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Articles 19221 through 19320 of 23072:
- A Manageable Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to refer the Baglihar dam issue to the World Bank is regrettable since it stands in stark contrast to the positive engagement with India that has unfolded over the past many months.
- From Aryana To Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 22, 2005)
Aryana was the original name of Afghanistan. If I was to draw up a list of the most unfortunate nations of the world, Afghanistan would be on the top. I went there three times over 30 years ago to do a booklet on the work of UN agencies
- Bush Declares War For Freedom (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Jan 22, 2005)
Even those who dislike President George Bush have to admit that his second inaugural speech is one of the finest delivered on similar occasions. It is a declaration of war on those who oppose democracy and freedom.
- Game For More (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2005)
The importance of being Sania Mirza goes beyond what she gained or lost yesterday. It’s about changing the attitude to women’s tennis in India
- Innately Silly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2005)
The president of Harvard University, Mr Lawrence Summers, is a bit of a silly man. He forgot who he was. His suggestion, that “innate differences” between the sexes prevent women from succeeding at the highest levels in mathematics
- The Wonder Drug (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Jan 21, 2005)
It was 1976. We were taking part in a high-level Army exercise in Punjab. Some staff officer with a spiteful sense of humour had codenamed the exercise ‘Summer Holiday’. While there was plenty of summer, but holiday?
- Party At Crosspurpose (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 21, 2005)
India and Pakistan seem determined to restart the cross-border bus from Munabao in Rajasthan to Khokhrapar in Sind, what with talks slated for the first week of March. Come summer, both Hindus and Muslims will get
- The Task Facing Mahmoud Abbas (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Jan 21, 2005)
The attack by Palestinian gunmen on Gaza's Karni crossing last Thursday, in which six Israelis died, and Israel's response seem wearingly familiar.
- The Thaw And The Talks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2005)
The sign on this road should read: curves ahead, drive with caution. When Union Home Minister L.K. Advani sits down to talk to the Hurriyat Conference faction led by Abbas Ansari tomorrow, it will mark a historic moment in this country’s
- Under A Cloud (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 21, 2005)
Peace talks always have a cloud hanging over them. The collapse of the negotiations between the Andhra Pradesh government and the Maoists is, therefore, not entirely unexpected.
- Unnatural Sexuality Versus Natural Justice (Indian Express, NIVEDITA MENON, Jan 21, 2005)
Is it natural to be normal? This is the fearsome question that lies unrecognised at the heart of the furore around the issue of Section 377 of the IPC.
- Hegemony, Uninterrupted (Indian Express, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 21, 2005)
As India heads for another parliamentary election it may be useful to look at the politics of caste. The last six years of the BJP’s rule have seen the forces of Hindutva consolidating their control over institutions of Hindu spiritualism, business and ed
- A Reassessment Of Netaji Bose (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Jan 21, 2005)
A big change has come about in the attitude of political parties towards Netaji Subhas Bose and the role he played in the nationalist movement. It was not many years ago that the Congress as the ruling party at the Centre fought shy in giving
- Jails In A Mess (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
It is full one year since the Beant Singh murder accused wormed their way out of the Burail jail in one of the most sensational incidents of its kind in the country. Despite a massive manhunt reportedly launched for the terrorists, there is no trace of th
- Need For A Mangrove Wall (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jan 21, 2005)
Natural disasters are tragedies for the poor. But for the rich and influential, it is an opportunity — a god-sent opportunity to make more money. The killer tsunami waves that ravaged through the southern coastline open up one such great avenue.
- Nris Caught In Legal Tangles (Tribune, Shubha Singh, Jan 21, 2005)
As the overseas Indian community grows larger and maintains close links with the homeland, an increasing number of Indians in India and abroad have begun facing legal complications with regard to family matters.
- `Wherever Sorrow Is, Relief Would Be' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2005)
THE tsunami toll has crossed two lakh. Almost in every nook of the world, there are efforts to mobilise resources for the relief of the affected people, reminding one of a line in the New Testament: "Every man according to his ability, determined to send
- Indo-Pakistan Peace Process (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Jan 20, 2005)
According to Ayesha Siddiqua, a defence analyst at the Department of International Relations of Quaid-e- Azam University, “Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan’s security perception remains India-centric, dominated by an extreme sense of threat perceived
- Keys To The Mind (Indian Express, VESSANTARA, Jan 20, 2005)
The female deities in Buddhism express the qualities of Enlightenment through a tremendous range of appearance and archetypes. The mature and beautiful Prajnaparamita, whose body is a galaxy of golden Buddhas
- Many Different Paths To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Jan 20, 2005)
Every year, the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation bring out a book called The Index of Economic Freedom, the centrepiece of which is an index ranking countries
- More Flights To Us (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2005)
The civil aviation agreement recently finalised between India and the USA will be the beginning of a new era for the country’s aviation industry. The agreement, to be signed in February 2005
- Interim Report On Godhra Incident (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 20, 2005)
One can find fault with the timing of the release of the interim report of the Justice U. C. Banerjee Committee and the BJP can heap all the accusations it wishes on the Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Powell On Tsunami Aid (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2005)
India’s stake in the effort to stamp out terrorism entitles it to feel perturbed at the implications of Mr Colin Powell’s linkage between relief and religion in stricken Banda Aceh where the tsunami killed over 100,000 Indonesians.
