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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 11444:
- Sacred Space, Uncommon Ground (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, May 03, 2006)
On Monday morning, the removal of an old dargah by municipal authorities in Vadodara was apparently a simple civic demolition exercise.
- Call Medha's Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Whoever says 'protest' cannot be turned into a viable career option needs only to look at Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar for advice and guidance.
- Pakistan In World’S Top 10 Failed States, The Region In Top 25 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Pakistan is among the among the world’s top 10 most vulnerable states and India is the only exception in the South Asian region where as many as five countries rank in the bottom 25 of 146 nations surveyed.
- Nepal Pm Lines Up Team Amid Protests (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 03, 2006)
It took God seven days to create the world. And it took Nepal’s new Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala the same to announce a mini cabinet of seven members after a long week filled with bickering among allies, warnings by an enraged public and even . .
- The Perils Of Populism (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 03, 2006)
The government is playing havoc with the future of the people by refusing to adjust the oil prices rationally
- Fbi, Patriot Act In The Spotlight As Congress Considers Terror Fight (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Washington FBI Director Robert Mueller faced a battery of tough questions from both sides of the aisle on issues in a fast-paced Senate oversight hearing on Tuesday.
- Three Years After Bush Declared ‘Mission Accomplished,’ Outlook Still . . . (Jordan Times, LEE KEATH, May 03, 2006)
At the edge of a southern Iraqi city, a refugee family huddles in a tin shack, its hope of jobs and security gone. A northern businessman dreams of opening a store in Baghdad, but the violence puts him off. In the south, a young woman glances . . .
- Us Won’T Remove Nepal Maoists From Terror List (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Indonesian anti-terror police have arrested another man suspected of links with key terrorist suspect Noordin Mohammad Top,national police deputy spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Nature Of Resistance In Iraq (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 03, 2006)
One day last October, police responding to reports of a disturbance at an army recruitment centre near New York’s Times Square were confronted with an unusual spectacle. Young anti-war protesters — the usual culprits — were hardly in evidence.
- A Timely Reminder (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 03, 2006)
MR Shaukat Aziz has rightly asserted that free trade with India is not possible without resolving the political disputes.
- Cautious Iran (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 03, 2006)
In an effort to deter the international community from imposing sanctions against Iran, the mullahs are trying to instill fear in the Western capitals that if pushed to the wall, they will resort to extreme measures.
- For Nepal & India, The Road Ahead Is Difficult (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 02, 2006)
Among the hurdles: the parties' lack of confidence, as well as New Delhi's anxiety over the U.N. involvement in the disarmament of the Maoists and elections to a constituent assembly.
- The Shame Culture That Exists In India (Daily Excelsior, Nalini J. Singh, May 02, 2006)
No sooner the Parliament is re-convened on May 10 the Government is likely to introduce a comprehensive legislation to protect children.
- Constitutional Jurisprudence (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, May 02, 2006)
Omnibus bringing together highly acclaimed essays written by a leading constitutional expert
- Delayed, But Not Denied (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , May 02, 2006)
Can Koirala guide his government to a consensus with the Maoists on reaching and preserving peace?
- ‘Second Wife’ And Suicide Bid Follow Taliban Terror (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, May 02, 2006)
The trauma of slain telecom engineer K. Suryanarayana’s family deepened today when his widow Manjula tried to commit suicide following the appearance of a “second wife” in the morning.
- Nepal Bounces Back (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Times, May 02, 2006)
Whatever be the reservations of Natwar Singhs and their ilk in the diplomatic and media world on India’s Nepal policy, New Delhi has won warm appreciation from global think tanks for the ‘roll back of palace coup’ in Nepal.
- Pranab’S Nudge Could Bring Japan Defence Tech To India (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 02, 2006)
As he arrives on a path-breaking visit here tomorrow, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to gently push at Japan’s closed but unlocked door on defence technology exports to India.
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- Rewards And Brickbats For Ifs Officers (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 01, 2006)
India’s 26th foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, will be demitting office in June. He has been a "crisis manager" ever since foreign minister K. Natwar Singh was forced to quit the office following the Volcker report.
- Witness The Spineless (Hindustan Times, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi , May 01, 2006)
I have to hand it to you, Shyan Munshi: you got nerve. But maybe someone should turn you around to check if you got a spine.
