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Articles 12721 through 12768 of 12768:
- Our Defensive Mindset (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
K.F. Rustamji in a lead article in The Tribune (August 1, 2001), “Being always on the defensive won’t pay” on General Musharraf and the Kashmir issue has thrown a poser:
- Debate On Terrorism: The Missing Angle (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Aug 11, 2001)
THE recent killing of six high-profile individuals, including a former Foreign Minister and another prominent politician, in Karachi and elsewhere at the hands of extremists has led to a fresh debate on the scourge of terrorism.
- What Is Going On, Mr Advani? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
LAST week in my mail arrived an unsigned letter which I reproduce because I believe it reflects growing public anger at the government’s apparent inability to deal with terrorism.
- Seeking Indo-Pakistan Settlements (Hindu, K. Shankar Bajpai , Aug 11, 2001)
WHAT CAN possibly remain to say about Agra? Simply that it should not be viewed, as in endless commentaries, as part of a continuum, much less a new beginning, but as an ending.
- Trembling Before Dissent (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 11, 2001)
A TOTALITARIAN State is an insomniac. It can never sleep and let its guard down.
- Enemy Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2001)
Reputation can sometimes become a liability. The Union home minister, Mr L.K. Advani, is perhaps realizing this much to his dismay.
- India Trapped In 'Talks' Vortex (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Aug 11, 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.
- Using Bin Laden As Geopolitical Tool (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2001)
While the US is making common cause with members of the Commonwealth of Independent States threatened by the export of terrorism from Afghanistan.
- Crack The Code (Hindustan Times, Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad, Aug 10, 2001)
THE LASHKAR-e-Tayyeba militants responsible for the Red Fort attack were running a cybercafe and using electronic mail to receive instructions from abroad.
- Government Lacks Political Will (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 10, 2001)
A number of disgusted and angry persons ask me: what is the Government of India's policy on Kashmir? How can we tackle Pakistan and pin it down for spreading terrorism in the valley and beyond while pursuing soft policies towards Islamabad?
- Disturbed Enough To Act? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2001)
THE latest incidents of killing of civilians belonging to the minority community in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan-trained groups of terrorists has forced the Centre to exercise the last option available to it.
- Valley Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2001)
It is now clear that the hope that the Agra summit would lead to a modicum of peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir was misplaced.
- The World, According To Mea (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 10, 2001)
IT would be a pity if lessons were not learnt from the media’s experience at the Agra summit. It has now been commonly recognised that this was the first summit covered to saturation point by TV.
- An Act That Disturbed Many In Jammu And Kashmir (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Aug 10, 2001)
What difference will it make on the ground?’’ asked Union Home Minister L. K. Advani when a group of villagers asked him to declare Doda a disturbed area three years ago.
- The Wages Of Delay (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 10, 2001)
There is an element of deja vu about the four-month extension granted to Justice K Venkataswami Commission of inquiry whose term would otherwise have ended on July 24.
- Can India's Growth Be Faster? (Hindu, Gilbert Etienne , Aug 10, 2001)
DATA ON GDP and GDP growth are doubtful, even in the most advanced countries.
- Downgrades In India’s Rating Outlook (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Aug 10, 2001)
We are in excellent company in the rating league table. Our peer group countries in the Ba2/BB rating include Colombia, Guatemala, Belize, Fiji Islands, Costa Rica, and Kazakhstan.
- Heroin, Taliban And Pakistan (Business Line, B. Raman , Aug 10, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S illegal heroin economy has kept its legitimate economy sustained since 1990 and prevented its collapse.
- Washington Is Listening (Hindustan Times, J. N. Dixit , Aug 10, 2001)
THE NEW US ambassador, Robert Blackwill, arrived in New Delhi on July 27. He has experience as a career foreign service officer and was a political campaign strategist for the Republican Party for more than a decade.
- How To Deal With Massacres In J&k (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Aug 09, 2001)
IN the last few days, jihadis from across the border have carried out massacres of innocent Hindus in the remote villages of Doda.
- The Clash Of Civilisations? (Hindustan Times, Ameena A. Saeed, Aug 09, 2001)
HOW DID Pakistanis living in America view the Pakistan-India conflict and the media hyped summit?
- Post-Agra Message From Pakistan (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 09, 2001)
IT is high time to put an end to what Mr G.Parthasarathy, former High Commissioner to Pakistan, calls the “Musharraf mania”.
- Unanswered Questions (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 09, 2001)
It’s official. The Agra Summit collapsed because of two words. The first was ‘‘cross-border terrorism’’.
- Killing Fields Of Kashmir (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Aug 09, 2001)
A MONTH after the Agra summit, the need is to examine as to where India and Pakistan go from the impasse which occurred in the city of the Taj.
