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Articles 20921 through 21020 of 21681:
- Us, India Aur Woh (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Jul 16, 2003)
There was some irrational gloating in India when Musharraf did not get the F-16s from the United States. The general assessment here was that the general’s visit to Washington was only a partial success. Wishful thinking is all very well but some ...
- Indo-Pak Story, Happy Ending (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
I hope our relations get better and better. Why must mothers like me and babies like Noor suffer?’’ That’s what a tired and worried mother Tayyuba Sajjad said when she reached New Delhi on the evening of July 11 on board the first Lahore bus. Well, as for
- Hawks Caged, Delhi Opens Hurriyat Door (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 16, 2003)
Encouraged by the recent ‘‘rise of doves’’ within the separatist conglomerate, especially the election of Moulvi Abbas Ansari as its new chairman, the Centre is all set to extend a dialogue offer to the Hurriyat Conference. Sources told The Indian Exp
- Moving Saarc Forward (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
SOUTH ASIAN COOPERATION can make headway in a meaningful manner for the region's huge population only if India and Pakistan show genuine progress towards normality in their bilateral relations. Their continuing differences have stunted the growth ...
- Iraq Roadblock (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 15, 2003)
Truth is, the BJP-led government lost its nerve on sending combat troops to Iraq. For a leadership which went nuclear within two months of coming to power in 1998 without consulting anybody in the Opposition, the ‘‘lack of domestic consensus’’ argument
- Troops May Not Go To Baghdad But Gi Joe Is Learning Hindi (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jul 15, 2003)
New interest in region prompts US Defence to set up system to translate Hindi to English, search databases
- The Right And Sensible Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2003)
THE VAJPAYEE GOVERNMENT'S decision not to send troops to occupied Iraq will be widely welcomed. It is the triumph of democratic national opinion and political good sense over vacillating tendencies and grandiose visions of realpolitik, which ...
- Ending An Era Of Indignity (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Jul 15, 2003)
The bipartisan consensus (on conferring citizenship on Tamils of recent Indian origin) is a good augury. It will take the issue away from the arena of competitive politics, which has done incalculable harm to Sri Lanka.
- ‘sachin Is A Living Legend But He Can’t Be An Olympian’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 14, 2003)
Indian hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, about the new resurgence in the team’s fortunes. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk
- Song Of The Road (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2003)
We've listened to Pervez Musharraf and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. We’ve heard the polished boots of the Indian and Pakistani army brass crunch on the gravel. We’ve taken note of the eloquence of the foreign policy greysuits of New Delhi and Islamabad hold
- Indian Hand Sends Pak Film To No-Man’s Land (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 14, 2003)
For two hostile neighbours, resumption of the Delhi-Lahore bus service may be a major step. But human aspirations move much faster than that bus and for many the small distance is proving to be too difficult to bridge. Mubasher Lucman is one of them.
- Lonely In Lahore: Indian Airlines (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 13, 2003)
When the bus from Delhi rolled in last evening, G M Pillai cheered, with one eye on the sky. In a little office on Davis Road, Pillai has been playing the lone ranger, the pointman for an airline which hasn’t flown from this city for some years now.
- Breaking Free With Reality, In Grand Style (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 13, 2003)
As I watched Sonia Gandhi’s lady-in-waiting, Ambika Soni, articulate her leader’s ‘‘new vision’’ last week I realised that it was time for me to revise my political views. My main objection to Sonia being prime minister of India used to be that as she was
- Omar Breaks Free, Of Father And Nda (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 13, 2003)
Rattled by the consolidation of Mufti Mohammad Syed’s People’s Democratic Party and the steady rise of doves within the separatist Hurriyat, the National Conference today snapped its ties with BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in a bid to position
- Is A Storm Brewing In The Valley? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 13, 2003)
The 'Healing Touch' policy of the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Government in Jammu and Kashmir could soon be tested by sterner challenges than it has had to face so far, writes PRAVEEN SWAMI.
- Hurriyat’s New Boss: Moderate Moulvi (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Jul 13, 2003)
Minutes after taking over as the Hurriyat chief today, Moulvi Abbas Ansari gave a clean chit to People’s Conference (PC), saying that hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani had ‘‘misunderstood the situation’’ by calling for its expulsion from the conglomerate.
- ‘pak Nuke Isn’t Islamic Bomb’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2003)
Stressing that nuclear proliferation must be seen in terms of ‘‘regional realities’’, a key Saudi military strategist has said Saudi Arabia does not accept the notion that ‘‘Pakistan’s nuclear bomb is an Islamic bomb’’. ‘‘(Nuclear) proliferation must
- "A People's Movement Against Violence" (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 13, 2003)
Interviews with the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, used to be a journalist's delight. Dramatic polemic and theatrical political gestures were abundant, peppered liberally with invective against Pakistan. The style ...
