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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 43820:
- Musharraf In Kabul (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
Pashtunistan, Balochistan being ravaged by war An air of unreality and contradiction, even dark humour, marked General Musharraf’s summit meeting with Mr Hamid Karzai in Kabul. “Let me say neither the Government of Pakistan nor ISI is involved . . .
- No Shobha Yatra During Datta Jayanthi: Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Contrary to the BJP’s expectations, the JD (S)-led coalition government on Tuesday decided not to allow the shobha yatra, during the Datta Jayanthi celebrations at Bababudangiri in Chikmagalur district, in keeping with the stand taken by the Dharam . . .
- Do We Need Fdi In Higher Education? (The Economic Times, S C Tripathi, Sep 13, 2006)
Peter Drucker has remarked that the 21st century will belong to services.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Faces New Hurdles (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Sep 13, 2006)
President George W. Bush's vaunted nuclear cooperation deal with India is facing new difficulties which may prevent it taking effect this year, U.S. officials and experts said on Tuesday.
- Ramzan Truce On The Cards In J&k (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
If one believes the buzz in Kashmir political circles, then a Ramzan truce is on the cards in the violence-hit state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Will To Fight Terror? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Sep 13, 2006)
With terrorism and naxalism posing major threats to India's internal security, the Prime Minister Manmohan convened a meeting of chief ministers on September 5 to share with them the Centre's concerns over the menace which have taken 'inter-state . . .
- Laws Of Motion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 13, 2006)
The 21st century will be an age of significant demographic changes around the world. Along with increasing globalisation - particularly the expansion of international trade and other forms of interdependence - our world is marked by increasing . . .
- Forgotten In Peace (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Sep 13, 2006)
Government has recently announced its intention to form the sixth pay commission following which it is reported that the chairman chiefs of staff committee has requested the government to include a serviceman as a member.
- Pioneer In Rural Development (Tribune, Ranbir Singh, Sep 13, 2006)
S K DEV (1905 – 1989) was a rare blend of a philosopher and practitioner who played an important role in the nation-building process for more than four decades after Independence.
- Brain Dead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 13, 2006)
The state of disarray knows no laws. Normal activities take on unusually ominous colours and extraordinary twists and turns.
- Shaky Beginning (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
“Our identity is under threat”, goes the cry whenever ethnic groups demand a state for themselves.
- Ensuring Security In The Age Of Global Terror (Hindu, A.S. Kalkat , Sep 13, 2006)
A structured two-pronged approach is needed to combat terrorism. First, a set of laws or `rules of engagement' for dealing with terrorists. Secondly, a special force with the authority to operate domestically and externally.
- Afghan Morass (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The internal situation in Afghanistan and the geopolitics that envelop it have taken a turn for the worse in the last few months.
- India To Join Brazil’S Ethanol Initiative (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 12, 2006)
India is mindful of the old adage “Never keep all your eggs in one basket” when it comes to the field of energy security. This Indian strategy will come under deep focus when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with the Brazilian leadership . . .
- Nepal Wants Share In Gandhi Legacy, Invites Indian ‘Socialists’ For . . . (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 12, 2006)
In a significant move underlining that Gandhian satyagraha has ramifications beyond India and South Africa and is not the legacy of any one party alone, leaders of the Seven Party Alliance in Nepal have invited a delegation . . .
- Einstein’S Theory Of Satyagraha (Indian Express, B.R. NANDA, Sep 12, 2006)
was a momentous date in the life of Gandhiji — and in human history. It was on this day, while engaged in an unequal struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa, he discovered or rather stumbled upon an alternative to armed resistance . . .
- Deschooling Lucknow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Lucknow is not new to the exertions of vigilante groups claiming affiliation to so-called Hindu organisations and projecting themselves as protectors of public morality and the country’s cultural traditions.
- In This Tech-Driven World, We Can’T Be Asleep At The Wheel (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Sep 12, 2006)
The cost of squandering resources on populist schemes will be paid not just in missed advantages but also in the resulting social unrest. First in a three-part series.
- Lucky Sperm Club (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Sep 12, 2006)
With her election as NCP's Rajya Sabha MP, Supriya Sule has become the latest entrant to what Warren Buffet calls the 'Lucky Sperm Club'.
