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Articles 9321 through 9420 of 9764:
- Resignation Drama (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2001)
DELHI Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has tried to make virtue out of compulsion while securing the resignation of her Cabinet.
- Why Nepal Matters (Indian Express, Rajiv Shukla, Dec 01, 2001)
INDIA should watch the developments in Nepal very carefully and extend all possible help to the Himalayan Kingdom — arms, intelligence and otherwise — to tackle the situation emerging out of the Maoist revolt.
- When In Doubt, Delete It Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
I AM so sorry to have to begin this with an apology to Mike Denness.
- Towards A United Front? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 30, 2001)
AFTER HAVING PLUNGED into a battle where both refused to hold back their punches, the leaders of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress(I) seem to be showing signs of realising the compulsion before them.
- A Populist Decision (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2001)
THE Punjab Government has finally decided to scrap octroi from December 1.
- Removing Poverty For Real Human Development (Business Line, P. P. Sangal , Nov 29, 2001)
THE Human Development Report 2001 has highlighted the plight of the rural poor in India.
- Man Behind The Iron Bars (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Nov 29, 2001)
Barely two days before Laloo Prasad Yadav’s ill-fated journey to Jharkhand, a soothsayer near the Patna bus-stand predicted doom.
- Pm And Parivar’s Agenda (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 29, 2001)
There is nothing secret about the “secret” of the survival, over the last 44 months, of the fractious and depressingly ineffectual 24-party ruling coalition, grandiosely called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
- Move In Step (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2001)
Uncertain futures prompt uncertain noises of friendliness.
- ‘Musharraf Weaker After Kabul’s Fall’ (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 29, 2001)
Benazir Bhutto makes no secret of the fact that she wants to return to Pakistan. And wants desperately to fill the political vacuum there, particularly since General Pervez Musharraf seems to be on a weak wicket.
- Laloo's Gimmicks (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2001)
BY ORCHESTRATING THE public display of mass following and gathering a crowd around the CBI Special Court premises in Ranchi, the RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister, Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav, has only confirmed his customary brazen behaviour.
- Salaries That Are Hard To Swallow (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 29, 2001)
While much of what is happening these days in New Delhi is believed to be influenced by the impending elections in Uttar Pradesh, the news from Lucknow is about a funny legal dilemma suddenly faced by the BJP MLAs.
- Haryana Yet To Implement Sc Order On Homes For Quarry Workers (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Nov 28, 2001)
Migrant workers employed in the stone quarries on the Faridabad ridge in Haryana may not get a roof for their families in the foreseeable future despite the Supreme Court directive to the state government to construct dwelling units.
- Pushing The Poto (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 28, 2001)
I THOUGHT we had closed the chapter on the right to stay free.
- Web Of Complicities (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 28, 2001)
The Central Board of Secondary Education’s recent directive to change the content of history text books in schools has once again alerted us to the ideological maliciousness.
- Shed The Ideological Baggage (Indian Express, Ram Punyani, Nov 28, 2001)
The CBSE has ordered the deletion of certain portions from the history books with the instruction that these should neither be taught nor discussed in the class.
- Sonia’s Comfort (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 28, 2001)
Sonia Gandhi’s comfort level with CPI(M) leader Somnath Chatterjee is growing with every Parliament session. And she’s not shy of showing it.
- Faith, Reason And Fundamentalism (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Nov 28, 2001)
EVERY RULING class re-writes history in the light of its ideological agenda, and the BJP's ongoing programme to recast the school syllabus for social sciences is no exception.
- Economy: Cost Of Inaction (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 27, 2001)
INDIAN economy is now in its worst crisis since Independence. Except inflation, every other economic indicator signals the impending disaster. Nothing is moving. No one in the industry is sure of what will happen in the coming years.
- Mischief In The Northeast (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 27, 2001)
Arun Shourie, Minister for the Northeast, took such umbrage at my describing him as ‘minister for mischief’ that he stormed into the Lok Sabha last week denouncing me for ‘calumny’.
- Communalising Crafts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2001)
THE NDA government, accused of Talibanising education, has exposed itself to another serious charge.
- Behind “Wonderful Fiction” (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Nov 27, 2001)
IT may be an indication of the loss of perspective in national politics but I find it remarkable.
- Mr Chomsky And The Left World (The Financial Express, K. P. Sethunath, Nov 26, 2001)
If Noam Chomsky was not there, what would have been the fate of India’s professional dissenters?
- Spreading Wings (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Nov 26, 2001)
In the name of efficiency, streamlining, the MHA is set to get six more divisions.
- Laloo, And The Law (Indian Express, E. P. Unny, Nov 26, 2001)
E.P. UNNY meets a leader waiting for luck to catch up with him before courts do. Meanwhile, he tempts both...
- Watch Out For This Poto-Hole (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 26, 2001)
By definition no law can ever be perfect or complete. Nor can it anticipate every situation.
- Quickfix History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 26, 2001)
HISTORY changes every time the government changes in New Delhi. So it has this month when the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) ordered the NCERT, and through it the CBSE.
