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Articles 20821 through 20920 of 21784:
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2002)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- Steel Up The Ore Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 02, 2002)
IT IS TO be hoped that New Delhi will formalise fresh policy directions for mining and export of iron ore well before the WTO norms that envisage lifting of quantitative restrictions on its external trading come into effect, from 2003.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 02, 2002)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Income Of Charitable Trusts -- The Exemption Dimension (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Feb 02, 2002)
WHETHER an educational institution should file a return of income under Section 139(4A) was an issue before the Bombay High Court in Director of Income Tax (Exemptions) vs Malad Jain Yuvak Mandal Medical Relief Centre (250 HR 488).
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2002)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Double Injury (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 01, 2002)
MANY know what jobs the Customs Department does. Add to that a new one: `Acting as scrap sales agent', recently performed for Ratan Kumar Saha.
- Terrorism: The Two Faces Of Us (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE early 1980s, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had handed over to a group of Sikh terrorists, who had hijacked a plane of the Indian Airlines (IAC).
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 01, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- Passport To Terror (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
ALL it took Aftab Ansari, alias Farhan, the Dubai-based terrorist who masterminded the recent attack on the American Center in Kolkata to procure an Indian passport for himself, was Rs 500.
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2002)
THE attack on the Parliament complex and what might have happened but for the quick response of the security guards have left the nation stunned and furious.
- Loan Mela By Another Name (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2002)
THE CORPORATE DEBT Restructuring concept being put in place by the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India is a suspicious look-alike of the loan mela of an earlier era.
- Double Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The crackdown on a terrorist hideout in Hazaribagh was good news for the investigation into the recent attack on policemen outside the American Center in Calcutta. But it is bad news for Jharkhand.
- Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, Jing-dong Yuan, Jan 31, 2002)
The leaders of the two countries should have the foresight to look beyond the security prism.
- Coercive Diplomacy: Change The Tactics (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 31, 2002)
India should strive to avoid inflexibility in its tactical positions, while keeping a laser-like focus on the strategic objective of a permanent end to cross-border terrorism.
- Searching For Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
THE EUROPEAN UNION is India's largest trading partner, but considering the history of India's economic links with the members of the E.U. the volume of two-way economic flows is a very small proportion of Europe's trade with the rest of the world.
- A Missed Opportunity (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 31, 2002)
DESPITE THE heightened global talk about human rights, the inaugural South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) convention held in New Delhi on November 11 and 12 went virtually unnoticed.
- Strong Case For Enhancing India-Eu Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 31, 2002)
The outcome of the second India-EU summit (in New Delhi last week) should take care of the criticism that the relationship between them lacks direction.
- Talks With Pakistan, The Real ‘Test’ Ahead (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 31, 2002)
India's decision to test the short-range, nuclear capable version of the Agni missile is hardly the kind of thing South Asia needs in these times of tension.
- America’s India Problem (Indian Express, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 31, 2002)
Woven into India’s message to Pakistan is one for the US: make Musharraf toe the line on Kashmir.
- Us And Them (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The United States of America has been transformed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. So has the US president, Mr George W. Bush, if his first state-of-the-union speech is good evidence.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 31, 2002)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 31, 2002)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 31, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.'
- Laloo, And The Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
We had a PM who spoke 14 languages and said nothing. Some day we could have one who speaks singsong Hindi, a bit more than a smattering of English and a body language that leaves little unsaid.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jan 31, 2002)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Centre Mulls Curbs On Gm Soya Oil (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 30, 2002)
`Under the law of the land, import of genetically modified products is prohibited, except with a license issued by the Government. Obviously, current imports are not produced out of pure, non-GM seeds.'
- Rakesh Mohan Panel Report -- `Incorporate Tonnage Tax In I-T Act' (Business Line, P. Manoj, Jan 30, 2002)
The committee has also recommended a minimum lock-in period of 10 years for shipping companies that opt for the tonnage tax regime.
- The Partition Debate - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Jan 30, 2002)
As a metaphor, an event and memory, Partition has to be interpreted and explained afresh to remove widely-held misconceptions.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- ‘Our Know-How About Lca Avionics Is Very High, We Don’t Need Outside Help’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
The US-led war on Afghanistan has once again proven the importance of air power in modern warfare.
- The Jharkhand Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2002)
DESPITE THE CONTINUED denials, there are strong signals that the Governor of Jharkhand, Prabhat Kumar, is on his way out.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- Shadows Over The Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 2. There is more than one shadow hanging over the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under way here.
- Rooted Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 30, 2002)
Back in the Seventies, a group of political scientists advanced the theory that India was a “multinational” state rather than a simple “nation-state”.
- Cracking The Gene Connection (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 30, 2002)
IN THE last couple of weeks, the gene has made its ubiquitous presence in the minds of men and media.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- Resolving Ayodhya (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 30, 2002)
To put it mildly, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's expression of the hope in Lucknow on Sunday that the Ayodhya dispute would be resolved before March next year, came as a surprise.
- How She Got There (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
In Delhi, the summit doesn’t seem to have deflated too many egos.
- A Bitter Pil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
A recent public interest litigation filed at the Delhi high court revealed astounding facts.
- Reliance Signs Licence For Long-Distance (Business Line, G. Rambabu, Jan 29, 2002)
RELIANCE Communications Ltd has signed the licence agreement with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for commencing national long distance (NLD) services in the country.
