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- Inspiring Humility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
Humility is a trait that is most difficult to cultivate, since it has to be genuinely felt and be ingrained in oneself. Conventional wisdom present in the many religious,
- Bombers Look Like Everybody Else (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jul 26, 2005)
If the security services are going to have any chance of infiltrating the bombers they must first humanise those involved.
- Wrong Report, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 26, 2005)
Pakistan on maintained that it had no information about nine of its citizens reportedly missing from Egypt.
- Audit The Political Class As Well (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 26, 2005)
It is time to try and solve the mystery of how almost all our leaders end up being very rich men and women
- New Delhi And Washington Grow Closer (Japan Times, B. GAUTAM, Jul 26, 2005)
Madras India -- It seems that India and the United States are finally on the same side.
- Spare The Whales Forever (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 26, 2005)
A large group of countries led by Japan has again failed in its campaign to pressure the International Whaling Commission (IWC) into lifting the 19-year-old ban on hunting whales for commerce.
- State Terrorism By Another Name (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 26, 2005)
London or Kashmir, there is something uncivilised about a policing system that, in the name of nation, queen, democracy or whatever,
- Melodies Sweet And Sour (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Jul 26, 2005)
My 90-minute morning jogs, accompanied by Hindi film songs, leave me breathless and pensive
- Principal Reservoirs In Cauvery Basin Receive Heavy Inflow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
Water-level at the KRS reservoir crosses the 100-ft mark
- Cauvery: Pm Gives Assurance To Tn Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
Dr Singh stressed on a settlement acceptable to all and the need to share distress equitably, without affecting any region excessively.
- London Blasts Singe Brown Skin (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Jul 26, 2005)
British sangfroid in the aftermath of the blasts was remarkable but it was no longer the same for us born with brown skin.
- Celebrate The Rainy Season And Be One With Nature (Times of India, KOMALA VARADAN, Jul 26, 2005)
Rain has been described as the link between heaven and earth. A symbiotic relation between all life and the natural environment is a prerequisite for the realisation of cosmic harmony.
- Portrait Of Artiste As Woman (Indian Express, Srimrinalini K, Jul 26, 2005)
Dedication, in terms of time and effort, is key to a dancer’s or singer’s success.
- Terror’S Twists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2005)
Shoot-to-kill orders that go terribly wrong are emblematic of today’s troubled times
- Cabinet Gives More Autonomy To Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
As part of its ongoing exercise to further empower profit-making central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the government on Monday enhanced financial powers of the ‘Navratna’ PSUs by doubling their capacity to invest in joint ventures and incur capital
- Umbrella Morals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 26, 2005)
Calcutta’s tolerance towards courting couples is exceptional. Other metros would rather obliterate their presence,
- More Bombs In London (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2005)
Last week’s bombings in London thankfully did not cause serious injury. What remains to be seen is whether they will damage the sense of assurance and relative political unity with which Britain so far has responded to the terrorist assault on its homelan
- Australia: Emerging Hub For Financial Analytics Off-Shoring (Business Line, Divya Raghavan , Jul 26, 2005)
AT A recent seminar, the Australia-India Business Council and the IIT Association of Australia presented the case for making Australia a global hub for financial services analytics off-shoring.
- The Economics Of Crime (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 26, 2005)
The causes and determinants of crime have a significant bearing on the economy and society. Demographics could also contribute to an increase in crime rates. Rapid economic growth will mean more opportunities for crime.
- Easing Yuan's Peg To Dollar — Gauging The China Factor (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jul 26, 2005)
The Europeans, like the Americans, are perplexed with the so-called "China factor" as that country continues to register record trade figures.
- The `Peak Oil' Controversy (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jul 26, 2005)
Much of the public discourse on the spiralling price of crude has rested on a premise
- Ruling The Mind-Space (Business Line, Anuj Jain , Jul 26, 2005)
There are no facts. There are no best products. All that exists in the world of marketing are perceptions in the minds of the customer or the prospect. The perception is the reality. Everything else is an illusion." So say Al Ries and Jack Trout in The 22
- Begin By Clearing The Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 26, 2005)
Extracts from the communique issued by the G8 nations at Gleneagles, July 8
Climate change, energy and sustainable development 1.
- As Good As It Gets (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 26, 2005)
As you tune into India’s great debate on the nuclear pact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has signed up with President George W. Bush, don’t let the experts flummox you with all the jargon.
- India Needs Gas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 26, 2005)
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has done well by reiterating the government’s resolve that India will continue its efforts to ensure that the Iranian gas pipeline project reaches the stage of fruition.
- Europe’S Economic Woes (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 26, 2005)
The economy of the eurozone is going from bad to worse judging by a new report by the 30-nation OECD.
