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- Miss Love (Pioneer, Rahul Siddhu, Nov 14, 2001)
Even today I can feel her tender touch, her words still rings in my ears. Time hasn't succeeded in fading even the slightest of her memories.
- From A Village Boy To A Scholar (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Nov 14, 2001)
THIS is a follow up on the life graph of a boy from village Bara Gaon in Varanasi.
- Politics Before Independence (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 14, 2001)
IT was at the all-India Congress session held at Wardha on January 15, 1942, that Mahatma Gandhi designated Jawaharlal Nehru as his heir.
- Kabul Changes Hands (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2001)
KABUL has new masters and it is bad news for the USA, Pakistan and the ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom.
- Unconstitutional Tenets (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 14, 2001)
Talking about the Afghan invasion of India in 1919 and the attitude of Indian Muslim leaders to this and other related issues.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 14, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York, telling Pakistan to forget about Kashmir.
- Rehabilitation Of Sick Cos -- Bill Must Pass The Equity Test (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 14, 2001)
PARLIAMENT will soon be scrutinising the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2001.
- Quieter Divali (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2001)
IF all goes well, Divali will be a little easier on one's ears and lungs this year than on previous occasions. Normally, there is brisk sale of crackers right from Dasehra but that is not the case this time.
- South Via Kabul? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2001)
It took more than five years for the Northern Alliance to return to Kabul, and under circumstances that are completely different from those that prevailed in the past.
- Reject The Poto Cunning, Not The Law (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 14, 2001)
THESE DAYS Mr. Lal Kishen Advani has that satisfied grin of an alley cat that has just managed to get into a jar full of POTO- fied cream.
- Rout Of The Taliban (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2001)
A RAGTAG ARMY of radical Islamic students, who seized control of most of Afghanistan five years ago and set in motion an immensely harmful chain reaction in the volatile regions of Central and South Asia, is on the run.
- Education And Professional Councils (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Nov 14, 2001)
I REMEMBER Late Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao telling me once (soon after he got appointed as a Minister for the first time) that he had preferred shipping to education for one simple reason.
- The Tragedy Of A Battered Afghanistan (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 14, 2001)
The Taliban have confined Afghan ambassador Masood Khalili to a wheelchair at his house in New Delhi.
- The Doha Ivory Tower (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 14, 2001)
THE Report on the course of world trade in 2000 presented by the WTO about the same time as the Doha ministerial meeting is a grim pointer to the probable worse tidings ahead of the world economy in the immediate future.
- Scarring Of City Beautiful (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Nov 14, 2001)
IT’S a dream turned sour. But the Punjab government’s recent decision to regularise unauthorised constructions on the periphery of Chandigarh is not the first scar on the face of the City Beautiful.
- Pak Needs To Address World’s Fears (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 14, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Pakistan has come out of international isolation with a vengeance.
- Did I Pass Or Fail? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 14, 2001)
Edward said points out how, in the global panorama of cultures, not all peoples are endowed with the equal right to narration and representation.
- Globalisation And Consumer Welfare (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 14, 2001)
Advertising in developing countries is a major or even the main source of information about many new products, or products newly introduced into developing countries.
- The K Factor (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Nov 14, 2001)
We have set up an altar to Ekta Kapoor at home. And Amma and I are her devoted fans.
- How Prepared Is India To Tackle Bio-Chemical Terror? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 14, 2001)
“Though so far there has been no confirmed case of the spread of anthrax virus in the country, the threat of bio-chemical terrorism and radiological and nuclear warfare is real, not imaginary.
- Code For Mps, Mlas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 14, 2001)
THE entire country will welcome the initiative taken by the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr G. M. C. Balayogi, to convene a high-level conference of leaders of political parties, presiding officers of State Assemblies and the chief whips.
- The Indian Muslims Trial By Fire (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2001)
SOON after the bombing of Afghanistan began, one of the favourite topics for the Indian media was splitting the Indian Muslim population into what hacks loved to call fundamentalists and moderates.
- Flight 587 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2001)
STRUCTURAL FAILURE OR sabotage? Although nothing is known for certain, preliminary evidence collected on the disastrous crash of American Airlines Flight 587 suggests that it was caused by a rogue engine.
- Dying Unwept And Unsung (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 14, 2001)
Some may consider it rather late in the day for me to write about B.K. Nehru, one of the most distinguished Indians of our times and a rare blend of a civil servant.
- Asian Airlines Seek Ways To Share Insurance Burden (The Financial Express, Kuala Lumpur, Nov 13, 2001)
Asian airlines are leading a plan to create a global pool worth millions of dollars to meet claims arising from future acts of terrorism, the head of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said on Monday.
- Bin Laden’s Bluster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2001)
BIN Laden is a maverick terrorist leader. Others of his ilk love to remain shadowy figures. He loves to talk and he has been doing a lot of boasting during the past few days.
- Gen’s Ramzan Problem (Indian Express, Megan K. Stack, Nov 13, 2001)
He has brought it up in Paris and Turkey, Britain and the United States. The beleaguered president keeps on asking, even though Western leaders repeatedly have dismissed his plea.
