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- Indians Keep The Peace In Cyprus (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 03, 2005)
Indian policemen are lending a hand to the UN force in a troubled sector in Cyprus which runs through the old city of the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia.
- The Fine Art Of Force Balance (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 03, 2005)
Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi, the new Chief of Air Staff, gives priority to two things: reducing the aircraft accident rate and increasing the size of the fighter, helicopter and transport fleet. He goes about his mission in an enlightened and pragmatic ..
- The Dance Festival Of The Season (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
Veteran dance critic SUNIL KOTHARI attends the Khajuraho dance festival, after an interval of three years.
- So Many Degrees Of Connection (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
For C F John art is more than a few strokes on the canvas. It is an active engagement with the reality. It tries to reconnect with the ‘body’ and know reality first-hand, notes JAYALAKSHMI K.
- Pm Keen To Meet Wen (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
Dr Manmohan Singh, who returned from Mauritius on Saturday, said India would persuade Pakistan to encourage contact between citizens of the two countries.
- Our Search For Answers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
“What happens to a man’s soul after it leaves its bodily form?” is a question that has plagued humanity for thousands of years. LOKKUR VASANTHI RAO tries to explain the conflicting views and beliefs.
- Multiplicity Of Meanings (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
SONYA DUTTA CHOUDHURY writes about Satish Gujral- an artist who has soared to tall heights despite a hearing impairment
- The Great Leveling (Washington Post, Thomas L. Friedman, Apr 03, 2005)
On a modern-day passage to India, Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times,
- On The Right Path To Social Regeneration (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 02, 2005)
Some weeks ago, a Uttar Pradesh district magistrate had figured in this column for his sociable act of adopting a child whom he had found crying on a railway station platform and beginning the process of giving the young, deprived citizen ...
- F-16s On Radar, Let's Re-Count Dollars (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 02, 2005)
RENU Kohli's "Liberalizing Capital Flows," from Oxford (www.oup.com) couldn't have come at a better time.
- And Say Which Grain Will Grow And Which Will Not (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 02, 2005)
ABOUT "wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats and pease," and "turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep," one reads in The Tempest
- Building A Healthy Nation (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 02, 2005)
We should gainfully employ available technological tools to provide health care to the hitherto inacessible rural areas
- Combat Reddy? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 02, 2005)
Has the Andhra Pradesh Government really woken up to the need to crush the naxalite menace? Or is it a case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing? It is no secret the YS Rajshekhar Reddy regime's heart bleeds for left extremist "sons gone..
- Fair Shift (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 02, 2005)
The Government decision to amend the Factories Act to allow women to work the night shift is a recognition of the changed realities of business operations the world over.
- Horse Trader, Pass By (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 02, 2005)
There has been enormous focus on the 'constitutional crises' and the abuse of the Governor's office during the recent processes of government ...
- Lacking Direction (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Apr 02, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented his Feel Good budget for 2005-2006.
- Life Terminated? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 02, 2005)
Euthanasia is in the news again as family, lawyers and politicians differ on Terri’s death
- In The Free Land (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Apr 02, 2005)
Narendra Modi had been denied entry into the Land of Free....
- Forest Staff Gear Up To Prevent A Sariska In Bandipur (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Apr 02, 2005)
Forest staff gear up to prevent a Sariska in Bandipur
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation
- Vasant Sathe, The Rare Rationalist (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 02, 2005)
Undoubtedly the most outstanding of all sub-communities of India are the Chitpavan Brahmins of Maharashtra.
- Terri’S Right To Live (Or Die) Generates Debate (Tribune, Elizabeth Mehren, Apr 02, 2005)
She was in the middle of a business call, and had mounds of work. But the minute Sue Kelman heard Terri Schiavo had died on Thursday, she couldn't wait any longer.
- Preparing For The Succession (Asia Times, Viju Naravane, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African, Asian
- Sting Back In Anger (Pioneer, Sanjai Srivastava, Apr 02, 2005)
Casting couches have preoccupied the nation of late. Interestingly, the intelligentsia, the media in particular, seem divided.
- Preparing For The Succession (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African,...
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation.
- Man And Mouth (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 02, 2005)
The conventional image of a communist is that of a taciturn person. Mr Biman Bose of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) belies this typical image...
- White And Well Written (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Apr 02, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on the positive signals from the recent White Paper on VAT
- Stung By The West (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 02, 2005)
Back in the 1850s, Karl Marx wrote a series of essays on the results of British rule in India
- Musharraf Match On Sticky Wicket (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 01, 2005)
New Delhi, March 31: A concrete ghost reared its head from the unfinished galleries of Ferozeshah Kotla, threatening to sabotage Pervez Musharraf’s trip.
