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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 9936:
- Freeing Our Heroes (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 02, 2004)
In his autobiography, Ravi Shankar writes that “being Bengali, of course, makes it natural for me to feel so moved by Tagore; but I do feel that if he had been born in the West he would now be as revered as Shakespeare or Goethe
- Democracy In The Maldives (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Oct 02, 2004)
There is a growing demand for political reform in the Maldives where power is concentrated in a strong executive.
- To Tax All Money Receipts Is Taxing (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 02, 2004)
By making receipt of any sums beyond Rs 25,000 by an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family taxable, the Finance Act aims to bring within the net amounts which are not genuine gifts but money so camouflaged to avoid tax.
- Bombs In Northeast India Kill 35 (CNN.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2004)
Two bomb blasts in northeastern India Saturday killed 35 people and wounded scores of others.
- Gender Budgeting — The Value Of A Homemaker's Meal (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 01, 2004)
Women's groups are demanding that women be given more opportunities for earning, and that the unpaid women's domestic work is valued.
- Meaningless Ritual (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 01, 2004)
October 2 is Gandhi Jayanthi. All over the country, politicians and other luminaries will solemnly troop to the nearest statue of the Mahatma and deck it with outsize garlands.
- Remembering The Mahatma (Deccan Herald, M SANKARANARAYANAN, Oct 01, 2004)
Gandhiji will always be remembered as his public policies are discussed and debated even now
- Institutional Mechanisms Do Matter (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 30, 2004)
The foreign experts issue can be solved by reconstituting the Planning Commission consultative groups with experts from the public sector or the Indian academia and other domestic activities.
- Mulk Raj Anand: The Man (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Sep 30, 2004)
Like his books, Mulk Raj Anand had an eternal quality about him which touched you forcefully. The only encounter I had with him was in Gandhi Bhavan of Panjab University more than two decades back where he had come for a seminar.
- Politics Of The Moving Horse (Deccan Herald, A V S Namboodiri, Sep 30, 2004)
The BJP is unconsciously using the ashwamedha concept to build up its political strength
- Just In Defence (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Sep 29, 2004)
Recent events seem to have cast a shadow on how the nation views the institution of its military. In the hierarchical divisions between the societal institutions of a democracy and its military institutions, when seeming conflicts occur, it is always the
- A Conversation In New York (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 29, 2004)
While the task of sending out to the Pakistani leader an unambiguous message of calm self-assurance may have been achieved, we need to summon the political self-assurance to let the democratic forces find their level in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Classed In (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2004)
“Alas, slowly will Tamil perish/ As languages of the West flourish.” This was a Tamil poet’s fear in the early 20th century. But Subramania Bharati’s apprehensions were unfounded.
- Mulk Raj Anand — A Life Well Lived (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Sep 29, 2004)
Dr Mulk Raj Anand, has passed away leaving behind widow Shireen Vajifdar and a daughter born from his former English wife. Last week news came of his declining health.
- Detente As An Imperative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2004)
The high-level agreement THE HIGH-LEVEL AGREEMENT India and Pakistan reached in New York to press ahead with the process of détente in the spirit of the Islamabad joint statement of January 6, 2004 must be assessed as an excellent political outcome, given
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 28, 2004)
THE leitmotif of India’s troubled relations with the United States since the dawn of Independence has been Washington’s unwillingness to grant New Delhi strategic and policy-making autonomy in the region, if not further afield.
- Foreign Experts — Yes Or No? (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 27, 2004)
It is common knowledge that the very survival of the United Progressive Alliance government led by Dr Manmohan Singh depends on the support from the Left.
- A Study In Contrast — Punjab And Bihar (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 27, 2004)
Being better off does not make a State better, especially when it just means getting more than others from the Centre.
- Happy 350th, Taj Mahal (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2004)
India on Monday began celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, the world-famous example of Indo-Islamic architecture visited by millions of tourists every year.
- The Due Process Clause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
The importation of the "due process clause," consciously deleted at the time of framing the Constitution, has led to a decisive supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of Government.
