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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 21784:
- To Bargain With Bjp, Stall Cong, Regional Players Come Closer (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 30, 2003)
Pushed against the wall and wary of the upcoming polls, regional parties within the NDA have begun the process of getting together to increase their collective clout vis a vis the BJP.
- Justice Speaks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
The verdict on the Parliament attack case highlights the strengths of our judicial process
- Mindwar Versus Bodywar (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Oct 30, 2003)
Some things the US in Iraq can learn from India
- Six Miles Apart, One Family Celebrates, Other Mourns (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Oct 30, 2003)
On a cool Wednesday morning, two anxious families separated by six miles from each other, sat next to their telephones. They were waiting for a call from New Delhi which would tell the fate of their sons accused in the Parliament attack case.
- More Fingers Crossed Than Thumbs Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Pak says bus to Muzaffarabad OK but under UN supervision since it’s ‘disputed’
- Getting The State Out Of The Bedroom (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Oct 30, 2003)
In opposing the legalisation of homosexuality, the Government is taking a very narrow view of the law
- Dec 13 Attack: Two Get Death, Two Get New Life (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Raising the bar for cases being tried under POTA, the Delhi High Court today acquitted two accused in the December 13 Parliament attack case while upholding the death penalty against two others
- The Duty To Vote (Hindu, P. P. Rao, Oct 30, 2003)
Shunning the ballot box does not solve the problem. Democracy needs constant involvement of, and monitoring by, the people.
- Caution In Boom Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT recently upheld the validity of a Finance Ministry circular of April 2000 that permitted investment companies incorporated in Mauritius to claim tax exemptions on their investment income from India. The implications of the ...
- Obligations Of Peace In Kashmir (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 30, 2003)
Now once again, it becomes New Delhi's obligation as well as Kashmiri leaders' duty to seize the moment and explore the potential of the unabated desire for normality and peace.
- ‘we Can Now Tell Our Landlord We Are The Same Geelanis’ (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Oct 30, 2003)
Arifa Geelani, wife of lecturer S A R Geelani, decided to follow the daily routine on Wednesday. But by 11.30 am, the family routine changed again.
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- At Wagah, Indo-Pak Ties End In This Knot (Indian Express, Jatinder Kaur Tur, Oct 29, 2003)
When Tahira stepped off the Sada-e-Sarhad, the bus from Lahore, she walked into the waiting arms of Maqbool Ahmed. They hugged. They blushed. And then they garlanded each other as surprised onlookers broke into a cheer at Wagah this morning. It was quite
- Scary Report On Toxins In Food Buried For 10 Yrs (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 29, 2003)
If you thought pesticides in colas was cause for alarm, drink this: an unprecedented nationwide study of pesticide levels in our food conducted by top government agencies came up with figures so shocking that the report was withdrawn soon after it was rel
- Four Celeb Kids From Mumbai Are Caught In Dubai Drug Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
Include son of SP’s Abu Azmi, G P Sippy’s grandson
- Unvalued Water Is Wasted Water (Indian Express, Venkatesh Dutta, Oct 28, 2003)
Urban water supply in India continues to have a reputation for poor performance for citizens. The sector is often characterised by limited hours of supply, sometimes only for an hour; low pressure during the hours of supply, often less than 20 per square
- Special Forces: Shot In The Foot (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
The Army’s elite contingent is haemorrhaging as the best and the brightest choose corporate over combat.
- New Air Programmes For Visually Impaired (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 28, 2003)
In chasing revenues, Doordarshan may have dropped its public service broadcaster mantle, but this is not the case with ‘‘poor cousin’’ All India Radio (AIR).
- Autumnal Tryst With Elections (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
When Kashmir got a new government and four states readied for a confused campaign
- Wear Cricket Politics On Your Sleeves (Indian Express, S. Santhanam, Oct 28, 2003)
U-15 team gets black bands to protest against Jadeja
- Positive On Offer, Pak Tests Negative On George: Talks Like A Warmonger (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
Robust reply, promises Pak; Delhi’s Nov dates for airlink talks
- Fdi As Propeller Of Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 28, 2003)
FDI flows remain one of the most dynamic constituents of the global economy. They are less volatile than portfolio flows and can make domestic firms more competitive. But given their inherent threat to local firms, and the cultural and social tensions tha
- Throw Pota Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
THE SHORT AND benighted history of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (2001) and Act (2002) has made some things clear. Adopted under cover of re-empowering the state to combat terrorism post-September 11, this extraordinary law was bad in ...
- Economy Has Revived But .... Feeling Good And Not-So-Good (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 28, 2003)
Economic growth is meaningless unless accompanied by creation of jobs. This is where the real problem lies. India is the youngest nation and changes in demographic pattern show that it will get younger still - the 2001 Census indicated that 40 per cent of
- Bonanza For The Flying Public (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 27, 2003)
There can be no two views on the fact that the new open skies policy taking shape will be of great help to the flying public through lower fares and higher efficiency in inflight services, baggage handling, and more convenient connections.
