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Articles 28021 through 28120 of 31829:
- The Stakes In Lebanon (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 18, 2005)
Syria is in the dock over the assassination of former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
- Major Flaws, Serious Lapses (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Feb 18, 2005)
At a time when food quality standards are acquiring an international dimension, and with food laws being re-written to conform to the needs of the food companies and agribusiness giants, the proposal to enact a Food Safety and Standards Act in 2005
- Wrong Note (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 18, 2005)
Scoring debating points is not exactly the idea behind peace initiatives. Peace in Assam cannot, therefore, be a matter of how the rebels define the concept of “sovereignty”.
- Two Ways To Cook The Books (Asia Times, Priyanka Bhardwaj , Feb 18, 2005)
Most observers of the Indian and Chinese economies have looked at foreign direct investment (FDI) figures as defined by the respective countries without looking at
- After The Sock In The Eye (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 18, 2005)
India’s garrulous foreign minister has received a sock in the eye. This gentleman, on induction in office last May, had chosen Kathmandu as his first official port of call.
- An Unhealthy Plan For The Poor (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Feb 18, 2005)
It is a matter of national shame that the Centre has to be reminded by an American daily about how the UPA Government has surrendered to American MNCs’ interests in drawing up the patents ordinance.
- For An Indian Lover's Day (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 18, 2005)
Prince Charles and his fiancée (no longer companion, lover or mistress) Camilla Parker-Bowles have given the Valentine's Day industry a huge boost by announcing their wedding four days before this annual outburst of infantile exhibitionism.
- Hama Rules Vs Baghdad Rules (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 18, 2005)
About two weeks ago, a friend of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stopped by my office to update me on Lebanon and pass on a message from Hariri, whom I have known since reporting from Beirut in the late 1970s.
- Historic Treaty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2005)
After much wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations for over seven years, the Kyoto Protocol finally came into effect on Wednesday, with 141 countries ratifying it, making it a major achievement for environmentalists.
- India Innovating To Thrive (Rediff on the Net, Arvind Singhal, Feb 18, 2005)
Despite the Tsunami-ravaged start, this New Year promises to be yet another landmark one for India in more ways than one.
- India's Military Hungry For More (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Feb 18, 2005)
Indian defense officials have laid out a request for a huge increase in spending on arms to New Delhi, most of which will be used to purchase state-of-the-art weaponry from suppliers around the world.
- Pyongyang Talks Tough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 17, 2005)
While North Korea has not tested a nuclear weapon, the international community for several reasons has not dismissed out of hand its claim that it possesses atomic bombs.
- Passage To Kabul (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 17, 2005)
External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's visit to Kabul has once again highlighted the revival of India's ancient and warm ties with Afghanistan that were rudely sundered during
- Truth, Confessions And Videotape (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 17, 2005)
Anara Gupta, beauty queen. S.A.R. Geelani, academic. Shankaracharya, spiritual leader. Vicky Thakur, suspected kidnapper. Jammu, Delhi, Chennai, Patna.
- Back To The Collective Dream (Indian Express, Kofi A. Annan, Feb 17, 2005)
Because of disagreement with earlier actions in Iraq, the United Nations is now well placed to move Iraq forward
- Kyoto Is A Great Leap Forward (Tribune, Hamish McRae, Feb 17, 2005)
After seven years, huge international debate and the freezing out of George Bush’s United States from the international community, the Kyoto Protocol was formally ratified on Wednesday.
- Can One Law Defy Another? (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Feb 17, 2005)
To what abysmal levels can respect for law plunge in civilised society? Can we expect at least the rulers to observe the law? The answer is much more depressing than even the most cynical reader can imagine.
- Corridor Of Doubt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 17, 2005)
A poor shadow of its former self, the Congress needs troublesome crutches to remain in power at the Centre. It has, consequently, done much loud thinking about reviving itself in UP
- Do Indians Continue To Trust And Rely On Their Chartered.... (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 17, 2005)
Even as the country's major number-crunching exercise is gathering momentum in the North Block, there are some new and hot entries into the slick and slime of accounting scams.
