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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 12768:
- Coming Closer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
That New Delhi figures in the Brussels' world view was underscored by the Indo-European Union Summit in The Hague deciding to expedite the pact for India joining the EU's Galileo global positioning system.
- A Blueprint For Kashmir (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2004)
Whether we like it or not, President General Pervez Musharraf has been able to retrieve the Kashmir problem from the backburner. Our satisfaction is that the military establishment he heads has realised that no solution is possible through hostilities.
- Gentle But Firm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2004)
There are very few more misleading things than a hawk in a dove’s plumage. Mr Manmohan Singh is not only the mildest of men, but he is also reputed to be a man of peace.
- Now, For The Real Face Of The Us (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2004)
I have a bone or two to pick with Mr B. S. Raghavan's article on the victory of Mr George W. Bush (Business Line, November 5). Understandably, he focusses on its implications on Indo-American
- Dear Mr Bush (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 09, 2004)
IT is customary for Heads of Government to send congratulatory messages to Heads of State when they win elections. When a US President wins a second term, heads of State and Government vie with one another in congratulating him.
- Sops For Myanmar (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Nov 08, 2004)
The recent visit of Myanmar’s Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe to New Delhi has raised the question whether India has thrown into disarray the long-standing international efforts to bring national reconciliation and restore democracy in that countr
- What Bush Victory Means For India (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 06, 2004)
THE positive side of George W. Bush’s re-election for India is obvious. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any negative aspects. To take the plus points first, New Delhi will not have to undertake the tedious task of explaining its policies to a new ...
- Dangerous Obsession (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 06, 2004)
Osama bin Laden’s intervention in the American presidential election was a bit like Lyndon Johnson’s vow to ensure that “no harm comes to this girl” before Indira Gandhi’s re-election in 1967.
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 06, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- Bush Victory: Time To Build On Us-India Partnership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 05, 2004)
With George W. Bush back in the White House, the nation's security will certainly be the foremost priority of his Administration. The election pledge to exterminate terrorism may have a beneficial
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 05, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- Summit Time For Manmohan (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 04, 2004)
Two upcoming summits, with the European Union and ASEAN, provide an opportunity for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve India's global profile.
- Is It A Clash Of Civilisations? (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 04, 2004)
Just after the Cold War ended following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Harvard Professor and former National Security Council member Samuel Huntington alluded to new “fault-lines” in the global order in his writings and in his book “The Clash of ...
- Bush's Second Coming (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 04, 2004)
The world at large will look at a second Bush administration with a fair amount of trepidation.
- Islam And International Politics — A Clash Of Civilisations? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2004)
The dilemma that Islam faces today is seen to be in no small measure due to illiberal and intolerant attitude that some of its constituents and those who lead them exhibit through word and action.
- Made Legal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Wearing several hats comes easily to Mr Pervez Musharraf. Now, both houses of Pakistan’s parliament have seen and endorsed his point of view, allowing Pakistan’s president to continue as its army chief as well.
- Cbms Not Enough (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Nov 03, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is pressing ahead with his campaign to create and demonstrate flexibility in Pakistan’s traditional Kashmir stance, the perceived core of all problems with India.
- Waiting For A Miracle (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Nov 03, 2004)
Miracles happen once in a lifetime. It is thus ridiculous to expect the magnificent victories at Calcutta and Chennai in 2001 to be repeated in 2004.
- India As A Permanent Member (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 02, 2004)
The United Nations headquarters in New York witnessed an unprecedented show of strength this year by the aspirants for permanent seats in the Security Council: India, Japan, Germany and Brazil. Paradoxically
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 01, 2004)
Any talk of politics and its practitioners invariably turns to Indira Gandhi. You could like her or hate her but surely not ignore her. Such was her personality.
- Spreading Its Tentacles (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Nov 01, 2004)
The US is seen as an occupying power by a hostile populace in Iraq and has no popular backing
- Worried At Last (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 01, 2004)
It is human to avoid problems. One of the signs of the government’s humanity is its reluctance to confront ugly issues, allowing them to get uglier and infinitely more complicated.
