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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 12768:
- Pakistan As A Member Of Arf (Deccan Herald, G V C NAIDU, Aug 11, 2004)
India’s decision not to oppose Pakistan’s membership of the ASEAN Regional Forum is a welcome sign
- Pakistan's Proxy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2004)
If there could ever be any scope for doubt that Syed Ali Shah Geelani was the voice of Pakistan in Jammu & Kashmir, it was removed by his establishment of a new party, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat-e-Kashmir (THK), on August 7. His statement that the party will ...
- Hope For Darfur (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2004)
The decision by Sudan, after initial reservations, to comply with a United Nations Security Council resolution to disarm the janjaweed, Arab militias that have forced a mass displacement of non-Arab civilians
- Muslims And Reservations (Pioneer, Sharfuddin Ansari, Aug 11, 2004)
The Muslim forward castes, including the Sayyads, have become vocal in demanding reservation for Muslims in Government jobs and educational institutions.
- The Siachen Impasse (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, Aug 09, 2004)
THE just concluded Defence Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan have once again brought the Siachen issue into the limelight.
- Mixed Messages On Arms From U.S. (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Aug 07, 2004)
The U.S. Government that went to war because Saddam Hussein did not fully comply with U.N. weapons inspections unilaterally rejects similar control over its own arsenal.
- Defence Structure Needs Overhaul (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Aug 07, 2004)
Defence sources reveal that the formulation of a war doctrine was discussed at the Army Commanders’ Conference in April. Though the whole information has been kept classified, yet in the briefing it has come to light that the concept of battle groups ...
- Perils Of Early Polls In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 07, 2004)
Bush seems to be determined to push Afghanistan to disastrous elections to serve his electoral interests at home
- Us To Get Osama On Election Eve? (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 06, 2004)
Arnaud de Borchgrave is a renowned journalist, associated earlier with Newsweek and the United Press International (UPI). At present, he is editor at large of The Washington Times and UPI. In an article titled “Real terror culprit” in ...
- The Rape Of Himalaya (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 06, 2004)
For centuries, the mountains, the Himalaya and the Vindhya, and the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Sindhu, Krishna, Mahanadi and Cauvery, have been the cradles of India's civilisation.
- The Afghan Endgame (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Aug 05, 2004)
Clearly, the U.S. has accommodated Pakistan's concerns. Will Islamabad now "deliver" on Afghanistan's stabilisation?
- Jihadis And Secularism (Pioneer, Sridhar Pant, Aug 05, 2004)
Balbir Punj's article, "Secular objectives sans objectivity" (Opinion, July 2), reveals the perversion in the self-claimed "secular" intelligentsia and media. However, he seems to be at a loss to assess the real objective of "distorted secularism".
- Muslim Troops For Iraq (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 05, 2004)
TWO ground realities about Iraq are bound to have far-reaching and long-term consequences, especially for the presidential elections in the United States. First, the resistance to American “occupation” — unaffected by the “transfer of sovereignty ...
- Terrorism And Regional Economics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2004)
Compared with the often-tense atmosphere at meetings of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, which invariably became a prisoner of India-Pakistan equations
- A Government Settles In (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 02, 2004)
The shape of the new Government's agenda is getting clear - and so is the nature of change and continuity.
- Cutting Our Noses… (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 02, 2004)
THE early years of Indian Independence gave us the priceless gift of federalism, without which "India" might have remained a dream.
- What’S Uncle Sam Up To? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 02, 2004)
The American effort is to absorb both India and Pakistan in its power system by managing their rivalry.
- New Srinagar Flyover Revives The Memory Of The Bakshi Rule (Tribune, David Devadas, Aug 01, 2004)
The pride and pleasure among Kashmiris over the flyover that was inaugurated in the heart of Srinagar has to be seen to be believed. That it has become something of a status symbol is an indicator of the nature of the Kashmir problem: it is as much
- Degeneration Of Politics (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 01, 2004)
Seven years ago when this country celebrated the golden jubilee of its Independence the world applauded it for being the only one in the Third World to have made a success of parliamentary democracy.
