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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 11444:
- Not An Excess Of Activity At All (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Oct 16, 2001)
In a momentous judgment, the Supreme Court has recently shown that it is duty-bound to take sides with the poor people and it can rigorously direct the ruling authorities to take proper measures in the interests of the underprivileged.
- For Whom The State Acts (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 16, 2001)
The government is meant to be for the people. But it is understandable that there should be serious doubts on this score.
- Diagnosing A Sick System (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Oct 16, 2001)
TWO news items appeared prominently on the front page of The Tribune on September 10.
- Unstable Isle (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 15, 2001)
Political instability seems to be an abiding feature of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary democracy.
- Sharing Of Distress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2001)
THE BLAND `DIRECTIVE' the Cauvery River Authority issued to Karnataka after its October 10 meeting - that it ``ensure inflows at Mettur as stipulated by the Tribunal'' in its interim order - has obviously not come up to the expectations of Tamil Nadu.
- Us Bitten By The Bio-Weapons Bug (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Oct 15, 2001)
JOHN and Jane Doe are worried sick about bug warfare breaking out in the US, but few are aware that the country has already experienced a proven incident of bio-terrorism.
- Exposing Blair And Engaging America (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Oct 15, 2001)
THE central issues before Indian diplomacy now flow from the statement of British Prime Minister Tony Blair that Pakistan had a valid interest in Afghanistan. This statement has far-reaching consequences for the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Delay In New Buy-Back Norms Stirs A Controversy (The Financial Express, Rashmi Das, Oct 15, 2001)
More than a month after the terrorist attacks in the United States and half a dozen statements made by two Cabinet ministers, the amendments relaxing share buyback norms are yet to see the light of the day.
- 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''.
- His Great Subject (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Oct 14, 2001)
I first heard of V.S. Naipaul when I was 12 or 13 years old, probably from my father.
- Back To The Future: Reviving Grand Council (Indian Express, Steven Mufson, Oct 14, 2001)
After the 21st century satellites and fighter jets are done in Afghanistan, Bush administration officials are planning to turn to a 2,000-year-old political model that was used by Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
- A Political Gamble In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2001)
THE UNTIMELY DISSOLUTION of Parliament in Sri Lanka may not have surprised the country's politicians.
- Beyond Challenge (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2001)
No tears will be shed for either a murderous Osama bin Laden or a fanatical taliban, and only a legalistic few might quibble that the law of nations casts its protection over even rogue states and repugnant governments.
- Jayaprakash Narayan Symbolised Humanity (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 13, 2001)
“QUIT India Movement” launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, was only making halting progress in the initial months despite Mahatma's mass following and the efforts of the Congress to make it a massive movement.
- 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.
- After The Taliban (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2001)
INDIA has good reason to be concerned about what shape a new post-Taliban regime will take.
- From Poll To Poll (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2001)
THREE elections in three years — this is the tragedy of Sri Lanka as it braces itself for a December election.
- America, Oil And Afghanistan (Hindu, Sitaram Yechury, Oct 13, 2001)
IT HAS finally happened. American imperialism has begun its unilateral war against Afghanistan.
- Chandrika On Backfoot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2001)
SRI Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga appears to be fighting for political survival.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2001)
The Jharkhand chief minister, Mr Babulal Marandi, had to do a difficult balancing act in formulating the new state’s reservation policy.
- Policy Of National Interest (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2001)
NATIONAL interest can change a countrys policy. This is how the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has defended his decision to support America.
- Address Kashmir's Alienation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2001)
EVER SINCE THE United States proclaimed its intention to mount a global `war' on terrorism in ``all its forms'', as a response to the September 11 carnage, India has been investing considerable energy in getting the Governments worldwide.
- Counter-Strikes And The Law (Hindu, V. S. Mani, Oct 12, 2001)
LOSS OF innocent human lives resulting from terrorist acts anywhere in the world must shock the conscience of humankind everywhere.
- The Opiate (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Oct 12, 2001)
DO TERRORISTS make good rulers?
- ‘Green Corporate Practices Will Pay In The Long Run’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 12, 2001)
At a time when environmental concerns are gradually showing up in corporate boardrooms, the Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri), in an effort to encourage this trend, has constituted the Corporate Environmental Awards.
- History By Fiat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2001)
THE LATEST DIRECTIVE by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, to the National Council for Education Research.
- New Politico-Strategic Equations (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 12, 2001)
WHAT will be the fallout of Afghan developments in the light of the changing politico-strategic setting in India's neighbourhood? What will be the nature of new alignments in the region?
- Afghanistan: Looking Beyond The Taliban (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Oct 12, 2001)
AT last, America has struck back. It is the first phase to take on Bin Laden and the Taliban.
- Here Is His Quota Of Trouble (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Oct 11, 2001)
Reservation still remains a thorn in Babulal Marandi’s brittle bed of roses.
