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- Us Refuses To Improve Offer For Farm Subsidies Cut At Wto (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Even though India and US are discussing ways to reduce tariff and non tariff barriers ,it hardly seems that there will be a headway that the two countries will make in forthcoming talks to be held next month.
- Though Late, Offer To Talk To Iran Will Only Benefit U.S. (USA Today.com, Editorial, USA today.com, May 31, 2006)
Can Iran be persuaded to give up its race for nuclear weapons?
- “There Have To Be Final Talks For Solution” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, May 30, 2006)
He is distant, cold and speaks briefly.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- Tdsat Slams Vsnl For Selling Illegal Calling Cards (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
In a setback to Tatas-owned VSNL, telecom tribunal TDSAT has rejected its petition against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Department of Telecommunication and held that long distance calling cards sold by the company was illegal.
- Mahindra Q4 Net Below Forecast, Costs Rise (Reuters, Rina Chandran, May 30, 2006)
India's top tractor and utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings adjusted for one-time gains, as raw materials costs climbed.
- Star Struck (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
Hallelujah! The ‘messiah’ has finally descended on earth. And She is a girl.
- Aid Trickles Into Quake-Hit Java (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Aid trickled in today for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia’s Java island, but tens of thousands of homeless still foraged on their own for food and shelter.
- Upa Is Writing Its Own Epitaph (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
No political party other than those led by OBCs gain from reservation yet mainstream players blunder into quota politics
- The Affluent Society (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
Despite bringing unprecedented prosperity and equality in the world, Capitalism has turned out to be a dirty word
- Bend It At Their Beck And Call (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, May 30, 2006)
The tense atmosphere of a communal riot and the political grandstanding that accompanies it preclude an honest, objective assessment of the incident.
- Corruption As Human Rights Violation (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, May 30, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission should revamp its mandate in the light of massive institutionalised corruption that has left no institution in India untouched.
- Reds Signal War (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
The upa Government's disastrous Nepal policy is beginning to recoil on India.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Another Calamity Strikes (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
The number of dead (over 5,000) in Saturday’s powerful temblor that struck Yogyakarta in southern Indonesia might seem insignificant compared to the tally of at least 75,000 fatalities in the Pakistan earthquake of last October.
- Wincing Over Da Vinci Code (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 30, 2006)
Three Vatican-affiliated satra-pies have unilaterally banned the Hollywood blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, thereby affirming paramount loyalty to Il Papa as opposed to the Indian nation.
- Get Professional (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
The unseemly controversy over the denial of an extension of service to the former chairman of the State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Subir Raha, has once again brought the issue of corporate governance in public sector undertakings . . .
- Nepal Faces Hindu Backlash Over Declaration As Secular State (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The May 18 declaration by Nepal's parliament ending the country's distinction as the world's only Hindu state was one of the several hard decisions taken by the new government to coax Maoist rebels to join in a peaceful political process.
- Indonesia Quake Death Toll Passes 5,400 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The death toll from the Indonesian earthquake rose past 5,400 on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of homeless survivors spend another night in the rain waiting for much-needed relief.
- Help Indonesian Brothers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan has done well in immediately responding to the needs of the earthquake-hit people of Indonesia.
- Government Should Respond To Bugti (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Central Information Secretary and spokesman of the Jamhoori Watan Party Amanullah Kanrani has said that Nawab Akbar Bugti is ready for dialogue to sort out differences with the government and restore peace in Balochistan.
- Kargil Pride Turned Into Shame (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he came to know of the Kargil operation from his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee in May 1999. In an interview with Indian news agency PTI, he squarely blamed Gen Pervez Musharraf for what he . . .
- Buddha Bashing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
As if to iterate that the more Marxists change, the more they remain the same, the meeting of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau in Kolkata made all the necessary noises to emphasise orthodoxy and negate its campaign platform in the recent West Bengal election.
- Sifting Musharraf’S Good Points (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 30, 2006)
The pmln and the pppp got together with sundry other opposition parties in Lahore on Sunday to remember the day Pakistan tested its nuclear device in 1998.
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- India Inc Can Sow A Paradigm Shift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 30, 2006)
Corporates can bring about a turnaround in the agriculture sector, bringing all-round benefits.
- Can Democracy Ensure Economic Discipline? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 30, 2006)
Freedom is an important component of development. But if it can deliver economic advancement for a vast majority depends squarely on whether or not the policy environment is conducive, says BHANOJI RAO.
- The Great Leap Backward (Business Line, Jack Nathan, May 30, 2006)
The Cabinet room was crackling with excitement. Small groups huddled together exchanging whispers, as they waited for Mr Dharma Raja, the Prime Minister, to come in.
