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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 12768:
- Conflicting Viewpoints Sans Acrimony (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Aug 21, 2003)
"May Allah bless your efforts with success," these words, in one form or the other, were used by the public to greet us — the group of parliamentarians, journalists and experts — who visited Pakistan earlier this month.
- Terms Of Re-Engagement (Indian Express, JAGAT S. MEHTA, Aug 21, 2003)
The reach and responsibilities of professional diplomacy have expanded immeasurably and so have the pitfalls.
- The Two Images Of Lahore (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Aug 20, 2003)
Image number one. It was a nightmarish experience to drive on Lahore's Mall on August 14, Pakistan's Independence Day. The posh wide road, with four lanes and side streets, was insufficient to contain the boisterous throngs, using all means of transport
- Delhi Tightrope On Israel Red Carpet (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 20, 2003)
Nervous about the possible reaction to a first-ever visit by Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon from September 9-11, India has invited Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Sha’ath to New Delhi on August 29.
- South Asia’s Four Play (Indian Express, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Aug 20, 2003)
The road to Indo-Pakistani cooperation flows through four key areas of the economy. For a start, New Delhi can trade its IT expertise for Islamabad’s energy
- Modi In London (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Aug 20, 2003)
Narendra Modi triggered multiple word associations on his recent trip to London, all of them sinister. The GUARDIAN took one look at the visitor and thought Pinochet. His enemies, it noted, liken him to Hitler, Milosevic, Pol Pot. The paper remembered
- Manipulating Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Aug 20, 2003)
Afghan security has come to be defined in terms of Hamid Karzai's extent of authority over provinces outside of Kabul
- Flights Of Fancy (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 19, 2003)
Throw open the doors and windows between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said on Independence Day address. Tell that to the MEA. The latest is civil aviation teams from both countries will finally meet on August 27-28 in Islamabad
- Does Bjp Really Want The Code? (Indian Express, COLIN GONSALVES, Aug 19, 2003)
Both in the Shah Bano case and in the Sarla Mudgal case, the Supreme Court found successive governments ‘‘wholly remiss’’ in acting in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitution in bringing into force a uniform civil code and requested the prime ...
- Leave It To Laloo (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 19, 2003)
As an extra in Laloo’s roadshow to Pakistan, I watched with fascinated interest the media focus at the New Delhi railway station turn to media frenzy as we crossed the border at Attari-Wagah, Pakistani cameramen and anchors elbowing out each other to gain
- A Number Of Positives (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Aug 19, 2003)
Abid and Abida narrate the story of their stay in Washington in the early 1990s — how they established a feeling of togetherness, a good working relationship and, thereby, confused the United States administration. Abid Hussain, an accomplished civil
- Blame Game On Reservation (Deccan Herald, S Simhadri, Aug 19, 2003)
All major political parties, except those of the oppressed castes, subtly oppose empowerment of the OBCs
- Washington’s Oil Spill (Indian Express, G Parthasarathy, Aug 18, 2003)
Browsing through a bookshop that was full of Indian IT professionals and their families in California’s Silicon Valley, my eyes fell on a book intriguingly titled: Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold our Soul for Saudi Crude.
- Kalam Makes Way For The Precedent (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 18, 2003)
The poor President. His address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day is telecast live on DD and then consigned to the nether regions of bulletins on the private news channels — after a commercial break, after Sonia Gandhi, the Supreme Court, the
- Delhi Says ‘nothing Unusual’ In Kargil (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2003)
India today rejected reports of massive mobilisation by the Army near the Line of Control in the Kargil-Drass sector terming all troop movement as ‘‘normal.’’
- Vajpayee's Pakistan Policy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 18, 2003)
Four months after launching yet another initiative towards Pakistan at Srinagar, the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, seems unfazed by the lack of progress on the official front with Pakistan. Patience, persistence and a series of positive gestures
- Winning Hearts With A `Japha' (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Aug 18, 2003)
`Japha' is the Punjabi word for a tight, affectionate embrace and no one does it better than Indians and Pakistanis. This was rediscovered as we, a mixed group of parliamentarians, journalists and experts from India, entered the border at Wagah earlier
- Here Is Iaf’s Most Wanted Aircraft (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Aug 17, 2003)
Pakistan also wants these Mirage-2000-5s, Delhi team back from recce in Qatar
- Durable Bhai Sahib (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Aug 17, 2003)
Mayawati’s hard core supporters may stick with her through thick and thin, but the high profile recruits to the BSP found it difficult to adjust for long in a party where customarily everyone squats on the floor while Mayawati presides from a chair.
- Modi Books Us On Freedom Day (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2003)
On the night the Gujarat government was finalising its Independence Day celebrations, it instructed the Ahmedabad police to lodge an FIR against The Indian Express, Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar and social activist Nafisa Ali.
