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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 3686:
- Fifth Year, Fifth Gear (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 13, 2003)
Why the Vajpayee govt’s last-year-as- slog-overs attitude is good governance and shrewd politics
- Deserting The Workers (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 13, 2003)
THE WASHINGTON POST reached faraway Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat and came back with a story about the cruel toil of the Pagis. They are one among an estimated 25,000 families that harvest salt in barren, inhospitable places. As they work and succumb to
- Maharaja Is Now A Little Less Sexist (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 12, 2003)
Air india: Backed by Soli, Ministry raises women crew retirement age from 50 to 58
- Japan All Set To Woo India (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 12, 2003)
After years of ignoring India, Japan is now all set to woo it. Surprised by New Delhi's big power diplomacy, its growing engagement with East Asia, and the resilience of the Indian economy, Japan is now determined to make up for the lost decade in ...
- Look East, But Via The Northeast (Indian Express, SANJIB BARUAH , Dec 12, 2003)
Without using the Northeast as a conduit, India’s wooing of southeast Asia will fail. China offers a model
- That Head Beneath The Cap (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Dec 12, 2003)
THE ESSENTIAL WRITINGS OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Edited by S. Gopal and Uma Iyengar, Oxford, Rs 2,450
- Cold Comfort (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2003)
There had been little doubt that the pro-Kremlin United Russia would win in the Russian parliamentary elections, and that this would help Mr Vladimir Putin win a second term as president next year. So it is the demise of the opposition more than the scale
- The Great Indian Tragedy (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 12, 2003)
Jawaharlal Nehru was without question one of the principal architects of India’s freedom movement. While Gandhi Maharaj was the inspiring deity, Nehru was, to the millions, the prince charming. Nehru was also the independent nation’s first prime ministery
- Pm: No Remote Control In Judeo Video Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
ls: Vajpayee says he sent Express story to CBI; Oppn slams Govt, CBI
- Slow Death Of Public Decency (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 11, 2003)
All this unlocking of the cupboards would not be a bad project if the idea was to cleanse politics of dirty money and rogue politicians. Unfortunately, the current itch is driven by partisanship.
- Sangh Sends Hindutva Reality Check To Bjp On Development (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Dec 11, 2003)
Amid the party, there are ripples in the family. Though elated over the spectacular BJP victory in the recent Assembly polls in three states, the RSS leadership is said to be miffed over ‘‘suggestions’’ that the BJP abandoned Hindutva for the development
- Commonwealth Games (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
THE WITHDRAWAL OF Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth has bared the scandalous manner in which three countries — Britain, Australia and New Zealand — dominate and set the agenda for the 53-member association of former British colonies. ...
- The Budget As The Bsp Test (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Dec 11, 2003)
There’s a difference between packaging a promise and delivering it
- It’s Time You Opened Your Eyes To The Truth (Indian Express, MADHUMITA DUTTA , Dec 11, 2003)
A substance called asbestos and India’s complicity in a continuing crime
- The End Of The Line? (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Dec 11, 2003)
A traveller who got lost in the countryside came across a farmer standing by a fence. He stopped to ask him for directions. The farmer, chewing on a blade of grass, told him, “If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.”
- Bjp Campaign Paid Dividends (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 11, 2003)
Chhattisgarh awaits decision on Jogi’s fate
- Legend Of Arunachala (Indian Express, A.R. NATARAJAN , Dec 11, 2003)
In the Skanda Purana, Markandeya requested Nandikesvara to name a single holy spot sacred to Siva merely by remembering which, with or without knowledge, one could attain salvation.
- Time To Consolidate Process (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 10, 2003)
In diplomacy, process is often the product. Engagement between adversarial governments is generally seen as a mere instrument to achieve certain outcomes. But the interaction between them is a reward in itself. It allows small steps of cooperation ...
- Vidarbha - A Model Farmers' State? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 10, 2003)
Vidarbha could be an ideal pilot for the kind of economic and political system that the mainstream farmers' movement in India has been demanding and agitating for. The movement for a separate Vidarbha was so far led bypoliticians who treated it as a flag
- The Strategies That Win Elections (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 10, 2003)
IN response to the article "Introspection time for Congress-I" (Business Line, December 6) by his author urging the Congress(I) to introspect on its poor performance in the Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, a couple of readers wrote to say that..