- Burqa, By Choice Vs Decree (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2001)
FOLLOWING the terror attacks in the US, and Osama bin Laden and his hosts, the Taliban, becoming dirty words across much of the world.
- Will The Graft Work? (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Oct 11, 2001)
CO-OPERATION and competition are concepts which cannot be dovetailed.
- Auditors And Fraud (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Oct 11, 2001)
THE last decade or so -- coincidental with but not necessarily causally related to -- the `liberalisation' of the Indian economy.
- Islam And Freedom (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 10, 2001)
THE Italian Prime Minister, Mr Silvio Berlusconi, has been at the centre of a storm.
- Encroachments In Mohali (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2001)
IN Delhi Mr Jagmohan removed encroachments and lost his job.
- Fighting For Superpower Status (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Oct 10, 2001)
THE very meaning of the ‘superpower’ America so proudly associates itself with is that it has the power to attack anyone, anywhere in the world.
- Brain Re-Engineering -- The Switch To Top-Down Processing (Business Line, G. Balalsundaram, Oct 10, 2001)
THE neural circuitry is not completely installed in most people until they are in their early 20s.
- The New Lady Next Door (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Oct 10, 2001)
As the October 1 general election day in Bangladesh approached, Sheikh Hasina Wajed and her party, the Awami League, had one fervent prayer: the United States of America’s attack on Afghanistan should not happen before the poll day.
- Redefining Pakistan’s National Interest (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 10, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has explained that his decision to join the US-led coalition against global terrorism is in Pakistan’s national interest.
- Whither Co-Fighters' Credibility? (Business Line, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Oct 10, 2001)
UNDOUBTEDLY, the US is the most free and democratic of nations.
- Travel Tales (Indian Express, Samrat Chauhan, Oct 09, 2001)
JOGGING through the sylvan stretches of Rajpur Road I sighted the sage of my morning constitutionals heading towards me through the mist.
- Vajpayee Govt. Soft On Terrorism? (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Oct 09, 2001)
In 1991, when Mr. Chandra Shekhar was Prime Minister, and I was a Minister in his Cabinet, the U.S. had wanted India's airport facilities for the Gulf War operations.
- Preeta Bansal Gives Up Job (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2001)
Preeta Bansal, the highest-ranking Indian American woman in public service, gave up her job as New York Solicitor General after the shocking US terror attacks, although the decision was not linked to it.
- A Case Against Subsidy Chopping (Business Line, K. V. A. Iyer, Oct 09, 2001)
IT HAS become fashionable among the elite in India to air views such as ``there is no such thing as free lunch''.
- Married To An Afghan, She Faces Threats (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2001)
SHE cooks for her husband, looks after the house, goes shopping and loves to write - apparently no different from any other Bengali woman.
- Lifting Of Us Sanctions: Type, Scope And Legal Backing (The Financial Express, G. Balachandran, Oct 09, 2001)
On September 22, 2001, George W Bush, through Presidential Determination No. 2001-28, lifted sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan in May 1998.
- Power Of Modern Corporations (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Oct 09, 2001)
"CORPORATES rule Mumbai", says Mr S. S. Tinaikar, former Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai and a retired senior IAS official.
- Laloo's Real Trial Begins Now! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 09, 2001)
BIHAR supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav has tried to put up a brave face following the Supreme Court’s decision to transfer 36 cases of the infamous fodder scam to Jharkhand courts.
- Rule Of Lawlessness (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2001)
Slipshod investigation, tortuous legal procedures, lack of evidence, manipulation of the law and the abrasive attitude of the police are other impediments that stand between crime and punishment.
- Too Much Talk, Too Little Oil (Tribune, G.K. Pandey, Oct 08, 2001)
FIRST ask all manner of questions to try and cast doubt on the findings of a study. Then, if those are answered satisfactorily, then question the credibility of those who have done the study.
- 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.
- Designed To Master The Globe (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Oct 08, 2001)
Beyond the common condemnation of, and horror about, the tragedies of September 11 in New York and Washington DC there has emerged a serious political divide in India.
- Imf's Cautious Optimism On World Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 08, 2001)
THE LATEST World Economic Outlook (W.E.O.) released by the IMF is noteworthy for its forecasts that the global economy will be 2.6 per cent this year and rise to 3.5 per cent in 2002.
- A Defensive Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2001)
THE LATEST SET of consultation papers released by the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC), like those brought out last January and May.
- The Verdict And After (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 07, 2001)
THE FOUR-PARTY alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief, Begum Khaleda Zia has got a stunning and unprecedented two-thirds majority in the elections held on October 1.
- And Here Starts The 100 Metres Dash (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2001)
From ashes to races. Even before the funeral pyre of the late maharaja of Gwalior had cooled, the sprint to the post of the Congress deputy leader of the Lok Sabha had begun.
