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Articles 19521 through 19620 of 26861:
- Floating An Idea (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 11, 2005)
During the arguments on the plea of the Shankacharya of Kanchi before the Supreme Court last week that the criminal cases against him should be transferred out of Tamil Nadu, his counsel Fali Nariman pointed out that there was a curious ambivalence in the
- An Autocrat Gets Himself Elected (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
Since Upper and Lower Egypt united more than 5,000 years ago, the country has been ruled by ruthless autocrats.
- Ideological Twins (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 10, 2005)
The way out of the impasse for Pakistan and Israel is to give up their claims to be homelands of their religions.
- American Bellyache (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 10, 2005)
It’s been a spectacular and confusing September so far in America.
- Wishful Facts (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
In a TV poll conducted hours before Sania Mirza’s fourth round match against Maria Sharapova in the US Open, a full 82 per cent of those taking part in the poll predicted a Mirza victory. In another poll, 55 per cent felt Sharapova would be under greater
- That 8000, And Rising, Feeling (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Sep 10, 2005)
After weeks of relentless climbing and coasting every potential setback, the Sensex this week crossed a dizzying 8000.
- U.S. And The Middle East (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 10, 2005)
Despite claims that it is spreading democracy in the Arab world the general feeling is that the U.S. doesn't want to push the ballot box too much for fear of an unwelcome result.
- Manmohan To Host Dinner For Musharraf In New York (Indian Express, PTI, Sep 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President George W Bush and host a dinner for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York next week on the margins of the UN General Assembly session.
- Ec Reads Out Model Code To Buta (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
The Election Commission (EC) today criticised the Bihar administration and Governor Buta Singh over appointments made to various constitutional bodies in violation of the model code of conduct.
- China Gets Proactive Diplomatically (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 10, 2005)
Peace, development, and cooperation on a global scale are the focus of China's policy.
- Fissures And Face-Offs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2005)
The BJP’s latest crisis speaks volumes for its present fragility. The Lal Krishen Advani-Madan Lal face-off, even if it can be managed for the moment,
- Strengthen Rural Cooperative Credit Structure, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for reforms in the cooperative sector with emphasis on strengthening the base of the rural cooperative credit structure to bring about a "qualitative jump" in the farm sector performance.
- A Million Bridges (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
World Islam has been in crisis, its billion or so adherents being variously in a state of bewilderment, frustration, anger and despair.
- Hurricane Katrina's Political Fallout (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 09, 2005)
The neocons may have been damaged by Katrina, but progressives will have to fight for a new political settlement.
- Harsh Punishment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2005)
THE expulsion of the BJP’s Delhi strongman Madan Lal Khurana from the party for six years by party chief L. K. Advani does not show the latter in a good light.
- If Katrina Escapes Retirement, It May Figure In The 2011 List Of Scheduled Hurricanes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
THE latest posting on the US Federal Reserve Board's site (www.federalreserve.gov) is the Beige Book, or the `informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts', dated September 7.
- Challenges And Change In Persian Gulf — Why India Needs A "Look West" Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2005)
MILITARY INTERVENTION in Iraq could well prove to be a historic blunder for the United States, resulting from setbacks like those it faced in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia
- Communicate More, Commute Less (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Sep 09, 2005)
CRUDE oil prices have crossed $70 a barrel from $35 two years ago, and LNG (liquefied natural gas) at $10 per MMBTU is double that of last year
- Can We Improve Public Service Delivery? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 09, 2005)
India has a functioning democracy and several institutions and practices ensure checks and balances and a modicum of governance. Yet, every government feels handicapped in delivering on its promises.
- Hope Runs Through It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran separately visited Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan last week making it the most hectic week for regional diplomacy in recent years.
- Iran: Talks Must Continue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
PAKISTAN has vital stakes in a peaceful settlement of Iran’s nuclear imbroglio.
- India, U.K. To Cooperate On Civilian Nuclear Energy Front (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain will cooperate in civilian nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart, Tony Blair, in Udaipur.
- Landmark Judgment: Makes Begum Zia Nervous (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2005)
The fact that Begum Khaleda Zia had the judge of the appellate division of the Dhaka High Court woken up from his sleep for a temporary stay on the path-breaking judgment of Judges Khairul Haque and Fazle Kabir declaring the fifth amendment to Bangladesh’
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Tough Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2005)
Social justice requires the state to give special privileges to some people. But democracy works on the principle that all are equal before the law.
- Leader Article: The Path To Good Governance (Times of India, VIJAY JINDAL, Sep 08, 2005)
The controversy over the recent Supreme Court ruling on reservations in private educational institutions is symptomatic of the lack of harmony between different organs of government.
