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- Shocking Violence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 25, 2005)
The manner in which seven passengers were pushed out of the Farakka Express by army jawans is shocking. Six of the seven passengers were crushed to death.
- Tale Of Two Lpgs (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 25, 2005)
The other day in a mixed gathering of intellectuals, housewives and commoners, a highbrow speaker lampooned them for being obsessed with the mundane LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) when the Western world was enjoying the fruits of the other LPG
- The Afghan Story (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 25, 2005)
There was a time, not too long ago, when Afghanistan made front pages. Taliban, Bamian, Herat, and Mazar-e-Sharief had become almost household words in India
- The Future Of The Wto (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 25, 2005)
The WTO is so concerned about its future that it has commissioned a special independent report to examine the possibilities and suggest reforms.
- Iraq's Flawed Election (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 25, 2005)
The upcoming election in Iraq is unlikely to lead to the formation of a truly representative national assembly.
- The Republic And The World (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2005)
As the nation celebrates the 55th anniversary of the Republic, the external environment has never been as favourable to independent India as it is today. Yet the nation’s foreign policy discourse is troubled by tentativeness.
- Timely Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 25, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) recent decision to tighten the creeping acquisition route available to promoters of listed companies is a welcome move.
- Too Many To Blame (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 25, 2005)
These are strange times across the world. The United States presidency is spending an obscene amount of money on the “anointing” of Mr Bush.
- Tsunami: Poverty, The Epicentre Of Priorities (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 25, 2005)
THE Asian tsunami has with all its catastrophic consequences pushed poverty at the centre of global concerns in 2005, giving a thrust to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, including halving of the world's poor by 2015, and progress on th
- Vat And The Consumer (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2005)
The white paper presented by the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on State-level Valued Added Tax (VAT) is only the beginning of a much overdue reform of indirect taxation.
- A Wake-Up Call (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's lament that India Inc has not progressed enough on the issue of corporate governance is a timely wake-up call in the context of company performance in recent years.
- Inner-Party Democracy (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Jan 25, 2005)
The recent happenings in the State unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) may prompt one to wonder whether there are re-invigorated efforts by some members in that political entity to prove that the malapropism, Jagada Dal, coined against their party, was not t
- ‘Our Computer Is Our Head And Our Gandhi Cap ... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 25, 2005)
In their trademark white shirts, pyjamas and Gandhi topis, the dabbawallahs of Mumbai are a unique service which has not only attracted the attention of Forbes magazine but also of environmentalists around the world
- ‘Change Must Touch Common Indian’ (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Jan 25, 2005)
AS ideas crowd his mind and momentous events about the journey of the Indian Republic fill his imagination, words, soft and chiselled, come in a slow measure. Former President K.R. Narayanan, a diplomat, a trained yogi and a man of great learning...
- In Cooperation With Others (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 25, 2005)
Promote sustainable management, and promote and cooperate in the conservation and enhancement... of sinks and reservoirs of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, including biomass, forests and oceans as well as other terrestrial, c
- Calamity And Conflict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2005)
Can calamity trump conflict? In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, there was hope that out of the ruins would be born reconciliation in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the two worst affected countries.
- Gas From Myanmar (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 25, 2005)
THE most important of many reasons for welcoming the Myanmar-Bangladesh-India agreement is the impact on relations between two distant neighbours. India and Bangladesh will survive without Myanmar gas but they will not survive comfortably if, in the absen
- Doing A Shanghai (Indian Express, VRIJENDRA, Jan 25, 2005)
Make Mumbai into Shanghai’’, seems to be the new mantra of the powers-that-be in Maharashtra. The recent large-scale demolitions of slums in Mumbai are of a piece with this vision of Shanghai.
- Fiscal Reforms By States — Will The New Incentive Plan Pay Off? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 25, 2005)
The Twelfth Finance Commission is said to have devised an incentive scheme based on fiscal performance, which would meet the objectives prescribed for the Fiscal Reform Facility and simultaneously accord debt relief to States. But will it work?
- Cap The Nuclear Arsenal Now (Hindu, R. Rajaraman, Jan 25, 2005)
If we in South Asia do not act now we will bequeath succeeding generations hundreds of nuclear weapons, in the shadow of whose hazards they will have to live.
