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- Present Continuous (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Sep 01, 2004)
A bold and challenging voice has emerged in the past few years: that of a section of the Dalit intelligentsia, most well-known among whom is Chandra Bhan Prasad.
- Rooting Out Jehadi Terrorism — A New Look For Us Intelligence? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 01, 2004)
The bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, better known as the 9/11 Commission, recently submitted its report to the US President, Mr George W. Bush.
- The New Colombo Spirit (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Sep 01, 2004)
Seventeen years ago around this time of the year Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi landed at Colombo airport by an Indian Air Force plane in the thick of the Sri Lankan crisis. He was not taken to the city in a cavalcade by road. Instead, he landed at Colombo's
- Threat To Historic Sites (Hindu, Zainab Bahrani, Sep 01, 2004)
Coalition forces are doing little to prevent the widespread looting and destruction of Iraq's world-famous historical sites.
- Canada’S Punjabi Press Lacks Talent (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Sep 01, 2004)
BY its sheer size, it overwhelms. There are 14 broadsheet-Punjabi weeklies, one daily and several monthlies besides some web editions in Greater Toronto alone.
- Guru Granth Sahib’S Message Is For All (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 01, 2004)
LIKE Muslims and Christians, Sikhs are “ahle kitab”. Theirs is Guru Granth Sahib which celebrates its 400th anniversary on September 1. Unfortunately, the Shiromani Akali Dal, the organiser, does not have good credentials.
- Faltering Bush Plays Terror Card (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 30, 2004)
A year ago, George W. Bush was expected to be invincible; instead he is fighting for his political future.
- Unconvincing Dollar Rally (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Aug 30, 2004)
Though the dollar rallied when spot crude oil prices pulled back by more than 10 per cent during the week ended August 27, it does not mean the currency has strengthened.
- The Empire Talks Back (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 30, 2004)
Using the white man’s language and idiom, Arundhati Roy takes the United States of America by storm
- Tech For Prompt Tax Collection (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Aug 30, 2004)
The move to maintain online data of 56 cities and towns in the State will enable citizen participation in planning
- Regulatory Lightness (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Aug 30, 2004)
Indian governance has alienated people from government. Procedures are complex and secretive so that even many government servants find them hard to follow.
- Planning For The Future (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Aug 30, 2004)
Public investment needs to be raised sharply on improving infrastructure in the rural areas in a labour-intensive manner.
- Strategic Options (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Aug 30, 2004)
While getting gas through overland pipelines is cheaper, shipping LNG is a safer option
- Is Stoppage Of Parliament The Only Answer? (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 29, 2004)
It has been my privilege to cover the country's apex legislature since the very first session of "provisional Parliament" in February 1950.
- Jihadi Groups: Alive And Killing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2004)
Indian authorities have pointed to a renewed offensive of cross-border infiltration and argued that this would not be possible without official Pakistani patronage.
- Which One Will He Shoot? (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Aug 29, 2004)
There is something about arriving in New York City that is truly exhilarating. There is something about the compound smell of gasoline, pretzels ...
- Moderate Voices In Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 28, 2004)
A community freed from the constant pressure of having to justify and explain itself is likely to feel more confident to take a harder look at itself.
- Ramanna & The Nuclear Programme (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Aug 28, 2004)
The legacy of Raja Ramanna is that he helped build up a large pool of scientists and technologists to address the country's needs of energy and national security.
- Religion, Politics And Modern State (Tribune, Ram Punyani, Aug 28, 2004)
Last two decades have witnessed a constant invocation of religion in the arena of politics. From George Bush’s crusade against terrorism to Osama bin Laden’s jihad against the “greatest Satan”, US, to our own home-bred Hindutva ideology which
- Succession War In The Bjp (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 28, 2004)
Uma Bharti's Tiranga Yatra has exposed a power struggle in the second rung leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Trampling Upon Truth (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 28, 2004)
There are things in life which we accept as gospel truths without ever questioning their veracity. Two such are that truth always triumphs (satyamev jayate) and honesty is the best policy.
- U.S. Turns The Heat On Iran Now (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Aug 28, 2004)
American claims over Iran's nuclear programme sound eerily familiar.
- Where World Is Not Fragmented By Narrow Domestic Walls (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 28, 2004)
These days, all roads have been leading to Athens, for sports-lovers. And for economists, for whom the topic of recent discussion has been inflation, all clicks have been leading to http://eaindustry.nic.in
- A Baffling Performance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 28, 2004)
When the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, agreed on Thursday to go out and bat against the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, he instantly validated
- An Indian Non-Debate (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Aug 28, 2004)
Indians need to understand that there is no yardstick to judge the ethics of American unilateralism in Iraq
- Clinging To Identity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 28, 2004)
In the Fifties when Britain had National Service, my friends joked about the soldier who tried to get out of Sunday church service by professing Islam.
- A Smear Campaign (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2004)
The war imposed on Vietnam by the United States was evil because horrendous suffering was inflicted on the people of South East Asia by a superpower for neo-colonial reasons.