- A Hidden Scourge (US News & World Report, Terry Atlas, Jul 25, 2005)
India's huge population disguises the growing number of HIV-infected citizens
- Condoleezza Rice's Unfortunate Decision (Japan Times, Ralph A. Cossa, Jul 25, 2005)
The recent decision by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to skip the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial-level
- The Source Of Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Naima Bouteldja, Jul 25, 2005)
Portraying Muslim scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi and even Tariq Ramadan as extremists is dangerous
- Embracing A Golden Giant (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 25, 2005)
Whether India can be America’s friend without surrendering its sovereignty will depend on its national self-confidence
- Now Egypt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 25, 2005)
Al-Qaeda and ordinary Muslims are by no means the same
- Caught In A Bind (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jul 25, 2005)
It makes a nice change to hear one of President Musharraf’s homilies being delivered on his home turf instead of from one of those exotic tropical palm-fringed capitals that one dreams of visiting but can no longer afford.
- A Regional Energy Grid (Dawn, Maqsud Ul Hasan Nuri, Jul 25, 2005)
The imperatives of geo-economics are competing with geopolitics and propelling countries in the region including Iran, Pakistan, and India towards closer economic collaboration.
- Affordable Desalination (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Solar distillation is an age old practice. But Terry Thomas of Kerala has devised a simple and inexpensive apparatus which can supply a family’s daily potable water needs for just Rs.3000.
- Change On The Way (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2005)
Germans refer to their country’s reunification in 1990 simply as die Wende — the change.
- What The Leaders Must Do (Hindu, Shahid Malik , Jul 25, 2005)
Isolated young men must join the mainstream
- China’S Step On Currency Revolutionary (Tribune, Don Lee , Jul 25, 2005)
China’s move to reform its currency system set the nation on a path to greater financial independence and stronger integration with global markets.
- Left Parties Criticise Posco Deal In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
State Government decision to allow export of iron ore opposed
- Victim Of Police Killing Was Brazilian (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 25, 2005)
The innocent man, shot dead by police at an underground station in south London on Friday on suspicion of carrying explosives, has been identified as a 27-year-old unmarried electrician from Brazil,
- India Can Eat Into Bioinformatics Market, Says Industry Report (Hindu, P.K. Bhardwaj, Jul 25, 2005)
Government should bring in changes
- A Discordant Note (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2005)
The Indo-Pakistan peace process on the whole is proceeding normally and there is no cause for concern.
- India-Us Pact & Our Response (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jul 25, 2005)
The signing on June 29 of a 10-year defence agreement between US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of the US and Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee
- Stay Focussed On The Iran Pipeline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has scored an own goal in telling the Washington Post that the proposed gas pipeline from Iran was fraught with both risk and uncertainty:
- Depredation Of Species That Get In Our Way (Japan Times, HIROAKI SATO, Jul 25, 2005)
Protected Birds Are Back, With a Vengeance: Cormorants Take Over, Making Some Enemies."
- When Will China's Miracle Hit The Wall? (Japan Times, CHRISTOPHER LINGLE, Jul 25, 2005)
U.S. "Fed" Governor Ben Bernanke has blamed net inflows of capital from the rest of the world, especially China, for a global savings glut that is driving up the U.S.
- Scream In Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2005)
An attitude problem combined with incompetence can produce pure black comedy.
- Through The Shining Glass, Darkly (Telegraph, SHOURJO CHAKRAVORTY, Jul 25, 2005)
Is Gurgaon an urban monstrosity, as some believe it is?
- Pragmatism Where Necessary (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jul 25, 2005)
The nuclear cooperation bargain with the United States of America is set to divide the Indian polity.
- Looking Ahead On India-Us Ties (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 25, 2005)
It would be a grave error on the part of the nation to judge the outcome of the Prime Minister's visit to the US against the canvas of past interaction between the two countries,
- I Use Astronomy As A Trojan Horse' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
How to make teaching interesting
- Research Universities: Mind Is The Key (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 25, 2005)
If the country can change the mindset of hypocritical politicians and "intellectual" busybodies,
- Where Parties Are At (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2005)
This parliamentary session is a defining moment for government and opposition
- Vaidyanathan Panel Report On Co-Op Credit — Quick Implementation Will Revive System (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 25, 2005)
The Indian establishment is addicted to Committees. "Show me a problem and I will set up a Committee" is its standard response.
- No Threat To National Security (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 25, 2005)
Of all the objections to the Indo-US joint statement, the most vociferous one is about its impact on India’s national security.
- Cultural Cousins` (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jul 25, 2005)
We may have many colonial cousins because of the British, but with no other country on the planet do we have such ancient and abiding cultural ties as with Iran.
