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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 43820:
- Army Has No Gender (Pioneer, Vinay Shankar, Sep 27, 2006)
Media should be cautious in criticising the Army as it could demoralise the forces and jeopardise the nation's security, says Vinay Shankar.
- Priorities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2006)
Power can mean a lot. A senior politician from a hill region in South India was conspicuous by his absence at a national meeting concerning the plantation sector, though he’d promised to come as the guest of honour. Instead, he had rushed to . . .
- Defence In Offence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
The schizophrenic nature of the UPA Government's national security policy was evident yet again when, addressing a gathering at Harvard University, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee denounced Pakistan as the regional fount of jihad. Speaking of how . . .
- Special Legislature Session In Belgaum Off To A Great Start (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 26, 2006)
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi's `parallel session' sees boisterous participation
People support Government's objectives
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister takes part in MES session
- Dismantle Terror Structure First: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
``Manmohan misleading the country''
- Vajpayee Inaugurates Bansagar Hydel Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The 425-MW project will benefit Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Catchment area spread over 18,648 sq km
Project will generate 425 MW
Will irrigate 2,46,689 hectare in M.P.; 1,23,345 hectare in U.P, Bihar
- Karnataka Special Legislature Session Off To A Great Start (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 26, 2006)
Boisterous participation at Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi's `parallel session'
- It Has To Be Equal Rights For Men And Women’ (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, Sep 26, 2006)
There are so many organisations working for the uplift of Muslim women, but they have achieved nothing because the word of the Maulanas is supreme.
- ``Pakistan A Nursery Of Global Terror'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan "remains a nursery" of global terrorism, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday. Islamabad had done "precious little" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its eastern borders with India.
- Chinese Troops In Lebanon (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 26, 2006)
While India makes a heavy weather of its participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, China has stepped in by expanding its military presence there five fold. Paralysed by the fear of domestic criticism, India chose not to increase its . . .
- A Scam In The Making (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 26, 2006)
People think SEZ is just a ploy for land grab by developers in connivance with government officials.
- Conglomerate Slums (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
The court should help regulate illegal structures.
- The Pursuit Of Peace (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Sep 26, 2006)
Lessons from the efforts taken to bring about a political solution to the conflict in the emerald isle.
- Demythologising The Nation (Hindu, Ashokamitran , Sep 26, 2006)
The stuff of human thinking contains more abstractions than one would like to admit. Freedom, justice, society, anti-people, anti-labour, and government — all float about meaning different things to different people.
- Brown Ready To Step Into Blair Shoes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
"I am confident that my experience and my values give me the strength to take the tough decisions." Gordon Brown, Foreign Minister
- Telugu Litterateur (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Sep 26, 2006)
Kannada Translation by S. Biligirivasan of K.K. Ranganathacharyulu's Telugu monograph, Sahitya Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 25.
- Mehbooba Backs Self-Rule Proposal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The PDP president, Ms Mehbooba Mufti, has said the self-rule proposal has become a rallying point for an amicable solution of the Kashmir problem. She also urged the Prime Minister to consider reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Aren’T There Better Ways To Promote A Language? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
Knowledge of one language can help our knowledge of the other. It will do no harm to anyone if Kannada and English were viewed side by side.
- Atomic Energy Panel To Scrutinise Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) will scrutinise the Indo-US civilian nuclear legislation slated for approval by the Senate and the Congress.
- Kerala Keeping Its Options Open On Mullaperiyar Dispute (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Government awaiting the outcome of Prime Minister's mediation to settle row
- Singapore To Help India Set Up Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Plans to boost bilateral economic cooperation
Consulate in Chennai getting upgraded
Simplification of visa procedures
Scope for tie-ups in IT, life sciences.
- "Intervention Aimed At Strengthening Democracy" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2006)
This is a letter from Thailand's Ambassador to India, Chirasak Thanesnant, on the recent political change in his country:
- Centre's Move Places Education At Risk (Hindu, ANIL SADGOPAL, Sep 26, 2006)
Allocation for education as a percentage of the GDP has been steadily declining since the promulgation of the New Economic Policy.
- The Nature Of Hope (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
For those who came in late: the prime minister’s decision to extend B K Chaturvedi’s tenure as cabinet secretary had scotched the chances (and expectations) of two entire batches of senior bureaucrats.
- Upa Govt Allowed Ulfa To Lead It Up The Garden Path (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
When the Centre decided to suspend the ongoing military operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on August 13, the Army had expressed serious concern over the decision.
- The Pope Is Not Alone (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 26, 2006)
After launching a sustained and multi-pronged attack on Pope Benedict XVI, radical Islamists have managed to extract a partial retraction from the head of the Roman Catholic Church for his recent remarks on Islam, but the central point made . . .
