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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Nambiar: India Has To Do More For A U.N. Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
A permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council has eluded India despite its relentless efforts as it has not adopted a broader role in settling international issues, a senior official of the world body has said.
- After The Indian Century (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Aug 06, 2007)
Taking a broad view of how humanity had performed in the 20th century, I wrote in this paper some years ago that there are reasons for looking at the past century with despair.
- India Has To Do More To Get Permanent Seat In Unsc: Nambiar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
A permanent seat in the UN Security Council has eluded India despite its relentless efforts as it has not adopted a broader role in settling international issues, a senior official of the world body has said.
- Is Indian Press Independent? (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 04, 2007)
THE press in India has teased or even irritated the government but has enjoyed freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister, said that the government disliked the liberties taken by the press.
- 123 Agreement: No Impact On India's Strategic Programme (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The Government on Friday unveiled the text of the bilateral 123 Agreement that seeks to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal, which comes as a major breakthrough for India, as it safeguards Indian strategic programme.
- Scientists Have Mixed Reaction (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Nuclear scientists and experts have expressed mixed reactions over the nuclear deal between India and the US.
- Nuke Experts Happy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The 123-Agreement covering Indo-US cooperation in civilian nuclear energy is “the best possible agreement” India could have got, two senior nuclear scientists said today, but cautioned that work remained to be done on certain issues.
- Historic Role Of Judiciary (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 02, 2007)
AFTER a long time, the judiciary in Pakistan has something to be proud about. Its past is replete with unsavoury judgments such as endorsing the hanging of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and sanctifying military coups under the . . . .
- Born To Be Free (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Salma Ahmed’s reputation precedes her. The first woman entrepreneur of Pakistan, the founder and CEO of that country’s Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Negative N-Vibe (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 31, 2007)
After the completion of the nuclear negotiations with the US, the UPA government’s attention now turns to China’s opposition to three decades of global nuclear blockade against India.
- Gender, Or Seniority (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 31, 2007)
India is a land of many inequalities, none greater than the plight of women in society.
- ‘Govt Change Leaves Intelligence Chiefs At Pm’S Mercy’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Top officers of the country’s intelligence agencies, including the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), have often been at the mercy of the Prime Minister of the day when a new Government comes to power.
- Land Clash Sets Off Tit-For-Tat Game (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Jul 30, 2007)
Handed its own Nandigram in Andhra Pradesh, the CPM is using it to settle the Bengal Nandigram scores.
- Gender’S Worked For Bedi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 30, 2007)
What was shocking about Kiran Bedi’s histrionics was that she blamed everyone from the Prime Minister to both the new as well as outgoing Police Commissioners for what she claimed had been an “unfair decision”.
- Making Of The Prez (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jul 30, 2007)
India would have had its first woman Head of State three decades ago — in 1977 — if Morarji Desai had his way.
- Us Presidential Polls: Signs Of Political Change (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 30, 2007)
That a Black could even think of competing for US presidency was unthinkable earlier.
- Accursed Power (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 28, 2007)
Kings are not in fashion. Certainly not while alive and reigning. When dead, it’s another matter as the obsequies of Afghanistan’s Mohammed Zahir Shah demonstrated.
- Blind Leads The Blind (Pioneer, Jaswant Singh, Jul 28, 2007)
The 'non-Government' of Manmohan Singh, by 'outsourcing' India's Nepal policy to the CPI(M), may be wreaking the same havoc that Indira Gandhi had unleashed by sub-contracting policy on Sri Lanka to a group of politicians based in Chennai
- How The Memons Walked Into Cbi Trap (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would not have been able to put the Memon family members to trial if Yakub Memon, who was sentenced to death on Friday, had not agreed to surrender.
- Us, Isi Had Interest In Punjab Militancy: Book (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The US had an “interest” in Punjab militancy and hatched a “covert action plan” in collusion with Pakistan’s ISI in 1971 to encourage a separatist movement in the border state, says a new book by a former top Indian Intelligence officer.
