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- Upa Government Should Seek Trust Vote Or Quit: Rajnath (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 22, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh demanded here on Friday that the United Progressive Alliance government immediately call a special session of Parliament to seek a confidence vote, or quit if it is unable to face the House.
- No Alternate Alignment Of Setu Project: Baalu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Ruling out the possibility of implementing the Sethusamudram canal project in any other alignment, Union Shipping Minister T R Baalu on Saturday said the Centre would move the Supreme Court, seeking permission to carry out the project in the . . . .
- Bjp To Upa: Drop Dmk Ministers (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, Sep 22, 2007)
With the possibility of snap poll looming large, the BJP today went ballistic on the Ram Setu issue seeking immediate dismissal of all DMK ministers at the Centre, if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi failed to withdraw "blasphemous" remarks . . . .
- Ramar Sethu Issue: Rss Directs Its Organisations To Work Together (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 20, 2007)
A Ramar Sethu Raksha Samiti has been set up for the purpose.
BJP, VHP say there is no contradiction between what both want to do on the issue
RSS does not want the issue to be victim of political compulsions as in Ayodhya issue
- Bjp Focus On Upa’S ‘Divisive Politics’ (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 20, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s three-day national executive committee starting on Friday in Bhopal is expected to focus on what the BJP calls “divisive politics” of the United Progressive Alliance.
- Advani Should Become The Prime Minister: Shatru (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2007)
Cine star-turned-parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha has, of late, undergone a change of heart. From the hurly-burly of politics, the BJP Rajya Sabha MP, nowadays, is engrossed in doing things, more charitable.
- The Travails Of Wheat Procurement (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Sep 19, 2007)
It was by coincidence that I read the news about the Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar’s statement abandoning all plans for import of wheat on the very day I received a typed demi-official letter from him stoutly making a case for . . . .
- Confused Contradictions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2007)
It’s almost as if it wasn’t in the same city that the two events took place.
- Bjp’S Pm, Rss Choice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2007)
Politically, the Hindutva lobby is disoriented. That reality ought to be acknowledged by the RSS and the likes of Yashwant Sinha as they attempt to drive a wedge between Vajpayee and Advani.
- Power Transfer: Gowda's Final Game Plan To Retain Son As Chief Minister (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
With uncertainty hanging over the JD(S)-BJP coalition government due to confusion on power transfer, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda is said to be making a final effort to ensure that his son, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy continues . . . . .
- To Scuttle Deal, Left Seeks 6-Month Halt (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Sep 19, 2007)
Realising that the India-US civil nuclear deal would die a natural death if the US Congress did not give its final approval before the Bush presidency entered the lame duck phase in February next year, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash . . . .
- Cong Sliding But Upa Retains Goodwill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that far from the heated debate in New Delhi over the possibility and outcome of a mid-term poll, most of the country was unaware of the nuclear deal and certainly didn’t want to face an election over it.
- So, Why Are You There On Panel, Sibal Hits Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The Congress on Monday continued its act of ridiculing the Left, particularly the CPI(M), over the India-US nuclear agreement with Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal telling CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat in no uncertain. . .
- Setu Issue Messed Up, Feels Cong (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
There is a growing feeling in the Congress that the party and the government have mishandled the Ram Setu issue.
- New Policy Is Foreign (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 17, 2007)
I have full faith in the integrity of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. His views on the Indo-US nuclear deal reflect what he believes.
- The Magic Of The Mix (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Sep 17, 2007)
It is clear from the words of Prakash Karat, A.B. Bardhan and their colleagues who run the coalition of Left parties that they are expecting an early election.
- Rjd Meeting Reflects Lalu’S Discomfort (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Sep 17, 2007)
The outcome of the national executive meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held in Delhi yesterday perhaps can be viewed as a pointer to the growing discomfort of its supremo Lalu Prasad in view of the apparent acceptance and related . . . . .
- Congress Eyeing Tie-Up With Arch-Rivals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Amidst speculation about mid-term polls, the Congress appears to take even arch-rivals Samajwadi Party and BSP on board.
- Bsp Is Best Placed Of All (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 17, 2007)
The Mayawati factor is going to dominate the political landscape over the next year.