- The Basic Features (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the Sankari Prasad case (AIR 1951 SC 458) unanimously held within a year of the commencement of the Constitution that Parliament had unfettered power to amend the Constitution.
- Parliament And The Judiciary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
All the three wings of the state are creatures of the Constitution and are bound by it. There has to be complementarity among the constitutional institutions and no one institution can claim superiority over the other.
- Ncp-Cong Alliance Will Win Maharashtra Polls: Tripathi (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 26, 2004)
An aide of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, D.P. Tripathi, 54, brings rare academic depth to politics. A former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, Mr Tripathi later taught at Allahabad University.
- Left In The Lurch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2004)
What’s a political innocent doing in the Planning Commission? Many even in the Congress are wishing Montek Singh Ahluwalia had been left undisturbed in his IMF job
- Old Tune, New Lyrics (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2004)
While laying down the guidelines of India’s foreign policy, Jawaharlal Nehru made foreign relations the fundamental feature of independence. Nehru’s view was global.
- Pulling A Fast One (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Sep 25, 2004)
Late in the days left to me, I have come to the conclusion that I’ve been an impostor all my life. I have written several books on religion and history of the Sikhs, published translations of hymns from the Gurbani without ever having read the ...
- The Right Note (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York must be recognised as one of the most thoughtful, thematically interesting, and well-crafted messages delivered by a top Indian ...
- Non-Violence As An Alternative (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 23, 2004)
How effective non-violence will be in the Palestinian context is uncertain given Israel's track record.
- Statue Talk (Deccan Herald, VIJI SUNDARAM, Sep 22, 2004)
Caught in varied poses, many immortal figures have been set in stone in Bangalore
- Mystery Of India's Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Sep 22, 2004)
India's democracy has been able to stave off the social Darwinsm inherent in the neoclassical ideology which would have transformed deprivation and subordination into a policy of systematic exclusion. Probably, the mood was set by the Nehruvian allergy
- Education In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 22, 2004)
The easiest thing for the establishment is to falsify history and point fingers at the enemy outside, real or created.
- Ahead By A Short Head (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2004)
Barely four months after the 14th general election, Maharashtra is in high-stake campaign mode — presenting a challenge to the party that heads a coalition government at the Centre as well as an opportunity to its principal national rival ...
- Name Game (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Sep 21, 2004)
I write my initials as S.N. One query that I generally face is: “Your name is Shriniwas but your initials are S.N.” I tell them that I had to add “N” to my initials because my brethren from Ganga-Yamuna fields started pronouncing it as “Ass” Joshi and
- Rules For The Flag (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 21, 2004)
The supreme court's suggestion that there should be a proper national flag code implies that it would like to take a second look at the rules that apply to the display of the tricolour.
- Us Presidential Sweepstakes 2004: India Can Relax Either Way (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 21, 2004)
There is no gainsaying the fact that, with the advantage of his being both the head of state and the head of government, the US President can, if he so wished, make or mar relations with any country by exercising his leverage for or against it.
- Making An Issue Of The Foreign Hand (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 20, 2004)
The fracas about the inclusion of the ADB and the IBRD representatives in consultative bodies is, in fact, a result of a failure of communication.
- The Savarkarist Syntax (Hindu, Anil Nauriya , Sep 18, 2004)
A great danger lurks in presenting Savarkarism merely as a matter of being "different" from Gandhism.
- Bangladesh Shows The Way (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 17, 2004)
In India, social progress is slower and less broad-based than in Bangladesh, despite much faster economic growth.
- `Big Success Comes From Sound Policies, Well Applied' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 17, 2004)
It is rare to find an economist without parochial postures and rarer still to get one steeped in Western education and part of the developed world yet critical of the unjust global economic system that perpetuates trade
- 100-Day Exercise And The Congress (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 16, 2004)
If Manmohan Singh is able to democratise the Congress, quality would matter more than longevity of tenure
- Haksar Is Relevant (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 16, 2004)
The intellectual concerns and commitments of P.N. Haksar remain relevant in these troubled and confusing times.