- Depleted Iaf (Tribune, Air Marshal (retd) R.S. Bedi, Jul 26, 2007)
The Ministry of Defence Annual Report 2006-2007 highlights the growth of the IAF in all its dimensions.
- Pratibha Sworn In President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Pratibha Patil was on Wednesday sworn in as the country's first woman President with a booming 21-gun salute welcoming her ascendancy as the 12th President of India.
- ‘In ’93, Rao Turned Down Move To Set Up Anti-Terror Mechanism’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
“The first suggestion to establish an anti-terrorism mechanism with Pakistan had come after the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
- India's First Female President Sworn In To Office (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
India's first female president was sworn in Wednesday, vowing to work toward eliminating the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses and for the empowerment of women, who are often treated as second-class citizens.
- Ladies’ Circle, But One Out (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Women were the stars in Parliament this afternoon when Pratibha Patil took oath as the country’s first woman President.
- Pratibha Sworn In As India's President (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
A milestone was reached in India's history on Wednesday with Pratibha Patil being sworn in as the first woman President at a ceremony in Parliament.
- Pratibha Calls For Campaign Against Poverty (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
India's new President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said the country must ensure that all sections of the society, particularly the weak and the disadvantaged, are equal beneficiaries of development process.
- My Mission Is To Connect Hearts, Minds Of All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Excerpts from the thanksgiving address to the nation by outgoing President A P J Abdul Kalam:
- The Right's Wrongs (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 25, 2007)
PUBLISHED on May 15 this year, this book makes a timely appearance.
- Superstar Dhasal (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jul 25, 2007)
THERE is nothing that can quite describe the sensation of reading the poetry of Namdeo Dhasal. One's hair stands on end.
- Short On Substance (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 25, 2007)
ALEX Von Tunzelmann read modern history at Oxford and has delved into the archives in London and New Delhi.
- A Rebel's Journey (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 25, 2007)
ONE of the most enduring images of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, who passed away on July 8, relates to the Bharat Yatra that he undertook as an opposition leader in early 1983.
- An Era Of Vision (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jul 25, 2007)
In April 1985, the well-known journal Nature ran an editorial titled "Self-reliance means self-denial", welcoming the new policy of liberalisation of import of technology by India under the new government headed by Rajiv Gandhi.
- There At Last (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 25, 2007)
Signatures are yet to be put on the nuclear deal between India and the United States of America, but for all practical purposes the deal is done.
- Musharraf Dares Jihadis (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 25, 2007)
When Mrs Indira Gandhi was asked by Gen K Sundarji who planned Operation Blue Star, the storming of the Golden Temple on June 5, 1984, why she had taken so long to call in the Army, she replied she had been advised not to do anything to . . . . . .
- Friend In Need (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 24, 2007)
The state visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to India coincided with the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the commencement of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
- Never Scorn A Woman (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 24, 2007)
And she won with a margin larger than was expected. The analysts went into a scramble and found all kinds of reasons to explain why this had happened. Some came up with the strange claim that the smaller parties did not want to alienate the Left . . . .
- La Grande Stratégie (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 24, 2007)
The French have been told in no uncertain terms to stop thinking. After all those epithets hurled at them post-Iraq from les États-Unis d’Amérique — nasty ones that included ‘Cheese-eating surrender monkeys!’ — one would think that the cerebralophobe, . .
- Words Should Stand The Test Of Time (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 23, 2007)
Starting as a lecturer at the Department of History in the University of Calcutta, Rudrangshu Mukherjee moved into journalism 12 years later.
- Cure The Disease Of Denial (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 23, 2007)
That the Government of India has a retrogressive attitude verging on the paranoid to the opening up of its archives is common knowledge among scholars.
- 1st Female President In India A Victory Of Sorts (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
India chose its first female president Saturday in an election hailed as a victory for women in a country where gender discrimination is deep-rooted and widespread.