- A Front In Disarray (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 14, 2007)
Doubts are being raised about UNPA's future, with Jayalalithaa going hammer and tongs against the Samajwadi Party
- Faith, Fact And Fiction (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 14, 2007)
Ram is make-believe, Dwarka did not exist, the Saraswati is a myth. But how much have the Archaeological Survey of India and its political collaborators done to honestly excavate India's antiquity?
- Advani Wants Sorry From Upa Almighty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The Centre’s decision to withdraw the Ram Setu affidavit is not enough, the BJP said today, threatening a nationwide agitation if its demands were not met.
- Karat Warns Pm On Buddy List (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Sep 14, 2007)
Manmohan Singh had a bad hair day.
- Heat Makes Upa See The Light: ‘Cannot Doubt Ram’S Existence’ (Indian Express, D K Singh, Sep 14, 2007)
With the BJP threatening a countrywide agitation and Congress president Sonia Gandhi moving to do damage-control, the Government, after waiting a full 24 hours, admitted that it made a mistake.
- Premature Closure (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 13, 2007)
Everyone is to blame for the debacle in. . .
- Pm Assures To Provide Livelihood Security For Farmers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
At a time when agricultural growth is a cause of concern, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is committed to provide livelihood security to the farming community in the country.
- Bjp For Salary Hike For Vdc Members (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
Charging the Congress-led coalition regime with adopting indifferent attitude towards Village Defence Committees (VDCs), fighting militants in mountainous areas, state unit of the BJP today threatened an agitation if salaries of VDC members . . . . .
- Playing Particle Politics (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
The disruption of parliamentary proceedings by the BJP, preventing a discussion on the India-United States nuclear deal, is not merely unfortunate.
- Left Starts To Get Ready For Elections (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 13, 2007)
Political parties across the spectrum have moved into election mode, with neither the UPA nor the Left expecting to break the current impasse over the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States through the committee which is now . . . .
- Hey Ram! God Save The Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
No “incontrovertible” proof exists to establish that Lord Ram ever lived, the government has submitted in writing before the Supreme Court.
- Stuck With A Lame Duck Govt (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Sep 12, 2007)
The political rumpus created by the Left over the India-US civil nuclear cooperation deal has unfolded an unprecedented scenario before the young generation which has the abilities and the motivation to make India a developed nation by 2020.
- Westminster Is Convenient (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The current Congress-Left face-off on the issue of the India-US civil nuclear deal has highlighted some interesting aspects of our democracy.
- Sena, Bjp Inch Closer To Better Poll Chances (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 12, 2007)
Two months after they drifted apart over the presidential polls, the BJP and Shiv Sena buried their differences on Tuesday at a meeting between Leader of the Opposition L K Advani and Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray.
- Upa, Left Set Agenda For Nuke Talks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA-Left committee on Indo-US nuclear deal met here this evening for identifying the issues that need to be discussed by the mechanism.
- N-Deal: Need For Less Fission And More Fusion (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The Indo-US 123 agreement is such an amalgam of law, politics, technical jargon, economic nuance and statistical analysis that it requires an open and inquiring, albeit critical, mind to understand and appreciate it.
- Nuclear Deal Deadlock Forces Monsoon Session To End Early (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
On Monday, the daily adjournments in Parliament led to the inevitable—an abrupt end of the monsoon session—four days ahead of schedule.
- Tumult Marks End Of Monsoon Session Of Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Left opposes Social Security Bill in its present form
Parliament adjourned sine die
- Upa, Political Moment, Nation (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Sep 11, 2007)
There are two ways of reading the political message of the Indian Express—CNN-IBN—CSDS poll.
- 123, Buckle Our Shoes (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 11, 2007)
The civilian nuclear deal has to be seen in the context of growing strategic ties between the US and India. To that end, we must ensure that the deal is independent of the uncertainties of national laws.
- Sp-Admk War Of Words Rages On (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 11, 2007)
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa's honeymoon with the newly-floated UNPA is all but over, and only the final words of divorce are to be declared.
- Nitish Plans To Bowl Lalu Out For A Duck (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Sep 11, 2007)
Amid all the speculation of the possibility of a mid-term poll, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday fired the first salvo in the State when he declared that if elections were held then Lalu Prasad and his party would not get even a single seat.