- Today’s Poto And Its Foreign And Indian Roots (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 26, 2001)
AFTER almost a month of aggressive campaigning for POTO or the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001, a reluctant BJP climbed down last week under pressure of its allies in the NDA.
- Much Ado About Nothing (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 25, 2001)
The ill-informed and prejudiced wran-gling between the ruling National Con-ference and BJP, its ally at the Centre and adversary in the State.
- Forgotten Gupta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2001)
Who remembers Ram Prakash Gupta today? The former UP Chief Minister was spotted the other day at a dinner jointly hosted by present BJP President K Jana Krihsnamurthi and one of his predecssor Kushabhau Thakre.
- Political Ex-Governors (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2001)
The suggestion of the Inter-State Council (ISC) that former governors refrain from taking part in active politics ruffled many a feather, both in the BJP and the Congress.
- Lessons From Doha (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Nov 25, 2001)
The Union Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran, on his return from Doha ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation has underlined in particular two courses of action to be followed in the future.
- Composite Culture: Then & Now (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 24, 2001)
Indian politicians are masters at taking a fine idea and making it sound like nothing more than empty words.
- The Cbse's ``Edict'' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2001)
BY ISSUING A circular ordering schools affiliated to the Board to delete portions from the text books.
- Numbed By Numbers (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Nov 24, 2001)
Those of you with a kindly heart, listen to my tale of woe. In the 916th draw of the Himachal Pradesh Grand Baisakhi lottery, I was chiselled out of a Nizamesque tenner by just two digits.
- Snip, Snip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2001)
If history doesn’t suit us, away with it.
- Potshot At Poto (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 23, 2001)
Why are the political parties playing the POTO game?
- Not The Way To Put The House In Order (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Nov 23, 2001)
The Union Cabinet has decided to do away with the requirement that a person should be residing in the State from where he wants to fight an election to the Rajya Sabha.
- Bjp’s New Stance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2001)
HOME Minister L. K. Advani surprised his secular critics by unambiguously denouncing the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) for its forced entry into the makeshift structure in Ayodhya on October 17.
- Jaya Plays Poto (Indian Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 23, 2001)
IN the murky politics that is being played out in Tamil Nadu, the latest weapon in the armoury of the irrepressible AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa to get the better of her arch-rival M. Karunanidhi is the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (Poto).
- Cynical Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2001)
THE UNION HOME Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani's response to the Ayodhya-centric concerns voiced by the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha in the context of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
- It Is A Question Of Decorum In Parliament (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 23, 2001)
EVEN as a high-level conference on "Discipline and decorum in Parliament and State Legislatures" is slated for the weekend in the Capital.
- Chaos Continues In North East (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Nov 21, 2001)
The North East contin-ues in the chaos, which has entered political life as Meghalaya goes the Manipur way, and the fact remains that ideology (long gone), political parties (extinct) are long forgotten.
- Pm’s Day Out With Kathak (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 21, 2001)
In between relaxing with a Hindi film and wooing the RSS at Panchvati, Vajpayee seems to have decided to pack in a bit of culture as well at his recently constructed auditorium complex.
- Sense On Poto (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2001)
The readiness shown by the government to have a re-look at the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (Poto) bodes well for its early passage.
- The Raging Controversy Over Poto (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Nov 21, 2001)
IT will be difficult to find an Indian who is not alarmed by the menace of terrorism. Everyone admits that it has already become all pervasive, mostly thanks to the pusillanimity of the government, and something drastic must be done to crush it at once.
- Shrinking Space Of Hinduism (Hindu, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 21, 2001)
THE DALITS embracing Buddhism in Delhi on November 4 became a national issue as it was made controversial.
- Much Ado About Nothing (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
The ill-informed and prejudiced wran-gling between the ruling National Con-ference and BJP, its ally at the Centre and adversary in the State.
- Young India Takes The Reins (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 20, 2001)
A decade ago it was fashionable to deride the CPM for its gerentocratic leadership. In those days, the party politburo’s average age was as high as 75 plus.
- Jayalalitha’s Terms Of Engagement (Indian Express, B. S. Nagaraj, Nov 20, 2001)
After enduring separation pangs, the AIADMK seems to getting close to the BJP all over again. Is an alliance afoot?
- Pm’s Sangat Darshan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee turned the concluding function of the bicentenary celebration of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s coronation into a launching pad of the coming election campaign.
- The Politics Of Poto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2001)
IF THE UNION GOVERNMENT banked on achieving a measure of consensus on the proposed legislation to check terrorism, its plan seems to have come totally unstuck.
- Politics Of Poto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2001)
Opposition to POTO (Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance) is building up and the Congress, which will decide its fate in the Rajya Sabha, has promised to block its passage.
- A Chance For Aiadmk, Bjp To Move Closer? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 19, 2001)
CHENNAI, NOV. 18 The support from Tamil Nadu and the ruling AIADMK for the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance is born out of several considerations - chiefly political and security.