- Power Play, Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is feeding a “free power” frenzy. After announcing an ‘energy bonus’ scheme two weeks ago
- Eu Backs India’S Entry Into Select N-Fusion, Tech Club (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 08, 2005)
Chances of India joining the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project brightened today with the European Union (EU) backing India’s bid. It also opened the doors for Indian participation in the EU-led Galileo project, Europe’s own g
- The Land Muddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
Obfuscation of issues is an undesirable, occasionally necessary but usually counter-productive political ploy; but it was not surprising that the ruling CPI-M would resort to it in attempting to deal with the fallout of the proposed allotment of land to I
- As India's Economy Soars, Its Airports And Roads Can't Keep Up (Christian Science Monitor, Porter Barron, Sep 08, 2005)
With only two weeks to go before Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, officials here are making a last minute bid to ensure that warlords do not get a firm foothold in the new government.
- Educators Should Stick To Basics (Times of India, Zoya Hasan, Sep 08, 2005)
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) provides the framework and the road map, which ought to inform and enrich the syllabus preparation and textbook writing.
- Free For All! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE temptation to woo voters at state expense is irresistible, all the more so in a state like Punjab where the free power route has been traversed earlier also, although not with the desired results.
- Underwhelming (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2005)
The government's decisions on petrol and diesel pricing suggest that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet are biting the bullet, even if only after long procrastination. That appearance is unfortunately quite deceptive.
- The Civil Service (Statesman, Ashok Kapur, Sep 08, 2005)
It has been argued that the Indian bureaucracy is drifting towards “negativism and mediocrity”.
- A Balanced Scorecard For India (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Sep 08, 2005)
Good cartoonists and good writers can make piercing comments with just a few strokes of their brushes and pens.
- Get Moving On Job-Friendly Growth (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Sep 08, 2005)
Lack of sufficient job growth has been a weakness of economic reform in India.
- Delimitation Can Wait (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
Considering the way illegal migrants have ‘advanced’ Bangladesh’s borders 10 to 15 kilometres inside India,
- The Helsinki Process And Democracy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
The cross-border nature of globalisation calls for governance involving different stakeholders
- Weathering All Sorts Of Storms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2005)
The mullahs, as usual, are missing the point. As a matter of principle, there isn’t necessarily any harm in Pakistan and Israel talking to each other, or even in establishing diplomatic relations, de facto or otherwise.
- America Shamed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2005)
Katrina has exposed the black side of America
- Lessons Of New Orleans (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 07, 2005)
So much has appeared in the international press and in our own media that it would seem to be an exercise in redundancy to offer a perspective on the tragedy that befell the southern coastal states of the US.
- Buddhist Monks' Party Supports Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 07, 2005)
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Tuesday agreed to support Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, after he accepted the parties conditions including finding a solution within a unitary state and exploring an alternative aid-sharing deal with the Liberation Ti
- Red Terror (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Sep 07, 2005)
The Naxalite uprising in 1971 failed primarily because it was divided and was not wholly prepared.
- Need For Petrol Pricing Policy (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 07, 2005)
THE petrol price hike announced on Tuesday had been imminent. It was only a question of when and how much? Whatever the quantum of the price, it is only an ad hoc and stop-gap measure.
- America's Shame: The Aftermath Of Katrina (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
A tale of systematic neglect, administrative incompetence, market-driven environmental destruction, and desperate poverty is unfolding in Louisiana.
- Staggered Doubts (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2005)
The Election Commission needed to show some earnestness in setting things right in Bihar and the result was evident during the assembly poll in February.
- How Extremism Came To Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Sep 07, 2005)
For years, they gathered in hidden training camps, mosques, and madrassahs, learning how to use weapons and build bombs. In their diaries they scrawled slogans of political alienation. On Aug. 17, their ideology culminated in a series of nearly 500 bomb
- India-E.U. Summit Begins Today (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Detailed action plan, political declaration to be issued
- Aicc Snubs Trs Leadership On Naxal Issue (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Digvijay says he leaves decision on parting ways to KCR's wisdom
- A Muzzaffarnagar Model: Power Flows From A Begging Bowl (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2005)
Dharamvir, a beggar from Muzzaffarnagar, has been elected as the village head in the recent panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh.
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- Elections In Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2005)
THE Election Commission’s long schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections has evoked a sharp reaction from all the political parties. Clearly, staggered elections spread over a period of five weeks will not serve the interests of anyone, not even the commi
- How Many Chinese Garments Equals An Airbus? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2005)
BEFORE attending a soccer master class and a dance session in Beijing, Mr Tony Blair had important work on his hands — help end the `bra wars' between China and Europe.
- Pakistan Reaches Out To Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to establish open contacts with Israel was a piece of shrewd diplomacy.
- Ec Justifies Bihar Poll Schedule (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 06, 2005)
The Election Commission on Monday justified the four-phase schedule announced for the Bihar Assembly elections and said it would not be possible to compress it as demanded by various political parties.
