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Articles 17221 through 17320 of 21784:
- Law And Evolution (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Acting on the Centre’s suggestion for a ban on feeding monkeys, the Supreme Court has asked all state governments to submit their response within seven weeks.
- Not Much Confidence Yet (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Mar 22, 2005)
The single most important achievement of the agreement on the documentation required to travel on the bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad is that it has kept alive the fledgling peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Mending Fences (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 22, 2005)
It is difficult to question a country’s right to defend its borders. It is another matter, though, if the borders are both a contentious legacy of the past and a source of trouble in the present.
- Under Eastern Eyes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 22, 2005)
Condi Rice. She was in Delhi last week telling India, in true condescending style, that this country could possibly play an international role along with other developed countries, in the near future, that we have been “accepted” as a nation that can deli
- On Improving The Quality Of Democracy (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 22, 2005)
The executive, the legislature, and the judiciary must be continuously accountable to the people. The right to information is an instrument for moving towards this goal.
- A Mad March, India Style (US News & World Report, Terry Atlas, Mar 21, 2005)
NEW DELHI--An ardent sports fan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may be forgiving if her Indian hosts are a bit distracted when she visits this week.
- Tight Oil Position Ahead? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 21, 2005)
An increase in domestic oil prices would severely affect economic operations, as higher running costs would translate into higher road freight rates, which will be passed on to the consumer. Even if the Government were to oblige the oil companies by raisi
- To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Given its predilections, the Western media can no longer be relied on for a truthful version of global events , writes N.J. Nanporia
- Freak Accident (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Efforts should be made to save trees and also human lives
- Modi, The U.S., And Visa Power (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 21, 2005)
If the BJP believes it is a victim of U.S. double standards, it has also benefited from the same duplicity in the past.
- Rivers Run Through It (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Mar 21, 2005)
The blows India and Pakistan trade over Kashmir will have more to do with water than land
- Punjab’S Gesture (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Only talks can resolve SYL tangle
- Holy? Unholy? A Knotty Issue (Deccan Herald, VATSALA GURUNATH, Mar 20, 2005)
In a society where equality and freedom are valued, should law decide one’s sexual orientations? As more and more same sex couples go ahead and get married, the issue is hotting up.
- India-Pak Cold War Continues (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Mar 19, 2005)
That the cold war between Pakistan and India continues to be alive and kicking is unfortunate. The latest example of it are three developments in Pakistan:
- Club Before Country (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Mar 19, 2005)
On the second evening of the Mohali test, when the rest of India was salivating at the idea of Virender Sehwag being 90 not out overnight....
- Shocking Verdict (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 19, 2005)
The war against trans-national terrorism suffered a serious setback on Thursday, with a Canadian court acquitting the two accused of the mid-air explosion of an ill-fated Air India Boeing 747 airliner, ‘Kanishka’, 20 years ago.
- Search For Substitutes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 19, 2005)
THE rapid rise in the global prices of oil, which touched a record $57 a barrel on Thursday, has led the International Energy Agency to ask the developed world to cut demand
- Chance To Score (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has brought India's 'will-he-won't he' suspense to an end-and with patented wily flourish.
- A New Beginning In Manipur (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Mar 19, 2005)
Manipur Governor Shivinder Singh Sidhu feels that giving out dollops of money alone will not solve the problems of insurgency afflicting the north-eastern region. A career bureaucrat and an economist
- Elusive Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 19, 2005)
GIVEN the sensitive nature of the Nanavati Commission report, the government would have done well to make it public. This is particularly because there are reports that the Commission had found some prominent Congress leaders guilty of inciting ...
- Rice Is Nice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 18, 2005)
THE interactions US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had with Indian leaders during her brief visit to New Delhi suggest that there has been a significant change in the US perception of India.
- Gas Realities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 18, 2005)
In February, the US Ambassador in New Delhi, Mr David Mulford, had met the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, to convey Washington's reservations on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline deal.
- Getting Better (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 18, 2005)
The visit of the American secretary of state, Ms Condoleezza Rice, to India has gone along predicted lines. As expected, Washington expressed reservations about the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline because of its concerns about the political regime i
- Self-Inflicted Wounds (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 18, 2005)
The capitulation in the late hours of March 11 does not change the context. The Indian polity is suddenly in a deep mess, mostly on account of the misdoings of the scraggy outfit still passing as the Congress.
- Separation Of Powers (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Mar 18, 2005)
While the judiciary must step in when necessary, how it does so requires craft and statesmanship. Jharkhand should not become a precedent.
- Another Time, Another Man (Tribune, Sudarshan Agarwal, Mar 18, 2005)
I have had the privilege to serve as Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, when Justice M. Hidayatullah was the Vice-President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. I fondly recall a few incidents
- India Protests Possible Sale Of Fighter Jets To Pakistan (Washington Post, Glenn Kessler, Mar 17, 2005)
Indian officials objected Wednesday to the possible U.S. resumption of F-16 fighter jet sales to Pakistan,
- Pak Must Deliver On Terror, Pm Tells Rice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
The US Secretary of State was effusive in her praise for India’s strengths. But on its demand for a permanent UN seat, she remained non-committal.
