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Articles 17521 through 17620 of 21784:
- Low Credibility Of Police (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 14, 2005)
I am surprised at the Delhi police complaint that they were not immediately informed about the attack on Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, Delhi University lecturer. This is a sad commentary on the credibility of the force.
- Matter Of Uniform Disgrace (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Feb 14, 2005)
The degeneration of standards in the institutions of power, authority and governance seems to be all-pervasive in the country. It can either be found in the form of disorder in the UP Assembly
- Doing Right By The Nepalese (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 14, 2005)
As of now there seems to be a policy vacuum in New Delhi towards Nepal. An executive monarch, by posing the choice as stability versus Maoist disorder
- Cpi(m) Puts Centre On Notice (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Feb 14, 2005)
The recently-concluded 21st State Conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal gave notice to the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre on the continuing "absence of evidence" of implementation
- Zohra Sehgal: Ek Hai Nani (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 13, 2005)
Zohra Sehgal is truly “Anmol Ratna” of the Indian screen and stage. She was, therefore, aptly decorated with Sangeet Natak Akademy’s “Ratna” award. But the Akademy discovered this gem a bit too late.
- You Be The Sky...But How? (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Feb 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. The documentary produced by India Vision Foundation and Directed by Dr Lavlin Thadani, is about how
- Time To Expedite Railway Line Work In The Valley (Tribune, David Devadas, Feb 13, 2005)
The Jawahar Tunnel near the village of Banihal is Kashmir’s gateway to India but it leads to a tedious and often treacherous road for several hours of the stretch beyond.
- Between India And 21st Century, A Deep Valley (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
When was the last time you read about Kashmir in this column? The truth is I cannot remember when I last mentioned the K word in this space because columns need to be read to survive and I find, increasingly
- Symptoms Of Deeper Ill (Pioneer, Aarti, Feb 12, 2005)
The countrywide raids conducted by the CBI on February 1 at 249 places, leading to the detection of Rs 1.11 crore in cash and property worth Rs 10.05 crore
- Warning For Relegation (Tribune, Bhup Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
CHINESE had launched their massive attacks across the McMohan line in NEFA on October 20, 1962. Prime Minister Nehru, his government and the nation at large were shocked beyond belief at the great betrayal by a friendly country.
- Why The Taxman Didn't Join The Party At Club Mandap (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 12, 2005)
Among the many dull and lousy cases on tax is an exception: Dalhousie Institute vs Assistant Commissioner, Service Tax Cell.
- Bollywood Caters To Urban Middle Class (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Feb 12, 2005)
IN a country as diverse as India, Bollywood films seem to have a universal appeal and following. However, in researching how audiences view recent Bollywood hits, I have discovered that the Indian audience is as splintered and disconnected as many other a
- Critics Beware Rising Passions (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
“The very name evokes awe and reverence,” writes Sinjita Gupta, translator and compiler of ten short stories by Rabindranath Tagore in a collection entitled Mystic Moods.
- Larger Than All The Rest (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 12, 2005)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation often seems to have no more to offer than poverty and politics. But the abrupt cancellation of last weekend’s summit — not directly India’s doing, but the inevitable outcome of Manmohan Singh’s refusal
- Leave Anara Alone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 12, 2005)
The trial of Anara Gupta appears to have little to do with the law and its preservation. Ever since the former Miss Jammu was apprehended in November for allegedly starring in a pornographic video, the police have displayed a shocking voyeurism while inve
- Fuelling Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 12, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to examine favourably the possibility of transporting Iranian natural gas to India via a pipeline traversing Pakistani territory represents the welcome triumph of sound economics over dubious diplomacy.
- India, As Seen By Maoists (Associated Press, B. Raman , Feb 12, 2005)
As Nepal goes through a serious political crisis in the wake of the coup staged on February 1 by King Gyanendra with the backing of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA), which is increasingly
- King's Gambit (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Feb 12, 2005)
Initial condemnation of the coup in Nepal from India was strong and unambiguous, but of late a policy rethink seems in the works.
- Test Of Skill (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 11, 2005)
There are two ways to look at the imbroglio over the elections to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. Having extended the term of the present council twice, the state government has no option but to hold the elections by March 25
- Kingly Faith (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 11, 2005)
“We’re going to come down on those guys like a ton of bricks,” President Bill Clinton swore that fateful morning in May 1998 on being told that India had exploded a nuclear device in the Rajasthan desert.
