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Articles 19721 through 19820 of 21784:
- Meeting Of Minds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
There is greater potential for co-operation and joint action between India and Russia
- Commonwealth 2010 In Delhi: The Uncommon Dividends (Indian Express, R. Ramachandran, Nov 15, 2003)
The sporting merits may still be up for debate, but there are few doubts that the Commonwealth Games 2010, to be held in Delhi, could mean a radical makeover for the national capital. And anyone who has seen Delhi before the 1982 Asiad will say amen to th
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene.
- Dare We Hope Once Again? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 14, 2003)
If Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee does actually attend the SAARC Summit in Islamabad in early January, it will have been nine months since he launched the latest peace initiative in Srinagar on April 18.
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene
- Rattled Rabri Cracks The Whip, Her Fingers Crossed (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 14, 2003)
Bihar-Assam tension simmers, re-test soon
- U.S. Unhelpful In Hijack Probe (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 14, 2003)
Yesterday's India-Russia joint declaration condemning "double standards" in the United States' war against terrorism may have been provoked by the recent developments in the ongoing investigation of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814.
- China Orders Dengue Check On Passengers, Cargo From India (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Nov 14, 2003)
It’s the SARS psychosis in reverse. Eight months after China was quarantined by the international community following the outbreak of the killer disease, Beijing has ordered mandatory screening of all passengers disembarking from India to check for dengue
- Foothold In Central Asia: India Gets Own Military Base (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 13, 2003)
Tajikistan:10 km from Tajik capital, Indian troops, air platforms to be stationed in Ayni; MoD staff work on runway, Rs 50-cr upgrade
- Bihar Needs A Bihari Pill (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Nov 13, 2003)
Look at points of light in heart of darkness
- Wake Up, South Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
Saarc ministers must think out of the box if the region is to keep up with the world
- Congress Poll Tickets For All Delhi Ministers (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Nov 13, 2003)
Congress in Delhi has decided to send most of the sitting MLAs and all the ministers back into contest for the Assembly elections in a bid to retain the face of the government and count on positive incumbency.
- Wto Steels Up (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
THE RULING BY the World Trade Organisation dispute settlement appellate body on the US steel import duties case is a clear victory for the forces of liberalisation. It is a double-whammy for Washington, which lost also the appeal against a dispute settlem
- Wto Steels Up (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
THE RULING BY the World Trade Organisation dispute settlement appellate body on the US steel import duties case is a clear victory for the forces of liberalisation. It is a double-whammy for Washington, which lost also the appeal against a dispute settlem
- In The Name Of The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 13, 2003)
Under the doctrine of "in the name of the party", bribes are not seen as such but as a legitimate requirement of political outfits.
- India's `Pamir Knot' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 11, 2003)
Although India moved quickly after the collapse of the Soviet Union to engage the newly independent republics, it was Tajikistan that drew real close to India and became New Delhi's natural ally in Central Asia.
- India’s Bridge To Mongolia (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Nov 11, 2003)
In the late eighties, Mongolia was at the crossroads of history. It was the presence of Indian monk Lama Kushok Bakula Rimpoche that really helped at that crucial stage.
- Dimensions Of Poverty In India (The Financial Express, Chandra Mohan, Nov 10, 2003)
While academic interest in quantifying poverty in India continues unabated, there is still no census on those living below the poverty line to guide the government’s effort to better target the distribution of foodgrain in the countryside!
- 'We Can Supply Power To India Via China’ (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Nov 10, 2003)
India and Kyrgyztan have stressed the importance of enhancing trade and investment ties so as to raise current bilateral trade levels.
- Climate Change: Think Out Of The Box (The Financial Express, Robert O. Blake, Nov 10, 2003)
For too long, the debate on climate change has been deadlocked. It’s time to move beyond that.