- Vajpayee Goes Out In The Rain With His Pak Olive Branch (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 16, 2003)
Sending his most categorical signal ever that he was committed to the peace process with Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today invited Islamabad to walk ‘‘together with India on the road to peace,’’ a road he said would be littered with land
- Six In A Row (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2003)
AN ADDRESS FROM the ramparts of the historic Red Fort is an occasion for a Prime Minister to salute the nation as well as to showcase his administration's political and economic achievements. Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the first Prime Minister ...
- Kalam Prayer: No Mandir-Masjid (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 15, 2003)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today made a passionate plea to pull India out of the politics of religion and called for a ‘‘moratorium’’ on issues that seek to impede the country’s development.
- Bihar Behind Bars (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2003)
We don’t want to prick the afterglow. Laloo Prasad Yadav is just back from a track two jamboree in Pakistan, where he was crowned Stealer of the Show. But may we point out, again, that in the Republic of Bihar the emperor wears no clothes. The daily ...
- Why Laloo Was Mobbed In Pakistan (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 15, 2003)
There are three strands in the four-day visit to Pakistan by 50 Indian parliamentarians, journalists and experts. The Laloo roadshow, Musharraf’s final performance and the two-day exchange of ideas between parliamentarians representing every political ...
- Bullock-Cart Diplomacy (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Aug 15, 2003)
If the attitude of immigration authorities worldwide to an Indian passport has changed during the past five years, the reason has nothing to do with the Vajpayee government, but is the result of the software boom. Suddenly, Indians have become chic, no
- Parliament And Military Secrecy (Hindu, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Aug 15, 2003)
On the PAC issue, it is difficult to avoid the impression that the Opposition and the Government are engaged in seeking and denying political advantage
- Why Arunachal’s Marathon Man Faces Hurdles (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 14, 2003)
Politics in the Northeast is often synonymous with defection. But while Manipur and Meghalaya are known for alliances that keep changing compositions, in Arunachal Pradesh it’s usually a mass exodus that decides the issue. As the recent re-installation
- India's Economic Diplomacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 14, 2003)
To derive the full political benefits of economic diplomacy, the leadership will have to act decisively to break the old mindset, which defines national security and trade policy in separate and narrow terms.
- Pakistan's Privileged Army - Quest For Hegemony At Home, Abroad (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 14, 2003)
As it moves ahead with its "peace process", New Delhi cannot afford to ignore the pernicious role of the Pakistan army. Compulsive hostility with India is a necessary pre-requisite for the Pakistan army to retain its perks and privileges, and it is not
- Shares With The `Enemy' (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Aug 14, 2003)
Investor protection measures must embrace `enemy property'
- Tomorrow, It’s A New Day (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Aug 14, 2003)
During my college days, on an Independence Day eve, I wanted to contribute an essay to a newspaper in Patna. After toying with several catchy titles for the essay, the best I could come up with was: “India of My Dreams.” A tired expression used zillions
- Politics Of Indo-Pak. Ceasefire (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 14, 2003)
The Indian reaction to the proposal from Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, for a ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir has been predictable. While the foreign office is right in stating that there is nothing new in the proposal,
- Meeting The Maoists (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 13, 2003)
In the heart of the Himalayas, a nation on the brink of civil war is holding its breath as King Gyanendra directs his men to return to a third round of peace negotiations with Maoist guerrillas in Kathmandu over the next few days.
- Hold Your Fire On Loc, In Valley: General To India (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Aug 13, 2003)
Unleashing his familiar charm offensive on visiting Indian MPs over tea and apple juice in the glittering reception hall of Pakistan’s Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Prevez Musharraf today said India must agree to cease fire on the Line of Control and in the
- Who's Afraid Of A Uniform Civil Code? (Hindu, B.G. Verghese, Aug 13, 2003)
A uniform civil code will focus on rights, leaving the rituals embodied in personal law intact within the bounds of constitutional propriety.
- A Track Ii Mission To Pakistan (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 13, 2003)
The warm welcome accorded to the delegation of parliamentarians and journalists on a Track II diplomacy mission to Pakistan reflects the yearning for peace of the people of both countries. Such missions are vital in carrying forward the newly-launched ...
- Crossing The Bhacchi Bridge (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 12, 2003)
The real tragedy in Kishtwar is the failure of the political establishment to affirm that the carnage there distinguishes little between Hindu and Muslim.
- China And India - Is Democracy The Defining Difference? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Aug 12, 2003)
The democratic system in India makes for slow and sometimes tortuous progress as it has to rely on consensus building. But this may turn out to be more stable and irreversible than what has happened in China
- The Seven Year Hitch (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 12, 2003)
Houseboats in Srinagar give pride of place to leather-bound visitors’ books to record outpourings of impressed guests. The houseboat in which I stayed a few days ago had two entries that struck me, not for the name of the guests but for the time gap ...
