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Articles 7221 through 7320 of 9936:
- The Rape Of Himalaya (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 06, 2004)
For centuries, the mountains, the Himalaya and the Vindhya, and the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Sindhu, Krishna, Mahanadi and Cauvery, have been the cradles of India's civilisation.
- Figuring Out The Judiciary (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 06, 2004)
Every mature legal system requires detailed raw data about courts.
- Controversy Over Triple Talaq (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Aug 06, 2004)
Akhtar Sultan Begum of Lucknow had provided an answer to the current controversy over triple talaq that was triggered by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board’s (AIMPLB) recent decision which held it to be an evil but opposed any law against it.
- Master Of The Moment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2004)
The man who was christened l'oeil du siécle (the eye of the century) will see no more. But he leaves behind a world that will remain an admiring observer of many thousands of black-and-white ...
- A Congress Mystery (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 05, 2004)
The Congress announced late last night that P. M. Sayeed and Janardhan Dwivedi would be its Rajya Sabha nominees from Delhi.
- A Communist Rishi (Hindu, Gopal Gandhi, Aug 02, 2004)
A tribute to Hiren Mukherjee, lifelong Communist, accomplished Parliamentarian and scholar, who passed away on July 30.
- Cold Shoulder (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 02, 2004)
Sometime ago, the Samajwadi Party threatened to turn "watchdog" over the conduct of the Union Government. In doing so, it signalled that it was fed up with the UPA big brother's no-holds-barred attacks on its UP citadel.
- Money Against Merit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2004)
The seemingly disproportionate levels of protest across Kerala triggered by the suicide of an engineering college student who was unable to pay her hostel and tuition fees point to
- A Cloud Over Civilisation (Deccan Herald, J K GALBRAITH, Jul 30, 2004)
Corporate power is the driving force behind US foreign policy — and the slaughter in Iraq
- J.R.D. Tata — The Humane Entrepreneur (Hindustan Times, T. Damu , Jul 29, 2004)
A hundred years ago on July 29 was born one of the heroes of Indian industrial revolution — Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.
- The Untapped Connotations (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jul 28, 2004)
There is need to open up the literary treasures in Tamil, a living classical language, to the world at large
- State Budget Breaks New Ground (Deccan Herald, M. R. Narayana, Jul 28, 2004)
The new State budget tries to bridge the gap between allocations and requirements in school education
- Sea Tigers — Threat To Indian Security (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Jul 28, 2004)
India should work with the objective of neutralising the Sea Tigers at the earliest.
- Move For Quota In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 28, 2004)
THE misuse by the political class of one of the positive aspects of modern governance — affirmative action in favour of the underprivileged — is a distressing feature of India’s post-1947 history.
- Budget: Poor Get A Hearing (Hindustan Times, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jul 28, 2004)
The Government's Budget may be faulted for what it has not done but it can hardly be blamed for what it has done. The Budget had a clear-cut objective
- Budget: `Core' Weaknesses Not Addressed (Business Line, Geethanjali Nataraj, Jul 27, 2004)
The Budget was expected to give a major boost to infrastructure in the country. However, the measures announced may not quite be enough for the scale and speed of development needed.
- To Save Polity, Pm Must Assert His Authority (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 27, 2004)
In the few weeks Dr Manmohan Singh has been Prime Minister, he has given the impression of being a self-effacing bystander helplessly watching the happenings around him, rather than one at the helm of affairs enjoying
- Writing Is A Therapy For Him (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 24, 2004)
ON August 9 the Lalit Kala Akademi will honour Dr Mulk Raj Anand. Efforts are on to get Dr Anand all the way from Khandala, where he now lives, to Delhi.
- Logic And Law Of Water-Sharing (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jul 23, 2004)
Haryana was Punjab and so were some parts of present-day Himachal Pradesh. These areas had the riparian rights in waters of the erstwhile Punjab state. Rajasthan had no riparian right.
- The Last Shangri La (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jul 22, 2004)
Nestled between the snow-capped high-altitude mountains of the Great Himalayan Range and the Shamshabari Range in north Kashmir is the pristine Gurez Valley — probably the last remaining Shangri La since the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh was discovered a ...
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 22, 2004)
For the rudderless BJP weighed down by the electoral defeat, the issue of quota on the basis of religion has come as a potential political weapon for launching a long-drawn conflict with the UPA government.
- Sanatani Sonia: Subtle Shakti Of Renunciation (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 22, 2004)
This is a shining moment for India, its civi-lisation and culture, because a unique act of renunciation has occurred that upholds the quintessential tradition of the Sanatana Dharma.
- Pm’S Prescription (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2004)
The letter written by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to all Chief Ministers last week addresses some of the major concerns and issues relating to administration, Centre-state relations and social and economic policies which are relevant to the country now.
- What India Has To Learn From China (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 20, 2004)
We have deviated from the path of self-reliance by putting all our eggs in the corporate basket
- Transfers For What? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to all Chief Ministers, reviving a tradition set by Jawaharlal Nehru, to help tackle the menace of transfers and postings of civil servants is timely.