- Personal Policies (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 09, 2003)
Minister of State for Finance A V Adsul wanted his loyal political worker Anwar Ibrahim Qasi to be appointed as his assistant personal secretary. But the Shiv Sena minister was thwarted by the Department of Personnel which turned down his candidate on the
- Remove Curbs On Movement Of Mediapersons From India, Pakistan (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 09, 2003)
During discussions on confidence-building measures by India and Pakistan (and in bilateral interaction between the SAARC countries, in general), the issues related to the free flow of information and easy movement of mediapersons have received scant att
- The Nephew Also Rises (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 09, 2003)
The nephew also rises
- 'Guns No Solution, Flexibility Is Key' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Neither you nor any of your present crop of Hurriyat leaders were part of the 1989 movement. Now, how can you claim to legitimately represent the Kashmiri struggle in talks with the Centre
- Judicial Accountability (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 09, 2003)
Accountability is the sine qua non of democracy. Transparency facilitates accountability. No public institution or public functionary is exempt from accountability although the manner of enforcing accountability may vary depending upon the nature of the o
- Chorus: Amma, Lay Off (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly’s decision ordering the arrest of editors and senior journalists of The Hindu and Murasoli for ‘‘breach of privilege of the House’’ evoked widespread protest in the state.
- Live And Inclusive (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
Don’t blame Harry Potter alone for this headache. Plug into the latest cricket match
- New Delhi, New Voter (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 08, 2003)
In Raipur, they throw free schoolbags at you; in the capital, lower SPM levels
- Peace Should Stay: Anxious India To Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Chandrika calls up Vajpayee
- Gsp Of A Different Kind (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 07, 2003)
The idea is that better market access for GSPs should lead to women's economic and social empowerment over the long haul.
- Don't Take It Out On The Roads (Business Line, Pradeep Mehta, Nov 07, 2003)
JAIPUR'S image of a city of non-belligerent road-users was dented recently. A minor mishap involving the cars of a bureaucrat and an MLA ended up in a major brawl.
- War On Terror: The Us Dilemmas (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 07, 2003)
Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan... all represent the difficult challenges facing the US diplomacy in the world today, according to a recent report by a Task Force co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society in New York. G. P arthasar
- My Festival, Our Festivities (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 07, 2003)
Sehr’’ means the crack of dawn. ‘‘Sehri’’ is the meal before the ‘‘Fajir’’ prayer at dawn to enable one to keep body and soul together during the day’s fast in the month of Ramadan. Fasting ends after the ‘‘Azaan’’ or the call to prayer at ‘‘Maghrib’’, ju
- The Woman Who Defeated Vajpayee (Indian Express, Sagari Chhabra, Nov 07, 2003)
Subhadra Joshi fought for freedom, for religious peace, for a value system slipping by
- Setback For Reform As Calcutta Hc Stays Tax Tribunal (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 07, 2003)
Within a week of being slammed by the apex court for appointing a bureaucrat as chairman of the Competition Commission, the Centre today suffered another setback on the reforms front as the Calcutta High Court stayed the operation of an ordinance setting
- All In The Family (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Check the list of candidates: succession continues to knock out competition
- That Anywhere Feeling (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 06, 2003)
In its last issue, the newsmagazine The Week, carried an extended desi travelogue: an account of ‘‘ten fun cities for the traveling male.’’ It does seem odd for a magazine to focus solely on the male traveler when there is a surge in women traveling for w
- Hurriyat Is Dressed Up But Not For Mufti Party (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Nov 06, 2003)
No Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has done it in the past 14 years of militancy in the Valley. But when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sent invitations to top leaders of both factions of the Hurriyat Conference to join him at an Iftar party this evening, none
- Chandrika Declares Emergency (Indian Express, Scott McDonald, Nov 06, 2003)
Adviser says truce with Tigers stands, LTTE denies rumours that North-South highway’s closed
- `We And The Americans Are Looking In The Same Direction' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 06, 2003)
In the midst of chaos that is Baghdad today, its Deputy Mayor for Technical Affairs, Mr Faris Alasam, retains his calm and sense of humour. In an interview to Business Line in his office in Baghdad, he was optimistic about Iraq's future, but said the Amer
- India And Sino-Pak. Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 06, 2003)
In the past India had tried, without much success, to keep China out of the subcontinent. If India can now think out of the box, leveraging Chinese power to restrain Pakistan becomes an interesting option.
