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Articles 18921 through 19020 of 23072:
- After The Sock In The Eye (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 18, 2005)
India’s garrulous foreign minister has received a sock in the eye. This gentleman, on induction in office last May, had chosen Kathmandu as his first official port of call.
- Airlines Are Rarely Profitable (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Feb 18, 2005)
Richard Branson, the maverick CEO of Virgin Atlantic, famously observed: "How to make $1 million in airline industry? Start with $1 billion!"
- Bus To Pok (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2005)
A historic breakthrough has been made with India and Pakistan agreeing to start a bus link between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.
- Historic Treaty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2005)
After much wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations for over seven years, the Kyoto Protocol finally came into effect on Wednesday, with 141 countries ratifying it, making it a major achievement for environmentalists.
- Destination Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 18, 2005)
THE agreement External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri have reached on starting a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad from April 7 marks a new milestone in
India-Pakistan relations.
- Deal To Run Buses In Kashmir Bolsters India-Pakistan Talks (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 17, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to run buses across the cease-fire line that divides the Himalayan province of Kashmir,
- Saraswati And Spring (Indian Express, LALITA RAMAKRISHNA, Feb 17, 2005)
Vasant Panchami (February 13 this year) is celebrated to herald the beginning of Vasanta Ritu, the spring season. Although the weather is still chilly, the man in the field looks to the warmth of the approaching spring.
- Naga Talks: The Task Ahead (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Feb 17, 2005)
Both the Government of India and the NSCN should move beyond the sterile formulas based on the territorial imperative.
- New Delhi’S Stakes In Kabul (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s brief visit to Afghanistan will go a long way towards rebuilding India’s traditional relations with the war-torn country.
- Tigers Are On The Death Row (Tribune, Usha Rai, Feb 17, 2005)
THE tiger in India has been on the death row since the early nineties. After a tremendous pressure from NGOs, both national and international, there was acknowledgement that the tiger was facing a second crisis
- Back To The Collective Dream (Indian Express, Kofi A. Annan, Feb 17, 2005)
Because of disagreement with earlier actions in Iraq, the United Nations is now well placed to move Iraq forward
- Crumbling Bastion (Pioneer, Subodh Kumar, Feb 17, 2005)
An ideal state gives equal opportunity to every section of society. In this respect, Bihar is way behind its counterparts in the country. Its intra-regional differences are characterised by disparity at the levels of literacy, density of population...
- A Public Thinker And His Legacy (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Feb 17, 2005)
Arthur Miller, in his autobiography, Timebends, quoted the great physicist Hans Bethe as saying, “Well, I come down in the morning and I take up a pencil and I try to think...”
- Kyoto — Behind And Beyond (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Feb 17, 2005)
The much-debated THE MUCH-DEBATED Kyoto Protocol, which seeks to limit emission of greenhouse gases that cause global warming, came into force on Wednesday. With this, one should expect the end of the debate on the need to have such a measure but....
- Flight Postponed (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 17, 2005)
Hastening reforms, it would appear, may require nothing more than an efficient social secretary for the minister. On Tuesday, a meeting of the Group of Ministers to finalise plans to modernise New Delhi and Mumbai airports ended abruptly
- Simply Sania (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2005)
Tennis sensation Sania Mirza’s wresting of the WTA title in Hyderabad not only made her the first Indian woman to win the honour but has also earned her a place in the top 100 in world ranking.
- The Discovery Of Democracy? (Hindu, David Reznik, Feb 16, 2005)
The growth of true democracy in Palestine has been stunted by a preoccupation with Western democratic technique.
- The Limits Of Restructuring (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 16, 2005)
Large worldwide corporates, a relatively recent species in human history, have drawn traditionally on two ancient models for their structure:
- Kyoto — Jinxed At Birth? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol on reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) comes into force on February 16 under circumstances that do not reflect well on policy-makers in many countries.
- A Three-Way Power Struggle (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 16, 2005)
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal may be tempting fate. The royal proclamation of February 1 pitted him against the other two political forces of his country: the political parties and the Maoist insurgent army.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 16, 2005)
As budget day nears, the United Progressive Alliance government can draw comfort from a benign macro-environment, with congratulations warranted because of the way inflation has been controlled.
