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- Tactical Concerns (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 23, 2001)
India can take some comfort from the decision of the American president, Mr George W. Bush, to freeze the assets of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, one of the terrorist organizations believed to be responsible for the attack on Parliament on December 13.
- Reinventing The Radio (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 23, 2001)
In the summer of 1995 I was invited by the BBC to their engineering complex at King’s Mead in Surrey where they showed me the new radio broadcasting system they had, with some other European broadcasting networks, perfected.
- Time To Nail Pakistan's Lies (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Dec 23, 2001)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's principal spokesman Gen Rashid Qureshi has gone beyond hideous transformation of facts in characterising the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, as an "insider" job.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Some More Good News For India (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Dec 23, 2001)
There are no doubts in Washington on whose side the United States was acting when on the 100th day of the September 11 attacks President George W. Bush walked up to the Rose Garden to announce the freezing of assets of the Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- Security Wrangles (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 23, 2001)
Little more than a week after the suicide attack on Parliament, things have, very happily, moved back to normal. MPs remain as oblivious of security concerns as they are about the concerns of their country.
- Delhi Yet To Recover From Dec 13 Shock (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 23, 2001)
THE year isn’t ending on a good note, to put it mildly. But since I have always been on the side of the blunt, let me say that there is every chance of the developments obtaining a darker hue.
- Time To Nail Pakistan's Lies (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Dec 22, 2001)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's principal spokesman Gen Rashid Qureshi has gone beyond hideous transformation of facts in characterising the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, as an "insider" job.
- Using Tnt To Blast T&d (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
ENRON’S Dabhol power project is a mess, several global power majors have quit the country in disgust, power subsidies have crossed Rs 40,000 crore this year.
- War By Other Means (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2001)
India should send two unambiguous messages to Washington. First, if 9/11 (as Americans call it) determined the United States of America’s policing role in the new millennium, the Srinagar.
- Pointless To Talk (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
India has done well to rule out a meeting between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at the fringes of the SAARC summit at Kathmandu next month.
- Young State, Old Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FOR such a young state, Chhattisgarh politics is terribly worldly-wise. The buntings from its first birthday party are yet to be packed away and the state is back in the headlines for a very familiar, very stale set of reasons.
- Wake Up, “Sitting Ducks”! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
AT a time when the country is reeling under the shock of terrorist attacks on Parliament and the Red Fort, there is a need for the display of steely resolve and determination by powers that be.
- Punishing Innocent Citizens (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 22, 2001)
IF you had read about my brother-in-law in the newspapers last week you would have thought he was a CIA agent or if not a spy then some other kind of very dangerous foreigner.
- What’s In A Name, Indeed (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Dec 22, 2001)
THREE knocks of the gavel, delivered by the judge on the table, is enough to silence everyone.
- Act With Restraint (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 22, 2001)
THERE can be no two views on the charge that the terrorists who struck at Parliament House on December 13 found their job easier than expected because of the slack security measures in force in and around the edifice.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- Jogi Splits Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
CHHATISGARH is not exactly saffron territory. Therefore, the split in the Bharatiya Janata Legislature Party should be seen essentially as a triumph of the politics of manipulation over the values that the leaders periodically preach.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 22, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- Of Pak-Linked Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Atal Behari Vajpayee has rightly stated, "There can be no two definitions of terrorism. Terrorism cannot be divided in bits and pieces."
- India’s Economic Balancesheet (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 21, 2001)
AFTER nerve-racking terrorism-related events inside and outside Parliament, the time has come to have yet another look at the state of the economy.
- Lukewarm Pursuit? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 21, 2001)
To pursue or not to pursue - that is the question. Prime Minister Vajpayee faces this Hamletian dilemma.
- Centre Of The Currency (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 21, 2001)
Ever try to remember those hazy days twenty years ago? The country was riven by a ferocious campaign to restructure Centre-state relations.
- ‘Three Pms Couldn’t Have Been Wrong In Inducting Me’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
With assembly elections just two years away, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is a man in a hurry.
