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Articles 5121 through 5220 of 5238:
- Where It Now Stands (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 30, 2001)
The 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh was a time to celebrate the ascendancy of the Hindutva movement in the polity.
- The Harder It Gets, The Longer It Takes (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Oct 28, 2001)
THE STREET protests in Pakistan against the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan since October 7 had ebbed after the Musharraf Government cracked down on outfits that took the law into their own hands.
- Were The Tehelka Tapes Doctored? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Oct 27, 2001)
WOULD I like to see how the Tehelka tapes had been doctored, said the voice on the telephone, because if I did I could come along and take a look?
- Poto Is Very Much Here (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2001)
THERE are some simple truths about terrorist outfits. And everybody knows them and the exception is the government.
- Shacks For All (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2001)
IN the nineties, the UN set the year 2000 as homes for all. India enthusiastically joined the chorus and, as usual except for pious proclamations, nothing really happened.
- Look Back In Euphoria (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Oct 25, 2001)
Communist or socialist parties anywhere in the world claim to be parties of the future.
- Come Back To Traditional Basmati Sowing To Capture Market (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 25, 2001)
Though India takes pride in being home to genuine Basmati, it has done precious little to retain this much-valued product.
- Afghan War: Indian Perspective (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 25, 2001)
ON SEPTEMBER 28, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1373.
- Trends In Us War Against Terrorism (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 24, 2001)
ON September 28, 2001, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved of Resolution 1373.
- Syl As Poll Gimmick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2001)
PUNJAB Congress President Amarinder Singh has threatened to refill the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal for saving Punjab from the "unholy secret deals" Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has allegedly struck with Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.
- Reservation Or Discrimination? (Tribune, S.S. Sodhi , Oct 22, 2001)
STRANGE as it may sound, living in the Capital of the state has become a ground for discrimination in one’s own state.
- Missing: An Afghan Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2001)
IT is becoming increasingly clear that India is groping to put together an Afghan policy but so far without success.
- They’re On His Side (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 21, 2001)
Cricket politics has divided the capital’s media.
- Wobbly Biotech Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 20, 2001)
NORTHERN states are slowly realising the tremendous potential biotechnology holds for development. Himachal Pradesh has announced the setting up of two biotechnology parks in the state-- one at Jogindernagar and the other at Solan.
- Some Delightful Punjabi Recipes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 20, 2001)
It is not the national anthem of Punjab but certainly its national diet during the autumn and winter months.
- Meanwhile In Bharatvarsha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 20, 2001)
We’ve switched off everything except the TV.
- Breathing Fire And Brimstone In Punjab (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 19, 2001)
With elections around the corner, the bir burning phenomenon is as much about the pushes and pulls of Akali factional politics as it’s about religious identity.
- Bearding The Sardar (Telegraph, RUKUN ADVANI, Oct 19, 2001)
When a Sikh is mistaken for a hirsute Afghan in a turban and killed as a consequence of the possible activities of Osama bin Laden, as has just happened in the United States of America.
- The Kidney Trade (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
WHEN a woman working with a private construction company in the northern region lost both her kidneys, her considerate employer put up an advertisement in newspapers appealing to voluntary kidney donors.
- Identifying Real Backwards And Dalits (Tribune, Pradeep Kumar, Oct 17, 2001)
A report of the Social Justice Committee set up by the UP Government to identify castes among the backwards and the Dalits who have actually cornered major benefits of the reservation policy in the last few decades.
- Global Coalition Later, Home Front Now (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 17, 2001)
THE latest statement from the Osama bin Laden network, the al Qaeda which has not been refuted puts on record what the rest of Indians had suspected and Kashmiris had always known.
- Civil Liberties Endangered (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 17, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Union Home Ministry is thinking of quietly slipping in by ordinance the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom (Hindu, Satish Chandra, Oct 16, 2001)
RECENTLY, A section among the Sikhs has been led to believe that the account in the NCERT's textbook, Medieval India, meant for class XI has cast serious aspersions on the patriotism of Guru Tegh Bahadur and has presented facts in a distorted manner.
- A Crisis In Direction (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 15, 2001)
The Congress is slowly picking up the pieces after the untimely and tragic demise of Madhavrao Scindia.
- Bajaj Tempo Goes On Overdrive To Conform To Emission Norms (The Financial Express, Shikha Chadha, Oct 15, 2001)
Auto majors seem to be getting serious about emission norms.
- Supreme Court On Secularisation And Shah Bano Ii (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Oct 15, 2001)
EVEN as Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was bestowed the Nobel Prize last week ostensibly for literary excellence but essentially for reviling against Islam.
- Posturing For The Polls? (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Oct 14, 2001)
AS PUNJAB approaches the Assembly elections, machinations are on to capture ``vote banks''.
- Intriguing Web Of Incongruities And Links (Tribune, David Devdas, Oct 14, 2001)
MY friend Aftab got married in Srinagar a fortnight ago. His “Pinky bhabhi” took over the kitchen a few days before the wedding She cooked for his entire joint family, leaving his mother and sisters free to prepare for the wedding feast.
