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Articles 21321 through 21420 of 26861:
- Done In By Dynasty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show: Mr Sharad Pawar triumphed, not Ms Sonia Gandhi. This year, Bihar and Jharkhand have again put paid to the Congress's 'Sonia Shining' rhetoric.
- Bad Boys’ Ban (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2005)
It is impossible to look for the unmentionable in the woodpile when most of the woodpile threatens to be unmentionable
- Rights Groups Flay Indian Policy On Maldives (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 30, 2005)
Even as Maldivian President Gayoom rubs shoulder with Indian leaders, political activists in the island nation demand an end to the human rights violations.
- Rights Record To Influence Ties With Us, Says Rice (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 30, 2005)
The report claims that India’s human rights enforcement record has been bad and was in need of improvement, while Pakistan’s track record remained poor.
- The Rot At The Core (WhatIsIndia Publications, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 30, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- Anatomy Of A Revolution (Agence-France Presse, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Mar 29, 2005)
In Kyrgyzstan, there have been deviations from the revolutionary script choreographed in Washington and finessed in Georgia and Ukraine
- Arabs And Democracy (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2005)
THERE IS MUCH talk of a new democratic awakening in the Arab world after the elections in Iraq. Those who think in this vein assert that several recent developments prove the proposition that the desire for a liberal political order is spreading in West..
- Historic Step (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 29, 2005)
The Bhutanese King’s role in ushering in a constitutional form of govt is commendable
- Politicians Compete For Legitimacy In Kyrgyzstan (Agence-France Presse, Karl Vick , Mar 29, 2005)
Politicians competed for legitimacy on Sunday in the aftermath of the popular uprising in Kyrgyzstan that abruptly forced longtime President Askar Akayev out of office last week.
- Shape Of Things To Come Hazy (Agence-France Presse, N C GUNDU RAO, Mar 29, 2005)
The political situation turns more messy and dicey than ever with the birth of a Third Front in Karnataka
- Done In By Dynasty (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show:
- Marxists’ Dilemma In The Hills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
The CPM is finding it hard to explain the different stands of the party and CPI(M)-led Left Front government viz-a-viz the demands of GNLF chief Subhas Ghising.
- Bhutan To Make Historic Shift To People’S Power (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
In sharp contrast to neighbouring Nepal where democracy has been swamped by the monarchy, Bhutan will be uhsering in parliamentary democracy.
- The Bjp’S Modi Problem (Agence-France Presse, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 29, 2005)
Irrespective of one’s views on the propriety of the US denial of a visa to Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, he has become a symbol of the biggest dilemma to face the Bharatiya Janata Party in the era of its post-general election defeat
- Why Modi Piped Down (Agence-France Presse, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 29, 2005)
Narendra Modi’s tantrums would have been of little account if private hankering for the United States of America were not now also an essential — and, perhaps, necessary — part of public diplomacy. Sign of changing times, while a defiant Hiren Mukherjee..
- Volte Face On Federalism (Agence-France Presse, A. Surya Prakash, Mar 29, 2005)
Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi's partisan conduct after the recent Assembly elections in the State resulted in a constitutional crisis a fortnight ago
- The Rise Of Religion In Africa (Agence-France Presse, MADELEINE BUNTING, Mar 29, 2005)
The answers to Africa's problems increasingly lie with religion rather than politics.
- The 'Feelgood' (Columbia Journalism Review, Siddhartha Deb, Mar 28, 2005)
Delhi is the political center of India, and what used to be a somewhat dour government city in the northern part of the country has lately taken on the shine of a commercial capital.
- People’S Power (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 28, 2005)
Akayev’s ouster seems a part of democracy’s domino effect
- Please Remember To Take The Kashmiris Along (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserves credit for three initiatives that will go a long way in bringing down the temperature in India-Pakistan ...
- Neighbourhood Schooling (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 28, 2005)
The progressive idea of neighbourhood schooling, first formally promoted by the Kothari Commission, has been revived.
- City Hospitals To Tap Stem Cell Potential (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
Bangalore is on the verge of a stem cell therapy boom, Shuba Narayanan reports for Deccan Herald.
- Mr Wolfowitz For World Bank: Scepticism Overdone? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 28, 2005)
NO NOMINATION for the Presidency of the World Bank has excited so much controversy as President Bush's naming Paul Mr Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defence, for the post.
- More Than A Tossed Salad (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Mar 28, 2005)
After over two years of trial, the Canadian high security court has acquitted the two accused Sikh fundamentalists of the Kanishka murders
- Choosing Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2005)
Could human ethics vary according to context? Crucial questions of right and wrong may be debated and legislated in different societies in different ways.
- Dubious Moves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh struck the right note in expressing his "great disappointment" at the decision by the United States to resume the sale of the F-16 combat aircraft to Pakistan.
