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Articles 19721 through 19820 of 21681:
- 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.
- A Good Beginning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA government has set in motion a commendable process by initiating consultations with the Opposition on next week's India-Pakistan talks.
- Pakistan’S ‘Miracle’ Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 04, 2004)
Pakistan now has a Prime Minister who is a darling both of the army and of America’s Super Moneymen
- Space-Age Science Policy (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Sep 04, 2004)
ON May 18, 1974, the first atomic device code named “Smiling Buddha” was tested in Pokhran. As sanctions were imposed upon us, the policy of self-reliance in high-tech Engineering became necessary.
- Parliament Under Suspension (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 04, 2004)
Abstaining from political action in Parliament will result in anarchy and chaos and the Opposition stands to lose more than anyone else.
- Crucial Afghan Presidential Poll (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2004)
The Afghan Presidential elections are fixed for October 9, 2004. It was earlier postponed twice and it is hoped that this time the security situation in the country would not be so badly disruptive as to call for yet another postponement.
- Olympics In Ammathi (Deccan Herald, PRABHU HARLE, Sep 03, 2004)
Listening to the commentary around a transistor radio, we kept our hopes alive till the end
- Countering Terror (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 03, 2004)
Where counter-terrorism violates human rights, it produces state terrorism directed against a nation's own people.
- The Also-Ran Nation (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 03, 2004)
The 28th Olympic Games are now ended. In the battle for gold medals, China has almost drawn level with the United States of America, although in the tally of medals in all categories, it has lagged behind God’s Own Country.
- When Neighbours Meet (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 03, 2004)
The coming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan is unlikely to produce the big steps needed to take the dialogue process forward.
- Trading Gets Boost (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2004)
IT is a please-all Foreign Trade Policy. Replacing the Exim Policy, it sets an ambitious agenda of doubling India’s share of global trade in five years — from 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent by 2009.
- Free At Last (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2004)
India must not drop its guard as the Iraqi situation shows no signs of normalisation
- 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.
- Portents Of Civil War (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 01, 2004)
As Khaleda Zia cosies up to fundamentalists, secular nationalism is the target in the turbulent politics of Bangladesh
- Canada’S Punjabi Press Lacks Talent (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Sep 01, 2004)
BY its sheer size, it overwhelms. There are 14 broadsheet-Punjabi weeklies, one daily and several monthlies besides some web editions in Greater Toronto alone.
- Children Of Lesser Gods (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2004)
The sex industry is made up of hundreds of children who have no means of escape
- Guru Granth Sahib’S Message Is For All (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 01, 2004)
LIKE Muslims and Christians, Sikhs are “ahle kitab”. Theirs is Guru Granth Sahib which celebrates its 400th anniversary on September 1. Unfortunately, the Shiromani Akali Dal, the organiser, does not have good credentials.
- 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.
- Strategic Options (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Aug 30, 2004)
While getting gas through overland pipelines is cheaper, shipping LNG is a safer option
- Peace At A Crossroads (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 29, 2004)
The mileage counters of the Jammu and Kashmir peace process seem to have been reset to zero. Dialogue between the secessionists and the Government seems stalled, a consequence of both sides being unwilling or unable to make major unilateral concessions.
- Is Stoppage Of Parliament The Only Answer? (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 29, 2004)
It has been my privilege to cover the country's apex legislature since the very first session of "provisional Parliament" in February 1950.
- Jihadi Groups: Alive And Killing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2004)
Indian authorities have pointed to a renewed offensive of cross-border infiltration and argued that this would not be possible without official Pakistani patronage.
- They Wanted To Create Another August 15 (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 29, 2004)
Twenty-nine years after Sheikh Mujib’s assassination, his daughter survived the seventh attempt on her life.
- Moderate Voices In Islam (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 28, 2004)
A community freed from the constant pressure of having to justify and explain itself is likely to feel more confident to take a harder look at itself.
- Ramanna & The Nuclear Programme (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Aug 28, 2004)
The legacy of Raja Ramanna is that he helped build up a large pool of scientists and technologists to address the country's needs of energy and national security.
- An Indian Non-Debate (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Aug 28, 2004)
Indians need to understand that there is no yardstick to judge the ethics of American unilateralism in Iraq
- Clinging To Identity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 28, 2004)
In the Fifties when Britain had National Service, my friends joked about the soldier who tried to get out of Sunday church service by professing Islam.
- Detente As An Imperative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2004)
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 ...
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 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.
- Ending The Regional Drift (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 27, 2004)
India might have no option but to develop a pro-active policy to encourage internal political change within the subcontinent.
- The Next Stage Of Peace Process (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 27, 2004)
When tracking diplomacy, microscopic reading of joint statements often leads to a suspension of political judgment. Critics of the meeting between
- Gentlemen And Patriots (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 27, 2004)
From all accounts, the Union petroleum minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar, is both a happy and troubled man these days.
