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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 3108:
- Mountain Work (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 07, 2003)
Nima Tenzing Galang’s Filipino husband, Emmanuel (Noli) Galang, a gentle artist with a mischievous sense of humour with whom I worked for several years, died on the 50th anniversary of her father’s triumph. It was not surprising, perhaps, in this ...
- Presidential Poll And Polemics Of Consensus (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 11, 2002)
THOUGH any election is all about politics, the presidential poll in the country has been sought to be freed from competitive and combative vehemence of electoral politics and polemics.
- Grafty People (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
The story of Sukh Ram, once the undisputed boss of Sanchar Bhawan who used telecom as a tool for illegal indemnification, is simple.
- Baker’s Attitude Can’t But Prejudice Indo-Uk Relations: Nehru (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
As early as 1 February 1948, Patrick Gordon-Walker, the junior minister in the Commonwealth Relations Office, had warned that the ‘‘Indians will be mortally offended if we put forward the idea (of admitting Pakistani troops into Kashmir) publicly’’.
- Moment Of Parting (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Feb 04, 2002)
Most historical events have heroes and villains — perhaps more villains than we actually care to record.
- Doon’s Tailors And The National Fabric (Indian Express, Anil Nauriya , Feb 03, 2002)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Manch tell women not to visit Kotdwar’s male (predominantly-Muslim) tailors to give measurements...(News item)
- G. K. Moopanar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2002)
THE PASSING OF G. Karuppiah Moopanar, president of the Tamil Maanila Congress, but who remained at heart ``a Congressman'', has taken away from the national arena a staunch nationalist.
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- After Powell, Ivanov’s Turn (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 29, 2002)
It's now the turn of Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov to come to town and give his assessment of the Indo-Pakistan situation.
- Jaswant And Lord Curzon's Legacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 28, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. Is Lord Curzon of Kedleston back in political favour? Two very different men recently invoked his ideas to define India's new standing in the world.
- A Spy And A Gentleman (Indian Express, M.K. Narayanan, Jan 25, 2002)
Few saw him and fewer heard him, but Rameshwar Nath Kao’s shadow spread far and wide.
- Handle With Care! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 25, 2002)
THE uniformed services in all democracies no doubt function under civilian authority, but that does not mean that those in temporary positions of power in government should treat them with discourtesy.
- The Constitutional Dilemma -- Liberal Or Socialist Economy? (Business Line, A. M. Bhattacharjee, Jan 25, 2002)
WHEN the Constitution was framed, B. R. Ambedkar, echoing the same sentiment, declared that there is "complete absence" of one thing in Indian society — equality and that "on the Economic Plane.
- Capital Talk: A Reticent Spymaster (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jan 24, 2002)
Compared with several other stalwarts of his vintage and distinction, R.N. Kao (Ramji to friends), who died on Sunday at age 84, has received wider recognition for his yeoman services to this country in the field of intelligence and national security.
- For A United Afghanistan (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jan 24, 2002)
What Afghanistan needs most for preserving its independence and unity is time to discover its own balance between federal decentralisation and centralisation for unity.
- Righting And Rewriting Indian History (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Jan 22, 2002)
The on-going dispute over Indian history and the behaviour of some of its protagonists is little short of amazing.
- Here Was A Man (Pioneer, S. V. Nair, Jan 22, 2002)
It happened during my college days in the early 1960s in my native place, Trivandrum.
- Kashmir: Lessons Of History (Hindu, Navnita Chadha Behera, Jan 22, 2002)
The great Indian success story lies in its total faith in democracy... and devising rules of the game in away that allows power sharing among different communities. The challenge lies in extending that logic to Jammu and Kashmir.
- Kashmir Needs To Be Resolved (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jan 21, 2002)
Without a solution of the Kashmir problem, India and the whole South Asian region will not enjoy peace and attain prosperity.
- Suspended Belief (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Jan 21, 2002)
September 11 and December 13 were major setbacks to American and Indian interests in relation to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The Truth About Govindacharya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 21, 2002)
There are events which seem small in themselves but which become watersheds in the country’s political life. Belchi in 1977 was about more than the killing of a few Dalits in a backward village of Bihar.
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Insecure In The Middle (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 20, 2002)
Once, in the Sixties, being middle class meant ironed clothes to wear, enough to eat, a newspaper to read, a watch to tell time by and, perhaps, a scooter to ride to work.
- Place In The Sun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
A successful foreign policy has to be driven by a vision. The makers of the policy must be guided by an overarching concern about the country’s status in international affairs.
- Colour Me Black (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
Colour blind? Certainly not. They know the colour white when they see it.
- Killing Pressure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2002)
There are certain traits in Western Society that are seemingly exclusive to it.