- A Public Thinker And His Legacy (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Feb 17, 2005)
Arthur Miller, in his autobiography, Timebends, quoted the great physicist Hans Bethe as saying, “Well, I come down in the morning and I take up a pencil and I try to think...”
- Alternative Sources Needed (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Feb 17, 2005)
Last month the Prime minister and the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, did the nation a service by warning it, at the start of the Petrotech-2005 conference in Delhi, that the days of cheap and abundant fossil energy were behind us, possibly for
- The Dollar Dilemma (Business Line, Rohit Ramachandran, Feb 16, 2005)
THE US Treasury Secretary, Mr John Snow's remark that the "US current account deficit is a shared responsibility" has thrown open a debate on what and how much should the global central banks do in the current situation.
- Uneasy Lies The Head That Doesn’T Wear The Crown (Indian Express, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
Kings and princes should be free to marry whom they want, without public rudeness. But titles remain a delicate business
- Kyoto — Jinxed At Birth? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol on reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) comes into force on February 16 under circumstances that do not reflect well on policy-makers in many countries.
- A Wedding Is Announced (Telegraph, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
“Quietly pleased” would sum up the general British reaction to the engagement of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. But does it mean they will accept her as queen?
- A Three-Way Power Struggle (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 16, 2005)
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal may be tempting fate. The royal proclamation of February 1 pitted him against the other two political forces of his country: the political parties and the Maoist insurgent army.
- Long Way To Go (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2005)
The recently-concluded air show ‘Aero India 2005’, held at the Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bangalore, enthralled thousands of visitors with thrilling aerobatic displays.
- An Unbecoming Outburst (Tribune, S.S. Sodhi , Feb 16, 2005)
Never has the image and reputation of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana been put under such a dark cloud as by the outburst of none else than its Chief Justice B.K. Roy and that too on the eve of his transfer to Guwahati.
- Civil Society And The State (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 16, 2005)
The discourse over the attack on S.A.R. Geelani has revealed a number of disturbing trends.
- Development Agenda For 2005 (Deccan Herald, STEEN JORGENSEN, Feb 16, 2005)
The gap between the rich and the poor has widened in spite of the progress made in many developing countries since the 1995 Copenhagen Summit on Social Development.
- Healthy And Growing (Telegraph, DIPANKAR DAS, Feb 16, 2005)
Earlier in February, the Indian software service industry heaved a collective sigh of relief as McKinsey Inc. laid to rest one of their deepest fears.
- In The Face Of Defeat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people think before taking any precipitate action. Some reverse the order. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has now chosen to act under pique.
- Politics On The Box (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 15, 2005)
With India in the throes of another round of elections, the role of television in campaigning and seeking to influence the outcome is coming into sharper focus each day.
- Post-Poll Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2005)
THE Iraqis in general should be happy with the election results. They will now have a representative government. The sapling of democracy planted after much bloodshed will, hopefully, grow stronger with people getting a government of their choice.
- Power Sector Reforms: Generating A Viable Model (Business Line, M. G. Devasahayam , Feb 15, 2005)
After a reality-check' on the power sector, the Planning Commission has admitted that though there have been a number of experiments in State electricity boards (SEBs) reform
- Shia Rule In Iraq? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 15, 2005)
While the united Iraqi Alliance won the greater share of seats in the newly elected parliament, there is no guarantee that it will take over smoothly from the interim government.
- Silicon Meltdown (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Feb 15, 2005)
Even though many of Bangalore’s citizens are receiving worldwide recognition, all is not well with the city
- Moving On From The Metro Mindset (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Feb 15, 2005)
If a new commission is set up to look into Centre-State relations, its mandate should be to demarcate the functions of each, empowering the States to create regions of excellence.
- Kathmandu, With Clarity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 15, 2005)
Given its geographical and political proximity to Nepal, it is inevitable that India’s stance on the royal coup in the Himalayan kingdom would have a resonance that goes far beyond South Asia.
- Morality Play Comes To Town (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Feb 15, 2005)
THE continuing harassment of Anara Gupta even after the findings by the Central Forensic Lab in Hyderabad nudges us to go beyond the limited issue of whether she is the woman in the CD.
