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- N-Deal Cements New Third Front (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 26, 2007)
The glimmerings of a new alternative could be seen on Wednesday when Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met Left leaders Prakash Karat and A.B. Bardhan and agreed to cooperate in Parliament on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue.
- Mulayam Briefs Karat On Third Front Meeting (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Oct 26, 2007)
With the Manmohan Singh government and the Left parties engaged in the war of nerves on the nuclear deal, communists have paced up the process of engagement with the UNPA to put pressure on the Congress-led coalition and corner it on the floor of. . .
- The Debate Hasn’T Ended (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 26, 2007)
The Lok Sabha was adjourned in the last week of August following raucous acrimony over the issue of parliamentary prerogative to decide the rights and wrongs of a foreign treaty signed by the government. The debate is currently in a limbo.
- Leave It To The People (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 26, 2007)
The insults that are being heaped upon one of the most correct and dignified prime ministers of the country are completely unwarranted.
- Sonia Arrives In China On A Five-Day Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
China on Thursday said it attached “great importance” to the visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who arrived here on a five-day trip, and hoped it would promote bilateral relations.
- End The Uncertainty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2007)
The flurry of activity in Karnataka with a section of the Janata Dal(Secular) legislators led by former Deputy Chief Minister M.P. Prakash seeking to support a Congress-led government in the State is clearly an act of desperation to avoid the . . . .
- Bjp To Upa: Stop Chinese Incursions (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The BJP on Thursday mounted a blistering attack against the Congress-led UPA government for the 140 Chinese incursions into India in the recent past.
- Left Firms Up Anti-Cong Stance (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Giving in to the Left's bullying on the India-US nuclear deal is unlikely to remove hurdles in the path of the UPA Government as the comrades are all set to broadbase their opposition on several other key policy issues.
- A Distraught Group (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 26, 2007)
Not only is history against any kind of Third Front, but its future also is bleak.
- 'Centre Overlooking Chinese Intrusions' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Expressing concern over Center's "lackadaisical and indifferent" attitude towards growing intrusion by the Chinese troops into Indian territory, the BJP on Thursday described it 'shocking' that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was on a five-day tour . . . .
- Power Play (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 25, 2007)
In an article, M.D. Nalapat explains how the Congress “bowed to the CPM bully,” and why “Prakash Karat knows Sonia Gandhi better than Manmohan Singh”.
- Congress Defends Pm On Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Congress on Wednesday came out in defence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the BJP’s campaign that he is a "weak Prime Minister". It attacked BJP stalwarts Atal Behari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani and described Dr Singh as . . . .
- It Was Genocide (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Oct 25, 2007)
The editorial, "Dr Hollow Cause" (October 20) raises objection to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on the Gujarat 'genocide' (2002) and challenges him to "repeat the word Holocaust" during election meetings in Gujarat.
- Back To The Old Style Of Governance? Statecraft (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 25, 2007)
More than the future of the India-U.S. nuclear deal or the survival of the Manmohan Singh government, the issue is whether our polity will be able to produce a ruling arrangement for purposeful governance.
- Convince Me N-Weapons Plan Safe, I’Ll Say Go Ahead With Deal: Brajesh Mishra (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
At a time when political parties in the Opposition are rallying around the Left against the UPA on the Indo-US nuclear deal, National Security Advisor in the BJP-led NDA government Brajesh Mishra has said that he would let the deal go ahead if he . . . .
- Congress ‘Not Alarmed’ At Left-Unpa Meetings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Congress is neither alarmed nor surprised at the meetings between the leaders of the Left parties and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) on the nuclear deal with the United States.
- For Manmohan, N-Deal Was Not A Prestige Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "doing his job" without being distracted by reports that the logjam over the Indo-US nuclear deal has left him 'sad, depressed, dejected or lonely', sources in the PMO said on Wednesday.
- Bjp May Allow N-Deal Debate (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 25, 2007)
There is no indication that the Bharatiya Janata Party will shift from its stand on the nuclear deal with the United States that it should be re-negotiated; that it will adversely affect the country’s strategic independence; that there should be . . . .