- Vajpayee’s Little Drama (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Aug 09, 2001)
The little theatrical act staged by the prime minister at the executive committee of his party was well-crafted.
- Siachen Can Be Solved By Formally Demarcating India, Pakistan Positions (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Aug 09, 2001)
While Pakistan continues to harp on the UN Resolutions on Kashmir, it has not carried out its part of the implementation, says Maroof Raza, a military analyst.
- For Sustainable Talks With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 09, 2001)
THE FIRM PLEDGE by the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to pursue a process of dialogue with Pakistan is certainly a welcome sign of salutary diplomacy.
- One Down, Captain? (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Aug 09, 2001)
THE Indian team, they say, reflects the spirit of India. I entirely agree but not quite in the sense that pundits normally mean it. Imagine the plight of the Indian captain.
- Vajpayee And Nehru (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 08, 2001)
The brief drama over the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's offer of resignation is now generally treated as closed.
- The New Axis (Hindustan Times, Bhishma Narayan Singh, Aug 08, 2001)
I visited China recently on the invitation of the government of China. India and China, the two largest developing countries, share a lot of common interests.
- Misplaced Euphoria (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 08, 2001)
It has become a cliché to say nowadays that relations between India and the United States have been transformed beyond recognition.
- What’s Behind Vajpayee’s Volte-Face On Musharraf? (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 08, 2001)
If a Prime Minister says he is not under pressure and then goes on to offer his resignation within 24 hours, what should people infer? Hardliners in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been needling Atal Bihari Vajpayee for a long time.
- Vajpayee's Moment For Introspection (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 08, 2001)
CALL it drama or real fatigue-cum-frustration, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's threat to quit the country's top job has created jitters in many quarters, including the BJP itself.
- Saarc: Inside & Outside (Hindu, Anil Nauriya , Aug 07, 2001)
CHINA IS reported to have expressed a desire to join the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
- Peace Assurances (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2001)
THE assurance given by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to a group of 300 "Muslim clergy, academics, lawyers and others" that the peace process initiated by him would continue is a welcomeiteration of a rather repetitive but genuine stand.
- Line Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
Neither excessive optimism nor sheer folly can be adequate excuse for the hope that the militants in the Kashmir valley will change their spots.
- Musharraf At Home And On The Road (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 06, 2001)
Two structures — grand, glamorous and hugely wasteful — symbolize the interregnum over which Pervez Musharraf presides at home.
- The U.S. Stake In South Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2001)
MS. CHRISTINA ROCCA, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, has scrupulously followed the normative rules of a ``familiarisation tour'' during her visit to this region.
- U.S. N-Assistance To India, Pak.? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 06, 2001)
BANGKOK, AUG. 5. Will the United States, after years of opposing the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan, now try and ensure that their nuclear arsenals remain safe and secure?
- Battle Inside The Gates (Hindustan Times, Jaya Jaitly, Aug 06, 2001)
Among the dismaying headlines that followed General Pervez Musharraf’s return to Pakistan were “15 innocents gunned down in Doda”, “Amarnath pilgrims attacked — three policemen killed”.
- Vajpayee’s Surgery And Agra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 05, 2001)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has recently been under great pressure, physically and mentally. Immediately after his kneecap surgery, he played host to President Musharraf involving intense dialogue.
- Powell Goes Calling... On Friends And Foes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Differences over missile defence could well dictate the future of strategic relationships in the Asia-Pacific. Amit Baruah on Gen. Colin Powell's just-concluded tour of the region.
- ‘Centre Is Very Casual In Its Approach To N-E’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
ASSAM Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has completed 11 weeks in office, is a seasoned politician.
- Handling Kashmir (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 04, 2001)
GEN. PERVEZ Musharraf comes from a culture that has irrevocable faith in one, and only one, God. It is natural for him to target one single issue to the exclusion of all others.
- With Malice Towards One And All: Monsoon Cloudburst (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 04, 2001)
ONE EXPECTS a lot of thunder, lightning and rain during Parliament’s monsoon session — this one coming after the Agra summit and the multi-crore fiddling with investments made by 20 million middle-income earners.
- Lengthening Shadow Of Sectarian Violence (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Aug 04, 2001)
In Pakistan sectarian violence is taking a heavy toll and the military dictator, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is unable to control it.
- For The Love Of Liquor And Women (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 04, 2001)
The retired chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, Ranjit Singh Narula, tells me as gently as he can to give up drinking.
- Dealing With Nepal, Our Neighbour (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Aug 03, 2001)
WE cannot do good to Nepal for it will suspect our goodwill. Nor can we be indifferent to that country for that will confirm what it has always thought of us — that we are not sincere. So how do we deal with this country?
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