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- Punish Pakistan Hard And Decisively (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Dec 31, 2001)
The terrorists attack on Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001, was an attack on our national pride.
- A Wideranging Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 31, 2001)
THE ELECTION COMMISSION'S announcement of the timetable for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur and Uttaranchal has come amidst a worrying escalation of tension on the Indo-Pakistan border.
- Say `No' To Terrorism And War (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 31, 2001)
``No to terrorism, no to war'' - this needs to be the slogan of all right-thinking people in India and Pakistan so as to ensure that the subcontinent is spared the scourge of an armed conflict.
- Whither Environmental Protest (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Dec 31, 2001)
The issues raised by environmental struggles remain much too important to be frittered away. This is why protest movements bear a responsibility greater than what their leaderships may realise.
- India's Coercive Diplomacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 31, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. Coercive diplomacy has never been a characteristic feature of India's foreign policy. But by threatening an all-out war with Pakistan that could escalate to the nuclear level.
- Uruguay, Doha, What Next? (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Dec 31, 2001)
THE World Trade Organisation's preamble stresses on the freedom of trade across the borders to achieve resource allocation under competition and, thus, free trade is supposed to maximise the economic welfare of all countries.
- Recipe For Disaster (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2001)
The government has already announced a series of measures by way of tax concessions and excise relief to the corporate sector for “boosting” agriculture.
- ‘We Favour Peace, But For That Terrorism Has To Stop’ (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Dec 31, 2001)
Had he been in the Prime Minister’s chair, says Inder Kumar Gujral, he would have reacted the same way.
- Beware The Judgement Of Posterity (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 31, 2001)
Security matters have been dominating the political landscape ever since the events of nine-eleven, and finally, after many years of infirm resolve, we do see some light at the end of the tunnel.
- Courting Thought (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2001)
This year has seen one improvement in the justice system that should make a difference.
- Restraint Holds The Key (Pioneer, Brij Bhardwaj, Dec 31, 2001)
The recent attack on the Indian Parliament has given rise to a demand for strong action. General feeling prevailing in the country is that the time has come when terrorism should be dealt with a strong hand.
- The Jayalalithaa Saga (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 31, 2001)
INDIAN POLITICS is as vindictive in its revenge as it is uneasy in its virtue.
- `Chandrika's Regime Degenerated Into An Ordinary Corrupt Regime' -- Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda, Political Science, University Of Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 31, 2001)
THE ruling classes' ``insensitivity to human suffering', failure to institutionalise the peace process by involving all political parties, and hardened attitudes on both sides have taken Sri Lanka to the brink.
- Natural Path To God (Pioneer, U. S. Bajpai, Dec 31, 2001)
Shri Ram Chandra Mission was established in 1945 as a Society under the Societies Registration Act in Uttar Pradesh.
- Farmers And The Power Engine (Telegraph, Devinder Sharma , Dec 31, 2001)
The finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, would like us to be part of his make-believe world. After the magical reduction in the poverty ratio from 37 per cent to 26 per cent by the planning commision.
- Marking The End Of Innocence (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Dec 31, 2001)
This is a flourishing trade which never goes into recession. The supply of children and women goes on endlessly to meet the demands of a burgeoning flesh trade.
- Money For Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 31, 2001)
With its unprecedented diplomatic offensive gathering momentum, India now needs to crackdown on the financial network of terrorists.
- Heart’s Ease On Earth... (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 31, 2001)
With a clouded New Year about to dawn, it might be pleasant to catch up with some intense conversations with God. Here’s a particularly nice verse from Psalm 34:
- The Jayalalithaa Saga (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 31, 2001)
INDIAN POLITICS is as vindictive in its revenge as it is uneasy in its virtue.
- Extradition Treaties And Personal Liberty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2001)
Unless the State Party from which a person is to be transferred in accordance with this article so agrees, that person, whatever his or her nationality, shall not be prosecuted or detained or subjected to any other restriction of his or her.
- Paying For Profligacy? (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 30, 2001)
IF ARGENTINA in the last two weeks fit into a pattern, it was not in any serious analysis about what went wrong leading to the economic chaos and violence in the streets.
- The Beleaguered State Of Kashmir (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Dec 30, 2001)
The problem of Kashmir continues to haunt us, even after five decades of Independence.
- Time Powell Got Off Phone, On A Plane (Indian Express, Norman Kempster, Dec 30, 2001)
Indo-Pak crisis is Bush’s biggest foreign policy challenge and he should engage, not duck.
- Why We Are Moving Into New Year With The Baggage Of 2001 (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 30, 2001)
It may be difficult to grant that now, but 2001 was about more than December 13.
- The Opposition Does A Balancing Act (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Dec 30, 2001)
``POLITICAL PARTIES must not only take cognisance of public opinion, they must also reflect national sentiment,'' says a veteran Congress(I) leader.
- Better Late Than Never (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 30, 2001)
The best thing about the dialogue between the junta and Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar is that it is taking place at all.