- Different Rules? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 07, 2001)
THREE DAYS ago when the hijack drama of an Alliance Air plane took place - which turned out to be a false alarm due to a miscommunication.
- Daunting Challenges Before Khaleda Zia (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 07, 2001)
TWO warring Begums of Bangladesh, not on talking terms and disagreeing on almost everything, have performed a feat; they have ushered in democracy in their poverty-stricken country.
- Different Rules? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 07, 2001)
THREE DAYS ago when the hijack drama of an Alliance Air plane took place - which turned out to be a false alarm due to a miscommunication.
- Looks Brown, Thinks White (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2001)
When Dinesh D’Souza recently referred to the terrorists who attacked New York as warriors on a late night television show, it created a furore in the USA.
- Central Bank Autonomy: Changing Contours In India (The Financial Express, Y. Venugopal Reddy, Oct 06, 2001)
Extracts from Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Y Venugopal Reddy’s speech delivered at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, on October 3, 2001:
- A Humane Reading (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2001)
LAST WEEK'S RULING by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court - and earlier by lower courts in different parts of the country in recent years.
- After The Word, What? (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Oct 06, 2001)
Read various newspaper reports of how the government got egg all over its face in the hijack that never was, and one of the things that strikes you immediately is that of the unlocked cockpit door.
- Look Who’s Talking Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2001)
As far as evidence is concerned, Pakistan beats Osama.
- Saving The Taj (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2001)
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday warned about 80 foundries in Agra that they would be closed down if they did not stop using highly polluting coke or coal.
- Thus Far And No Farther (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 05, 2001)
AMIDST new-found global determination to fight terrorism the official Indian voice tends to be marginalised, notwithstanding the fact that this country, as pointed out in my last column.
- Dubious Victory (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2001)
Electoral verdicts are not always even-handed with rewards and punishments.
- Who Is An American? (Indian Express, Vibha Pingle, Oct 05, 2001)
America is awash in a sea of red, white and blue. The public and private displays of the flag, a symbol of patriotism, have reached levels not seen since the Cold War.
- Martyrdom, The Prize For Taking One’s Life (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 05, 2001)
It’s not just religious ‘zealots’ who are blowing themselves and their targets up; even the aetheist LTTE has chosen the suicide militancy route.
- Governors, Politicians, Courts (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 05, 2001)
THE TAMIL Nadu case on Ms. Jayalalithaa's appointment as Chief Minister confronts many hidden issues in the Constitution.
- Political Evil Is Seldom Spectacular (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 05, 2001)
Mukul Kesavan’s Secular Common Sense defends Indian secularism in the same spirit as Milton’s defence of republicanism against absolute monarchy or Hazlitt’s radicalism in the face of post-revolutionary reaction.
- Rule By Proxy In Tamil Nadu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2001)
MR O. Paneerselvam’s assumption of office as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on September 21 following the Supreme Court judgement quashing the appointment of Ms Jayalalitha by the then Governor, Mrs Fathima Beevi.
- Buffer Stocks And Food Security (Telegraph, Jaydev Jana, Oct 04, 2001)
The coexistence of the hungry millions and the rising buffer stock of foodgrains has exposed the serious imbalances in India’s food policy.
- The Black Sheep In Black Robes (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 04, 2001)
DURING the 50 years since the Constitution came into force, we have seen a lot of officers and ministers being thrown out of their jobs on the charge of corruption or for misusing their powers.
- A New Wave In Bangladesh? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 04, 2001)
THE MASSIVE MANDATE obtained by Begum Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh National Party and its allies has provoked her chief adversary, Sheikh Hasina, to dispute the fairness of the latest parliamentary election.
- Simi And The Constitution (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Oct 04, 2001)
Preventive detention of a person is subject to Articles 19, 21 and 22. Associations of citizens enjoy the collective human right under Article 19 as a fundamental freedom of association. Arbitrary action against it is violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21.
- Panchayat Raj In Karnataka - Ii (Hindu, M. Y. Ghorpade, Oct 04, 2001)
THE BASIC principles which should govern administrative decentralisation are well established.
- Petroleum Sector Reforms -- Progress And Prospects (Business Line, A. R. Sihag, Oct 04, 2001)
THE MARCH 31, 2002, deadline of dismantling the Administered pricing mechanism for petro-products is now quite near and the question being asked is whether the Government is prepared for this final step.
- Unpleasant Stay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2001)
The Constitution bench was not satisfied with Jayalalithaa’s submission that a quo warranto writ should not be issued, as the six-month period of article 164(4) ends on November 13.
- New Heights For Higher Education (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2001)
Universities as centres of learning and research have an important role in expanding the horizons of knowledge and providing intellectual leadership to society.
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