- Small Wonder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2005)
It was impossible not to feel charmed by the manner in which Sania Mirza went down to six-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the Australian Open. The score line of 6-1, 6-4 does not reflect the full story of the tennis encounter
- Run Of Hooligans (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2005)
The violent way in which the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Hindu Jagran Vedike chose to protest the ‘Festival of Blessings’ programme by American evangelist Benny Hinn must be condemned in the strongest terms.
- The Enemy Within (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 24, 2005)
Seymour Hersh’s New Yorker article about American forces carrying out reconnaissance missions in Iran to locate hidden Iranian nuclear facilities (presumably in order to destroy them all in a surprise attack) may be “riddled with errors,”
- Victory Via Mars (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jan 24, 2005)
As the world’s two largest democracies prepare to vote again, incumbents in India might find it useful to watch George Bush. The president of the US, fighting what has been billed as a very crucial foreign policy election,
- Pay Up, Or Bleed (Deccan Herald, ANIL CHINTAMANI, Jan 24, 2005)
A faucet leaks, a motor packs up or a door lock has jammed. A frantic hunt for a repairman follows. Invariably, the service person you rely on is out of town
- The Man Who Oils India's Wheels (Asia Times, Ramtanu Maitra, Jan 24, 2005)
No US ambassador since John Kenneth Galbraith massaged the Indian ego more efficiently than Robert D Blackwill. The former envoy to India (2001-2003) is now reportedly
- The Not-So General Elections (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 24, 2005)
Let me stick my neck out and predict three new trends in the 2004 campaign. One, that this election, more than any in our memory, will be fought on issues of economy and governance.
- The Tired, Retired Admiral (Indian Express, Rajiv Shukla, Jan 24, 2005)
Some facts stare you in the face. Take the Admiral Gorshkov. It’s old, retired, straight from the junkyard. Yet this ship will be commissioned in the Indian navy in mid-2008, after a payment of $ 1.5 billion (Rs 7,000 crore). Why? Only Defence Ministry of
- United States And The World (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jan 24, 2005)
Continuity rather than change may well be the mark of the second Bush administration's foreign policy.
- Hold Your Fire (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2005)
Amidst the hype surrounding the composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan that has been on since the Islamabad summit of January 2004
- Tunnel Vision (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2005)
At this moment, Babbar Khalsa militants Jagtar Hawara, Jagtar Tara and Paramjit Bhaura must be laughing all the way to their safe havens. Accused of the crime of assassinating former Punjab chief minister, Beant Singh, they were arguably among Punjab’s mo
- Broadbanding Your Way To .In Servers (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Jan 24, 2005)
Computers and telecommunications have transformed the world. New words are being introduced and fresh meanings have been given to old terms. Presented here are some of the terms that the readers would be in touch with, even if they need to be clear about
- Keep The Treasures Under Lock And Key (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 24, 2005)
Protecting the nation’s heritage is a costly affair, not only in terms of the funds needed but also in the commitment it demands
- Bush Sets A Daunting Task (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Jan 24, 2005)
When President George Bush rang the Liberty Bell to begin his second four-year term in the White House, the world heard it. His words sounded the determination to increase the number of democracies.
- Draw The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2005)
The enthusiasm seen in the tourism ministry, under Ms Renuka Choudhury, to promote tourism by projecting India as an ideal tourist destination is a healthy trend.
- Drug Law Causes Concern (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jan 24, 2005)
ON December 27, the Union government promulgated an ordinance introducing a new product patent regime for pharmaceuticals by amending the Indian Patent Act of 1970 for the third time.
- Free In Private (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2005)
Anonymity can be strangely liberating. And what it liberates can be just as strangely double-edged. Call centres in India are becoming aware of an unexpected form of racism in British society.
- Healing And Hurriyat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2005)
In the course of history, there comes a time when some fundamental shifts become possible in the ongoing paradigm of events and human relations. Wisdom lies in grabbing such moments for a better future.
- Entrance Tests Must Make An Exit (Indian Express, S.C. BHARGAVA, Jan 24, 2005)
The recent leakage of the CAT and other entrance papers makes it clear that there is something seriously amiss with the whole system of entrance examinations.
- India Resists Tsunami Aid, Reveals New Identity (Boston Globe, Mannika Chopra, Jan 24, 2005)
Sitting in his dark one-room cottage, Ganesh was adamant in voicing support for India's refusal to accept tsunami relief directly from foreign governments.