- Technically Speaking... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2005)
Pakistan, it appears, has made up its mind to seek World Bank intervention over the Baglihar project issue. While it is within its rights to do so, it may not be the wisest of moves.
- The First & Last Don (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2005)
It’s exactly 400 years since the publication in Spanish in early 1605 of a book titled El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha.
- Watching The East Wind (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jan 20, 2005)
On April 8, 1976, another Chinese leader, Zhou Enlai, passed away. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution had just ended. Modern China had gone through its 10 most tormented years.
- Will We See A New Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jan 20, 2005)
Previous occupants of the White House have sometimes used their second term differently, replacing a narrow agenda with one that seeks to serve the longer term national interest.
- An Ocean Of Ignorance (Indian Express, S.Z. QASIM, Jan 20, 2005)
Few people living away from the sea would realise the crucial role it plays in our weather system. For instance, the monsoon — on which the livelihood of millions depends — is based on the energy released by the sea
- A Perspective On The Partition (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Jan 20, 2005)
Forty years ago, in 1966 to be precise, I had close acquaintanceship with Peter Stursberg. He was in India as a visiting correspondent of the British Labour Party daily, Daily Herald
- An Opportunity In Adversity (Business Line, S. Srinath, Jan 20, 2005)
The relief that came after the tsunami tragedy was as big as the wave that hit the coastal areas of the South. The noble gesture was tarnished by some complaints that the aid packages have not reached certain pockets.
- Zhao's Death Puts Hu In A Quandary (Asia Times, Tian Jing, Jan 20, 2005)
For Chinese communist leaders, a paper political epitaph is historically more durable than a gravestone - and more powerful: it has the ideological strength to make or break reputations and those of entire innocent families.
- Cruel Witness (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jan 20, 2005)
It is premature to write on calamities even as events are unfolding. But when one is cruel witness to a comic drama being enacted by the very ones
- Go Beyond Status Quo (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Jan 20, 2005)
The reaction in the media to the proposal of troop pull out from Siachen was premature. Even if there were to be any agreement on the issue, its shape and modalities are yet to be worked out.
- Seeking The Truth On Godhra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2005)
The interim report of the Justice U.C. Banerjee committee represents the first time that some light has been shed on the "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma" that is the Godhra train tragedy.
- Managing National Security (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), Jan 19, 2005)
IF the historical record of a National Security Council (NSC) in India is any indication, it seems we are not serious about how we intend to manage our national security which undoubtedly has become increasingly complex with the passage of time.
- Murdering The Sentinels Of The Shore (Indian Express, VALMIK THAPAR, Jan 19, 2005)
God forbid if there was another tsunami wave that hit the coasts of India or a cyclone or any natural disaster. This country has created a recipe for a menu of even greater destruction. And the cooks who have originated it are our senior politicians and b
- Tainted Un Can't Be Trusted (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jan 19, 2005)
The overwhelming response across the world to the stunning human tragedy wrought by nature's fury in countries along the Indian Ocean rim, from South-East Asia to Africa, on December 26 last year is truly touching.
- The World According To Me (Indian Express, AMIT VARMA, Jan 19, 2005)
Towards the end of December, just after the tsunami struck, I told a journalist friend of mine that I was planning to travel through coastal Tamil Nadu to report on the aftermath of the disaster. ‘‘Ah, excellent,’’ he said. ‘‘Which publication are you goi
- Assembly Poll Shadow Over New Delhi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 19, 2005)
Irrespective of who wins or loses the coming Assembly elections, there will be no change to the numbers in the Lok Sabha. But the chemistry of dependency at the Centre could change.
- Gandhi And Godse (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Jan 19, 2005)
In Indian history, two Hindu leaders had changed the course of Hindu destiny for the worst. One was Raja Jaichand of Kannauj, whose treachery led to the establishment of Muslim rule in India.