- Looking Beyond Musharraf's Proposals (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 01, 2004)
There are options on Kashmir which lie beyond what both India and Pakistan consider unacceptable. The challenge is to explore them.
- Queered Pitch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
Clubs can play better cricket than the famed present Indian team. A number of cricketers had let out a howl of protest when the BCCI told the Supreme Court that the players represent the board and not the country.
- Measured Progress Is What Can Be Achieved (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 31, 2004)
Speaking to Pakistani journalists at an iftar party hosted by Information Minister Sheikh Rasheed on October 25, General Pervez Musharraf did some “loud thinking” about what he believed was a road map for a settlement of the Kashmir issue.
- The Unfolding Uniform (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Oct 31, 2004)
That statement from Larry Pressler, made during his recent visit to India, coincided with the fifth anniversary of President Musharraf in army uniform and a pledge to remain in uniform, as the head of state, for another five years, to safeguard the future
- Sealed With A Kiss (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
Some three years ago, I took the liberty of greeting the daughter of the then Pakistan high commissioner, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, with a kiss.
- Why India Survives (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 30, 2004)
Ever since India became independent, there have been sceptics who have predicted its imminent demise. Some have claimed that it would soon become a basket-case, marked by mass famines
- Stopping Honour Killing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a law introducing death as the maximum punishment in extreme cases of so-called honour killings.
- Style Over Substance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2004)
India must put forward flexible and imaginative proposals on Kashmir
- The Power Of Weakness (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 28, 2004)
When the history of modern international relations is written, perhaps one paradoxical lesson will stand out: we often overestimate the power of power.
- General Fix-It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2004)
Mr Pervez Musharraf likes making a mark. But the president of Pakistan never does so without a purpose, even if the purpose appears insubstantial to whoever is not in the general’s shoes.
- Assassination Of The Mahatma (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Oct 28, 2004)
The real assassin was not Nathuram Godse, but Hindu communalism of which Savarkar was the most ardent ideologue and practitioner.
- Npt Is Of No Use (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 27, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laying the foundation for Proto-type Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam on October 23 is both an act of faith in the Indian scientific community and a challenge to international conventional wisdom.
- Trek To Nagpur (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
If the Congress ran to the Nehru-Gandhi family in its hour of crisis to seek Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party has opted for the tried and tested leadership of Mr L.K. Advani as it seeks a way out of its acute difficulties after the double wham
- No Room For Moderates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2004)
The developments in Yangon last week resulting in the removal of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt do no good to the purported attempts to launch democratic reforms in Myanmar.
- Ashwani Has Many Firsts To His Credit (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 24, 2004)
Aswani kumar is a young and budding leader from Punjab. He has many firsts to his credit. He is the first Congressman from Punjab who has been elected unopposed twice consecutively to the Rajya Sabha from the state.
- Centre Won’T Shy Away From Labour Reforms In Textile Sector (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2004)
THE textile sector is passing through a critical phase. The quota regime which has helped industry achieve a decent growth over the years will end this December.
- Mea’S Meow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2004)
The Ministry of External Affairs would make Anton Chekhov jump with delight. The reservations of the South Block mandarins about Chief Election Commissioner T. S. Krishnamurthy’s plans to visit the United States are somewhat amusing, if not odd.
- What Is Disputed And What Is Not (Deccan Herald, SREEDHAR, Oct 22, 2004)
India’s preoccupation with Pakistan and China’s engagement with Taiwan have facilitated current peace
- Tracing Development Of India’S Nuclear Energy Programme (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 22, 2004)
MR O.P. Sabharwal’s book “India’s Tryst with Atom” is a very valuable contribution to understanding the country’s nuclear development policy.
