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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 3686:
- Force To Reckon With (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 24, 2001)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has been put on a waitlist to re-join the National Democratic Alliance.
- Sleaze, Not Journalism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2001)
HAVING SHAKEN THE nation with its expose on the scandalous manner in which defence deals are struck, Tehelka now stands exposed of having employed the most ugly and detestable ways to obtain it.
- The Hate Agenda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2001)
NDA is back to minority bashing.
- Falling Graph (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 23, 2001)
The popularity graph of the NDA Government in general and its leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee in particular has been on the decline. However, in the past few months, this has sunk to an all-time low.
- Functioning Anarchy (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Aug 23, 2001)
The institutions of the state are not supposed to work at cross-purposes.
- Degrees Of Entrapment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2001)
Tehelka’s despicable means don’t make Armsgate less grave.
- Sweet Nothings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2001)
TO sweeten the sale of Air-India to private buyers, the government says it will not meddle in the running of the airline.
- Vajpayee, To The Manner Born (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 22, 2001)
HE may not have given the country Ram Rajya but Vajpayee’s certainly put the Hindutva stamp on Race Course Road.
- Not A Freudian Slip (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 22, 2001)
It is unfortunate that the prime minister’s recent observations on matters concerning the religious minorities should have raised a needless controversy.
- Two-In-One Minister (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2001)
Will the real Murli Manohar Joshi please stand up?
- Saffronising Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
HUMAN Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi's reply to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the alleged attempt to "saffronise education" did sound convincing.
- Flexible Ethical Standards (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 22, 2001)
Like a bucketful of water thrown on hot desert sands, the excitement over Mr. George Fernandes's disclosure - that the former chairman of the UTI, now under arrest on various charges, was recommended for this post by Ms. Jayalalithaa has evaporated fast.
- In Search Of A Success Story (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 22, 2001)
Reading sections of the Indian media, an impression is apt to be formed that the central issue in American foreign policy which is engaging the wholesale attention of the George W. Bush administration these days.
- Positively Charged (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 21, 2001)
THE ELECTRICITY BILL, 2001, meant to be a comprehensive piece of legislation that would facilitate fresh investment in generation, transmission and distribution, is all set to be introduced in Parliament.
- Fostering Cult Of Hatred (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 21, 2001)
AMIDST all our preoccupation with hard politics and a crumbling economy, we tend to overlook certain highly disturbing trends on the social front
- Ending In A Fiasco (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2001)
This was meant to ward off the Bharatiya Janata Party and to keep the Congress at bay.
- Cast-Iron Discrimination (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Aug 20, 2001)
The Government of India has traditionally opposed any kind of airing of the many ills of Indian society in international forums.
- Accountability In Governance (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Aug 20, 2001)
GEORGE Fernandes has said that Jayalalithaa pressed him when she was the coalition partner of the NDA, (not chief minister of Tamil Nadu), to appoint P S Subramanyam as chairman of the Unit Trust of India.
- Show Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2001)
A striptease that hasn’t pleased too many.
- Finally Riding Tiger, And Sitting Pretty (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Aug 19, 2001)
ITS TIES with a long-standing electoral partner may be under strain, but the BJP is not worried.
- Beating The Spider (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2001)
ROBERT the Bruce, King of the Scots in the 14th century, is reputed to have been inspired in his repeated attempts at gaining the throne by a spider in a cave.
- Unwanted Uproar (The Economic Times, V. A. Gopala, Aug 19, 2001)
THE long-pending and much-talked Lok Pal Bill was finally introduced in Parliament a day before the Independence Day.
- Mr Vajpayee's Performances (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 18, 2001)
IT IS being said the Prime Minister's performance in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday was of vintage quality and that, more importantly, it should be interpreted as a signal to the nation that he is not a spent force.
- Myth Cannot Become Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2001)
AMONG THE VARIOUS attempts by the BJP-led NDA Government to force on the country the Hindutva agenda, the most disturbing effort is taking place in the field of education.
- Bank On Public Investment (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Aug 18, 2001)
WE CAN be forgiven for being bewildered on hearing the Prime Minister announce from the ramparts of Red Fort that ``...after some introspection my Government has decided to give a new pro- poor, pro-village and pro-employment orientation.
- Last Stretch At Race Course Road (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 18, 2001)
FINALLY, the prime minister is talking. But does it really matter?
- Beating The Spider (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2001)
ROBERT the Bruce, King of the Scots in the 14th century, is reputed to have been inspired in his repeated attempts at gaining the throne by a spider in a cave.