- In Search Of Lost Pride (Indian Express, GOPAL K. AGARWAL, Jan 19, 2005)
Years of subjugation and Hindu philosophy have created a mindset which does not react to aggression or exploitation.
- Economic Reforms At The Crossroads (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 19, 2005)
What will happen by end of February 2005 is difficult to say. But it looks more or less certain that the advance of economic reforms will slow down if not halted and reversed.
- Tsunami Thaws Nuclear Chill (Toronto Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2005)
urgent help to India's coastal nuclear installations in the wake of last month's tsunami, setting aside a 30-year ban on atomic co-operation between the two countries, Prime Minister Paul Martin has revealed.
- Dual Citizenship — Driven By Pride And Pragmatism (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 18, 2005)
India's move to allow dual citizenship can be seen as another step ahead of an emerging global power that will allow unhindered trade in services and free the citizenry to pursue opportunities wherever they arise.
- Global B2b Mantra — On A New Learning Curve (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 18, 2005)
It is as exclusive as it can get. An international consortium of business houses joining hands in a bid to share knowledge.
- Killing The Truth (Deccan Herald, VARALOTTI RENGASAMY, Jan 18, 2005)
Killing the truth while holding on to the facts seems to be the way of life for people in a number of vocations — lawyers, ad agencies, bureaucrats, company executives, accountants, stock brokers, press reporters et al.
- Bus To Muzaffarabad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2005)
PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks about the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service show that he is not as much interested in providing this facility to the people of Kashmir as in exploiting their sentiments.
- Tribals Looking Down A Barrel In Balochistan (Asia Times, Syed Saleem Shahzad, Jan 18, 2005)
With its deep, warm sea waters, extremely rich mineral resources and most vital strategic position, southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province has been the
- Within The Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 18, 2005)
Nothing is so bitter as the wrangling that follows when friends fall out. The situation can get quite confusing when the chief minister of Tamil Nadu and the leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Same-Sex Marriage Debate Follows Pm To India (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2005)
The debate over same-sex marriage followed Prime Minister Paul Martin on his overseas trip Tuesday, prompted by an edict two days earlier by the spiritual leader of Sikhism in India denouncing the practice.
- Don’T Send The Nagas Away Empty-Handed (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 17, 2005)
On February 2, we are likely to witness the beginning of a substantive and sustained dialogue for peace with the Nagas.
- Handshake Freezeframed (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jan 17, 2005)
They’re squinting hard at the road from Islamabad and it looks foggy. This week, it was the ECONOMIST’s turn to congratulate Vajpayee and Musharraf for their warm handclasp.
- History Has Been Made, Now Overcome It (Indian Express, SHASHI THAROOR, Jan 17, 2005)
Handshakes are not often termed ‘‘historic’’, but the one between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf last week readily earned the adjective.
- Partners, Seriously (Indian Express, G Parthasarathy, Jan 17, 2005)
Eyebrows were raised when Colin Powell recently announced that the United States had offered its “good offices” to promote reconciliation between India and Pakistan.
- Net Savvy Nation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2005)
The launch of quick and affordable internet services across the country is a welcome, but slightly delayed, move. With public sector telecom majors, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
- On The Story’S Edge (Indian Express, TRIVENI RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2005)
There is so much that Maya and I have in common. We are both in our mid-thirties, mothers of six-year-olds and single parents — Maya by choice, and I by design. Only, a yawning societal divide stands between us. Maya is a CSW from Manmad.
- Stop Blaming Them (Telegraph, A.K. Sen Sarma, Jan 17, 2005)
Post-tsunami, the media have proclaimed knowledgeably that scientists have failed the people (presumably, the communication goof-up during the 1999 super- cyclone was also their failure).
- Regional Stock Exchange Prospects (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2005)
A new share trading platform called the BSEIndonext, inaugurated recently, might at best provide a lifeline to regional stock exchanges.
- Afghanistan In Search Of A State (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Jan 17, 2005)
A new sense of optimism has been generated following the Loya Jirga’s approval of a draft constitution to build a future Afghanistan democratically. The charter, ratified after a last-minute deal to accommodate minority interests, nonetheless falls short
- America’S Suez Moment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2005)
Despite its unchallenged military might, the United States has an Achilles’ heel: its economy depends on foreign capital. Though hardly anyone acknowledges this publicly, China and Japan already hold so much American debt that, theoretically
- Vajpayee Clears The Way (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 16, 2005)
The entire non-BJP political segment faces an unprecedented dilemma. In fact, it is not even a dilemma. A dilemma presupposes a choice.