- No Debate, So Session Ends Early (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Sep 11, 2007)
The Monsoon Session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on Monday, four days before schedule, without discussing the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Left Has New Allies In N-Deal Coalition (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 11, 2007)
A new realignment of political forces has emerged over the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, with the Left parties sharing a platform with the Samajwadi Party and the Telugu Desam here on Monday.
- State Has Dithered Away (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 10, 2007)
That government is best which governs least. We don’t know who said this — Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Jefferson or Thomas Paine. But we do know this government is characterised by pervasive policy paralysis (PPP), the Indian version of PPP.
- Indo-Sino Exercises In November (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
India will conduct a joint air exercise with China in November this year and the Air Force chief will visit Beijing prior to that, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Sunday.
- India-China Joint Air Exercise In November: Antony (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
India will conduct joint air exercise with China in November this year and the Air Force chief will visit Beijing prior to that, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Sunday.
- The Way Forward For Upa And Left (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Sep 10, 2007)
The UPA-Left rift on the nuclear deal is evident enough. Yet there are compelling reasons for both sides to find an acceptable middle ground that would preserve this alliance — for now and possibly for the future.
- Battle For The Top Post (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 10, 2007)
Signs of a fierce power struggle within the Sangh parivar were visible as senior RSS and BJP leaders gathered for a four-day Samanvaya baithak at Bhayandar near Mumbai, obviously in anticipation of an early parliamentary election.
- Congress Welcomes Mamata’Snew Move (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The Congress has welcomed indications from Trinamul Congress president Mamata Banerjee that she is about to part ways with the BJP-led NDA.
- Standoff On, N-Debate In Ls Today (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The standoff between the Opposition and the government on the Indo-US nuclear deal continued on Sunday, with the NDA pressing for a discussion on it under rule 184 (which entails voting) in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
- Nuke Deal Row May End Session Early (Statesman, R C Rajamani, Sep 10, 2007)
Proceedings were once again paralysed last week over the Indo-US nuclear issue that now threatens to cause a premature end – earlier than the scheduled date of September 14 – to the troubled monsoon session.
- Mamata Readies Her Move (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 10, 2007)
By hinting that she will walk out of the National Democratic Alliance, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has once again confirmed that in politics there are no permanent friends.
- Kanimozhi Is Rising Delhi Star (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Sep 10, 2007)
Kanimozhi, daughter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi, wants to learn Hindi. These days, she is getting the maximum attention in Central Hall of Parliament.
- Jaya’S Thunder Rocks Third Front (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Jayalalithaa today “wondered” if she was part of the third front, throwing a question mark on the survival of an alliance less than three months old.
- Confusion In Bjp Over Pm-In-Waiting (Asian Age, KUMAR UTTAM, Sep 08, 2007)
The question that the BJP always prefers to avoid has come up haunting it again with former external affairs minister and party vice-president Yashwant Sinha this time saying, "Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani need not be the . . . .
- Bjp Says Mamata Still Part Of Nda (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The BJP today claimed its ties with the Trinamul Congress were intact, a day after party chief Miss Mamata Banerjee’s reported remarks that she was not with the NDA.
- Chaos Continues, Nda Sticks To Jpc Demand (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 08, 2007)
In the absence of any concrete proposals from the Government to end the stalemate over the India-US nuclear deal, the NDA would continue to press for the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The NDA members on Friday stalled the proceedings in the . . . .
- Include All Parties In N-Deal Debate: Sp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Hinting that the UNPA can leave its demand of Joint Parliamentary Committee, the Samajwadi Party has said that the Government should set up another mechanism to address the concerns of the Opposition parties.
- Unpa: Why Not All-Party Mechanism? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance on Friday distanced itself from the National Democratic Alliance’s demand for a joint parliamentary committee on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, and suggested that an all-party mechanism be put in place instead.
- Mamata Strategises (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 08, 2007)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has let it be known that her party does "not support all the constituents of the NDA" and that she and her colleagues are "making efforts to build an independent identity and stand on our own feet to . . . .