- Revive The Swatantra Party (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jul 25, 2005)
The Berlin wall fell sixteen years ago. Free market communism of the Deng variety has been in place in China with vim and gusto for about two decades
- What Does Nuclear Bargain With Us Entail? ` (Deccan Herald, Jasjit Singh, Jul 25, 2005)
If we do not separate the civilian nuclear facilities from those related to defence, international cooperation will remain a non-starter.
- Ayodhya Attack: Doctor’S Terrorist Links Unfold (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, Jul 25, 2005)
Balding and nervous, Dr Irfan Khan is hardly the kind of person who would draw a second glance
- Dawood Skips Daughter’S Nikah? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Media was not allowed inside the venue where the hyped wedding took place. No film personality or sportsperson attended the wedding from India.
- Tourists Quit Blast-Hit Egyptian Resort (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jul 25, 2005)
The blasts had instant repercussions on the economy with the benchmark stock exchange index falling 4.5 per cent on Sunday.
- Services Sector Is The New Economic Growth Engine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
The growth in the services sector aided by the liberalisation in the regulatory framework has taken the country on a higher growth trajectory, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Musharraf Rebuffs Manmohan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2005)
President Musharraf has snubbed India for speculating on the effectiveness and reliability of Pakistan’s command and control structure and said that the nation’s nuclear deterrence is fully operational and continues to consolidate and strengthen with the
- Oil Companies Seek Fresh Price Review (Hindu, Sushma Mohan, Jul 25, 2005)
Petrol being under-priced by about Rs. 3 a litre and diesel by Rs. 4
Pressure from the Left may stall any fresh price revision
Burden of under-realisations on kerosene and LPG remain
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- Pm To Clear Air On Indo-Us Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Manmohan Singh will issue a statement in Parliament in the wake of criticism on the agreement.
- London Terror Cells Were Linked: Police (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Jul 25, 2005)
The two operations were likely part of a plan to bring carnage to British capital
- Nuke Talks With N Korea: Us To Try For ‘real Progress’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
The US on Monday promised to try to make “some real progress” on the vexed North Korean nuclear issue even as the two Koreas called for a framework for denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula during the upcoming fourth round of six-party talks here from
- Egyptian Police Arrest 70 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Cairo has said investigators are looking into whether there were links between the Taba and Sharm blasts
- Women Talk Of Rights (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 25, 2005)
Shobha De ko gussa kyon atta hai? A recent event organised to discuss women’s issues by FICCI ladies went completely astray as the moderator Shivani Wazir introduced panelist Shobha and asked the author to please tell them how she stayed so fit.
- Indecent Proposal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2005)
Marrying the personal to the political has been carried too far by the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat.
- Menace That Places Forwardee's Sanity At Risk (Times of India, SHIVANI MATHUR, Jul 25, 2005)
Few people make the effort to actually write messages to others. So few people receive personal messages from friends,
- Come Together On Nuclear Pact (Times of India, K. Subrahmanyam, Jul 25, 2005)
Criticism of the Indo-US treaty is misleading
- Captain Vs Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2005)
The Amarinder Singh government’s decision to phase out the 95 per cent aid given to the recognised private schools in the state’s urban areas is bound to cripple their functioning and push up the cost of education for students.
- Extremism: Causes And Consequences (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 24, 2005)
THE terrible bomb blasts in London, now described as 7/7, coming in the wake of 9/11, the Bali carnage and Madrid bombings, have once again brought into focus the hard fact that terrorism today is the single most threat to peace and stability of nations a
- No Discord Over Sethu Project, Says Baalu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2005)
There is good coordination between the Sri Lankan and Indian governments on the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP) and both countries will benefit by the new venture, Union Shipping and Road Transport Minister T R Baalu said on Saturday
- The Economy Of Plastic Bags (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Jul 24, 2005)
A s this summer marks the 10th anniversary of the promulgation of the law for recycling containers and wrapping materials, the government is moving to strengthen the law to force a change in the behavior of consumers.
- Hindus Make Ideal Emigres (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2005)
This refers to the article, "Sun never sets on Indians" (The Cutting Ed, July 17), by Mr Chandan Mitra.
- A Dreadful State Of Mind (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 24, 2005)
EVER since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC (9/11), many commentators have argued that terrorism will not go away until its underlying causes are identified and removed. General Musharraf has repeatedly made this argument.
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 24, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting.
- The Shooting Star (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2005)
It is not often that a popular icon transcends his medium to turn into an enduring - as well as endearing - cultural phenomenon. Tintin, the comic book hero created by Hergé, is one such character.
- Londonistan Calling (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2005)
Pakistan's President and military chief Gen Pervez Musharraf's charge that Britain must look within to discover the real instigators of Islamist terror in that country is not wide of the mark
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