- Airports Can Be A High-Flying Business (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Aug 27, 2004)
After much debate, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has floated tenders for 49 per cent stake in the Mumbai and Delhi airports, and given the green signal for the Rs 1,300-crore Bangalore airport project.
- Facing The Dragon (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2004)
New Delhi has made it clear that it does not see China as a “threat” to India. The official position reflects a correct assessment of our security environment.
- Dialogue With Pakistan (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 26, 2004)
When Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee met Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad during the SAARC Summit in January this year, India agreed to the resumption of the dialogue with Pakistan following a categorical commitment by the General that he would not allow any ...
- Rhetoric And Reality (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 25, 2004)
Lack of political will has adversely affected the promotion of people-to-people contacts between India and Pakistan.
- Talking On (Telegraph, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2004)
The ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan has led to high-level interaction, in the last few weeks, between officials of the two sides.
- Ladakh: Gateway To Central Asia (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 23, 2004)
A road to Central Asia through China? That might seem rather far-fetched, given the recent history of India-China relations.
- The Way To Defeat Terror (Deccan Herald, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 23, 2004)
Dictatorship and religious extremism, fuelled by inequality, must be countered by returning to democracy
- Making People-To-People Contacts (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Aug 23, 2004)
The candlelight vigil ceremony organised by the Hind-Pak Dosti Manch at the Wagah border on the eve of Independence Day provided the writer an opportunity to interact with politicians, theatre personalities and housewives from Pakistan.
- Us Actions Put Asia Into A Tailspin (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Aug 23, 2004)
The Bush administration’s push into Iraq has fanned the jehadi fire in Asia and endangered its security situation
- Wajahat: In The Eye Of The Storm (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 22, 2004)
IF freedom of speech and dissent are important ingredients of democracy, one cannot take a harsh view of Wajahat Habibullah’s opinion on the Kashmir dispute which runs somewhat contrary to India’s established policy since 1972.
- Difference Between East And West (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 22, 2004)
IF I were back in an ink-smelly newspaper office again I would commission a project for the reporters. It is: check what happens, over time, to institutions set up by private persons or groups with the intention of doing something for the public.
- A Hair Of Honour (Tribune, M.S. Kohli, Aug 21, 2004)
Last April I suddenly decided to accompany my younger son, Ravinder, to Islamabad to see the much-publicised cricket match between India and Pakistan. My elder brother too decided to join us.
- Struggle With The Centre (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 21, 2004)
In Pakistan, the periphery will not remain subjects for long but the Centre refuses to budge
- Pakistan’S Search For Ideology (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 20, 2004)
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14 as usual. Mid-August is the period throughout South Asia to take stock of things, ponder over the nation's present situation and prospects.
- After The Red Fort Speech (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 19, 2004)
IN the eyes of most people, barring incorrigible cynics, Dr Manmohan Singh’s maiden speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day was both worthy of the great national event and typical of the man delivering it.
- Us Turning A Blind Eye To Nukes (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Power, Aug 19, 2004)
The Bush administration might be reacting too late to an emergent nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia
- India-Japan Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2004)
The swiftness with which Japan has set about wooing the United Progressive Alliance Government is a measure of the importance it attaches to developing relations with India.
- Iaf Needs At Least 300 Aircraft (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Aug 18, 2004)
THE Indian Air Force is roaring for jetspeed at the Ministry of Defence for new aircraft simply because most of its MiG series of combat aircraft are coming to the end of their lives.
- Corn And Porn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2004)
Pornography makes some people horny. Others, like Salman Rushdie, get corny about it. One could have let this one too from Midnight's (most famous) child pass, because it is that time of the year when Midnight's Children tend to get a bit touched;
- India In 1865 (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 18, 2004)
George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, printed in 1867 a Statistical Abstract Relating to British India ...
- Who Needs An Honest Broker? (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 17, 2004)
An able Indian civil servant, Wajahat Habibullah, has come under attack for arguing that the United States of America could play the role of a facilitator to help resolve the vexed Kashmir problem.
- Once Again, On The Edge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2004)
Poised on the edge of a dialogue on the future of Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has suddenly discovered that Pakistan is holding the strings guiding the peace kites it flew five years ago.
- A Question Of Identity (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 17, 2004)
In Britain there is now a new "class" of Asians and blacks, almost as xenophobic and intolerant as the white racists who once intimidated their parents and grandparents.