- Woman Elected President In A First (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
India chose its first female president yesterday in an election hailed as a victory for women in a country where gender discrimination is deep-rooted and widespread.
- A City Of Cowardly, Apathetic Adults (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2007)
Those of us who say with pride and affection that we are Kolkatans have been a puzzled lot recently.
- India's First Woman President Gets A Bumpy Ride (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
It was supposed to be a formality: a low-profile regional politician, chosen by the ruling Congress party, would become India’s first woman president.
- The Deafening Sounds Of Silence (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 21, 2007)
We have been observing a disquieting silence--whether it be in Afghanistan or Iraq or Somalia or Myanmar.
- Aspects Of Civilization (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 20, 2007)
The Jamaican police had at least the body of a dead Bob Woolmer to weave fantasy around. The police in Britain and Australia had only a quarter-burnt car, with a severely injured person at its wheel, at their disposal.
- Dlf To Build Rs 6,000 Cr Convention Centre To Match Singapore Suntec (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
DLF Ltd, the country’s largest real estate developer, will build a Rs 6,000 crore international convention centre near New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- Udupi Lok Sabha Seat Loses Its Coastal Character (Hindu, GANESH PRABHU, Jul 19, 2007)
With the reconstitution of Udupi Lok Sabha constituency as per the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission, not only has the name of the constituency changed, but it has also lost its predominantly coastal character.
- Time To Define Secularism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2007)
Nepotism, corruption and patriotism (or lack of it) are issues that have been emphasised in the debates and campaigns surrounding the two aspirants – Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and former Rajasthan governor Pratibha Patil . . . .
- Controversy Overshadows Milestone In India Politics (Singapore Times, Amelia Gentleman, Jul 18, 2007)
India's first female president is likely to be voted into office on Thursday, but this milestone event has been overshadowed in recent weeks by an unusually savage debate over whether the she is fit to become head of state.
- Women's Empowerment Or Farce? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2007)
NR Mohanty wonders how a tainted President would empower the ignorant mass of women in the country.
- Fake Notes In Circulation (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 16, 2007)
Delhi Police claims to have busted a major ISI network on June 25, which was reportedly being used to push fake currency into our country.
- ‘Living In India Has Taught Me There Are Other Ways To God Than Christianity... It Has Changed Me Radically’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 16, 2007)
Hello and welcome to Walk The talk. My guest this week is a legend of our times, Sir Mark Tully. Welcome to Walk The Talk.
- 'Nehru, Edwina Deeply In Love' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
“Love blossomed” between a “lonely” Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India and the last Viceroy of the country Lord Mountbatten's wife, Edwina, says her daughter.
- Under The Constitution, The President Is A Rubber Stamp (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 16, 2007)
This is in the context of Kalipada Gupta’s letter “The President is not a rubber stamp” (7 July) on the status and role of the President of India.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 16, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- Chandra Shekhar: A Principled Politician (Tribune, Ramamohan Rao, Jul 14, 2007)
In the passing away of Chandra Shekhar, the nation has lost an outstanding leader, who could have served the country much better if provided with the opportunities. He took the wrong turns at various crossings in political life and found it . . .
- A Band Of Extraordinary Individuals (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jul 14, 2007)
On Sunday, Chandra Shekhar passed away after a long illness. I find it difficult to express in words his contribution to Indian politics.
- Terror Of Isolation (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 14, 2007)
Former Union home minister L.K. Advani took strong objection to the remarks of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he could not sleep after listening to the grieving mother of the British-Indian doctor arrested by the authorities as an alleged terrorist.
- Rough Ride (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 13, 2007)
Allegations that have surfaced after Pratibha Patil's nomination make her candidature controversial.
- Clear Choice (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 13, 2007)
THE 13th presidential election, on July 18, is expected to conclude with a historic verdict promoting, for the first time, a woman to the highest constitutional office in the country.
- Confessions Of The Real Yashwant (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 13, 2007)
Yashwant Sinha cannot be faulted if he has not heard of Lord Mancroft. He would, however, find a study of Lord Jowitt very instructive.