- Reviving Good Practice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — a cerebral leader who takes the challenges and burdens of governance seriously — must be commended for reviving an excellent tradition: Jawaharlal
- Revitalising Panchsheel (Hindu, K. R. Narayanan, Jul 20, 2004)
As co-originators of the Panchsheel, it is the internationalist duty of China and India to march forward, revitalise their friendly relationship, and project the Five Principles for the peace, progress, and stability of the world.
- 91st Constitutional Amendment: Not Quite Adequate (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 20, 2004)
ON July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, limiting the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature, came into effect.
- Gorbachev's Ghost (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jul 19, 2004)
Saddam Hussein gave international currency to the phrase "mother of all battles" during the first Gulf War. The Elections 2004 could be, in a manner of speaking, described as the mother of all electoral battles in Independent India.
- While Beckham Sleeps (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Jul 19, 2004)
The mind boggles at the ridiculous extents to which people sometimes go, in the name of ‘art’
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 18, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, America...
- Controversy Over History Writing: Time For A Consensual Approach (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 18, 2004)
Very few students read history after completing their school education. And fewer opt for history as a subject at the undergraduate level and beyond. But they cannot escape studying this subject till the matriculation stage.
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Towards Sustainable Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jul 17, 2004)
The Union budget, if properly implemented, can ensure sustainable food security for the people
- Small Ministries Are Better (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 17, 2004)
On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution came into effect. From this day on, the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in the states must not exceed 15 per cent of the members in the Lok Sabha or state legislatures.
- The Idea Of Cultural Liberty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
The 2004 edition of the Human Development Report makes a bold attempt to expand the idea of human development by incorporating respect for cultural diversity.
- Syl: Time To Rectify Past Mistakes (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, Jul 17, 2004)
In view of the ongoing water war in which some of the northern states have been drawn into, consequent to Punjab passing the Bill terminating the water sharing accords, let’s all very honestly have another look at the merits and demerits of this issue.
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 17, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India ...
- Neglected Sportspersons (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2004)
A peep into the living conditions of sportspersons at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will reveal a lot about the status of sports in India. They are all members of the athletic team, who have qualified for the Athens Olympics.
- Values And Heritage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2004)
The times are a changing. Our myths are no more made up of Ph.Ds. Scholarship is out of fashion. A seminal work on history or a provocative sociological insight is less attractive than a pamphlet for a slogan contest that promises the reward of a weekend
- India Considers Historic Rewrite (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2004)
In the past five years, Indian schoolchildren of all faiths have learned quite a bit about the culture of the Hindu majority.
- Sex Matters (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jul 13, 2004)
Our country is preoccupied with terrorism. But looking ahead, terrorism may be only one of our problems.
- Namesake’S Woes (Deccan Herald, MALATHI RAO, Jun 26, 2004)
Sharing the same name with a murder victim could get you mixed up in the tragedy
- To Kasauli, Unbitten By A Mad Dog (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 26, 2004)
There was a time when the very mention of Kasauli raised people’s eyebrows: “Kyoon! paagal kuttey nay kaata hai?” (Why, have you been bitten by a mad dog?) was the knee-jerk verbal reaction.
- Professionals Need Crutches In Politics (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 26, 2004)
The other day, in his first address to the nation on television, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that "well-meaning citizens" who had strong views on the decline of "morals and ethics in public life" should ...
- Resetting The Terms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2004)
It should not have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation ...
- The Policy-Execution Disconnect (Hindu, N. Vittal, Jun 26, 2004)
While every government tries to follow policies which, in its view, are good for itself and society, when it comes to execution there is a disconnect.
- Wives Unwelcome On Business Trips (Business Line, R. Anand, Jun 26, 2004)
On a recent case about the allowability of expense incurred towards spouse's travel
- Where The Shoe Pinched (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jun 26, 2004)
Discusses a decision on splitting the employment and service aspects of a contract
- Neglected Navy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2004)
FOR long, the Navy has remained the neglected arm of the Indian armed forces, so much so that today it faces an acute shortage of vessels. Its pleas for fleet modernisation were ignored during 1985-95 with the unfortunate result that today it is in ...
- Harness Banks To Power The Cmp (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jun 25, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme (CMP) has no ordinary task on hand. It seeks to accelerate economic growth even while ushering in distributive justice.
- Much At Stake In July (Deccan Herald, SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, Jun 25, 2004)
July is a critical month for India as well as the rest of the world — it will decide the course of global trade talks
- In Defence Of Disinvestment (Tribune, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2004)
Although the Common Minimum Programme of the UPA government has not categorically ruled out further disinvestment, it is fair to say that the process of disinvestment will be considerably slower.
- Hope Diminished (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2004)
For the families of the three Indians held hostage in Iraq by the Black Banners Brigade of the Islamic Secret Army, every day since they were abducted on July 21 along with three Kenyans and an Egyptian, has been excruciatingly painful.
- Tap Tourism Potential With Brand India (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Jun 25, 2004)
Tourism is an important sector, though it accounts for just about one per cent of GDP. It has immense potential and can reach 5 per cent of GDP if proper policy support and related infrastructure are put in place.
- When Neighbours Talk (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 25, 2004)
In India-Pakistan talks, "fixing" is legitimate, even necessary, to keep the dialogue process on track.
