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- Yechury: India's Stand On Iran Surprising (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Government should oppose U.S. move
U.S. action similar to the pattern adopted against Iraq
Issue to be raised during meeting with Prime Minister
The tilt is also against CMP
- Rs 22 Lakh For Relief Works In Bidar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
The Bhalki taluk tahsildar has been granted Rs 15 lakh, Aurad taluk tahsildar Rs 5 lakh and the Bidar taluk tahsildar Rs 2 lakh for relief works.
- Iran May Review Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Voicing surprise over India’s support to an IAEA resolution on its controversial nuclear programme, Iran on Tuesday threatened to review its economic and trade ties with all those countries which voted against Tehran.
- Various Suitors Circle A Poland In Limbo (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 28, 2005)
The new Government could have a big say on the pace of EU enlargement.
- Where The State May Not Enter (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 28, 2005)
Recently, a slew of measures to improve women’s conditions have been announced or promulgated — a bill against domestic violence, reform of property rights for Hindu women and, ....
- The German Solution (Deccan Herald, Christopher Harvie, Sep 28, 2005)
The enduring popularity of the Left is something to envy and be taken seriously, and not mocked at.
- How To Steal A Million (Deccan Herald, Vidya Iyengar, Sep 27, 2005)
In this world of outsourcing, it’s become easy to get vital personal information and pull off a robbery
- South Asian Integration? (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 27, 2005)
I suggested in this column last week that it is in India’s interest to develop closer and less hostile relations with Pakistan.
- I’Ll Drink To Fema (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
Rothman and I were drinking margaritas, just like Michael D. Brown after he was dumped as the head of Fema (Federal Emergency Management Administration).
- Iaea’S Illegal Nod (Dawn, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2005)
The Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted the EU sponsored move to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for violation of nuclear arms control treaty that the US has been clamouring for years.
- Bush More Dangerous Than Bin Laden (Dawn, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2005)
A US State Department panel has said that President Bush is seen in the Arab world as a greater threat than Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
- Voice From The Other Side (Greater Kashmir, Peerzada Abdal Mehjoor, Sep 27, 2005)
Peerzada Abdal Mehjoor comments on Alternative Media and its Role in the 21st Century
- Journey Of A Leader Called Jinnah (Greater Kashmir, SYED NOOR UL HASSAN, Sep 27, 2005)
From Jinnahbhai to Jinnah and finally to Qaid-e-Azam it was a journey of a leader who led his nation, writes
SYED NOOR UL HASSAN
- Promises To Poor Unkept (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Sep 27, 2005)
The United Nations Human Development Report 2005 is a remarkable document — grim, poignant,
- The Unravelling Of India's Persian Puzzle (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 27, 2005)
By voting against Iran in the IAEA, India has put its alliance with the United States above any concern of national interest, energy security or international law.
- Big Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2005)
The vote against Iran was not in India’s interests
- Us Pressure On Syria (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 27, 2005)
The continuing violence in Iraq and the escalating tension over Iran regarding its nuclear programme have diverted attention from another country in the region,
- Indian Tea Production Up, Exports And Prices Crash (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
India's sluggish tea production is showing signs of resurgence even though its exports have slumped to a record low and prices have crashed at weekly auctions, officials have said.
- Sign Of Maturity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2005)
In deciding to vote in favour of the European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday and demanding that Iran comply with its nuclear obligations,
- A New Way Of Doing The World’S Business (Deccan Herald, MARY ROBINSON, Sep 27, 2005)
Businessmen now want to fill up gaps left by the governments, forge new tie-ups and move things forward radically
- Dalit Question In Hollywood (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 27, 2005)
There is need to draw the attention of the globally influential cultural centre towards untouchability
- Demand What’S Due (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2005)
Unless schools’ infrastructure is improved, the goal of universal education cannot be realised
- Accountability Of Judges (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
The formation of a two-man committee to prepare rules and procedures for the accountability of judges must be welcomed without reservations.
- India And Japan — Needed, Greater Economic Engagement (Business Line, Rohit Pandit, Sep 27, 2005)
A comprehensive economic engagement between India and Japan is vital.
- Don't Build On Tax-Breaks (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 27, 2005)
One Cannot really blame the expert group that has come up with the Draft National Housing Policy 2005 for recommending a concessional rate of taxation of rental incomes as a measure to boost the stock of residential units in the country.
- Journey To The Ridiculous (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 27, 2005)
Bihar has been the laboratory of Indian politics. Mahatma Gandhi experimented with satyagraha from the dusty village of Champaran. Decades later,
- Human Development Index — Conundrum Of Rising Income, Growing Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 27, 2005)
Successive governments have stressed reforms with a human face but the country's report card on human development indicates that the policies have failed to improve the living conditions of the poor.