- Afghan, Pak Forces Exchange Fire Again (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 13, 2003)
Afghan and Pakistani troops exchanged fire on their border on Saturday and an Afghan commander said encroaching Pakistani forces had been driven back. Clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces have been erupting intermittently for several weeks with
- Beyond Memories And Complexes (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Jul 10, 2003)
J.N. Dixit argues that India should distinguish between being suspicious and being alert with regard to China
- What Summits Are All About (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jul 09, 2003)
If, instead of greeting each other with the usual handshake, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, had hugged and kissed each other the way Leonid Brezhnev used to greet his east European counterparts, it is very likely that much of
- Show Time For Hockey (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jul 06, 2003)
Indian hockey needs TV coverage to grow. The IHF has begun work but much needs to be done.
- Many Heads Make Division Easier (Telegraph, Piyus Ganguly, Jul 04, 2003)
Mahatma Gandhi had once asserted that Pakistan could be formed only over his dead body. Subhas Chandra Bose had thundered from southeast Asia that “our divine motherland must not be cut.” Such warnings however fell on deaf ears. Our tired politicians
- In Anticipation (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Jul 04, 2003)
The term national security has been borrowed by Indian security analysts from their American counterparts. It broadly means securing a country’s long term objectives — an amalgam of military strategy, politics, economics, diplomacy and social security.
- Many A Slip (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2003)
A new wave of uncertainty is gripping Jammu and Kashmir. Although the state has attracted a large number of tourists this year, there are genuine fears that violence could once again engulf Kashmir in the weeks to come. This sense of uncertainty is accent
- A Relationship Beyond Tibet (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jul 03, 2003)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s China visit is being criticized for conceding advantage to China on Tibet and getting only a trading post in Sikkim in return. But what if the big story turns out to be the advanced stage of negotiations on a Tibet
- To Help The Army Fight Better (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Jul 02, 2003)
Operation SarpVinash has indisputably been the most high-profile counter-insurgency operation being conducted at the level of Jammu Corps. According to army sources, it has also been one of the most successful. The operation, of building a road to Hill
- Olympics Medal: Not Greek For Us Any More (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jul 01, 2003)
Podium finish at Athens possible if Indians maintain fitness and peak at the right time
- Road Too Far (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2003)
India’s foreign policy is clearly unprepared to meet the aggressive diplomacy unleashed by Pakistan’s president, Mr Pervez Musharraf, in Washington. Although the Indian prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was responsible for initiating the latest ...
- Exodus From Paradise (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 01, 2003)
The longer I stayed in my last job, the better it fitted me. The income it brought elevated me from comfort to luxury and finally extravagance. Then, just as I lapsed into complacency, my livelihood suddenly got ready to forsake me. I counted the money in
- Quizzing The General (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jul 01, 2003)
The rumpus over the answers of the Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, to Prannoy Roy’s googlies only serves to underline the imperative of isolating the proposed India-Pakistan dialogue from the volatility and amplitude of the inevitable oscillations
- Close Your Eyes With Holy Dread (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 28, 2003)
In his Life of Pi, Yann Martel has a lot to say about how to survive when ship-wrecked on the open seas. He was transporting a part of his zoo at Pondicherry to Canada when their ship ran into inclement weather and sank. Just in time, the crew were able
- Muslim Chinese (Telegraph, Jairam Ramesh, Jun 26, 2003)
What an extraordinary coincidence that just as the 50th anniversary of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee’s death fell, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was rediscovering Jawaharlal Nehru in Beijing. The irony could not be greater for Vajpayee was among the Indians who had made
- Perils Of Peace (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2003)
Indian diplomacy seems to have floundered once again. The growing popular belief that New Delhi’s foreign policy had been injected with new realism will be deeply eroded because of the latest news from Beijing and Washington, unarguably the two most ...
- Wise Men Ignore The Box (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Jun 26, 2003)
The contrast was too stark. The president of Pakistan bounded up the lawns of Camp David, looking debonair, confident, at ease in front of the watching world. In another corner of the globe, the prime minister of India read out a speech at the Great Hall
- Measuring The Mood (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 26, 2003)
Globalization can help reduce poverty but it needs to be complemented with national and international actions
- One More Kargil (Telegraph, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Jun 24, 2003)
General Pervez Musharraf has threatened another Kargil if India does not engage his government on Jammu and Kashmir. That is the crux of his now famous and recent interview to a television channel. His subsequent denials, clarifications and obfuscations
- Across Borders (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2003)
The visit of the prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to China will assume real significance if it manages to inject fresh momentum into Sino-Indian relations. Relations between India and China have often shown promise, but this latent potential has
- Politics Of Bat And Ball (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2003)
If sports is war minus the shooting as George Orwell had quipped, then Indo-Pak cricket is both war and peace-making rolled into one. It is a proxy war because jingoism during the matches between India and Pakistan touches a note of hysteria. It is peace-
- The Australian Way (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jun 22, 2003)
When I first visited Australia, 15 years ago, I was struck by some superficial resemblances to the United States of America. The signage on the highways and supermarkets, the sprawl of the cities out towards the suburbs, the popular love of the outdoors
- Just Be Practical (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Jun 20, 2003)
General K. Sundarji was not only India’s most flamboyant chief of staff but also one of the most brilliant theoreticians the Indian army has ever had. During the Rajiv Gandhi regime, he propounded his own theory of involving mechanized force in warfare.
