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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 12768:
- `Human Rights Reporting Getting Ghettoised' -- Mr Val Williams, Veteran Journalist And Consultant To Thomson Foundation (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 24, 2001)
ONE of the most experienced newspaper trainers in Britain, Mr Val Williams has worked for Reuters, BBC and a number of British newspapers and business magazines.
- Dealing With Musharraf’s Pakistan (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 23, 2001)
WITHIN a month of the failed Agra summit this country is mercifully beginning to learn how rude are the realities of having to live with a neighbour like Pakistan, especially when it is ruled by a military dictator like General Pervez Musharraf.
- Don’t Play With Cricket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2001)
THE Union Government's decision not to allow the Indian cricket team to visit Pakistan next month is unfortunate.
- Breakfasts: Stale Yet Necessary (Pioneer, Premvir Das, Aug 23, 2001)
The unceasing media obsession with General Pervez Musharraf is now a thing of the past.
- Falling Graph (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 23, 2001)
The popularity graph of the NDA Government in general and its leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee in particular has been on the decline. However, in the past few months, this has sunk to an all-time low.
- Hardliner As Third Umpire (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 23, 2001)
India’s refusal to play cricket with Pakistan is beginning to make less and less sense.
- Fatal Attraction (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Aug 22, 2001)
According to international-relations theory, history is shaped by impersonal forces, including the perceived interests of a nation.
- Pak Lecturer Sentenced To Death (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
A medical lecturer in Pakistan has been sentenced to death under the country’s blasphemy laws after his students complained to a hardline Islamic organisation about one of his classes.
- Musharraf: Buccaneer In Baluchistan (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 22, 2001)
The next time Pakistan's soldier President Pervez Musharraf opens his mouth on Kashmir, some one in India should remind him of a province called Baluchistan.
- Pyrrhic Victory (Pioneer, GS Bhargava, Aug 22, 2001)
The exposure by Nikita Khrushchev of US spy flights over Soviet territory in the run up to the much vaunted Paris Summit of May 1960 was the high point in Soviet diplomacy during the Cold War years.
- Now, It Is The Hurriyat's Call (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 22, 2001)
IT IS one of those delicious absurdities of modern India that very many people are relieved that starting with his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister has put in a few competent speaking appearances.
- Chota Shakeel: Smoke Without Fire? (Business Line, B. Raman , Aug 22, 2001)
AT 8.10 pm on August 17, one or more persons moving fast in a car in an unidentified area of Karachi threw a hand-grenade at some persons.
- In Search Of A Success Story (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 22, 2001)
Reading sections of the Indian media, an impression is apt to be formed that the central issue in American foreign policy which is engaging the wholesale attention of the George W. Bush administration these days.
- Musharraf’s Government And The Great Divide (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 22, 2001)
I have vainly looked through the Pakistan press and the writings of its columnists for a word of condemnation against these killings of Hindus in Doda or Jammu and earlier at the Amarnath pilgrimage.
- Nepal’s Assurance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2001)
TO say that the relations between India and Nepal are not what they should be is to state the obvious.
- Needed: Globalisation Of The Mind (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Aug 21, 2001)
For a country with such an overwhelming global presence-militarily, politically, economically and even culturally-the United States of America has always been chary of internationalism.
- Spurt Of Terror In The Valley (Pioneer, N K Pant, Aug 21, 2001)
The post Vajpayee-Musharraf summit days have witnessed a spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
- Remembering Rajiv (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 21, 2001)
Had Rajiv Gandhi not been murdered by terrorists — who, in turn, benefited from the government’s failure to provide him with the security he needed — 10 years ago, he would have been 57.
- For A 'Framework' Of Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2001)
THE POLITICAL WILL and even determination being exuded by both India and Pakistan to move beyond the controversies of the recent Agra summit suggests a shared sense of diplomatic urgency.
- Jammu On The Brink (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Aug 21, 2001)
THE KILLINGS of Hindus in the Jammu region should not be dismissed as stray terrorist acts of desperate militants.
- Decade Of Reforms -- Where Do We Go From Here (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 21, 2001)
THE one area where India can take legitimate pride as a leader in world development relates to information technology.
- Faceless And Dying (Hindustan Times, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Aug 20, 2001)
I HAVE travelled within Afghanistan and witnessed the reality of the life of that nation. As a film-maker (based in Iran), I have produced two feature films on Afghanistan: The Cyclist (1988) and Kandahar (2001).
- Sabotaging Good Intentions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S Foreign Office has thrown a spanner in the works by insidiously criticising Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s full account of the intent, purpose, course and consequence of the Agra summit.
- Don't Throw Stones, General (Pioneer, Maninderjit Singh Bitta, Aug 20, 2001)
There was yet another headline in the newspapers on August 5, when 15 Hindus were killed in Doda.
- Multilateralism Is The Worst Trading System, Bar All Others (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Aug 20, 2001)
IT’S a peculiarly Indian trait. We hate home truths.
- India, U.S. On The Same Side (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 19. It can no longer be seen either as an accident or a passing phase of ``irrational exuberance''.
