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- Assault On Nationhood (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Dec 17, 2001)
The terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, so soon after the collapse of the Taliban in Afghanistan, reinforces two perceptions, one by India and another by Pakistan.
- The Lankan Fire (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Dec 17, 2001)
Just as the newly elected Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mr Ranil Wikremesinghe, was putting his 25-member Cabinet together, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made their first major military attack after the elections.
- 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.''
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- It Is Diplomacy Season (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
India, quite naturally, is mightily elated by what is travelling by air from across the western border.
- Can One Man Carry Them All Along? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 16, 2001)
As Hamid Karzai prepares to take over the reins in Afghanistan, he faces formidable challenges from within and without.
- Reading Messages From The Past (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 16, 2001)
December 6 has become a standing reminder of many things. One is that we, as a nation, are yet to agree about what happened to us over the period before the British arrived;
- Visible Face Of Kabul’s New Dispensation (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 16, 2001)
Dr Abdullah Abdullah has been the true voice of the Northern Alliance since the group took up cudgels against the Taliban.
- Can One Man Carry Them All Along? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 16, 2001)
As Hamid Karzai prepares to take over the reins in Afghanistan, he faces formidable challenges from within and without.
- Brave Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
A non-fatal attraction. Vice-president, Krishna Kant, found himself the most sought after man in Parliament on Thursday afternoon while militants and Delhi policemen died in droves outside.
- It’s Perversion, Not Policy (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Dec 16, 2001)
A recent edition of the riveting programme, The Big Fight, on the Star News television channel was a revealing experience. The subject was the communalisation of education.
- A Poet Without A Post Office (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Dec 16, 2001)
There are several wisps of stories floating around poet Agha Shahid Ali. But one of the most famous — and one of the most endearing — is the one about a little encounter at a Barcelona airport.
- Naga Talks Need New Address: India (Indian Express, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 16, 2001)
The recent meeting between Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN I-M) at a hotel in Osaka, Japan.
- Reading Messages From The Past (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 16, 2001)
December 6 has become a standing reminder of many things. One is that we, as a nation, are yet to agree about what happened to us over the period before the British arrived;
- Blasted Nuisance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2001)
The most striking feature of Thursday's terrorist attack on Parliament, located at the heart of the capital's high security zone, was the sheer audacity of it.
- Time To (En)act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2001)
Terrorists on Thursday attacked the very soul of Indian democracy, the Parliament House, and drove home, with such horrendous clarity, what terror can do to a nation.
- Everyone Is A Winner (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
Perhaps it’s all one vast installation. The lights going on and off in a room at the Tate; Mr Martin Creed presenting this flickering “work” for the Turner Prize (the art world’s Booker);
- Full Frontal (Pioneer, Onkar Chopra , Dec 16, 2001)
You must go to the school today and tell our son's teacher to let him sit on the front seat.
- Time To (En)act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
Terrorists on Thursday attacked the very soul of Indian democracy, the Parliament House, and drove home, with such horrendous clarity, what terror can do to a nation.
- Parliament Re-Dedicates Itself To Fighting Terror (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 15, 2001)
THE day after the appalling event at the temple of the world's largest democracy, Parliament was distinctly solemn.
- Monitoring The Borders (Hindu, Varun Sahni, Dec 15, 2001)
It is high time Indian defence planners started analysing the viability of a more technology-intensive force structure.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- Sad Global Response (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
The attack on Parliament House by a group of armed terrorists has exposed the hollowness of the global commitment to stamping out all forms of terrorism from the face of the earth.
- A Day After The Attack (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
There is much surprise, and even shock, in the gunbattle in the Parliament complex on Thursday.
- Motivating ’Em For Self-Policing (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 15, 2001)
Three years ago on my return to the Delhi Police after an experience of prison management, I was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Training).
- Sept 11, Dec 13: Pak Dates With Policy Change (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 15, 2001)
Musharraf’s U-turn on Afghanistan should have been accompanied by a change in other aspects of Pakistani policy.
- ‘Pm Has Lost The Grip’ (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 15, 2001)
On a dark, wintry Delhi evening last week I went to meet Ram Jethmalani. With chaos in Parliament over Kargil coffins and POTO and with the political atmosphere in this very political city polluted with whispers.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- The Foxhole Mindset (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
IF someone suggested within a day of the attack on Parliament that we were exaggerating the terrorist threat, he would not even need to get his head examined before being thrown into the mental asylum.
- The Nation On Bended Knee (Indian Express, K. K. Khullar, Dec 15, 2001)
THE history of independent India shows that our democracy has produced the largest number of democratically-elected mini, as well as maxi, dictators.