- Gm Crops: Threat To Wildlife? (Tribune, Steve Connor, Mar 28, 2005)
Yet another nail was hammered into the coffin of the GM food industry in Britain recently when the final trial of a four-year series of experiments found, once more, that genetically modified crops can be harmful to wildlife
- Make Way For Others (Telegraph, Gywnne Dyer, Mar 28, 2005)
Assume that the people who run defense and foreign policy in the Bush administration are as ferociously intelligent as they think they are. What would their grand strategy be?
- Iran: Stirring The Pot? (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 28, 2005)
America and Iran are both confronted with difficult choices: adjust and co-opt the adversary or seek to prevail with all the imponderables of a confrontation.
- Indian Media Must Go Global (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Mar 28, 2005)
While launching a business channel in Hindi recently, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, wondered why Indian media was not going globally and why “very few of our media organisations are yet willing to invest in foreign correspondents in important...
- India May As Well Annoy Bush To Buy Iranian Gas: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 27, 2005)
The Bush administration is facing a diplomatic dilemma.
- The Rot At The Core (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 27, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- To Be Ever More Itself (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Mar 27, 2005)
South Asia is a coming term. There are histories of South Asia, there are journalists’ associations that style themselves South Asian, there’s SAARC and every time a test match between India and Pakistan goes well, we’re all (temporarily) South Asian
- America Blind To The Differences Between India And Pak (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 27, 2005)
After thinking long and hard about how to begin this piece I decided that the only way was to declare in black and white that I think Narendra Modi is the most despicable politician in India.
- Another Revolt In Former Soviet Republic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2005)
Protests have been growing in Kyrgyzstan since runoff parliamentary elections this month
- Remembering The Shock (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Mar 27, 2005)
Protests marked the second anniversary of the US ‘Shock and Awe’ campaign in Iraq.
- Us Offers N-Tech, Missile System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 27, 2005)
Dismissing India’s concerns over the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, US said the efforts to usher in democracy in Pakistan and defence ties are two different issues.
- Us Offers N-Tech, Missile System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 27, 2005)
Dismissing India’s concerns over the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, US said the efforts to usher in democracy in Pakistan and defence ties are two different issues.
- Noor Fatima Dreams Up A Temple (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, Mar 27, 2005)
In a refreshing case of communal harmony, a Muslim woman, Noor Fatima, has built a temple dedicated to the lord Shiva in Varanasi.
- India, Myanmar To Counter Terrorist Activities On Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Natwar Singh has offered Myanmar assistance in building constitutional institutions and a democratic polity.
- It Shows Us Disregard For Indian Sensitivities (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 26, 2005)
The sale of F-16s to Pakistan could affect the growing Indo-US relations. It is sure to bring to the fore some of the old mistrusts.
- Migration From Nepal Continues (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 26, 2005)
There is concern that GNLF leader Subhas Ghising may use the state of conflict in the neighbouring country to revive the agitation for Gorkhaland.
- 'When Politics Is Degraded To Political Adventurism' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 26, 2005)
Earlier this week, the President of the republic, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, told an august gathering of politicians in the central hall of Parliament...
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Migration From Nepal Continues (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
There is concern that GNLF leader Subhas Ghising may use the state of conflict in the neighbouring country to revive the agitation for Gorkhaland.
- Ummah Divided (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Mar 26, 2005)
A patriotic Lebanese visiting Delhi recently lamented that the Syrians were leaving her country. Syrian soldiers had been stationed in Lebanon since 1976.
- An Ill-Conceived Chase Of Ill-Gotten Wealth (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Mar 26, 2005)
The other day Mr Laloo Yadav went on record in front of TV cameras giving syrupy details about the huge amount of black money allegedly stashed away in Swiss banks by his bete noire...
- And Suddenly, We Care... (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Mar 26, 2005)
The anti-Modi coalition was tactically successful because its objectives meshed well with the Bush Administration's, circa 2005, which had largely kept quiet in 2002 while Gujarat burned and Modi reaped a harvest of hate.
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 26, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Eyeless In Us (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 26, 2005)
Mr George W Bush has many admirers in this country, people who respect his ability to take stands if not the way he acts on them. This Bush constituency in India is fast shedding weight.
- Govt’S Confusion, Naxalites’ Gain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Attack, according to one of the rudimentary maxims of warfare, is the best form of defence. But the Karnataka police seems to think otherwise.
- It Shows Us Disregard For Indian Sensitivities (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 26, 2005)
The sale of F-16s to Pakistan could affect the growing Indo-US relations. It is sure to bring to the fore some of the old mistrusts.
