to little.
- Looking Beyond Mere Karma (Pioneer, P. D. Pant, Dec 24, 2001)
During his speech in the Lok Sabha on the conclusive day of the session on December 19, Prime Minister Vajpayee refuted the old philosophic notion that life being perishable, all efforts to save it will be fruitless.
- 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.
- Merits Of Inaction (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Dec 24, 2001)
Sometimes not doing anything is the best strategic course. In India, we have lost sight of this and have become enthralled by the cult of ‘‘action’’. The BJP is the party most at fault here.
- What Is The Way Ahead? (Indian Express, H. Kaushal , Dec 24, 2001)
The prime minister and Home minister have spoken about tackling Pakistan.
- Realistic Expectations Best For Optimism In 2002 (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Dec 24, 2001)
PERHAPS, the traditional good feeling that one has towards the end of the year as the festive season approaches got the better of my cautious instincts.
- Terrorist Attack On Parliament Thwarted, But.... What About Demolition From Within? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 24, 2001)
THE NATION cannot be too grateful to those belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force, the Delhi Police and the Watch and Ward of Parliament House.
- What They Say... (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2001)
Mehbooba Mufti, senior vice-president People's Democratic Party, says ``The gun is not the problem in Kashmir but it is the alienation which has increased manifold with the bad governance and wrong policies of the Government''.
- Setting Its House In Order (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 23, 2001)
THE REFORMERS: Giscard d'Estaing, Giuliano Amato and Jean-Luc Dehaene. The European Union has set up a body headed by Valery Giscard d'Estaing to suggest reforms.
- The Rot Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2001)
The "party with a difference", is not, it appears, very different after all. The recent defection, in the newly-formed state of Chhattisgarh, of 12 MLAs from the 35-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bloc in the 90-member state assembly.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- How Relevant Is Yasser Arafat In West Asia? (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Dec 23, 2001)
SEVERAL months before the September 11 tragedy of the Twin towers, Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf was living dangerously.
- What They Say... (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2001)
Mehbooba Mufti, senior vice-president People's Democratic Party, says ``The gun is not the problem in Kashmir but it is the alienation which has increased manifold with the bad governance and wrong policies of the Government''.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- Welcome Return Of The Pathan (Tribune, R. N. Prasher, Dec 23, 2001)
MY childhood Kabuliwala was not trapped in the pages of a book or rolls of a film. We lived in Old Delhi, in a small bylane of Chandni Chowk near the fabled Fountain. It was called Katra Lachhusingh.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 23, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- ‘Lashkar Hopes To Destroy Relations Between India And Pak, Is A Global Threat’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2001)
This is the 100th day of our campaign against global terrorism. And in those 100 days, we’ve accomplished much. We’ve built a broad international coalition against terror, and I want to thank the Secretary of State for his hard work.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Delhi Yet To Recover From Dec 13 Shock (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 23, 2001)
THE year isn’t ending on a good note, to put it mildly. But since I have always been on the side of the blunt, let me say that there is every chance of the developments obtaining a darker hue.
- Act For Parliament (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Dec 23, 2001)
Ever since he has arrived on the Capital's political scene, M Venkaiah Naidu has made a mark for himself.
- Bjp's Woes In Chhattisgarh Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE SPLIT IN the Chhattisgarh unit of the BJP may not surprise anyone.
- War By Other Means (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2001)
India should send two unambiguous messages to Washington. First, if 9/11 (as Americans call it) determined the United States of America’s policing role in the new millennium, the Srinagar.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- The Manwho Could Be King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 22, 2001)
As a savaged and brutalised Afgha-nistan gently rolled into the year 1992, glimpses of peace and hope were starting to peek through the gunpowder-drenched air of Kabul.
- Young State, Old Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FOR such a young state, Chhattisgarh politics is terribly worldly-wise. The buntings from its first birthday party are yet to be packed away and the state is back in the headlines for a very familiar, very stale set of reasons.
- Sad Plight Of Haryana Peasantry (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Dec 22, 2001)
HARYANA farmers played an important role in the resurgence of the peasant power in northern India under Charan Singh-Devi Lal leadership.
- Bishops To Fight Proposed Liquor Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
An influential Christian committee has resolved to launch a campaign against the Kerala government’s plan to hand over toddy stores to licensed contractors.
- All Eyes On Govt Installation In Kabul Today (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 22, 2001)
A new government in war-ravaged Afghanistan is going to be put in place today.
- Act For Parliament (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Dec 22, 2001)
Ever since he has arrived on the Capital's political scene, M Venkaiah Naidu has made a mark for himself.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- In Search Of The Thermidor (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 22, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 21. Political life has been on a fast track in Nepal. The acceleration of history over the last decade has shaken this once tranquil Himalayan Kingdom to the core.
- ‘Our Govt’s Performance Has Been Better Than Congress’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 22, 2001)
He’s a chief minister in a hurry. Less than two-and-a half months after donning the mantle in Gujarat, that too at a crucial time when the ruling BJP has just about a year to shed the image of a non-performing government.