- The World Economic Disorder (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 22, 2004)
Despite six decades of their existence, multilateral agencies such as the UN, the World Bank and the IMF, have not been able to make the world a better place in terms of peace, security and development with equal opportunities for all citizens.
- Nuclear Power In Asia (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 22, 2004)
The time has come for India, Russia, China, and Pakistan to harmonise their nuclear security and energy development policies.
- Why The Us Should Not Reelect Bush (The Economic Times, GEORGE SOROS, Oct 21, 2004)
I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics, but these are not normal times. President George W Bush is endangering the US and the world’s safety while undermining American values.
- Britain’S Tale Of Artistic Woe (Deccan Herald, SOUREN MELIKIAN, Oct 21, 2004)
Lack of public funding could mean the loss of some precious historical treasures to private collections
- Closer Ties With Britain (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 21, 2004)
After imperial Britain packed up and left the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, Indian leaders found a ready excuse for the country’s maladies. Whenever floods, drought or famine occurred we blamed the British.
- Surly Staff (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 19, 2004)
YOU have to hand it to the immigration staff. They ill-treat everybody, from the lowly labourer returning from the Gulf to a VVIP. The latest one to partake of their brand of welcome is Mr I.K. Gujral coming back from Pakistan.
- Hungry To Bed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2004)
Does it at all make sense to talk of the “rights” of a hungry child in India? For most of their legal childhood, children have no voice in the Indian political system, and children from disadvantaged families are twice removed from the democratic process.
- Telecast It (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2004)
Much dust has been kicked up over Doordarshan’s decision to withhold telecast of a film on the life of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan. The opposition has strongly condemned the move.
- The Role Of Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2004)
India needs to take imaginative initiatives in its relations with its neighbours to contain extremism in its north-east
- Save The Cotton (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 18, 2004)
The prospect of a record harvest notwithstanding, a crisis is brewing for cotton farmers. The preliminary crop estimates doing the rounds are more damaging to farmers than rewarding.
- Birmingham Track Ii (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Oct 15, 2004)
THE Track II wallahs are way ahead of politicians and officials pursuing the composite dialogue and CBMs. Barring the complex core issue for Pakistan — Kashmir — and the less interactable but linked problem for India of cross-border terrorism
- Saarc Writers Conference (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Oct 14, 2004)
The focus of this literary meet was on that irregular triangle that forms the central peninsula of Southern Asia. Here nestle the seven sibling countries in close togetherness yet with a distinct cultural identity.
- Joy And Despair (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 14, 2004)
The prime minister’s visit to the United States of America has generated a great deal of misplaced euphoria about the future of Indo-US relations.
- Thought @ The Speed Of Government (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Oct 13, 2004)
Vividly, and anecdotally, long-time journalist and recently-turned politician, Mr Arun Shourie, captures the sloth in government in his 18th book.
- Trade Sans Quotas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2004)
The 30-year-old textiles quota regime under which the developed countries, the United States and the countries of the European Union, practised discrimination against major textile ...
- A New Internal Security Agenda (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 13, 2004)
The Indian state's obligation to protect itself and its citizens has to be anchored in the democratic sentiment. There can be no basic conflict between the interests of the state and those of the citizens.
- Of Sonia And Gudiya (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2004)
The story of the plight of Gudiya and Sonia of Asanda village in Haryana are strikingly similar. Gudiya was eight months pregnant with Taufiq’s child when her first husband Arif, a soldier, returned after five years in Pakistani jails
- The Hard Facts (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 11, 2004)
Whither optimism in the face of two Nuclear Deterrents sitting cheek by jowl in the Indian sub-continent?
- Inflation And Growth — The Policy Challenge (Business Line, Devika Mehndiratta, Oct 11, 2004)
For an economy with large unemployed resources, running a persistent current account surplus and, at the same time, raising interest rates to dampen aggregate demand and slow down economic activity, may call for simple and cautious policy solutions
- Increasing Interest In Gas Pipeline (Tribune, Bhabani Sen Gupta, Oct 11, 2004)
Distressingly, though not surprisingly, the importance of an oil and gas pipeline, connecting Iran to India through the territory of Pakistan has received marginal attention in the discussions on the normalisation of India-Pakistan relations.
