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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 4523:
- A Gandhi-Intoxicated Man (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2005)
NARAYAN DESAI, a Gandhian, and son of Mahadev Desai, one of Gandhiji's closest aides, is enjoying a sense of heightened `intoxication' these days.
- Misconceptions Galore (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 09, 2005)
SHOPKEEPERS in different parts of the country have expressed their displeasure with the Government of India’s decision to implement a value added tax (VAT) system by downing shutters.
- India’S Ailing Democracy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 08, 2005)
IN an earlier article on the mess in the two mainstream parties, the Congress and the BJP — and thus in the national polity as a whole — I had promised to suggest some remedies for the steadily worsening political ills. . .
- Preparing For Earthquakes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 08, 2005)
SOME 40 MILLION years ago, the plate bearing India began colliding with the one carrying Eurasia.
- Occasional Knuckle Rapping (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 07, 2005)
TWO auditors of the fallen Madhavpura co-operative bank have come under the wrath of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Tug Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
There is no equivalent of a silver jubilee in the Hindu calendar. But the party of Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party, cannot afford to ignore its 25th birthday today. The BJP was born as a reincarnation of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh.
- A Great Earthquake May Be `Overdue' In The Himalayas (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 06, 2005)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. A 100 years ago today, a powerful earthquake, ..,
- Another Dandi March, Another Gandhi! (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Apr 06, 2005)
AS THE April sun beats down on them, the marchers re-enacting the historic Dandi Yatra sip glasses of cold and refreshing buttermilk
- Gandhi's Dialogue With The Nation (Hindu, Madhu Dandavate, Apr 06, 2005)
For Mahatma Gandhi, the Dandi March was not just a non-violent weapon of struggle. It was also a means of dialogue and communication with the people along the route.
- Irresponsible Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2005)
Bid to raise Ayodhya issue again will not help the BJP’s electoral prospects
- In Dandi, Salt Isn’T A Lifeline (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Apr 03, 2005)
Salt mine workers lead a life of drudgery in the very place where Gandhi led the Dandi march.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- Modi Hangs On Despite Dissidence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
The decision to form a coordination committee to link party and government is an attempt to clip Modi’s wings.
- 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
- Advani’S Failure (Tribune, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 02, 2005)
Mr Narendra Modi is as good as a pariah abroad. Most of his party colleagues in Gujarat too would like to see his back at the earliest.
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation.
- 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
- 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.
- Gujarat Dissidents Unwilling To Give Up (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Apr 01, 2005)
Ahmedabad: Despite the three-hour meeting between the BJP's central leadership and the dissidents in Gujarat on Thursday, the issue of change of leadership is far from settled.
- Eagle Is Blinded (Pioneer, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
No visa for Mr Narendra Modi. No entry to Maulana Kalbe Sadiq. No World Bank/IMF loans if India does not 'check' human trafficking.
- 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.
- 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...
- Social Audit Of Privatisation (Tribune, B. S. Ghuman, Mar 31, 2005)
Privatisation policies have been advocated as a panacea for the poor performance of public enterprises. In the initial phase, the philosophy of privatisation was postulated as synonymous to efficiency, quality, more choices, people’s capitalism and boon..
- 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
- Retain The System (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2005)
Govt should allow fast track courts to continue
- Rights Record To Influence Ties With Us, Says Rice (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 30, 2005)
The report claims that India’s human rights enforcement record has been bad and was in need of improvement, while Pakistan’s track record remained poor.
- The Rot At The Core (WhatIsIndia Publications, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 30, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- Making A Killing (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 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.
- The Bjp’S Modi Problem (Agence-France Presse, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 29, 2005)
Irrespective of one’s views on the propriety of the US denial of a visa to Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, he has become a symbol of the biggest dilemma to face the Bharatiya Janata Party in the era of its post-general election defeat
- Why Modi Piped Down (Agence-France Presse, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 29, 2005)
Narendra Modi’s tantrums would have been of little account if private hankering for the United States of America were not now also an essential — and, perhaps, necessary — part of public diplomacy. Sign of changing times, while a defiant Hiren Mukherjee..
