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Articles 31421 through 31520 of 31829:
- Nuclear High-Wire Act (Washington Times, Jed Babin, May 30, 2002)
Some wars are avoidable. It appears that the coming war between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region is not. We may not be able to act soon enough to stop war from breaking out, but we must take action to prevent nuclear escalation.
- The Most Dangerous Place In The World (New York Times, Salman Rushdie, May 30, 2002)
The present Kashmir crisis feels like a déjà vu replay of the last one. Will the outcome also be a replay of three years ago? Will the conflict be contained again?
- Caution On Kashmir (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 30, 2002)
In the present circumstances the United States has no choice but to use all its influence with India and Pakistan to compel those nuclear-armed neighbors to back down from the brink of war.
- Pakistan Cannot Expect The Support Of India's Muslims (Independent (UK), M.J. Akbar, May 30, 2002)
A revealing but rarely revealed fact is that Muslims in the rest of India give no support whatsoever to the separatist insurgency in the Muslim-majority valley of Kashmir, that charming bit of paradise that could trigger off history's first nuclear war.
- Chief Of Riot-Torn Indian State Pleads For Peace (Reuters, THOMAS ABRAHAM, Apr 28, 2002)
The chief minister of India's Gujarat state, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to the country's deadliest religious bloodshed in a decade, appealed for trust between Hindus and Muslims.
- The Emperor's New Clothes (Dawn, Iffat Malik, Apr 25, 2002)
Come April 30, Musharraf will get his new clothes. person they - and all the people of Pakistan - should be admiring is Justice (resigned) Tariq Mehmood - the only one who spoke the truth.
- Economic Ties With Us (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Apr 25, 2002)
Pakistan and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint forum following a meeting between finance minister Shaukat Aziz and the US treasury secretary Paul O'Neil.
- Time To Think Things Out (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Apr 25, 2002)
The closest the US has come to distancing itself from the referendum is to suggest that the process should be open to review by the courts, a review that is now in progress.
- Our Long-Term Enemy (Guardian (UK), Peter Preston, Apr 22, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf has summoned Pakistanis to a wholly spurious referendum on April 30 so that they may vote to keep him as head of state, head of the army and head of anything meaningful for the next five years.
- The Lost Year (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Feb 05, 2002)
If only the Government had not been burdened by the orthodoxy against public spending, 2001 could have been very different.
- Double Fault (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 05, 2002)
TWENTY days after Gandhiji's birthday, not many years ago, a police inspector of Chalakudy intercepted Rajendra Prabhu (RP) and recovered 30 gold biscuits of foreign markings from his car.
- An Epistle To Mr Advani (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 05, 2002)
Dear Advaniji,
You have begun what is unquestionably the most profound and consequential interaction between our country and the United States of America since the two meetings between the then president, Bill Clinton, and the prime minister.
- Clash By Night (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 05, 2002)
At first glance, this fact seems to confirm the arguments of the Harvard political scientist, Samuel Huntington, who insists that the problem is not Islamic fundamentalism but Islam itself.
- Their Love Affair With Death (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 05, 2002)
“I love death more than you love life,” said al Qaida leader, Osama bin Laden, in a recent interview, clearly convinced that this gave him moral superiority over the whole of Western civilization.
- Air War And Ground Reality (Telegraph, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 05, 2002)
The ground offensive of the Northern Alliance has quickly cleared most of Afghanistan from the control of the taliban. The powerful air attacks could not by themselves force the taliban out of their strongholds.
- Baker’s Attitude Can’t But Prejudice Indo-Uk Relations: Nehru (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
As early as 1 February 1948, Patrick Gordon-Walker, the junior minister in the Commonwealth Relations Office, had warned that the ‘‘Indians will be mortally offended if we put forward the idea (of admitting Pakistani troops into Kashmir) publicly’’.
- In Kabul, A New Day (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
THE markedly divergent claims emerging from Afghanistan are telling.
- New Great Guessing Game: Where’s Osama? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
WHEN Osama bin Laden seemed to melt into the snow-capped mountains of in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago, many speculated that he had made a simple escape, taking an obvious route.
- Bono Who? (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 05, 2002)
Young Omar Abdullah, the 31-year-old minister of state in the MEA, makes no pretence of enjoying the good life outside South Block.
- Ivanov’s Cold War Comfort For India (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Feb 05, 2002)
As the stakes rise in the subcontinent, the Washington Wizards are scoring over Moscow. New Delhi, for now, is cheering on the winning side.