- Back To Square One? (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, May 01, 2006)
The prophecy was almost right. It said that the Shah dynasty in Nepal would last for 12 generations, so King Gyanendra is pushing the edge of the envelope.
- Alternative Approaches To West Asian Crises (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, May 01, 2006)
Given the linkages, prioritisation would need to be eschewed in favour of parallel and simultaneous progress on Palestine, Iraq, and Iran.
- Some Thoughts, Some Reservations (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, May 01, 2006)
A case of great constitutional significance is being argued before a bench of five justices of the Supreme Court, presided over by the chief justice of India.
- Subterfuge Over Iran's Centrifuges (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Iran is years from building an atomic bomb, if that's what it really wants to do. But recent verbal threats and the pace of diplomacy in coming days indicate that the question of "an Iranian bomb" is coming to a head, with a peaceful conclusion in everyon
- Nepal Parties Ponder Fate Of Monarchy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepali political parties discussed the fate of the once-revered monarchy and proposals to set up a Constituent Assembly today, just days after the king ceded power in the face of mass protests .
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- Treat Women As Equals (Tribune, S. Karam Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
Woman has given birth to scientists, scholars, saints, seers and soldiers. However, her very existence has been subjected to critical evaluation since the very inception of human race. Unfortunately, muscle power has taken precedence over emotional . . .
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Long Live The Raja (Deccan Herald, Deepti Ganapathy, Apr 30, 2006)
Brought out by Harper Collins (India), The Raja is Dead is a historical fiction set in the pre-Independence era when India is about to taste the sweetness of freedom, and the monarchy is on the brink of ruin.
- Pramod Takes Third Surgery Well, Stable (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan underwent a surgery to wash his abdominal cavity and clear infection, on the eighth day of his admission to the PD Hinduja Hospital here on Saturday.
- Beyond Pragmatism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
Defendin himself against critics who accuse him of having sold out to the US, General Musharraf has defended his role in the ongoing War on Terror, saying he is fighting it not on Washington’s behest but because this suits the country’s interests.
- Tough Agenda For Nepal Mps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepalese legislators headed back to work on Friday after a four year-break—their jobs reinstated by a monarch whose regime was left teetering by weeks of unrest, but their power to carry out the reforms they’ve promised unclear.
- History Of The Dam (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission, acting on the request of the Central Provinces, Berar (now part of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra) and the Government of Bombay, begins a study of the Navagram project (renamed Sardar . . .
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Southern Record (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 29, 2006)
South India has an enviable history of reservation in education.
- A Policy Of Deception On Nepal (Indian Express, S. D. Muni , Apr 29, 2006)
India has turned back from the brink of disaster over Nepal. For years it has remained a confused and uncertain observer of the Nepal crisis that was precipitated by the Maoist uprising and King Gyanendra’s despotism.
- Politics Amidst Turmoil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2006)
Four months after the December 2005 election, Iraq's parliamentarians finally picked nominees to fill the seven top spots in the governmental structure.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 29, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters. I was in Lahore recently to witness the release of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal. The law banning other Indian films still holds, but . . .
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Get A Life, Kaavya (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
If there is anything worse than being identified as a cheat, it is attempting to rationalise sharp practice by taking recourse to psycho-babble.
- Compensation For Restrictive Covenant (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Apr 29, 2006)
Money paid not for loss of employment, but for preventing a person from doing something that would be prejudicial to the interest of his former employer is not taxable.
The compensation is not profit in lieu of salary but capital receipt in lieu . . .
- Nepal Parliament Reconvenes After Four Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal’s Parliament reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, with legislators proposing a ceasefire with the country’s Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Trends In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Junta’s fraud on the people reaffirmed
The Myanmar military junta’s threat to dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is another desperate attempt to tighten the screws on an icon of the democratic movement in Asia.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Graffiti And The Ec (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
Graffito, singular: writing on wall; plural, graffiti. Man has been urged through the ages to read the writing on the wall. Graffiti have thus emerged as an integral part of human civilization.
- `Urbanisation Of Poverty A Big Challenge' (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 28, 2006)
Lindiwe N. Sisulu, South Africa's Minister for Housing, strongly believes that the only way to lift people out of poverty is to give them the asset of a house. Excerpts from an interview in Mumbai recently:
- Downside To A Road Corridor (Deccan Herald, V. Ranganathan, Apr 28, 2006)
The moral of the story is public decision-making needs to be strengthened with a great deal of professionalism.