- Bush, Blair: Without Friends In The World (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 31, 2004)
There is no doubt that the three recent reports, one investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the other two — the US congressional report and the UK’s Butler report — were given fudged intelligence.
- Hostage Taking As Psychological War (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 29, 2004)
Hostage taking is psychologically deadly but counter-productive if used indiscriminately
- Us Policy In South Asia (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Jul 27, 2004)
India and Pakistan looked at the recent tour of US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage in bilateral terms. This is natural. But the overall impact of the US foreign policy on South Asia as a whole demands special attention.
- India And Pakistan At Saarc (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 27, 2004)
Despite the posturing by the two neighbours during the recent SAARC meet, the bilateral dialogue goes on.
- Punjab Water Imbroglio (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Jul 26, 2004)
With better management, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan can meet their needs with much less water than they seek
- Re-Assess Water Needs (Pioneer, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Jul 26, 2004)
THERE are three different but inter-connected ways of looking at the recent water-related developments in Punjab: as political developments, as legal questions, and as issues of water management.
- India-Bangladesh Ties Adrift (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2004)
Bangladesh is gearing itself up to host the next summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation here next January. As the foreign ministers of the SAARC review
- Continuing The Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, Swarnjit Singh Sidhu, Jul 25, 2004)
Close on the heels of the exercise of confidence building measures between experts and foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, the talks between External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Khurshid
- Does Haryana Need More Water? (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Jul 24, 2004)
AN impression given most often is that due to the non-completion of the SYL canal, Haryana is being “starved” of water, which is instead allowed to flow to Pakistan.
- Siding With Beasts In Wildlife Habitats (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 24, 2004)
Recently there have been reports of leopards entering bustees on the outskirts of Mumbai and taking human lives. Elephants are known to emerge from their forests and destroy crops, hutments and trample people underfoot.
- To All Those Missing Daughters (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 24, 2004)
On that fateful Friday last week, the Kumbakonam calamity was already top on international news feeds, reporting of the blaze in an ill-fated girls school.
- Poor Economy Threatens Berlusconi (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 23, 2004)
If any further confirmation was needed that India's one-day cricketing status has hit a disquieting low, its mediocre performance in the ICC Champions Trophy provided this.
- Why Is Pranab Asking For More? (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Jul 23, 2004)
India is the world’s third largest military spender, and most of the arms it buys may be useless in any scenario
- Neighbourhood Hopes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 23, 2004)
SAARC holds out hope for regional cooperation in many fields, mainly trade
- Bush’S Electoral Compulsions (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Jul 22, 2004)
Since Bush attaches utmost importance to Pak assistance to nab Osama, the US is unlikely to do much about Kashmir
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 22, 2004)
For the rudderless BJP weighed down by the electoral defeat, the issue of quota on the basis of religion has come as a potential political weapon for launching a long-drawn conflict with the UPA government.
- Shameful Inaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2004)
It is not surprising that the National Commission, appointed by the United States Government to probe the events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11, has criticised both the Clinton and Bush administrations for failing to
- Budget 2004-05: Mirage Of Goodies For Farm Sector (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Jul 20, 2004)
Despite the Government's right noises on support to the agriculture sector, there is no clear roadmap to boost farm growth. Addressing the debt-related crisis by promising more credit can only lead to greater indebtedness.
- China And Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2004)
As the South Asian Foreign Ministers meet this week in Islamabad, the idea of associating China with the plans for economic integration in the subcontinent should get some serious attention.
- Peace On The Guillotine, Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2004)
Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir cannot succeed unless the central precondition for democracy exists: a commitment by all parties to resolve differences through discourse, not military means.