- A Scuttled Initiative (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2001)
IT was a bold and profoundly significant initiative by a Chief Minister but his party high command scuttled it, and it is a pity.
- How Prepared Are Our Defence Forces? (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Oct 13, 2001)
These are very sensitive times for the Indian government and its defence forces.
- A Date With Naipaul In Chandigarh (Tribune, Sanjeev Gaur, Oct 13, 2001)
EVERYTHING remains so vivid.
- Backwards Into The Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2001)
Punjab opposing the WTO policy on constitutional grounds shows how low the state has sunk.
- Punjab Congress Organisation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2001)
We regret to learn that the resignation of Lala Lajpat Rai from the presidentship of the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee and of Mr K. Santanam, Dr Gopi Chand Bhargave and others from the membership of the Working Committee.
- Thank You, Kapil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2001)
SOMETIMES a small gesture is all that it takes for someone to show his true worth. On Tuesday Kapil Dev did just that and in the process earned the respect of the cricket-crazy nation.
- Only Agricultural Reforms Can Speed Up The Export Zone Process (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 11, 2001)
The agro export zone (AEZ) scheme of the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) has given an opportunity to the Centre and states to introduce immediate reforms in agriculture.
- Testing Time For Musharraf (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2001)
IN the US-led war against terrorism, Pakistani ruler General Pervez Musharraf is fighting his battle on two major fronts.
- Encroachments In Mohali (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2001)
IN Delhi Mr Jagmohan removed encroachments and lost his job.
- General Balancing Act (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2001)
It requires great gumption and a healthy appetite for theatre to preside over Pakistan’s political destiny at the present moment, with Afghanistan being pounded to the ground next door.
- The End Of Pakistan's Great Game? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 10, 2001)
``WON'T ALL of Afghanistan's problems be solved if it becomes a part of Pakistan?''
- Wtc: The Saudi Connection (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Oct 09, 2001)
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation has released photographs of the 19 accused in the Boeing Bombings of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
- Afghan Events’ Impact On India (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Oct 08, 2001)
THE war clouds are gathering over Afghanistan and when the US forces commence attacks the entire West Asia and the Indian subcontinent will feel the tremors.
- The Ups And Downs Of The Poverty Graph (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2001)
The historical evidence, across countries, in India over time, and across Indian states suggests that the major factors in reducing poverty.
- Urban Employment -- Growth-Centred Programme, The Answer? (Business Line, Kala S. Sridhar, Oct 08, 2001)
A NUMBER of changes recently occurred in the country's urban employment base.
- Dealing With A Stalwart's Loss (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Oct 07, 2001)
FOR A party that has been steadily losing the best and the brightest, the tragic death last Sunday of Madhavrao Scindia must be hard to take.
- Madhavrao Scindia’s Last Rally In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2001)
WHILE news of Madhavrao Scindia’s sudden death in a plane crash was a bolt from the blue for the people of Gwalior, residents of Malaut in Mukstar district of Punjab were equally shocked.
- Dealing With A Stalwart's Loss (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Oct 07, 2001)
FOR A party that has been steadily losing the best and the brightest, the tragic death last Sunday of Madhavrao Scindia must be hard to take.
- Defending War And Advancing Human Freedom (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 07, 2001)
‘MAKE no mistake about it’ — overwhelmingly supported by its people, the mightiest nation on earth is at war for ‘defending and advancing human freedom’.
- Non-Violence Isn’t A Hollow Proclamation (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Oct 07, 2001)
FIRST things first. Together with the keyword of the month, terrorism, it is absolutely critical to add another to it: non-violence.
- Goodbye, Good Monsoon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2001)
WHAT promises to be the Agriculture Ministry’s gain is the Food Ministry’s grin. The monsoon has been proficient this year and, barring a few subdivisions in west Madhya Pradesh, evenly spread.
- From Dummy To Mummy (Indian Express, I.M. Sahai, Oct 05, 2001)
WITH the induction of O. Paneerselvan as the new, ‘‘stopgap’’ chief minister of Tamil Nadu, the spotlight has again moved to political heads who were ‘remote-controlled’ like a ventriloquist’s dummy.
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- To Erase The Indelible Poverty Line (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2001)
Since independence, Indian governments have accorded great importance to poverty reduction.
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- The Chief Of Defence Staff Idea (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Oct 03, 2001)
THE Group Of Ministers approved the setting up of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) some time ago.
- Us Attacks: Reaping Whirlwind (Business Line, D. S. Soman , Oct 03, 2001)
THE unprecedented attack on the US has some lessons for not only the mightiest nation, but also the world.
- Penalised For Good Work (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 02, 2001)
THERE are striking similarities in the career graph of the displaced Ludhiana Municipal Commissioner, Mr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, and the controversial former Commissioner of the Pune Municipal Corporation, Mr Arun Bhatia.
