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- Reality Bytes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2004)
When cyber space and reality collide, it is the real world that dominates, as the individuals allegedly involved in the making, transmission and selling of an explicit video-clip of two Delhi school students have found out.
- Pugwash Initiative On Kashmir (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Dec 20, 2004)
Pugwash, a US-based think tank, organised an intra-Kashmir dialogue between leaders of the Indian and Pakistani parts of the state “to resolve the Kashmir issue” at Kathmandu.
- Little Boy Arrogance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
On a particularly demanding day for PMO firefighters, it didn’t attract the attention — no, the outrage — it merited. On the floor of the House, the prime minister himself had to tackle the task of making the squabble between two of his ministers look lik
- Peck-A-Boo (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2004)
How old are Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur? How old are all the people who have been shocked or titillated by their having French-kissed, or not French-kissed, in a Mumbai restaurant?
- Bad Food From Good Bahu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards.
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- In Harmony (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 18, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s ambassador, Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Calcutta under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- The Young In Pakistan Want Peace (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Dec 18, 2004)
BY the time our plane took off, two hours late, for the 50-minute flight to Lahore we were handrags. For weeks Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, Home Ministry, High Commission, Intelligence and all manner of agencies had kept us on tenterhooks with pinpricks a
- Bihar Will Test Indian Democracy (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 17, 2004)
The Bihar assembly elections are scheduled to be held towards the end of February. The Election Commission (EC) has already paid Bihar a visit and announced steps that are to be taken to ensure a free and fair poll.
- Sustaining The Momentum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2004)
There is nothing surprising in the Government's admission in its mid-year economic Review that it may not be able to contain the revenue deficit this year to Rs.76,171 crore or 2.5 per
- Satyameva Jayate (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandran, Dec 17, 2004)
THE law may be an ass and justice blindfolded, but truth may well tilt the scales in contempt proceedings if the Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 1 gets passed. The Contempt of Court (Amendment) Bill, 2004, provides for making truth a valid de
- Venezuela-India Ties To Centre Around Oil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 17, 2004)
With the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, due to visit New Delhi in February, the stage is set for the establishment of a fruitful bilateral relationship between the two countries
- People Must Know (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2004)
THE Union Cabinet’s clearance to the Right to Information Bill, 2004, is in tune with its commitment to give people the right to get information from the government. In a democracy, the right to know is the most cherished right of every citizen.
- From Crutches To Physiotherapy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 17, 2004)
The All India SC&ST Confederation's rally at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan in support of reservation in private sector, judiciary and armed forces portends major economic and social upheaval.
- The Sham Of It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- How Not To Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Dec 17, 2004)
Apart from people-to-people contacts, there is need for internal dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue
- Parents Responsible If Children Get Spoiled (Tribune, Neelam Sharma, Dec 16, 2004)
A boy and a girl, both students of Class 12 at a school in New Delhi, are facing disciplinary action after the 17-year-old boy allegedly made a small pornographic video clipping with his cellphone of himself and the girl, having sex inside the school.
- Fdi In Retail Sector — A Trade Policy For Trade (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Dec 16, 2004)
The pan-chewing, dhoti-clad, English-ignorant retail trader should not be seen as `inefficient' and `cost ineffective' who needs to be bleached by globally-accepted detergents.
- Assam’S Curse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2004)
Assam has once again witnessed a spate of bomb attacks designed to remind the authorities that a year after the Bhutan operations to bust ULFA bases on its territory, the terrorist outfit is alive and thriving.
- Myanmar's Manoeuvre (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2004)
In extending the imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi by one more year, Myanmar's ruling generals have left no doubt about their intention to tighten their grip on the country.
- 'Our Roads Absorb Water Very Fast' (The Economic Times, SUROJIT MAHALANOBIS, Dec 16, 2004)
Drivers are often responsible for fatal road accidents in India. But road scientists believe most accidents can be averted if the country has proper roads.
- Lessons To Learn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2004)
BY all accounts, Tuesday’s train accident in Punjab’s Mukerian was one of the worst in recent times. As accidents have become frequent, there is need for
- Waves Of Changes (Pioneer, Mukund B. Kunte, Dec 16, 2004)
The Navy celebrates December 4 each year in remembrance of the audacious attack by tiny missile boats of the 'killer' squadron in the 1971 war.
- Market Hegemony And Health (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 16, 2004)
On December 16 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) convenes its final hearing on health care and human rights at New Delhi, to listen to testimonies from real life experiences that will be narrated by citizens and activists.
- A Film Festival, Not A Carnival (Indian Express, Pradip Biswas, Dec 16, 2004)
The 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held on the sands of Panjim’s Miramar Beach, got over last week and the Union minister of information and broadcasting, Jaipal Reddy, has announced that next year’s festival, too, will be held in Goa.
- Stress Is Showing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 15, 2004)
The report card on the Indian economy could have been a lot better. An inflation rate of around 7 per cent punctured the virtues of a probable 6 per cent growth.