- Naidu's New Clothes (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 12, 2006)
The Telugu Desam Party's decision to refashion its economic policies is part of a strategy to reclaim the political space it once occupied in Andhra Pradesh.
- For Terror Solutions, Think Local (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 12, 2006)
The killing of innocents in Malegaon is a grim reminder that terror has no consideration for faith or penury.
- Pm’S Visit To Give Fillip To Indo-Brazil Ties (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here on Tuesday on a two-day visit, he is likely to give concrete shape to the IBSA dialogue forum, besides providing a fillip to Indo-Brazil ties.
- The Day After (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 12, 2006)
The world has had its fill of September 11 memorials. We have ourselves reflected on the meaning of September 11 in 'Calendar of Terror', an editorial published yesterday in these columns.
- No Court Order On Jharkhand Mlas' Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass any order on the petitions filed by three Jharkhand MLAs for a direction to restrain Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari from disqualifying them on grounds of defection.
- National Employment Guarantee Inaction (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 12, 2006)
A lack of steadfastness appears to mark the UPA Government's handling of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The silver lining is that the NREGA is becoming a matter of competition among political parties.
- Pakistan: Address Root Causes Of Terrorism (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 12, 2006)
On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Pakistan defended its role in the "war on terror" but said the military strategy had not produced the desired result and demanded that the world pay attention to the root causes of terrorism as part of a long-term . . .
- Not A Good Time For Advocates Of Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 12, 2006)
The peaceniks are against a military solution to the ethnic conflict in the island nation. The government believes the NGOs have done more harm than good. And the stalemate continues.
- Blind Date (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The good thing about the Congress is that it can pretty much pick and choose whichever date it wants to and make the country 'celebrate' the day.
- Executive Summary (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 12, 2006)
National executive meetings of national political parties are usually pleasant gatherings where the main purpose is to conduct pat-on-the-back exercises and to trumpet the good work done.
- Qarra For Another Amnesty To St Defaulters (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Sep 12, 2006)
Minister of Finance, Tariq Hameed Qarra, today revealed that the coalition Government was going to grant yet another amnesty scheme for recovery of Sales Tax (ST) arrears from big business houses.
- Conspiracies: “Ideology Of The Impotent” (Tribune, Johann Hari, Sep 12, 2006)
We are living in a Golden Age of conspiracy theories. Some 36 per cent of American citizens — more than the number who voted for either Kerry or Bush — believe it is “likely” or “very likely” the US government staged the attack on the World Trade . . .
- Dgh Cautions Sebi Against Cairn Energy (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Sep 12, 2006)
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) has written to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regarding the operating violations by the British Energy company Cairn Energy in Rajasthan.
- Left Puts Third Front On Back-Burner (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Sep 12, 2006)
The CPI(M) seems to have decided to keep the much-hyped option of a Third Front other than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on the backburner at the cost of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had emerged as a . . .
- Inequities In New China (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 12, 2006)
As I stood in a queue outside Mao Zedong’s mausoleum in the Tiananmen Square, I was struck by the torn and frayed jacket of the man standing in front of me. He had obviously been untouched by the Chinese economic boom. On leaving the hall . . .
- Saddam Accuser Targets Foreign Arms Merchants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A US-based Iraqi doctor, testifying in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein on Monday, demanded compensation from foreign companies she said had supplied him with chemicals he allegedly used to gas Kurdish rebels.
- Pakistan’S Sovereign Right To Establish Peace (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 12, 2006)
Pakistani authorities have made a significant achievement in their war against terror by entering into an agreement with local Taliban in Tribal Areas. However, ever since the signing of the historic deal, the Western media and some of their . . .
- The Proxy War (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
A series of bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai on 11 July has proved once again that terrorists are capable of striking at will, short-circuiting the so-called impregnable surveillance and security cover.
- Call For Reforms (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Sep 12, 2006)
The agenda for reforms needs to be broader than that listed in Election Commission: A Case for Reforms.
- Five Years On (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2006)
It is five years since terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, killing over three thousand people.