- A Vasco Da Gama, In Reverse (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 12, 2003)
There’s many a slip between the cup and the lip, but Shashank, the seniormost secretary in the MEA, is clearly hoping that his African journeys over the last few months will give him enough ballast to turn around the flag-embellished corner of South Block
- Force Multipliers (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Aug 11, 2003)
Continuing acts of terrorism over the past two decades, first in Punjab and since 1988 in Jammu and Kashmir, require some reflections on how we are dealing with this menace. It would appear that we have dealt with the phenomenon in terms of short-term ...
- ‘i See Myself As A Courier Boy, Trying To Deliver My Father’s Message’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 11, 2003)
Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s son and anointed successor, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, at the Gateway Of India in Mumbai. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk.
- Savour The Taste Of Harmony Brew (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Aug 11, 2003)
Far away from Indo-Pak talking shops, here’s a real confidence building measure. Civil Junction coffee shop, a funkily decorated tiny haven for coffee drinkers in Gol Market, Islamabad, is Pakistan’s first ‘independent’ coffee bar. It serves South Asia
- ‘bihar Blamed For Having Obc Govt’ (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Aug 10, 2003)
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Laloo Prasad Yadav may have already begun grabbing the limelight in his visit to Pakistan, but he is certain to face a lot of curiosity there about Bihar, now a cliche for under-development, poverty, scams and crime.
- ‘forget Temple At Govt’s Cost’ (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Aug 10, 2003)
Sending a strong signal to the Sangh Parivar, Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani today made it clear that the Government cannot be ‘‘sacrificed’’ for a legislation paving the way for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.
- It Is About Equality, Not Uniformity (Hindu, Anjali Modi, Aug 10, 2003)
The political debate... has revolved around uniformity of civil codes and has largely ignored issues of equality.
- Track Ii Express Pulls Into Islamabad (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Aug 10, 2003)
In Islamabad, the air is thick with mohabbat. The largest ever delegation of Indian parliamentarians (31 in all) is visiting Pakistan as part of a conference organised by the South Asia Free Media Association and although the honourable members are soft
- No Hanging Up On Cross-Border Telephonism (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Aug 10, 2003)
After hilsa, which is the hottest Bangla product in Bengal border villages? Dhaka SIM card
- Generation Next Meets (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Aug 10, 2003)
The younger generation of two important political families met for the first time at a special film showing of the movie Chalte Chalte in Delhi last week. There was an instant rapport between Misa, the eldest daughter of Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi,
- Newsreel: 10.08.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2003)
A day after Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani moots the idea of holding synchronised elections to Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy says they have not received any proposal from the Government yet. He also asserts
- A Badla On Lashkar-E-Toiba (Indian Express, Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad, Aug 09, 2003)
The political furore that led to the resignation of Admiral John M. Poindexter and forced Pentagon to abandon launching an online futures trading market in which anonymous speculators would bet on possible terrorist events should not eclipse what was an
- Musharraf Has A Vision For Tomorrow, A Mirage For Today (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Aug 09, 2003)
General Pervez Musharraf’s tour de force with Lahore editors last Monday spanned a framework of geo-economics, geo-politics and geo-strategy in which he outlined his vision of Pakistan as a country that was ‘‘secure’’, ‘‘stable’’, ‘‘democratic’’ and ‘‘
- Peacekeeping Or Policing: A Dilemma (Hindu, R. Kannan, Aug 09, 2003)
Punitive action, however desirable, does not fall strictly as yet within the realm of peacekeeping.
- An Indian In Pakistan Sees A Glimmer At End Of Death Row Tunnel (Indian Express, RAMANINDER K BHATIA, Aug 09, 2003)
12 ys ago, Sarabjit was held in Pak for ‘spying,’ now activists from Canada, daughters in Punjab work to save him
- Need To Unite All Minorities (Deccan Herald, K. S. Parthasarathy, Aug 08, 2003)
The BJP seems impatient with what it feels as an attack through such developments like religious conversions striking at its very base. It also seems to arrogate to itself the role to protect Hinduism against whatever it thinks as challenges. While the
- Speaking Against Tradition (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 07, 2003)
It was strange to see two funerals turning into semi-political rallies recently. One was the cremation of former RSS chief Rajju Bhaiya and the other the last rites of Ramjanambhoomi Nyas president Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans. RSS and BJP leaders ...
- Neocon Vs Old Con (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Aug 07, 2003)
Is it just a fevered imagination or is there a direct correlation between Indo-Pakistani romanticism and the screeching and hollering that scuppered the idea of India sending an “occupying army” to northern Iraq? In a week when half of New Delhi seems
- Pak Discomfiture (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2003)
The bitter truth of Blackwill’s plainspeak has provoked Pakistan to take potshots at him
- A Body Trapped In Ice For 36 Years Melts A Waiting Family In Jammu (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Aug 06, 2003)
Thirty-five years ago, a 20-year-old woman in Palanwala, began waiting for her husband who had gone to work. He did not come back and she was told that her husband, a sepoy in the Army, had gone missing during a flight from Chandigarh to Leh.