- Between Mnna And Nssp (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's flying visit to Delhi last week has restarted the controversy over the sale of US weapons to Pakistan. Every time India and Pakistan are about to acquire new weapons, a big shindig is raised by the other side on how
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- Sena-Nigans! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- No Takers For National Hockey Championship Due To Ihf Politics (Tribune, M.S. Unnikrishnan, Dec 15, 2004)
The National Hockey Championship for the Rangaswamy Cup was once the most prestigious event in the hockey calendar of the country. Many careers were made and many decimated at the altar of the National Championship.
- Missed Chance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2004)
Only diehard cynics would refuse to give peace a chance. But the cynicism that marked the United Liberation Front of Asom’s rejection of the prime minister’s offer of peace-talks is also a great betrayal of the Assamese people.
- Kyunki Party Isn't Parivar (Pioneer, Neha Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
When the boob tube's numero uno bahu, Smriti Irani, excitedly pronounced in Surat that she would fast unto death until Narendra "bhai" stepped down from Gujarat's chief ministership
- Way To Go: Growth Plus Egalite (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 15, 2004)
There are three serious issues being raised in the winter seminar season in Delhi. The first is whether India grew faster in the nineties as compared to the eighties.
- Promotion Muddle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2004)
With the Supreme Court ordering the Indian Air Force to re-evaluate the promotions of all six officers, including the four quashed by the Delhi High Court recently, the entire procedure of promotions in the IAF has come under a cloud.
- Why `She' Still Remains Unwanted (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 15, 2004)
A conference on sex selection diagnosis and female foeticide in Goa last week brought to light the disturbing proof of India holding one half of its population
- Bring Back The Old Sting (Telegraph, Rajashri Dasgupta, Dec 15, 2004)
It is time for the feminist movement to revisit some issues and think of strategies to make health a fundamental right
- Raw Incompetence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2004)
The quiescence of the intelligence agency on the Rabinder Singh issue shows its fear of exposure
- Deep Inside Jharkhand (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 14, 2004)
Last week I strayed into rural Jharkhand. I took a bus far away from pucca roads, and drove miles on village paths. Then I realized the secret of Tata Motors’ success
- Treaty Shopping — Plugging The Mauritius Loophole (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 14, 2004)
The India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty is under the scanner, with New Delhi keen on re-negotiating some of the controversial provisions.
- Uneasy Allies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Partners in a coalition are not necessarily natural allies. In fact, some partners in the United Progressive Alliance at the Centre are rivals in state-level politics. Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan may both be ministers in the UPA governme
- Bharat Ratnas, From Missile To Music (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 14, 2004)
MANY Indian homes wake up to the sweet strains of "Kausalya Supraja Rama" and "Shuklambaradaram Vishnum", rendered with matchless melody and devotion by M. S. Subbulakshmi.
- F-16 Sale Endangers Peace Process (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 14, 2004)
New Delhi’s apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India relationship.
- Fast Retraction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE mystery of actress Smriti Irani’s somersault over her threat to go on a fast-unto-death to demand the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not yet been solved.
- Beyond Nuclear Stability (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 14, 2004)
As India and Pakistan start talks on nuclear and conventional military confidence-building measures this week in Islamabad, part of the attention of the negotiators should be riveted on those outside the room
- Autonomy For Kashmir (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Dec 13, 2004)
With the militants having unleashed a wave of violence and killings in the Valley, the nation was facing a serious situation in Kashmir. Besides deploying the security forces in numbers, the Union government did not know what else to do.
- Road To Kabul (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2004)
Among the subjects Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz discussed when the latter was in New Delhi recently was transit rights for India to Afghanistan and Iran through Pakistan.
- The Song Of Dawn (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 13, 2004)
WE lived at the foot of Chuttipara, a mountainous rock that spread over a square kilometre. Legend has it that Ram and Sita spent some time in a cave on this rock during their ‘vanvas’.
- Democracy Quickening In India, Slowing In West (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
Charles Taylor has been described as a leading interrogator of modernity. He sees its grandeur. And its malaise — the alienation, sense of impending social dissolution, and what he calls the ‘‘spiritual flatness’’ at the heart of the secular age.
- Enabling It Growth (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 13, 2004)
Industry-specific townships could be the solution to the infrastructure constraints the information technology sector is facing.
- Flying At Last (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
Bangalore’s ambitions have been grounded by a lethal combination of political apathy and administrative lacunae, as last week’s Express series, ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, had brought home to readers.
- Minor Characters (The Economic Times, RAGHUKRISHNAN, Dec 12, 2004)
Raj is one of the non-VIP types I remember during a 114-month working stint in the capital city of India.
- Whining India? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 11, 2004)
By any account, India is being increasingly seen across the world as a rising power. Several western observers have argued that the global power shift from West to East is under way, with China and India expected to influence the course of global events o
- Strategic Partner? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 11, 2004)
The US Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld’s maiden visit to India after the President, Mr George Bush’s electoral victory, is an acknowledgement of the ‘’strategic partnership’’ that has evolved between the two countries.
