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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 8510:
- To Chart A New Course Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2005)
What are the implications of the current global human development trajectory for the millennium development goals?
- Creeping Backward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2005)
The progress in India’s agriculture has not been commensurate with the country’s economic needs, writes R. Gopalakrishnan The author is former chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
- Cm’S Promise? (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
The Chief Minister has assured due respect to human rights in the second phase of the coalition rule.
- Tough Challenges Before J And K’S New Cm (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Nov 09, 2005)
FOR the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took over in Srinagar on Wednesday, it is not going to be a cakewalk.
- The Case Of El Baradei (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 09, 2005)
There’s no hard evidence but the Nobel Peace Prize is of late going to candidates who are approved by America
- Slew Of Tourism Projects For Visakhapatnam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
Tourism Department signs MoU with Vizag Beach Resorts
Beach resorts, theme parks, malls to come up
Marine helicopters, seaplanes (amphibians) to be provided for tourists
YSR reiterates commitment to develop Vizag as international tourist hub
- Justice Globalised (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 08, 2005)
The International Criminal Court (ICC), formed in 2002, carries with it the pledge of ending the impunity of those guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
- Watch India’S Hand At Iaea (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 08, 2005)
The world’s standoff with Iran on its alleged nuclear intentions is getting more interesting by the day.
- Increasing Public Expenditure On Education (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 08, 2005)
The UPA Government has committed itself to increasing the share of public spending on education to 6 per cent of GDP. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh assess the implications of this in relation to the evident social need
- The Role Of Dissidents Is To Tell The Truth As They See It" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 08, 2005)
A special Indian edition of the outspoken Canadian writer and broadcasterIrshad Manji's controversial book,The Trouble with Islam Today, will be launched by imprintOne in New Delhi on November 10.
- Retain Death Penalty (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2005)
FOR the past few days a legal controversy has been razing in the media: “should the death penalty be abolished in India?”
- Insurgency In Nepal -By Jr Mukherjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 08, 2005)
According to Prachanda, general secretary Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the Nepalese Maoists see their armed struggle, based on Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, from three perspectives — international, Nepalese and Indian.
- Death In Awful Majesty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2005)
Aid alone can save Kashmiris in the winter after the quake
- Gilgit Bleeds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 07, 2005)
Our continuous interest in Gilgit, which is part of the undivided Jammu and Kashmir as it had existed in 1947, keeps bringing us face to face with grim developments taking place in the territory under Pakistan's occupation.
- High And Dry On Vanishing Rivers (Hindu, Tom Phillips, Nov 07, 2005)
According to environmental groups, the drought in the Amazon region is a direct result of deforestation and global warming.
- What Terrorists Thrive On (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 07, 2005)
Nations would do well to deny terrorists what Margaret Thatcher called ‘the oxygen of publicity’
- A Future Investigation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 07, 2005)
Its not yet clear whether senators will succeed in their effort to force the Bush administration to give up the use of “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment of foreign detainees, despite a 90-9 vote by the Senate.
- Perestroika Mastermind (Statesman, Vladimir Simonov, Nov 07, 2005)
Remembering Russia’s National Keeper Of Morals
- Senate, Cheney Split Over Ban On Torture (Guardian (UK), DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Nov 07, 2005)
A leading Republican senator said Sunday that the Bush administration is making ``a terrible mistake'' in opposing a congressional ban on torture and other inhuman treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody.
- Prisoner Accounts Suggest Detention At Secret Facilities (Washington Post, Josh White, Nov 07, 2005)
Three Yemeni nationals who were arrested in late 2003 say they were transferred to U.S. custody and kept isolated in at least four secret detention facilities that Amnesty International officials believe could be part of a covert CIA prison system.
- Escape Spotlights Troubled Us Detention Efforts (Christian Science Monitor, Dan Murphy, Nov 07, 2005)
For years now, the US has been able to count on countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, and Egypt to abduct alleged Al Qaeda operatives and deliver them extralegally into American hands.
- View From The Valley (Hindustan Times, Firdous Syed, Nov 06, 2005)
The Congress has taken charge of the government in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 30 years.
- Maharaja' From Jammu, 'Pm' From Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Nov 06, 2005)
Having raised the banner of revolt against the then Maharaja Hari Singh and later after partition having served as ''President'' and ''Prime Minister'' of ''Azad Kashmir'' in Pakistan,
- `There Is Something Sacred About Art' (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Nov 06, 2005)
Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet, on what it means to be a woman, a poet and a socially conscious person
- A Case Of Too Much Of A Good Thing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2005)
The latest book in the detective series is fairly radical in its own right, but not much new happens here, just more of the same.
- Charming And Quirky (Hindu, HARINI NARAYANAN, Nov 06, 2005)
When he is not trying too hard to be cute or clever, or both, Jonathan Safran Foer can tell a good story.