- Anti-Islamic Feelings (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 12, 2006)
‘The events that lead up to the fifth anniversary of Sept 11 attacks indicate the West’s growing suspicion of Islam.’ — By Michael Jansen
- Dangerous City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
Where there is a will, there is usually a way. West Bengal owes it to the boundless enthusiasm of the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, that it has almost found the way in some matters.
- Govt Slammed Over Choice Of New Army Chief In Nepal (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Sep 12, 2006)
Lawmakers and human rights groups criticised Nepal’s government on Monday for appointing a new army chief who is accused of having a major role in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests earlier this year.
- Moving Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
Transition or regicide? The British Labour Party is trying to pull itself out of a “public nervous breakdown” (as a Labour backbencher puts it) over how Mr Tony Blair will choose to play out his exit from the party’s, and the country’s, leadership.
- Change The Course (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 12, 2006)
If the police in this country were as efficient in putting murderers behind bars as they are in their treatment of defaulters, life in our public spaces would be safer, more civilized and devoid of ‘shootouts’ and molestations.
- New Vistas In Innovation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
With respect to safety, work on technical improvements includes larger water inventories...lower power densities, larger negative reactivity coefficients, redundant and diverse safety systems with proven high reliability, and passive cooling and . . .
- A System For Subversion (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 12, 2006)
Inder Singh Namdhari has set his own rules and redefined the role of the speaker as visualized in the Constitution, writes Uttam Sengupta.
- War On Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
As another 9/11 passes, another anniversary of the horrific terrorist strike that has come to define the early 21st century, it is easy to chortle that the US's response to that dark, tragic Tuesday appears to be going nowhere.
- Lahore Rally Serves A Purpose (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 12, 2006)
Political leaders from across the country have expressed solidarity with the people of Balochistan over the recent developments in the province and repudiated the vested interests’ vicious attempt to attribute the Kohlu incident to Punjab at the . . .
- Musharraf Optimistic About Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Sep 12, 2006)
The President Gen. Pervez Musharraf left here on Monday for Belgium for talks with the European Union (EU) leaders, as part of tour that will include visits to Cuba, the United Nations and Washington. Members of the Cabinet and senior officials . . .
- Five Years Later (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 12, 2006)
9/11 changed everything, Americans earnestly told themselves in the ensuing days, weeks and months. How could it not? A clash of civilizations had brought the apocalypse to ground zero of American capitalism, and the resulting hole in Lower Manhattan . .
- Wheat Imbroglio (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 12, 2006)
Allowing wheat imports with two fungal pathogens not found in India is sacrificing food safety and plant protection.
- Summer Of Dissent And Dispossession (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
If there are slums in Delhi, the Government should be blamed as these structures cannot come into existence without its knowledge, says Suvrokamal Dutta.
- Short Term ‘Deals’ In Islamabad And Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 12, 2006)
Islamabad’s ‘peace deal’ with pro-Taliban tribes along the Afghan border in North Waziristan was announced last Tuesday in sync with General Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Kabul the day after.
- Jyoti Basu Offers To Quit Politburo (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu has once again offered to step down from the CPM politburo, citing age and ill health, a day ahead of the two-day meeting of the party’s decision-making body beginning on Tuesday.
- Nuclear Dichotomies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 12, 2006)
The simmering crisis surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme has exposed the dichotomies in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Sc Refuses To Restrain Speaker (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order on the petitions of three Jharkhand MLAs, seeking to restrain state Assembly Speaker from taking a decision on his notices to them on disqualification plea, virtually giving him free hand to decide . . .
- Munda Govt Teeters On The Bring (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Sep 12, 2006)
The political crisis in Jharkhand depended with Opposition MLAs regrouping in New Delhi to demonstrate their strength before staking claim to majority support in the State Assembly.
- Toxic History Books (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
Those seeking to cleanse history textbooks of toxic 'secular' content have scored an important victory last week with NCERT being instructed by Delhi High Court to issue an advisory against three passages which council officials and their . . .
- Battle For Supremacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
There was not one but two coup attempts last week: Against Tony Blair, and then against his heir apparent, writes Matthew d'Ancona.
