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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 3108:
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- Bangla Policy Is Out Of Kilter (Indian Express, SARADINDU MUKHERJI, Nov 15, 2005)
It sometimes appears amateurish when our South Asia ‘experts’, both within and outside South Block, try to structure Indo-Bangladesh relations on the time-honoured parameters of mutual respect, sensitivity, trade, and cultural exchange.
- Teen Tryst With Philatelic History (Telegraph, SUDESHNA BANERJEE, Nov 15, 2005)
This Children’s Day, a city girl has stamped her name on philatelic fame. A sketch by Pallavi Majumder, a Class VIII student of Bidya Bharati Girls’ High School, ...
- The Profile Does Not Match (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 15, 2005)
In a new age Congress, neither Natwar Singh nor his anachronistic foreign policy is likely to find support, writes Mahesh Rangarajan
- ’89 Kidnapping Of Rubaiya Sayeed Staged: Ex-Militant (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 15, 2005)
A former militant commander has alleged as “stage-managed” the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, that triggered a chain of events leading mass uprising and then militancy in Held Kashmir.
- Kharge Tells Jd(s) Leaders To Keep Quiet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Stung by criticism by the JD(S) over the policies of the UPA government, KPCC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked his coalition party leaders to “keep their mouth shut” if they wanted to continue with the alliance.
- Protest, Clashes Greet Manmohan At Jnu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Fierce scenes greeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as protest by Left students ended in clashes among rival groups and with police, here on Monday.
- Kharge Blames Sindhia For Metro Rail Delay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
'The Cabinet is yet to discuss a note from the Centre'
Sindhia told to explain the State Government's stand to the Centre
The Congress wants a Cabinet discussion on the project
Deve Gowda urged not to criticise Centre's economic policies
- Denmark "Rediscovering" India As Equal Partner (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Nov 15, 2005)
Many opportunities for close cooperation between the two countries: Danish Permanent Secretary
- Student Unions: Time For A Rethink? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 15, 2005)
Organised as formal unions or not, students helped India win Independence and now they fight for many social and community causes. Of course, one does not come across an agitation by them to improve academic standards.
- Universally Dismal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 14, 2005)
The comrades in the party office must be enjoying a quiet chuckle over the Unesco report that reveals that the quality of primary education in the country is uniformly dismal.
- Children's Day Special (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
We celebrate children's day every year on Nehru's birthday on 14th November. Yet the children are going astray, increasingly taking to drugs and crimes.
- Remembering Nehru (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 14, 2005)
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth on 14th No-vember, 1889 in Allahabad, Pt Nehru the Ist. Prime Minister of India was the real architect of democracy.
- Saarc Summit: The Same Old Predictable Shuffle? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 14, 2005)
The opening day of the 13th summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Pm And Super Pm-Sonia Gandhi In Indian Politics (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Caricatures and cartoons make us smile or chuckle because we recognise truth in them.
- Atomic Energy Act And Safety (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 13, 2005)
An updated Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Atomic Energy Bill 1948, in the Constituent Assembly of India (Legislative) on April 6, 1948. During 1947, there were rumours that the Travancore Duisrbar had entered into an agreement with the British . . .
- A Flawed Un Programme (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 13, 2005)
Reactions to the oil-for-food scandal have so far focussed on establishing the guilt or innocence of those mentioned in the Volcker Report.
- The Volcker Fallout (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Nov 13, 2005)
If history remembers Natwar Singh, even as a footnote, it will be for the disgraceful manner of his exit from the Ministry of External Affairs. Had he resigned on day one he would have been remembered as the last of our Cold War foreign ministers.
- Assessing Vajpayee-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 13, 2005)
Atal Behari Vajpayee, mentored by Shyama Prasad Mookerjee himself, became Prime Minister of India for less than a fortnight in 1996, then again in 1998 and again in 1999 and remained so until he was voted out in 2004.
- Saarc: Implications Of Afghan Membership (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Nov 13, 2005)
With Afghanistan’s entry into the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation a foregone conclosion, one hopes Islamabad has considered what the full implications of that country’s membership of this regional grouping could mean . . .
- Mumbai Can't Forget, Forgive Dec 12 (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
More than 11 years have passed, but the survivors of the serial blasts that rocked Mumbai on December 12, 1993, say they cannot forget and forgive.
- The Pm's Position (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 12, 2005)
ON THURSDAY, the former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L. K. Advani, said that Dr Manmohan Singh was "the weakest among all the Prime Ministers of India".
- "A Role Model For Generations Of Indian Diplomats" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian Foreign Service Association (IFSA) and officers of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday placed on record their deep and sincere appreciation of the services rendered by the former President, K. R. Narayanan, to the country and his "...