- Jogi Splits Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
CHHATISGARH is not exactly saffron territory. Therefore, the split in the Bharatiya Janata Legislature Party should be seen essentially as a triumph of the politics of manipulation over the values that the leaders periodically preach.
- Bjp's Woes In Chhattisgarh Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE SPLIT IN the Chhattisgarh unit of the BJP may not surprise anyone.
- Naqli Poll Funding (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
IDEA-makers of the BJP-led alliance government need to put on their thinking cap. Their suggestion for a major electoral reform ignores harsh ground realities.
- The Rot Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
The "party with a difference", is not, it appears, very different after all.
- In Search Of The Thermidor (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 22, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 21. Political life has been on a fast track in Nepal. The acceleration of history over the last decade has shaken this once tranquil Himalayan Kingdom to the core.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 22, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- Overtaken Once More (Indian Express, Rajeev Ahuja, Dec 21, 2001)
A FEW days ago, it was corruption in defence purchases. Today, it’s the attack on Parliament that corners the nation’s attention.
- Credulous Politics And Our Soft State (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Dec 21, 2001)
The gruesome attack on the parliament building on December 13 showed what we have known all along.
- Return The Favour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech in Parliament on Wednesday was addressed, besides his immediate audience.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Of Pak-Linked Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Atal Behari Vajpayee has rightly stated, "There can be no two definitions of terrorism. Terrorism cannot be divided in bits and pieces."
- Make It Total (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2001)
Elections are expensive and the way political parties raise funds to finance their campaigns has always been a thorny issue in India.
- Centre Of The Currency (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 21, 2001)
Ever try to remember those hazy days twenty years ago? The country was riven by a ferocious campaign to restructure Centre-state relations.
- ‘Three Pms Couldn’t Have Been Wrong In Inducting Me’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
With assembly elections just two years away, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is a man in a hurry.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- Poll Fever And Rhetoric (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
WITH ONLY A couple of months left before parties plunge into campaign mode in three States - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal - where Assembly elections are due before March 2002.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Argentina’s Covertibility Czar Domingo Cavallo Bows Out Amidst Riots (The Financial Express, Brian Winter, Dec 21, 2001)
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Not even the raw energy of Domingo Cavallo, one of the emerging market world’s most well-known and creative economists, could slay the overwhelming pessimism of Argentina’s three-year recession.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- 2001: The Year In Retrospect (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 20, 2001)
Human beings invariably shed their innocence and grow up before they reach the age of 50.
- Time To Get Over The Fiscal Deficit Obsession (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Dec 20, 2001)
The wheel has turned full circle for the Indian economy. When the country bit the structural adjustment bullet following the balance of payments (BoP) crisis in 1990-91, a bitter pill it has to swallow.
- Asia Hopes To Let Good Times Roll In 2002 (The Financial Express, Jennifer Chen, Dec 20, 2001)
SINGAPORE: Asian economies are set for better times in 2002 after months of plummeting exports left many showing their worst performance in years.
- Art? Exhibitionism? A Joke? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
LAST week I was invited to watch a little known local artist ‘‘paint while he danced’’.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- India Should Make Diplomacy, Not War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
The world seems to agree on one point in relation to South Asia: nuclear-armed India and Pakistan should not be allowed to go to war.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Gm Crops And The World Market (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Gm Crops And The World Market (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means. When the prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, announced in Parliament that efforts should be made to avert a war, he had in mind only the military aspect of it.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Behnji's Samaj Party (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Mr Kanshi Ram last week merely formalised an arrangement that has existed within the Bahujan Samaj Party ever since it became a potent political force in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Silent War Within (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Unity Wins The Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Reason – egged on by a grim realisation – returned to national politics and a strong sense of unity emerged at the end of the two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on the December 13 terrorist attack.
- Making Sense Of Dec 13 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
IF there was disquiet in both government and Opposition circles over the scheduled discussion in Parliament on the December 13 attack, it was allayed to a great extent by Union Home Minister L.K. Advani’s suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
- Special To The Express (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
The assault has two prongs. On the one hand violence and terror: these aim at tiring out the victims by inflicting death and carnage.
- Disunited In Distress (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 19, 2001)
This should be the time for all good men to come to the aid of the nation. That is not happening.
- Pakistani Connection (Pioneer, J Mohan Malik , Dec 19, 2001)
Myanmar's military junta, known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has granted sanctuary to two Pakistani nuclear scientists following a telephone call from General Pervez Musharraf.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Afghan War And American Gains (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 19, 2001)
THE first war of the new millennium, “Operation Enduring Freedom”, has led to many new paradigms and milestones.
- A Sobering Survey Of Drinking Habits (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 19, 2001)
We use a household survey conducted by India’s National Council of Applied Economic Research in 1993-94.
- Exasperation Playing A Key Role In The South Asian Drama (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 19, 2001)
People in South Asia are angry and anguished. They react in the same way. When they go to the polls, they are reluctant to return those in power. They don’t want to put their faith in one political party. They prefer a coalition.
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