- Blasted Nuisance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
The most striking feature of Thursday's terrorist attack on Parliament, located at the heart of the capital's high security zone, was the sheer audacity of it.
- Bolting The Stable Door (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THANKFULLY, some semblance of normalcy has returned to Parliament a day after it faced an unprecedented attack.
- Monitoring The Borders (Hindu, Varun Sahni, Dec 15, 2001)
It is high time Indian defence planners started analysing the viability of a more technology-intensive force structure.
- A Neighbour In Danger (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Dec 14, 2001)
It is six months since Nepal suffered the trauma of regicide. The king, Gyanendra, is still to stabilize his authority and credibility.
- Peace Process In Nagaland (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE BRIEF MEETING that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, had with Mr. Isaac Swu and Mr. Thiungaleng Muivah - the two leaders of the NSCN(I-M) - during his official visit to Japan.
- Righteous Rajnath (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
At another moment, in another context, it might have been an act of political propriety, even courage, no questions asked.
- Chinese Challenge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2001)
WHEN, LAST MONTH, the Doha Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation approved the entry of Beijing into the world body, the French Finance Minister, Mr Larent Fabius, had said: We are talking about the WTO.
- Crisis Of Confidence In World Aviation (Business Line, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Dec 14, 2001)
FOR THOSE who want a quick disinvestment of Air India (AI) and Indian Airlines (IA), the information in the Table should come as a surprise.
- Freedom-Fighters Don’t Terrorise (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, Dec 14, 2001)
The adage ‘one man’s freedom-fighter is another man’s terrorist’ has been used both in the context of the violence in Kashmir and the September 11 attacks. It is a gross over simplification. Because freedom-fighters do not terrorise.
- Peace Process In Nagaland (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE BRIEF MEETING that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, had with Mr. Isaac Swu and Mr. Thiungaleng Muivah - the two leaders of the NSCN(I-M) - during his official visit to Japan.
- Larger Gender Picture (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Supreme Court's expression of displeasure at the indifference of most states in the matter of enforcing the anti-sex test directive is understandable.
- Flex-Ible Manoeuvres (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
There was a time when the Vajpayee government talked loudly about zero tolerance of corruption.
- Coffingate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
The last word on the Kargil war has not been said.
- Kabul, Colombo, Kathmandu And Dhaka (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 13, 2001)
OVERWHELMING concentration on Afghanistan may be understandable, given the profound significance and consequences of September 11, but it is not the wisest policy for India.
- Bangla Gas Export To India: Economics Should Prevail Over Politics (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Dec 13, 2001)
Whether Bangladesh will finally export natural gas to India is still uncertain.
- A Rewarding Visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Prime Minister’s visit to any country is planned well in advance and meticulously scripted.
- Time For Golden Opportunities (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 13, 2001)
In the midst of this gloom and doom about the economy and lack of reforms, the national highway development project seems to be progressing well.
- Strike The Proper Balance (Telegraph, Sarmila Bose, Dec 12, 2001)
As Afghanistan starts its reconstruction from its very own Ground Zero, there is much it could learn from the experience of India.
- Dividing The Booty (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 12, 2001)
Amidst the euphoria over Hamid Karzai’s Himachal connections and the visits by the interior and foreign ministers-designate, Yunis Qanuni and Abdullah Abdullah, to New Delhi, Indians have overlooked one major development in Afghanistan:
- Need To Worry, Think And Speak About Other Issues (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 12, 2001)
What an ironic coincidence it is that Osama bin Laden's last, desperate hideout, being bombed incessantly by the United States-led coalition, should be called Tora Bora.
- Occasional Splashes In The Placid Pool Of Politics Do Not Last Long (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2001)
Making a splash is not difficult. Benazir Bhutto did that at New Delhi.
- An Indo-Japan Core Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 12, 2001)
INDIA AND JAPAN seem inclined to evolve a core agenda of cooperation in the specific context of their search for a ``global partnership''.
- An Indo-Japan Core Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 12, 2001)
INDIA AND JAPAN seem inclined to evolve a core agenda of cooperation in the specific context of their search for a ``global partnership''.
- Sad Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2001)
Some would say it was just a bad fall at Amritsar and isn’t the fractured femur on the mend after the operation in New Delhi?
- Need To Worry, Think And Speak About Other Issues (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 12, 2001)
What an ironic coincidence it is that Osama bin Laden's last, desperate hideout, being bombed incessantly by the United States-led coalition, should be called Tora Bora.
- ‘Prima Facie Evidence Is Key...We Can’t Be On A Fishing Expedition’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2001)
His picturesque island-nation in the Indian Ocean has netted the biggest fish in India’s foreign-investment basket.