- Business With Pakistan (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 11, 2004)
The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said after his one-on-one meeting with the president of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, that he thought “we can do business with him”.
- No Ideological Lines Drawn (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 09, 2004)
WHICH has a greater bearing on the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections
— Mr Bal Thackeray’s beard or the Shiv Sena’s ideological baggage? By all accounts thus far, the answer is unmistakable: the former.
- Lahore Retains Its Grandeur (Tribune, Tarlochan Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Recently, I got an invitation to accompany Mr O.P. Chautala, Chief Minister of Haryana, to visit Sodhara village in Gujranwala district where Bhai Kanhaiya, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, was born about 325 years ago.
- Beware Of Guests (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2004)
The spate of killings by insurgents in the Northeast has brought into sharp focus the unhealthy role of Bangladesh in this ugly scenario. Leaders of the insurgent outfits operating in the Northeast have shifted to Bangladesh, particularly after the ...
- Sharing Water Resources (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Oct 08, 2004)
The Ganga Water Treaty between India and Bangladesh stands out as an example on river-water sharing.
- Saving Society From Oppression (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2004)
Over the years, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has emerged as an independent body for the protection of individuals’ rights against the excesses the state and its instruments like the police commit in the name of law and order.
- Political Mess In Pakistan (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Oct 08, 2004)
Sensitive people draw cynical conclusions about Pakistan politics. They follow the unending pointless debate over the wardrobe of President Pervez Musharraf. It occupies the maximum newspaper space and consumes considerable time on TV channels.
- Siege Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2004)
Pakistan must show zero tolerance to all forms of terrorism
- New Issues In Non-Proliferation: Self-Reliance, The Only Answer (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 08, 2004)
American non-proliferation policies are arbitrary. Pakistan and China have been found to have transferred enrichment technology and equipment and weapons designs to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
- Mess On The Ground (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2004)
Despite pious proclamations to the contrary, political discourse in a media-driven society invariably centres on personalities. Consequently, governments and their ...
- Pm On Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2004)
Heartening that the news about the IAF acquiring more multi-role fighter aircraft in the near future is, the few that are in the pipeline may not be enough to fulfil the needs of the Force.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Ties (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 07, 2004)
For the U.S. to build a thriving high technology business with India that is mutually beneficial, it will have to erase the prevailing perception that it is an unreliable partner.
- Us Knowhow Policy Discriminatory (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 07, 2004)
Unlike in the Clinton Administration, the nuclear nonproliferation mandarins in the Bush Administration have never embarked on a crusade to “cap, roll back and eliminate” India’s nuclear weapons programme.
- Demography And P&p Sector — Age Bomb, A Trigger For Outsourcing (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Oct 07, 2004)
The aging population of the developed countries, coupled with a desire of the workers for fewer hours, is a ticking time-bomb. The Proprietorship and Partnership sector will be tremendously impacted in the coming decades because of the tectonic shift ...
- Civil Welcome (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2004)
The decision of the government of India to allow a large group of journalists from Pakistan to visit Jammu and Kashmir needs to be welcomed and supported.
- Flare Up In North-East (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 06, 2004)
The sudden flare up in Assam occurring simultaneously in several districts, close on the heels of disturbances in Manipur, has ominous overtones.
- India’S Vehicle For Military Deterrence (Deccan Herald, RAJIV NAYAN, Oct 06, 2004)
If India intends to create a credible deterrence to China, it should develop a 3,000 km plus range missile launcher
- How The British Left India (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 05, 2004)
By the end of World War II the British had realised that they would not be able to hold out against a possible Congress-led mass movement. In fact, Lord Wavell, then Viceroy, advised the Cabinet early in 1946 that the British should withdraw from India by
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