- Weapons, Gods And Naxalites (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 16, 2004)
Organisations of the suppressed classes cannot lay down arms as long as Brahminic forces use violence
- Train From Bangladesh (Telegraph, Sumit Mitra, Sep 15, 2004)
The high point of Census 2001 is the confirm- ation of the mass exodus from Bangladesh, and not the computation error
- Remembering Anna (Hindu, R. Kannan, Sep 15, 2004)
C.N. Annadurai epitomised Tamil pride, personifying honesty, simplicity and caring.
- India Sees Growth Opportunity Through Nanotech (Small Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2004)
Mention India and technology in the United States and Europe, and the response will likely include the words software services and outsourcing. But within India, nanotechnology is frequently taking a prominent role in presidential speeches.
- A Day Of Crowded Images (Deccan Herald, A MADHAVAN, Sep 14, 2004)
The sights and sounds of a tour by car with kindred souls can be highly enlightening
- Keep `Foreign Hand' At Arm's Length From Plan Panel (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 14, 2004)
The induction of representatives of foreign agencies into the Planning Commission is surprising and seems ill-advised. And justifying the move on the grounds that these members would only be called upon to guide and advise
- Limited Room For Mullahs, Military But Not Mastans (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 14, 2004)
If Bangladesh were Pakistan, the irrational enmity between Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina might well have led to the Army and the Islamist parties
- India's Poor Bring Back Gandhi Clan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2004)
In a stunning turnaround, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party accepted defeat Thursday, opening the way for the Congress party to return to power for the first time in eight years.
- It Is Bush's Turn Now (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2004)
Democrats have seized upon emerging revelations in the mainstream media to turn the spotlight on Mr. Bush's Vietnam service record.
- Russia Spars With The West (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Sep 13, 2004)
With looming nuclear terrorism, Mr Bush has to keep hugging Mr Putin as a comrade-in-arms
- Playing For Pride And Passion (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 13, 2004)
India’s dismal showing in Athens was not surprising. But a sporting boom appears to be round the corner
- Let’S Demystify The Roots Of Leadership (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 12, 2004)
When does leadership begin? Can we not de-mystify it? This was one question, which kept coming back to me, as I heard Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Rudy Giuliani, Francis Ford Coppola, and Warren Bennis speak at the Global Brand Forum in Singapore on “Defining Leaders
- Long On Policy Announcements, Short On Implementation (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Sep 12, 2004)
A certain amount of sparring, even bickering, between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government and the Left Front that supports it "from outside" is built into the situation.
- Striving To Restore Sanskrit Glory (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 12, 2004)
Rare are persons like Prof Govind Chandra Pande. He is historian, philosopher, Sanskrit scholar, poet and linguist combined in one. He is, perhaps, the only scholar who has vowed to restore the pristine glory of Sanskrit, fast vanishing as the classical
- We Should Not Become Victims Of Money, Says Narayana Murthy (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Sep 12, 2004)
IN a country that is still groping for the right economic models to optimise the wealth creating potential of its people and the right attitudes towards business, wealth creation, governance, and social responsibility
- A Cut Above The Rest (Tribune, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 10, 2004)
One of the more intriguing features of the left mentality is the innate conviction of natural superiority.
- Fifty Years Of Ray’S Cinema (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Sep 10, 2004)
I am exactly the same age as Satyajit Ray’s “Pather Panchali”. In these 50 years, I have got to see most of his movies. “Pather Panchali” must have been viewed half a dozen times.
- Nehru’S Disservice To Science (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 10, 2004)
The mediocrity of Indian scientists can be traced back to Nehru’s romantic notions about science
- Other’S Pride (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 10, 2004)
Belonging is always a dicey business. Vijai Singh, who has just emerged as the world’s number one golfer, in legal terms does not belong to India. He is a native of Fiji.
- Historic Blunder (Pioneer, Ram Gopal, Sep 09, 2004)
Ms Sandhya Jain in her article, "UPA's jazia through backdoor" (Opinion, August 24), laments: "A rag-tag anti-Hindu coalition is playing with the dharma and cultural sensitivity of the people, even as a pusillanimous BJP
- Historic Declarations (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 08, 2004)
Certain statements made by famous persons in certain historical contexts are indelibly etched in memory. The exclamation by King Louis IV, "L'etat c'est moi!" (The State! I am the State!) is the earliest that comes to mind.