- Russia's Foreign Policy Challenges (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Feb 14, 2005)
Russia has not yet learnt to convert its economic successes into political influence abroad.
- Romance In Changing Times (Deccan Herald, MARY BLY, Feb 14, 2005)
It was fifth-grade choir practice in the spring of 1972, and I was learning about love from a copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s “Flame and the Flower” that a classmate had purloined from his mom.
- Reading The Future In Tehran (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 14, 2005)
Even as the US and Western European countries (UK, Germany and France) are discussing with Iran the need for Tehran to completely abjure its uranium fuel cycle activities
- Rally Round (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 14, 2005)
A party in power for 28 years develops a confidence unmatched by any but the most arrogant dictators. This was on display once again last Saturday, when Calcutta ground to a grating halt in order to accommodate the thousands of ardent followers that the C
- Preferential Trade And Wto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 14, 2005)
A report on the future of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) prepared by an eight-member independent board headed by Peter D. Sutherland, former Director-General of the WTO and its predecessor
- Peace Is A Mirage (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 14, 2005)
Peace is at hand! Democracy is spreading like wildfire! I’d like to believe it, but I just can’t. No Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement is in sight. And Democracy is not sweeping the Arab world.
- No Mullah Left Behind (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 14, 2005)
The Wall Street Journal ran a very, very alarming article from Iran on its front page last Tuesday. The article explained how the mullahs in Tehran
- When Love Dies Hard (Pioneer, Neha Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
Couples the world over may exult today, but for Hollywood's A-list it might just be time to reflect on the trajectory of their gossamer love-lives that have fairy-tale beginnings and nightmarish ends.
- Pakistan Leaves Arms Calling Card (Asia Times, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Feb 14, 2005)
Non-proliferation experts and anti-nuclear activists have long highlighted South Asia as a "hot" theater insofar as a potential nuclear war is concerned.
- The Last Of The Titans (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Feb 14, 2005)
ARTHUR Miller was perhaps the greatest American playwright of the 20th century. Very few writers in any country at any time have so captured the universal themes of family, of the transience of success - how ordinary
- The Windsor Knot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 14, 2005)
Prince Charles andCamilla Parker Bowles propose to get married in Windsor Castle in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, where the local council charges a fee of under 300 pounds sterling for a wedding.
- Death Of A Playwright (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 14, 2005)
WHAT entrenches a myth more than fact is that it has to be real and true to life. Arthur Miller may not have known this at 33, in the 1940s, when he wrote Death of a Salesman — the story of Willy Loman, symbolising the American Dream turned sour.
- A Time For Democracy (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 14, 2005)
Democratic urges are manifesting themselves worldwide. In Iraq the voter turnout was way beyond expectations — of the Americans, the world community
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Dangerous Transactions (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Feb 14, 2005)
In the week in which North Korea declared it had produced nuclear weapons, intends to go on producing them, and will not talk anymore, Time profiled the ‘‘Merchant of Menace’’.
- Matter Of Uniform Disgrace (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Feb 14, 2005)
The degeneration of standards in the institutions of power, authority and governance seems to be all-pervasive in the country. It can either be found in the form of disorder in the UP Assembly
- Doing Right By The Nepalese (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 14, 2005)
As of now there seems to be a policy vacuum in New Delhi towards Nepal. An executive monarch, by posing the choice as stability versus Maoist disorder
- Lower Learning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2005)
The Supreme Court’s decision invalidating more than a 100 private universities in Chhattisgarh has again highlighted the regulatory disarray in higher education. It is almost as if it is in the grip of Murphy’s law: every wrong step that can be taken will
- Fear Not The Fed (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Feb 14, 2005)
Financial markets do not have to fear the Fed. Mr Alan Greenspan has decided that the process of reversal of the US current account deficit is well under way and that there is no need to do anything drastic.
- Can The King Save The Monarchy? (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 13, 2005)
It’s an old palace ploy, they say. By pitting noble notions of democracy against the crime of insurgency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra is simply flexing the muscles of his own sovereignty.