- Foreign Trade Policy — Long On Intent, Short On Strategy (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 28, 2004)
Though bristling with schemes and plans, the Foreign Trade Policy neither offers convincing steps to substantially cut transaction costs nor spells out international economic strategy.
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 28, 2004)
THE leitmotif of India’s troubled relations with the United States since the dawn of Independence has been Washington’s unwillingness to grant New Delhi strategic and policy-making autonomy in the region, if not further afield.
- The Missing Birds (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Aug 27, 2004)
There was a myth that I had grown up with which said that no bird ever came near a eucalyptus tree. This myth was shattered when I came to live in Mohali.
- Risks Faced By The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 27, 2004)
Doomsayers abound in the world of the dismal science of economics. Recently, there have been many economists forecasting that the end of the world is nigh. Not all of them are credible.
- Dereliction Of Duty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 27, 2004)
THE slogan "no taxation without legislation" raised during the American war of Independence has eternal validity. One was reminded of it when the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill for 2004-05 without any debate on Thursday.
- Gentlemen And Patriots (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 27, 2004)
From all accounts, the Union petroleum minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, is both a happy and troubled man these days.
- Transition Complete (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2004)
With President HU Jintao taking over as Chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the process of leadership change in China that began two years ago is now complete.
- Right Approach (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 27, 2004)
Left extremism should be treated as a socio-economic problem
- Poetry Loses A Major Presence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Aug 27, 2004)
Arun Kolatkar sculpted poetry out of language with the chisels of surprise and epiphany.
- Caution On The Patent Act (Hindu, Suman Sahai , Aug 27, 2004)
The Indian law must insist that patent applications follow the protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Pm's Open Invitation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 27, 2004)
The Economic High THE ECONOMIC HIGH point of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US was his request to American corporate heads gathered at the New York Stock Exchange to invest $150 billion in the next few years in infrastructure project
- A Bill Of Contention (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 27, 2004)
There has clearly been a bit of political grandstanding both by the Opposition, under the National Democratic Alliance umbrella, and the Government over the memorandum of changes to the Finance Bill, sought by the NDA.
- How China Keeps Defying The Doomsayers (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Aug 27, 2004)
Signs of extraordinary growth dazzle tourists, especially Indians, visiting China. They are stupefied when their buses move smoothly on interminable highways, criss-crossed by winding flyovers.
- India, U.S. & Trade In Technology (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Aug 27, 2004)
The just-concluded India-U.S. agreement on high-technology trade contains only cosmetic changes to the policy on dual-use items.
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Filling Up Vacancies (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 26, 2004)
Every one of the remedies to reduce pendency in courts is within the purview of the Supreme Court. The consequence of failure to do the best it could by way of enforcing the same criteria of good
- A Veritable Code For Dark Times (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 26, 2004)
The modern world is a terrifying place. Small wonder adults are taking refuge in fantastical and mystical novels
- Wto: The Dope Trick (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 26, 2004)
At the WTO, India and Brazil, along with developed countries, forced an inequitous framework on developing nations
- The Due Process Clause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2004)
The importation of the "due process clause," consciously deleted at the time of framing the Constitution, has led to a decisive supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of Government.
- Facing The Dragon (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2004)
New Delhi has made it clear that it does not see China as a “threat” to India. The official position reflects a correct assessment of our security environment.
- Redrawing The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s foreign secretaries are very good at redrawing the world — with the stroke of a pen.
- Simple Problem, Simple Solution (Tribune, Karan Singh Dalal, Aug 25, 2004)
CAPT Amarinder Singh has unwittingly provided an avoidable and contentious issue to the politicians of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan by enacting the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004.
- Unique Space For A Relinquisher (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 25, 2004)
By giving up power, Sonia now commands enormous power with which she can initiate a massive social reform
- How To Move On Slippery Ground (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s new goal should be energy security, so that it can save itself from the pitfalls of the volatile crude oil prices
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Reducing The Backlog Of Cases (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 25, 2004)
Access to statistics on cases and their disposal can increase judicial efficiency and enhance the image of the judiciary in the public eye.
- Keeping Outsourcing Blues Out Of Us Election Politics (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Aug 25, 2004)
To remain globally competitive, the American firms willy-nilly will have to outsource their jobs. However, It would be in their interests that this sensitive issue is kept out of electoral politics.
- Iran And The U.S. (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 23, 2004)
Ideological imperatives notwithstanding, practical considerations are beginning to be voiced in the United States on ties with Iran.
- Taking Power To The People (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Aug 23, 2004)
With a few changes, the proposed conciliation board bill could meet the demand for legal services, at the grassroots
- Living With High Oil Prices (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Aug 23, 2004)
Even at high production levels, the era of cheap oil may be coming to a close. Spiralling fuel prices require that public transport systems be upgraded.