- History: Servitude Or Freedom? (Pioneer, S. P. Gupta, Dec 21, 2001)
In recent weeks, a lot of class-room like definitions and purpose of "history" have been given by eminent historians like Professors Romilla Thapar, Bipan Chandra, Satish Chandra and others.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- Calling All Cynics... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
REMEMBER the time not so long ago when, at 16 rupees a minute, cellular telephony was dismissed as a rich man’s toy, and allowing global majors in this area just ‘proved’ foreign investment wasn’t going to come in areas of real interest to the country?
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- 2001: The Year In Retrospect (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 20, 2001)
Human beings invariably shed their innocence and grow up before they reach the age of 50.
- Double Standards (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 20, 2001)
Those unfamiliar with the history of contemporary diplomacy might have found the United States' rapidly shifting stand on India's response to the Pakistan-engineered attack on Parliament House on December 13, rather confusing.
- Counter-Terrorism Operations Need Better-Equipped Security Forces (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 20, 2001)
Having seen television images of the shoot-out in Parliament on December 13, doubts were raised about the inadequate armament and equipment with the security forces.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- Mission Kabul (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 20, 2001)
A NEW chapter in the history of Afghanistan begins on December 22, when a new interim administration led by Hamid Karzai takes control of the old country.
- India Should Make Diplomacy, Not War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
The world seems to agree on one point in relation to South Asia: nuclear-armed India and Pakistan should not be allowed to go to war.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 20, 2001)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- A Bend In The River (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 20, 2001)
On December 5, the day preceding the ninth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, Hindu belief suffered a serious blow.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Jack Welch, A Master Ceo (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Dec 20, 2001)
JACK-Straight from the Gut (Warner Books 2001), by GE CEO Jack Welch, has received raving reviews.
- Media Co-Opted By Propaganda (Pioneer, Vijay Upadhyay, Dec 20, 2001)
When the 9-11 attacks on the WTC killed thousands, the world press was ringing words like 'disaster', 'tragedy', 'terrorism', 'strikes', etc.
- Pakistani Connection (Pioneer, J Mohan Malik , Dec 19, 2001)
Myanmar's military junta, known as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), has granted sanctuary to two Pakistani nuclear scientists following a telephone call from General Pervez Musharraf.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- This Is Not Your War (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Dec 19, 2001)
I mpatient with the muted signals from Delhi, Mamata Banerjee recently went out into the streets with an elaborate agitation programme for her party.
- Embarrassment Of Riches (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 19, 2001)
IN TWO MONTHS foreign exchange reserves could touch $50 billion going by the present inflow of a billion dollars a month.
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 19, 2001)
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.
- Looking At Prabhu For More Power (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 19, 2001)
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the country's premier power generation and distribution channel, has approached the Centre for a budgetary support of Rs 18,000 crore to finance its plans to add generation capacity of 40,000 mw by 2012.
- Stepping Up International Pressure On Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
INDIA'S MORAL AUTHORITY to prepare for prudent action against the terrorist threats to its democratic and secular polity should not be put to risk by rhetoric of the kind that the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, resorted to in the Lok Sabha on Tue.
- Election Nearing (Pioneer, Ramesh C Shukla, Dec 19, 2001)
For some strange reason, this year's Delhi Gymkhana elections campaign left me in a pensive mood, and sent me travelling to the past. Gone are the days of canvassing conclaves where one could get chai-samosa, if not actually whiskey-kebabs.
- ‘We Would Welcome Further Removal Of Qrs And Import Duties’ (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 18, 2001)
Whil e Solvakia’s main effort is to belong the European family of countries, it sees a lot of business promise in India, says the country’s Ambassador, Ladislav Volko.
- Restrain The War Mongers (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Dec 18, 2001)
The much touted Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (Poto) failed to avert December 13.