- No Mere Dispute, It’s Aggression (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Aug 06, 2003)
When China invaded Tibet in 1950, the world wanted Nehru to rush to the defence of the monks. But he did not
- Can You See The Ferment Within? (Indian Express, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Aug 05, 2003)
It seems that Indian Muslim women — admittedly, not all — are on the fast track. Thanks mainly to awareness owing to education. Though still grappling with the travails of a ghettoised past, these women are trying to balance the challenges of modernity
- The Pentagon Alternative (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 05, 2003)
The man who, on behalf of the US, invited India to send combat troops to Iraq, will get together with Defence Secretary Ajay Prasad this week for the annual Defence Policy Group dialogue in Washington.
- Behind The Scene, Behind The Deal (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Aug 05, 2003)
MMA has given its opinion on a proposed power sharing arrangement with General Musharraf. But he’s not saying yes or no
- Pak Has A Farewell Gift For Blackwill: He’s Biased (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2003)
Pakistan today launched a blistering attack on former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill for his comment that terrorist incursions into Jammu and Kashmir were still continuing, saying he seemed to be ‘‘ill-informed’’ and ‘‘prejudiced.’’
- Widen That Lens (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Aug 04, 2003)
When Raj Kapoor sang, “Mera jootha hai Japani, patloon Inglistani,” he was neither singing the virtues of globalisation nor was he reaching out to the hearts and minds of the Japanese and the English. Song-writer Shailendra’s line about the “red Russian
- Containing Adverse Fallout (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Aug 04, 2003)
India and China are engaged in a quiet diplomatic effort to sort out the issues arising out of the recent incident in the eastern sector of India's border and to guard against any recurrence. Concerned officials of the Ministry of External Affairs here
- India And The Korean Crisis (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 04, 2003)
Half a century ago, India played an active role in the Korean peninsula during the terrible war there that left nearly five million people dead, injured or missing.
- Death Bed Bequests (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Aug 03, 2003)
There were times when religion and priests had overpowering influence on people’s lives particularly when a person was dying. Death bed bequests were made under priestly influence for religious and charitable purposes with the expectation of pleasing the
- Not Tired, Or Retired (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Aug 03, 2003)
Ever since he snubbed Venkaiah Naidu promising that he was neither tired nor retired, Prime Minister Vajpayee seems to be re-invigorated. The latest evidence of the PM’s toughness was the way the normally-pugnacious Mayawati hastily backed down on her
- "You Can't Imagine How Our People Are Living!" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2003)
The Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, speaks of the plight of his people in an exclusive interview to Vikram Sura for the The Hindu.
- The James-Justice Test (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 02, 2003)
How would the Best Bakery picture now look from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s exalted perch? With smoke still rising in rioting Gujarat he had openly, and emotionally, reminded Narendra Modi on his rajdharma. His deputy, L.K. Advani, has said often that what
- Of Love And Hate (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 02, 2003)
I broke my vow of sanyas of ever remaining confined to my house by going to hear Zohra Sehgal recite Urdu poetry at the India International Centre. In the past many holy men broke their vows of celibacy when tempted by apsaras. I have no pretensions of
- The Vajpayee Peace Process: Directions And Prospects (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 01, 2003)
The Prime Minister's peace initiative is moving in a measured manner. There is no need to get hustled by Pakistan to move faster. Mr A. B. Vajpayee has acknowledged the mistake made at Agra of staging a summit without proper groundwork. Now, Foreign ...
- Towards More Neighbourly Ties (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jul 31, 2003)
Karzai needs Pak to fight terrorism while Musharraf cannot allow Pak to be sucked into a new Afghan quagmire
- Mumbaikar’s Agony (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2003)
This is the time for government and opposition to work together to defeat a common threat
- Trading With Pakistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 31, 2003)
The new debate in Pakistan on trade with India is a welcome one... Instead of waiting to see the outcome, India must seek to actively influence it.
- The Noor Effect (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jul 30, 2003)
In symbolic terms, there is little to match this story. A two-year-old girl child in dire need of heart surgery rides the first bus after the road link between Delhi and Lahore is resumed.
- Time For Pm To Put His Foot Down? (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jul 30, 2003)
For more than two years, this country has been remonstrating with the United States that it is not doing enough to persuade or pressure Pakistan to end cross-border terrorism directed against India even though India and the U.S. are "partners" in the
- Firestorm Rising (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2003)
South Korea commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the end of Korean War last Sunday. But the North Koreans were not participating, probably busying themselves in reprocessing plutonium for nuclear bombs.
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