- Make Or Break (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Dec 12, 2001)
Marriages, they say, are made in heaven, but I have always had feelings of immortality, and done my best to help heaven along in the right direction whenever it seemed to be faltering.
- Streamlining Traffic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 11, 2001)
The increasing number of road accidents, which daily claim more human lives than perhaps militancy, shows that Indians by and large are careless drivers and need to be given basic lessons in road safety.
- Enron Educates India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 11, 2001)
WHEN the new US Ambassador arrived in Delhi a few months ago, his first public statement was that the future of Indo-US economic relations could be summed up in five little letters: Enron.
- A Steely Silence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 11, 2001)
IT IS HIGH time New Delhi broke its silence on The Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd, the ailing wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Authority of India Ltd.
- Operator-Driven Bourses Won’t Carry Too Far (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Dec 11, 2001)
A little over two months ahead of Union Budget 2002-03, domestic bourses have once again turned vibrant.
- Party Matters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 11, 2001)
It does not matter that the need to free politics of religion is so earnestly discussed in political circles.
- Russian Renascence (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Dec 11, 2001)
Most Indians see our close ties with Russia as a simple extension of our “traditional” relations with the former Soviet Union.
- Faction Feuds In Delhi Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2001)
THE NEW LOOK Cabinet, as the Congress managers sought to describe the induction of four new faces in the six-member-strong Cabinet headed by Ms. Sheila Dikshit in Delhi.
- Samsung Organises Free Eyecare Camps (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 10, 2001)
In line with its philosophy of contributing to the welfare of communities it operates in, Samsung India Electronics Ltd is organising 25 free eye check-up camps in Delhi and neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana.
- Faction Feuds In Delhi Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2001)
THE NEW LOOK Cabinet, as the Congress managers sought to describe the induction of four new faces in the six-member-strong Cabinet headed by Ms. Sheila Dikshit in Delhi.
- New Comrades In Arms (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Dec 10, 2001)
The roots of the change go back to Jaswant Singh-Strobe Talbott talks of 1998-1999 and their importance in that the US for the first time was discussing strategic-security issues with a country which was neither an ally nor an enemy;
- Double Function (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 10, 2001)
The US website also informs the browser that the medical boards are not exclusively made up of medical practitioners.
- Opportunity In Afghanistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2001)
DEVELOPMENTS during the past few days provide proof that the new government in Afghanistan, slated to take over on December 22, has great expectations from India for the reconstruction of that war-torn country.
- High Court On The Verge Of Losing National Character (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Dec 10, 2001)
Seven years after the Punjab and Haryana High Court was fortified by an infusion of Judges from other states, it is on the verge of losing its all-India identity once again.
- Shift Focus On Trouble Brewing In Neighbouring Countries (The Financial Express, Inder Malhotra, Dec 10, 2001)
In Afghanistan, things seem to be falling into place sooner than even the most optimistic leaders of the war on Al-Qaida and the Taliban had envisaged. Strategists and pundits who had talked of the war lasting years have fallen silent.
- Law Against Nature (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 10, 2001)
It is sad when the idea of personal liberty in a modern democracy brutally excludes a man’s right to have sex with another man, or a woman’s with another woman.
- Party Bosses Do Not Know Best (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 10, 2001)
The stated reason for bringing the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2001, providing for open voting in the elections to Rajya Sabha, is to combat corruption but the remedy it offers is worse than the disease.
- Depression Drives Man To ‘bobbitise’ Himself (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2001)
Depression drove a 30-year-old teacher to “bobbitise” himself in Delhi, the police said.
- Ancient Monuments (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2001)
Delhi: The report of the working of the Archaeological Department in the Delhi Province during 1925-1926 shows that out of a sum of Rs 89,233 spent on the conservation and maintenance of Mohammedan and British Monuments in the Delhi Province.
- Bringing Unity Among Afghans, Karzai’s Goal (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 09, 2001)
Mysterious are the ways of destiny. Fortysix-year-old, Hamid Karzai, who was falsely reported killed by Taliban only two months back will head the six-month interim government in Afghanistan.
- Indo-Pak Wars & The Kashmir Tragedy (Tribune, K. F. Rustamji , Dec 09, 2001)
Many military writers have written about our conflicts with Pakistan. The 1965 infiltration was an important halt in my police journey as I was appointed DG, BSF — a month before the infiltration and the war, and had to go there almost on joining.
- Terrorism Dividing World Community On Communal Lines (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Dec 09, 2001)
After the Black Tuesday holocaust in New York and Washington, terrorism has come in sharp focus and is threatening to divide the world community on the communal lines.
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