- Ozone In Peril (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 23, 2005)
By all accounts, the first-ever strategic dialogue between India and China was more in the nature of a sharing of views and concerns on important issues facing them and the world, than anything else.
- Qualified Gains Against Terror (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 23, 2005)
Kathmandu is usually immersed in rumours. Last week these were mixed with damp, chill weather, bandhs over hike in petroleum prices, abduction of 14 Indian Army Gurkha soldiers on leave
- Rss Has Highest Stake In Jharkhand (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 23, 2005)
Of the three States going to the polls next month, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has the highest stake in Jharkhand.
- Why Can’T Bjp Have More Faith In Hinduism? (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Jan 23, 2005)
I wish the BJP would not inflate Benny Hinn into an Yamaraj of Hinduism. I can understand their compulsions, though.
- Time To Restore The Majesty Of Vice-Chancellors (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, Jan 23, 2005)
Gone are the days when the enigmatic presence of the vice-chancellor made a university the vital hub of academic, research and policy formulating activities
- Lal Bahadur Shastri: A Unique Story Not Yet Fully Told (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jan 23, 2005)
Without any loss of time — and also without fanfare — the committee appointed to oversee the celebrations of Lal Bahadur Shastri's centenary, headed by the Prime Minister
- Brain Behind Tsunami Warning System (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 23, 2005)
Years back, T.S. Murthy, also known as Tad Murthy, left his home state Andhra Pradesh for pastures new, not knowing what lay in store for him. Like him, many youthful talents left India at that time for better future.
- Tsunami: The Robots Next Time? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 23, 2005)
Two news items deserve special attention as the world tries painfully to come to grips with life after tsunami. According to the first, eight elephants that take tourists around at Thailand's Khao Lak beach began to cry loudl
- Inevitable Triangle (Pioneer, MG Kapahy, Jan 23, 2005)
I agree with the editorial, "Sindh against" (January 5), that the petition in the Supreme Court for replacing the word Sind in our national anthem with Kashmir is both trivial and ludicrous.
- Democracy A Bad Word In Bihar (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Jan 23, 2005)
Who will, in Bhagalpur, save the dolphins, those wonderfully intelligent water-animals of the Ganga? And save the polluted Ganga as well? Reports say that people are catching the dolphins and eating them up.
- Aids: Facing The Second Wave (OutLook, PRAMIT MITRA, Jan 23, 2005)
Eighteen years after the first AIDS diagnosis in the country, India has entered a critical period in its fight against the disease. And the country's strategy in combating the pandemic in the coming years will hold lessons not only for other
- Disasters, Tsunami And George Bush (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Jan 23, 2005)
Was Tsunami, the giant killer wave, actually an act of God? But even if some disasters cannot be predicted it is important to categorise disasters so that disaster management can be more effective.
- First Volley (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2005)
She had wanted to see how hard Serena Williams hit the ball. Sania Mirza managed to do not only that, but she also hit back for a long enough while for Williams to feel that it had not been a “walk in the park”
- Glimpse Of Possibility (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jan 23, 2005)
Shama Futehally and I spoke of many things in the years we knew each other, but I don’t recall any conversation about E.M. Forster. Yet now, after her death, when I search for words
- Going From Rach To Ruin! (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jan 23, 2005)
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is still doing what it is most adept at--scoring self-goals!
- The Value Of Restraint (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jan 22, 2005)
Often there are surprises in India-Pakistan relations. Until a couple of years ago absence of firing along the Line of Control (LoC) made news. Last week, India, however, was taken by surprise when the news flashed that mortar shelling had taken place fro
- Mumbai's Demolition Marathon (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 22, 2005)
While the Government can have a tough policy on structures built illegally on public lands, it cannot have the same attitude towards the people living in those structures
- No Smooth Sailing (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 22, 2005)
Most observers of the Pakistani scene are running scared today: many expect the military establishment to order a crackdown on the mainly Bugti tribesmen in Balochistan’s Sui area where ‘miscreants’ have succeeded in damaging the gas purification plant in
- Should All Deductions And Exemptions Go? (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Jan 22, 2005)
Deductions and exemptions have been the subject of much debate. Those opposed to them must realise that they are a significant part of the people's savings that form the bedrock of a nation's long-term
- Teachers Now And Then (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Jan 22, 2005)
Quite a good few of our educational establishments, especially those run by the government, used to regard the Oxbridge colleges as the role model worthy of being followed to as great an extent as possible.