- Manipur Link For Kashmirs (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Apr 01, 2005)
Srinagar, March 31: For John S. Shilshi, the afternoon of January 15 changed the meaning of his job as regional passport officer
- Man As Dog’S Pet (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Apr 01, 2005)
Every dog must own a man” was the headline of an article in the Readers’ Digest many years ago.
- Legality Of Denying Visa (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Apr 01, 2005)
The controversy over the U.S. denial of a visa to Narendra Modi cannot be raised to the level of an international crisis.
- Leak From Within? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 01, 2005)
On the face of it, there is nothing surprising about the threat held out by four little-known terrorist organisations-Save Kashmir Movement, Al-Nasiren, Al-Aarifen and Farzand-e-Millat-to passengers travelling by the first and second runs of the Srinagar-
- Fuel For Arms Race (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 01, 2005)
FIFTEEN years ago the US had promised to sell F-16s to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the company manufacturing the aircraft, took the necessary advance for it. Then there were sudden changes in the global and regional strategic environment.
- Pumping Up The Infrastructure Sector (Business Line, Subhasish Roy , Apr 01, 2005)
Faster progress on infrastructure largely depends on both effective demand for projects and proper usage of funds
- New Bank Chairmen, Thou Shall And Shalt Not... (Business Line, V. H. Ramakrishnan , Apr 01, 2005)
In the next two years, many nationalised banks will have new chairmen...
- Pak Has Eye On Kashmir’S Water Resources (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 01, 2005)
THE primary objective of Pakistan’s interest in Kashmir is to secure its water resources, according to a study made by the Strategic Foresight Group.
- America Awakened, Modi Demonised (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Apr 01, 2005)
Denial of a US visa to Modi should be viewed in the light of the larger campaign against minority rights’ violations.
- Reforms Overdue (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 01, 2005)
The UN needs to be re-structured to remain relevant in the post-Cold War period
- Squeeze The Import Power (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 01, 2005)
STUNG BY INDIA raising sharply the Customs duty on the palm group of oils, major producers in Asia have decided to band together to strengthen their bargaining power.
- The Neocon Revolution (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Apr 01, 2005)
U.S. unilateralism was a means of breaking the old order. Now it is building new alliances.
- Up The Reform Alley (Asia Times, Udayan Bose, Apr 01, 2005)
The professor said he wanted me to speak to a group of non-resident Indian students who wanted to know from someone who has practised in India...
- West Bengal: The Perception And Reality (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Apr 01, 2005)
MOST times, economic development is viewed in terms of industrialisation. While the latter is essential for economic transformation, it is not as if economic growth is not possible without industrialisation...
- Oil For Greasing (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 01, 2005)
This newspaper can take legitimate pride that it was the first to expose, in an article "Oil as weapon of mass corruption" by the author published on October 15, 2004, the shady deals masquerading as UN Oil-for-Food programme.
- Blessed Are The Stung, On Film & Tv (Telegraph, CHANDRIMA S. BHATTACHARYA, Apr 01, 2005)
Mumbai, March 31: A little sting operation is just what the doctor ordered — and no wonder Cyrus Broacha is complaining that he is left out.
- Academic Emergency (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Apr 01, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." How dramatically relevant this is in the Indian educational context of recent times!
- 1,000 Women For Nobel Prize (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Apr 01, 2005)
WHAT would it be like if 1,000 women of different ages, religions and nationalities together receive the Nobel Prize for Peace in the coming October? This is not an idle mid-spring daydream but a possibility that women activists have been working on...
- `Baby Is A Blank Cheque Made Payable To The Human Race' (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 01, 2005)
NAUGHTY as always, some celebrity wags are watching the waistline of Britney Spears, and speculating `baby on board', but Johnson & Johnson, and Wipro have a different `baby' on their boards' agenda.
- India, Mauritius Ink Four Pacts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2005)
India and Mauritius on Thursday signed four agreements, including one on setting up a Joint Working Group for combating international terrorism and one on enhancing air services between the two countries.
- Diaspora And Citizenship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
To set in motion the process of granting dual citizenship to people of Indian origin, the Centre had two options.
- Embracing India As A Rising Power (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 31, 2005)
Another type of earthquake hit the Indian Ocean area last week. It was a tectonic shift by the US to form a close strategic partnership with India, land of a billion people, nuclear weapons, and a huge Muslim population.
- India's Energy Quest In Latin America (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Mar 31, 2005)
Besides acquisition of oil and gas fields, India should consider buying crude oil from Latin America on a regular basis
- Looking Back On The First Love (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Mar 31, 2005)
It was my first job in a newspaper. Not my first job ever so I couldn’t claim the ignorance of a trainee.