- Belkhed: The Riots & Wrongs Of Caste (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 27, 2005)
The Bhagwan Dattamandirin Belkhed, Akola, was built by Dalits when they were still Hindus. It was ostensibly the focus of the fiery violence there earlier this month. The real reasons? Caste, the decline of organised Dalit politics, the crisis in ...
- Why Developing Countries Court Dollar Assets (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 27, 2005)
In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider the nature of developing country capital flows and analyse why investing in US dollar assets has become such a favoured channel for financial resources t hat could be . . .
- Nurture Talent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2005)
It would be an all-round loss if inter-university sport, that world of youthful bravado, heroism, camaraderie, pride, tears and laughter,
- Wise Decision (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2005)
It was a difficult choice before India when the time came to cast its vote on the European Union-sponsored resolution on the Iranian nuclear issue during Saturday’s meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors. Ultimately, ....
- Controlling Tb (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
The formation of a two-man committee to prepare rules and procedures for the accountability of judges must be welcomed without reservations.
- J&k: A Tough Choice For Sonia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
It is that time of year when the chinars in the Valley begin to change their colours.
- Too Many Power Failures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
Whenever temperatures soar in Karachi, one can be sure that power outages are soon to follow.
- China's Second Manned Space Mission (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 26, 2005)
October could see two astronauts in space as part of China's second manned launch.
- Why Equality Is The Best Policy (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 26, 2005)
The authors of a new World Bank report hope to change attitudes with claims that inequality is the biggest obstacle to economic success.
- Ftas Hang Fire (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 26, 2005)
Will free trade agreements remain the flavour of the season with New Delhi, going by the not-so-happy experience with Thailand?
- Musharraf’S Arrogance (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 26, 2005)
The utter disdain with which Musharraf talks about gang-rapes is symptomatic of the social realities in Pakistan
- Vote In Vienna (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Sep 26, 2005)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution adopted on September 24 on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran earned 22 votes in favour, one vote against (from Venezuela) and 12 abstentions.
- The Almatti Debate Is Needless (Deccan Herald, H N Nanje Gowda, Sep 26, 2005)
Data collected by both Karnataka and Maharashtra prove that the latter’s fear of submergence is baseless
- Despair Is Still Not An Option In Iraq (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Sep 26, 2005)
To withdraw troops now would be a betrayal of the Iraqis.
- India's Iaea Vote Was Decided In Advance (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 26, 2005)
In deciding to vote against Iran, India showed its foreign policy was not immune to outside pressure.
- Social Security For Unorganised Workers (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 26, 2005)
Workers in the unorganised sector have low earnings and poor working conditions. In a liberalised economy, the state has to ensure them minimum social security.
- India's Shameful Vote Against Iran (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2005)
The decision to vote adversarially against Iran at Saturday's crucial meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency is evidence of the Manmohan Singh Government's shameful willingness to abandon the independence of Indian ...
- Managing The Next Disaster (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 26, 2005)
Understanding what this hurricane season is really telling us about why we’re so vulnerable to climate-related catastrophes means facing up to an unavoidable fact:
- Subjunctive Mood To Add To Surreal Stuff (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 26, 2005)
Just as `dog bites man' is no news, so too, there is no surprise value when you hear about action against auditors for negligence.
- Bush More Dangerous Than Bin Laden (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2005)
A US State Department panel has said that President Bush is seen in the Arab world as a greater threat than Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
- Election Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
With many still seething over the way the first round of local elections was conducted, candidates for the next round on October 6 are well into the fray.
- The Crisis In Bjp (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Sep 26, 2005)
Never has the BJP seen such a crisis. Advani is his stubborn best, Vajpayee his silent best, spills a word and then goes mum, and the general secretaries at their running best trying to edit letters, dodge media and support all senior leaders.
- Iaea’S Illegal Nod (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2005)
The Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted the EU sponsored move to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for violation of nuclear arms control treaty that the US has been clamouring for years.
- Why Agro-Trade Is The Key To Agriculture (Business Line, Dhanmanjiri Sathe, Sep 26, 2005)
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion on agro-trade. The next round of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is scheduled for December, in Hong Kong.