- Rumour Ambushed (Tribune, Brig Harwant Singh, Dec 11, 2004)
IN 1983-85, I was posted as General Staff Officer Grade One, Operations [GSO-1 (Ops)], at HQ 8 Mountain Division at Zakhama near Kohima.
- Reining In The Military (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 11, 2004)
The NHRC should step in to investigate the extent of human rights violations by the security forces in J&K
- Message To Rumsfeld (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 11, 2004)
THE visit of US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to New Delhi was significant for two reasons. It was the first by a senior US official after President George W. Bush was re-elected for a second term.
- Manmohan Singh In The Northeast (Hindu, Walter Fernandes, Dec 11, 2004)
The Northeast needs not more packages but serious steps towards a solution to the problems that have resulted in insurgency.
- Iron Man Rumsfeld (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 11, 2004)
The timing could have been much better, but we can still see some positives out of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to India.
- An Embarrassment Of Birthdays (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Dec 11, 2004)
Zindabad Soniaji!Sare bharat me hoga phir congress ka raj (Congress will again rule the country!). This was how Congressmen who assembled at Congress HQ in Lucknow celebrated the birthday of their national president
- Holiday In Lahore (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Dec 10, 2004)
Once on a weekend holiday in Lahore, I walked into the room of my buddy, Khan Chand Duggal, in the Ewing Hall hostel of the Forman Christian College. I had never stayed with him earlier.
- `Logistics, India's Weakest Link In Exports' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 10, 2004)
Exporters face innumerable infrastructure bottlenecks. Inland movement of goods remains a major obstacle, as exporters are helpless in the face of high cost of transport and inter-State and intra-State barriers.
- Now For A Breakthrough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2004)
The centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) have shown commendable clear-headedness in putting aside their differences to make possible the meeting ...
- Road Block (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 10, 2004)
Talks between India and Pakistan on the opening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road linking Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have hit a roadblock.
- Issues Patently Questionable (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 10, 2004)
In less than two months, India will be obliged to do the follow-up on the WTO-mandated product patent stipulations, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, made a strident statement:
- Forget Efficiency. Let’S Do It (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 10, 2004)
In the normal course, I would oppose any new government activity on the grounds that it is probably unnecessary, is likely to increase the power and the influence of an already ...
- Next Steps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 10, 2004)
If Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, has a sense of recent history, he may find it intriguing to learn that Indo-US ties got consolidated only towards the end of the second term of the Clinton presidency.
- Turn Around (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 10, 2004)
The prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, has redeemed a pledge he made during his recent visit to Assam. His office has moved fast to invite the United Liberation Front of Asom to peace talks.
- A Pawar Highway (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Dec 10, 2004)
On the night of November 28, NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s Landcruiser was jammed in the Kasara ghats (about 125 kms from Mumbai) for two hours.
- The Favourite Whipping Boy (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 09, 2004)
Is India conspiring to wipe a neighbour called Bangladesh out of the face of the earth through “desertification” of the country or
- There’S No Turning The Flow (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Dec 09, 2004)
The Delhi government recently announced that it would impose a levy on groundwater. The West Bengal government too has said that it intends to pass a new law to restrict exploitation of groundwater and create new waterbodies.
- New Image Of The Old Cheque (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Dec 09, 2004)
On October 28, 2004, , a significant piece of legislation came into effect in the US, to facilitate a major change, aided by technological developments, in the mode of collection of outstation cheques
- Sea Blindness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 09, 2004)
The Navy Week celebrations between December 4 and 11 are an occasion to focus attention on the role of the Indian Navy in the country’s defence profile
- Quest For Permanent Seat (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 09, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hot-paced visit to this country will be remembered as something of a landmark for two good reasons. The first is its undoubted importance in purely bilateral terms.
- Working Out Equations (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 09, 2004)
A process that began in 1997, with the Deve Gowda government; which gathered pace under the NDA government, and which now has the commitment of the present government in New Delhi
- Empowering The Rural Masses (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Dec 09, 2004)
It seems as though the moment which Jawaharlal Nehru had spoken about so evocatively 57 years ago, of India’s “tryst with destiny” and “the time to redeem our pledge”
- Chance For Peace (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 09, 2004)
The first meeting between the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Swu, has gone off well. Although the visit of t
- France Woos India And Its Markets (Deccan Herald, KATRIN BENNHOLD, Dec 08, 2004)
Since President Jacques Chirac returned from a high-profile state visit to China two months ago with more than $4 billion in contracts, his government has quietly turned its attention to Asia’s other rising giant:
- Banking On Foreign Funds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2004)
By going for a sponsored ADR (American Depository Receipt) issue, which will lift foreign shareholding in ICICI Bank from 70 per cent to 74 per cent, the Chief Executive
- Wanted: Jawaharlal 2005 (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Dec 08, 2004)
The year of The Great Political Turnaround is drawing to a close. A few months ago the BJP was the invincible party of India Shining.
- The Corporate Road To An Industrial Disaster (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 08, 2004)
Words cannot capture the magnitude of the disaster that struck Bhopal on that fateful night of December 2, 1984. One author describes it as `the Hiroshima of chemical industry.'
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