- Gender Inequality In Book Awards (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Apr 28, 2006)
The just-announced Orange prize shortlist showcases great talent. "Predictable," was the comment grudgingly given by one bookseller on looking at the list, which includes Sarah Waters, Ali Smith, Hilary Mantel, and Zadie Smith.
- Court Seeks Status Of Nbw Issued Against Bharti Yadav (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
She shifted to London to avoid recording of her statement in Katara case'
- Truth Is Above Contempt (Tribune, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Apr 28, 2006)
It is heartening that Parliament has amended the Contempt of Courts Act in 2006 to make truth a defence.
- Trends In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
The Myanmar military junta’s threat to dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is another desperate attempt to tighten the screws on an icon of the democratic movement in Asia.
- His Usp Is Middle Class-Ness (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Apr 28, 2006)
The clock strikes nine and there is a sense of anticipation in most Kannada-speaking localities. You hear the compelling signature melody of T.N.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Medha’S Mistake (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 26, 2006)
“DR Manmohan Singh is a clean, decent, competent leader! For God’s sake give him a chance!” How often have we heard this? But his government does not deliver.
- On Nepal, Natwar Is Wrong (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
Natwar Singh’s statement on India’s Nepal policy is reflective of a simplistic and naive view of politics in that country.
- Corruption Propels Naxilism (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 26, 2006)
The Naxalite affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh are very backward. The tribal population lives on the verge of starvation.
- Killer's Humour Led To Capture (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Sher Singh Rana, the prime accused in the murder of bandit-turned-politician MP Phoolan Devi, was arrested by the Special Cell on Monday evening from Kolkata. Delhi Police had been on his trail for more than two years.
- Thank You, Jessica (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Apr 26, 2006)
All she wanted to do was hold on to club house rules. And she died for that. But whether she can see it from above or not, in death Jessica Lal has changed the way India and its people perceive justice and rule of law.
- Activists Battle To Save 600-Yr-Old Goa Temple (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Apr 26, 2006)
The Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) has moved the Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court to stop the ongoing demolition of the pre-Portuguese Mallikarjuna temple in Sristhal, Canacona, South Goa.
- India's Folly Lets Maobadis Win (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 26, 2006)
Switching on the television set in my hotel room in Kasaragod early Tuesday morning to catch up with the news, I was greeted by a newsreader on a 24x7 channel informing the world how "people's power" had won in Nepal.
- Mp, Gujarat Decline Proposal Of Central R&r Authority On Narmada (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have trashed the suggestion of the Centre for creating a central authority to oversee rehabilitation work of families affected by the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada.
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Will The Nawaz-Bb ‘London Plan’ Fly? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 26, 2006)
After a two-hour meeting in London, Pakistan’s two exiled former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, issued a statement calling for the ouster of President General Pervez . . .
- A Caretaker Set-Up (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 26, 2006)
AN acting government to oversee the general election due next year is good news in a country where the sanctity of the ballot paper is no part of the political culture.
- Virtues Of Middle Path (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
Recent events that unfolded in Delhi and Ahmedabad around Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) show that the pro- and anti-dam lobbies continue to hold non-negotiating postures about SSP. There is an urgent need to foster a middle ground.
- Victory Of The Nepali People, Says New Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Without making any reference to Nepal’s King Gyanendra or the Maoists, India on Tuesday hailed the restoration of multi-party democracy and handing over of political power to the people calling it as a victory of the people of Nepal.
- Courtly Intrigues (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s leadership style is proving costly for the Congress
- Do Not Attack Iran (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Iran's announcement that it has enriched a minute amount of uranium has unleashed urgent calls for a preventive U.S. air strike by the same sources that earlier urged war on Iraq.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Endgame In Nepal (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Apr 25, 2006)
The author is former ambassador to Nepal
Power to the people
The seven-party alliance in Nepal has done well so far to hold fast to its demands with continued rejection of the ‘offer’ from King Gyanendra to transfer executive power to a prime m
- Gyanendra Yields, Restores Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra on Monday reinstated the lower house of Parliament and offered solace for those killed in weeks of pro-democracy protests, hoping to avoid a bloody showdown between his security forces and demonstrators.
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