- Symptoms Of Deeper Ill (Pioneer, Aarti, Feb 12, 2005)
The countrywide raids conducted by the CBI on February 1 at 249 places, leading to the detection of Rs 1.11 crore in cash and property worth Rs 10.05 crore
- Resurrection In Education (Pioneer, J.S. Rajput, Feb 12, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
- Is Poverty The Best Policy? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2005)
The poor are engaged in a struggle within the hierarchies of poor countries. When the prospects of their succeeding in this struggle are bleak, they willingly accept poverty.
- Un As Global Science Repository (Indian Express, CALESTOUS JUMA, Feb 12, 2005)
Clinton will help the UN raise more money. But only when coupled with scientific knowledge will the efforts help reinvent the organisation
- Worth Striving For More Humane World (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 12, 2005)
It is not only terrorism or war that threatens us, but also `economic ruin and global warming', explains the intro to Paul Rogat Loeb's The Impossible Will Take a Little While, from Basic Books (www.basicbooks.com) .
- Nuclear North (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 12, 2005)
North Korea's declaration on Thursday that it had nuclear weapons does not come as a thundering surprise. There had been enough indications for several years now that it either had them
- Behind New Europe's Facade (Hindu, Neil Clark, Feb 12, 2005)
Neo-liberalism has delivered unemployment and lower living standards for the majority in eastern Europe. But opposition is growing.
- Bollywood Caters To Urban Middle Class (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Feb 12, 2005)
IN a country as diverse as India, Bollywood films seem to have a universal appeal and following. However, in researching how audiences view recent Bollywood hits, I have discovered that the Indian audience is as splintered and disconnected as many other a
- Day Of The Nomad? Not Really (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Feb 12, 2005)
This week on the Oprah Winfrey show, the interviewee was a young woman called Amber who had gone out with what could not but be described as the truly wrong man
- Larger Than All The Rest (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 12, 2005)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation often seems to have no more to offer than poverty and politics. But the abrupt cancellation of last weekend’s summit — not directly India’s doing, but the inevitable outcome of Manmohan Singh’s refusal
- India, As Seen By Maoists (Associated Press, B. Raman , Feb 12, 2005)
As Nepal goes through a serious political crisis in the wake of the coup staged on February 1 by King Gyanendra with the backing of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA), which is increasingly
- King's Gambit (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Feb 12, 2005)
Initial condemnation of the coup in Nepal from India was strong and unambiguous, but of late a policy rethink seems in the works.
- New Anti-Global Warming Tool (Hindu, Kate Ravilious, Feb 11, 2005)
By bouncing more incoming sunlight back into space we could buy time to sort out global warming.
- India Makes A Play For F-16 Fighters (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Feb 11, 2005)
It is now official: India has indicated to the United States that it is interested in purchasing advanced F-16 fighter jets for its air force, a move that has sent frissons throughout the establishments in India
- Taking Business Globally (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Feb 11, 2005)
The projected growth rate of the Indian economy is around 6.9 per cent for the current year. In order to sustain such a growth rate and to increase it, it will be essential to push our exports of goods and services to a much higher level.
- Reconnecting Across The Atlantic (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 11, 2005)
Does Condoleezza Rice's new, softened tone towards the French indicate a genuine change in the substance of U.S. policy or is it just a tactical response prompted by the difficulties encountered in Iraq?
- The Looming Crisis On Iran (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Feb 11, 2005)
The US seems serious about a regime change in Iran. But any precipitate action would seriously endanger the world energy security. For, Iran will not remain passive if attacked.
- Volatile Bangladesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2005)
Bangladesh's confrontationist politics has given rise to an intolerance in public life that is alarming. The recent killing of S.A.M.S. Kibria, a former Finance Minister and a prominent member of the Opposition Awami League
- Striking A New Balance On Page 3 (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 11, 2005)
A combination of envy and irritation is driving the somewhat exaggerated debate on page 3 culture allegedly threatening to overwhelm our lives.
- ‘Silly Point By Pak’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2005)
It will not be out of place to believe that Pakistan’s refusal to play cricket in Ahmedabad is not only unreasonable but prejudiced. By doing so, it wants to turn its abhorrence of India into world sympathy.
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