- Uti Scandal: Behind The Scenes (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS still a mystery how the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has been able to escape the ugliness of the UTI mess.
- Indefinite Article (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 17, 2001)
The BJP leadership has suddenly revved up its election campaign in UP by sending a strong signal that it is trying to put its house in order.
- When Banks Go Bust (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2001)
Tough economic decisions are taken when it’s too late.
- Bleak House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2001)
India, it could be argued, has missed many trysts with destiny. One need not go back to the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and his grandiose dreams for the nation.
- Obscured By Clouds (Hindustan Times, Jayashree Sengupta, Aug 16, 2001)
Economic reforms were introduced in China in 1979. By 1989, it emerged as an important economic power and a favoured destination for foreign investment.
- A New Problem Point (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2001)
IT is a bitter and bloody battle between two parties of the same blood line in distant Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu's Theatre Of The Absurd (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 15, 2001)
THE DMK-AIADMK theatre of the absurd is becoming increasingly bizarre.
- Minority Bashing Once Again (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 15, 2001)
Just before Independence Day when special security arrangements have been made to protect prominent leaders from terrorist attacks, those in power give few signs of being concerned about the enemy within.
- How The Government Turned A Pipeline Into A Pipe Dream (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Aug 15, 2001)
HO ho ho ho — that just about summarises the reaction in December 1999, when I wrote about the prospect of building a pipeline to carry natural gas from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- Bleak House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2001)
India, it could be argued, has missed many trysts with destiny. One need not go back to the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and his grandiose dreams for the nation.
- A ‘Legitimate’ Sort Of Violence (Indian Express, Anjali Modi, Aug 15, 2001)
CHENNAI Police Commissioner, K Muthukaruppan told a national TV station that the police had used ‘‘water canons, tear gas and rubber bullets’’ against protesting DMK supporters.
- By George, It’s Amma! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2001)
THE gospel according to Mr George Fernandes always makes interesting reading. He is an honest soul, and much of what he says on important national issues comes straight from the heart.
- The Polity (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 14, 2001)
IN THE midst of fast changing political developments, at times with sudden, unexpected twists, there is a danger of people and parties losing sight of the direction the polity is heading in.
- Fever Pitch In Tamil Nadu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2001)
Will someone please differentiate policing from politics?
- Job Placements, Nda Style (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2001)
The truth and nothing but the truth from St George.
- Acid Test In The Face Of Acid Attacks (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 14, 2001)
The acid attack on four young Muslim women in Srinagar last Wednesday by an unknown militant outfit, and the swift compliance by women of all ages on the issue of wearing the chadar (head-dress) in public, has introduced a new menace in the Valley.
- Damning Admission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2001)
THE CONVENOR of the National Democratic Alliance, George Fernandes, has stated that the former UTI chairman, P S Subramanyam, was appointed only because of pressure from J Jayalalitha when she was part of the BJP-led alliance.
- Significance Of The Nirupam Episode (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 13, 2001)
IN the USA, where democracy appears to have taken firmer roots than India, the White House aides are progressively becoming more powerful than Cabinet officials.
- The Way Forward On Kashmir (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2001)
WE SEEM to have arrived at yet another defining moment in our collective effort to persuade the people of Kashmir that their interests are best served by remaining affiliated to the Indian Union rather than anything else.
- Robbing India Of Its Future (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 13, 2001)
Most people have dismissed Prime Minister Vajpayee’s threat to resign as a politician’s trick to bring his party and his coalition into line behind him.
- Yet Another August 15 (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 13, 2001)
ON JULY 31, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, told a BJP parliamentary party meeting: ``Since I am Prime Minister, I am responsible. I feel I have not been able to manage and discipline the NDA.
- Samata Sulks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2001)
The Samata Party has an identity problem. Ever since party supremo George Fernandes was made to step down from the Cabinet, the party members can’t decide whether they are part of the Government or not.
- Sorting Out Uti Tangle, Government Way (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2001)
CONTRARY to expectations, heads in the Government did not roll for the Unit Trust of India (UTI) muddle.
- Legislating Morality In Cyber Cafes (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 12, 2001)
THE Union Government is reportedly intending to widen the scope of information technology laws in order to counter the immoral exposure of people to pornographic material in cyber cafes.
- Who’ll Make It To The Chair? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2001)
The return of the didi to the NDA fold seems to be causing a lot of heartburn among her brothers.