- The 'Feelgood' (Columbia Journalism Review, Siddhartha Deb, Mar 28, 2005)
Delhi is the political center of India, and what used to be a somewhat dour government city in the northern part of the country has lately taken on the shine of a commercial capital.
- F-16s Will Augment Pak Strength (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 28, 2005)
One version is Pakistan air force, owing to the lack of depth of its terrain, would prefer fighting in the enemy territory.
- Vat On Mat (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 28, 2005)
WITH barely three days to go to hit the deadline of April 1, 2005 fixed for introduction of VAT, many are still uncertain as to the exact nature of the beast.
- Vat: Time Running Out (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 28, 2005)
Given the April 1 deadline for switching over to VAT, the longer some States stay out the more they lose out.
- The Rot At The Core (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 27, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- To Be Ever More Itself (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Mar 27, 2005)
South Asia is a coming term. There are histories of South Asia, there are journalists’ associations that style themselves South Asian, there’s SAARC and every time a test match between India and Pakistan goes well, we’re all (temporarily) South Asian
- America Blind To The Differences Between India And Pak (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 27, 2005)
After thinking long and hard about how to begin this piece I decided that the only way was to declare in black and white that I think Narendra Modi is the most despicable politician in India.
- Bjp Flays Left ‘Volte-Face’ On Patents Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu said the new law would limit the scope for producing affordable versions of life-saving medicines.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Row Over Modi’S Cancelled Trip (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Gujarat claims cancellation of Modi’s visit was a decision taken by consensus. But the PMO says it was Modi’s decision.
- And Suddenly, We Care... (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Mar 26, 2005)
The anti-Modi coalition was tactically successful because its objectives meshed well with the Bush Administration's, circa 2005, which had largely kept quiet in 2002 while Gujarat burned and Modi reaped a harvest of hate.
- Consensus Is The Diplomatic Key (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 26, 2005)
India seems caught up in its own contradictions in foreign policy postures, with the result that it is unable to acquire its rightful position in the comity of nations.
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 26, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Eyeless In Us (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 26, 2005)
Mr George W Bush has many admirers in this country, people who respect his ability to take stands if not the way he acts on them. This Bush constituency in India is fast shedding weight.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Euro Iii Fuel Supply In 11 Major Cities By April 1 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
India will start supply of ultra low sulphur content petrol and diesel in all but seven states from April 1, the Centre announced on Thursday.
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 25, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Mess In Mainstream Parties (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 25, 2005)
What a spectacle the octogenarian Mr K. Karunakaran, the veteran Congress leader in Kerala, is making of himself as well as of the once grand, old party of which he has been a member for six decades!
- When The Twain Met At Dandi March (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
Pakistani participants have stressed the need for peace and are eager to see more of India. Some are keen to watch the Ahmedabad one-dayer.
- Euro Iii Fuel In 11 Major Cities By April 1 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
India will start supply of ultra low sulphur content petrol and diesel in all but seven states from April 1, the Centre announced on Thursday.
- Visa Denial: No Big Deal (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Mar 24, 2005)
There has been no reprieve in the issue of the grant of a US visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, despite the Indian government's demarche. On balance, it is no great deal!
- Gujarat Govt Against Panel Summoning Narayanan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The Gujarat counsel said it was in the knowledge of the Nanavati Commission that the media has in the past not recorded correct facts.
- Bjp Backs Out Of Vat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The BJP-ruled states’ decision not to implement VAT (value added tax) is retrograde and motivated more by reasons political than economic
- Us Reaffirms Denial Of Visa To Modi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
New Delhi harped on Modi’s electoral legitimacy while the US reiterated that its decision was based on facts of the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
- Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Mar 22, 2005)
The Integrated Child Development Services scheme will be 30 years old this year. It has achieved some successes, yet the problems which it was meant to address remain substantial. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh assess t
- Undeserving Martyr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Denial of US visa to Modi shouldn’t be seen as an insult to Indian pride
- Visa Power (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
THE Centre is justified in lodging a protest against the denial of a US visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Diplomatic niceties demanded that he be given an appropriate visa to take part in an event in the US.