- Civil Society And The State (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 16, 2005)
The discourse over the attack on S.A.R. Geelani has revealed a number of disturbing trends.
- Development Agenda For 2005 (Deccan Herald, STEEN JORGENSEN, Feb 16, 2005)
The gap between the rich and the poor has widened in spite of the progress made in many developing countries since the 1995 Copenhagen Summit on Social Development.
- Fear Shall Have No Dominion (Indian Express, ASHIMA KAUL, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people in their lifetime become a symbol. Khaksar Mohammad Maqbool Shah was such a man. Unidentified gunmen shot him dead in Srinagar on February 9, after the evening prayers, near the mosque in which he had, for most of his life
- In The Face Of Defeat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people think before taking any precipitate action. Some reverse the order. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has now chosen to act under pique.
- Killers For Hire (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 16, 2005)
Sankararaman, manager of a Kancheepuram temple, Aladi Aruna, former DMK Minister, Paritala Ravi, MLA of Telugu Desam are but a few of the recent victims of killer gangs who had been hired by their enemies to liquidate them.
- Silicon Meltdown (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Feb 15, 2005)
Even though many of Bangalore’s citizens are receiving worldwide recognition, all is not well with the city
- Monuments In Obscurity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2005)
While in search of temples belonging to the age of Hisalas, M S Dwarkinath has stumbled on a unique structure unknown to many.
- Wait And Go For The Kill (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 15, 2005)
The battle to hang on to the minimal forested spaces continues unabated. The prime minister’s office, along with the ministry of forests and environment, is desperately trying to undermine the existing laws that govern our forests by putting forth a draft
- Averted Showdown (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2005)
AFTER conjuring up the possibility of a showdown with the Election Commission, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has stepped back from the battlefront almost at the last minute.
- Historic Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2005)
A historic mandate for Shia political parties in Iraq’s elections will give the long-oppressed Shia majority in Iraq its first taste of power in several decades. The United Iraqi Alliance
- Romance In Changing Times (Deccan Herald, MARY BLY, Feb 14, 2005)
It was fifth-grade choir practice in the spring of 1972, and I was learning about love from a copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s “Flame and the Flower” that a classmate had purloined from his mom.
- Reading The Future In Tehran (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 14, 2005)
Even as the US and Western European countries (UK, Germany and France) are discussing with Iran the need for Tehran to completely abjure its uranium fuel cycle activities
- The Last Of The Titans (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Feb 14, 2005)
ARTHUR Miller was perhaps the greatest American playwright of the 20th century. Very few writers in any country at any time have so captured the universal themes of family, of the transience of success - how ordinary
- When Two Friends Meet (Hindu, Gianfranco Fini, Feb 14, 2005)
The Italy-Indian friendship is founded on a great past and aimed at a future equally full of opportunity and hope.
- A Time For Democracy (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 14, 2005)
Democratic urges are manifesting themselves worldwide. In Iraq the voter turnout was way beyond expectations — of the Americans, the world community
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Matter Of Uniform Disgrace (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Feb 14, 2005)
The degeneration of standards in the institutions of power, authority and governance seems to be all-pervasive in the country. It can either be found in the form of disorder in the UP Assembly
- Is Valentine’S Day Part Of Globalisation: Shiv Visvanathan (The Economic Times, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Feb 14, 2005)
Globalisation has few rituals and festivals to mark its events, the rhythms and transitions of its history.
- Figure It Out (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
There is a currently fashionable view, reiterated by Ram Guha (The Telegraph, Feb 4), that India’s diversity will necessarily entail a large number of political parties. In
- Fear Not The Fed (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Feb 14, 2005)
Financial markets do not have to fear the Fed. Mr Alan Greenspan has decided that the process of reversal of the US current account deficit is well under way and that there is no need to do anything drastic.