- Judiciary: The Whip Hand Of People (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 26, 2005)
For the people the judiciary is the bulwark of democracy and bastion of civil liberties and before it is blamed for encroaching on the rights of the legislatures
- A Bbc And Cnn Of Our Own (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Mar 26, 2005)
A pronounced schizophrenia afflicts me when I involve myself with anything to do with the US these days. I am pleased with what Foreign Minister Natwar Singh has achieved during Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- India In An Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Mar 25, 2005)
As the US, Russia and China redefine their equations with each other and with their neighbours, it is in India's interest to develop a common diplomatic approach with China and Russia on such issues ...
- For Nothing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2005)
When, in the not-so-distant past, Mr L.K. Advani was the deputy prime minister of India, he declared that politics in India was no longer about ideology but about governance.
- Flawed Scheme (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2005)
Few will support the demand for increasing the allocation under the MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore per MP per year.
- Euro Iii Fuel Supply In 11 Major Cities By April 1 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
India will start supply of ultra low sulphur content petrol and diesel in all but seven states from April 1, the Centre announced on Thursday.
- Dissent And Discipline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2005)
With the Karunakaran faction of the Kerala unit of the Congress holding three public meetings in defiance of the high command, options are running out for those trying to bring about ...
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 25, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Indian Stars Shine In Pakistan (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 25, 2005)
For a majority of the Pakistanis, the role model is India. This is more pronounced in Pakistan’s emerging middle-class, younger generation and political elite. In fact, all walks of life in Pakistan have been influenced by India’s way of life.
- Budgeting For Science (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Mar 25, 2005)
The Government's move to increase funding for science has to be accompanied by an end to red tape.
- Mess In Mainstream Parties (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 25, 2005)
What a spectacle the octogenarian Mr K. Karunakaran, the veteran Congress leader in Kerala, is making of himself as well as of the once grand, old party of which he has been a member for six decades!
- The Politicising Of Terri Schiavo (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Mar 25, 2005)
The Republicans have cynical motives for trying to stop Terri Schiavo being taken off life support.
- The Harbinger Of Renaissance (Tribune, David Allen Longfellow , Mar 25, 2005)
According to an old Punjabi adage, Christians in North India, especially in Punjab, are like a pinch of salt in the whole kneaded flour, but their achievements in respective field of progress...
- No Veto On Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2005)
The lack of unanimity among States on the introduction of the value added tax (VAT) in place of sales tax from April 1, 2005, after five years of deliberations and consensual decisions
- Euro Iii Fuel In 11 Major Cities By April 1 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
India will start supply of ultra low sulphur content petrol and diesel in all but seven states from April 1, the Centre announced on Thursday.
- Where Science Is A Dirty Word (Hindu, Tristram Hunt, Mar 24, 2005)
In America's right-to-die controversy the facts were not allowed to get in the way of evangelical populism.
- Holding A Mirror (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 24, 2005)
Granted the role of an Opposition party is to oppose and criticise policies of the government, so that it can act as a check and balance and encourage debate and discussion on policies.
- Just Don’T Get Too Sick (Tribune, Joe Robinson, Mar 24, 2005)
Even if you can’t make it to the local craps tables or you’ve spent your budget for Lotto tickets this week, chances are you’re still doing your part for the new Roulette Economy, thanks to an in-cubicle gaming program sweeping the American workplace.
- No Reply (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2005)
It is a truism that there is no such thing as a voluntary strike. A handful of activists enforce a strike and keep others from doing their work.
- Rival Divas (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 24, 2005)
I returned to London his week from India, where the budget was under the microscope; albeit somewhat overshadowed by issues of governance in Bihar and Goa.
- Us Looks Differently At India (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Mar 24, 2005)
An influential American academic who was recently in Delhi very candidly spelt out US global priorities in the coming years. While acknowledging that the “War on terrorism” had acquired new dimensions that would take considerable time to ...
- Nepal Snubs India (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 24, 2005)
After its overtures were spurned by India, a simmering Nepal has struck back, putting New Delhi’s envoy way down its list of priorities, giving precedence to Pakistani diplomats, the kingdom’s own festivals and even Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader...
- Major Oil Spill Off Goa As Ship, Barge Collide (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 24, 2005)
The mile-long oil slick could cause major damage to Goa’s tourist coast and marine life if not contained in 40 hours.
- Will Kyrgyzstan's Protests Follow Ukraine's Lead? (Christian Science Monitor, Fred Weir , Mar 22, 2005)
Unlike in the 'Orange Revolution,' violence has marred rallies that erupted here to protest allegedly flawed elections earlier this month.
- Kalam Decries Dubious Means In Govt Forming (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
With the recent standoffs in Parliament weighing on his mind, the Prime Minister, however, used the occasion to draw attention to the declining standards of parliamentary debates.
- Hooda Courts Haryana Farmers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The chief minister seems to have realised the clout of the farming community, which comprises mostly of jats, in the state.
- Linking The Forests And Rivers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The conservation of forests in catchment areas is important to curb the ongoing water crisis in the country, says PANDURANG HEGDE.
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