- Chandrika Strikes Back (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 05, 2003)
For long in corrosive cohabitation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, President Chandrika Kumaratunga today dropped a thunderbolt on her island nation when she fired his key ministers, ordered troops out, blocked all roads leading to Colombo and su
- Foreigners Molested In Taj City By Govt Staff (Indian Express, Siraj Qureshi, Nov 05, 2003)
Barely a month after the national outcry over a Swiss diplomat’s rape in Delhi, three South Korean tourists were reportedly molested by forest department employees yesterday near the Taj Mahal
- After 16 Months In Prison, Vaiko Rues The Day He Supported Pota (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Nov 05, 2003)
Sixteen months is a long time, longer if it is in the loneliness of a prison cell. ‘‘It has given me enough time for introspection. Two major mistakes I committed in my political career were supporting POTA in Parliament and aligning with the AIADMK in th
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary And Credit Policy — Has Not Rocked The Boat (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2003)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. Venugopal Reddy's first Credit Policy has few surprises, treading as it does the beaten path by leaving interest rates and the CRR unchanged. While the Policy is optimistic about higher GDP growth, it sounds a little too euphoric o
- Captain Pulls Up Top Cop In Public (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Punjab Transfers: CM says let him go, DGP says no defying CM
- Diplomacy As Verbal Gymnastics (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 04, 2003)
India makes proposals it knows Pakistan can’t entirely accept. Pakistan responds similarly. How silly it all is
- A Liberation From Lies (Indian Express, Prabhakar Sinari, Nov 04, 2003)
In a bid to rewrite history, the RSS appropriates credit for the liberation of Goa. But its role in the state’s freedom struggle was only marginal
- George Fails To Move Dmk On Pota (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
The Centre’s efforts to mollify the DMK on the issue of POTA fell flat tonight after the party president, M. Karunanidhi, stuck to his ground that nothing short of a repeal of the act was acceptable.
- Spoilers In The Peace Process (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2003)
Indians and Pakistanis have got caught between provocation and arrogance
- Technology Is A Culture (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 04, 2003)
There are some people who act as if economic policies, and particularly technological change, which is spawning some of our great success stories is possible, as it were, in a vacuum of cultural beliefs. Technology is not just about biotech seeds, compute
- Had Govt Kept Its Word, It Would Have Avoided Sc Fire (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 04, 2003)
Competition panel: Draft Bill said CJI or nominee would head appt panel, this was dropped
- Implications Of The Ltte Proposals (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Nov 03, 2003)
The demands for an Interim Self-Governing Authority made by the eight-page document are clearly outside Sri Lanka's Constitution and laws.
- Karnataka Top Software Exporter: Esc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
KARNATAKA exported software worth Rs 14,100 crore ($2.91 billion) in 2002-03 to emerge as the leading software exporting State in the country, according to the Electronic and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a three-pronge strategy to mak
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a three-pronge
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a t hree-pronge strategy to ma
- Dcm Group To Revamp, Sell-Off Engg Business (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
To turn around the loss making company and repay its Rs 415 crore debt, DCM Ltd on Saturday announced a major restructuring plan involving the sale of DCM engineering products business to financial institutions (FIs) and new investors for Rs 100.6 crore a
- News Reel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
l NO one wins the latest round of Indo-Pak shadowboxing but Islamabad and New Delhi reach some agreement on another set of CBMs. Those older than 65 can now cross the Wagah border by foot and fishermen from both countries won’t get caught in the coast gua
- Foreign Policy Needs Reforms, Says Pm, Think Out Of Old Box (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
‘Iraq debaters in Cold War time warp... let’s be pragmatic and solve China border dispute’
- Stumped By Taxman, These Cricketers Can Do Little But Appeal (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 02, 2003)
They were raided 2 years ago, now their properties have been attached, default lists haunt Kapil, Azhar, Prabhakar, Sharma
- Shining India Or Area Of Darkness? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 02, 2003)
In a village in Maharashtra, last week, in the dak edition of a badly printed newspaper I read that by 2050 India’s economy will be number three in the world. The village has no water, erratic electricity, no sanitation, no healthcare and a shabby little