- Zohra Sehgal: Ek Hai Nani (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 13, 2005)
Zohra Sehgal is truly “Anmol Ratna” of the Indian screen and stage. She was, therefore, aptly decorated with Sangeet Natak Akademy’s “Ratna” award. But the Akademy discovered this gem a bit too late.
- Time To Expedite Railway Line Work In The Valley (Tribune, David Devadas, Feb 13, 2005)
The Jawahar Tunnel near the village of Banihal is Kashmir’s gateway to India but it leads to a tedious and often treacherous road for several hours of the stretch beyond.
- The Casual Moment (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Feb 13, 2005)
I always find it a bit surprising when I hear the directors and producers of Hindi films say, “This one is very good — it’s almost as good as Hollywood.”
- Between India And 21st Century, A Deep Valley (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
When was the last time you read about Kashmir in this column? The truth is I cannot remember when I last mentioned the K word in this space because columns need to be read to survive and I find, increasingly
- Seven Reforms The Left Cannot Complain About (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 13, 2005)
What is the most abiding image, echo or reflection of the reform debate since the UPA came to power?
- Can The King Save The Monarchy? (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 13, 2005)
It’s an old palace ploy, they say. By pitting noble notions of democracy against the crime of insurgency, Nepal’s King Gyanendra is simply flexing the muscles of his own sovereignty.
- Laloo Should Get Into Driver’S Seat (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
The Indian Railways is the world’s second largest rail network, covering nearly 65,000 km, divided into three gauges of broad, meter and narrow.
- Marathas’ Links With New Army Chief (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Feb 12, 2005)
THE new Chief of Army Staff, Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh, remains a favourite of the Marathas. It was no surprise that the first call that the Chief of Army Staff received after taking over the hot seat at the South Block was from Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj
- Slow Down, Deer Crossing (Indian Express, George N Netto, Feb 12, 2005)
Recently, I lazed away two delightful days in a rambling, old-world planter’s bungalow in Valparai, Tamil Nadu’s little-known hill-station. Surrounded by lush tea fields and stately silver oaks, I found myself virtually in the lap of nature.
- Is Poverty The Best Policy? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2005)
The poor are engaged in a struggle within the hierarchies of poor countries. When the prospects of their succeeding in this struggle are bleak, they willingly accept poverty.
- Un As Global Science Repository (Indian Express, CALESTOUS JUMA, Feb 12, 2005)
Clinton will help the UN raise more money. But only when coupled with scientific knowledge will the efforts help reinvent the organisation
- The Stench Of The Censor (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Feb 12, 2005)
Good times do not last forever. Nor does everyone thrive during good times. Take for example, the censor. His golden hour comes when democracy is smothered, freedom of expression stifled and the fear of draconian measures, even for minor aberrations
- A Landmark Victory In Thailand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 12, 2005)
With the landslide victory of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party, electoral history has been rewritten in Thailand.
- Critics Beware Rising Passions (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
“The very name evokes awe and reverence,” writes Sinjita Gupta, translator and compiler of ten short stories by Rabindranath Tagore in a collection entitled Mystic Moods.
- Day Of The Nomad? Not Really (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Feb 12, 2005)
This week on the Oprah Winfrey show, the interviewee was a young woman called Amber who had gone out with what could not but be described as the truly wrong man
- Dismissal Of Democracy In Goa (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Feb 12, 2005)
Unless the Governor and the Speaker function justly within the powers assigned to them and cooperate with each other, it is difficult to work out successfully the legislative system.
- Disturbing Trend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 12, 2005)
The outbreak of violence in Nagamangala town in Mandya district is a disturbing development. As of now, the police seem to have brought the situation under control, and they should ensure that the trouble does not erupt again in Nagamangala or elsewhere.
- Grounds For Optimism (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 12, 2005)
Given the history of unkept promises in West Asia, it is easy to be cynical about the latest ceasefire agreement between Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
- Growth Zones (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 12, 2005)
LAST September, on his first visit to Amritsar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a special economic zone (SEZ) for the neglected border city.
- Here’S To Budget 2005 (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram have both promised that Budget 2005 will be a budget of tax reforms. The challenge of budget making consists of simultaneously addressing India’s fiscal crisis — which requires increased...