- Can Karzai Keep It Going? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 30, 2001)
The very fact that Hamid Karzai has taken charge and there is a Government in Kabul is an achievement.
- Paying For Profligacy? (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 30, 2001)
IF ARGENTINA in the last two weeks fit into a pattern, it was not in any serious analysis about what went wrong leading to the economic chaos and violence in the streets.
- Can Karzai Keep It Going? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 30, 2001)
The very fact that Hamid Karzai has taken charge and there is a Government in Kabul is an achievement.
- Systemic Overhaul Needed To Fight Terror (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Dec 30, 2001)
India's justice system has become the strongest and most favoured ally and alibi of the terrorists operating on Indian soil, and of their sponsors across borders.
- Better Late Than Never (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 30, 2001)
The best thing about the dialogue between the junta and Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar is that it is taking place at all.
- ‘Pakistan Should Send At Least A Message Of Intention. It’s Missing’ (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Dec 30, 2001)
As Temperatures dipped and tensions mounted in the border state, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Saxena arrived in Delhi for consultations with the Centre.
- Back From Beijing With Strange Baggage (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Dec 30, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf returned home from Beijing with strange baggage - Chinese intelligence operatives who would help identify Al Qaida terrorists of Uighur ethnic origin from China's Muslim minority in its extreme western Xiangjiang province.
- Dollar Babu (Pioneer, Sudhansu Mohanty , Dec 30, 2001)
Around the world with eight dollars!
- Turn Of The Screw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 30, 2001)
By announcing a second round of measures against Pakistan, India has stepped up the diplomatic offensive it has mounted against its recalcitrant neighbour.
- The Opposition Does A Balancing Act (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Dec 30, 2001)
``POLITICAL PARTIES must not only take cognisance of public opinion, they must also reflect national sentiment,'' says a veteran Congress(I) leader.
- On Not Being Able To Pray (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 30, 2001)
A little more than a year ago, a friend of mine flew from England to Calcutta because his mother was ill.
- Fdi: Lessons To Be Learnt From The Argentina’s Crisis (The Financial Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 29, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has promised Japanese investors that his government will remove all hurdles in the path of increased foreign direct investment (FDI).
- 2001: Banks Floating In Sea Of Liquidity (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 29, 2001)
THE PERIOD from 1970-71 to 2000-01 has witnessed interest rates offered on deposits by banks rise and fall.
- Difficult Sail For India Inc (Business Line, D. Sampathkumar , Dec 29, 2001)
PERFORMANCE-WISE, it has been a forgettable year for the Indian corporate sector. The growth in industrial production looks set to slip for the second year running.
- Steel Up The Ore Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 29, 2001)
IT IS TO be hoped that New Delhi will formalise fresh policy directions for mining and export of iron ore well before the WTO norms that envisage lifting of quantitative restrictions on its external trading come into effect, from 2003.
- Back From Beijing With Strange Baggage (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Dec 29, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf returned home from Beijing with strange baggage - Chinese intelligence operatives who would help identify Al Qaida terrorists of Uighur ethnic origin from China's Muslim minority in its extreme western Xiangjiang province.
- Sneaking Through The Barriers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE CONTINUED VULNERABILITY of airport security systems to the cunning of the subversive mind lay exposed yet again with the nabbing of a sneaker bomber in a U.S. bound flight from France.
- Another Diplomatic Salvo (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 29, 2001)
THE diplomatic offensive launched by India against Pakistan is the military equivalent of precision bombing.
- Here Is Sinha’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 29, 2001)
UNION Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has been feeding feel-good-factor pep pills all around, but seemingly without result. He has been talking of providing sops to investment in infrastructure.
- Come 2002! Will The Adoption Of Euro Be A Smooth Ride? (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, Dec 29, 2001)
It was a nervous Christmas for people in the European Union (EU). Not on account of terrorist threat from Osama Bin Laden and his Al Qaeda cronies but more so from the imminent launch of Euro, the common currency.
- $9-Bn Cake Cooking! Can India Inc Go Beyond The Crumbs? (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 29, 2001)
Officials in the United Nations believe that Afghan water is no good. Naturally, they see a crying need for pouring a few million dollars in purification.
- Rein In The Pyromaniacs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2001)
BJP spokesperson V.K. Malhotra, who does not have a subtle bone in his body, is now allowed to make loose pronouncements on nuclear warfare.
- Hang Up, Don’t Disconnect (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 29, 2001)
Before we get buried under the avalanche of yearenders over the next two days telling us what 2002 will bring, it might be useful to go back 40 years, to October 1962.
- Turn Of The Screw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2001)
By announcing a second round of measures against Pakistan, India has stepped up the diplomatic offensive it has mounted against its recalcitrant neighbour.
- From Darkness To Light (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 29, 2001)
IN my last ‘Reflections’ column, I had written why we introduced Vipassana (Meditation) in the Delhi Police Training programmes.