- It's Time To Draw The Line (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 20, 2002)
Privately, political parties across the spectrm concede that the LoC as the International border is the only feasible solution to the Kashmir issue.
- Welcome To Moscowashington (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 19, 2002)
As the subcontinent fetes Colin Powell, step back three decades in time, almost to date. Then get down to figuring out this funny new world.
- Disperse The War Clouds (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Jan 19, 2002)
To ease the tension, the Governments of India and Pakistan should withdraw the anti-people measures of stoppages of bus/train/air services and the ban on TV channels.
- Killing Pressure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 19, 2002)
There are certain traits in Western Society that are seemingly exclusive to it.
- For Defensible Frontiers (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
INDIA’S war against terrorism has entered the second phase since December 13.
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- Hollowness Of The Secularist Paradigm (Pioneer, Rakesh Sinha , Jan 16, 2002)
RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya organised an interesting competition in its December 30, 2000, issue, asking its readers to identify the name of the national daily which gave the headline.
- Jammu & Kashmir Issue (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Jan 16, 2002)
Even as we analyse the speech of the Pakistani President, a few other signals also need to be picked up.
- Naipaul: Beloved Subversive (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 15, 2002)
Unbelievable at it seems, the Centre is said to be parleying with a host of Mumbai-walas to decide which supercilious secularist should be rescued from oblivion and gifted the Bharat Ratna.
- Running On Prime Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2002)
The rather unsavoury drama between the Nehru-Gandhis and the Vadras shows promises of beating Kyunki Saans Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in the number of episodes.
- The Punjabi Way Of Life (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2002)
Punjabis do not think there is anything laughable about them: they regard themselves as numero uno among Indians. They make jokes about Bhaiyyas (from UP and Bihar) and Bongos ( Bengalis).
- ‘Sept 11’s Lesson: Different Cultures Need To Start Dialogue, Not Conflict’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 12, 2002)
The idea of multiculturalism still holds, says lord BHIKHU PAREKH.
- Don’t Trash The Nam (Indian Express, Kirtidev Bhatt, Jan 11, 2002)
SUBRAMANIAM Narsimhan’s views on the Non Aligned Movement in ‘Why flog a dead NAM?’ (IE, January 8) made interesting reading. He may have a point in saying that the movement did not lead to any political advantage for India.
- Quoting Atalji To Atalji (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Jan 10, 2002)
Western leaders and a small club of swadeshi Pak-lovers are once again mounting pressure on Prime Minister Vajpayee for resumption of dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart.
- Family Ties (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2002)
The family has, arguably, been among India’s most traditional institutions and has set the parameters for social relationships in the country. It has dictated not just how people marry, dine and generally socialise.
- ‘Pak’s Moves Are Based On Supposed Assurances From Uk Govt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2002)
British generals in India and Pakistan maintained informal channels of communication on Kashmir developments.
- Baker’s Attitude Can’t But Prejudice Indo-Uk Relations: Nehru (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 09, 2002)
The first of a two-part series from War and Diplomacy in Kashmir 1947-48 by India’s former Ambassador to China and the EU, C DASGUPTA
- Archival Truths (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 09, 2002)
My college guru and Foreign Service colleague, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, erstwhile ambassador to China and later to the European Union, timed to perfection the release of his War and Diplomacy in Kashmir 1947-48 (Sage, Rs 440).
- Taking Out The Taliban - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Jan 08, 2002)
Dealing with worldwide terrorism requires looking at each specific sore spot. For India and Pakistan this means taking up their responsibility for nurturing terrorism in Kashmir.
- Taking Out The Taliban - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Jan 08, 2002)
Dealing with worldwide terrorism requires looking at each specific sore spot. For India and Pakistan this means taking up their responsibility for nurturing terrorism in Kashmir.
- Why Flog A Dead Nam? (Indian Express, Subramaniam Narasimhan, Jan 08, 2002)
This is apropos of recent columns invoking the ‘glorious days of the Non Aligned Movement’ by Kuldip Nayar and Mani Shankar Aiyar in this paper. Messrs Nayar and Aiyar, both members of Parliament, are excellent men of letters.
- The Comfort Of Sameness (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 06, 2002)
If you subtract Russia from it, Europe is a sub-continent roughly the same size as British India.
- Delusions Of Grandeur (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 05, 2002)
A regional conference in Kathmandu is an appropriate time to reflect that stability and prosperity will elude southern Asia until its physical map is allowed to shape its politics that are still determined by the West’s Cold War aims.
- Pluralism And Liberalism (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jan 04, 2002)
The current resurgence of identity politics is but an expression of the primacy of the group over the individual. It does not augur well for liberal democracy in India.
- Pluralism And Liberalism (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jan 04, 2002)
The current resurgence of identity politics is but an expression of the primacy of the group over the individual. It does not augur well for liberal democracy in India.