- I Will Lay Down My Life For People: Azad (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Nov 06, 2005)
“Peace process will be strengthened and taken forward” - Ghulam Nabi Azad
- Walking With Alice (Hindu, BINA AGARWAL, Nov 06, 2005)
Alice Thorner passed away on August 24. Remembering her is BINA AGARWAL
- Media As An Instrument Of Social Change (Tribune, Abhilaksh Likhi, Nov 06, 2005)
The last three decades have witnessed unprecedented growth in the worldwide spread of electronic mass media.
- Environment Policy: Designed For Disaster (Deccan Herald, Bittu Saghal, Nov 06, 2005)
According to India’s 10th Plan Document: “The pricing structure for water needs a serious review to reflect the scarcity value of water.” I would paraphrase that line to read: “The pricing structure for water sources needs a serious review to reflect ....
- Fundamental Challenge In Bangladesh (Tribune, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 05, 2005)
THE Jamaat, the Islami Oikya Jote and other fundamentalist Islamist organisations in Bangladesh are using their participation in the government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to push their Islamist agenda and capture power.
- It Is Not Best That We Should All Think Alike (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 05, 2005)
When Bombay thought of a motorbus service in the early 20th century, there were two main objections: One, the service would be expensive; and two, the accident rate would go up.
- Eu Promises Probe Into Cia’S ‘Gulag’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 05, 2005)
Poland and Romania are at the centre of a row over human rights after the European Commission promised to investigate whether the two nations hosted secret jails for CIA interrogation of Al-Qaida suspects.
- Another Service Tax Hike? (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 05, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on the advisability of raising the service tax rate
- Nation In Grief (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 05, 2005)
Brighton, with its memories of Margaret Thatcher’s hotel exploding about her ears during a party conference, is a reminder that when the shock has worn off a little and the pain dulled, it is necessary to formulate a responsible public response . . .
- India Unravelling (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 05, 2005)
All Is Well While There Is Money To Be Made
- Cia's 'Black Sites' Breed More Evil (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 04, 2005)
The US has exclusive facilities across the world to interrogate militants ... al-Tamara detention center, eight kilometers out of Rabat in Morocco, houses dozens of people arrested in Pakistan, while others are kept in Egypt, Thailand, Saudi Arabia . . .
- Fall Of Bihar -By Shree Shankar Sharan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 04, 2005)
It is a great pity that a promising state like Bihar should be dragged down by misgovernance and labelled as backward. There is nothing basically wrong with Bihar.
- Pakistanis In Guantanamo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 04, 2005)
Pakistan may be an important ally of Washington in its war on terror, but surely officials in Islamabad should be demonstrating some concern for the welfare of Pakistani prisoners currently detained at America’s notorious prison camp for suspected . . . .
- Boosting Export Of Horticultural Product (Daily Excelsior, Som Dutt, Nov 04, 2005)
Horticulture sector, consisting a number of low -volume, high-value commercial crops, is of pivotal importance for increasing our export manifold. Playing a significant role in the Indian economy, horticulture sector fetches huge amount of foreign . . .
- Mukhtaran Tells Her Story (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 04, 2005)
AS feared, Mukhtaran Mai, the much-talked-about rape victim, is, nowadays, telling her story at different platforms and to different quarters in the United States. Her meetings with American officials and tales being narrated during interaction with . . .
- India's Concern Over Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 04, 2005)
India has at last broken its 56-year old silence over the plight of the people in the northern part of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Gilgit-Baltistan or Balwaristan, as locals calls this region, has been in the grip of a bloody confrontation . . .
- Justice Without Delay (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2005)
The new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, has rightly stressed the need to clear the huge backlog of cases in courts at all levels.
- Just Justice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 04, 2005)
The new Chief Justice of India, Y.K. Sabharwal, and his predecessor, R.C. Lahoti, have had important things to say this week about fighting terrorism.
- Tony Blair Is Running Out Of True Believers (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Nov 04, 2005)
At Britain's Houses of Parliament, there are days of great human drama; and there are dramatic days that actually matter — that shape politics for months or years to come.
- Ngo Claims To Have Rescued Child Labourer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
Parents say the child was brought to city to send to school
- Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes Top Al Qaeda Suspect Escapes (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
A top Al Qaeda suspect has recently escaped from a US-run detention facility in Afghanistan, Pentagon officials told reporters on Wednesday.
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 03, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2005)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule. Growth itself seemed a matter of high ambition.
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2005)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development, writes Tapas Chakraborty
- Why This Fear Of Dalit Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 02, 2005)
Along with the prospects of upper castes, the problems of the lower castes too have got globalised
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- A Testing Time For The Railways (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 01, 2005)
The recent rain played havoc with train services but there are lessons to be learnt.
- Azad's Crown Of Thorns (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 01, 2005)
If Ghulam Nabi Azad manages to stay focussed on the day-to-day problems of Kashmiris, it will constitute a welcome break with the State's unhappy past.