- Dawood, A Trial Run (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Oct 27, 2003)
One day he walks into a police station and surrenders, the rest is a farce
- Tricks And Treats (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
It’s election time and every politician is busy cooking up new ways to rake in the votes
- Unsettled Frontiers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
We need steady, even if slow, progress in addressing the border dispute with China
- Life Down The Tubeway Alley (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 27, 2003)
See, it’s like this: marriages are made in heaven, mergers occur in financial markets and khichdi is cooked at home. Alternatively, marriages (like babies) are made by man and woman, mergers occur between families and, khichdi is produced on television.
- Digvijay To Encash Maya Fury, Signals Poll Pact With Bsp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Oct 27, 2003)
But it has BSP divided
- India's Positive Unilateralism (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 27, 2003)
After making a big impression with its offer of a package of confidence-building measures last week to Pakistan, the Government must now be prepared to sustain this initiative irrespective of the nature of Islamabad's reaction.
- Wanderlust (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 27, 2003)
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.
- News Reel 19.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Let people meet first, leaders can wait. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee sends this message to Islamabad by announcing a dozen measures to normalise relations with Pakistan. The highlight of the package: proposed bus services between Muzaffarabad in P
- Track Is Being Laid For Train To Pakistan (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 26, 2003)
Gauge conversion on, 2,500 km to Sindh will be just 100 km from Barmer
- Bad Values (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 26, 2003)
On October 10, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred 12 companies and all their directors from the capital market for five years for failing to redress investor grievances. Three out of these were Indo Biotech Herbal Remedies, Indo Biot
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- Witness Protection (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Oct 26, 2003)
Nothing shakes public confidence in the criminal justice delivery system more than the collapse of a prosecution owing to witnesses turning hostile and retracting their previous statements. Generally the reason is the unholy combination of muscle and mone
- He Helps Robots Spot The Difference Just Like Us (Indian Express, Sweta Ramanujan, Oct 26, 2003)
Indian heads think-tank at MIT, is named as key innovator in technology of future
- The U.P. Burden (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Nearly 60 per cent of the complaints of human rights violation are from Uttar Pradesh.
- In Sofia, Kalam Meets Kalki, Kids Ask Him For Cds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Oct 25, 2003)
President gets Slavic attention and respect
- The World Through New Eyes (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Oct 25, 2003)
Trade and terrorism shape our international relationships now
- Dressed Up For Days, Aziz Now Has Somewhere To Go (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 25, 2003)
MEA moves to clear Pak envoy’s requests for meetings; works on air links, too
- Warming Relations? (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 24, 2003)
We need a political culture in both India and Pakistan that is prepared to pay a short run price for a new architecture for the subcontinent.
- Give Us A Month For Homework: Hurriyat (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Oct 24, 2003)
‘Our response by Id (Nov 27), we will use time to build a consensus, get feedback from public’
- Peace, For People (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
Pakistan needs to respond more positively to India’s proposals for the sake of its citizens
- A Violent Police Culture (Hindu, Anjali Mody, Oct 24, 2003)
The death in police custody of a 32-year-old telephone-booth operator, Sushil Kumar, is symptomatic of the violence that is part of the work culture of the police in the Capital, say human rights groups. Kumar's death on Tuesday triggered violent street
- Preparing For The Inflow (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 24, 2003)
If the open skies policy takes off, facilities at airports and the tourism infrastructure will have to be enhanced to deal with the rise in passenger arrivals.
- A Unified Approach To J&k (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 24, 2003)
The Vajpayee Government's decision to pitchfork the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, into formal dialogue with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate, imposes a kind of order on the Centre's efforts to engage with the secess
- A Strong Signal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
THE LATEST VISIT by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to New Delhi has brought forth a perceptible change in India's approach to the peace process in that country. Instead of a plain repetition of its commitment to a negotiated ...
- Asian Economic Integration: Pathway To Security And Prosperity (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 23, 2003)
The obsession with Pakistan has distorted the conduct of India's foreign policy. This has not allowed the country to emerge as a constructive partner with Asean and SAARC, and other regional powers such as China, Japan and South Korea. The Prime Minister'
- India-Thailand Fta: Who Is The Real Gainer? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 23, 2003)
Thailand is one-tenth the size of India. While the goal of any FTA is market enlargement and improvement of the investment environment, how can India gain from Thailand which competes with it?
- Sino-Indian Boundary Talks (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 23, 2003)
Conditions seem more propitious today than ever before for rapid progress in the border talks between the two Asian giants.
- Possessed By None (Indian Express, K K Khullar, Oct 23, 2003)
Baba Farid, the first poet of Punjabi
- Third Round At Aksai Chin Table (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
India and China will sit across the table today, for the third time, to discuss a lingering border dispute
- The Guilty Men Of 1962 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
Forty one years ago, there was a war. And then along came a crorepati
- Hurriyat Meets Today To Discuss Offer (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 23, 2003)
In a bid to break new ground in Jammu and Kashmir and signalling the softening of its stand on Hurriyat Conference, the Government today ‘‘assigned’’ Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani the task to open talks with the separatist group.