- Making Of Poverty (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 26, 2006)
Manipur's weaving culture will be destroyed due to unfair trade practices and cause large-scale unemployment, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Vikram Chandra (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 26, 2006)
Everyone has a story to tell and hearing these is how Sacred Games metamorphosed into the huge tome it is.
- Mush Metamorphosis (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 26, 2006)
There seem to be two clear shifts - the first relates to the on-going US-led war against international terrorism and Pakistan's role in it and the second to Pakistan's stand on jihadi terrorism in Indian territory.
- Economic Integration And Equitable Trade (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Sep 26, 2006)
A comprehensive backdrop as well as a roadmap for India-ASEAN association to fructify and flourish
- Two Views Of Our Evolutionary Destiny (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 26, 2006)
Teilhard de Chardin, the Catholic priest, palaeontologist and philosopher-theologian, maintained that the universe and humankind were evolving toward a perfect state called the Omega Point.
- China Should Worry About Its High Savings (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 26, 2006)
The high savings rate of its state-owned enterprises could lead to a macroeconomic problem
- Sc Directive Is Only The Beginning (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
The Supreme Court directives, which seek to insulate the Indian police force from unnecessary political interference and make it more accountable, must be commended.
- Dustbins Of History (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
There are few things more gratifying for a professional than the sight of people with other expertise lining up to do what she has been doing all her life.
- To Achieve A Turnaround In Bihar (Business Line, Shaibal Gupta, Sep 26, 2006)
Historical disadvantages, limited post-Independence development strategies, and the vivisection of the State, have crippled the public financial and economic structure of Bihar.
- Crude Oil: Super-Spike Ahead? (Business Line, Satish Kumar, Sep 26, 2006)
With the gas reserves position still unclear, and the uncertainties associated with the infrastructure, such as dropping rig count and aging pipelines, it should not be surprising at all if there is a super-spike in the price of crude oil in the . . .
- Musharraf Airs Doubt Over Singh In Memoir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
In a book released just over week after agreeing with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resume a stalled peace process, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf described his fears that the Indian leader had fallen under the influence of New Delhi's old guard
- Self-Rule’ Proposal Gaining Support In Kashmir: Pdp (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 26, 2006)
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), an ally of the ruling Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, has claimed that the party’s “self-rule” proposal is gaining support in all regions of the state.
- Psychology Of Coup Rumours (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2006)
The country remained in the grip of rumours throughout the day on Sunday, the nature of some of them was hilarious as well as agonizing.
- One That Flew Over The Coup’S Nest (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 26, 2006)
As far as sales pitches go, Sunday’s rumours that a coup was in progress in Pakistan came at a perfect time — a day before the launch of Pervez Musharraf’s autobiography, In The Line of Fire. A power failure, of the electrical kind, throughout the . . .
- Lessons Of Power Breakdown (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
The countrywide power breakdown after the national grid was knocked out on Sunday calls for serious stocktaking.
- President’S Autobiography (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
The much hyped In the Line of Fire, President Pervez Musharraf's memoirs, could well go down in the Guinness Book of Records for many 'firsts' which it appears set to achieve.
- Linguistic Division Of Provinces (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
ABOUT a fortnight ago, the Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan had indicated that Punjab could be sub-divided into three smaller provinces for several reasons. Soon after, a high functionary of the state denied the possibility saying . . .
- French Icons Spied On (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2006)
Victor Hugo was a miserly money-grubber, poet Arthur Rimbaud was “a monstrosity” and Paul Verlaine was “a worthless human being” ~ according to Paris police.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2006)
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead on the reservation issue with a staggered introduction of the 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Castes (OBC) in higher educational institutes over a three-year period.
- So Far, So Good (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 26, 2006)
Though the Congress party’s Nainital conclave was billed as a meeting of Chief Ministers belonging to the party, it turned out to be a good occasion to display the sound political health of the UPA coalition that governs the country.
- Be Ready For Fight, Chautala Tells Partymen (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Sep 26, 2006)
Former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala staged a dramatic return to state’s politics at a massive rally organised by the Indian National Lok Dal here today.
- Telengana Ii : Much Ado About Nothing (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Sep 26, 2006)
The Telengana I was enacted in the 1970s and the recent Telengana II is very much in the news nowadays especially due to the formation of the Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and its ascendancy to power.
- Revamped Pds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Food is a potent weapon to be used nationally and internationally to win friends and influence voting patterns.
- Pak Remains A Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Stating that Pakistan "remains a nursery" of global terrorism, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asserted that Islamabad has done "precious little" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its eastern borders with India and many . . .
- Don't Cop Out (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 26, 2006)
The Supreme Court's call for substantial reforms in the police force has not come a day too late.
- Pm May Announce Tax Relief For Border Areas (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, might announce tax concessions for the border districts of Punjab on the pattern of hill states to promote industry.