- Corporates: On The Fine Line Of Ethics (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 05, 2002)
THE outgoing chief of the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI), Mr D. R. Mehta, in the swan-song interviews he has been giving the media in the last few months, has sought to explain his lack of success in regulating the capital market satisfactorily.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Feb 05, 2002)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2002)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- Imf-World Bank Group Meetings -- Taking Over Others' Turfs (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 05, 2002)
I AM reporting from virtual Washington where the meetings of the Development Committee and the International Monetary and Finance Committee, interspersed with media conferences, were held from April 25 under the aegis of the International Monetary Fund.
- Multilateral Rules On Fdi (Business Line, S. Venu , Feb 05, 2002)
THE surge of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and the associated expansion of MNC activities has transformed the world from what it was 15 years ago.
- Psu And Usp (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Feb 05, 2002)
UNIQUE Sale positioning (USP) is not only the general marketing technique meant for competing products, but, applies equally to sale of equity in public sector undertakings (PSUs).
- `Time Ripe For Talks With Ltte' -- Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, Director, Ices, Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 05, 2002)
With the LTTE's stance turning "more conciliatory" following the September 11 attacks on the US and the ban placed on it by such countries as Canada, the US, the UK and Australia.
- Poverty Of Politics (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 05, 2002)
THE central point is: to what extent should political parties base their policies and actions on firm ideological considerations, which at once would rule out expediency -- of every sort -- as an acceptable yardstick?
- Gm Revolution Vs Languid Government Policies (Business Line, Gurumurti Natarajan, Feb 05, 2002)
GENETIC modifications and the selection of favourable traits have been the fountainhead of agricultural advancement over thousands of years.
- New Definition Of Section 72a Of I-T Act -- Room For Misinterpretation (Business Line, A. N. Madhavan, Feb 05, 2002)
NORMALLY a well-drafted provision is one that has been analysed by the professionals such as lawyers and auditors.
- The Past Is Not Another Country (Telegraph, Nandini Chaterjee, Feb 04, 2002)
The furore over moves to rewrite the National Council for Educational Research and Training history textbooks and expunge them of passages.
- Moment Of Parting (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Feb 04, 2002)
Most historical events have heroes and villains — perhaps more villains than we actually care to record.
- Challenges From Doha (Business Line, V. R. Panchamukhi, Feb 04, 2002)
THE DOHA Ministerial Meeting has been a success to the extent that it came out with a declaration, which the Seattle meet held two years ago could not achieve.
- A War Of Imagery (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2002)
FOUAD AJAMI, American of Muslim Lebanese origin, winner of the MacArthur Award, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University, distinguished Arabist, has taken time off to be a professional television watcher.
- In It Together (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2002)
New challenges call for a rethink of old approaches. West Bengal’s chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has done well to realize the importance of close cooperation with Assam in dealing with terrorist and other subversive elements.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Premen Addy , Feb 04, 2002)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Victory Lies In The Air (Indian Express, H. Moolgavkar, Feb 04, 2002)
THE happenings in Afghanistan triggered by the bombings of September 11 in New York City and Washington have only gone to further confirm the potential and effectiveness of air power that had already become so clear during its application in World War II.
- Will Musharraf Endure? (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 04, 2002)
FOR nearly two months now, there have been no major public demonstrations in Pakistan over the US-led `war' against terrorism in Afghanistan and over the co-operation extended to this `war' by Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Messing Up With People's Savings (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Feb 04, 2002)
IT IS indeed difficult to reconcile the monetary policy measures, announced by the RBI Governor, Mr Bimal Jalan, with the prevailing macro-economic conditions.
- Oil Price Slump Could Help Global Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Feb 04, 2002)
INTERNATIONAL oil prices fell to a new two-year low of less than $l8 a barrel on November 15, with Opec failing to win support from non-Opec producers, notably Russia.
- Business Vigilance In A Consumer Society (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Feb 04, 2002)
AMERICAN business is full of peculiarities, hooked to a rolling economy and a fast changing consumer society.
- Small Players Beware (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2002)
The question to ask is whether the incentives facing auditors and investment bank analysts are such that a fiasco of this nature is the inevitable outcome.
- Identifying Dangers Near And Far (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2002)
Explanation 2. “Women’s or children’s institution” means an institution, whether called an orphanage or a home for neglected women or children or a widows’ home or an institution called by any other name.
