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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Special Plans For Gandhi Jayanti (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Indian missions abroad will celebrate Gandhi Jayanti in a special manner to mark the first observance of the International Day of Non-Violence on October two this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
- Karat’S Boomerang (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 28, 2007)
All actions have unintended consequences. CPM leader Prakash Karat’s main objective in threatening to pull down the Manmohan Singh government on the nuclear issue was to break the gathering momentum behind the Indo-US partnership.
- How World Was Hammered (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
By a quirk of history, India appeared on the Bolshevik horizon soon after the Russian Revolution. Vladimir Lenin, having engineered the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, envisaged uprising of the proletariat on a global scale. In pursuit of this . . . .
- India Builds School, Cardiac Centre In Gaza (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The Indian government is constructing a boys school named after its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and a cardiac surgery centre in Gaza, which is now under the control of the Islamic group, Hamas.
- Armed Forces At 60 (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Aug 27, 2007)
Sixty years after Independence, India’s armed forces are the fourth largest in the world though size, as the Chinese have learnt and we have not, does not convert into operational élan.
- Nehru Era Had “Echoes” Of The Raj (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 25, 2007)
New book says India’s first Prime Minister ended up perpetuating the “continuities” with the British Raj.
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- No Attempt To Isolate China, Says Us Admiral (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Days ahead of the extended Malabar naval exercise involving five nations including the US, a top US military official has ruled out any underlying objective of forming a regional grouping to corner China.
- Left Angry Over Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2007)
I WISH the Left had made national development, not the Indo-US nuclear deal, an issue for parting ways with the ruling Congress.
- They Have Failed India (Pioneer, Jaya Jaitly, Aug 25, 2007)
The rot began with Indira Gandhi and is irreversible. Now, in the same month that we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Independence, the Left-Congress combine is reviving that infamy.
- Fat’S The Way The Cookie Crumbles (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Mon Dieu! What an almighty flab, er flap, over a picture that might have been doctored to hide French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s bulges around the waist.
- Abe Brings Grandfather’S Legacy To House (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Fifty years ago, Nobusuke Kishi was the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit India. Then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru introduced him at a grand civic reception as “the Prime Minister of Japan, a country I hold in great esteem”.
- Quratulain Hyder, Urdu’S Greatest Novelist (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 23, 2007)
Quratulain Hyder (1927-2007) passed away at the age of 80 in New Delhi and was buried at the cemetery of Jamia Millia Islamia University where she had taught for a while.
- No Thank You, America (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Organiser columnist M.V. Kamat says the only question one needs to ask before signing the 123 agreement with the US is, “Can we trust America?” And, “The plain and simple answer is: We can’t.”
- Abe Presents Vision Of A ‘Broader Asia’ (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Aug 23, 2007)
Seven years after Bill Clinton spoke in Parliament to a tumultuous reception, it was the turn of another overseas head of state, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to address a joint session of Parliament during which he set out his vision of . . . . .
- Centres Of Excellence To Treat Children With Aids: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The government has approved seven centres of excellence across the country for treating children affected with HIV/AIDS.
- Sharing The Coupe With Feroze (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 23, 2007)
In the late fifties, my husband, a railway officer, was posted at Lucknow in a senior position. Since I worked in Delhi, it meant my having to commute between Delhi and Lucknow frequently.
- One Cut To Size, Another Facing The Samurai (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 22, 2007)
When Manmohan Singh cedes the floor to Shinzo Abe in a joint session of Parliament tomorrow, the Japanese Prime Minister cannot but reflect on the uncanny parallel back home.
- Left Not Ready To Wait Indefinitely (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 22, 2007)
As the UPA Government is yet to respond officially to the Left's objections on the India-US nuclear deal, the Left parties on Tuesday gave a clear indication that they were not prepared to wait indefinitely.
- ‘Independent Foreign Policy In Danger’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Tuesday that the independent foreign policy of the country was in danger as the Manmohan Singh government was drifting more and more into a strategic alliance with the United States.
- Some More Promises From Red Fort (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 22, 2007)
Dr Manmohan Singh, when he was Finance Minister under P. V. Narasimha Rao, led the break-away from the Nehruvian era of the licence-permit-quota Raj and began the process of economic reforms, liberalisation and globalisation in India.
- Celebrated Novelist Qurratulain Hyder Dead (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Aug 22, 2007)
Celebrated Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder, 80, died here on Tuesday following complications from an old breathing problem.
- Safeguarding Civil Public Discourse (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2007)
One cardinal feature that distinguishes the bygone era of about 40-50 years ago from the present one is the scrupulous adherence in those far-off days to high standards and decencies in public discourse.
- A Beautiful Politician (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 22, 2007)
TARKESHWARI SINHA stepped out of college to step into the portals of Parliament House where for 19 years she spread radiance of a kind the august institution had seldom been accustomed to.