- Just Cricket (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 17, 2005)
Hemming and hawing takes a while. So the president of Pakistan, Mr Pervez Musharraf, will reportedly be watching the last one-day match during the Pakistan cricket team’s tour of India, in Delhi on April 17.
- Political Perfidy In Jharkhand (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Mar 17, 2005)
NOW that Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has "proved" his majority on the floor of the House, it is time to reflect on the role played by Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, who has been universally berated, if not condemned.
- Rice Brings Reality Check On India-U.S. Ties (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2005)
In publicly expressing her concerns about the Iran-India gas pipeline during her press conference here on Wednesday, the visiting United States Secretary of State
- Fair Exchange (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Mar 17, 2005)
He was a small, compact man, with thinning hair, a round face, a short nose and a well-trimmed, grey moustache.
- Sez For Chandigarh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2005)
THE Chandigarh administration has at last realised that the Union Territory can have a special economic zone (SEZ) with a focus on IT, biotech and electronic units. It has sent a proposal to this effect to the Centre and expects its clearance in two month
- Stand Firm On The Iran Pipeline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 17, 2005)
The statements of "concern" made by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India represent the first time the United States has gone public with its opposition to the energy project.
- Taken By Surprise (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2005)
After India stopped its arms assistance to Nepal, Pakistan has offered to help the Himalayan kingdom to combat the Maoist upsurge there. Did Indian foreign policy planners anticipate this development or were they taken by surprise?
- Jharkhand And After (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Mar 17, 2005)
Six months ago I convened a high-level seminar in New Delhi to consider the following proposition by me which I put before the participants...
- Changes To Patent Act Will Cost The Poor Dear (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
The leading international humanitarian agency, ‘Doctors without Borders’ (Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in French) on Wednesday, joined the gathering storm against the proposed amendments to India’s Patent Act of 1970 that provides full patent protection
- Citing Indian Arsenal, Pak Says It Needs F-16s (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
Islamabad told Rice that it needed the US help to maintain minimum deterrence for the sake of peace
- Sounding Hollow (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 16, 2005)
The left’s ambivalence during the Jharkhand crisis will mark it as the Congress’s partner in the latter’s wrongdoings
- Why Implementation Fails — Seven Sins Of Public Administration (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Mar 16, 2005)
A new Budget is an occasion for commentators and policy-makers to hope that this time round at least some things will improve.
- Nepal’S Prospective Allies And Dilemma (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 16, 2005)
At home it is engaged in battling the Maoist insurgents and opposition parties, both of whom have announced fresh protests. And now, Nepal is also slugging it out at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva,
- Advanced Patriots On Offer (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Mar 16, 2005)
While Ms Condoleeza Rice’s talks in New Delhi are going to be wide-ranging, they can have a bearing on future defence cooperation between India and the United States.
- Choked Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 16, 2005)
The proposed pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India appears to have run into some trouble with the US government expressing concern over the deal India is negotiating with Iran.
- Conniving At Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 16, 2005)
By refusing to ratify the international anti-torture convention, the rulers in New Delhi are showing their true colours
- Natural Gas: The Way Forward (Business Line, Nigel Shaw, Mar 16, 2005)
The natural gas industry is on the verge of change and we should not lose this momentum.
- Indian Media Blog Shuts Down After Legal Threats From Times Of India (Online Journalism Review, Mark Glaser, Mar 15, 2005)
Mediaah Weblog is shuttered after the Times of India threatens libel lawsuits, causing an uproar and petition in the Indian blogosphere. Can media criticism gain a foothold in the subcontinent?
- Nepal Comes Under Global Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The International Red Cross and Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists have sent teams to assess the situation since King Gyanendra grabbed power.
- Shocking Signals (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 15, 2005)
Taken separately, the political shenanigans we have witnessed in recent days and weeks are nothing to write home about. Governors' role in the states has frequently come in for criticism.
- The Pm And The Tigers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 15, 2005)
The tragedy of the extermination of tigers continues unabated. The Central ministry of environment and forests is misleading and fooling the prime minister and his government about the seriousness of the situation because when the
- Time For Us And India To Go Steady (Deccan Herald, STANLEY A WEISS, Mar 15, 2005)
Washington can no longer take India for granted, as there are other suitiors waiting on the sidelines
- Branding Health Tourism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 15, 2005)
What the Union Tourism Minister, Renuka Chowdhury, outlined for promoting health tourism, and her advocacy of positioning India as a medical hub, have been on the drawing ...
- Criminals’ Haven (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2005)
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) statistics has showed an alarming rise of crime in Bangalore from 2001 to 2003.
- Crude Equations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 15, 2005)
The prospect of the price of crude oil breaching the $55 a barrel mark has set alarm bells ringing. As the Economic Survey for 2004-2005 has indicated, the crude and petroleum product import bill for India this
- King Vs Maoists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 15, 2005)
India has once again reminded Nepal that King Gyanendra and the political parties there must join hands to deal with the multiple problems the country is faced with...