- Outrageous Assault (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2005)
The outrageous attack on S.A.R. Geelani is not merely "disturbing" as the Supreme Court has observed. It also raises the gravest of suspicions.
- India Makes A Play For F-16 Fighters (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Feb 11, 2005)
It is now official: India has indicated to the United States that it is interested in purchasing advanced F-16 fighter jets for its air force, a move that has sent frissons throughout the establishments in India
- Tourists At Kangla (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2005)
More than a month after the the historic Kangla Fort in the heart of Imphal was vacated of the Assam Rifles and the keys handed over to the state government, the seat of governance of the erstwhile independent kingdom of Manipur has become a major attract
- Volatile Bangladesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 11, 2005)
Bangladesh's confrontationist politics has given rise to an intolerance in public life that is alarming. The recent killing of S.A.M.S. Kibria, a former Finance Minister and a prominent member of the Opposition Awami League
- Striking A New Balance On Page 3 (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 11, 2005)
A combination of envy and irritation is driving the somewhat exaggerated debate on page 3 culture allegedly threatening to overwhelm our lives.
- ‘Silly Point By Pak’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2005)
It will not be out of place to believe that Pakistan’s refusal to play cricket in Ahmedabad is not only unreasonable but prejudiced. By doing so, it wants to turn its abhorrence of India into world sympathy.
- Aiyar’S Peace Pipe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2005)
Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has done the impossible in liberating India’s regional energy diplomacy from the clutches of an obdurate bureaucracy.
- Imf Bouquets And Brickbats (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 11, 2005)
No longer is India the kind of IMF borrower it was in the early 1990s, when it had to agree to a structural adjustment programme to tide over the worst-ever balance of payments crisis the country faced
- Goa Mess Only A Symbol (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 11, 2005)
What has gone on in Goa over the last few days is a shame not only on that tiny and notoriously unstable state but also on the country as a whole, especially on its political class.
- Gas For Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 11, 2005)
India’s decision to go in for talks on gas pipelines involving Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan is significant from various angles.
- Pure Gold (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 10, 2005)
On her first day in office, within hours of moving from the White House to her new job as America’s secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice rang up Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, and discussed....
- Raise These Skies (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2005)
The Economic Survey in the run-up to the July 2004 Budget had revealed that a comprehensive civil aviation policy based on the Naresh Chandra Committee recommendations was on the cards.
- Trespassers Are Rewarded (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Feb 10, 2005)
In Bihar, as elsewhere, politicians are looking beyond their traditional support bases for political survival
- Lessons In Geography (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Feb 10, 2005)
Vladimir Putin says that Russia backs India’s bid for a permanent seat in the Security Council. “Mapping the Global Future”, the final report of the US National Intelligence Council’s 2020 Project....
- Contract Enforcement — Whither Time Value Of Money? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 10, 2005)
Enforcing contracts is not easy. Considering the backlog at courts, private channels have become active especially for the Proprietorship and Partnership sector with relatively low financial flexibility.
- Intelligent Analysis Of International Accounting Standards (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 10, 2005)
Technically reviewed by Liesel Knorr, Secretary General of the German Accounting Standards Board, and written by Barry J. Epstein and Abbas Ali Mirza is IAS 2004, from Wiley (www.wiley.com).
- Deal To Run Buses In Kashmir Bolsters India-Pakistan Talks (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to run buses across the cease-fire line that divides the Himalayan province of Kashmir, invigorating a 13-month peace process that some had feared was running out of steam.
- India Should Review Its Policy On Saarc (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 09, 2005)
THE Indian Prime Minister’s refusal to attend the scheduled SAARC summit in Dhaka on February 6 and 7 and its consequent postponement should not cause any undue disappointment in South Asian capitals such as New Delhi, Colombo, Male and Thimphu.
- Pils Beyond The Sugar Coat (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 09, 2005)
After the MMS scandal that hit the mobile phones, we now have the apex court frowning upon unsolicited calls. Thus, in response to a public interest litigation, or PIL, filed by Harsh Pathak
- Problem Solving, The Kolithad Way (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Feb 09, 2005)
Between the towns of Rajkot and Junagadh, off the road from Gondal in Saurashtra, is the large-ish village of Kolithad. It is the usual developed village in this region known for its progressive agriculture and great farmers.