- Bjp Attacks Sonia On Vande Issue (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
BJP leaders attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday over the Vande Mataram controversy, which the party has latched on to hoping that this will catch the attention of the country prior to the Assembly . . .
- The Ruling Triumvirate In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Sep 12, 2006)
The peace agreement signed on September 5 between Pakistan Government and tribal elders in Waziristan will allow militants to operate freely in one of Pakistan's most restive border areas, in return for a pledge to halt . . .
- The Bugti Fallout (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 12, 2006)
The continuing unrest in Balochistan following the killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a demonstration of the depth of anger against Islamabad's prolonged neglect of the province even as it unceasingly exploited its rich natural resources.
- Way Out On Iran? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
Something appears to be afoot on the Iranian nuclear question. On Monday, while the Russian foreign minister reportedly expressed the hope in a published interview that Iran would put . . .
- Federalism -- By Force If Necessary (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
"It is not possible for one state, by itself, to decide to leave the Union. I, therefore, consider that in view of the Constitution and the Laws, the Union is unbroken".
- Five Years On (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
Exactly five years ago, on September 11, I was sitting with Pakistan's then foreign minister Abdul Sattar in the Foreign Office at 1 pm. The main thrust of our meeting was Pakistan's pro-Taliban policy and the urgency to change it.
- The Seven Year Itch (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
Judging by the bad mood rising amongst the people, the seven year itch that yearns to rid us of this government seems to have blown into a full fledged case of eczema spread across the body politic of the country.
- Govt Faces Hard Fight To Beat Aids In Uttar Pradesh (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Sep 12, 2006)
Sitting on a wooden bench under a slowly whirring fan, 43-year-old Prempal says he urgently needs anti-retroviral drugs to fight the HIV illness in his body.
- Hamas, Fatah Agreement On Government (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 12, 2006)
Haniyeh regime to go in 48 hours.
- Opportunities Lost (News International, Ethan Casey, Sep 12, 2006)
As I write this only one topic available to me; to write about anything else would be perverse. A world-changing event has a fifth anniversary only once. But how to write about it without being trite, or bland, or merely superficially political?
- A Matter Of Identity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Reflective and impressionistic writings on the changing character of the metropolis.
- No To Domicile (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Sep 11, 2006)
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has rightly upheld Parliament’s right to amend the Representation of People Act and dispense with the domicile requirement for candidates contesting Rajya Sabha elections.
- Jharkhand Mlas Now In Rishikesh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Away from the political unrest that has gripped their home state, Jharkhand, in the run-up to the trial of strength by the Arjun Munda-led NDA government either on September 14 or 15, 11 opposition MLAs reached Rishikesh on Saturday only to . . .
- Sept 7 Not Vande Mataram Centenary, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Admitting that a mistake had been made in fixing September 7 as the date of commemorative function on Vande Mataram, the Congress today criticised the BJP for its attempts to derive political mileage from the controversy over government circular on . . .
- Lessons From Terror (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 11, 2006)
Five years since 9/11, and we are still being told that the world has changed forever.
- Manmohan For Revitalising Nam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
To consolidate bilateral relations with Brazil
"Brazil, India enjoy an excellent tradition of cooperation in international fora"
To raise energy security and international terrorism in IBSA forum meet
- Cenvat Abolition Led To Textile Industry "Revival" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Several mills were reopened, thanks to UPA Government decision: Chidambaram
- Is Talking To Al-Qaeda An Option? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 11, 2006)
A BBC programme poses the question as the "war on terror" enters its sixth year.
- Ongc To Sign Cuban Oil Exploration Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has successfully negotiated rights to two Cuban deep-water blocks and will sign with Cuba's state oil company at the weekend, an Indian diplomat said on Friday.
- At Ibsa Summit, Quota Lessons For I From B & Sa (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 11, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brasilia to take part in the first India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit, are reservations and quotas on his mind? Or maybe the question isn’t entirely quixotic.
- All The Bidders For A Troubled Bank (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 11, 2006)
Just a fortnight ago, when United Western Bank (UWB) topped the first-ever customer satisfaction survey of banks, the findings and timing of the survey seemed outlandish.
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