- Chorus: We Shall Sign The Whistleblower Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2003)
Parliament: From TDP to BSP, all parties say we need to protect whistleblowers, Somnath demands statement in LS
- Wanted: Whistle-Blowers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2003)
The system needs them desperately, but unless they feel safe they will remain elusive
- Bush’s Sinking Ship (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 10, 2003)
Coming back to Washington after a month abroad is like returning to a land which has changed beyond comprehension in so short a time. It is okay once again to poke fun at POTUS, the president of the United States. Talk show hosts like Bill Maher are no...
- Pinning Hopes On Putin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2003)
Poll results point to new era in Russia
- Fall Of The Reforms Messiah (Telegraph, Shaibal Gupta, Dec 10, 2003)
The Congress’s failure to factor in the OBCs and the absence of regional support for reforms account for its defeat in Madhya Pradesh
- Mind That Messenger (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 10, 2003)
That corruption today permeates all walks of life is widely accepted. It is even tolerated as a necessary evil. What is, however, less known is that from time to time there have been individuals who have refused to join the comfortable mainstream and who
- He Quit It Job To Pursue His Dream In Us (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Dec 10, 2003)
The humble village boy now runs a top food chain
- For The World To Admire (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Dec 10, 2003)
A dinner-time conversation, a strenuous mental exercise, or an amusing activity while travelling with the family would be to count what you think should be the top of the charts — the super-star ten, then the super 50, and then the 100 all-time favourite
- Salvaging The Doha Round (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2003)
IN LESS THAN a week from now, the member-countries of the World Trade Organisation will signal from Geneva if they are ready to revive the Doha round of trade negotiations that suffered a spectacular collapse at the Cancun ministerial conference ...
- Harsh Reality (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2003)
The fact that opinion polls had mentally prepared the political class for the one-sided outcome does not lessen the impact of the rout suffered by the Congress in Madhya Pradesh. In his 10 years at the helm, Mr Digvijay Singh had successfully projected a
- Positive Tones In The Telecom Sector (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 09, 2003)
Though the Indian economy had undertaken comprehensive reforms it is only in telecom that the results are best visible.
- Employee Relations - Why It Should Be Kept Alive (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Dec 09, 2003)
THE scene is an aspiring human relations (HR) professional's campus interview. The first question asked is "So, why did you choose HR?" Pat comes the reply, "I love interacting and being with people."
- Calling Justice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2003)
Thank you, Indian Express, who has come out as a responsible newspaper in a country which is growing ignorant day by day. The murder of Satyendra Dubey for his honesty & sincerity has come as a shock for a person like me who has always believed that ...
- Defeat And Its Consequences (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Dec 09, 2003)
Kudos to the BJP for overturning what most agreed was a certain Congress victory in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and a possible retention by the Congress of Madhya Pradesh. The Congress is, of course, beaten — and the pollsters more so.
- Election Lessons (Telegraph, Barun De, Dec 09, 2003)
The BJP’s victory shows that the electorate, concerned with more immediate issues, has chosen a party of order over one of diffuse choices
- Saving Saarc (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 09, 2003)
There is no ambiguity about the steps India and Pakistan need to take to save SAARC. Will they muster the required political will?
- The Equations In Europe (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 09, 2003)
Intensification of Franco-German cooperation might now hold back European integration.
- Power Of ‘parkati’ Women (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Dec 08, 2003)
The educated woman is not as politically irrelevant as the pundits think
- Bjp Victory Without Hindutva Card (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 08, 2003)
THE raging debate after the spectacular victory of the BJP in the Hindi-speaking Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in political circles is whether the BJP-led NDA is going to get another term at the Centre.
- No News Is Good News (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 08, 2003)
The government would not have doled out Rs 54 crore for Doordarshan’s new all-news channel if the stakes were not politically vital
- Microbes And Mindsets (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2003)
AIDS doesn’t adjust to social niceties. We must take it on before it takes us on
- Power Bonanza (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 07, 2003)
The new Electricity Act is providing conclusive proof that electricity shortage is mainly due to distribution mismanagement. A steel unit in Maharashtra’s most power starved region, who advertised for long term power supply bids was surprised to get over
- The Great Indian Vote Trick (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Dec 07, 2003)
My most interesting day was the day after the counting — more than the day of the voting or the day of the counting. I have read the tortuous explanations offered by analysts and columnists on the results of the elections in three States and in the Union
- Positive Vote For Governance (Hindu, Sujay Mehdidia, Dec 07, 2003)
The BJP brand of "negative politics" failed to cut ice with the Delhi electorate, writes Sujay Mehdidia.