- Veerappan Cases - Ii: Confessions And Corroborative Evidence (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 02, 2001)
MYSORE, OCT. 1. ``I hold that no reliance can be placed on these confessional statements,'' the Mysore special court judge, Mr. Krishnappa, ruled in one of the `Veerappan associates' cases.
- Crime Doesn’t Pay! Nor Does Farming! (Tribune, Khushwant Ahluwalia, Oct 01, 2001)
SITTING comfortably in a bar in Delhi drinking rum with water and swallowing pork sausages on sticks, I was introduced to a rich businessman of Delhi by my host.
- America's Script For Afghanistan (Hindu, T. Sreedhar, Oct 01, 2001)
THE DEVELOPMENTS in the international system since September 11 clearly indicate that the U.S. is attempting coercive diplomacy to defeat its adversary in Afghanistan.
- Msp And Other Constraints (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2001)
An increase in the MSP (minimum support prices) of paddy by about 4 per cent will be treated as a joke but for the damaging effect this will have on farmers.
- My Task Is To Unite The Various Akali Dals Into The Panthic Morcha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2001)
A respected religious leader of the Sikh community, Baba Sarabjot Singh Bedi has always remained in the sidelines.
- They Risked Their Lives To Save Citizens (Tribune, Chandra Mohan, Sep 10, 2001)
There could be no greater act of ingratitude for a society than marshalling of guns against men of the ilk of Ribeiro and KPSG’s band of securitymen who risked their lives to save innocent citizens from those trigger-happy terrorists.
- The M.S.Swaminathan Report -- Food To Subsist First, Before Food For Work (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Sep 08, 2001)
THE compelling visuals on NDTV of the Orissa starvation deaths have impinged, in some small measure, on the sensitivity of the Central Government.
- Unsung And Unhonoured (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2001)
There are people who do what they think is their duty (karma) to the best of their ability without caring whether or not they get recognition or monetary compensation for it:
- India-Pakistan Intransigence (Business Line, B. S. Malik, Sep 08, 2001)
THE Agra Summit has been analysed ad nauseam.
- Wallowing In Poverty Still In Fashion (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Sep 08, 2001)
THIS piece started to write itself in my head in a wayside restaurant between Mumbai and Alibagh where I stopped for lunch last weekend. It was, even by dhaba standards, a poor sort of place.
- Lashkar-E-Jhangvi: The Zia Connection (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 08, 2001)
SECTARIAN and ethnic terrorism is a hotly debated subject in Pakistan these days. And the most dreaded outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, one of the groups recently banned, consumes the maximum time and energy during such discussions.
- Police Power & Responsibilities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2001)
THE task of security forces has always been a delicate one.
- Hunger-Related Deaths Expose Skewed Food Management Policy (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Sep 06, 2001)
The paradox of reported starvation deaths in Orissa amidst mounting foodgrain stocks has once again exposed the country’s skewed food management policy.
- Lahore: City Of Fading Gardens (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2001)
MUGHAL Emperor Shahjahan who built the Taj Mahal could never have imagined that 500 years after he constructed Lahore’s famous Shalimar Gardens, the latter would be on the World Heritage list as an endangered site.
- Baying For Badal’s Blood (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 05, 2001)
The Panthic Morcha has brought together radical Akali leaders opposed to Parkash Singh Badal on a single platform.
- Employment: Going Down? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Sep 05, 2001)
THE Central Statistical Organisation has just released the quick estimates of information on important parameters in the industry sector for 1999-2000.
- Political Insensitivity Towards Military (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Sep 04, 2001)
India presents a unique picture of its apolitical armed forces.
- When A Stitch In Time Saved Nine (Tribune, R. S. Dutta, Sep 04, 2001)
A businessman friend of mine from Ludhiana always stayed with me whenever he visited Chandigarh.
- Walk The Talk (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 04, 2001)
A DAY after expanding the council of ministers, Prime Minister Vajpayee listed ‘downsizing’ government as one of his 14 reform points.
- A Mere Cabinet Reshuffle Won’t Do (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Sep 03, 2001)
THE WORLD economy is in decline. The Indian industrial economy has been declining for some years and the economy as a whole has for almost two years been waiting for a magic wand to be waved by government to revive it.
- To Beat Them When They Are Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
Human rights violations occurred throughout India, with socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society continuing to be particularly vulnerable.
- Punjab: Judging History With A Sense Of History (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 03, 2001)
A fortnight after it was pronounced on August 20, the ORP judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to impact the mind.
- Hobnobbing Chohan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2001)
Khalistani ideologue Jagjit Singh Chohan’s return to Punjab before the Assembly elections was expected to re-define political equations.
- Pak’s Dirty Little Great Game Of Democracy (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Sep 02, 2001)
A Recent newspaper photograph shows Makhdum Amin Fahim of the Peoples Party looking like a deferential prime minister-to-be, chatting amiably with a benevolent-looking General Pervez Musharraf. This has sent political pundits into raptures.
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