- Vsnl Seeking Lower `Settlement' Rate -- Overseas Calls Set To Be Cheaper (Business Line, G. Rambabu, Feb 04, 2002)
IT'S party time for telephone users. Close on the heels of the drastic cuts announced in STD tariff, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) is due to revise its international call rates downwards come April.
- A Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Feb 03, 2002)
Reading Pervez Musharraf’s famous speech well after it was delivered, I was impressed by how craven it was. Not in the sense of being a command performance ordered by the Americans;
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Feb 03, 2002)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Quotas And Benefits (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 03, 2002)
THERE IS much excitement about the U.N. conference on racial discrimination.
- On The First Morning Of Ramadan (Indian Express, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed , Feb 03, 2002)
What can the Afghans expect for Iftar? Food for the lucky, bombs for the unlucky.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Feb 03, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- Package Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2002)
High tariff levels maintained by the developed countries have been causing distortions and protectionism in world agricultural trade, denying market access to developing nations.
- Jack Welch, A Master Ceo (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Feb 02, 2002)
JACK-Straight from the Gut (Warner Books 2001), by GE CEO Jack Welch, has received raving reviews.
- Gm Crops And The World Market (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Feb 02, 2002)
Most countries have imposed bans or very strict regulations on genetically-modified crops... We need to be vigilant against discredited technologies and products being sneaked in.
- Brawn Worked, Now The Brain (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 02, 2002)
We must thank the Pakistanis for reviving interest in a flagging story.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 02, 2002)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2002)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Pre-Emptive Strike (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
IT must be the single most unappreciated sector in India.
- Terrorism: The Two Faces Of Us (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE early 1980s, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had handed over to a group of Sikh terrorists, who had hijacked a plane of the Indian Airlines (IAC).
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 01, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- It’s A Long March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
INDIA’S strategy is beginning to pay off although a great deal of the distance on the road to the elimination of terrorism from the region in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular remains to be covered.
- Royal Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2002)
That India is a paradox is a cliché which worn its usage rather well.
- New Currency (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2002)
Since the Euro transition did not happen overnight, January 1, 2002, is more of a signal and needs to be considered in the broader context of European integration.
- Passport To Terror (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
ALL it took Aftab Ansari, alias Farhan, the Dubai-based terrorist who masterminded the recent attack on the American Center in Kolkata to procure an Indian passport for himself, was Rs 500.
- Genoa's Three Musketeers, And... A Gen Dyer Come To Judgment! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 01, 2002)
WHAT does Mr Tony Blair fancy himself to be?
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2002)
THE attack on the Parliament complex and what might have happened but for the quick response of the security guards have left the nation stunned and furious.
- E-Mail Nationalism (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Feb 01, 2002)
INDIA, it was once said, was nothing but a figment of the British imagination.
- Tackling Fiscal Termites (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE area of financial sector reforms, the policy-makers appear to be more worried about form than content.
- The `Awesome' Wedding Draws Aussies (Business Line, M. R. Subramani, Feb 01, 2002)
ONE Monsoon Wedding has done what many public relations campaigns have failed to do, at least as far as Australia is concerned.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Feb 01, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- Double Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The crackdown on a terrorist hideout in Hazaribagh was good news for the investigation into the recent attack on policemen outside the American Center in Calcutta. But it is bad news for Jharkhand.
- Coercive Diplomacy: Change The Tactics (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 31, 2002)
India should strive to avoid inflexibility in its tactical positions, while keeping a laser-like focus on the strategic objective of a permanent end to cross-border terrorism.
- Asia Looking For Its Saviour (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Jan 31, 2002)
The continued, concerted global easing should considerably boost Asian liquidity.
- America’s India Problem (Indian Express, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 31, 2002)
Woven into India’s message to Pakistan is one for the US: make Musharraf toe the line on Kashmir.
- Us And Them (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The United States of America has been transformed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. So has the US president, Mr George W. Bush, if his first state-of-the-union speech is good evidence.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 31, 2002)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- Fdi Flows And Cross-Border M&as (Business Line, S. Gurumurthi , Jan 31, 2002)
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 31, 2002)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- India And Pak. In The New Scenario (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Jan 31, 2002)
THE LAUNCHING of the global campaign against terrorism by an international coalition led by the United States has already resulted in a reordering of the foreign policies of major powers.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 31, 2002)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
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