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Articles 21021 through 21120 of 21681:
- Musharraf's Order Or Disorder? (News International, Farhan Bokhari, Apr 25, 2002)
The success of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's General President, at next Tuesday's referendum may already be a foregone conclusion, thanks to the widespread state-cum-'nazim' backed struggle to make his campaign anything but a failure.
- The Emperor's New Clothes (Dawn, Iffat Malik, Apr 25, 2002)
Come April 30, Musharraf will get his new clothes. person they - and all the people of Pakistan - should be admiring is Justice (resigned) Tariq Mehmood - the only one who spoke the truth.
- Economic Ties With Us (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Apr 25, 2002)
Pakistan and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint forum following a meeting between finance minister Shaukat Aziz and the US treasury secretary Paul O'Neil.
- Time To Think Things Out (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Apr 25, 2002)
The closest the US has come to distancing itself from the referendum is to suggest that the process should be open to review by the courts, a review that is now in progress.
- Musharraf Falters (Sacramento Bee, Editorial, Sacramento Bee, Apr 25, 2002)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf did much to enhance the credibility of his unelected military regime in Pakistan last fall by backing the U.S. war in Afghanistan. In return, Washington offered aid and ended sanctions imposed after Pakistan nuclear testing in 1998.
- Our Long-Term Enemy (Guardian (UK), Peter Preston, Apr 22, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf has summoned Pakistanis to a wholly spurious referendum on April 30 so that they may vote to keep him as head of state, head of the army and head of anything meaningful for the next five years.
- Musharraf Opens A New Political Front (Gulf News, Nasim Zehra, Apr 12, 2002)
Wearing army fatigues and throwing caution to the wind, Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf launched his political career at the Lahore referendum rally.
- A Western Ally Takes A Wrong Turn (Toronto Star, Haroon Siddiqui, Apr 11, 2002)
This week when Musharraf, now our front-line ally in the war on terrorism, announced a quickie referendum to rubber-stamp his stay for another five years, the West offered an eloquently silent assent.
- Pakistan, Still Unfree (Toronto Star, Editorial, Toronto Star, Apr 11, 2002)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf is a bold reformer, an ally in the global campaign against terror, and a leader who has done much to repair Pakistan's reputation as an incubator for corruption and extremism.
- An Epistle To Mr Advani (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 05, 2002)
Dear Advaniji,
You have begun what is unquestionably the most profound and consequential interaction between our country and the United States of America since the two meetings between the then president, Bill Clinton, and the prime minister.
- Air War And Ground Reality (Telegraph, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 05, 2002)
The ground offensive of the Northern Alliance has quickly cleared most of Afghanistan from the control of the taliban. The powerful air attacks could not by themselves force the taliban out of their strongholds.
- Baker’s Attitude Can’t But Prejudice Indo-Uk Relations: Nehru (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
As early as 1 February 1948, Patrick Gordon-Walker, the junior minister in the Commonwealth Relations Office, had warned that the ‘‘Indians will be mortally offended if we put forward the idea (of admitting Pakistani troops into Kashmir) publicly’’.
- Bangladesh: Worrisome Indicators (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 05, 2002)
THE recent incidents on the Indo-Bangladeshi border are under enquiry by the Government and one has to await the results before assessing whether these were isolated incidents unlikely to have an adverse impact on the bilateral relations.
- New Great Guessing Game: Where’s Osama? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
WHEN Osama bin Laden seemed to melt into the snow-capped mountains of in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago, many speculated that he had made a simple escape, taking an obvious route.
- Bono Who? (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 05, 2002)
Young Omar Abdullah, the 31-year-old minister of state in the MEA, makes no pretence of enjoying the good life outside South Block.
- Ivanov’s Cold War Comfort For India (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Feb 05, 2002)
As the stakes rise in the subcontinent, the Washington Wizards are scoring over Moscow. New Delhi, for now, is cheering on the winning side.
- Mr. Bush's Gesture Towards India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 05, 2002)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, has adopted a cautious yet proactive approach to exert political pressure on Islamabad to address India's spiralling security concerns about the activities of some of the Pakistan-encouraged terrorist organisations.
- Act With Restraint (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 05, 2002)
THERE can be no two views on the charge that the terrorists who struck at Parliament House on December 13 found their job easier than expected because of the slack security measures in force in and around the edifice.