- Explaining The Stock Market Correction (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, May 30, 2006)
The second fortnight of May witnessed a much needed though still inadequate correction of the recent unprecedented rise of the Sensex. Yet, in the blame-game that followed, inadequate "reform" stemming from political opposition has been seen by . . .
- For Investors, China's Intent Is Enough (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, May 30, 2006)
Last month, over the still waters of the South China Sea, on a Singapore Airlines morning service into Shanghai, a newspaper article caught my eye. It reported how China’s ATM system had collapsed the day before.
- Increase In H-1b Visas May Not See The Light Of Day (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A question mark has come to hang on the Senate-passed omnibus immigration bill, which includes raising the H-1B visa cap from 65,000 to 115,000, apart from its central thrust of opening a "path to citizenship" to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants
- Reality Takes The Bite Off An Old Adage (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, May 30, 2006)
Are there really no atheists in trenches as believers never weary of reminding people who don’t share their act of faith? Forget for the moment the wider symbolic connotation that under dire circumstances and situations of dread everybody . . .
- Tn Poll Promise Impact (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
It’s not every day that a pre-poll promise made by the winning party in one state has an immediate impact and that too in another state.
- Wholesale Recast (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
Group on Recasting of the wholesale price index (WPI) to include 1,200 items in the revised WPI series is welcome.
- We Need More Engineers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
It’s time India built more, many more, IITs. Seven IITs for an economy that intends to sustain its current annual growth rate of 8%, and even improve on it, is dismally meagre.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
Manmohan Singh — if Third Eye’s reliable source Tweety is to believed — is on the horns of dilemma. And he’s torn between infrastructure development and national security.
- Pakistan Rallies Around A.Q. Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 30, 2006)
Renewed interest in America on nuclear proliferation network
- Have Income, Give Subsidies (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 30, 2006)
The fault lies not in providing subsidies to the poor and the needy but in not raising enough resources. The Government provides tax exemptions, which reduce legitimate tax revenues due to it, and the variety of subsidies and sops
- China Promises A "Non-Smoking" Olympics In 2008 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
China, the largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world with an army of 350 million smokers, today vowed to stage a "non-smoking" Olympic Games in 2008.
- History And Mythology (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, May 30, 2006)
During colonial times, India was portrayed as serving a role in history that was subservient to the European agenda, or as just a passive entity activated primarily by the incursions of invading groups.
- Natural Rise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 30, 2006)
Free gas pricing, ensure competitive markets
- Wages Of Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sudha Mahalingam, May 30, 2006)
The government’s stand on the pricing of gas from JV and NELP fields is nothing new.
- Family Health Survey Puts Figure At 32 Per Cent (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, May 30, 2006)
Even as the Supreme Court takes a look at the basis of Government's quota contention, a Health Ministry household survey belies the Mandal Commission's claims that OBCs constitute over half of the total population.
- Pelf In Paradise (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
On the surface, there seems to be no disputing chief minister Pawan Chamling’s claim that his ruling Sikkim Democratic Front’s biggest achievement is “human security”, something he claims has even been “acknowleged nationally”.
- Simian ‘Scarecrows’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
It’s a worthwhile experiment. Unable to muster an adequate force of langurs ~ on 24x7 duty at that ~ to drive the monkeys from Raisina Hill the authorities are planning to use mobile dummies to back-up the “real” ones that have met with relative . . .
- Quake Death Toll Close To 5,000, Survivors Scavenge For Food (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Grieving quake survivors on Monday scavenged for food in the debris of their houses, as the world promised help to Indonesia recover from its latest deadly natural disaster.
- Left Dictatorship Behind Failure Of Foreign Policy: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The BJP on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of allowing the Left to dictate the country's foreign policy leading to the Government's utter failure in dealing with external affairs issues in the national interest.
- Nepal Lawmakers Welcome Code Of Conduct For Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, May 30, 2006)
Nepal's Parliament today welcomed the 25-point code of conduct for a ceasefire with Maoists, saying it would help check violence during the peace process aimed at ending the decade-long insurgency as a rebel leader called for sweeping reforms in . . .
- Bengal’S Flab Fizzle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
The dichotomy in the CPI-M’s perception of disinvestment has effectively been cleared with the new government making it quite obvious that local conditions will guide the policies of the Bengal Left.
- Futile Search (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 30, 2006)
The education system is producing students who do not know their subjects. This unfortunate fact is brought out starkly when we look at the HCS (Judicial) examination, conducted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank Opens Its First Atm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
20 more ATMs are being planned, says bank chairman
Shettar urges banks to open ATMs in villages
Horatti says banks should first win the confidence of the people
- South Of Java (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
There may have been one terrible earthquake in Indonesia, but the tragedy in that island cluster is manifold.