- Independent Thinking (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Jan 03, 2002)
Is non-alignment still relevant after the end of the Cold War? When the United States of America launched the war against al Qaida and its taliban patrons, a debate erupted in India over the principle and practice of non-alignment.
- Historical Necessity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 30, 2001)
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi believes that the existing history text books for schools largely ignore contributions of several nationalist leaders, which needs to be corrected.
- Learning To Do It Just Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2001)
Slow steps to wider horizons. The Congress leadership in Uttar Pradesh is quite eager that Priyanka Gandhi campaign for the forthcoming assembly elections.
- Historical Necessity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2001)
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi believes that the existing history text books for schools largely ignore contributions of several nationalist leaders, which needs to be corrected.
- Syamaprasad Mookerjee And Macaulay (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 28, 2001)
The late Syamaprasad Mookerjee was one of the most outstanding Indians of his time.
- History Sheet Of A Rogue State (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 27, 2001)
Within two months of its creation, Pakistan sent armed tribesmen into Jammu & Kashmir in October, 1947.
- It’s Story-Time, Folks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
DRUMS beat announcing the dawn of a new era — the era of knowledge and Indian awakening.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Babus Beyond Belief (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Dec 25, 2001)
The boss revolved in his high-back chair and laughed loud enough to shake me and my over-sized ego. Just like Gabbar Singh.
- Peace, Through War (Indian Express, Abhisel Sarda, Dec 25, 2001)
CAN war bring peace? In fact, only war can bring peace. History tells us war has brought peace to most of the regions where it was fought. World War II brought peace to most of Europe and America.
- Is India Really A Soft State? (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Dec 24, 2001)
Doubtless, December 13 took us all by surprise. The glorious sandstone structure of our Parliament House had never before witnessed this kind of an attack.
- Diplomacy In New World Order (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 21, 2001)
In his article, 'Foreign policy without a framework' (December 7), CP Bhambhri laments that the Government's foreign policy is without an appropriate conceptual framework.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- Towards Preserving Peace (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Dec 20, 2001)
Throughout ages, there is hardly a prophet or saint who has not condemned violence and war and preached the gospel of peace, amity and goodwill.
- Behnji's Samaj Party (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Mr Kanshi Ram last week merely formalised an arrangement that has existed within the Bahujan Samaj Party ever since it became a potent political force in Uttar Pradesh.
- Unquiet On The Western Front (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 19, 2001)
THE work of the Task Force on Agriculture clearly brought out that the Indian farm sector had suffered over decades from massive negative subsidies amounting to over Rs 300,000 crore.
- Rarewala: A Punjabi-Loving Gentleman-Aristocrat (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Dec 16, 2001)
Gian Singh Rarewala has left a lasting impression on the region. Soft-spoken and suave, his was a multi-faceted personality.
- Jinnah’s Role In Partition Of India: A Reappraisal (Tribune, P.K. Ravindranath, Dec 16, 2001)
While conventional wisdom and perceived understanding of history has it that almost all the principal actors on the political stage, except Mahatma Gandhi.
- The Nation On Bended Knee (Indian Express, K. K. Khullar, Dec 15, 2001)
THE history of independent India shows that our democracy has produced the largest number of democratically-elected mini, as well as maxi, dictators.
- Parliament Stands Firm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
Yesterday, the unthinkable happened. Parliament House, arguably the most familiar symbol of Indian democracy after the Tricolour, came under a direct terrorist attack.
- Should We Build? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
The Indian navy is a balanced force and must continue to remain so by maintaining the conventional deterrence through maritime diplomacy, keeping an active vigil, and by mustering a force when necessary.
- Clueless In Japan (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Dec 12, 2001)
The varied ethnic facial features of the Indian delegation amazed the Japanese.
- ‘Jinnah’s Solution For Muslims Was A Disaster, Nehru And Patel Lacked Foresight’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2001)
Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s book The Man Who Divided India:An Insight into Jinnah’s Leadership and its Aftermath (see box) has come in for sharp criticism in Pakistan.
- Deepening Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 12, 2001)
Nepal is in serious crisis, and it had been in the making for a long time. There seems to be no immediate remedy for the problems facing the Himalayan kingdom.
- Trade Balance Heavily Tilted In Tunisia’s Favour (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 11, 2001)
Indo-Tunisian relations have been friendly and free of discord. Tunisian leaders acknowledge with appreciation the strong support that India extended to it in its struggle for freedom.
- Past Imperfect (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 10, 2001)
We’re taught to brush the nasties under our Nehruvian carpet and rightly so, since the gameplan is co-existence. But, once again, please may we look at ourselves with — what shall we call it — ‘respectful rationality’?
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