- Caught In A Vicious Trap (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Jun 19, 2003)
Not much is being done about women and children being brought into the flesh trade in India from Nepal and Bangladesh
- Tv The Answer To Pillay’s Plea For Helping Hockey (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jun 18, 2003)
Sponsors will come in if the game is televised, players packaged; the emotional pull is strong
- Great Dictator (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2003)
Making peace is always more arduous than making war. Parleys across a table demand more patience and tact than shelling borders and bombing towns. It is impossible for a military leader to fully appreciate the difficulties involved in a peace process. He
- Surely More Than Cannonfodder (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jun 16, 2003)
By sending its troops to assist US forces in Iraq, India stands to gain little, but could lose the goodwill it enjoys among the Iraqis,
- As Real As A Handshake (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 14, 2003)
John Ashcroft is not someone who is easily impressed. George W. Bush’s attorney-general would easily bond with those in the Bharatiya Janata Party, including some personal friends of the prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who rightly argue that ...
- Scoring, Marking, Choking: Gains And Lessons From Oz (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jun 10, 2003)
It’s difficult to read anything of great significance into India’s emphatic win over Australia on Sunday to win the three-nation tournament. On the face of it, this was some achievement: the tournament included the hosts and Pakistan, both countries with
- It Is Still Cold Beyond The Wall (Telegraph, M.L. Sondhi, Jun 10, 2003)
China must think beyond Sikkim in framing its India policy given the new warmth between India and the US
- Make Haste Slowly (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Jun 10, 2003)
Six weeks have gone by since the offer of the Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to resume the dialogue with Pakistan. It has got a reticently positive response from Pakistan. The media, as usual, proceeded to be enthusiastic about break-through
- Changing Face Of Diplomacy (Upendra Choudhury) (Business Line, Upendra Choudhury, Jun 10, 2003)
The growing interest in economic diplomacy stems from increasing liberalisation and globalisation, as well as the growth of regional trading blocs.
- Has Pakistan Turned Around? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2003)
When General Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his initial charge sheet was full of complaints on economic mismanagement.
- Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline: Mea Sets Stiff Terms For Partcipation (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Jun 10, 2003)
: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has laid down stiff terms for Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Gail India participation in the Turkmenistan,
- Down Under, Indian Hockey Takes Upward Swing (Indian Express, NEENA BHANDARI, Jun 09, 2003)
India beat Australia 5-3 to win the second-leg of the three-nation invitational tournament
- Build Bridges (For Communal Harmony) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
The manner in which a minor altercation between two individuals sparked off communal riots in Hyderabad is worrying.
- The Ghost Who Stalks (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Jun 08, 2003)
Holding a memorial service for match-fixer Hansie Cronje a year after the sacked South African captain’s death is not as strange as it may seem. Well, not in South Africa. These days South Africans of all races have become quite adept at forgiving liars,
- The General’S Musharraf) Problems (M B Naqvi) (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 08, 2003)
After getting himself elected as Pakistan’s President, amending the Constitution and holding a bogus election, General Musharraf should have been firmly in the saddle of power. But, his troubles are only beginning
- Big Match, High Stakes And It’s Advantage India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2003)
India meet Pakistan in a crucial hockey match Down Under tomorrow and need a draw to reach their successive final in the three-nation invitational tournament. However, the obvious excitement created whenever these two teams clash is a reflection more of
- Rookie Clears The Hurdles For India (Indian Express, NEENA BHANDARI, Jun 06, 2003)
Sandeep Michael struck twice as India overcame a spirited resistance from Australia ‘A’ to carve out a thrilling 4-3 victory in a league match in the second leg of the three-nation invitational hockey tournament here today. The victory put India on
- Beyond The Hyphenated Perspective (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jun 05, 2003)
India has often complained of being bracketed with Pakistan by the international community. The “India-Pakistan” hyphenated perspective of south Asia has led to a sense of frustration in New Delhi. Pakistan is seen as a shackle that prevents India from...