- Fashioning A Comeback (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 02, 2003)
Shahnawaz Hussain went into deep depression when he was first transferred from the high profile Civil Aviation Ministry to the less visible Ministry of Textiles. The general consensus in the media was that he had been demoted. Officials in his new ministr
- India Is A Model For Our Present Age: Hungarian Pm (Hindu, Amar Kumar Sinha, Nov 02, 2003)
ON THE eve of his official visit to India, the Hungarian Prime Minister gave an interview to
- Mallika Surrenders Passport To Police (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
In Keeping with court directives, dancer Mallika Sarabhai on Saturday presented herself at the Naranpura police station, where a case of alleged cheating has been registered against her. She also surrendered her passport to police, as per the court orders
- Cong Gives Room, Bsp Opens Door (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Nov 02, 2003)
Sonia declares Madhya Pradesh list, doesn’t name candidates for 10 seats
- The Unfolding Indian Role In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Nov 01, 2003)
New Delhi's task is unenviable. It is to make sure that a Government that has ignored its security forces and remained complacent does not continue to do so.
- Maturity Begins At Home (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 01, 2003)
Is India’s foreign policy being managed brilliantly, or poorly? You can also pose that question differently. How well is India’s leadership looking after her interests and position in a world that has changed faster than you would have imagined even after
- Hot Destination: Central Asia (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Nov 01, 2003)
After successful diplomacy in Southeast Asia, India is now primed to replay its historical role in Central Asia after a gap. A series of initiatives are on the anvil. These visits underline India’s new policy towards Central Asia.
- Long Overdue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2003)
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S draft notification requiring urban property developers to obtain environmental clearance for large projects is a welcome step. Under the terms of this notification, developers of building projects for more than a thousand ...
- Vice President Off To Myanmar With Goodwill For The Generals (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 01, 2003)
Refusing dialogue with a military dictatorship on its western front, India seems to be busy courting one in the east. Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat flies out on Sunday to cement ties with the Myanmar junta, the highest-level visit since former Pr
- A Law Like This (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 01, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- Retain The Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2003)
INDIA HAS WISELY decided to persist with the latest peace initiative, taking in its stride the less than wholesome response from Pakistan to the proposals made on October 22. It is in India's strategic interest to promote normalisation of ...
- Prescription For A Prince From A Delhi Native (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 31, 2003)
His patients: Christopher Superman Reeve, Claudia Schiffer, Shah Rukh Khan
- Hurriyat Chief Is Positive, Downplays Dpm Remark, Waits For Call (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 31, 2003)
Hurriyat chairman Maulvi Abbas Ansari today raised hopes over the Centre’s peace initiative by saying that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani’s recent comment—on the talks being about decentralisation of power—did cause ‘‘hurdles’’ but it should be seen in
- Geelani Marks Day 1 Of Freedom With Rage, Afshan With Tears (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Oct 31, 2003)
Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani and Afshan Guru, both acquitted in the Parliament attack case, walked out of prison after two years today. For both, it was bitterness and tragedy that drowned the first flush of freedom.
- Because The People Want It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 31, 2003)
Pakistan's response to India’s twelve proposals on the eve of Diwali has inspired a bewildering range of headlines in the English language dailies. Pak googly to India peace bid, says The Pioneer across five columns. Pak accepts many CBMs, attaches riders
- Cbms Become Cross-Border Mudslinging (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
‘Only issue in J&K is PoK... stop terrorism, compensate victims’
- India-China Naval Exercises Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
Fernandes makes references to the proposed exercises while addressing senior naval commanders
- Justice Done (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
ALL IN ALL, the Delhi High Court's verdict in the high-profile Parliament attack case will be remembered less for whom it convicted and more for whom it acquitted. In acquitting S.A.R. Geelani, a Delhi college lecturer, and Afsan Guru, wife of ...
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