- Let The People Decide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2007)
The prime minister has said the 123 agreement is in the best interests of the nation, and posterity will vindicate his position. But why should he wait till posterity, asks .
- Abe To Lead Huge Biz Entourage To India (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
'Natural ally' seen as key counterbalance on many fronts to rising China
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- Was Partition Our Destiny? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2007)
Partition created two independent sovereign states of Pakistan and India on August 14 and 15, 1947, respectively.
- Our New Constitution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2007)
It was the 9th of December, 1946.
- Pm’S Critics Sound Like Lawyers (Indian Express, Ajit Bhattacharjea , Aug 21, 2007)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh needs all the support he can get to maintain the lakshman rekha he has drawn against the challenge to the Indo-US nuclear deal that he and his advisors have drafted so ingeniously.
- Horror Of '47 Revisited (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Aug 21, 2007)
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been a history of India from the time the British left the country to Jawaharlal Nehru's death, written with such openness, insight and daring as Alex Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
- Looking For Elusive Peace (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 21, 2007)
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition. Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have been expressed on the subject.
- Men Of Straw (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 21, 2007)
During the discussion on the Act that gave India independence, Winston Churchill said, "Power will go into hands of rascals, rogues and freebooters. Not a bottle of water, not a loaf of bread shall escape taxation.
- The Red Blunders (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Aug 21, 2007)
If nationalism, as the historian Jack Gallagher was fond of quipping, devours its parents, communism consumes its own ideology.
- South Asia's Schizophrenic Twins (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Reading through the various valedictory, overly critical and self-congratulatory articles on 60 years of independence for India and Pakistan this week, it becomes apparent that the media largely lack the courage to discuss the main issues . . . .
- Last Train From Pakistan (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Aug 20, 2007)
In the past 60 years, I have never celebrated Independence Day. Nor will I do so in future as, to me, this day signifies a day of mourning.
- All Spirit And Grace (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 20, 2007)
In snooty circles, Bihar continues to be at the receiving end of derisive comments.
- Horror Of '47 Revisited (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Aug 20, 2007)
One can say with utter confidence that there has never been a history of India from the time the British left the country to Jawaharlal Nehru's death, written with such openness, insight and daring as Alex Von Tunzelmann's Indian Summer.
- Looking For Elusive Peace (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 20, 2007)
Many volumes have been written on the subject of Partition. Broadly, two opposite viewpoints have been expressed on the subject.
- Left Falls Out With Congress (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 20, 2007)
Independence Day is always special, and after 60 years we must reflect on the past, live in the present and think of the future.
- Indian Secularism Has A Long Way To Go (Singapore Times, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 18, 2007)
It is a straight question which should have been addressed long ago.
- Secularism Has A Long Way To Go (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 18, 2007)
IT is a straight question which should have been addressed long ago.
- Aid Worker Diary: Indian Floods (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
In India, as flood waters recede, aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments are stepping up their efforts to help the thousands who have lost homes, livestock and livelihoods.
- Confrontation Is Bad For Coalition Politics (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2007)
Independence Day is always special, and after 60 years we must reflect on the past, live in the present and think of the future.
- ‘Press Should Respond To New Challenges’ (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Aug 18, 2007)
Indian newspapers have “performed invaluable democratic functions somewhat better than the other news media” since Independence. However, journalism, especially the print media, “needs to respond better than it is doing today in India to the . . . . .
- ‘If It Were China, They Would Have Settled It With One Bullet In His (Pm’S) Head’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2007)
What some of us knew was bound to happen has happened. The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has over the years been keeping with himself what he thought was his big secret — a secret between himself and Bush, which has now come in the open.
- Freedom Of The Imagination (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Aug 18, 2007)
As anniversaries go this was a big one. So whoever thought of putting together the cultural programme in Parliament’s Central Hall this Independence Day probably did so with the best intentions.
- Where Have All The Heroes Gone? (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Aug 18, 2007)
Desperately Seeking People of Substance. That should be the strapline of India at 60.
- Marx And The Revolution (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
In this article, which is an excerpt from one published in People's Democracy, the CPI(M) mouthpiece, an attempt has been made to construct the "class character" of the 1857 uprising using typical Marxian verbose
- Mark It To Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2007)
India's Left-Liberal elite is celebrating the discovery of more and more 'articles' and 'letters' written by Karl Marx in support of the Indian cause in 1857.
- Lies Become Truth (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Leftist historians are using their clout with Government and media to establish Karl Marx as a supporter of the Indian people during the 1857 revolt.
- Church On Warpath (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2007)
The Christians, especially Catholics, of Kerala have been on the warpath against the CPI(M)-led LDF Government for more than a month now for the regime's education policies.
- Tolerance Under Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
The reactions to the attack on Taslima Nasreen by MIM MLAs and cadre in Hyderabad on August 9 have been along predictable lines.