- The Wily Third Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 19, 2004)
In a machiavellian game, the US is playing India against Pakistan while having a separate relationship with both
- Continuity In Foreign Policy (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 19, 2004)
There are various ways of looking at the recent discussions in New Delhi of the two visiting dignitaries — the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, and the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, but one point was striking
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 18, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, America...
- The Idea Of Cultural Liberty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
The 2004 edition of the Human Development Report makes a bold attempt to expand the idea of human development by incorporating respect for cultural diversity.
- The Sindhis, A ‘Vanishing’ People (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 17, 2004)
I have a large number of Sindhi friends — a few Muslims but mostly Hindus and Sikhs who migrated from Pakistan after partition.
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 17, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India ...
- From Green To Hyderabad Blues (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2004)
One small step for man on moon was a giant leap for mankind. "Secularists" might be dismissive of five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
- Zia’S Daughter Is Here (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2004)
What is Zian, daughter of former Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haque, doing in India? Before you get any ideas, let it be said that she was here only for the launch of the music of Sashi Ranjan’s film “Doobara”.
- Neglected Navy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2004)
FOR long, the Navy has remained the neglected arm of the Indian armed forces, so much so that today it faces an acute shortage of vessels. Its pleas for fleet modernisation were ignored during 1985-95 with the unfortunate result that today it is in ...
- India's Refugee Law And Policy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jun 25, 2004)
South Asia requires India to take the lead to devise a policy consistent with the region's needs and the capacity to absorb refugees under conditions of global equity.
- Investment In Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2004)
BY all accounts, the two-day India-Pakistan talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) ended on Sunday on a positive note.
- Sheer Numbness (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 22, 2004)
Whatever its statements for the record, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been amply demonstrating that it is at sea in coping with its unexpected defeat in the general election.
- A Simple Lesson From The Kargil War (Tribune, Maj Gen Rajendra Nath (retd), Jun 21, 2004)
INDIA won the Kargil conflict in 1999, but it is in the news again. We have to be grateful to the media to have brought out the hidden aspects of this war. That there was intelligence failure is well known, but there seems to be a lack of proper ...
- A Last Opportunity (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 21, 2004)
The visit of American Under Secretary of Commerce, Ken Juster, to Bangalore and New Delhi this week will be one of the last opportunities to make something out of the ambitious plan announced by the two sides
- Women And Environment Continue To Suffer (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Jun 20, 2004)
The welfare of human beings is final reference point in judging the impact of what we do or fail to do. Women have an essential role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound system of natural resource management.
- Pakistan And China: The Manmohan Singh Approach (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jun 18, 2004)
The President, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's address to the joint session of Parliament and the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's recent remarks indicate that New Delhi is perhaps finding the recipe to make foreign policy seem less Pakistan-centric.
- The Track To Success (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jun 18, 2004)
Given the complexities of the India-Pakistan relationship, back-channel diplomacy needs to be employed on a sustained basis.
- Kashmir: Process Is The Product (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 14, 2004)
As India and Pakistan launch this week a round of comprehensive talks on all bilateral issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, expectations of an early movement have already begun to rise around the world. But there is a danger that these unrealistic hopes
- Not Garlands All The Way (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Jun 13, 2004)
Forty years after the death of Nehru, there is still an irrepressible wish to play the game of, “What might have been” if circumstances had panned out differently. Would independence have come earlier? Would there not have been that terrible bloodshed...
- Avoiding Policy Capers (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 12, 2004)
By every account, including the initial shock to the stock market by statements made by a couple of Marxist functionaries, there is much to cheer regarding the "functioning" of the United Progressive Alliance Government the past three weeks.
- Kargil Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2004)
By absolving the previous NDA government of the charge that its delay in giving political clearance to the use of air power during the Kargil war had led to higher casualties, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has displayed rare maturity and proved ...