- Blocked To Flotsam (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
So why do states still clamour for change? Perhaps because on several occasions the president has acted without informing the chief minister.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- Living On A Prayer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2001)
On Monday as an extremely trying Ramadan month drew to a close and Eid celebrations commenced, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf must surely have grabbed the opportunity to offer a very special, heartfelt prayer.
- I For Indoctrination (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2001)
December 13, as September 11, as indeed so many days that have passed unmarked on the calendar, when innocents have fallen to the terrorist’s bullet, hammer home a realisation: this challenge will not be met by the military strategy alone.
- Educational Conference (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2001)
It has been decided to hold the next session of the All-India Mohamedan Educational Conference in Delhi during Christmas week.
- Dealing With December 13 (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 18, 2001)
If the Government needs to avoid utterances of the type made by Mr. Advani - that there was no security lapse - the Congress(I) could do without some of the noises emanating from its camp.
- Hunt The Hunter (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13 has presented the country with major security challenges.
- Script Kiddies Behind ‘Goner’ Worm Or... (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Dec 18, 2001)
The creators of the most recent worm on the Internet — ‘Goner’ (also called Pentagone)— have apparently been traced to a northern city in Israel.
- Ruffled Allies Add To Woes (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 18, 2001)
The promised Cabinet expansion is going to be the immediate casualty of the Vajpayee government’s confrontation with the unified Opposition and the resultant troubles.
- Slovakia Sees Vast Scope For India In Its Economy And Trade (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 18, 2001)
Following the division of former Czechslovakia into two independent states in 1992— Czech and Slovak—development of global co-operation has been one of the essential activities undertaken by Slovakia.
- Restraint Is The Word (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2001)
December 13 terrorist attack was a direct challenge to Indian nationhood. The parliamentary complex, the symbol of the nation’s democracy, was made a target by audacious militants.
- Hunt The Hunter (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13 has presented the country with major security challenges.
- Breeding Little Hawks (Hindu, Javed Jabbar, Dec 17, 2001)
Getting children to raise hands in response to one-liner questions on issues as solemn as war and peace, as life and death, epitomised the superficial yet potentially dangerous uses to which TV is put.
- Managing The `Nuclear Flashpoint' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 16. Indian analysts of foreign affairs used to bristle every time a visiting American scholar or policy-maker mentioned the phrase that Kashmir is a ``nuclear flashpoint.''
- Shooting Terror (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 17, 2001)
You had to watch it with a crowd of other people to experience the tension in your own taut muscles, to realise you, along with millions of other viewers across the nation, were waiting to exhale — at least momentarily.
- Bring Out The Evidence (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 17, 2001)
Horror over the terrorist attack on Parliament is understandable.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- Deteriorating Groundwater Quality Needs To Be Arrested (The Financial Express, Sunil Ghorawat, Dec 17, 2001)
Groundwater is a sustainable and reliable source of water supply. Since there is more groundwater than surface water, it is universally available and can be instantly developed and used.
- To Fizzle Or Sizzle! The Clock Ticks For Bimst-Ec At Yangon (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 17, 2001)
Parliament hogs the headlines over POTO, trails of LeT terrorists all lead to Pakistan, debates rage over the video tapes of Osama bin Laden, and spokesmen in New Delhi and Islamabad hog the remaining space with their sabre-rattling.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 17, 2001)
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.
- Relief For Ex-Detainees (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2001)
It takes time to realise and right the wrongs committed in the heat of the moment. But it has taken the Punjab Government unduly long — about 10 years — to compensate some 300 persons who were detained in Jodhpur jail after Operation Bluestar in 1984.
- For A Spirited Celebration Of X’mas (The Financial Express, Upansana Pande, Dec 17, 2001)
In a unique initiative, the Park Royal, New Delhi, has collected over six vans full of toys from privileged sections of society to be distributed amongst the less fortunate children.
- Calcutta’s Mismanaged Plenty (Telegraph, Joel Ruet, Dec 17, 2001)
Mumbaikars going to Delhi are surprised to find that Delhi, unlike the rest of India, has huge power shortage.
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