- Raj, In Good Part (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
JAITHIRTH RAO’S piece, ‘Requiem for the Raj’ (IE, August 15) may have touched a raw nerve in some persons who think the British Raj was an unmitigated disaster.
- Over A Cup Of Tea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
A Hindi dignitary of Tanjore has decided to present Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with a golden sceptre.
- Target Upa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
This week’s Organiser has a special theme — ‘UPA undermining India’.
- Seat Of Knowledge (Frontline, Ramesh Susarla, Aug 17, 2007)
ACHARYA Nagarjuna University, situated in the Krishna delta region of coastal Andhra Pradesh, completes 31 years on September 11. The university derives its name from Acharya Nagarjuna, the propounder of Mahayana Buddhism.
- The Cia Papers - I (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 17, 2007)
A CIA Staff Study published in May on the Sino-Indian border dispute (1959-62) throws neglected light on relations between the two countries.
- Deal Of Triumph (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2007)
It will be ironic if on the sixtieth anniversary of independence, India snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. This is what the two extremes of Indian politics — the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party — would like . . .
- The Luck Of The Draw (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 16, 2007)
People, including prime ministers, rise to the level of their responsibilities.
- Indian Identity Is Forged In Diversity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2007)
When India celebrated the 49th anniversary of its independence from British rule in 1996, its then prime minister, HD Deve Gowda, stood at the ramparts of Delhi’s Red Fort and delivered the traditional independence day address to the nation.
- Uninspiring Speech (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
There was a time when people would look forward to the Prime Minister's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day.
- Real Heroes Are Unsung (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 16, 2007)
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Independence, it's time to remember the forgotten heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country at the borders, in Jammu & Kashmir and in the North-East.
- India Marks 60th Anniversary: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh marked the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule by urging the country to work harder to free itself from the shackles of poverty, ignorance and disease.
- Caution Against ‘Balkanisation Of The Mind’ And Graft (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
Sixty years after Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst with destiny” speech, the country’s senior-most leadership converged in the very same Hall of Parliament on Wednesday evening to redeem that pledge.
- The India-Pak Consensus: Can’T Let Past Stalk Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2007)
Now that the official celebrations of nationhood are over, one can be forgiven for asking a provocative question: should we be celebrating nations and nationalisms in this part of the world? If you ask Ashis Nandy, perhaps the most notable . . . .
- In The Shadow Of Freedom Struggle (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 16, 2007)
Sixty years is a long time in the life of an individual. But for a nation it represents nothing more than the stepping out of childhood. How has the independent Indian nation, born in 1947, fared in such a short span?
- Promises To Keep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2007)
India’s continuing success as a parliamentary democracy is inspiring. Equally remarkable is its arrival as an emerging world power in a short span of time, an accomplishment that has exceeded the most optimistic expectations.
- At 60, The Political Culture Needs Renewal Statecraft (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 16, 2007)
Notwithstanding the current fashionable anti-political class biases, the political parties and leaders have, for most part, succeeded in deepening the constitutional system’s legitimacy. But now they have to attend to restoring the political . . . .
- Science Education In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2007)
Science should emerge as something alive, fallible, and therefore exciting.
- Ties That Bind 1857 And 1947 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2007)
The year 2007 is special in that it marks both the 150th anniversary of the first war of Indian independence and the 60th anniversary of achieving it.
- India Celebrates Turning 60 (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has urged for a war on poverty at a ceremony to mark 60 years of independence from British rule.
- The Price Of Success (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
“A NEW star rises ... a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materialises.”
- Building Energy Security (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 14, 2007)
On May 11 and 13, 1998, the Bharatiya Janata Party government exploded five nuclear bombs underground.
- Sunset, Sunrise: The Dramatic Birth Of Modern India (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Today, India is the world's most populous democracy, with a fast-growing economy that stamps Mohandas Gandhi's face on every 10 rupee note.
- The Making Of A Miracle (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
One early morning in Bangalore - at about six, before the traffic thickened and made the timing of any cross-town journey the subject of doubting speculation - an enterprising young man called Arun Pai took me in his car to the edge of the Karnataka Golf
- Why I Put My Money On The Elephant Over The Dragon (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
With the sixtieth anniversary of independence, enthusiasm for India in the West is at an all-time high.
- Death Of The Small Town (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
In 1993 I spent a year travelling around India, researching a book about small towns.
- The Best And Worst Of Times (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The journey to Mangu Singh's family home from India's capital takes only two hours, but it's a trip to a different planet.
- Illusions And Reality (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Aug 14, 2007)
At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." These historic words, spoken by Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14-15, 1947, have their own fascination.
- Master-Slave Treaty: Amar Singh (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Every patriotic Indian has collectively boycotted the Prime Minister’s speech, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Monday told reporters outside Parliament.
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