- After The Lebanese War (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
There are two ways of looking at Lebanon after the 34-day savage Israeli conflict with Hezbollah.
- Readying For Times More Taxing (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 26, 2006)
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has entered a new phase; it has announced its decision to impose ‘tax’ on the common people, irrespective of whether they are “Indians” or “indigenous people belonging to the . . .
- On The Right Track (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has yet again shown that she is in control of her party and of the direction that the UPA must take in policy matters.
- Campus Beat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 26, 2006)
Centres of higher education should cease to be death-traps for students and teachers.
- If Pak Did Not Join Usa, India Would, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Bangladesh Succumbing To Jihadis (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 26, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has taken one more retrograde step that will be under the scrutiny of international jihad watchers across the globe and have a far-reaching impact on her country’s future.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- ‘Initial Signs Of Flexibility’ Sensed In Manmohan ‘Withering Away’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Kargil War Was Pak Army’S Finest Hour: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
If Pervez Musharraf is to be believed, Kargil was not a debacle or setback for Pakistan. And if it seemed so to the world, he says, it was all because of the then Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political mishandling of . . .
- No Al-Qaeda Or Taliban Leader In Pakistan: F (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam at a weekly briefing on Monday dismissed reports about the presence of Taliban leadership in Pakistan.
- More Stress On Positives (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Sep 26, 2006)
I have written this article and the few that will follow in response to a request from a senior official of a development agency based in Washington.
- Pervez Lobs Ball Back In Pm's Court (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 26, 2006)
Hours after PM Manmohan Singh put Pakistan on notice regarding the proposed anti-terror mechanism by saying that it was Pakistan's last chance to prove itself in the war against terror, Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf lobbed the ball back . . .
- Let’S Talk ‘Economics Plus’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Twenty years ago, we watched from university as the Labour party conference enjoyed the difficulties of Mrs Thatcher’s second term, and deluded itself about its own route to power. Our party was obsessed with the icons and betrayals of the . . .
- Coups: An Addiction To Power (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
When Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin seized power in Thailand last week, he joined a long list of military leaders to have succumbed to the lure of the coup.
- It’S Tv Not Radio, Silence Sometimes Helps (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 26, 2006)
There are times when a visual speaks better for a thousand words. Wonder why Indian TV has never learnt the simple rule - silence (sometimes) is golden.
- Police For The People (Indian Express, Prakash Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
The Supreme Court has, in a landmark judgment on September 22, demolished in one stroke the colonial police structure which was hanging like a millstone around our necks for the last 145 years and more.
- Shot-Down Idea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
This newspaper has always maintained that ceasefire with the Ulfa is utterly unacceptable. But the home ministry had insisted that negotiations with a group of extortionists was feasible.
- Musharraf, Bound (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
The one thing nobody can accuse President Pervez Musharraf of, is being short on words. And we have 368 pages of general-speak — okay, okay, some of it may be ghost-written — to prove this.
- Why The Farmer Reaps Despair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Farmer's suicides were discussed most recently at the Congress chief ministers’ conclave in Nainital but the grim reality remains unchanged, with reports of such tragedies constantly trickling in.
- Back To Square One (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
Thailand's lightning military coup d'etat on September 19 against the government of Thaksin Shinawatra was unexpected but unsurprising.
- Laws For Defence Forces (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Sep 25, 2006)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence has proposed a “makeover” for the defence forces laws, to make them less harsh and oppressive and more democratic in the interest of the morale of the troops.
- Let's Call A Spade A Spade (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
The average Delhiite does not have a sparkling reputation and we all know it.
- It's A Very Warped View (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
Arnold Parzer, a very senior diplomat at the Royal Netherlands embassy in Delhi, recently told a Dutch newspaper that New Delhi is the most miserable place he had ever lived in.
- India Is Online But Most Indians Are Not (Hindu, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 25, 2006)
The diffusion of Internet technology in India can take one of two routes, one elite-oriented, the other democratic. The Government seems to want to promote the second but the minimum requirement for this is credible information.
- Back To Basics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
It is not rare for single-state parties to have delusions of ideological grandeur and widespread political influence.
- Musharraf And The Truth About Kargil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 25, 2006)
General Musharraf's account of the Kargil war is a feisty defence of Pakistan's military — but sits ill with well-established facts.
- Pak Troops Were Involved In Kargil, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
In the first official acknowledgement of involvement of Pakistan’s regular troops in the Kargil conflict, President Pervez Musharraf has described it as “a landmark in the history of the Pakistani army”.
- Seize The Favourable Moment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The recent Brussels statement of the co-chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference — Norway, the European Union, the United States, and Japan — announcing the "willingness" of the Mahinda Rajapaksa Government and the LTTE "to come to talks . . .
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