- Rewarding Stf (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 09, 2005)
THE grievance expressed in the Legislative Assembly by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, about the Centre's rejection of the State Government's recommendations in regard to some senior police officers belonging to the Special Task Force ...
- Food For The Soul, Not Just For The Stomach (Indian Express, RAKESH CHAUBEY, Feb 09, 2005)
When you’ve been at the bottom of the social pyramid for centuries, you don’t really care whether the roads are bad. All you want is upward social mobility
- Farm Policy — A Twisted Tale (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Feb 09, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), as the National Common Minimum Programme states categorically, stands for economic reforms with a human face, whatever it means.
- Building Urban Infrastructure (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 09, 2005)
There is compelling logic to support the Centre's proposal to launch a National Urban Renewal Mission (NURM) to upgrade and modernise urban infrastructure all over the country.
- Waffle Man (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 09, 2005)
The Centre will shine the light on the causes before it looks for the remedies and in turn the Naxalites are sure to realise there can be no development without peace.
- Words Were What She Had (Indian Express, SUGUNA RAMANATHAN, Feb 08, 2005)
It is now over a month since Shama Futehally passed away. The memories continue to linger, especially of the time in the eighties spent in Gujarat, where her husband Javid Chowdhury was a civil servant.
- Round And Round (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 08, 2005)
All indications point to a bleak outlook for the ongoing Doha Round of multilateral negotiations. The strongest confirmation of this came at the Davos World Economic Forum where the World Trade
- Scramble For The Indian Air Show (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Feb 08, 2005)
The fifth Aero India show being organised in Bangalore from February 9 to 13 is an attempt to showcase India as a major aviation hub in Asia. The Indian aviation sector pie is as big as China’s
- Why We Are A Poor Rich Country (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 08, 2005)
Often when reflecting upon India’s poverty and the needlessness of it, I remember a story the late Rangarajan Kumaramangalam liked to tell.
- Goa Heads For Political Instability (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Feb 08, 2005)
Barely has a new government led by the Congress taken office in Goa when ambitious MLAs from the party are threatening to topple the fledgling Pratapsingh Rane government.
- Seating Tight On Alliances (Indian Express, MUKESH BHARDWAJ, Feb 07, 2005)
Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s INLD may be the ruling party, but it doesn’t seem to have many friends. When the BJP supported him in making Tarlochan Singh the minorities commission chairman
- Trouble In The Neighbourhood (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Feb 07, 2005)
There is trouble in India’s neighbourhood and Dr Manmohan Singh and his government may have to spend time and effort to decide what exactly to do in the evolving solution which is certainly not to its liking.
- Agent Orange From The Ocean (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Feb 07, 2005)
In Vietnam the enemy was often unseen; unseen that is to those who were reporting a war that at that stage wasn’t really a war but a battle of attrition.
- Stars Of India: The Bling-Bling In The Crown (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 06, 2005)
They wear silk saris, well-cut Nehru jackets and incandescent smiles. They are practiced in the art of air-kissing and social banter.
- Where Will Bhola Go? (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Feb 06, 2005)
It was a great day when Lakshmi the milch cow gave birth. The calf was a beautiful brown with a diamond patch at the centre of his forehead. When I first saw him, he could hardly stand on his four legs and was quivering.
- His Works Portray The Harsh Realities Of Life (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 06, 2005)
When noted Hindi literatteur Vishnu Prabhakar landed at Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the customary At home on the Republic Day, he was not aware of the multi-tier security ring around the imposing building and strict protocol.
- Consensus That Merits An Accolade (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Feb 06, 2005)
After many a winter there has taken place in the realm of foreign policy making in New Delhi something that merits an accolade.
- Plane Truths (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Feb 06, 2005)
The state government’s two aircraft—a five-seater plane and a four-seater twin-engine helicopter—have become the bone of contention between Chief Minister Raman Singh and Governor Lt Gen (retd) K M Seth.
- The Pin Code In Northeast (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Feb 05, 2005)
Operation Pin Code, as reported in The Pioneer (January 15), would be much easier for Pakistan to accomplish than either Operation Topac or Al Badr.