- Modi, The U.S., And Visa Power (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 21, 2005)
If the BJP believes it is a victim of U.S. double standards, it has also benefited from the same duplicity in the past.
- Globalisation Can Have A Human Face (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
There is no use blaming global players for the weakness of globalisation. We have to blame sovereign governments
- A Slap In Mr. Modi's Face (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 19, 2005)
In a singular instance of the Ides of March for the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, the United States has rejected his application for a diplomatic visa
- ``Insult To India'' (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Mar 19, 2005)
The Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, has described the denial of a visa by the United States to him as ``an insult to the Constitution of India and its people and [a] threat to [the] sovereignty and democratic traditions of the country.''
- Natural Gas: The Way Forward (Business Line, Nigel Shaw, Mar 16, 2005)
The natural gas industry is on the verge of change and we should not lose this momentum.
- Shocking Signals (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 15, 2005)
Taken separately, the political shenanigans we have witnessed in recent days and weeks are nothing to write home about. Governors' role in the states has frequently come in for criticism.
- In Modi’S Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 15, 2005)
THE irony could not have gone unnoticed. The day newspapers carried reports of BJP president L. K. Advani defending Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...
- Icici’S First Weather Insurance Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
ICICI Lombard General Insurance, has structured India’s first–ever weather insurance deal in the non-agro sector providing a unique insurance cover to a salt producing company.
- Gandhi Is Universal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2005)
The 75th anniversary of the Dandi March has invited controversy with the Congress party politicising the commemoration of this national event.
- This Is A Beginning: Tushar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Tushar Gandhi, is one of the people responsible for the re-enactment of the Dandi March. For months he has been trying to ensure that no stone is left unturned in making the march a success and to spread the Mahatma’s message.
- Dandi, But Where’S The Salt? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
To propagate the ideals of Gandhiji in today’s world and to focus on the person who is considered to be singularly responsible for driving the Britishers out of the country
- A Former Banker Turns Author (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Mar 12, 2005)
While reading KP Singh's debut novel "The Road to Raisina" (Harper Collins) I kept wondering why this young writer decided to use his initials, especially in the backdrop of the fact that it's a politically potent novel.
- Patriarch As Rebel (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
In one of those classic coincidences that occasionally enliven Indian politics, both the BJP and the Congress are presently engaged in tamping down rebellion in the ranks fomented by regional party patriarchs.
- Revolt Against Modi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
THE rebellion in the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat is not a sudden development. Rather, it was precipitated by the alleged incident of telephone tapping in which even party MLAs became victims.
- Should Wastelands Be Privatised? (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Mar 11, 2005)
A brand new Mercedes car covered some 5,900 kilometres across 11 major cities in the country last year! Neither was the automobile giant showcasing its new car nor was it testing the fuel efficiency of its new machine.
- Executive Disorder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court had to walk a delicate line in its ruling on the petition against the Jharkhand governor’s decision to invite Shibu Soren to form a government.
- Dismembering Truth (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Mar 10, 2005)
A half-hearted attempt at bringing about reconciliation between communities based on mendacity and self-deception will not help assuage the feelings of the victims of the Gujarat riots.
- Two Contrasting Reports (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- A Green Budget With A Blueprint (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Mar 09, 2005)
The best part of the Budget is to begin for the country — a transition to a modern fiscal state. The Kelkar tax reforms leading to a tax payer transparent, non-discriminatory regime have been given more than just lip sympathy
- Human Rights In India, Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on its own country.
- Review Policy On The Aged (Tribune, M. M. Sabharwal, Mar 07, 2005)
The national policy on older persons, covering almost all the aspects which affect older persons, was announced in January 1999, the year declared by the United Nations as the “International year of Older Persons”.
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