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Articles 21221 through 21320 of 26861:
- India’S Ailing Democracy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 08, 2005)
IN an earlier article on the mess in the two mainstream parties, the Congress and the BJP — and thus in the national polity as a whole — I had promised to suggest some remedies for the steadily worsening political ills. . .
- Tarkunde Forgotten? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 08, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate...
- Weapon Of Division (Pioneer, RK Bhatnagar, Apr 08, 2005)
The American decision to supply F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, while making vague promises of allowing India....
- Economic, Demographic Challenges For Eu (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 08, 2005)
ON TUESDAY, the European Union (EU) unveiled an ambitious and unprecedented plan to spend $14,500 million (11.3 billion euros) during 2007-13 on training and rehabilitating displaced workers in the region where companies are restructuring their . . . . .
- F-16s For Pakistan — Implications For India-Us Relations (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Apr 08, 2005)
The US supply of F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan and the offer to India has raised the bogey of arms race in the sub-continent.
- Other Tyrannies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2005)
Government reports often end up stating the obvious. The report of a committee, set up to examine the causes of Naxalite violence, is no exception.
- People Living Longer Is Good (Hindu, Tom Kirkwood , Apr 08, 2005)
Here is to our good old days. Far from being programmed to give out on us, our bodies are ageing better than ever.
- Back To Square One (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2005)
RAM VILAS PASWAN has pulled back from government formation moves in Bihar and reverted to singing the glories of President's Rule — all with good reason.
- Blair’S Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2005)
Key issues for the UK general election are likely to be foreign policy and economy
- Is Us Pitting Pak Vs India With F-16s: It's . . . (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2005)
The US decision to supply F-16s to Pakistan should be viewed in the proper context...
- Joining The Madrid System (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2005)
THE GOVERNMENT HAS indicated that it has decided "in principle" that India should join the Madrid System for international registration of trade marks and service marks.
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Poll Vault (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2005)
The prime minister of Britain, Mr Tony Blair, has gone to the country but he has done so under a shadow.
- Russia's Neighbours (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Apr 07, 2005)
Russia's new pragmatic policy towards its neighbours overturns the popular Western claim that Moscow is against democratic changes in the post-Soviet states.
- Women: The Skills For Survival (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 07, 2005)
Women have to assert themselves if they are to stem the abuses heaped upon them by society
- Our Unsung Heroes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 07, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate the common man’s prerogative to live with dignity and honour.
- Undercover Journalism And Ethics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
INDIA TV'S STING operations, ostensibly aimed at exposing the prevalent sexual exploitation in the entertainment industry, raise knotty but important issues relating to journalistic ethics.
- A Tribute To Pope John Paul Ii (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto , Apr 06, 2005)
Pope John Paul stood for humanism, fighting all ‘isms’ like Nazism, capitalism, communism and consumerism
- Extreme Poverty Can Be Conquered (Hindu, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 06, 2005)
The fight against extreme poverty can be won, but only if George W. Bush recognises that military might alone will not secure the world.
- Health Care Outsourcing (Hindu, Dr. SIVAPRASAD MADDURI , Apr 06, 2005)
RAVI (NOT his real name) is a 32-year-old computer engineer from India, working in Chicago for three years.
- Irresponsible Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2005)
Bid to raise Ayodhya issue again will not help the BJP’s electoral prospects
- Back To Square One (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
The prime minister is asserting himself on matters of governance in a way few people expected him to do. Manmohan Singh passed a crucial test of . . . .
- Strange Bedfellows (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, but never without a reason . . .
- Protect Lalbagh (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2005)
Bangalore’s unique botanical park should be preserved
- Next Pope From Africa? (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 06, 2005)
As Catholics around the world mourn the loss of Pope John Paul II...
- Historic Papacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
He was a papal head like no other. He swam. He loved mountains. He built instant rapport with his flock-or his would-be assassin.
- Kanchi: A Tale Of Two Dharmas (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Apr 05, 2005)
On December 6, 1992, when top BJP leaders expressed panic over the collapsing Babri edifice..,
- Geriatrics Only (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
The re-election of Mr AB Bardhan as General Secretary of the CPI would not, in the ordinary course, have attracted much public notice
- Mps’ Panels In Soup (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2005)
The Parliament recess is utilised by various standing committees to critically examine the budgetary grants/expenditure of the various ministries and departments.
