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Articles 9121 through 9220 of 9764:
- Birthday In Style (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 30, 2001)
Power changes, and absolute power changes absolutely. Not long ago, the BJP was the bitterest critic of personality cults, or what it called adhinayakvad.
- Just A Station On The Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2001)
They live and learn. Prime minister Vajpayee is no exception to this rule.
- Here Is Sinha’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 29, 2001)
UNION Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has been feeding feel-good-factor pep pills all around, but seemingly without result. He has been talking of providing sops to investment in infrastructure.
- Ec Cracks Whip In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 29, 2001)
ELECTORAL malpractices take many forms in India. In the early years after Independence the lower castes were openly prevented from exercising their right to vote.
- Rein In The Pyromaniacs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2001)
BJP spokesperson V.K. Malhotra, who does not have a subtle bone in his body, is now allowed to make loose pronouncements on nuclear warfare.
- Hang Up, Don’t Disconnect (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 29, 2001)
Before we get buried under the avalanche of yearenders over the next two days telling us what 2002 will bring, it might be useful to go back 40 years, to October 1962.
- Historical Necessity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2001)
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi believes that the existing history text books for schools largely ignore contributions of several nationalist leaders, which needs to be corrected.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 29, 2001)
Reservation is important to equality. But a system of reservation which shuts out merit candidates and virtually dashes their professional hopes is contrary to equality.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 29, 2001)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 29, 2001)
Reservation is important to equality. But a system of reservation which shuts out merit candidates and virtually dashes their professional hopes is contrary to equality.
- Singing The Wrong Tune (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2001)
Talk about taste. And political correctness! The BJP MPs, especially those from Delhi, are deeply upset with Vijay Goel, minister of state in the PMO, for organizing the Chandni Chowk festival.
- It Is Election Time (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2001)
PUNJAB will elect a new government or retain the old one on February 13. Conventional wisdom says the Akalis will have a tough time performing as well as they did five years ago in alliance with the BJP.
- A War Won’t Achieve Anything (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 28, 2001)
TOO much hype has been created over the Indo-Pakistani face-off over the past few days. While India must stand its ground, there should be no jingoistic temptation for a war, for a war will never produced the desired results.
- Syamaprasad Mookerjee And Macaulay (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 28, 2001)
The late Syamaprasad Mookerjee was one of the most outstanding Indians of his time.
- Let’s Talk Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2001)
IT was on the cards, yet Wednesday’s announcement of the schedule for elections to Uttar Pradesh and other states is somewhat reassuring. Ever since December 13, as the government has weighed its options, the nation has been on edge.
- Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 28, 2001)
Even as the nation waits with baited breath about what is going to happen next with war clouds looming, ticket seekers are getting busy with elections to four states announced on Wednesday.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- Politics Of War Cry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
MUFFLED beats of war drums are being heard, but from a distance. On Tuesday both Prime Minister Vajpayee and Home Minister Advani toned down the Sangh Parivar rhetoric on hot pursuit and BJP president Jana Krishnamurthy said amen.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- Pressures On India’s Foreign Policy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 26, 2001)
The tragedy of Indian foreign policy is that more than 50 years after Independence, the country’s efforts at pursuing wider objectives in the region and the world are being dragged by a legacy of Partition, animosity with Pakistan.
- Jyotiraditya Scindia: Bjp’s Envy, Cong’s Pride (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Dec 26, 2001)
JYOTIRADITYA Scindia’s decision to follow his late father into the Congress was quite a blow for the BJP, which has yet to come to terms with the loss of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia in Madhya Pradesh.
- Rajnath’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has put Mr Rajnath Singh in a spot of bother.
- Power Play After Terror Strike (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 25, 2001)
The suicide attack by the ISI-sponsored terrorists on Parliament House and its aftershocks have left behind many significant anecdotes.
- Happy Birthday, Pm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
THIS year the birthday boy must be forgiven for being more than a little distracted at the celebrations at 7 Race Course Road.
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- Shadow Boxing In Tn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
The battle between the ruling AIADMK and the DMK in Tamil Nadu has assumed a new dimension, this time over the removal from the Marina beachfront in Chennai of the statue of the second century symbol of Tamil womanhood, Kannagi.
- Spit And Polish (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 25, 2001)
IN my next birth, ambassador K S Bajpai is once known to have famously remarked, I would like to be born as the Pakistani high commissioner to India.
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- Changeover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
A coup should be appreciated. The chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr Ajit Jogi, has apparently pulled one off.
- Merits Of Inaction (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Dec 24, 2001)
Sometimes not doing anything is the best strategic course. In India, we have lost sight of this and have become enthralled by the cult of ‘‘action’’. The BJP is the party most at fault here.