- Systemic Overhaul Needed To Fight Terror (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Dec 29, 2001)
India's justice system has become the strongest and most favoured ally and alibi of the terrorists operating on Indian soil, and of their sponsors across borders.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- The Beleaguered State Of Kashmir (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Dec 29, 2001)
The problem of Kashmir continues to haunt us, even after five decades of Independence.
- Those Juicy Textbooks (Telegraph, RUKUN ADVANI, Dec 29, 2001)
“What are your bestsellers?” Journalists frequently ask publishing houses this question, expecting a straightforward list of English fiction and popular titles with numbers sold written against each.
- Is There Going To Be War? A Million-Dollar Question (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 29, 2001)
WITH the threat of war having crept insidiously into Delhi’s already murky air the city has developed a nervous need for reassurance.
- New Player On The Block (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2001)
There are players in the other camp too. Maharaj Kumar Rasgotra is emerging as a key player in very very domestic politics.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 29, 2001)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Sneaking Through The Barriers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2001)
THE CONTINUED VULNERABILITY of airport security systems to the cunning of the subversive mind lay exposed yet again with the nabbing of a sneaker bomber in a U.S. bound flight from France.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2001)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Immigrant Assimilation In Britain (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 29, 2001)
IT seems quite illogical that Britain’s Home Secretary, Mr David Blunkett, should even have to advise Asian immigrants, or Britasians to coin an appropriate description, to learn English.
- Dollar Babu (Pioneer, Sudhansu Mohanty , Dec 29, 2001)
Around the world with eight dollars! How off-mark Raj, you my favourite thespian! Circumambulation of the world today, far from spending your pretty dollar bestows immeasurable largesses: tax-free lucre.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Dec 29, 2001)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- The Humble Pie (Indian Express, Armin Wandrewala, Dec 29, 2001)
In the beginning there was nothing. And then there was the Word. And then God said, ‘‘Let there be Light.’’
- Post-Holiday Air Travel In Us Goes Smoothly (The Financial Express, Kathy Fieweger, Dec 29, 2001)
CHICAGO: Flying jitters, long lines and tighter security resurfaced at airports after a weekend shoe-bomb scare aboard an American Airlines flight.
- A War Won’t Achieve Anything (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 28, 2001)
TOO much hype has been created over the Indo-Pakistani face-off over the past few days. While India must stand its ground, there should be no jingoistic temptation for a war, for a war will never produced the desired results.
- Another Legal Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
IN A WAY, Ms. Jayalalithaa could not have asked for more. Her second legal victory, in the coal import deal case, has come less than a month after she was judicially absolved by the Madras High Court in the TANSI and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases.
- Saarc & S. Asia Dispensation (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 28, 2001)
THE SAARC summit may take place, or it may not. But it is time to turn out focus on it.
- Firmly On Course (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 28, 2001)
The lasting image of December 13 is not of terrorists being chased by police or of a Lashkar-e-Toiba suicide attacker lying dead within the Parliament complex in New Delhi.
- An Opportunity For Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 27. The continuing crisis between India and Pakistan need not necessarily end in a disaster, nuclear or otherwise. In fact, it could provide an opportunity for the countries to redefine their relationship.
- The Book Of Life (Tribune, N. S. Tasneem, Dec 28, 2001)
READING of books is at once an escape from and an attachment to life. It is an escape because the person who is always engrossed in books loses immediate contact with life.
- Let’s Talk Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
IT was on the cards, yet Wednesday’s announcement of the schedule for elections to Uttar Pradesh and other states is somewhat reassuring. Ever since December 13, as the government has weighed its options, the nation has been on edge.
- Deeds Not Words (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 28, 2001)
Washington has finally done what New Delhi has been wanting it to do for quite some time-put the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in its list of foreign terrorist organisations.
- Armed Response And International Law (Hindu, V. S. Mani, Dec 28, 2001)
The best legally-justifiable course open to India now is to go to the U.N. Security Council... Let us not go headlong into use of armed force.
- Alms And The Man (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 28, 2001)
When beggars become a nuisance, what does the state do?
- Virtual War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
NOW that 2001 is rushing past with a token attempt at casting around for a Person of Year other than You Know Who, along comes another missive seeking to reclaim centre stage for Osama bin Laden.
- While Governments Talk War (Indian Express, Muqtida A. K. Mansoor, Dec 28, 2001)
AS a reaction to the dastardly attack by terrorists on the Indian Parliament, the Indian government has taken some extremely drastic and provocative steps against Pakistan.
- A Well-Timed Pressure Offensive (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
THOSE who believe that the current military build-up is designed to create the atmosphere that might help the ruling party in the February elections to key state assemblies are probably making light of a serious situation.
- Sign Of Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2001)
There is growing evidence that Pakistan’s president, General Pervez Musharraf, may be willing to act against terrorist organizations responsible for acts of violence in India.
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