- Bumpy Roads Overturn Digvijay (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Dec 07, 2003)
The BJP subtly kept aside its Hindutva agenda and built its entire election campaign around the issue of development in Madhya Pradesh.
- For J&k Talks To Move, Please Say No To Leaks, Whisper Campaigns (Indian Express, Sajad Lone, Dec 07, 2003)
Writes Sajad Lone, son of Abdul Gani Lone who was killed for standing up to jehadis in Kashmir. As the stage is set for first-ever Hurriyat-New Delhi talks, Sajad drafts the To-Do and Not-to-Do lists—for both sides
- ‘ensuring Accountability Is Not Interference’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2003)
By making CAT a universal entrance exam for all MBA courses isn’t the government trying to interfere in autonomous bodies like the IIMs
- Eye On Ls Polls, Bjp To Cement Ties With Allies (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Dec 07, 2003)
Having swept the Assembly elections in three states, the BJP is getting ready for the big fight — the Lok Sabha polls. And the party, not one to leave anything to chance, is all set to tone up the NDA and has even initiated a massive exercise to cement...
- A Wake-Up Call For The Congress (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Dec 06, 2003)
NOW that the all-important assembly elections are over and the people having given their verdict, it is time for the Congress to take a good, hard and most importantly an honest look at what exactly went wrong. While drawing vital lessons from its ...
- Twenty Countries, Single Concern (Telegraph, SRINJAY CHAKRAVARTI, Dec 05, 2003)
A significant meeting of the developed and the poor nations in Morelia, a sleepy colonial city west of the Mexican capital, in October has been overlooked in this part of the world. Nevertheless, the Morelia summit of the group of 20 countries focussed on
- Will The Bjp Hasten The Elections? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 05, 2003)
There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at a flood, leads onto fortune
- Advantage Bjp, In Alliance Prospects (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 05, 2003)
By winning in three States out of the four, which went to the polls, the BJP has gained an edge over the Congress in prospects of alliance with regional parties for the Lok Sabha elections.
- Panda And Punctuation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 05, 2003)
I WANT to clarify at once that the reference is not to the human panda thriving on the ghats of Varanasi and Prayag, harassing hapless pilgrims, but to the animal variety. What has a panda got to do with punctuation, I hear you ask. Well, then, hearken...
- Left And Laloo Ring An Alarm Bell: Cong Should Think Or Sink (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 05, 2003)
As the Congress spent the day in mourning, its allies started the process of introspection on its behalf. There is only one refrain emanating from their ranks and that is to exhort the Congress to ‘‘do a lot of rethinking’’ and aggressively go in for ...
- The Rainmaker Cometh (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 05, 2003)
Pramod Mahajan and Arun Jaitley have brought to the BJP campaign a new alchemy and have delivered.
- Hurriyat Doves Fly In To Bounce Roadmap Off Top Us Experts (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Dec 04, 2003)
As the Hurriyat doves led by Maulvi Abbas Ansari wait for the start of the dialogue with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, they are also preparing to bounce off their ‘‘roadmap’’with influential US foreign policy thinktanks.
- Dmk Enjoying Competitive Attention From Two Rivals (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 04, 2003)
The same day (Tuesday) the BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, came calling on the DMK chief in Chennai, the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, visited the DMK parliamentary party office in New Delhi to pay homage to the late Union Minister, Murasoli Maran
- The Incumbency Factor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
THE VICTORY OF the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in the Mizoram Assembly elections, giving the party a second successive term in office, has shown that anti-incumbency may be an overused rule of thumb by politicians and pundits. The MNF's last ...
- Cancun To Geneva — Caution Should Be The Watchword (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 04, 2003)
LONG before the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), late President, Jules Nyrere of Tanzania, the committed socialist and visionary African leader, told the industrialised West "Do not give us `aid', instead, give our products (he meant ...
- To Nda Delight, Mnf Retains Its Hold, Congress Is Lonely Again (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 03, 2003)
Demolishing the theory that the anti-incumbency factor would shut it out, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), led by chief minister and former insurgent leader Zoramthanga, today secured a simple majority in a House of 40 to retain power in Mizoram.
- Elections: Does Market Know Better? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 03, 2003)
Exit polls give Madhya Pradesh to the BJP and Delhi to the Congress(I), and suggest a BJP upset in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. But does the share market know different, from the way it has been going up? Rasheeda Bhagat looks at the post-electio n scene.