- Autonomy Not To Be Nc Poll Plank: Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 29, 2002)
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, spoke to The Hindu in a 90-minute interview about the pros and cons of politics in the State. Excerpts:
- Kabul Calling (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 29, 2002)
It may or may not be an entirely apocryphal story: Prime Minister Charan Singh, on hearing about the landing of the Soviet troops at Kabul in December 1979, asked: “Afghanistan?
- High Office, Low Standards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
From all indications, Jharkhand Governor Prabhat Kumar is on his way out. It is, of course, unfortunate that the high office of governor has been unnecessarily mired in the process and the blame for this will have to be laid at the door of the Union govt.
- Warning Bells (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
The VHP’s Ayodhya-Delhi roadshow has mercifully wound up.
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- Petrol Prices (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
This refers to the marginal reduction in prices of diesel and petrol despite excise duty being hiked heavily on these products.
- Rebuilding A Nation (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 28, 2002)
The situation in Afghanistan has seen rapid changes which could not have been foreseen even a few weeks ago.
- Snapshots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2002)
Setting The Tone
You would think Syed Shahnawaz Hussain would be jet-setting all over the country considering he is the minister for civil aviation. Right? Wrong. His preferred mode of travelling is the Indian Railways.
- Kitted Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
The relationship between law, science and society could be fraught with problems.
- Indo-Afghan Ties Take Wing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2002)
Late last week we had a bird fly in from the northwest and it wasn’t the Siberian crane.
- Defenders Of Faith (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 28, 2002)
The Indian Army is vilified by many for its uncivil behaviour in Nagaland and Kashmir, just as the Punjab Police is for certain actions during the dark years of Punjab terrorism.
- The Flight Of Agni (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 28, 2002)
The successful test-firing of the shorter 700-kilometre range Agni-I missile was an essential step in the implementation of India's indigenous Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- The Zhu Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 28, 2002)
It was a multi-dimensional visit by the Chinese Premier to India and the job for the two sides is to consolidate the gains through serious follow-up.
- Jaswant And Lord Curzon's Legacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 28, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. Is Lord Curzon of Kedleston back in political favour? Two very different men recently invoked his ideas to define India's new standing in the world.
- Farmer Suicides In Kerala's Rice-Bowl -- High-Input Tech Kills Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 28, 2002)
EVEN as the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns continue to be stacked to the ceiling and New Delhi remains directionless as regards food management, down South, in Palakkad, once Kerala's `rice bowl'.
- R-Day Parade, An Anachronism? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 28, 2002)
IT was extremely appropriate that on Saturday morning; that is, the morning of Republic Day — the newspapers were filled with reports of the successful test-firing of a variant of the Agni missile.
- Promoting The `Will To Act' (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 28, 2002)
MANAGEMENT gurus are expected to drop unique pearls in the company of learners and practitioners of management. They are expected to string their pearls into lectures and guidebooks that can be commented upon with ease.
- America's India Problem (Los Angeles Times, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 27, 2002)
Behind the polite diplomatic exchanges now taking place between New Delhi and Washington lies the Indian belief that America's unconditional embrace of Musharraf since Sept. 11 has emboldened Pakistani hawks to step up their pressure in Kashmir.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 27, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- The Nation's State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2002)
The unprecedented security arrangements in the midst of which the country is celebrating Republic Day is an eloquent commentary on its state on this historic anniversary.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 27, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- Gods Never Fail (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 27, 2002)
If you have run out of luck, lost everything you owned and are reluctant to work for your living, there is a formula for survival in comfort.
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 27, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 26, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- The Nation's State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2002)
The unprecedented security arrangements in the midst of which the country is celebrating Republic Day is an eloquent commentary on its state on this historic anniversary.
- Being Hashim Qureshi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Jan 26, 2002)
Dismissed as an ‘Indian plant’, the ‘new factor’ in Kashmir politics has the promise of stirring things up.
- Draconian Moves (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 26, 2002)
POTO is a blot on the democratic escutcheon... Experience worldwide has shown that state terrorism is counter-productive.
- Of Criminals And Terrorists (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 26, 2002)
THERE is now a concerted effort to describe the perpetrators of Tuesday morning's violence resulting in the death of some policemen in Kolkata as criminals, as opposed to terrorists.
- ‘For Anyone Who’s Interested In The World Economy, India Is The Biggest Test Case’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
A couple of years ago, a curious e-mail appeared in thousands of inboxes.
- Annan's Two-Track Formula (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2002)
THE UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has spelt out a "twin-track approach" for long-term peace between India and Pakistan.
- Let It Flutter (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
THOUSANDS, perhaps millions, of Indians who whisk out their Tricolours every Republic Day, need no longer pack them away until another national day arrives.
- Friends Without Life-Jackets (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
IT was easy to call it Scariana Airways. Ariana, the Afghan national carrier which resumed operations with a flight to New Delhi this week, had a style entirely its own.
- Single Regulator: A Troubled Exercise (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is currently inquiring into the stock market scam, is set to extend its remit for recommending the appointment of a `super-regulator' for the financial sector. This would form part of its report on the scam.
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 26, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- Firm Policy Needed To Revive Economy: Manmohan (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 26, 2002)
`All our problems by and large are still our problems, which have to be resolved by our own domestic means.
- A Snooze For Vat (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE CLOCK HAS been turned back by a year for the scheduled switchover to a VAT regime. The new D-Day is to be April 1, 2003 and not the approaching fiscal start.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 26, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- Gods Never Fail (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
If you have run out of luck, lost everything you owned and are reluctant to work for your living, there is a formula for survival in comfort.
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