- Bjp Rubbishes Upa Govt's Fall In Inflation Rate Claim (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Rejecting the UPA Government's claims about the fall in inflation rate, the BJP on Wednesday showed it the mirror by pointing to the ground reality of the rising prices of essential commodities.
- Sudden Bonhomie (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 25, 2007)
The Indian establishment is virtually bending over backwards in expressing dismay at the recent attack on Benazir Bhutto, officially a nobody in Pakistan at the moment.
- Allies Hold Koda Responsible (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Friends are fast turning foes. Chief minister Madhu Koda is vociferous and so are his allies.
- Contrasting Tales Of Resurgence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 25, 2007)
Even if things fall apart on the Indo-US nuclear deal and elections are held early, the polls will be a proper democratic exercise, unlike in Pakistan, where a free and fair election and democracy are still a mirage.
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2007)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh would have found quite a few sympathisers when he spoke about the difficulties a fractured mandate throws up.
- Pm Has No Time, Naidu Says It's Insult To Telugu Pride (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu has accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of hurting the "Telgu pride" by not granting him an appointment to discuss the problems of the State farmers.
- Little Women (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 25, 2007)
LAST Monday – October 15 – a friend of mine sent me a message, reminding me that it was World Rural Women’s Day. I was intrigued, because I had not actually forgotten – I did not know about it to begin with.
- Pm Blames It On Coalition Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Prime Minister told the global consultancy firm McKinsey that the problem among political leaders in the country was not about lack of awareness or thinking on what needed to be done to sustain and accelerate social and economic growth...
- Poor State (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 24, 2007)
Prabhat Patnaik writes on the ‘The Privatisation Of Planning,’ and argues that the central government is trying to take away the powers of the state government in two ways — by centralising some in the Union government and decentralising others to . . . .
- Cpm Seeking Nuclear Family? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The widening of rift on the nuclear controversy after a brief thaw is attributed to the stand of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Mondays meeting where he maintained that deal was still on and the Congress had not given up...
- Low On Uranium, 5 N-Power Units Are Shut Early (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 24, 2007)
Faced with an acute shortage of uranium to run existing power stations, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has advanced its maintenance schedule and started shutting down individual power units.
- To Fracture Further, Left Works On Another Deal-With Unpa (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
The fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal may be “open-ended” as it is and no one will admit, in public, that early elections is an option but political parties are stepping up their gears for a final showdown.
- Left-Upa Hiatus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2007)
AN early end to the UPA-Left stalemate on India’s nuclear deal with the US is now ruled out.
- Manmohan Is Sad, Helpless: Jaitley (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Can a “sad Prime Minister” lead a “resurgent nation,” asked Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Arun Jaitley here on Tuesday.
- Parliament Approval Must, Says Unpa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) on Tuesday said the government should not operationalise the nuclear deal with the United States without Parliament’s approval.
- Unpa-Left For Common Approach To Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Understanding reached at meeting on stance to be taken in Parliament
- Early Winter Session Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Union government is considering advancing the winter session of Parliament to meet in the first half of November and shortening the duration.
- Pm Says Fractured Mandate Ties Government Hands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Days after he informed President George W Bush that his government was facing “certain difficulties” in operationalising the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that competitive politics and a fractured mandate made it . . . . .
- Sonia Plans China Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Even as the Left parties are giving sleepless nights to the UPA government led by her party over the India-US civil nuclear agreement, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is embarking on a five-day goodwill visit to Communist-ruled China from Thursday.
- The Pm Must Stand Firm (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
So, is he going to quit? Many feel he ought to go. On Monday, Ram Jethmalani dashed off a furious letter to the prime minister asking him to resign since he can't get the Left to agree not to oppose the US-India nuclear deal.
- Pushing Back (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 24, 2007)
Having succeeded in placing the India-US nuclear deal in the intensive care unit, the Left now wants it to be given a formal burial. It's just as well that the prime minister is pushing back, by letting it be known that he is considering . . . .