- Objection Overruled (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 01, 2005)
Pakistan's objection to India's concern over the developing situation in Gilgit is entirely unjustified. The neighbouring country has reacted to New Delhi's advice to "act with the utmost restraint and observe international human rights standards"
- Death For Let Ultra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Ashfaq’s wife got a seven-year jail term for sheltering him and two other key plotters were awarded life sentence.
- Blind Item (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2005)
One of the most important things a gossip column must have is the “blind item.” When you use people’s names you can be sued, so blind items are safe — yet the reader is intrigued as to whom the item is all about.
- Hassles At The Airport (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 31, 2005)
In the prehistoric days of P-forms and foreign exchange restrictions, getting out of the country wasn’t loaded with so much political innuendo.
- India, Unhcr And Refugee Protection (Deccan Herald, Carol Batchelor, Oct 31, 2005)
October 30 was the 60th anniversary of India joining the UN. It has been an active member of the UNHCR
- Oh, Boys! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A recent report by the Refugees International, a Washington-based aid group, has expressed concern over the charges of sexual exploitation and abuse that have dogged the United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world.
- Entangled Loyalties (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A detailed report in this newspaper that victorious People's Democratic Party candidate Nizamuddin Bhat in the Legislative Council elections in the Valley did not get his full quota of allotted votes of the members of local bodies belonging to the . . .
- Rosa Parks Given An Unprecedented Honour (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 30, 2005)
The late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, will be the first woman to lie in honour in the United States Capitol Rotunda — a tribute formerly reserved for Presidents, soldiers and prominent politicians.
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Mufti Submits Resignation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturday submitted his resignation to the Governor, Lt Gen S K Sinha. Congress leader and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will take over as the new chief minister on November
- Forest Walks Are Wide And Spacious (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 29, 2005)
Forests are where many stories begin from, such as, "Long, long ago, there lived a deer in a forest, and not far away was this wily fox!" If that can be terrifying, rest assured that children learn simple romance too from rhymes like, . . .
- Pakistan Takes Exception To India's Remark (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistan has taken "strong exception" to the remarks made by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the situation in Gilgit in the aftermath of a sectarian flare-up.
- Indian Court Releases Pakistani Journalist (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 29, 2005)
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the release of a Pakistani journalist held for violating the Official Secrets Act (OSA) in 1991.
- Blow To Gaza Truce (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 29, 2005)
Seven Palestinians were killed and ten others injured in an Israeli air strike on the car of Islamic Jehad commander Shahdi Mhanna in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- Testing Times Ahead (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 29, 2005)
Putting an end to speculations, the Congress president, Madam Gandhi decided to implement the PDP-Congress agreement regarding transfer of power in the state. The Congress shall take over the reins of the state from November 2.
- Conflict Resolution, India’S Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
The enormous loss of life caused by the October 8 earthquake in PoK together with the damage it inflicted also on the Indian side of the LoC, has evoked an equally large human response across the territorial divide.
- Flight Of Migrant Workers (Daily Excelsior, M. N. Minocha, Oct 28, 2005)
The plight of migrant workers once again figured at the recent 98th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference in Geneva.
- Conflict Resolution, India’S Way (Indian Express, D.C. Pathak, Oct 28, 2005)
The enormous loss of life caused by the October 8 earthquake in PoK together with the damage it inflicted also on the Indian side of the LoC, has evoked an equally large human response across the territorial divide.
- Perils Of Fighting Insurgents (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Oct 28, 2005)
Consequent on the incident of killing of Manorma Devi in Imphal by Assam Rifles personnel and the agitation for the abrogation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that followed, the government set up the Justice Jeevan Reddy Commission . . .
- Why Is The Junta Afraid Of Suu Kyi? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2005)
One step forward, two steps back. That sums up the Myanmar ruling military junta's approach to the peace process, which is expected to restore democracy in the country at some point in the future.
- Don't Mix Apples And Oranges (Times of India, AMITA SEN, Oct 28, 2005)
If males and females look and behave differently in so many ways the premise that they should be taught differently does make sense.
- Tragedy Of 1943-Ii (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Oct 28, 2005)
Using A Cyclone To Wreak Vengeance On Rebellious Subjects
- A Religion Called Khaki And A Follower Called Policeman-Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
If you are in police, you know nothing but the duty you are assigned to do.
- Horrific Statistics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 28, 2005)
Tuesday's disclosure in the Sindh Assembly that 208 women were raped in 15 out of 20 districts in the province did not provoke the shock and outrage that one would have expected from a society that woke up from its deep slumber to reach out in support....
- Cheney For Torture (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
US Vice-President Cheney is aggressively pursuing an initiative that may be unprecedented for an elected official of the executive branch: He is proposing that Congress legally authorize human rights abuses by Americans.
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