- New Skills, Old Divides (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
There are two curious features about the agitation against reservations for other backward castes.
- India, China Can Resolve Complex Problems: Pranab (Tribune, Anil K. Joseph, May 30, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said “complex” problems that existed in Sino-Indian bilateral ties could be resolved through dialogues and mutual understanding.
- Turning To The Centre (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 30, 2006)
All the mysteries about the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, according to most analysts, are about what happened in the three weeks before May 8, the polling day.
- India Should Do A China In Africa (Tribune, NIMI KURIAN, May 30, 2006)
China has lately been rediscovering the African continent with a voyager’s zeal. Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to Africa forms part of a charm offensive to determinedly court the continent.
- Nba Supports Aamir, Flays Ban On ‘Fanaa’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has appreciated Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s “steadfast upholding of the cause of people displaced by Sardar Sarovar Dam” and termed the boycott of his film “Fanaa” in Gujarat as a “symptom of fanaticism”.
- India Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts On Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 30, 2006)
India has enough reason to feel confident that the US Congress will pass the much-awaited legislation approving the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal by next month end.
- God Exalts Humble People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
The Titanic ship cost 4.6 million pounds, measured 882 feet in length and weighed 45,328 tons. When it was all set to sail, someone asked the captain if the ship was sinkable, the designer of the ship said "even God cannot sink this ship"....
- Optimisation Of Care In Cerebral Palsy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The concept of transdisciplinary approach in the management of cerebral palsy (C.P.) is astoundingly simple as it is complex.
- Tourism Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
I submit that entire Nilgiri district should be converted as a tourism zone. The main five zonal centres comprising Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Gudalur, Kotagiri and Kundah regions are scenic spots.
- India Yet To Rise To Potential (Tribune, B G Verghese, May 30, 2006)
India is beginning to attract international notice but has seldom acted in keeping with its potential and power.
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- Risk In A Turban (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, May 30, 2006)
Security chiefs often become suspicious of harmless objects while checking guests
- The Pakistan Connection (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, May 30, 2006)
India has to be prepared for attacks on its personnel working on Afghan-Pak border from the Taliban
- More Complete (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
Welcome move to make price index more representative
- Deadly Quake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
Rescue and relief teams must remain on high alert
- Air Raid Kills 50 In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
More than 50 Taliban guerrillas were killed in a US-led air strike on a mosque in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Monday.....
- Quake Toll Crosses 5,000-Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A week-end earthquake that shook the heartland of Indonesia's densely populated island of Java killed at least 5,115 people, a provincial government office said today.
- More Seats In Reserve (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, May 30, 2006)
As the days roll on there is no sign of any discussion or debate on the issue of quotas for those who form the bulk of India.
- Implications Of Reservations (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, May 30, 2006)
Expanding facilities might be easy, but getting faculty may be difficult
- In A Brinjal Soup (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 30, 2006)
Monsanto Mayho Biotech’s proposal for large-scale field trials of genetically modified Bt brinjals can show a way forward for Indian agriculture.
- A Law To Legalise The Illegal (Indian Express, G.P. Joshi, May 30, 2006)
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.
- ‘Ganjing’ In Lucknow (Indian Express, Yashsdeep Srivastava, May 30, 2006)
I returned to India after two and a half years. It was a two-week restricted stay in Lucknow for a wedding, an event traditionally marked by conspicuous consumption.
- Muslims Who Fled Villages After Riots Fall Off Job Scheme (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, May 30, 2006)
After the 2002 post-Godhra riots, Muslim families from many villages of Sabarkantha and Panchmahals fled to the nearest talukas to find safety in numbers. Even today, many go back to their villages during the day to do odd jobs and return before nightfall
- 13-Member Quota Oversight Committee Set Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Committee told to submit report to Union Government by August 31
Three groups set up to draw up modalities for implementing the decision
The groups asked to complete their job by July 31
- India, China Mou On Military Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
Important beginning that will provide the basis for further cooperation: Pranab
MoU for institutionalising frequent exchanges
It calls for developing an annual calendar for joint military exercises
- India Yet To Endorse Un Role In Nepal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 30, 2006)
As the Government in Nepal prepares to invite the UN into the peace process with the Maoists, India is yet to make up its mind on the timing and the nature of the external involvement in the Himalayan nation.
- Modern Classic (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , May 30, 2006)
Two plantains for 15 paise. Eight annas for getting a proxy bus ticket. Thus starts the novel, Kuruthippunal, placing the events in an exact time frame with additional inputs about the first non-Congress government that had come to power in the . . .
- Against Empires Old And New (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, May 30, 2006)
Demolishes the justification trotted out by apologists for the U.S. invasion of Iraq
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