- Common Man’S President (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 11, 2005)
Would he grant an interview? I was a little sceptical as his name had just been announced as a candidate for the post of Vice-President.
- Compassion At The Top (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 11, 2005)
K.R. Narayanan could always see the point of view of those disagreeing with him. He never lost his good humour either.
- K. R. Narayanan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2005)
IN the death of Kocheril Raman Narayanan, India has lost one of its great sons. He will be remembered as a man of many parts, who left a lasting impression on everything he did.
- Why It’S China Versus Maoism? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Nov 10, 2005)
Two recent gestures by the People’s Republic of China took the Indian Communists by surprise.
- Criminal Neglect (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 10, 2005)
Some heads must roll
It is more than shameful. The proposal for a new athletics facility for the 2010 Commonwealth Games because “we are told that the cost of renovating the Nehru Stadium will be much more than building a new one” (to quote the head....
- South Asia Summit Again Seems Mired In Politics (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 10, 2005)
Leaders of South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, gather in Bangladesh this weekend for a twice-postponed summit to push long-standing goals to reduce poverty, boost trade and fight terrorism.
- Poverty Of Politics (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Nov 10, 2005)
The author is professor of sociology, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
The word ‘politics’ goes back to the Greek root ‘politikos’, which refers to citizens and the body politic. It relates to public as opposed to private life.
- A Ritual Sacrifice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 10, 2005)
What, ask the wags, was the higher crime and misdemeanour of Paul Volcker in the eyes of K. Natwar Singh?
- Lalu At Wits End (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Nov 10, 2005)
The wit that conquered Pakistan seems dead; the oneliners that lit up his interviews and poll campaigns seem to have taken French leave.
- Politics Of Accusation, Culture Of Suspicion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 10, 2005)
The Volcker storm goes beyond Natwar Singh's travails. The cumulative consequence is that attention gets diverted from serious issues of policies and programmes.
- Clearance Sale! Politicians Going Cheap (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 09, 2005)
The Mitrokhin Archives dealt with the Soviet period. The UN’s Independent Inquiry Committee Report investigating corruption in Iraq’s oil-for-food programme during President Saddam’s regime deals with recent events.
- We Are Not Afraid Of Any Probe: Natwar (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Nov 09, 2005)
"I am standing here and I can answer to the whole world" "I will not do anything which will force us to hang our heads in shame"
- The Minister’S Private War (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 09, 2005)
The bureaucratic Manmohan Singh appears to push back the political Manmohan Singh too often.
- Strategies For Acquiring Mutual Knowledge (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2005)
THE REPORT and interview with Umberto Eco on October 23 described the Pondicherry meeting of the group promoting Transcultura, strategies for acquiring mutual knowledge.
- Political Meaning Of Indian Democracy (Daily Excelsior, K K Bakhshi, Nov 07, 2005)
The greatest asset that Indian can boastfully claim to have earned and groomed after the wonderful dawn of Independence is democracy.
- Persisting Inequalities (Hindu, VISALAKSHI MENON, Nov 06, 2005)
The problem with this rather impressive collection is that it contains far too many articles for one volume.
- The Art Of The Matter (Hindu, G.S. PAUL , Nov 06, 2005)
The Kerala Kalamandalam, which turns 75 on November 9, has played a major role in preserving and bringing classical arts to the masses.
- Shahabuddin Arrested In Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2005)
Shahabuddin is named in more than 30 criminal cases pertaining to kidnapping and suspected killing of two CPI-ML activists and a student leader.
- Altering The Rules Of The Game (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Nov 05, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is certainly going to face a tough time.
- More Loyal Than British (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2005)
In asking eligible immigrants to pass a £34 test of Britishness before they are offered their red passports and the worldwide protection of Her Majesty’s Government,
- Two Anniversaries (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 04, 2005)
By a remarkable coincidence the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi and the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel fall on the last day of October.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
Whose Congress is it?
Understanding the state of the nation
Ambika Soni, who personified a particular Congress culture under Sanjay Gandhi thirty years ago,
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Trials As Political Action (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Nov 01, 2005)
Lessons from the legal legacy of the freedom struggle focussing on the important political trials
- Nuts And Bolts Of A Failed State (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Oct 31, 2005)
It does not matter who wins the Bihar elections. The dacoits will continue to rule the state
- No Super Power's Stooge (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Oct 31, 2005)
Indira Gandhi, the two time Prime Minister of India and the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 19, eightyeight years ago in Allahabad in 1917.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- The Changeover: Democracy At Work (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 31, 2005)
Ghulam Nabi Azad's accession to power could help end the historic devaluation of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Voice Of Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 28, 2005)
There is deafening echo of the popular vote in the recent Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections. Pressure is being increasingly mounted for the resignation of both the local legislators --- Mr Rigzin Jora (he is a Cabinet . . .