- Candles Of Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2004)
Despite the cynicism of some people, the annual candlelight border vigil ceremony organised by the Jalandhar-based Hind-Pak Dosti Manch since 1996 on the
- Do Nris Need A Minister? (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Aug 17, 2004)
THE Government of India has appointed a Minister for Overseas Indians who will hold an independent charge. Most observers of diaspora affairs have not welcomed either the creation of a separate ministry or the appointment of Mr Jagdish Tytler, as Minister
- Trade With Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2004)
Once again, India has offered to improve its trade relations with Pakistan. Pakistan is yet again indifferent to the Indian proposals, including the opening of the Wagah-Attari border for trade.
- Us Policy On West Asia (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 16, 2004)
The Iraqi situation is getting murkier. No new nation has offered to send troops to Iraq in spite of the resolution of the Security Council authorising UN members to contribute troops.
- Manmohan's Expansive Menu For Pakistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in his Independence Day address to the nation, reiterated his commitment to vigorously pursue the current peace process with Pakistan.
- Not Merely An Oil Shock (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 15, 2004)
PERHAPS the least written about and certainly the least analysed portion of the new UPA Government’s common minimum programme is the short paragraph on energy security. Since it is crucial to India’s future economic development, it bears repeating:
- Nandita: A Bright & Articulate Artist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 15, 2004)
Ghoom Tanna” , a short video film by Salman Ahmed, Pakistan’s noted song-writer and lead guitarist, manifests the urge of the people of India and Pakistan to open a new chapter of harmony and prosperity in the sub-continent.
- Recapitulating History To Illuminate The Present (Tribune, David Devadas, Aug 15, 2004)
August 15, 1947, was a very different day in Jammu and Kashmir than it was in the rest of the country. Uncertainty and strife were the order of the day there on the day when both India and Pakistan were celebrating their new-found independence.
- India Needs A Comprehensive Defence Policy (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Aug 15, 2004)
Amazingly, though India boasts of a Rs 77,000-crore defence budget for 2004-05, it does not have a defence policy.
- In The Line Of Control (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Aug 15, 2004)
If the BCCI anoints Jagmohan Dalmiya its first-ever patron-in-chief, the post will be anything but ceremonial.
- Terrorism Beyond The Spectacle (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Aug 14, 2004)
Recently, on a French television channel, I had the good surprise to watch a young and handsome Marlon Brando answering questions about his career and his hobbies in rather fluent French. Soon the discussion veered to his favourite topic...
- Appeasing All The Way (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 14, 2004)
The latest proposal of the Congress-led UPA Government to constitute two minorities commissions is yet another act of Muslim appeasement. The Congress has most often been pro-Muslim rather than pro-Indian.
- Fragrance Of Roses From A Pakistani Village For Some Inner Peace (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 14, 2004)
On city roads, patriotism has been peaking this week, with one more Independence Day only a day away. Beggars at traffic signals are not asking for charity but vending the tricolour...
- Conman And The Cleric (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 14, 2004)
Innumerable are the stories of smooth-talking Charles Sobhraj conning the well-to-do. But few people know how he conned Maulana Masood Azhar out of all his money when they were lodged in the high-security ward in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
- Pakistan Plots Return Of Taliban (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2004)
Pakistan wants to restore Taliban control over Southern and Eastern Afghanistan so as to establish "strategic depth" throughout that country in the conviction that the Americans are bound to leave in due course.
- Drug Watch (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 13, 2004)
The recent MoU between India and Pakistan is yet another CBM
- New Sovereigntism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 13, 2004)
THIS is an appellation that has gained currency to describe a tendency on the part of a country or its policy-makers to be narcissistically obsessed with its sovereign rights in its relations with other nations or in its reaction to international ...
- On The Trail Of Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
THE two-day official-level talks between India and Pakistan on terrorism and drug-trafficking have ended on expected lines.
- Peace Must Be A Priority (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 13, 2004)
IT is a strange coincidence: the day Pakistan’s delegation on cultural matters and visa relaxation was in New Delhi for talks with its Indian counterparts, the Pakistan Cabinet decided that its visa regime should be tightened up. Obviously, the scope ...
- The `Best Hope' In South Asia (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Despite a profoundly questionable American effort to prop up an unpopular and disingenuous regime in Pakistan, India should doggedly focus on the pursuit of its own interests.
- Freedom From Want (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2004)
Such is the ordinariness of the 58th year in the life of a nation that it will rarely be treated as more than a fleeting calendar event.
- No Handholding In Public (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 12, 2004)
A subtle change in India’s relations with Israel is likely to take place in the new dispensation
- Pakistan’S ‘Strategic Depth’ Idea (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
JUST a few days before he died in a mysterious air-crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia-ul-Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent. General Zia was ecstatic that following the Geneva Accords, Mikhail Gorbachev was all set to withdraw
- Peace Through Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Aug 12, 2004)
India-Pakistan ties could be normalised through the development cooperation between the two neighbours
- New Chapter In War On Terror (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
Just a few days before he died in a mysterious air crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia ul Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent.
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