- The Oddness Of Premier Blair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2005)
Could anything expose the oddness of Tony Blair’s politics more starkly? Faced with the prospect of a popular centre-left American Democrat taking on one of the most reactionary Republican presidents in recent history
- Good Prince Hal (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Jan 16, 2005)
The sporting of a Nazi armband by Harry Windsor could be written off as a misadventure by a spoilt, ignorant and insensitive 444prince had it not been for bits of history which are conveniently forgotten.
- Chimes Of Unfreedom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2005)
In Maharashtra the rules of tolerance and public discourse have been rewritten. In banning Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India by James W. Laine, the Sushil Kumar Shinde government has unveiled a new order governing intellectual discourse and rowdy criti
- Bori Shame: Intolerance Tolerated (Indian Express, DILIP CHITRE, Jan 16, 2005)
This is the first time in my life that I am sitting down to write an article while an commando sits in my living room to protect me from possible assailants. This provision has been made by the home minister of my state
- It’S Time To Build Bridges Over Ditches (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Jan 16, 2005)
While visiting Istanbul, Turkey, the other day, I took a long walk along the Bosporus near Topkapi Palace. There is nothing like standing at this stunning intersection of Europe and Asia to think about the clash of civilisations
- Inheriting A Value System Of Integrity (Indian Express, GEETANJALI KIRLOSKAR, Jan 16, 2005)
He lived through tumultuous times. Amidst a desperate struggle against the great economic depression — facing prejudices against Indian manufacturers and competing with the solidly-entrenched British firms.
- Politic Saviours (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 15, 2005)
India’s stake in the effort to stamp out terrorism entitles it to feel perturbed at the implications of Colin Powell’s linkage between relief and religion in the stricken capital of the Indonesian province
- Show Them The Money (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 15, 2005)
India is among a handful of democracies that believe in total consensus and continuity in foreign policy which rarely dominates our electoral rhetoric.
- They’Re Only Animals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 15, 2005)
Around 10 million are slaughtered each year — and there are no survivors. But, instead of slitting their throats after stunning them in electrified water, gas chambers are now being pondered.
- Wrong Order, Right Intrusion (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Jan 15, 2005)
A road journey from Stockholm to Gothenburg is a delightful one at any time of the year, night or day. Our grand-daughter studied in Gothenburg. So when my friend Eric Nicholson asked us to join him for a short trip to Gothenburg, my wife and I were elate
- An Officer And A Gentleman (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 15, 2005)
Among the least readable books I include autobiographies of retired civil servants and army officers.
- Mind Without Fear (Deccan Herald, SUJATA RAJPAL, Jan 15, 2005)
I was to be in Indonesia on 26th December, but much to the chagrin of my kids, the trip had to be cancelled due to an official engagement.
- Disaster Strikes An Obscure Beauty (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Jan 15, 2005)
The island of Katchal is about 425 km south of Port Blair and 150 km south of the Car Nicobar Air Force base. It is a breathtakingly beautiful place. To the Indian mainlander, to whom the remote and dispersed Andaman and Nicobar islands occupy a unique pl
- Gas From Myanmar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2005)
Following Thursday’s trilateral agreement, India will get natural gas from Myanmar through a pipeline via Bangladesh
- Has The Un Arrived? (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 14, 2005)
A monumental human tragedy like the one that devastated communities along the Indian Ocean rim on December 26 should not, ideally, become a trigger for settling scores. The case for restraint is all the more compelling in view of the staggering generosity
- Just 7 Km From Devastation (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Jan 14, 2005)
Whenever you find hundreds of thousands of sane people trying to get out of a place and a little bunch of madmen struggling to get in,’’ wrote the legendary American foreign correspondent H.R. Knickerbocker, ‘‘you know the latter are newspapermen.’’
- Primitive Wisdom Saved Them (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
When the tsunami wave struck coastal India and decimated it in a matter of minutes, apprehension was that the reclusive aborigines of the Andaman and Nicobar islands were perhaps the worst sufferers considering that their islands were far closer to the Su
- The Great Wall Of Shopping (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Jan 14, 2005)
This boardwalk advertisement greets at least half a million passers-by every day on Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai's premier commercial thoroughfare, where almost 40 years ago hordes of vigilant Red Guards waved Mao Zedong's Little Red Book.
- A Great Rush To Give (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 14, 2005)
The “little emperors” of China are not all that self-centred after all. Six- and seven-year-olds — single children all — are queuing up outside embassies and Red Cross centres to donate their savings to tsunami victims.
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