- Engineering Solutions To Inflation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 23, 2004)
Conventional economic theory holds that interest rates will have to be raised to reduce money supply and curb inflation. But this is a win-lose option as it will also slow down economic growth.
- Us Actions Put Asia Into A Tailspin (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Aug 23, 2004)
The Bush administration’s push into Iraq has fanned the jehadi fire in Asia and endangered its security situation
- Wajahat: In The Eye Of The Storm (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 22, 2004)
IF freedom of speech and dissent are important ingredients of democracy, one cannot take a harsh view of Wajahat Habibullah’s opinion on the Kashmir dispute which runs somewhat contrary to India’s established policy since 1972.
- Pm To Chair Meet On Guru Granth Sahib Fete (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 22, 2004)
A high-power meeting will be held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to finalise the programme for the quadri-centennial celebrations of the holy Guru Granth Sahib.
- Difference Between East And West (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 22, 2004)
IF I were back in an ink-smelly newspaper office again I would commission a project for the reporters. It is: check what happens, over time, to institutions set up by private persons or groups with the intention of doing something for the public.
- How Gay Is Their World? (Telegraph, Avijit Ghosh, Aug 22, 2004)
By day he worked for an NGO. But his nights were taken up by raucous gay orgies. And the murder of Pushkin Chandra in New Delhi last week will only reinforce the vicious stereotype about homosexuals.
- Empire Strikes Back (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2004)
EVERY army fights on its stomach and the British army is no exception. And a stomach for war calls for spicier stuff than the tinned cheese and stale biscuits the British troops have fed on these last 40 or more years.
- Hal Bags Contract From Airbus (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Aug 21, 2004)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged its biggest ever export contract from Airbus Industries, France.
- Heritage, Arts In Neglect (Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, Aug 21, 2004)
Apropos your expose, “Tapestries removed from the court of Chief Justice,” (August 3), I think we sub-continental people have no respect for our arts and our past.
- The Dirty War For Colombian Oil (Hindu, Isabel Hilton, Aug 21, 2004)
Trade unionists are the prime target of the U.S.-funded 18th Brigade as Colombia's oil pipeline is paid for in blood and dollars.
- The Sociology Of Suicide (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 21, 2004)
The taking of one’s own life is the most private of acts, but, as the great French sociologist Emile Durkheim pointed out, the incidence of suicide varies widely across societies and historical periods.
- When Family Turns To Murder (Telegraph, FATIMA CHOWDHURY, Aug 21, 2004)
The term, “honour killing” denotes an age-old custom in which a woman, supposed to have brought shame and dishonour on her relatives, is killed by member(s) of her family.
- `Sovereignty' In Occupied Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2004)
The situation in Iraq borders on the surreal. Over a 1000 delegates congregated in Baghdad to elect a legislative body that will oversee the functioning of the interim government until elections are held early next year.
- A Medal For India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2004)
The next few days will tell whether there are any more medals to be won
- Darfur: Enough Imperial Crusades (Hindu, Peter Hallward, Aug 20, 2004)
The alternative to armed intervention in Darfur is not passive resignation, but support for an African Union-led solution.
- Pakistan’S Search For Ideology (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 20, 2004)
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14 as usual. Mid-August is the period throughout South Asia to take stock of things, ponder over the nation's present situation and prospects.
- Reservations In Private Sector (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Aug 20, 2004)
India ought to have an affirmative policy of the kind that America has for the private sector
- Siege Of Kathmandu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2004)
THE blockade of Nepal's capital by Maoists should serve to end the complacency of the international community, especially India, that the stand-off between the rebels and the royal administration cannot get worse.
- The Manipur Crisis (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 20, 2004)
Amidst all their trials and tribulations, the people of the North-East do not want military rule. That is enough justification to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
- The Mormons Of Salt Lake City (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Aug 20, 2004)
As we generally know, most religions of the world are vertically split into separate sectarian, theological establishments with further schisms within their own ranks, each governed by its own vision of divinity, its own theological doctrines and beliefs
- Us Changes Posture On Nato (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 20, 2004)
President Bush, speaking at a forum of veterans of foreign wars at Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, made far-reaching proposals related to future US foreign and strategic policies.
- After The Red Fort Speech (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 19, 2004)
IN the eyes of most people, barring incorrigible cynics, Dr Manmohan Singh’s maiden speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day was both worthy of the great national event and typical of the man delivering it.
- An Olive Branch That Extends To Oil (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2004)
For days, our Ministers have been putting their heads together and toiling with oil in closed rooms. And, quite dazed, we anxiously await announcements of duty cuts that are supposed to mollify us.
- Enjoy The Peep- Show (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Aug 19, 2004)
It has happened already, a fitting tribute to the media melodrama that marked the last days of Dhananjoy Chatterjee. The notices appeared within three days of his hanging on Saturday morning, announcing two jatras that promise to pick
- There Are No Good Assassins (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Aug 19, 2004)
Only the poor and the illiterate are given capital punishment. The rich get away with milder sentences for similar crimes
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