- Poor Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 05, 2005)
India’s decision to abstain from the 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) in Dhaka next week is an ill-considered one.
- No Arms For Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2005)
At a time when the direction of foreign policy tends to be set by the strategic calculations of what passes for `national interest' rather than the coordinates of a moral compass, it is commendable that India has chosen to take a clear stand against the c
- The Unbearable Lightness Of Seeing (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 05, 2005)
How agonised we are about how people die. How untroubled we are by how they live.
- Ruling On Compensation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 05, 2005)
The Supreme Court has rightly directed the railway authorities to pay a compensation of Rs 18 lakh with interest to the family of a passenger who was killed while travelling by the Goa Express due to the faulty vestibule system in October 1995.
- `Black' Is Not Beautiful (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Feb 05, 2005)
The UPA Government seems desperate to demonstrate its commitment to unearthing black money.
- Battle Of Permanency (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Feb 05, 2005)
First you try to join the government. By hook or crook. You are not qualified. And yet you succeed. You are kept on probation. Which means that you have to put your best foot forward. One small slip, and you are gone.
- Beyond The S&p Rating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 05, 2005)
Like a capricious mother-in-law, Standard & Poor's has been whimsical in credit-rating the Indian economy. Anyway its pronouncements do not appear to bother most international players
- Floor Or Ground' Includes Floor Of The Car Or Vehicle (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 05, 2005)
Matador foam was not too happy that the Central Excise officials were dragging the company all the way to the apex court to unseat a favourable decision of the tribunal on car seats.
- Interesting People (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Feb 05, 2005)
Some weeks ago, one of our leading weekly magazines made an oblique reference to a sex scandal against a cabinet minister which was causing acute embarrassment to the government.
- Montek’S Warped Logic (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Feb 05, 2005)
At an international conference on “Policies against hunger” at Berlin in October 2004, a World Bank economist was at pains to defend the domestic subsidies being doled out to European Union farmers.
- India's Nepal Stand Driven By Concern For Maoist Danger (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 04, 2005)
The principal concern driving the Indian Government's policy towards King Gyanendra is not democracy but how his palace putsch is going to affect the Royal Nepal Army's counter-insurgency operations against Maoist rebels.
- Future Of Indo-Pak Peace Process (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Feb 04, 2005)
Abelief is rife in Pakistan that the bilateral peace process has stalled. Perhaps hopes that India-Pakistan relations would normalise after Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf met in Islamabad in January 2004
- India And The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 03, 2005)
India's Nepal policy just collapsed. Indian policy-makers now need to introspect because Nepal is vital to India's security interests. Nepal should have been a test case for India's ability to cultivate good relations with its neighbours
- Himalayan Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s dismissal of the government and his assumption of absolute control over the country is a deadly blow to democracy in Nepal that will plunge the country into a deeper crisis.
- Getting It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2005)
The army has had to battle much more than militancy in the Valley — it has had to contend with serious allegations of extra-judicial killings of innocents and the rape of local women and girls.
- India's Media Agog Over Ads-For-Equity Gambit (Asia Times, Indrajit Basu, Feb 03, 2005)
It is a move that is being called alternately brilliant and bizarre. Some even call it a coup. Even as India's largest media company - Bennett, Coleman and Co (BCCL)
- Congress Game Plan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2005)
Common sense suggests that no political party fighting three simultaneous elections will want to open up a fourth front. The Congress evidently feels up to the adventure, for it has chosen precisely such a moment to do battle with the Mulayam Singh Govern
- Lest We Forget (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Feb 03, 2005)
In speaking up about the 1984 riots, Amu reminds us of the importance of revisiting past mistakes
- Presentation Kills If You Don't Know How To Do One (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 03, 2005)
A common taunt is to denigrate accountants as lacking in presentation skills when compared to MBAs. It is easy to take sides on the issue; but rather than curse the bleak image
- No Kidding (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2005)
The Delhi Government has joined Gujarat and Karnataka in banning students from using mobile phones in schools. This is a move that will be welcomed by all right-thinking individuals who have reason to be concerned about the steady encroachment...
- No Dream Budget, Just A Credible One Please (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 03, 2005)
The political realities of coalition politics does not allow the Finance Minister to be insensitive to the viewpoints of partners and outside supporters to the government.
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