- Moment Of Parting (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Feb 04, 2002)
Most historical events have heroes and villains — perhaps more villains than we actually care to record.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 04, 2002)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Premen Addy , Feb 04, 2002)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Victory Lies In The Air (Indian Express, H. Moolgavkar, Feb 04, 2002)
THE happenings in Afghanistan triggered by the bombings of September 11 in New York City and Washington have only gone to further confirm the potential and effectiveness of air power that had already become so clear during its application in World War II.
- Will Musharraf Endure? (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 04, 2002)
FOR nearly two months now, there have been no major public demonstrations in Pakistan over the US-led `war' against terrorism in Afghanistan and over the co-operation extended to this `war' by Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Will Megawati Be Her Own Person? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 04, 2002)
TWO years ago, when Indonesia's presidentship was snatched away from her by Islamic zealots, for a number of reasons, not the least of which was her gender, she had burst into tears.
- Wanted In Pakistan, A Suitable Prime Minister (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 03, 2002)
THE biggest controversy in political circles in Pakistan today is not whether elections will be held, but who will be able to participate in them.
- A Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Feb 03, 2002)
Reading Pervez Musharraf’s famous speech well after it was delivered, I was impressed by how craven it was. Not in the sense of being a command performance ordered by the Americans;
- Doon’s Tailors And The National Fabric (Indian Express, Anil Nauriya , Feb 03, 2002)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Manch tell women not to visit Kotdwar’s male (predominantly-Muslim) tailors to give measurements...(News item)
- Best Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2002)
Diplomacy, it has famously been said, is war carried on by other means.
- Difficult Sail For India Inc (Business Line, D. Sampathkumar , Feb 02, 2002)
PERFORMANCE-WISE, it has been a forgettable year for the Indian corporate sector.
- Brawn Worked, Now The Brain (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 02, 2002)
We must thank the Pakistanis for reviving interest in a flagging story.
- ‘There Is No Shift In Bjp’s Position, We Only Want Govt To Put A Decisive End To Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
Pakistan-bashing has been the staple diet of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its re-incarnation, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Pull Back From The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2002)
THE `DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS' that New Delhi has imposed on Pakistan show the determination to sustain pressure on Pakistan.
- Options And Hunches (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 02, 2002)
The shrill cries for a singing response to the terrorist assault on Parliament House in the form either of hot pursuit of militants in future or of bombing raids on bases of such jihadi outfits as Jaish-e-Mohammad are easy to understand.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Between War And Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2002)
The international diplomatic dimension will be as important as the military moves that India and Pakistan may make in the next few days.
- Pre-Emptive Strike (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
IT must be the single most unappreciated sector in India.
- Terrorism: The Two Faces Of Us (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE early 1980s, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had handed over to a group of Sikh terrorists, who had hijacked a plane of the Indian Airlines (IAC).
- It’s A Long March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
INDIA’S strategy is beginning to pay off although a great deal of the distance on the road to the elimination of terrorism from the region in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular remains to be covered.
- Mission Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
Jammu and Kashmir is labouring under many disadvantages.
- Peak Season Blues (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Feb 01, 2002)
IT’S peak tourist season in old world Bikaner, but the town looks desolate and dead. The slew of heritage resorts — palaces, havelis, hunting lodges, et al, present a sombre appearance.
- Why Saarc Does Not Spark? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 01, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 3. The failures of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation over the last two decades have led to agonising soul searching among sections of the intelligentsia in the subcontinent.
- Pak-Sponsored Terrorism -- Diplomacy, Not War, Is The Key (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2002)
THE attack on the Parliament complex and what might have happened but for the quick response of the security guards have left the nation stunned and furious.
- Analysts See Mixed Q3 For It Sector (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2002)
THE third quarter of current fiscal is likely to be a mixed bag for the Indian IT industry, analysts said.
- Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, Jing-dong Yuan, Jan 31, 2002)
The leaders of the two countries should have the foresight to look beyond the security prism.
- Coercive Diplomacy: Change The Tactics (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 31, 2002)
India should strive to avoid inflexibility in its tactical positions, while keeping a laser-like focus on the strategic objective of a permanent end to cross-border terrorism.
- Searching For Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
THE EUROPEAN UNION is India's largest trading partner, but considering the history of India's economic links with the members of the E.U. the volume of two-way economic flows is a very small proportion of Europe's trade with the rest of the world.