- October Spring (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
• PM Vajpayee’s daring gambit on poll-eve
• A dozen radical proposals to the General
• Talks with Hurriyat raised to level of DPM
Let Srinagar bus to Muzaffarabad
- Beijing Comes To Delhi Today To Put History Behind (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
No 2 in Chinese Foreign Ministry to start boundary talks with Mishra
- A New Asian Economic Integration (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 22, 2003)
India's compulsions of integrating with Asean have assumed a new urgency with the recent failure of the WTO Ministerial at Cancun and the threat issued by the US of bypassing WTO for bilateral trading arrangements. Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee pushing the idea
- Big Change In The Air (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
The aviation sector seems to finally be emerging from a timewarp
- Canada Calling (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 22, 2003)
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien arrives in New Delhi later this week and so what if he’s perceived as a sort of lame duck back home. With Chretien promising to retire in February, a succession race within his Liberal Party has Finance Minister Paul
- Private Airlines Get First Window In Foreign Skies (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 22, 2003)
All Indian airlines, not just Indian Airlines, can fly to Lanka
- Following The (Business Line, George Ninan, Oct 22, 2003)
IN Patrick O'Brian's nautical yarn, the Mauritius Command, fourth in the Aubrey-Maturin series, our heroes set off to take Mauritius thereby making the Indian Ocean safe for the English East India Company. The Mauritius influence on the Indian economy app
- Opening Up The Skies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
WHETHER IT WAS planned or spontaneous, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's limited open skies offer to the designated airlines of ASEAN countries has set the ball rolling. The Civil Aviation Minister, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, has announced a limited ...
- Dawood's Connections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
DAWOOD IBRAHIM KAKSAR'S freedom to move from one sanctuary to another will be restricted with the United States Treasury Department designating him a terrorist. However, the Treasury Department's decision might not deprive Dawood of the ability ...
- Cornering Heathrow? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
AN AIRPORT SLOT provides a carrier with the right to take off/land from the facility. Air India and several foreign airlines are believed to be upset that British Airways, the dominant airline in London's Heathrow, continues to buy up the limited number o
- India Opens Pursestrings For Rs 50 Cr More To Iraq (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Oct 21, 2003)
India is set to put in an additional $10 million (around Rs 50 crore) for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Iraq. The announcement will be made at the donors’ conference in Madrid this week. With this, India’s contribution in post-war Iraq will b
- Track One May Be Frozen With Pak, Mea Says No To Even Track Two (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 21, 2003)
The Ministry of External Affairs has disallowed the highly prestigious Pugwash organisation, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, to host a workshop on ‘‘South Asian Security’’ later this month, where participants from India and Pakistan were invited.
- Iraq: No Material Change (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2003)
THE UNITED STATES has agreed to alter the profile of its unjust occupation of Iraq under the pressure of overall circumstances. A new resolution, 1511 (2003), `unanimously' adopted by the United Nations Security Council on October 16, emphasises ...
- Where Has The Girl Child Gone? Latest Data Tells Grim Story (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 21, 2003)
Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat are worst offenders
- Rerun In Temple Town (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 21, 2003)
Why all this activity in Ayodhya seems so familiar
- General Council Meeting Of Wto — Picking Up The Threads From Cancun (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 21, 2003)
It is time India took a pragmatic view of the emerging situation in the international trading arena, in general, and at the WTO, in particular. The two-day General Council meeting of the WTO beginning today in Geneva is thus crucial for India to watch the
- A Saint For The World To Cherish (Indian Express, Navin Chawla, Oct 21, 2003)
Mother Teresa stood out not merely for her compassion but for being just so non-judgmental
- Tempering Of The Temple Man (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 21, 2003)
Is Swami Chinmayanand the VHP’s BJP man or the BJP’s VHP man
- Poor ‘masters’, Rich ‘servants’ (Deccan Herald, Keshav Rao Jadhav, Oct 21, 2003)
In this democracy, the ‘servants’ of the people get everything free while the ‘masters’ cannot afford even the necessities
- Doing Business In Rich And Poor Countries (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 20, 2003)
Businessmen around the world face — and complain about — the different policy regimes, especially when it comes to questions of starting a business. But doing business in poor countries, which score poorly in regulation, credit delivery and infrastructure
- Development Key, All Others Can Wait: Pm (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Oct 20, 2003)
Skips Ayodhya at Uma rally, tells voters to look around, judge; attacks Cong for slowing growth
- New Phase Of Wto Consultations (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 20, 2003)
The new phase of consultations in Geneva with the objective of arriving at agreed modalities of negotiations in the different spheres will be markedly different from other negotiations in that "the process in Geneva will have to be supplemented by direct
- Pura And The Government Input (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 20, 2003)
While the private sector must build on the PURA concept, the foundation itself needs to be laid by the government, especially by allocating resources. For this, it can re-look at various existing programmes and re-allocate resources for PURA. For this the
- Petrifying Prospect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 20, 2003)
THE faint-hearted are advised to keep away from the just published Times Atlas of the World which grimly details the ravages being wrought by exploding population. The most conspicuous of them is the bursting of the cities at their seams.
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