- The Need For Common Minimum Conduct (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Jan 22, 2005)
A leader must adhere to codes of conduct and behaviour. Winning votes through immoral means strikes a body blow to democracy. The tragedy is that today a Palkhivala would probably never be able to win elections. Excerpts from the Nani Palkhivala Memorial
- Customs And Duties (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 22, 2005)
The second era of the great Indian economic reforms story began with Dr Manmohan Singh taking over reins as the Prime Minister and P Chidambaram as the Finance Minister.
- Tracking Two Faces Of Power (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Jan 22, 2005)
On a train journey from Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh to New Delhi, one encountered several forms of power, and its exercise. In one case, it was bureaucratic power, power that emanates from the higher echelons of India’s public service.
- When Reopening Turns Revolting (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 22, 2005)
Every Finance Act brings in a spate of amendments to the law and some of these have retrospective effect. Completed cases are reopened on the basis of such retrospective legislation. Is this fair?
- Where The Assessee Won Because The Taxman Slept On (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 22, 2005)
This is not about Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, a TV sitcom, but about Sarabhai M. Chemicals vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara, a case that occupied the Supreme Court recently.
- A Manageable Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to refer the Baglihar dam issue to the World Bank is regrettable since it stands in stark contrast to the positive engagement with India that has unfolded over the past many months.
- A Shaft Of Sunlight (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 22, 2005)
These days without fail, the papers are full of news stories which invariably suggest that there is a devaluation in standards relating to human behaviour.
- After Disaster People Don't Give Up, But Bounce Back (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 22, 2005)
In Mumbai, a woman rents out her comfortable apartment and moves out to a shack beneath a bridge, despite the risk of flooding and fire in the new place. Why so?
- Laloo, Uninterrupted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2005)
As a ploy, it is as disingenuous as it is tested. In Bihar, came a rare confession from Laloo Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal has failed to deliver on promises of development.
- Game For More (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2005)
The importance of being Sania Mirza goes beyond what she gained or lost yesterday. It’s about changing the attitude to women’s tennis in India
- The Wonder Drug (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Jan 21, 2005)
It was 1976. We were taking part in a high-level Army exercise in Punjab. Some staff officer with a spiteful sense of humour had codenamed the exercise ‘Summer Holiday’. While there was plenty of summer, but holiday?
- Pharma Sector — No Side-Effects Of Patent Regime (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 21, 2005)
India's pharma industry is one of the most cost-effective manufacturers of generic drugs, and the overall outlook is encouraging.
- Restraint Is Worth It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
Despite the Pakistani denial, Indian forces seem to have gathered enough proof to conclude that Tuesday’s mortar shelling at the Line of Control in the Poonch sector was a violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2003.
- Selection Of World Bank's Chief — Time To End Western `Carve-Up' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 21, 2005)
Wheels (within wheels) have begun moving in the industrial countries, especially the US, by way of setting the machinery in motion to install a person of their choice in the place of the current World Bank President
- Stir In Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2005)
It may not be possible to set much store by the suspension of four Janata Dal (Secular) members from the party in view of the fact that the internal squabbles have been an inseparable part of this particular political entity.
- Talking Down Portfolio Flows (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2005)
There are bound to be different answers to the question whether the Reserve Bank of India Governor's recent statements on portfolio flows into the stock markets were inappropriately timed.
- Party At Crosspurpose (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 21, 2005)
India and Pakistan seem determined to restart the cross-border bus from Munabao in Rajasthan to Khokhrapar in Sind, what with talks slated for the first week of March. Come summer, both Hindus and Muslims will get
- The Task Facing Mahmoud Abbas (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Jan 21, 2005)
The attack by Palestinian gunmen on Gaza's Karni crossing last Thursday, in which six Israelis died, and Israel's response seem wearingly familiar.
- Towards An Oasis Of Peace (Telegraph, TUMPA MUKHERJEE, Jan 21, 2005)
So underworld dons like Aftab Ansari, Sheikh Vinod, Gabbar and Hatkata Dilip have been prevented from using their mobile phones and are secure in their jails. Will that decrease the crime rate in Calcutta? No.
- Unnatural Sexuality Versus Natural Justice (Indian Express, NIVEDITA MENON, Jan 21, 2005)
Is it natural to be normal? This is the fearsome question that lies unrecognised at the heart of the furore around the issue of Section 377 of the IPC.
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