- Inside The Heads (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2001)
To be or not to be Sardar Patel? The Laloo-speak-alike, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh of the Rashtriya Janata Party, seems to have already answered that question for the Union home minister, LK Advani.
- ‘If It’s Freedom Fight, Why Kill Civilians?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2001)
HIS laptop before him, Omar Abdullah is preparing for the UN Conference on Racism at Durban.
- Hardly 'High Flying' (The Economic Times, V. A. Gopala, Aug 11, 2001)
WHERE, I wonder, is our collective National pride apropos of the edit 'The Maharaja Stalled' (ET, August 6). We are only projecting the worst that there is.
- Government Lacks Political Will (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 10, 2001)
A number of disgusted and angry persons ask me: what is the Government of India's policy on Kashmir? How can we tackle Pakistan and pin it down for spreading terrorism in the valley and beyond while pursuing soft policies towards Islamabad?
- Resignation Threat Has Become Stale (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 10, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a highly respected leader of this country. For over four decades he has had an impeccable record in public life.
- Who Blinks First (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 10, 2001)
It is not over until the fat lady sings and in the case of the BJP-Shiv Sena standoff, it is more or less certain that she won't.
- Striking At A Community’s Sense Of Self (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Aug 10, 2001)
If those who symbolise community pride are attacked, demoralisation sets in.
- Sinha Gets A C Minus Card (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2001)
Times are bad for Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha. He barely escaped censure or even worse in Parliament over the UTI fiasco.
- Democracy Be Damned! (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Aug 09, 2001)
WHAT HAPPENS when a star actress scripts a drama of political vengeance against a seasoned scriptwriter?
- Why The Hand Did Not Rock The Boat (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 08, 2001)
Neerja Chowdhury analyses why the Congress did not up the ante against the NDA government and the finance minister on the UTI issue.
- Fiddling With Education (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 08, 2001)
Saffronisation is not the only problem.
- Vajpayee's Moment For Introspection (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 08, 2001)
CALL it drama or real fatigue-cum-frustration, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's threat to quit the country's top job has created jitters in many quarters, including the BJP itself.
- Now It’s Mumbai Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2001)
A political crisis is brewing in Maharashtra involving all four major parties – the Congress, the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party, the Shiv Sena and the BJP.
- Code Of Conduct For Whom? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2001)
PRIME Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's threat to resign forced the National Democratic Alliance partners to temporarily fall in line.
- Nda Code: Skirting Real Issues (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 07, 2001)
BY no stretch of imagination can one conclude that last week’s uneasy peace or the proposal for a code of conduct will end all of the NDA’s internal tussles.
- Advani The Arsonist (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 07, 2001)
RUMOURS that the government is planning to name former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma as its special emissary for talks with the different factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland and other insurgent organisations is threatening to light.
- Pm Has No More Lifelines (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 06, 2001)
THE Prime Minister’s sudden offer of resignation last week had the desired effect and that was to demonstrate his indispensability. It had BJP MPs falling at his feet and NDA partners scurrying to his side.
- Code Of Opportunism (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 06, 2001)
Whenever rules of behaviour are framed for a group, whether in politics or business or any other profession, it underlines a critical situation.
- Wrong Prescription (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2001)
NDA needs coordination more than a code of conduct.
- Vajpayee's `Quit' Drama (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 06, 2001)
ON JULY 31, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said: ``Since I am Prime Minister, I am responsible. I feel I have not been able to manage and discipline the NDA.
- Leaking Boat, Weary Captain (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Opportunism has been given a new name by the BJP, `compulsions' of politics, says Neena Vyas.
- In The Footsteps Of Raj Narain (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 05, 2001)
SHIV Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam is fast acquiring the icon of the irrepressible socialist leader, the late Raj Narain, who too was once a member of the Upper House.
- From One Scandal To Another (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
HERE IS a story: a man goes to the police station to complain that in the dark of night a gang of robbers came to his house, entered forcibly, assaulted him and his wife, and decamped with cash and jewellery.
- ‘Centre Is Very Casual In Its Approach To N-E’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
ASSAM Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has completed 11 weeks in office, is a seasoned politician.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 04, 2001)
IT IS perhaps just as well that one of this government’s most honest and most capable ministers is handling the ministry of disinvestment.
- Of The Fixers, For The Fixers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
If this govt means what it says, why is Subramanyam in jail, not Manmohan.
- Pm And His (Non)performing Ministers (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 04, 2001)
Who can blame the Prime Minister for wanting to resign?
- Sena’s Proxy War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2001)
Naked power play to topple the Maharashtra government.
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