- Travel In A New Age (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 28, 2005)
In India, a new entrepreneurial generation has begun to comprehend the importance of being eco-friendly. Evidence of this is seen across the many properties that have mushroomed across Rajasthan, run by local, established families who have given. . . .
- Disclosures From The Mitrokhin Files (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Oct 26, 2005)
The failure of Indian counter-intelligence against KGB and CIA points to pervasive corruption of the system
- Uses Of Domestic Dissent In Foreign Policy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 26, 2005)
There is no reason why non-official voices cannot be raised to send a message to the Bush White House that public opinion in India will not permit an unequal deal.
- Government Negligence Makes Children Die (Daily Excelsior, Vikram Sinha, Oct 25, 2005)
For the last 27-year Japanese Encephalitis (JE) takes a heavy toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh and adjoining western Bihar, and the victims are children.
- Implicate Pakistan Too (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 25, 2005)
If Iran is to be referred to the Security Council for receiving N-technology, Pakistan, as supplier, should also face a referral
- Parties Sans Democracy (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Oct 24, 2005)
Perhaps, it was Khushwant Singh who recently raised in his popular column two pertinent points:
- Shot In The Foot (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 24, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Mahadev ... (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 23, 2005)
... was officially Gandhiji's secretary, but actually "he was much more than that." It was his special privilege to be able to show the world the Mahatma off the stage and below the platform
- Lessons From The Earthquake (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 23, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is in news once again. For reasons not welcome by any means and yet not to be ignored by any means.
- Slow Foxtrot With India (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Oct 23, 2005)
GIVEN our roller-coaster relationship with India, most people are curious if the current ‘Slow Fox Trot detente’ will lead to a settlement on Kashmir.
- Distressed Displaced Persons (Daily Excelsior, Daya Sagar, Oct 23, 2005)
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victims of neglect and technicalities.
- Democracy In Saarc States (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2005)
India does not seem to be conscious of the role it has to play in South Asia in the coming years.
- Conservative Wisdom (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 21, 2005)
As a political creed, Conservatism, with a capital C, is naturally nation-specific. Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and even Lee Kuan Yew may inspire Conservatives across national boundaries but, at the end of the day,
- Trusteeship To Careerism (Daily Excelsior, Rajendra Singh, Oct 20, 2005)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and We beloved".
- Mitrokhin’S Revelations (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
Vasily Mitrokhin, who died in 2004, was a KGB operative, who worked in the intelligence agency’s archives from 1956 to 1985. He copied documents and defected to the West in 1992, just after the Soviet Union disintegrated.
- Mitrokhin Archives — Politics In The Cold War Years (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 20, 2005)
The more important question that arises from Vasily Mitrokhin's revelations is not whether any individual or political party received money from one or the other superpower, but whether their foreign links compromised national security and sovereignty.
- Fusion To Improve Higher Education (Hindu, A. Parthasarathi, Oct 19, 2005)
There needs to be more interaction between the universities and the major research institutions in both the private and public sectors.
- Parties Sans Democracy (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Oct 17, 2005)
Most political parties in the country today are either family affairs or are plagued by infighting
- Brand India: All Power, No Vision (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Oct 16, 2005)
Advertisments say many things about the mood and taste of the people.
- Living History (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 16, 2005)
The party started early. Streams of tiny children, dressed in stiff khadi with false moustaches and Nehru caps stood around expectantly in Crossword, waiting to take the stage.
- Crusader On Foreign Origin Issue (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 16, 2005)
In the weird world of politics, morality and ethics have been the biggest casualty and rare are persons who hold on to these values.
- Brand India: All Power, No Vision (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Oct 15, 2005)
Advertisments say many things about the mood and taste of the people.
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- The Dynasty Forever? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 14, 2005)
To suggest that the young MP was speaking off the record and therefore one should not take seriously all that he said is little short of fatuous. Since he was speaking off the record, all the greater reason to believe he spoke his mind . . .
- Who’S Afraid Of Kgb Wolves? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 14, 2005)
The front-page article ‘‘When KGB got cosy with BJP’’ by Bhibhuti Bhusan Nandy, a retired RAW official (The Statesman October 3, 2005) has kicked off dust.
- Elusive Administrative Reforms (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Oct 14, 2005)
An inability to re-design organisation and administration has been the bane of the nation, and the second Administrative Reforms Commission may be as gargantuan an exercise in futility as the first was, over 35 years ago.
- Bjp Groping In The Dark (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIMA facie, the Congress and the BJP today can be said to represent the core of a two-party system, the Holy Grail of Indian politics.
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