- Politics Of Voodoo (Hindustan Times, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 20, 2001)
THE UNIVERSITY Grants Commission’s Chairman, Hari Gautam, must have been born under a lucky star. In saner times, a man with such weird ideas about the ‘science’ of astrology would not have climbed so high up the greasy pole.
- J&k Crisis Is Not Only A Law And Order Problem (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 19, 2001)
IT is astonishing that a politician of Mr L. K. Advani’s experience and maturity should have succumbed to pressure from his own partymen as well as the Opposition to extend the Armed Forces (J & K) Special Powers Act of 1990 to the Jammu area.
- Finally Riding Tiger, And Sitting Pretty (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Aug 19, 2001)
ITS TIES with a long-standing electoral partner may be under strain, but the BJP is not worried.
- Totems Of Nationhood (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 19, 2001)
Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine is not the only monument that disturbs people.
- The Need For A Paradigm Shift In Defence (Tribune, Avinash Prem, Aug 19, 2001)
THE constant refrain of our leadership ever since independence has been, “There is no sacrifice too great that the nation will not make to ensure that the armed forces are equipped with the best equipment, having the latest technology.
- 'Hindu Militancy' In The Northeast (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Aug 19, 2001)
The construction of a Hindu national identity predicates on the notion that there is a clear understanding of what is "Hindu" and indeed what is "nationalism".
- Mr Vajpayee's Performances (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 18, 2001)
IT IS being said the Prime Minister's performance in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday was of vintage quality and that, more importantly, it should be interpreted as a signal to the nation that he is not a spent force.
- Agra’s Bitter Aftertaste (Hindustan Times, K.R. Malkani, Aug 18, 2001)
The Agra summit has left a lingering bad taste in the mouth. The Indian government had originally taken the position that there would be no India-Pakistan talks until cross-border terrorism ended.
- Ye Voh Vajpayee To Nahin (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 18, 2001)
BY my bed always lies a book of poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. I had it bound in black leather after he signed it for me in March 1980 when he was in Delhi and I met him for an interview.
- 'Hindu Militancy' In The Northeast (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Aug 18, 2001)
The construction of a Hindu national identity predicates on the notion that there is a clear understanding of what is "Hindu" and indeed what is "nationalism".
- ‘The State Is Tied Up In Knots’ (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Aug 18, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S most influential weekly, The Friday Times, has taken Gen Pervez Musharraf to task.
- Last Stretch At Race Course Road (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 18, 2001)
FINALLY, the prime minister is talking. But does it really matter?
- Indonesia: Which Way Will It Go? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2001)
A woman has come to power in Indonesia! This is a major event for Islam, for Asia and for the world. Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world and the most populous Muslim nation.
- Time To Discard The Soft State Image (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 17, 2001)
IN my last column I stated that the Vajpayee government lacked political will to tackle terrorism and other pressing socio-economic problems.
- Is India Not Interested In Asia? (Pioneer, Purnendra Jain, Aug 17, 2001)
At the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting held late last month in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, 22 countries of Asia Pacific were represented.
- There Is No Game Plan (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Aug 17, 2001)
THIRTY years ago, an American journalist went to interview Chairman Mao. ‘‘Mr Chairman,’’ he asked the Communist dictator, ‘‘What do you think was the historic consequence of the French Revolution?’’
- The Consummate Equivocator (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2001)
Some lies are hard to nail. It has taken more than two years for one such lie, a colossal one at that, to be nailed.
- Hell Out Of Heaven (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2001)
The unprecedented security, and violent incidents, that both preceded and followed the Independence Day celebrations, especially in Kashmir and Delhi, are a clear indication of Pakistan's renewed attempts to blackmail India through a proxy war.
- Democracy Calling (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2001)
The announcement of Pakistan’s president, General Pervez Musharraf, that elections will be held in Pakistan in October next year has been widely welcomed by civil society groups in the country.
- For Muslims, Faith Has Died (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 17, 2001)
Faith in Panditji as ‘one of us’ lulled Muslims into unshakeable faith in the Congress.
- Same Concerns, Different Views (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 16. Quite a coincidence that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, found themselves touching upon an identical agenda in their addresses on the Independence Day functions.
- Agra And After (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 16, 2001)
During a recent seminar held in the Capital by the Indian Council of World Affairs, there was an interesting mix of speakers.
- The Rand Corporation Report (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 16, 2001)
HISTORY has a strange way of repeating itself when Republican Administrations assume office in Washington.
- Zealously Guarding Their Turf (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Aug 16, 2001)
It is all a matter of perspective. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena relationship has turned acrimonious not because the former suddenly feels embarrassed by Hindutva or regards Sharad Pawar as a more reliable ally.
- Towards A Happier Northeast (Hindu, Murkot Ramunny, Aug 16, 2001)
DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN'S words have to be remembered today, ``Look backwards and live forwards''.
- Errant Rand Gets Real About India (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 16, 2001)
History has a strange way of repeating itself when Republican Administrations assume office in Washington.
- From The Ramparts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 16, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee seems to have delivered his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
- Familiar Rhetoric (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2001)
IN KEEPING WITH recent tradition, this year's Independence Day address by the Prime Minister devoted considerable attention to the Kashmir problem, which arguably was the major focus.