- Undying Interest (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Dec 03, 2003)
Murasoli Maran’s contribution to Indian politics is best understood in the context of his larger concern with state autonomy
- Governance Of The Internet (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Dec 02, 2003)
LESS THAN A fortnight before the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society is to take place in Geneva, there remain wide differences between countries on the text of the declaration and the plan of action that is to be ...
- Safety Record Derailed, Railways Puts Revamped Relief On Track (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Dec 02, 2003)
Overhauled medical vans and relief trains to resemble OTs, complete with drugstore, new communication gadgets
- Wto General Council Meeting — Pragmatism Should Dictate Approach (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 02, 2003)
As the EU has spelt out its stance and offered some flexibility in the issues figuring in the modalities for negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda, India too should adopt a pragmatic "give and take" stance to gain in numerous negotiations that are l
- All Fired Up For Winter Session, Cong Feels Cold (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 02, 2003)
Party in a huddle, explores strategy if verdict is hung in 2 states
- Tempestuous Winter Session Ahead (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 02, 2003)
With election results coming in and such issues as the Judev tape episode and the stamp-paper scam on hand, the winter session of Parliament may see much polemics and politicking rather than democratic discussion and deliberations. The fate over 50 Bills,
- Polling Time (Telegraph, Vijaya Kumar, Dec 02, 2003)
The high point of the assembly elections is the realization of the Bharatiya Janata Party that it is not possible to come to power piggyback on Hindutva alone. So it has decided to shift gear and take up “development” as its focus. Arun Jaitley, master...
- India, Don’t Be Patient (Indian Express, Robert O. Blake, Dec 01, 2003)
My name is Tamil and I am HIV positive, I didn’t tell anyone that I had the virus. I told them at the time that it was jaundice because I was afraid of the stigma and discrimination.’’ This recent interview on BBC describes the plight of Tamil who ...
- Prabhakaran: Back To The Old Game (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 01, 2003)
Owing to the pressure of circumstances or for tactical reasons, Prabhakaran may adopt different courses at different times but the ultimate objective is an independent state of Tamil Eelam.
- Dread Of Advertising (Tribune, Ram Verma, Dec 01, 2003)
NOVELIST Zadie Smith, in her introduction to a recent book, The Burned Children of America, says that she is afraid of death and advertising. By bracketing advertising with death, she forcefully conveys her dread of this lethal weapon of consumerism used
- The `Feel Good Factor' And All That (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 01, 2003)
That such issues as red tape, poor infrastructure and rigid labour laws should still be around even after the NDA Government has been in power for a full term should make representatives of the regime somewhat more apologetic and certainly less hectoring
- Poll-Itics 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
If this is only the semi-finals, let’s hope we survive the finals
- Post-Iraq Blair Faces Rough Weather (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Dec 01, 2003)
PROTEST rallies against continued occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, a sulking Chancellor of the Exchequer, unions in a rebellious mood and revolt by back-benchers notwithstanding, even the staunchest critics of British Prime Minister Tony Blair believe
- Creditworthy (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 01, 2003)
The Reserve Bank of India’s review of the trend and progress of banking 2002-03 is a credible progress report on the performance of the banks and financial institutions during 2002-03. It carries forward the tradition of incisive analysis and the policy..
- We’re Like This And That Only (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 01, 2003)
It's strange to be going back to the idea of “national unity”, one of those school textbook formulations that we learnt by rote. Surely we’ve been there, done that. We’ve explored the idea of India, mouthed aphorisms about unity in diversity, turned ...
- ‘recognise Concerns Of Poorer Countries’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
India has said that WTO will have to recognise the developmental concerns of the poorer countries of the worlds otherwise popular support for economic liberalisation will collapse in the developing world. While addressing a special plenary session during
- Gold Run (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 30, 2003)
If gold prices in India have soared past Rs 6,000/10 gm, it is not exactly an Indian wedding phenomenon. The world gold market is looking extremely buoyant. In fact, the octogenarian market forecaster, Richard Russell, is so bullish that wrote in his ...
- Us Watching China’s Success In Space (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 30, 2003)
The United States does not like competition or potential competition in space. China has ruffled its feathers
- Bubblegum Universe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2003)
Censor Board chief Anupam Kher’s empire has expanded considerably. His predecessors had to satisfy their scissor-happy instincts by snipping away four-letter words in big screen releases. Kher, in contrast, will preside over a larger terrain. For, to him
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