- Basu Scoffs At Mamatas Move To Dump Nda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu on Friday scoffed at Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for her declaration to dump the BJP-led NDA and go it alone in West Bengal and charged her with practising politics of opportunity.
- She Stays, She Stays Not (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Playing to the gallery, the populist politician’s stock-in-trade, can sometimes induce bursts of unintended rhetoric.
- N-Deal Rocks Houses Again, Session May Be Cut Short (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The nuclear affair today continued to paralyse Parliament raising the possibility of a premature sine die adjournment of its current session scheduled originally to last till 14 September.
- ‘N-Panel Findings Binding On Govt’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The CPI today contended that the findings of the UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal are binding on the government.
- Mamata Set To Part Ways With Nda (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Trinamul Congress chief Miss Mamata Banerjee today announced that the Trinamul is now with “no one” and is trying to go it alone triggering speculation whether it is all set to sever its ties with the National Democratic Alliance any moment.
- Opposition Stalls Proceedings Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
For the second consecutive day on Thursday, the Opposition stalled the proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, protesting against the government’s refusal to set up a joint parliamentary committee on the nuclear deal with the United States.
- It Is My Job To Save The Government, Says Pranab (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday strongly defended the 15-member UPA-Left committee set up to look into "certain" aspects of the Indo-US bilateral agreement on nuclear cooperation and virtually rejected the BJP's demand for . . .
- Lame Duck Parliament (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 07, 2007)
If the Government is paralysed by its stand off with the Left over the India-US civilian nuclear agreement, then Parliament seems to have entered a lame duck phase.
- Wheat Import Triggers Protests, Left Demands 'Detailed Inquiry' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The Government's decision to import wheat on highly escalated price from European multinational companies has generated a major controversy with the Left and the JD(U) threatening to launch countrywide protest.
- N-Debate Bid In Rs Fails Amid Ruckus (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The nuclear issue continued to rock the two Houses of Parliament on Thursday. The Rajya Sabha, which was scheduled to hold a discussion on it, could not do so as the Opposition pressed for the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee. . .
- Jaya Behind Bjp Act: Upa (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 07, 2007)
Is AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa behind the disruption of Parliament over the nuke deal? If the United Progressive Alliance Government is to be believed, she is encouraging the National Democratic Alliance to stall Parliament proceedings.
- Mamata Banerjee Parts Ways With Nda (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
After months of keeping the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leadership on the edge, Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday finally took the plunge and severed her nine-year long association with the opposition grouping.
- Mamata Parts Ways With Nda, Bjp Not Surprised (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
After months of keeping the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leadership on the edge, Trinamool Congress (TC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday finally took the plunge and severed her nine-year long association with the opposition grouping.
- Indian Parliament Paralysed Over Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The Indian Parliament remained paralysed for the third consecutive sitting on Thursday with the opposition making it clear that they would not allow the session unless the government agreed to set up a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to examine . . .
- Bjp Insists On N-Deal Jpc (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The main Opposition NDA said it would not allow a debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal in either House of Parliament until it was conducted under different articles that entail vote or its demand for a joint parliamentary committee was met.
- Mamata Signals Break With Bjp, Cong Rushes In To Say Join Us, Throw Cpm Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The buzz has been there for quite some time now but Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee chose the setting of a madrasa students’ programme today to indicate, more clearly than she ever has, that she is set to part ways with the BJP.
- Unstable Coalitions Hurt (Times of India, BHASKAR DUTTA , Sep 07, 2007)
The divorce papers have not been filed - not just yet.
- Nda Seeks Debate, Jpc; Government Says No (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The NDA, after stalling parliament on its demand for a joint parliamentary committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal for the past two days, today decided to press for a debate on the issue in the two houses under voting provisions.
- Mamatahints She Might Walk Out Of Nda (Asian Age, Parwez Hafeez, Sep 07, 2007)
Trinamul Congress president Mamata Banerjee, who has of late been distancing herself and her party from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, on Thursday publicly announced her virtual disassociation with the Opposition alliance.
- No Debate Without Jpc, Says Bjp (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
BJP today stuck to its stand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Indo-US nuclear deal indicating it would not allow Parliament to function for another day over the issue
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