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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 9735:
- The Factory Which Produced `Jehadis' (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 15, 2001)
KABUL, DEC. 14. Around 10 km south of the main Kabul city stands Darul Aman, the administrative capital of the former Afghan King, Amanullah Khan.
- Diversity Concerns In Higher Education (Hindu, S. Srinivasa Rao, Dec 15, 2001)
The current crisis in higher education is not purely a problem of lack of resources, it is equally importantly, if not more, of content and attitudes.
- Opposition Denied Space (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 13, 2001)
It is rowdy, ugly. It offends good taste. The scenes in Parliament these days are exasperating even to its members.
- Strengthen Indo-Japan Co-Operation In The Agro-Rural Sector (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Dec 13, 2001)
Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s recent visit to Japan indicates a warming up of relations between the two countries. There is a need to carry this relationship forward for mutual economic and diplomatic gains.
- Kabul, Colombo, Kathmandu And Dhaka (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 13, 2001)
OVERWHELMING concentration on Afghanistan may be understandable, given the profound significance and consequences of September 11, but it is not the wisest policy for India.
- Principles Of A Just War (Telegraph, W. Pal S. Sidhu, Dec 13, 2001)
The taking of innocent lives — be they American, Indian, Pakistani, Palestinian or Israeli — cannot be justified on any grounds whatsoever.
- A Rational Morality (Indian Express, Srinivas S. Sohoni, Dec 13, 2001)
All thinking people, inevitably, experience a feeling of wonderment, of profound curiosity, about the origin of the world around them, their own existence, the purpose — if any — of it all, the cycle of Life and Death.
- Prayer: A Source Of Strength (Tribune, K. L. Batra, Dec 13, 2001)
GOD is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. He is everywhere. He is the creator of this universe. Whosoever prays to him with devotion and sincerity is definitely answered.
- Opposition Denied Space (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 13, 2001)
It is rowdy, ugly. It offends good taste. The scenes in Parliament these days are exasperating even to its members.
- The Myth Of Brotherhood (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2001)
This Ramzan is different from the previous ones. Probably the celebration of Id-ul Fitr, a few days from now, will be equally muted.
- A Separatist Couple Turns Provider (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Dec 12, 2001)
Kanwar Singh Dhami and his wife, Kulbir Kaur, had demanded a separate state of Khalistan for which they were tried in courts and the husband was held guilty under TADA.
- Occasional Splashes In The Placid Pool Of Politics Do Not Last Long (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2001)
Making a splash is not difficult. Benazir Bhutto did that at New Delhi.
- From Ayodhya To Dandi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 12, 2001)
When Mr. Advani invokes the Dandi March symbolism for his rath yatra he is seeking moral acceptability and historic endorsement for a blatantly divisive political ploy.
- Deepening Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 12, 2001)
Nepal is in serious crisis, and it had been in the making for a long time. There seems to be no immediate remedy for the problems facing the Himalayan kingdom.
- From Ayodhya To Dandi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 12, 2001)
When Mr. Advani invokes the Dandi March symbolism for his rath yatra he is seeking moral acceptability and historic endorsement for a blatantly divisive political ploy.
- Second Strike Ability (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
In the last decades of the 20th century, especially during the Cold War, submarines certainly served as the optimum multi-mission platform.
- Some Thugs And Their Fantasies (Telegraph, Ravi Rajan, Dec 11, 2001)
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s decision to delete sections from history textbooks has drawn many a comparison with the much-maligned taliban.
- Undoing A Heritage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 11, 2001)
Ethnic divide plays a major role in deciding tribal political fortunes.
- Past Imperfect (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 10, 2001)
We’re taught to brush the nasties under our Nehruvian carpet and rightly so, since the gameplan is co-existence. But, once again, please may we look at ourselves with — what shall we call it — ‘respectful rationality’?
- Keep Going On The Road To Peace (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 10, 2001)
It has been a long season of sorrow — and fear — in Kathmandu.
- After Afghanistan, Kashmir (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Dec 10, 2001)
It is good that Afghanistan has gone along the lines which should satisfy India.
- Challenge Of Cracking Underground Banking Networks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Dec 10, 2001)
MUSLIM communities in various parts of the world are feeling quite put upon because of what they perceive as an attempt by some to Islamise terrorism.
- Thinking Really Long Term (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 10, 2001)
FOUNDED in 1379, the New College in Oxford, United Kingdom, was due for some repairs in the 19th century.
- Bharatiyar: Bard Of Freedom, Minstrel Of Human Rights (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Dec 10, 2001)
Today is Human Rights Day. Let us remember Subramania Bharathi. Never in the contemporary history of free nations did live a celestial composer of revolutionary rage so sublime as Subramania Bharathi.