- The Looming Crisis On Iran (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Feb 11, 2005)
The US seems serious about a regime change in Iran. But any precipitate action would seriously endanger the world energy security. For, Iran will not remain passive if attacked.
- Tourists At Kangla (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2005)
More than a month after the the historic Kangla Fort in the heart of Imphal was vacated of the Assam Rifles and the keys handed over to the state government, the seat of governance of the erstwhile independent kingdom of Manipur has become a major attract
- We Don’T Talk Anymore (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Feb 11, 2005)
Angry voices filled television screens. Shared outrage at the abduction of school-going children in Bihar was only broken by the comment from one of the talking heads.
- What A Way To Begin (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Feb 11, 2005)
Chinese New Year 2005 — the Year of the Rooster — began two days ago. The entire country is on the move — or so it seems. More than 145 million people are expected to travel
- `Pocket Multinationals' Looking To India (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 11, 2005)
In the old joke about capitalism, culture and cattle — you know the one where the Indians worship theirs, the Nazis shoot yours, and the Swiss have none of their own but charge interest for storing the cows of others
- Baby Elephant Walk (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 11, 2005)
The Nepal crisis has exposed India’s limitations as a major power: We do not offer carrots that are attractive enough for our neighbours to love us; yet our stick is not strong enough for them to fear us
- Grounds For Optimism (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 11, 2005)
Given the history of unkept promises in West Asia, it is easy to be cynical about the latest ceasefire agreement between Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
- Shaking Hands (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 10, 2005)
Can a handshake alter the course of an epic conflict? The Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president have shaken hands in an Egyptian resort. They have jointly agreed to stop “all” acts of violence against Israelis and Palestinians “everywhere”.
- Saint Buddha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2005)
The Christian world is crowded. Effectively, a New Testament text (Hebrews 12:1) says that we are in a huge and cosmic stadium, “surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, the saints, all of them alive to God and our companions, seeing how we ‘run the race
- The Experience Factor In Due Diligence (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Feb 10, 2005)
If the NDA Government had followed the ground rules of due diligence, it is doubtful whether it would have considered selling Hotel Manali Ashok to Auto Impex Ltd
- Trespassers Are Rewarded (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Feb 10, 2005)
In Bihar, as elsewhere, politicians are looking beyond their traditional support bases for political survival
- God Knows No Gender (Indian Express, ZEENAT SHAUKAT ALI, Feb 10, 2005)
The demand of Muslim women to join congregational prayer in mosques is routinely dismissed by some conservative members of the community on the grounds that Islam holds such an act unpermissible.
- A Carnival Of Greed (Indian Express, PETER RONALD DESOUZA, Feb 10, 2005)
Democracy in Goa has indeed been murdered. L K Advani got it right when he said so but, like all things Advani, he spoke only half a truth. For not only should he have blamed Governor S C Jamir for what has happened in Goa
- Check In: Tuck In (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Feb 10, 2005)
Kalka-Shimla road is dotted with so many hotels and dhabas that whenever I travel on that road, which is very often, I wonder whether all these have enough work to run the show.
- Contract Enforcement — Whither Time Value Of Money? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 10, 2005)
Enforcing contracts is not easy. Considering the backlog at courts, private channels have become active especially for the Proprietorship and Partnership sector with relatively low financial flexibility.
- Handshake, At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2005)
The Sharm al-Sheikh meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas marks the beginning of a historic attempt for peace in the troubled region.
- Hiv Vaccines - A Long Way To Go (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Feb 10, 2005)
Any vaccine must meet two daunting challenges. One is the enormous global diversity of HIV strains. The other is the rapidity with which the virus evolves within an infected person.
- Concerns For The World (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Feb 10, 2005)
George W Bush was sworn in on January 20. While a large section of conservatives of America celebrated his second term and the speech he made on that occasion, at the same time several parts of the world expressed its own fears about his taking over as pr
- A Chance For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2005)
An opportunity to restart negotiations for a permanent settlement of the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians could arise if the ceasefire declared on February 8 is sustained.
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