- Is Taxing E-Commerce Feasible? (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Jun 25, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme adopted by the United Progressive Alliance attempts to reconcile economic reform with the concerns of the Left.
- India's Gandhi Must Burn Mother-In-Law's Recipe: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jun 22, 2004)
Since last month's surprise change in India's federal government, the Mumbai stock exchange Sensitive Index has shed 13.6 percent in dollar terms, more than any other benchmark equity index in the world.
- How Feasible Is A Rural Employment Guarantee? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jun 22, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme of the new UPA Government promises to provide public employment of 100 days per year to every rural household. Already the financial press has been trying to project this promise as unrealistic and requiring excessively large
- When Farmers Die (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 22, 2004)
Almost every sector failed the Andhra Pradesh farmer — the Government, the political class, intellectuals, planners, human rights groups, a once-activist judiciary and the media.
- `Project'ing Corruption In Multilateral Banks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2004)
When ministers in India declare themselves stoutly in favour of economic reform, the sub-text is their enthusiasm for hefty loans from multilateral development banks
- Sheer Numbness (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 22, 2004)
Whatever its statements for the record, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been amply demonstrating that it is at sea in coping with its unexpected defeat in the general election.
- A Simple Lesson From The Kargil War (Tribune, Maj Gen Rajendra Nath (retd), Jun 21, 2004)
INDIA won the Kargil conflict in 1999, but it is in the news again. We have to be grateful to the media to have brought out the hidden aspects of this war. That there was intelligence failure is well known, but there seems to be a lack of proper ...
- Poor And Fat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
Various government agencies report that poor Americans are more likely to be fat than the non-poor. Threadbare analysis has spotted the villain. Commercial establishments call it fast food, but food analysts say it is junk.
- Organ Transplant Issues (Hindu, Robin McKie, Jun 21, 2004)
Doctors in Britain are pushing for a law to make every person a potential organ donor.
- New Deal For Agriculture (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2004)
By announcing a package of measures aimed at alleviating the burden of drought-hit agricultural borrowers and extending the scope of institutional credit to farmers, the United Progressive Alliance Government has moved swiftly to deliver on some key ...
- A Last Opportunity (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 21, 2004)
The visit of American Under Secretary of Commerce, Ken Juster, to Bangalore and New Delhi this week will be one of the last opportunities to make something out of the ambitious plan announced by the two sides
- Montek Is Back At Yojna Bhavan (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 20, 2004)
THE new Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, reversely ties his turban — the top fold goes to the left instead of the usual right to left. This had remained a mystery for sometime.
- The Men Who Matter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2004)
The Prime Minister himself: No certificates are required to establish Manmohan Singh's credentials as a reformer. But his role has changed from the one he had 13 years ago and in the last eight years he is understood to have imbibed many political nuances
- A Move In The Right Direction (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 20, 2004)
To call it a "wind of change" would be an exaggeration, but there is doubtless a gentle breeze blowing in the cloistered corridors of South Block that bespeaks of a welcome, if belated, move in the right direction.
- Taking Care Of Women In Distress (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jun 20, 2004)
Below is an email I received from an Indian woman, married to an Indian residing in the United States. Her case is not the first one of its kind I have come across here. In fact it is indicative of a deep malaise and needs a coordinated response ...
- Iaf Ambala Jets To Fly For Alaska (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 19, 2004)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has often displayed its operational strength during air exercises with various countries, including the US. Two IAF IL-76 transporters participated in exercises in the US last year.
- Jailhouse Rock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2004)
Time was when someone truly deprived or threatened would contrive to manoeuvre a situation that would land him in jail if only because he would be provided for or protected.
- Descent Of A Cherub (Tribune, D. R. Sharma, Jun 19, 2004)
DEFYING the doctor’s calculations and our own arithmetic he busted the date-chart and arrived to surprise and delight us. After checking with the gynaecologist our son had flown to Delhi for a business meeting and asked us to be in Mumbai in a week ...
- Plan Before You Budget (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Jun 19, 2004)
Looks at how successive Budgets have burdened themselves with too many amendments to the tax laws
- Reduce Nuclear Risk With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2004)
The Nuclear weapons in the hands of India and Pakistan have made the region a much more dangerous place is in the nature of an axiom that only advocates of the discredited doctrine of deterrence will bother to contest.
- Road Map For Kashmir (Tribune, K. Subramaniam, Jun 19, 2004)
The talks between the central leadership and various Kashmiri dissident groups are expected to begin shortly. There is an expectation on the part of Pakistanis of progress on the Kashmir issue in the forthcoming meeting among the foreign ministers ...
- Tiebreaker In A Treaty Tussle (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jun 19, 2004)
Discusses a case on interpretation of the tax treaty with Malaysia.
- Airports, Airlines And Reform (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 19, 2004)
The Civil Aviation Ministry seems to be the venue for the new Government to demonstrate that reform will continue and, perhaps, with greater vigour than was the case with the previous government.
- Crisis Of Representative Democracy (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Jun 19, 2004)
Electoral democracy is deeply compromised when people who lose elections are given ministerial berths.
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