- Bharatiyar: Bard Of Freedom, Minstrel Of Human Rights (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Dec 10, 2001)
Today is Human Rights Day. Let us remember Subramania Bharathi. Never in the contemporary history of free nations did live a celestial composer of revolutionary rage so sublime as Subramania Bharathi.
- Kashmiriyat Is Not Dead (Indian Express, Amitabh Mattoo, Dec 10, 2001)
Ever since Lashkar-i-Jabbar, a little known militant outfit, attempted to enforce a dress code on Kashmiri women, a few months ago, deeply disturbing images, flickering out of the Valley.
- Depression Drives Man To ‘bobbitise’ Himself (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2001)
Depression drove a 30-year-old teacher to “bobbitise” himself in Delhi, the police said.
- Rivals Thrown Together (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 09, 2001)
For Sri Lanka, much will depend on how the mandate in the just-concluded polls is interpreted by Chandrika Kumaratunga and Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Calibrating A Conflagration (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Dec 09, 2001)
The VHP's various programmes ensure that the communal fire is stoked for electoral gains while the BJP can keep the Ram temple issue out of its election manifesto.
- People At War (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 09, 2001)
The formation of the People's Guerilla Army has led to a regrouping of the naxalites.
- Calibrating A Conflagration (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Dec 09, 2001)
The VHP's various programmes ensure that the communal fire is stoked for electoral gains while the BJP can keep the Ram temple issue out of its election manifesto.
- Rivals Thrown Together (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 09, 2001)
For Sri Lanka, much will depend on how the mandate in the just-concluded polls is interpreted by Chandrika Kumaratunga and Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- People At War (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 09, 2001)
The formation of the People's Guerilla Army has led to a regrouping of the naxalites.
- What The Cbse Wanted Deleted From History Textbooks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
Medieval India: A History Textbook for Class XI, by Satish Chandra Pages: 236-237 Chapter: Climax and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire-1 Section: The Sikhs
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- Of Monarchs And Maoists (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 08, 2001)
The Nepalese cannot be blamed for jumping to the conclusion that only the Maoist insurrection has saved them from being browbeaten by India into accepting rigorous trade terms.
- Private Universities: Why Not? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 08, 2001)
Before commenting on the latest utterances of the man in charge of India’s education system, Mr Murli Manohar Joshi, let me set for you the backdrop. We have the largest number of illiterate people in the world.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- Japan Needs To Remodel Its Investment Outlook (The Financial Express, Smita Banerjee, Dec 08, 2001)
Japan has been a significant partner of India in terms of economic benefits. It was given overriding importance as an engine for the growth of India’s market-driven economy in the post-liberalisation period.
- A Small Gift In Return (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
Quite evidently, the gods are not as forgiving as the people of Tamil Nadu (or should we say, even the blind goddess?). So Amma had to rush back to the Guruvayoor temple the moment she got her re-entry pass to chief ministership.
- History Is Not “A Pack Of Tricks” (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 07, 2001)
History is a mirror of society—the mirror which reflects realities and, as such, is expected not to distort right images or project wrong ones.
- The Wima Windfall (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 07, 2001)
If you are a Delhi journalist and write a sort of political column, the question most frequently put to you, even by perfect strangers, is, ‘‘So will the Vajpayee government last?’’
- Economic Crisis May Create New Hurdles For Jayalalithaa (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Dec 07, 2001)
It was Navaratri and Deepavali together on December 4 for AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa, and her close aides.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
- Sony Ceo On Head-Hunt (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Dec 07, 2001)
This one’s about the head of an organisation who for the moment looks like he has his throne, but very little of the kingdom he once used to lord over.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
- Why Blood Red Becomes A Colour Of Choice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2001)
The means of the Maoists are unjustified, but their ends find resonance in the Nepalese countryside where poverty’s the rule and governance, the exception.
- Maoists Deserve Taliban Fate (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 07, 2001)
Yesterday, it was the Taliban. Today, it is the Maoists of Nepal. There is no difference between the two.
- Much Ado About ‘to Do’ (Indian Express, Teja Shrikant Lele, Dec 07, 2001)
The day I flunked my mathematics examination in Class V — a particularly bad performance that invited the attentions of the teacher’s red pencil —I sat down and made a list of things that just had to be done.
- Reforms Have Added Very Little To India’s Share In The Global Export Basket (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Dec 06, 2001)
“Colour of the cat seldom matters as long as it catches the mice”.
- History As Nonsense (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
If history visits us, first as tragedy and then as farce, the writing of history under the present political dispensation seems to be following a similar trajectory.
- A More Humane Vision Of Life (Tribune, Harkesh Kaur, Dec 06, 2001)
“God’s in His heaven — All’s right with the world”, wrote Robert Browning. This was an eloquent expression of the poet’s faith in the divine scheme of things. It filled the poet with hope and optimism.