- Advertising That Works (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Sep 26, 2005)
The author, a retired diplomat, is currently a visiting distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
- Fuelling Demand, Foretelling Ecological Disaster (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Sep 26, 2005)
The global economy, increasingly fuelled by cheap non-renewable energy, has grown six fold in the past 50 years. In developed countries, about 85 per cent of the energy consumed comes from non-renewable fossil fuel — oil, natural gas,
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- China's Lessons For India (Business Line, Dan Steinbock, Sep 26, 2005)
China is no longer just a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) — it is the home for Asia's new multinationals.
- Market Manipulators: Don’T Worry, Be Happy (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 26, 2005)
As the market went into a long overdue correction on Thursday and Friday, it exposed the lack of preparedness on the part of the government, its regulators and the media in dealing with a recently globalised capital market. It also exposed how easy it is
- A World Of Electronic Voices (Indian Express, Mukul Dube, Sep 26, 2005)
My phone call is answered immediately. “Welcome to Samsung.
- Hemlines And Baselines (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 26, 2005)
Imagine for a moment Leander Paes — at a time when he was getting increasingly involved in his tennis and grabbing national and international attention
- Pushpa Yajna (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Sep 26, 2005)
Puja, that important Indian word, has a truly lovely meaning.
- Address Inequality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2005)
The poor should get a fair share in the economic growth
- Policy Making Problems (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 26, 2005)
ON September 20, an international broadcasting service brought former president, Farooq Leghari,
- Can We See A Real ‘Change’? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Can Canada in general and Pakistanis in Canada in particular play a leading role in changing Pakistan’s destiny? Minhaj Qidwai comments
- Importance Of Ties With Israel (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
With many still seething over the way the first round of local elections was conducted, candidates for the next round on October 6 are well into the fray. Polling will now be for town/taluka and district nazims and councils,
- Shia-Sunni War (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2005)
Instead of finding ways for mutual cooperation and helping restore peace in their war-ravaged country,
- Save It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Notwithstanding the noises about its conservation, the Dal Lake is dying a slow but a sure death.
- Defacing Heritage Of Karachi (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Sep 26, 2005)
Every now and then one hears charming accounts embellished by personal asides of Indian visitors from Delhi crossing the great divide and praising the beauty and cleanliness of Lahore and saying how wonderful it is to be back in the land of their birth.
- The Growing Gun Menace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
The seizure of a large number of AK-47 assault rifles, bullets and magazines by customs authorities in Kohat district draws attention to the perils of unchecked arms proliferation in the country.
- Breakthrough Is No Solution (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Sep 25, 2005)
Experience has repeatedly shown that a “breakthrough” is hardly ever an agreement or a solution.
- Du Will Consolidate And Innovate, Says New Vc Prof Pental (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Sep 25, 2005)
Professor Deepak Pental, the new Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, is an eminent Professor of Genetics.
- Brain Behind Our Success In Space (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 25, 2005)
It may not be out of place to call Dr Krishnaswamy Swamy Kasturirangan “Aryabhata” of the 21st century.
- Setting A Good Example (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
The restoration of Tollinton Market, a colonial-time landmark on The Mall in Lahore, comes as a welcome move.
- New Line-Up In The Making? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
The ongoing drama in Vienna has far-reaching implications for international politics of the post-Cold War era.
- German Elections’ Impact On The Eu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso is a cautious man, reluctant to get entangled in the complex domestic politics of the European Union’s 25 member-states.
- Free Power To Farmers At What Cost? (Tribune, Harpreet Singh, Sep 25, 2005)
The Prakash Singh Badal government in Punjab gave free power to farmers for 60 months, but lost power in the 2002 Assembly elections. What feat can the Amarinder Singh government achieve by giving free power for just 16 months?
- Extremist Solutions (Statesman, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 25, 2005)
Inter-state force not the final answer
As Union home minister, Shivraj Patil has not had an effective answer to problems of insurgency and terrorism in Kashmir and the north-east.
- Original Zionist Designs (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Sep 25, 2005)
Peruaded that he should be seen as a world statesman, General Musharraf gives more attention to international affairs than to the tasks at home.
- For Art’S Sake And More (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2005)
Shelley’s imaginary poet, singing songs “unbidden” while obscured from the world in “the light of thought”, was a wishful image even in his own time.
- The Salim Debate-Ii (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Sep 25, 2005)
Curiously, the Communist Party of India was formed outside the country, at Tashkent in the then USSR, on 17 October 1920 by M N Roy.
- Eighties Born: We Are The Children Of Fear (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 25, 2005)
I have nothing in my mind except guns, grenades and mines. And how can it be different as all our age has gone experiencing fear and violence.
- She Is The Loser (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 25, 2005)
In a joint family system, it’s woman only who suffers, Owsia Jabeen comments
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