- Pakistan’S All-Powerful Army (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 10, 2004)
IN keeping with the subcontinent’s long tradition, India and Pakistan have spent too much time and energy on rhetorical exchanges between the Foreign Minister in the new Congress-led government, Mr K. Natwar Singh, and various Pakistani dignitaries,
- Revisiting Kargil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2004)
Five years after the end of the Kargil war, a chairborne brigade has charged into action, ready to relive the murderous battles of that 1999 campaign.
- Revisiting Kargil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
FIVE YEARS AFTER the end of the Kargil war, a chairborne brigade has charged into action, ready to relive the murderous battles of that 1999 campaign.
- Ronald Reagan’S Legacy: Bush Draws Sustenance (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Jun 09, 2004)
There are parallels that can be noticed between many policies and actions of Reagan and Bush
- Security Scenario The Upa Has Its Loose Cannon (Statesman, Keith Flory, Jun 09, 2004)
The budget, scheduled for early next month, could serve as one indicator.
- Pakistan Caught In Violence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
Should India join the efforts for the Iranian natural gas pipeline via Pakistan?
- Pot On The Boil In Pakistan (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 09, 2004)
In the study, Karachi: A Terror Capital in the Making, I also pointed out another alarming phenomenon in Karachi in the aftermath of the American onslaught on the Taliban and the Al Qaeda hideouts in Afghanistan.
- Gas Pipeline Again: Security Guarantees Can Help (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
Should India join the efforts for the Iranian natural gas pipeline via Pakistan?
- Gas Pipeline Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2004)
Should India join the efforts for the Iranian natural gas pipeline via Pakistan? The question has come into the limelight again following new External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's remarks that India is "willing to consider" it provided Pakistan ...
- Reiteration, But Some Dilution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2004)
In recent times, there has been a dreary familiarity about presidential addresses to joint sessions of Parliament that follow a general election.
- Kashmir Calling (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2004)
Happily, the change of government in New Delhi has had no negative impact on the ongoing dialogue between the Centre and the Kashmiri separatists. The process set in motion by the previous government is expected to continue at its own momentum with ...
- Domestic Politics And West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
The recent general election threw up some interesting aspects of major political parties' approach to the situation in West Asia.
- Friendship Can Never Be A One-Way Street (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
THERE were some interesting nuances in the approach of major political parties to the situation in West Asia during the recent general election.
- Interlinking Of Rivers - Buffetted By International Politics (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 01, 2004)
Inter-linking of rivers has been much in the news. That the new Government at the Centre is also looking at the idea is clear from the Union Water Resources Minister, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi's recent statement that he would study the report of the ...
- Will This Hike Sail Through? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 01, 2004)
Yet another proposal for freight hike has been mooted by the India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Ceylon Conference (IPBCC), the world's oldest shipping cartel serving the the UK/Europe- subcontinent trade route.
- An Onerous Responsibility (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 08, 2004)
Pakistan and India have taken on an onerous responsibility to address their differences. The joint press statement issued by the two sides on Tuesday has fundamentally altered the political landscape in both countries. The process of reversing the
- Dramatic Progress At Islamabad (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 08, 2004)
Gestures and personal dynamics were as important as the bilateral Indo-Pak issues that dominated the recent SAARC Summit in Islamabad. But most significant was the joint statement issued to the media, where Pakistan said it would not allow any terror ...
- Another Attempt At Safta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
HISTORIC IS PERHAPS an exaggerated description of the decision taken by the leaders of South Asia to make this region a free trade bloc by 2006. This is the third and not the first time that the member-countries of the South Asian Association for ...
- Strong On Safta (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THOUGH THE RAPPROCHEMENT between India and Pakistan all but eclipsed the 12th summit of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Islamabad, it may be crucial as it could smoothen the functioning of the association, which has
- Teeing For Peace (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 07, 2004)
Golf, it can safely be said at the conclusion of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is now a vital element in the conceptualization and execution of Indian diplomacy. A little known aspect of the diplomacy which ...
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