- That’s Not The Punjab I Know (Indian Express, Gurtej Singh, Dec 05, 2001)
Hartosh Singh Bal’s article, ‘Temple plots and holy men’ (IE, November 21) pegged on to V.S. Naipaul’s comments made interesting reading. Naipaul’s earlier comments on India and those of Nirad Chaudhri would have made even more gripping reading.
- Maoists On The Rampage In Nepal (Tribune, Vijay Oberoi, Dec 05, 2001)
The recent events in Nepal, where militancy and terrorism unleashed by Maoists have forced the Government of Nepal to declare a state of emergency in the kingdom.
- Trade With Nepal -- India's Achilles Heel (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 05, 2001)
NEPAL'S Maoist uprising diverted attention from another danger averted for the time being by India's decision to extend the bilateral trade treaty that lapses today by three months.
- Is Mr Joshi Parochialising History A La Pakistan? (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 05, 2001)
It all began with a question on the Policy for Writing Text-books in the Rajya Sabha.
- Let Everyone Find His Level (Indian Express, R. C. Hansoti, Dec 04, 2001)
The Supreme Court judgement to consider only merit in admission to super specialities in medicine and engineering to prevent deterioration in the standards of competence in these fields tackles only the tip of the iceberg.
- Sound, Fury And Significance (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 04, 2001)
It is odd that the discussion on revising history textbooks has stirred up debate on such abstruse questions as whether it is true that Guru Tegh Bahadur (or the Jats or Shivaji) engaged in loot or plunder.
- Fight The Menace (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 04, 2001)
MARX AND MAO are hung upside down in their erstwhile places of worship.
- Fao Urges Poor Nations To Boost Organic Food Sales (The Financial Express, David Brought, Dec 04, 2001)
ROME: The United Nations food body urged poor nations on Monday to boost exports of organic produce to take advantage of booming markets in developed countries.
- What Next After Doha? (Business Line, K. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 04, 2001)
WHEN the curtain fell on the WTO Ministerial at Doha, there were mixed feelings.
- Leveraging India's Tourism Potential (Business Line, Gautam Murthy, Dec 04, 2001)
INDIA, once considered the land of ``snake charmers'' is today known in the West as a land of ``mouse movers'' with proven prowess in information technology.
- Sound, Fury And Significance (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 04, 2001)
It is odd that the discussion on revising history textbooks has stirred up debate on such abstruse questions as whether it is true that Guru Tegh Bahadur (or the Jats or Shivaji).
- Let Quality Prevail (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Dec 03, 2001)
The Central government has been clever enough not to tie itself in knots while granting children in the 6-14 age group the fundamental right to education under the Constitution (93rd) Amendment Bill, 2001.
- Connecting Culture (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 03, 2001)
George Harrison's death on Guru Purab Friday (Kartik Poornima) makes one think of the mysterious laws that seem at work in our universe, flashing a tantalising glimpse now and then of their hidden ways.
- For An Intolerant Secularism (Hindu, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Dec 03, 2001)
SECULARISM HAS been identified for too long with warm hearts, and soft shoulders. It is about time to break this image as it does not seem to have done much good for the cause of secularism anyway.
- For An Intolerant Secularism (Hindu, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Dec 03, 2001)
SECULARISM HAS been identified for too long with warm hearts, and soft shoulders.
- ‘Engage Early And Vigourously, And Seek Market Access’ (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 03, 2001)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expert seems to be in love with India’s forts.
- Other Side Of Diplomacy (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 03, 2001)
Like so many of the institutions of the government of India, our foreign service is also modelled on that of the British.
- The Other Side (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2001)
The recent visit of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Ms Benazir Bhutto, to India, not surprisingly, generated considerable public and media interest.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- Delete And Control - The Parivar's Mantra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
Freedom of thought is not something the BJP/Sangh Parivar is big on... It wants believers not thinkers. Anjali Mody on the changes in the school history syllabus.
- Delete And Control - The Parivar's Mantra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
Freedom of thought is not something the BJP/Sangh Parivar is big on... It wants believers not thinkers. Anjali Mody on the changes in the school history syllabus.
- Situation In Pakistan Doesn’t Seem To Be Hopeless (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 02, 2001)
COME winter and this city witnesses a sudden rise in the number of seminars, an expected spurt in visitors from across the border.
- Rebels In The Temple (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
Priests in rebellion. Pujaris in Andhra Pradesh are up in arms after the state government attempted to push through its nominees in all temple trusts known for their wealth.
- Radical Salafism (Hindu, Bernard Haykel, Dec 01, 2001)
RADICAL SALAFISM is the ideology of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda organisation.
- The American Crisis Of Understanding (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Dec 01, 2001)
IN a lighter vein, so characteristic of Mark Twain, the American anti-Establishment writer remarked: “It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it”.
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