- Infrastructure Or Sez Investment? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Mar 31, 2005)
IT COULD be another `chicken-and-egg' story.
- The Rigours Of Silence (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Mar 31, 2005)
It was about 55 years ago that Sri Ramana Maharishi, the silent sage of Arunachala, left his mortal coil. What is unique about the story of Sri Ramana Maharishi lies in the fact that he was a mere lad of seventeen when he realised the Self. He came from..
- Let Discretion Be Your Tutor With This `Special' Vehicle (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 31, 2005)
Here is an innocuous paragraph from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Guidance Note on Securitisation, where ``accounting in the books of the investor'' is explained:
- Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 31, 2005)
Given the steady decline in the number of full-time workers and the apparent disinterest among its cadre, isn’t it time for the CPI(M) to decide on some new kind of action? asks Sumanta Sen
- In Fits And Starts (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Mar 31, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on how the draft company rules could have been more thorough
- The Peaceful Rise Of China (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Mar 31, 2005)
The Chinese are fond of new slogans.
- The Silent Sage Of Arunachala (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Mar 31, 2005)
Sri Ramana Maharishi, in his immortal philosphy, described self-enquiry as the aircraft route to realising the self
- Time For Change At The Helm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2005)
Sourav Gangguly"s Horror run with the bat in the recently concluded three-Test series against Pakistan warrants a change in the leadership of the Indian cricket team.
- Trouble Ahead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 31, 2005)
The morning may not always show the day.
- Uncalled For Strike (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2005)
Not quite unexpectedly, traders have decided to go on a long strike in protest against the implementation of VAT.
- Women At Work (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 31, 2005)
Decision on night shift is an important reform measure
- The American Offer (Tribune, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Mar 31, 2005)
The new US offer to India is not just about F/16 aircraft and nuclear power plants as portrayed in our media.
- Pok Bus: Ultras Issue Threat To Passengers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2005)
Militants lashed out at Indian and Pakistan diplomats as well as Musharraf and accused him of working against Islam at the behest of his western masters.
- Imf Tells India To Speed Up Reforms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2005)
Poor infrastructure, lack of labour reforms, and inadequate loan recovery laws are few bottlenecks in the way of India becoming a better place for business.
- A Bowl At The Exit Gate (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Mar 31, 2005)
N. R. Moorthy on how the Simplified Exit Scheme is not all that simple
- Can The Bjp Afford To Backtrack? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 31, 2005)
No political party that wants to rule over a continental polity can afford to be unmindful of the need to sustain its reputation for consistency, credibility, and transparency.
- A Step Forward (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2005)
The Centre’s decision to enact a law to help women work in night shifts was long overdue. It is a progressive step, aimed at removing gender discrimination in employment and making women self-reliant.
- Arms And The Ally (Pioneer, Ashish Sarkar, Mar 31, 2005)
The United States has agreed to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan
- Fund-Bank Spring Meetings — Thus Must Finance Minister Speak (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Mar 31, 2005)
The spring meetings of the Fund-Bank are about a fortnight away, and the Finance Minister will make his customary speech. More than what he will say, A. Vasudevan suggests the areas he should touch upon covering the international monetary and financial...
- A Heartening Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2005)
A SWIFT, COORDINATED response on the night of March 28 to a tsunami alert arising out of another powerful ...
- The Kofi Annan Package (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 30, 2005)
The change in the back office of the UN Secretary-General since January this year has begun to make an impact...
- Troubled Times? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 30, 2005)
One of the most animated whispers on the corporate grapevine is about tensions at a large, shadowy conglomerate, whose businesses are all as public as its finances are private.
- Pakistan Star Takes Cricket Diplomacy A Step Further (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Mar 30, 2005)
WITH Pakistan’s cricket team touring India, Pakistani fans staying at Delhi to watch one of the matches, the subcontinent is abuzz with talk of cricket diplomacy. But one Pakistani cricketer appears to have taken it further than everyone else - he has...
- Making A Killing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2005)
The quintessential American arms dealer, Basil Bazarov, in the Tintin comic book, Tintin and the Broken Ear (1937), sells armaments to two warring South American countries
- Unacceptable (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2005)
If there is one thing that is utterly incompatible with a liberal education it is the vision of a darogah.
- Work More If You Want To Earn More (Telegraph, S. S. Chawdhry, Mar 30, 2005)
Productivity-linked wages may be one way to reconcile the desire for profits with the concern for workers’ well-being, writes S.S. Chawdhry
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