- Connecting With 20-M Forgotten Children Of Mother India (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 24, 2001)
An indepth report under jurist LM Singhvi tells us how very little we have done to convert the deep and abiding ties among 20-million diaspora with India into a national strength.
- The Rot Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2001)
The "party with a difference", is not, it appears, very different after all. The recent defection, in the newly-formed state of Chhattisgarh, of 12 MLAs from the 35-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bloc in the 90-member state assembly.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- Sharing A Plate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 23, 2001)
Political bliss in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee having bitten the dust, the Marxists and the saffronites seem to be cootchie-cooing.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- 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.
- Act For Parliament (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Dec 23, 2001)
Ever since he has arrived on the Capital's political scene, M Venkaiah Naidu has made a mark for himself.
- Bjp's Woes In Chhattisgarh Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE SPLIT IN the Chhattisgarh unit of the BJP may not surprise anyone.
- 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.
- Sad Plight Of Haryana Peasantry (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Dec 22, 2001)
HARYANA farmers played an important role in the resurgence of the peasant power in northern India under Charan Singh-Devi Lal leadership.
- 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.
- Act For Parliament (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Dec 22, 2001)
Ever since he has arrived on the Capital's political scene, M Venkaiah Naidu has made a mark for himself.
- On The Brink, Watch Your Step (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FORTY EIGHT hours from now, when Maulana Masood Azhar celebrates the second anniversary of the IC-814 hijack that made him a free man again, he would have a very special cause for satisfaction.
- ‘Our Govt’s Performance Has Been Better Than Congress’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 22, 2001)
He’s a chief minister in a hurry. Less than two-and-a half months after donning the mantle in Gujarat, that too at a crucial time when the ruling BJP has just about a year to shed the image of a non-performing government.
- 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.
- Bjp's Woes In Chhattisgarh Now (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2001)
THE SPLIT IN the Chhattisgarh unit of the BJP may not surprise anyone.
- Naqli Poll Funding (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
IDEA-makers of the BJP-led alliance government need to put on their thinking cap. Their suggestion for a major electoral reform ignores harsh ground realities.
- The Rot Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2001)
The "party with a difference", is not, it appears, very different after all.
- 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.
- ‘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.
- Poll Fever And Rhetoric (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
WITH ONLY A couple of months left before parties plunge into campaign mode in three States - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal - where Assembly elections are due before March 2002.
- Joshi’s History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI’S jaw is getting the better of him. As the union minister of Human Resource Development, he is required to conduct himself as a national leader.
- 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.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Unity Wins The Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Reason – egged on by a grim realisation – returned to national politics and a strong sense of unity emerged at the end of the two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on the December 13 terrorist attack.
- Making Sense Of Dec 13 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
IF there was disquiet in both government and Opposition circles over the scheduled discussion in Parliament on the December 13 attack, it was allayed to a great extent by Union Home Minister L.K. Advani’s suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
- 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.
- Hot Pursuit Put On Hold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2001)
FIRST two healthy developments. The BJP-led alliance government has put on hold its earlier idea of hot pursuit and attacking terrorist bases in Pakistan-occupied territory.
- Peace Talks Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 19, 2001)
Peace talks may take long to achieve breakthroughs, but the important thing is to ensure that they do not break down.
- 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.
- 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.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 18, 2001)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- 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.
- Cool Minds Vs Hot Heads (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Some within the BJP, we are told, have urged the Vajpayee government to assume a more pro-active stance against terrorism.
- 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.
- Those Unsettling Compulsions (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 17, 2001)
The 'Iftar' season is on and now we will also have birthday bashes, besides numerous other parties. Christmas and New Year are around the corner and we will witness new acts of political gymnastics.
- ‘Why Didn’t Govt Bring About Poto When Thousands Were Dying In J&k?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2001)
Bahujan Samaj Party’s national vice president, the 45-year old Mayawati, is perhaps one of the most underestimated politicians today, not only in Uttar Pradesh but in national landscape.
- Time For Total Unity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2001)
A crisis, as the Chinese say, is both an opportunity and a time for recrimination. The December 13 terrorist attack on the Parliament complex was one such in recent years.
- 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.
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- No Dividing Lines (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2001)
Well, politicians have no dividing lines. The ruling party members too saw an opportunity to make political capital out of the terrorist attacks on December 13.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 16, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Some Weak Arguments (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
No awards for anyone in this case. Not even for Ramdas Athawale, MP from Maharashtra, for his provoking limerick, “Atalji ki lagake photo, Advaniji laye hain POTO, Kafan pe karke ghotala janata ka gala mat ghoto, tumhe harana hi hai hamara motto”.
- Selective Cleansing Won't Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2001)
THE DISMISSAL OF Mr. Amarmani Tripathi, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Trade Tax and Institutional Finance, may well be held out as evidence of the BJP's value-based politics.
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