- Fractured Mandate Hard: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today vent his anguish over the problems faced in running a coalition government in the backdrop of Left’s pressure for scrapping of the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Merkel To Visit Next Week, Unlikely To Focus On N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Stuck in the domestic political compulsions, India’s nuclear deal with the United States is unlikely to figure prominently during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the country next week which will see a range of bilateral agreements . . . .
- Party Stands Up For ‘Patriot’ Pm (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Oct 24, 2007)
The Congress today defended the Prime Minister a day after he reportedly expressed “anguish” at the way some UPA partners had joined the Left in criticising the nuclear deal.
- Left Parties Begin Talks With Third Front On N-Deal Strategy (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
With the government toying with the idea of a brief winter session of Parliament soon after Diwali, Left parties have initiated talks with the Third Front on a possible floor strategy against the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Bjp Attacks ‘Sad’ Singh (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The BJP today wondered whether a “sad and helpless Prime Minister” could lead India.
- Tit For Tat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2007)
Food and hunger are never far from the centre of politics in India.
- N-Deal To Come Up Again In House In November (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 24, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government, which is under tremendous pressure from the United States not to back off from the civil nuclear energy agreement, will have to face Parliament again as the immediate next step after November . . . .
- Us Confident It Can Get Deal Done (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Even as the Centre put the landmark civil nuclear energy deal with the US on hold, the White House expressed confidence that it can still get it done.
- Unpa: Go By What Ls Decides On Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), a group of eight regional political parties, on Tuesday finalised its governing committee office-bearers selecting Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as its chairman and Telugu Desam. . .
- Karat Meets Unpa Leaders (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), the Third Front grouping, has demanded that the Indo-US nuclear deal should not be operationalised unless it gets Parliament’s nod.
- Bjp Calls Pm A ‘Helpless Leader’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Following reports of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, feeling “dejected and disappointed” after being “let down” by his UPA allies on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue, the BJP today mounted a fresh attack on Dr Singh, saying the . . . .
- Some In Congress Smile As N-Deal’S Put On Hold (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government’s bid to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on hold, at least till the next meeting of the UPA-Left nuclear committee meeting, under sustained Left ultimatum and even pressure from its snap polls-wary UPA allies has. . .
- Bjp: Can A Sad Man Lead India? (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The BJP on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the developments on Monday, and coming across as a "helpless leader" in the backdrop of the faceoff over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Congress Wants ‘Deal’ With Left (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 24, 2007)
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is keen to go ahead with the nuclear deal at the cost of sacrificing his own Government, neither Congress President Sonia Gandhi nor the UPA-Allies are ready for it.
- No-Win Situation (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 24, 2007)
PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh’s public presentations on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal have, as a rule, been characterised by an element of drama. In his spirited promotion of the deal he went to the extent of throwing down a challenge of midterm . . . .
- Congress, Pmo Scotch Rumours (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 23, 2007)
The Prime Minister’s Office and the Congress on Monday denied as “absolutely baseless and unfounded” reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh threatened to resign during a meeting of the United Progressive Alliance held at his residence ahead of . . . .
- Come Clear On Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
On the eve of the crucial meeting of the Committee, CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechury, who was in Bangalore, made it clear that a consensus on the issue was not possible, unless the Left parties concerns were met.
- Pranab: Committee Findings Will Be Taken Into Account (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 23, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that members of the United Progressive Alliance-Left committee on the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal expressed the hope that the operationalisation of the deal would take into . . . . .
- A Note Of Caution (Hindu, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Oct 23, 2007)
LeftWord Books has done a signal service in bringing out, as the ninth in their Signpost series of publications on ‘Issues that matter’, a selection of essays by Prakash Karat on the theme of U.S.-India strategic relationship, written over the . . .
- No Threat By Pm To Resign, Says Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The assertion came amid reports that the Prime Minister had told that he had felt let down by the allies over the nuclear deal and was feeling embarrassed.
- N-Deal On Hold For Now: Centre (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Shying away from admitting that it had put the contentious Indo-US nuclear deal into cold storage, the Manmohan Singh government today, however, sent clear signals that it would not be able to push through the deal by stepping over its . . . . .