- Changing Face Of The Global Indian (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Sep 08, 2004)
The urban Indian metrosexual is busy carving a niche in the world and moulding himself as a global citizen
- An Inld Misadventure In Haryana (Tribune, Shyam Chand, Sep 08, 2004)
THE Haryana Government’s decision to amend the Punjab Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, 1961, to allow contractors to enter the market for the purchase of agricultural produce is a retrogressive step which will throw farmers again in the money-lender’s
- Bjp’S Nationalism (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Sep 08, 2004)
A brief quiz may help understand better the Bharatiya Janata Party’s idea of “nationalism”, its newest mascot. Your timer starts now. “It is ideology alone, which sparks enthusiasm in party workers and reinforces their commitments to idealism.
- Psu — Paradox Or Dream? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 08, 2004)
Going by this latest pronouncements about public sector units (PSUs), the Prime Minister qualifies eminently for the famous definition of a superior mind that can at once hold two opposing ideas in balance.
- Glitzy Ghaggar (Tribune, Anurag, Sep 07, 2004)
The havoc wrought by the swollen waters of the Ghaggar river was disproportionate to its inconsequential size and shape most months of the year. Riding on the crest of torrential rains and relying on clogged troughs, any water body would run revengeful br
- Bombay Plan And Mixed-Up Economy (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Sep 07, 2004)
After the shift quite far to the Right under the previous BJP-led regime, the economy is seeing a shift Leftward, harking back to the Bombay Plan and the mixed economy concept of Jawaharlal Nehru. But is it moving towards a "mixed-up" economy?
- Rss And Realpolitik (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2004)
It is too early to predict whether the recent controversies over Arjun Singh's statement, the Savarkar row, and Uma Bharti's arrest will prove beneficial to the RSS.
- Working With The Kid Gloves On (Telegraph, Jyoti Punwani, Sep 07, 2004)
Thanks to the Congress’s half-hearted secularism, the Hindu right is back with a bang
- River Link Needed Only In Haryana, Rajasthan And Tamil Nadu (Tribune, Ram Niwash Malik, Sep 05, 2004)
THE concept of interlinking of rivers is very old in India. Dr K.L. Rao, the celebrated engineer and former Union Minister, wrote about linking the Ganga with the Cauvery through a 2640-km-long canal in his famous book “India’s Water Wealth”.
- Hate Breeds Hate And Troublemakers (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 04, 2004)
On an average I read two to three books every week. Some I write about in these columns. Some I persuade my friends to read. Others I give away to the kabariwala.
- Entering The Environment (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 04, 2004)
This article is about an interesting, important, but as yet little-analysed phenomenon in contemporary Indian politics — the entry into the environmental movement of the organized left.
- Vibrant Religion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 03, 2004)
Sikhism has always preached the values of love, equality and fight against injustice
- Should Death Penalty Die? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 03, 2004)
Dhananjoy Chatterjee died on the gallows leaving behind one worthwhile bequest — an intense debate whether it was not time India too joined the majority of the countries of the world in abolishing capital punishment. Dhananjoy’s case opened the widest ...
- Go Slow With The Reforms (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 02, 2004)
The new Kelkar report makes economic sense but all stakeholders need to be consulted before it is implemented
- One Hundred Days Of Solitude (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 02, 2004)
If the BJP has not reconciled itself to being in the Opposition, the Congress too sometimes gives the impression of not reconciling itself to the fact that it is now in power.
- Unwriting History (Telegraph, Sumit Mitra, Sep 01, 2004)
Arjun Singh may be looking for a vaccine to detoxify education, but the infection is already too widespread
- 400 Years Of A Holy Book (Deccan Herald, NARANDAR SINGH, Sep 01, 2004)
Exactly 400 years ago the Guru Granth Saheb was installed in the Golden Temple. Here is its history
- Stem The Rising Tide (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Aug 30, 2004)
By a single act of passing a legislation in the state assembly to prevent the flow of water into Haryana and Rajasthan, the Punjab government has put in train events which will have long-term reverberations across India.
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