- Trade As Strategy: Chinese Lessons (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 16, 2001)
CONSIDER THE following paradox: China is a closed society with an open mind and India is an open society with a closed mind.
- A Dictator’s Democracy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 16, 2001)
It is hard to say what General Pervez Musharraf would like to be remembered for.
- When Indians Chanted Pakistan Zindabad (The Economic Times, Salil Mishra, Aug 16, 2001)
THE VAJPAYEE-MUSHARRAF talks ended possibly the only way they could.
- Eloquence With Daggers Drawn (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 15, 2001)
Pervez Musharraf is quite adept at speaking his heart out, at least what is convenient to his ideology-a single-minded obsession to rule Pakistan with an iron hand.
- How The Government Turned A Pipeline Into A Pipe Dream (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Aug 15, 2001)
HO ho ho ho — that just about summarises the reaction in December 1999, when I wrote about the prospect of building a pipeline to carry natural gas from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- 54 Years After Independence: An Open Society, Nothing More (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 15, 2001)
As India enters its 55th year of Independence, it can proudly take credit for sustaining an open society. But there is no other achievement without blemish.
- Time To Shelve A New Wto Round (The Economic Times, Raatnakar Adhikari, Aug 15, 2001)
STAKES are high at the Doha ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation. Members are yet to agree on some of the major issues, but the time is running out.
- Zealously Guarding Their Turf (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Aug 15, 2001)
It is all a matter of perspective. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena relationship has turned acrimonious not because the former suddenly feels embarrassed by Hindutva or regards Sharad Pawar as a more reliable ally.
- Fundamental Mistake, Historical Blunder (Tribune, V.S. Dharma Kumar, Aug 15, 2001)
“A fundamental mistake”. That was how Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, the greatest of India’s Muslim leaders, described the Partition of India on October 23, 1947. Many in both countries today agree that Partition was a historical blunder.
- West Asia In A Simmer (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 15, 2001)
WITH Palestine suicide bombers striking in Haifa and Jerusalem, and Israel carrying out target assassinations and seizing the Palestinian office.
- The Polity (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 14, 2001)
IN THE midst of fast changing political developments, at times with sudden, unexpected twists, there is a danger of people and parties losing sight of the direction the polity is heading in.
- Jaswant Becomes A Swayamsevak? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. The old adage says ``a picture is worth a thousand words''.
- 'Your Words Become Bullets In Us Guns' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2001)
Salah Al-Mukhtar, Iraq's Ambassador to India, responds to the series of reports in The Pioneer datelined Kuwait.
- Acid Test In The Face Of Acid Attacks (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 14, 2001)
The acid attack on four young Muslim women in Srinagar last Wednesday by an unknown militant outfit, and the swift compliance by women of all ages on the issue of wearing the chadar (head-dress) in public, has introduced a new menace in the Valley.
- Joined In Pain (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 14, 2001)
AUGUST 14. I recall that day vividly. Even after 54 years, every detail is etched on my mind. We were living at Sialkot with my parents and two brothers, one older than me and the other younger. We had no intention to leave town.
- 2001 Census: Encouraging And Discouraging Features (Business Line, Ruddar Datt , Aug 14, 2001)
INDIA accounts for a meagre 2.4 per cent of world surface area of 135.79 million sq km, yet it supports and sustains a whopping 16.7 per cent of the world population.
- Box Populi (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 13, 2001)
This is something which ought to have happened a long time ago.
- Deaf Dialogue (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2001)
The outcome of the meeting of the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan at Colombo was predictable.
- Grandstanding General (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Aug 13, 2001)
Media victories are ephemeral - while they provide an immediate sense of achievement, the impact fades with time.
- The Way Forward On Kashmir (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2001)
WE SEEM to have arrived at yet another defining moment in our collective effort to persuade the people of Kashmir that their interests are best served by remaining affiliated to the Indian Union rather than anything else.
- Kashmir’s Taliban (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 13, 2001)
There appear to be no limits to the extent to which fanatical groups can go in pursuit of their creed of intolerance.
- Circle Of Unreason (Hindustan Times, Balraj Puri, Aug 13, 2001)
L.K. Advani has threatened to crush insurgency in the Valley with an iron hand.
- Let The Youth Resolve J & K Problem (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Aug 12, 2001)
IN spite of all the post-summit wringing of hands among certain commentators, I think that among the ordinary people of Pakistan and India there has been a surge of optimism and hope.
- Using Bin Laden As Geopolitical Tool (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2001)
While the US is making common cause with members of the Commonwealth of Independent States threatened by the export of terrorism from Afghanistan, and is trying to seize Osama bin Laden.
- India Trapped In 'Talks' Vortex (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Aug 12, 2001)
In his column, 'Human Voices' (August 5), Gautam Siddharth writes that it was ludicrous to have invited the "tin-pot" next door for talks and it would be even more absurd if his invitation is accepted by Prime Minister Vajpayee.
- Poll Pains (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 12, 2001)
Even as the people of Pakistan were busy electing representatives to local bodies, sectarian violence reached serious proportions.
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