- Poto War Strengthens Advani (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 13, 2001)
MOVES among an influential section of the RSS parivar for a Hindutva-based alternative strategy for the BJP were discussed at length last week.
- In The Grip Of 'Islamophobia' (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Nov 13, 2001)
The Germans have an apt word for it-schadenfruede-which means a sense of gloating over someone else's misery and misfortune.
- Century Of Resistance (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 13, 2001)
Past experience shows that they (religious beliefs and social attitudes of Hindus and Muslims) are too irreconcilable and too incompatible to permit Hindus and Muslims ever forming a single nation.
- Opposition To Poto (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 13, 2001)
Former Chief Justices Ranganath Misra and Rajinder Sachar have opposed the promulgation of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
- Tourist Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2001)
THE Delhi Tourism Development Corporation has come out with an innovative proposal for minimising the incidents of harassment of tourists by unscrupulous elements.
- Temples Cry For Security (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2001)
PURI being one of the four dhams (the four most important pilgrim centres) of the country, the theft of idols from the Jagannath temple there has led to a flurry of activity, with the enquiry being handed over to the CBI quickly.
- The Heat Is On (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 13, 2001)
Reports of increasing levels of global warming-the last few years towards the turn of the millennium have been recorded as the warmest ever in recent history-make it imperative for earth's residents to take action necessary to save the planet.
- Powerless Reforms: Failure In Orissa (Business Line, Rama Sheshan, Nov 13, 2001)
FROM a harbinger of power sector reforms to an unprecedented crisis in energy supply and management, the change in Orissa could not have been starker.
- Glow Worms To Diyas (Indian Express, K. K. Khullar, Nov 13, 2001)
The winged insect called ‘jugnu’ in India is the world’s first glow lamp. Thousands of years ago when man lived in caves the firefly, or the glow worm, provided him light at night.
- Can’t Skirt The Ground (Indian Express, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Nov 13, 2001)
I Was sitting in a Connecticut restaurant when breaking news on CNN and other TV channels began showing President George W. Bush informing his nation that he had ordered his armed forces to destroy the Al-Qaeda, and its supporter, the Taliban.
- Automobile Industry -- More Variety, More Competition (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Nov 13, 2001)
WHEN THE first car rolled out of Maruti Udyog's plant in Gurgaon on December 14, 1983, it marked the beginning of a revolution in the Indian automobile industry.
- Peace, Trust And Impartiality (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, Nov 13, 2001)
THOSE OF us who condemn at once the recent terrorist attack on innocent lives in the United States as well as the American war hysteria in Afghanistan.
- Turn The Spotlight On The East (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 13, 2001)
In the eighties, Indian agriculture was doing well, particularly in the eastern states.
- Dismal Dividends (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2001)
INDIA'S REFUSAL TO jettison an ill-advised and ill-timed hardline stance and its continuing disinclination to engage Pakistan bilaterally has once again handed the propaganda advantage to Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
- Eat Oily Fish For Healthy Heart (Tribune, Jane Clarke, Nov 13, 2001)
FATTY acid, omega 6, benefits cardiac health, according to research published in the British Medical Journal, the good news being that vegetarians can derive it from such nuts, vegetables and oils as walnuts, almonds, linseed, safflower, sunflower and soy
- What Is The French For `Phase Out?' (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 13, 2001)
The word in French for `phase out' is `elimination.' But is there another word that is a more innocuous translation of `phase out'?
- Jyoti Malhotra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 13, 2001)
THE corridors of the UN General Assembly in New York are a great place to network in, especially in session, when the building is crawling with leaders of all shapes, sizes and colours.
- Gasping For Breath (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2001)
THE TRAGIC DEATHS of twelve infants in a hospital in Lucknow within a span of forty-eight hours last week is an alarming signal of the poor state of post-natal care available to the general public.
- The Fight Against Terrorism (Tribune, Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, Nov 13, 2001)
AGAINST the background of the US-led international coalition’s war against terrorism, to many people the most frightening prospect is that Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network might use weapons of mass destruction.
- Salem Steel Plant In Search Of A New Mooring (The Financial Express, S. Rohini, Nov 13, 2001)
Salem Steel Plant (SSP), which belongs to the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) group of companies, is slated for divestment. SSP manufactures high-class quality steel using imported technology and capital equipment.
- Defining Terrorism (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 13, 2001)
THE human ingenuity in drafting will be soon put to test when the global coalition gets to defining what constitutes 'terrorism'?
- Killing Caste By Conversion (Hindu, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Nov 13, 2001)
There is no reason why a single Dalit should still remain a Hindu. What has Hinduism done for them except to cripple and handicap them in every conceivable way?
- Bloodshed In Bangladesh (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Nov 13, 2001)
Sandhya Jain's article 'What about atrocities on Bangla Hindus?'
- Potential For Swiss Investment Into India Yet To Be Fully Tapped (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Switzerland has been one of the stable trading partners of India.