- All Shook Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 15, 2005)
Limelight is not the best thing for everybody. The governors of two states, Goa and then Jharkhand, threw themselves into the limelight recently. The focus was not kind to them and their kind.
- 'Iran-India Pipeline Has Enough Safeguards’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
There is immense gain for India by way of transit fee if the gas pipeline is extended up to China, the petroleum minister said.
- India Calls For Fair Farm Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
India, on Monday, warned against any attempt to create a divide among developing nations and said that bringing any new issue outside the Doha mandate will only offtrack trade talks.
- Not Much Dignity In Defeat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 14, 2005)
The change of course in Jharkhand with the de-induction of Shibu Soren and the induction of Arjun Munda as Chief Minister is the United Progressive Alliance's attempt at damage limitation.
- Need To Clarify Grey Areas In New Anti-Defection Law (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 14, 2005)
The new anti-defection law enacted by Parliament last year through the ninety-first amendment of the Constitution was lauded across the political spectrum as it ...
- Living (It Up) On The Fringes (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Until last week’s Budget I had not heard the term ‘‘fringe benefit’’. It’s the sort of unattractive turn of phrase lawyers use and as I am not a lawyer I would not have understood it even had I heard it in normal conversation.
- Governors In The Dock (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Mar 14, 2005)
The Governors of Goa and Jharkhand are caught in the storms of controversy. In Goa, even the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker have suffered damage.
- Buddhadeb's Strategy Pays Off (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Mar 14, 2005)
Blowing hot and cold with threats of bandhs is part of the political strategy of Subash Ghising, chairman of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Autonomous Council.
- Unprincipled Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2005)
No one in the Central Government or the United Progressive Alliance leadership has emerged unscathed from the murky drama that played out in Jharkhand in the last two weeks
- When Man Proposes, Sarpanch Disposes (Deccan Herald, Narendra kaushik, Mar 13, 2005)
Zahira looks petrified every time she is asked to recall the incident that happened in Meerut and almost claimed her life in November this year. She was tied to a tree and hit with stones and bricks on the orders of a local panchayat.
- The Murky, Quirky Side Of Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The game of politics cannot get better in Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand. Is it a sign of things to come? Is it an erosion of the UPA government’s confidence.
- Where Dolphins Dance (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Mar 13, 2005)
Waking up in the morning knowing that an azure beach awaits you about fifty steps away is a divine feeling altogether. Devbagh is where that thought becomes real.
- You Be The Sky...But How? (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Mar 13, 2005)
WE had a documentary screening at the United Nations’ of ‘You Be the Sky’...It was watched by a mixed audience typical of the United Nations.
- Crop Diversification Need Of The Hour, Says Samra (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 13, 2005)
Dr J.S. Samra, Deputy Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, is a member of policy formulation panels of the Planning Commission and the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
- A Former Banker Turns Author (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Mar 12, 2005)
While reading KP Singh's debut novel "The Road to Raisina" (Harper Collins) I kept wondering why this young writer decided to use his initials, especially in the backdrop of the fact that it's a politically potent novel.
- A Plane Tale From The Past (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 12, 2005)
This is a story from the summer of 1996 that I had salted away for my memoirs, but am tempted to tell now because it may have some relevance to the muddying politics of these times.
- Belated Wisdom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 12, 2005)
THE resignation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister, Mr Shibu Soren, will be welcomed by all right-thinking people. It is surprising that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader waited till the Centre asked him to quit.
- Cash And Carry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 12, 2005)
The 80-odd Delhi sales tax officials caught on the video camera by a TV news channel while allegedly demanding or accepting bribe made an interesting viewing. They were only practising what most of their tribe are notorious for doing day in and day out.
- Ftas — Adding To `Spaghetti Bowl Of Tariffs' (Business Line, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Mar 12, 2005)
It is difficult to say whether or not FTAs promote global trade, but surely there are important issues that need to be sorted out in the quest for free trade.
- One More Oil Deal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 11, 2005)
On the heels of the project to build a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh, comes a deal with Venezuela by which India will operate an oilfield in the South American country and import the output.
- The Rhetoric Of Outcomes (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Mar 11, 2005)
Mr Chidambaram’s promise to shift focus from outlays to outcomes has, quite predictably, been widely acclaimed.
- Jharkhand, And Chhattisgarh Ka Ankra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have lots in common, and the recent political crisis in Ranchi has bound them even closer. The two states are geographically contiguous, were born at the same time
- The Significance Of Mr. Chavez (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The visit to India last week of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marked an important milestone in not just New Delhi's relations with Caracas but also in the ongoing Indian effort to
- Breaches In The Dykes (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 11, 2005)
SINCE the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar —widely welcomed because of its inevitability, given the circumstances — it has been difficult to shake off two streams of thought, an ironic one about the past and a deeply depressing one about the future
- Involving Constitutional Offices In Partisan Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 11, 2005)
On May 30, 1996 this newspaper published on the front page a super-exclusive, report entitled, "A Confrontation Avoided."
- Drug Abuse: Asia On A New High (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 11, 2005)
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), a quasi-judicial body monitoring the implementation of the United Nations (UN) international drug control convention
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