- Magnum India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 13, 2007)
The homely Bengali saying that you don’t need a mirror to see the bracelet on your wrist comes repeatedly to mind ploughing through these 900 pages.
- Tapping Phones (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 13, 2007)
Taking recourse to dirty tricks comes easily to the Congress, especially when it is in power and finds itself cornered by the Opposition.
- An Image Makeover: New Face Of India Inc. (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2007)
The Left parties changed their position on private investment under Basus chief ministership in West Bengal.
- An Untidy Operation (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 11, 2007)
While Ghazi has himself been killed along with over 40 of his male supporters in the Lal Masjid, Musharraf understands the criticality of the number of casualties suffered by the girl students of the madrasa in determining the backlash against him.
- Manmohan Is The Weakest Prime Minister: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
The country has seen many weak Prime Ministers but Manmohan Singh was proving to be the weakest, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani has said.
- Congress, Bjp Devalue Office Of President (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 11, 2007)
Mudslinging surrounding the highest office of the country is, no doubt, unfortunate. But it is more than that. It is in bad taste, something which should never be done.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jul 11, 2007)
India’s messiest presidential poll is accompanied by a national crisis. No state seems free from corruption, crime or insurgency. The system appears collapsed.
- Curious Ignorance Of Current History (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jul 11, 2007)
Thanks primarily to the quantum leap in IT, there is a mind-boggling surfeit of information around. But, sadly, the spread of knowledge hasn’t kept pace with it at all.
- Now, 400-Yr-Old Manuscripts On Cds In Kashmir Varsity (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Jul 10, 2007)
Kashmir University has digitised 363 rare manuscripts that would soon be put on its website. The manuscripts, 300-400 years old, comprises Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Kashmiri Sufi literature and rare Qurans.
- Misunderstood Hero (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 10, 2007)
‘Why! Are you in a hurry to die, Madam?’ Chandrashekhar had asked Indira Gandhi in 1984. Gandhi replied with a smile, “Chandrashekhar, one has to make a place in history.”
- Sleepless In Delhi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has let it be known that he has been spending sleepless nights after watching the tearful parents of Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed, involved in the terrorist plot to blow up Glasgow Airport and targets in London, on television.
- Pragmatic Politician (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2007)
In life, former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, who passed away on Sunday, personified the various highs and lows of Indian politics. In death, he leaves a vacuum that would perhaps be hard to fill:
- Obituary: Chandra Shekhar, 80, Former Prime Minister Of India (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
Chandra Shekhar, a former prime minister of India, died of cancer Sunday in New Delhi at age 80, a hospital statement said. Shekhar, who headed a coalition government as India's 11th prime minister from 1990 to 1991, was a socialist politician from . . .
- Congress, Bjp Devalue Office Of President (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 09, 2007)
Mudslinging surrounding the highest office of the country is, no doubt, unfortunate. But it is more than that. It is in bad taste, something which should never be done.
- He Remained A Rebel All His Life (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
He was always a Young Turk. Despite becoming Prime Minister in the 1990s, Chandra Shekhar remained a "born rebel". He was among the last of the leaders who had that old charm of politics. He was a friend to his friends, and always lived life on his . . .
- Chandra Shekhar Dead (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, known as a committed socialist and a rebel throughout his life, died here on Sunday morning after a prolonged battle with cancer of the blood. He had turned 80 just a week ago.
- Former Pm Chandra Shekhar Is Dead (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 09, 2007)
The original Young Turk is no more. Former prime minister Chandra Shekhar, an untiring campaigner for often unconventional causes, died here after a prolonged illness.
- Cong Leaders May Be Encouraging Exposes Against Pratibha (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
When Pratibha Patil’s name was announced for the presidency, it seemed such a good choice, even though, and this is well known now, it was a last-minute decision by the Congress leadership taken in order to wriggle out of a corner.
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