- A Licence To Kill (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Nov 13, 2001)
If hills have been denuded, you can plant trees. But how do you save a city scarred forever.
- K-Word, Again And Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Little tangible gains for Musharraf from his US visit.
- Afghan Crisis: The Unresolved Dilemmas (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 12, 2001)
Why is the current crisis, arising out of the anti-terrorism operation in Afghanistan, getting deepened?
- Human Rights And The Mother Of All Ordinances (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 12, 2001)
AFTER years of intellectual barrenness on the Indian political landscape — with table-thumping and cat-calls becoming the principal means of national deliberation — the furious debate that POTO or the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance.
- A Study In Contrast (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 12, 2001)
India, unlike China, doesn’t realise how beneficial WTO is.
- Electoral Ballet In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Nov 12, 2001)
UTTAR PRADESH is gearing up for assembly elections early next year. A war of words has already begun between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP.
- The Monster Network Beyond (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Nov 12, 2001)
Pakistan's President, General Prervez Musharraf, has been on a high profile tour through Teheran, Istanbul, Paris, London and New York.
- No, Mr Rushdie, It Is Not About Islam (Tribune, Davinder P. S. Sandhu, Nov 12, 2001)
SALMAN Rushdie has written that the terror trauma the world is facing is about Islam.
- Missing In Action (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 12, 2001)
You require a perspective longer than a telescope and extraordinary reservoirs of patience to sit through this. Otherwise, you’re likely to feel enraged, frustrated, even humiliated.
- The Rot In Revenue (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Nov 12, 2001)
The taint in our revenue-earning depts is from top echelons to the bottom.
- The Way We Are (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 12, 2001)
It was from those oldtime Deepavali Specials that many of us first learnt that the Lamp Festival in the North celebrates Rama’s return to Ayodhya while in the South it marks the killing of the titan Narakasura.
- The `K' Word All Over Again (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 12, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 11. Must India be worried that the U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, has promised the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
- Dousing The Fires (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 12, 2001)
The rejection last week by the Supreme Court of India of the petition that sought to glorify sati is to be welcomed unequivocally.
- Global Recession Challenge -- Wake Up Call For Central Bankers (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 12, 2001)
``The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 2 percent.
- Pakistan On Fire: Scenario I (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Nov 12, 2001)
In the 'Second Opinion' 'Is Pakistan Burning' (November 5, 2001) three scenarios under which Pakistan's President General Musharraf may be ousted were outlined.
- Will Pervez Deliver? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 12, 2001)
Finally, we are making our point loud and clear and it is being heard.
- Corporate Diversification, Again? (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Nov 12, 2001)
INDIA INC. seems to have been bitten by the diversification bug. Companies are on over-drive diversifying into related and unrelated areas.
- Simple George's High Ideals (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Nov 12, 2001)
The return of George Fernandes to the Cabinet is being frowned at, not only by the opposition parties, but also by the self-proclaimed defenders of the morality of the Nation.
- Us Senator Wants Duties On Pakistan Textile Exports Suspended (The Financial Express, Richard Cowan, Nov 12, 2001)
WASHINGTON: Legislation will be introduced in the United States Senate on Tuesday to give President George W Bush new powers to reduce or suspend US duties on Pakistan’s exports of textiles, a senator said Friday.
- A Bird In The Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 12, 2001)
It may not be in hand as yet, but it’s worth cultivating.
- ``We May Stay, But We'll Never Be Indians'' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 12, 2001)
THE alienation felt by the people in Kashmir Valley is well-known. However, when an angry and anguished 24-year-old postgraduate student at Kashmir University is prepared to die for ``the cause'', it strikes a chord.
- Issue Of Indo-Pak Dialogue (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Nov 12, 2001)
THE course the Indian leadership has adopted on General Musharraf’s repeated request for a meeting in the New York is unfortunate.
- ‘Our Thrust Is On Good Governance And Infrastructure’ (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Nov 12, 2001)
Chattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, is one of the richest states in mineral and forest resources in the country.
- Malegam Committee Report On Uti -- Strategic Partner, No Solution (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 12, 2001)
THE much-awaited report of the Malegam Committee on UTI has been placed before the public.
- Agriculture Needs A Fair Deal (Hindu, Bhanu Pratap Singh , Nov 12, 2001)
IT IS very unfortunate that most intellectuals and mediapersons live in cities, cut off from the realities of rural India.
- Pay And Use (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 12, 2001)
IF IT WAS power yesterday, it is water today.
- India's Concerns Half-Met (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 12, 2001)
ON THE DAY the Northern Alliance, a friend of India and present ally of the U.S., scored a breakthrough victory in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan.
- Security Of Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal (Hindu, K. Santhanam, Nov 12, 2001)
AS THE war in Afghanistan enters the fifth week, concerns have emerged about the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
- House Of Shadows (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 11, 2001)
Finally it took four weeks and a foreign television channel to broadcast the truth that the George Bush administration would rather keep buried deep.
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