- Mugabe — Victorious But Isolated (Tribune, Meera Selva , Apr 05, 2005)
A CRUSHING election victory has tightened President Robert Mugabe's grip on in crisis, and the main opposition party on Sunday demanding a rerun of a poll they insist was rigged.
- Sops For Separatism (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 05, 2005)
Those familiar with Muslim League politics between 1906 and 1947 will not be surprised at Mr Badrul Islam's demand in his article..,
- New Eu Constitution: More Sceptics Than Supporters? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Apr 04, 2005)
AT `InfoPoint,' the information dissemination office of the European Union located at the entrance to the EU Parliament in Brussels, you can pick up all the information you need about the EU.
- Uncertainty On Pension Authority (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 04, 2005)
THE NEW PENSION fund authority, which came into existence from April 1, presides over a segment of the asset management industry whose contours can only be described as still evolving.
- Spring Fever Hits The U.K. (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2005)
If the Labour and the Conservative Party are in disarray, the largest third party, the Liberal Democrats, appears to be incapable of cashing in.
- Politics In The Time Of Tragedy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
To some extent, the Bihar stalemate could be said to be continuing, in that 'advisors' to Governor Buta Singh have yet to be appointed-there is no
- New Scenario For India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Apr 04, 2005)
With both the US and India exploring a mutually beneficial relationship, neither should encourage unrealistic expectations
- Keeping The Dialogue On Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2005)
FOREIGN MINISTER NATWAR Singh was not looking for any breakthrough during his recent visit to Yangon.
- Judgement Day (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
There are two lonely communists in India today-Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and CPI(M) Politburo member Biman Bose
- India And China — A Game Of One-Upmanship (Business Line, Ashish Vachhani, Apr 04, 2005)
China and India may well dominate the international economic and trading system two decades from now
- Existential Questions (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Apr 04, 2005)
The Webster New Collegiate Dictionary defines existence as continuance of life, repeated manifestation of life, etc.
- A Complex Papacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2005)
CARDINAL KAR0L WOJTYLA, he with the Polish name that Vatican-watchers found close to unpronounceable when his ...
- Bihar Cleans Up After Laloo (Deccan Herald, J P Yadav, Apr 03, 2005)
It’s a purge, well almost, in post-Laloo Bihar.
- Hardliners Find A Place In Maldives (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 03, 2005)
There is a shift towards conservatism, the influence of hardliners is growing in the Maldives. The anti-Gayoom coalition is gathering strength.
- Corrupt Ias Officers Must Be Brought To Book: Pradhan (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 03, 2005)
Sharat Pradhan, 50, is a newsmaker in the real sense. Known for his tireless campaign in exposing corruption, this time he is in the limelight for being the whistleblower leading to the CBI raids against the consensually most corrupt IAS officer of . . .
- How To Govern Haryana Better (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Apr 03, 2005)
In quick time, the Haryana government, headed by Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a second-generation politician, has completed the first three formalities that have almost become a surrealistic ritual for any new governing dispensation.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- The Dance Festival Of The Season (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
Veteran dance critic SUNIL KOTHARI attends the Khajuraho dance festival, after an interval of three years.
- Modi Hangs On Despite Dissidence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
The decision to form a coordination committee to link party and government is an attempt to clip Modi’s wings.
- On The Right Path To Social Regeneration (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 02, 2005)
Some weeks ago, a Uttar Pradesh district magistrate had figured in this column for his sociable act of adopting a child whom he had found crying on a railway station platform and beginning the process of giving the young, deprived citizen ...
- Building A Healthy Nation (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 02, 2005)
We should gainfully employ available technological tools to provide health care to the hitherto inacessible rural areas
- Advani’S Failure (Tribune, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 02, 2005)
Mr Narendra Modi is as good as a pariah abroad. Most of his party colleagues in Gujarat too would like to see his back at the earliest.
- Gross National Democracy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 02, 2005)
Jigme Singye Wanggchuk, the King of Bhutan, once said his country's "gross national happiness" was more important to him than its gross national product.