- Advani’s Symbolism: Heads I Win Tail You Lose (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2001)
UNION Home Minister L.K .Advani has always been known as a thinking man, a strategist.
- Fishing In Troubled Waters (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Nov 18, 2001)
THE political games being played in the aftermath of the communal riots in Malegaon are more abhorrent than the violence itself. Political parties of all hues are engaged in scoring over each other and if the macabre manipulations lead to a fresh bout.
- Re-Inventing A Political Buddha (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 18, 2001)
Through some of his dulcet poems Rabindra Nath Tagore brought Buddha and Shivaji closer to every Bengali's heart.
- Fishing In Troubled Waters (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Nov 18, 2001)
THE political games being played in the aftermath of the communal riots in Malegaon are more abhorrent than the violence itself. Political parties of all hues are engaged in scoring over each other and if the macabre manipulations lead to a fresh bout.
- Their Cupboard Is Bare (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Nov 18, 2001)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party has enjoyed an uninterrupted position of power in Uttar Pradesh for the past five years.
- Re-Inventing A Political Buddha (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 17, 2001)
Through some of his dulcet poems Rabindra Nath Tagore brought Buddha and Shivaji closer to every Bengali's heart.
- S M Krishna Factor Helps Congress Sweep Local Polls (The Financial Express, K. P. Sethunath, Nov 17, 2001)
Electoral battle, the touchstone of a functioning democracy, has ceased to be a venue for a meaningful discourse on policies and priorities with the political establishment reducing the whole process into single agenda:
- The Demand For Autonomy (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 17, 2001)
THOUGH THE Indian state, even as it came into existence, became aware of the potential of pluralism and identities constituting society to articulate itself to demand a political system with an `adequate' power-sharing arrangement.
- Converting Dalit Politics, Udit Raj Style (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Nov 17, 2001)
HE IS a civil servant who has not attended office for the past four years.
- Why No Governor Yet For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 16, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 15. ``Sometimes not to take a decision is also a decision.''
- Poto : An Assult On Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 16, 2001)
ACRONYMS ARE dangerous. POTO (the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance), is one such acronym being marketed as a panacea to fight terrorism in India for the next five years.
- Shotgun’s Double Play (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 15, 2001)
WHAT’s common between L.K. Advani and Sonia Gandhi? Shatrughan Sinha, it seems. On Monday, the filmstar politician went straight from the Home Minister’s pre-Diwali tea party and warm embrace into an evening of wooing the Congress president.
- Squandermania In Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2001)
An announcement a day keeps Rajnath Singh hopeful.
- Shotgun’s Double Play (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 14, 2001)
WHAT’s common between L.K. Advani and Sonia Gandhi? Shatrughan Sinha, it seems.
- Reject The Poto Cunning, Not The Law (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 14, 2001)
THESE DAYS Mr. Lal Kishen Advani has that satisfied grin of an alley cat that has just managed to get into a jar full of POTO- fied cream.
- Education And Professional Councils (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Nov 14, 2001)
I REMEMBER Late Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao telling me once (soon after he got appointed as a Minister for the first time) that he had preferred shipping to education for one simple reason.
- Did I Pass Or Fail? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 14, 2001)
Edward said points out how, in the global panorama of cultures, not all peoples are endowed with the equal right to narration and representation.
- The Indian Muslims Trial By Fire (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2001)
SOON after the bombing of Afghanistan began, one of the favourite topics for the Indian media was splitting the Indian Muslim population into what hacks loved to call fundamentalists and moderates.
- Poto War Strengthens Advani (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 13, 2001)
MOVES among an influential section of the RSS parivar for a Hindutva-based alternative strategy for the BJP were discussed at length last week.
- Bjp New Face An Old Rss Hand (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Nov 13, 2001)
Remember the anti-Christian propaganda in Dangs in 1998. Or the elopement cases in Bardoli in Gujarat and Randhikpur in the Panchmahals that took on a communal hue. Or the Bible-burning incident in Rajkot.
- Electoral Ballet In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Nov 12, 2001)
UTTAR PRADESH is gearing up for assembly elections early next year. A war of words has already begun between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP.
- Why Are Bjp’s Allies Like Lambs? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 12, 2001)
The BJP is behaving as if it is running a one-party government.
- New Equations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2001)
Politics makes strange bedfellows. It was only the other day that the BJP top brass was hurling abuses at the Tamil Nadu strongwoman J. Jayalalithaa for what she did to the Vajpayee Government in its second stint of 13 months.
- Poto Is A Must To Tackle Terrorism (Tribune, I. D. Swami, Nov 11, 2001)
THE promulgation of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) 2001 on October 24 has set off heated discussion in political circles.
- Is Bjp Really Going The Congress Way? (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Nov 11, 2001)
A very important public meeting was held at Jaipur on October 14, 2001 to celebrate 75 years of the RSS.
- No Need For Draconian Laws (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 10, 2001)
IT is puzzling that in the debate that POTO (Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance) has generated there has been no mention of the Nadeem case.
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