- A Missed Opportunity (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 31, 2002)
DESPITE THE heightened global talk about human rights, the inaugural South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) convention held in New Delhi on November 11 and 12 went virtually unnoticed.
- Talks With Pakistan, The Real ‘Test’ Ahead (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 31, 2002)
India's decision to test the short-range, nuclear capable version of the Agni missile is hardly the kind of thing South Asia needs in these times of tension.
- America’s India Problem (Indian Express, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 31, 2002)
Woven into India’s message to Pakistan is one for the US: make Musharraf toe the line on Kashmir.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
Pakistan's new set of proposals are, as its spokesman stated, a “sum-up and re-affirmation” of its earlier positions.
- Us And Them (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The United States of America has been transformed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. So has the US president, Mr George W. Bush, if his first state-of-the-union speech is good evidence.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 31, 2002)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- India And Pak. In The New Scenario (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Jan 31, 2002)
THE LAUNCHING of the global campaign against terrorism by an international coalition led by the United States has already resulted in a reordering of the foreign policies of major powers.
- India Must Go All Out To Fight Terrorism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 31, 2002)
THE shock and outrage at the terrorist attack on Parliament, the most powerful symbol of a democratic nation, has given way to a sense of bewilderment at the ease with which the perpetrators could drive into a fortified complex.
- Indo-Pak Media (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 31, 2002)
Indian and Pakistani officials have barred journalists from each other's media briefings at Kathmandu. It is also reported that the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson refused to take a question from a Pakistani television journalist.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 31, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.'
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 31, 2002)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 31, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- General's 'Hurt' Rings Hollow (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 31, 2002)
President Musharraf abused Indian hospitality at Agra. He converting a breakfast meet with eminent editors of India into a press conference and had it telecast live to PTV.
- The Partition Debate - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Jan 30, 2002)
As a metaphor, an event and memory, Partition has to be interpreted and explained afresh to remove widely-held misconceptions.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- Saarc Snapshots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
The Eleventh SAARC Summit proved yet again that it is India and Pakistan, and the tortured relationship between the two nations, that continues to set the South Asian agenda.
- About The Outcome (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
A telling outcome at Agra. And it could be read from the gifts that changed hands.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- Shadows Over The Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 2. There is more than one shadow hanging over the summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under way here.
- From Gladstonian Collars To Loin-Cloth: The Mahatma’s Journey (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
Another year, another anniversary — and another opportunity to look back on the influence Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi still wields on the consciousness.
- What About The War On Economic Front? (Pioneer, Brij Bhardwaj, Jan 30, 2002)
With the threat of war receding from the horizon, it's time to turn the attention towards economy.
- All In Black And White (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
Evidently, the hawks weren’t only on the other side of the border.
- Cracking The Gene Connection (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 30, 2002)
IN THE last couple of weeks, the gene has made its ubiquitous presence in the minds of men and media.
- Messages In The Media (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf quite obviously views himself as a forceful communicator of Pakistan’s national interest.
- Changing Contours Of Indo-Pak Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 30, 2002)
WHETHER it is the media or the cocktail circuit, a hot point of discussion these days is the forthcoming summit between the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President-cum-Chief Executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- December 13: Who Is To Blame? (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Jan 30, 2002)
THE December 13 attack on Parliament on December 13 is a challenge to the free world, not only in India.
- How She Got There (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
In Delhi, the summit doesn’t seem to have deflated too many egos.
- ‘Ncert Has Corrected The Approach Towards The Teaching Of Civilisation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
Though the controversy over the newly-overhauled syllabi structure for schools still hasn’t simmered down, it has Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi’s blessings.
- Double Standards? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
According to the Central Command General of the US army, Mr Tommy Franks, the US is not pulling out its troops from air bases in Pakistan as of now.
- Autonomy Not To Be Nc Poll Plank: Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 29, 2002)
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, spoke to The Hindu in a 90-minute interview about the pros and cons of politics in the State. Excerpts:
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- The Dancer’s Caste (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 29, 2002)
There seems no end to the re-writing of Indian history. It’s as though everyone with an agenda has suddenly cottoned on to this shortcut.
- Kabul Calling (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 29, 2002)
It may or may not be an entirely apocryphal story: Prime Minister Charan Singh, on hearing about the landing of the Soviet troops at Kabul in December 1979, asked: “Afghanistan?
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