- Horse Trader, Pass By (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 02, 2005)
There has been enormous focus on the 'constitutional crises' and the abuse of the Governor's office during the recent processes of government ...
- Lacking Direction (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Apr 02, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented his Feel Good budget for 2005-2006.
- Vasant Sathe, The Rare Rationalist (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 02, 2005)
Undoubtedly the most outstanding of all sub-communities of India are the Chitpavan Brahmins of Maharashtra.
- Preparing For The Succession (Asia Times, Viju Naravane, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African, Asian
- Rights And Wrongs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 02, 2005)
Strange are the ways of functioning of the US administration under President George W. Bush.
- Preparing For The Succession (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African,...
- Man And Mouth (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 02, 2005)
The conventional image of a communist is that of a taciturn person. Mr Biman Bose of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) belies this typical image...
- Stung By The West (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 02, 2005)
Back in the 1850s, Karl Marx wrote a series of essays on the results of British rule in India
- Man As Dog’S Pet (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Apr 01, 2005)
Every dog must own a man” was the headline of an article in the Readers’ Digest many years ago.
- Legality Of Denying Visa (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Apr 01, 2005)
The controversy over the U.S. denial of a visa to Narendra Modi cannot be raised to the level of an international crisis.
- Fuel For Arms Race (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 01, 2005)
FIFTEEN years ago the US had promised to sell F-16s to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the company manufacturing the aircraft, took the necessary advance for it. Then there were sudden changes in the global and regional strategic environment.
- Federal Power (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
IT IS A sign of the restless state of present-day politics that the Samajwadi Party led by Mulayam Singh has spread its wings across the Vindhyas to Karnataka.
- Eagle Is Blinded (Pioneer, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
No visa for Mr Narendra Modi. No entry to Maulana Kalbe Sadiq. No World Bank/IMF loans if India does not 'check' human trafficking.
- The Neocon Revolution (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Apr 01, 2005)
U.S. unilateralism was a means of breaking the old order. Now it is building new alliances.
- Very Important Criminals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 01, 2005)
Rampant criminalisation of politics has given rise to a peculiar spectacle.
- Academic Emergency (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Apr 01, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." How dramatically relevant this is in the Indian educational context of recent times!
- Antique Capers (Deccan Herald, S. Subramanyan , Apr 01, 2005)
You might have to dig around a bit if you are looking for humour in archaeology
- Embracing India As A Rising Power (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 31, 2005)
Another type of earthquake hit the Indian Ocean area last week. It was a tectonic shift by the US to form a close strategic partnership with India, land of a billion people, nuclear weapons, and a huge Muslim population.
- Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 31, 2005)
Given the steady decline in the number of full-time workers and the apparent disinterest among its cadre, isn’t it time for the CPI(M) to decide on some new kind of action? asks Sumanta Sen
- Trouble Ahead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 31, 2005)
The morning may not always show the day.
- The American Offer (Tribune, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Mar 31, 2005)
The new US offer to India is not just about F/16 aircraft and nuclear power plants as portrayed in our media.
- Probe Clears Annan In Oil-For-Food Controversy (Tribune, William Branigin, Mar 31, 2005)
An investigation into the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq has found no evidence that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan improperly influenced the awarding of a contract to a Swiss firm that employed his son, but it faulted Annan for an "inadequate’’ ...
- Himalayan Task (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 31, 2005)
Democracy in many parts of the world has come on the back of revolutions-or cruise missiles.
- Anti-Left Combine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 31, 2005)
The run-up to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election has once again led to speculation over the ability of the parties opposed to the Marxists to put up an united fight. In the heavily polarised political scene of West Bengal, the Left always...
- German Economy: A Turnaround In Sight (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Mar 31, 2005)
With signs of recovery, the German economy could be the main beneficiary of Chancellor Schroeder's reform process that incidentally has triggered much controversy and emotional debates.
- The Kofi Annan Package (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 30, 2005)
The change in the back office of the UN Secretary-General since January this year has begun to make an impact...
- Losing Kathmandu (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 30, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
The political crisis in Nepal continues unabated and it seems that there is little India can do to influence the course of events.
- Annan’S Make-Believe (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 30, 2005)
Given the UN’s subservience to the US, the UN Secretary General’s grandiose vision of change will stay a mirage
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