- No Threat By Pm To Resign: Congress (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Congress on Monday dismissed as "baseless" the speculation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has threatened to quit over the nuclear deal controversy.
- Sino-Indian Strategic Ties To Gain Strength Under Hu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Sino-Indian strategic relations are expected to get further fillip during the second innings of Chinese Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, who is all set to offer a red carpet welcome to Congress President Sonia Gandhi here this week.
- Upa, Left Meet Again On Nov 16 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Under mounting pressure from the Left parties to clarify its stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Government on Monday said the operationalisation of the deal will take place in accordance with the UPA-Left joint committee’s recommendations.
- Indian Pm Appears To Be Cracking Under Pressure (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 23, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday showed extreme disappointment at his allies’ position on the Indo-US nuclear deal, telling leaders of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) that they had let him down.
- Pm Feels Let Down By Allies (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 23, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is embarrassed and feeling "let down" by the allies who have played a key role in ensuring that the Congress does not proceed with the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States.
- N-Deal Talks: Upa, Left To Meet Again On Nov 16 (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The next round of talks between the UPA and the Left parties on the Indo-US nuclear deal is scheduled for November 16.
- Lions Endangered (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 23, 2007)
The death of three lionesses and two cubs by electrocution at the edge of Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary last week has once again drawn attention to the plight of this critically endangered species.
- Congress Agrees To Put N-Deal On Hold (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
With the Left turning down its fresh proposals, the Congress has agreed to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on hold till the Left-UPA committee comes out with its finding, hinting that the ruling coalition is slow pedalling on finalising the accord.
- Pm Says Allies Let Him Down On N-Deal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Coming face-to-face with the allies for the first time after his statement going slow on the nuclear deal with the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday appeared to have given vent to his feeling of disappointment especially over their . . . . .
- Cong Agrees To Put Deal On Hold (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
With the Left turning down its fresh proposals, the Congress has agreed to put the Indo-US nuclear deal on hold till the Left-UPA committee comes out with its finding, hinting that the ruling coalition is slow pedalling on finalising the accord.
- N-Deal: Upa-Left Panel To Meet On Nov 16 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Under pressure from the Left parties to make clear whether the Indo-US nuclear deal is on or off, government on Monday said the operationalisation of the deal will take place in accordance with the UPA-Left committee's findings.
- Pm Sad; Allies, Left Unmoved (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
As the fifth round of deliberations of the UPA-Left committee on India-US civil nuclear deal drew a blank on Monday, there was a buzz in the political circles that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had conveyed to UPA partners that he was feeling . . . . .
- Nuke Deal On Hold: Govt Tells Left (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Under pressure from the Left parties to make clear whether the Indo-US nuclear deal is on or off, government on Monday said the operationalisation of the deal will take place in accordance with the UPA-Left committee's findings.
- When The Pm Felt Let Down By Allies (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 23, 2007)
Upset over their turnaround on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is learnt to have conveyed his anguish to the UPA allies over their public rejection of the deal.
- Stalemate On Nuke Deal (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Oct 23, 2007)
The assembly election in Gujarat seems to have forced the UPA and Left parties to close ranks and project a united face, even as the deadlock continued between them on the nuclear deal issue.
- Its Hands Are Tied But Upa Tries To Put Foot Down (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 23, 2007)
Under fire from different quarters for giving in to Left pressure on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UPA government today sought to send out a message that the deal was not yet off.
- Centre’S Policies Hit Farmers, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance government and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for policies that had adversely affected farmers in the rural areas and consumers in urban centres.
- Wait For Bush To Complete Term: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
“International agreements and policies best left to new President”
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UPA, Left constituents to meet today
“Congress not a natural ally of Left”
- Saran Visits Nsg Nations (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Oct 22, 2007)
Certain member-states of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) may have become lukewarm towards the Indo-US nuclear deal, but New Delhi remains hopeful of enlisting their support.
- Bjp For Wheat Msp At Par With Paddy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The BJP today asked the government to remove the difference between the Minimum Support Prices of wheat and paddy crop which otherwise is leading to discontent among South Indian farmers.
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