- The Modern Samurai (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 06, 2005)
Next Sunday, Japan goes to the polls. Junichiro Koizumi, the prime minister, called an early election — an unusual move in a compromise-loving country where politicians paper over differences and keep governments going. But it is typical of this . . . .
- Jvp To Support Rajapakse In Lanka Poll (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Sep 06, 2005)
The Marxist party said that it has decided to back the prime minister in the presidential election after he agreed to the party’s preconditions.
- Pakistan Polls Manipulated (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 06, 2005)
It might be possible to predict the broad results of the 2007 general election in Pakistan: many friends of Gen Musharraf will win
- Mirwaiz Faction Does Not Represent Kashmiris" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 06, 2005)
It is holding talks in contravention of APHC constitution: Geelani
Majority is with us
Pakistan changing stand
Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah absent
Release Afzal Guru
- Sri Lanka: Problems Of A Possible Pact (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 06, 2005)
A possible alliance between the JVP and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse ahead of the Presidential election could sharpen the polarisation in the polity.
- Oppn Calls For Strike To Oust Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Pakistan’s beleaguered opposition parties have announced a nation-wide strike on September 9 demanding the resignation of Pervez Musharraf as President and Chief of Army and to hold free and fair elections.
- Just Reprimand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Election Commission has rightly reprimanded the Bhupinder Singh Hooda Government in Haryana ....
- Pak Welcomes Hurriyat-Pm Meeting (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of of the All- Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces from Jammu and Kashmir if there is a cessation of violence and an end . . . .
- Centre, Hurriyat Agree To End All Forms Of Violence (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 06, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of of the All- Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces from Jammu and Kashmir if there is a cessation of violence and . . . .
- Cornered King (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
On sunday King Gyanendra’s administration went berserk against peaceful demonstrators demanding revival of the democratic process that remains suspended.
- New Water Connections In Tirupur From Saturday (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Sep 06, 2005)
Agonising wait comes to an end; process to prepare estimates for 10,000-odd applicants will commence Agonising wait comes to an end; process to prepare estimates for 10,000-odd applicants will commence
- A Pricing Policy For The Petroleum Sector (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 06, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry needs to come up with a more permanent solution to deal with rising international prices of crude oil. A pricing mechanism needs to be devised that keeps the government's revenue earnings from the petroleum sector constant.
- Centre And Hurriyat Agree To Continue Dialogue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Centre and Hurriyat Conference tonight agreed to continue the dialogue in which a time-bound review of those held under Public Safety Act under POTA would be made.
- India: A Super Power Or A Failing State? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 06, 2005)
The term “failed state” entered our lexicon, initially, in the context of Somalia, Afghanistan, and now, increasingly, for Iraq.
- India : Troubled Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Sep 06, 2005)
The developments of the past few years in India's neighbourhood give a complex picture. After decades of independence some of the countries are still debating what should be the rules of governance of their state ?
- Functioning Of Democracy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 06, 2005)
Alam explores the working of democracy in India and his judgments flow from a post-1996 Lok Sabha election survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
- Cbi Exhumes Bodies From Mizoram Jungle (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2005)
A Central Bureau of Investigation team, probing the abduction of non-resident Indian businessman Pratul Deb, exhumed two skeletons from a jungle at Boncherra in Mizoram on Sunday.
- Case For Imperialism (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Sep 06, 2005)
This book by a distinguished scholar dares to question the accepted shibboleths of our times. It is highly provocative and will incense many. It is the first well-argued neo-conservative (Bush) case for empires and for the U.S. acting as a truly imperial
- The Ncf Can Open Classroom Windows (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2005)
It is a curious truth that the subject of school education in India has been both highly political and totally apolitical.
- Voters Reverse Islamists' Rise In Pakistani Politics (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Sep 06, 2005)
Voters in Pakistan have dealt a surprising blow to religious extremists, bucking the rise in recent years of radical Islam in politics here.
- Booster Shot For Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Sep 06, 2005)
When the trend all over the world is on weeding out the graft, Uttar Pradesh Government has set new standards in putting corruption under the carpet. It must be said to the credit of the State cadre of the IAS that it has been looking within its members..
- Cabinet Meets Today For Hike In Petrol Prices (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Reflecting his commitment to bringing peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held significant talks with Hurriyat leaders and promised that conditions will be created for reduction of armed forces in the State if there is a . . .
- Geelani Fumes At Delhi-Hurriyat Talks (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Hours before Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh lent audience to moderate separatists in New Delhi Monday,
- Schroeder Wins Debate, But Merkel Is Strong (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2005)
Beleaguered German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won his only head-to-head televised debate with conservative challenger Angela Merkel before Germany’s 18 September elections,
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