- An Indian In Pakistan (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jun 04, 2003)
Back in Pakistan last week after a gap of two years, I found myself back again on the familiar terrain of everyone wanting to know whether this time it is for real — or whether we are once again chasing chimeras. To demonstrate national solidarity, I
- Past Rebuke (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
It has begun to look as if West Bengal is past rebuke when it comes to public health. When the World Health Organization named the state recently as among the top in the global polio menace list — second only to Uttar Pradesh and worse than Bihar — the
- Trafficking In Bangladeshi Women Cause For Concern (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jun 03, 2003)
DHAKA June 2. An estimated 20,000 Bangladeshi women and children are trafficked in every year,
- G-8 Evinces Interest On Graft In Developing Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 03, 2003)
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee said today that the leaders of the seven wealthiest countries and Russia at the G-8 (Group of Eight) at Evian wanted to know why the developing countries are not tackling the endemic problem of “corruption” that is undermining
- Brake On Acceleration (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 02, 2003)
At the World Bank annual development economics conference in Bangalore in May 2003 on “Accelerating Development”, the private sector and its role in development was discussed. Innovation is through new product development. Financing innovation requires
- Much-Hyped Clash Proves A Mis-Match (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2003)
Continuing their recent domination of their arch-rivals, India registered a fluent 2-0 victory against Pakistan in their last league match here today to move into the final of the three-nation invitational hockey tournament. Unperturrbed by the loss
- Goodwill At Any Cost? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2002)
Given the traumatic experience this country has had with the LTTE, India would have to adopt a proactive strategy of pressing Sri Lanka to extradite the terrorist leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Jayalalithaa: In The Eye Of Another Storm (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 11, 2002)
THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, is right back at the centre of another political controversy. Her government has invoked POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) to arrest eight MDMK functionaries for their utterances eulogising the LTTE.
- Time For A Reality Check (Hindu, Asma Khan, Jul 11, 2002)
Kashmir is back on the world consciousness and is the focus of major world powers. This is a welcome albeit late development; nonetheless, it encompasses great scope for ending the protracted impasse in Kashmir.
- The Border Confrontation (Hindu, P. R. Chari , Jul 11, 2002)
The test of success in the present coercive diplomacy is not the discomfiture of Pakistan but the resolution of the Kashmir problem.
- Cabinet Reshuffle -- Check, Checkmate (Business Line, Harihar Swarup , Jul 11, 2002)
Establishing Mr L. K. Advani's supremacy both in the government and the party, and the indication that the BJP would henceforth adopt hard line functioning, were obviously the twin objectives of the recent Cabinet and organisational changes.
- Letting Kashmir Simmer (National Post, Editorial, National Post, Jul 08, 2002)
Following a brief period of what seemed like progress, relations between India and Pakistan over Kashmir have returned to their normal state of brewing animosity.
- The Moderate Deputy Pm (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jul 06, 2002)
As reshuffles go, it is hard to deny that last week’s effort was a bit of a dud.
- Nuclear Brinkmanship (Providence Journal, Editorial, Providence Journal, Jun 03, 2002)
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cost 10 million lives or more. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf engages in such provocative activities as testing missiles and implying that his nation might use nuclear weapons first.
- Nuclear High-Wire Act (Washington Times, Jed Babin, May 30, 2002)
Some wars are avoidable. It appears that the coming war between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region is not. We may not be able to act soon enough to stop war from breaking out, but we must take action to prevent nuclear escalation.
- Highs And Lows (Financial Times, Edward Luce, May 30, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf interview held at the Army Chief's official residence in Rawalpindi, Pakistan's military headquarters, took place immediately after Gen Musharraf had addressed the Pakistan nation in a televised broadcast.
- The Most Dangerous Place In The World (New York Times, Salman Rushdie, May 30, 2002)
The present Kashmir crisis feels like a déjà vu replay of the last one. Will the outcome also be a replay of three years ago? Will the conflict be contained again?
- Caution On Kashmir (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 30, 2002)
In the present circumstances the United States has no choice but to use all its influence with India and Pakistan to compel those nuclear-armed neighbors to back down from the brink of war.
- Pakistan Cannot Expect The Support Of India's Muslims (Independent (UK), M.J. Akbar, May 30, 2002)
A revealing but rarely revealed fact is that Muslims in the rest of India give no support whatsoever to the separatist insurgency in the Muslim-majority valley of Kashmir, that charming bit of paradise that could trigger off history's first nuclear war.
- Musharraf Set To Win Pakistan Poll, But At A Cost (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 28, 2002)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is set for a comfortable victory in a referendum on Tuesday to extend his rule for five years, but in the process he has damaged his credibility both at home and abroad.
- It's Not Winning That Matters In Pakistan (Gulf News, Nasim Zehra, Apr 26, 2002)
President Pervez Musharraf has promised to strengthen Constitutionalism, the prime ministership and the parliamentary form of government through a strengthened presidency. And developments during the past few weeks point towards a strong possibility of Mu
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