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- Military Muscle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 04, 2006)
The defence establishment obviously got jittery when the nationwide outrage at the bombing of civilians in Lebanon saw the Left parties press for scrapping military purchases from Israel.
- A New Dawn For Chinese Journalism? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
A remarkable incident has emboldened Chinese journalists. Earlier this year, the government suspended publication of the newspaper Bing Dian Weekly, provoking unprecedented open protest.
- Is The Proposed Hudood Amendment A Charade? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 04, 2006)
In its Wednesday meeting, the federal cabinet approved “in principle” the draft bill seeking to amend the Hudood laws.
- End Of The Crisis? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 04, 2006)
So, Sindh’s political crisis is over. Unless some new misunderstandings crop up — of which there is always a fair possibility — one can perhaps hope that the present set-up will last till general elections are held next year.
- Tantri Blackmailers In Judicial Custody (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate has remanded Sobha John and two of her accomplices, who were arrested in connection with the blackmailing of Sabarimala chief priest Kantararu Mohanaru...
- India's Spies For All Seasons (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 04, 2006)
My fear about the spy scare - not so much a real scare as exciting gossip that diminishes Mr Jaswant Singh's highly readable memoir A Call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India - is that it might reinforce what he calls American "reluctance to . . .
- Notional Security Adviser (Pioneer, MN Buch, Aug 04, 2006)
MK Narayanan had no business going candid on television and making a mockery of everything that Intelligence stands for, says MN Buch
- It's War Against Islamism (Pioneer, Tony Blair, Aug 04, 2006)
From Gaza to Kashmir, Islamist extremism's whole strategy is based on a presumed sense of grievance
- No Oil Cash Traced To Natwar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Justice R.S. Pathak authority, in its report submitted to the Prime Minister on Thursday, has said no money has been traced to Mr Natwar Singh or his son, Mr Jagat Singh, in connection with the Paul Volcker Committee report on the Iraq . . .
- Nda, Cpm United On N-Deal Resolution (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government was isolated in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as all the parties, including Telugu Desam, AIADMK, Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and the NDA, pressed for a resolution so that Parliament can "send a message to the United . . .
- A Monsoon Blessing (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Aug 04, 2006)
The expected bumper harvest and firmer grain prices this year could stimulate demand for consumer goods, which would not be much affected by emerging capacity constraints.
- Tony's Wisdom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 04, 2006)
A perceptive view of global Islamism ---- In the years since September 11, 2001, and particularly after the renewed conflict in West Asia, it has been speculated that historians sitting down to write, say 20 years down the line, will look upon . . .
- Table Stumble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 04, 2006)
Lalu’s railway success story is not impressing everyone.
- Tough Choices For Musharraf (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Aug 04, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- The House They All Built (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 04, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party would not be itself if it stopped playing politics with history.
- Reason To Smile, Still? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 04, 2006)
There is need for Government to be more transparent about what's cooking with the United States on the nuclear deal ----
- The No Festival Month (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
In Ashada, South Indians refrain from celebrations and indulge in spiritual activities.
- To Do Or Not To Do (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Privatisation of defence industry would serve to strengthen it.
- Problem? Make A Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2006)
There’re pesticides in colas.
- Tattered Truce (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Both Sri Lankan military and the LTTE need to revert to talks.
- Sri Lanka On The Brink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2006)
Sri Lanka's four-year-old ceasefire is in critical condition, and with the resumption of full-scale hostilities, all that separates it from death is an official declaration by one or the other side, with the required two-week notice, of withdrawal . . .
- Pakistan Refusal To Implement Safta With India Has Jeopardised . . . (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 04, 2006)
Says it could have used agreement to access Indian market and increase exports
- Straight From Hawking (Hindu, Ian Sample , Aug 04, 2006)
The scientist-Professor fails to answer his own question
- Integrating The U.S.-India Circuit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2006)
Newer areas of convergence may be emerging between the two countries.
- Profit Of A Few Is Loss For All (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Aug 04, 2006)
By rejecting the President's valid objections to the Office-of-Profit Bill and deciding to send it back to him unchanged, our self-serving politicians have gone in for the profit of a few Members of Parliament at the cost of constitutional propriety.
- Uniform Not The Real Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
The Pakistan Air Force's unilateral decision to take over almost 23,000 acres of the country's largest national park comes as no real surprise.
- Sixth Pay Commission — A Financial Noose Round Government's Neck? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 04, 2006)
It is a puzzle why the Central Cabinet chose to rush in with the announcement of the Sixth Pay Commission when the Central and the State finances are deeply dented, implementing the previous panel's recommendations.
- Bridging Urban-Rural Divide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
If you are a member of a political family which has taken turns to rule the state, the Karnataka model could teach you how to woo the rural masses even while living with the urban elite and bashing them!
- Laws Must Reflect Social Processes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court, in a series of observations, has implied that the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 might not stand legal scrutiny.
- Don't Pick On Colas Alone: Set Uniform Norms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The sudden eruption of the ‘pesticides in colas’ controversy on Wednesday continues an extraordinary saga, which began three years ago when the Centre for Science and Environment released its first report on the subject.
- Iran-Pak-India Gas Pipeline Project Stuck On Pricing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Nine-member technical team to submit report today
- Peace Dam Bursts In Sri Lanka (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 04, 2006)
With the `water war' spilling over, the period of political engagement is over and yet another phase of military confrontation has begun in Sri Lanka. In Colombo, RASHEEDA BHAGAT traces the genesis of the latest conflict and gauges the mood in the . . .
- In The Doldrums (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 04, 2006)
The economy is going nowhere ---- The economy that the UPA Government inherited after six years of NDA rule may not have reflected a "shining" India, but it certainly could not be faulted for being overtly 'Hindu' in terms of growth.
- Should The State Stay Put In Balco? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The Balco disinvestment is embroiled in legal controversy once again. This time, unlike 2001, the government of India is arguing against the sale of its remaining 49% stake to its strategic partner, Sterlite Industries.
- Opposition To Us Nuclear Deal Rocks Indian Parliament (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 04, 2006)
India’s Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) was rocked on Thursday with repeated adjournments after the Left parties joined hands with the Opposition Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to press for a parliamentary resolution on . . .
- Left Blinks In Nuclear Standoff (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Left today climbed down on its demand for a resolution on the nuclear deal, agreeing to a short-duration discussion in the House.
- Activists Oppose Changes To Rti (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Right to Information activists strongly opposed the proposed amendments to the act and circulated a draft of an official bill to amend the law which would render the information commissions as mere advisory bodies.
- Us Shift On India Nuclear Policy Tilts Regional Balance (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Aug 04, 2006)
Perhaps nowhere else do American foreign policymakers face more contradictions than in the area stretching from Israel to Korea.
- Hot Pursuit (Tribune, Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Aug 03, 2006)
Has hot pursuit become hot air? Gen Pervez Musharraf’s latest warning to India against hot pursuit is that it will be “paid back in the same coin”. The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson even said: “This could trigger a nuclear war”.
- Cuba Libre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
Fidel acknowledges mortality. But Cubans need a revolution, not his brother
- Isolated, Congress Consults Allies For Better Coordination (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 03, 2006)
Finding itself isolated in Parliament last week, the Congress leadership, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, have now taken it upon themselves to consult all UPA allies for better . . .
- Captain Meets Sonia On Msp Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the political situation in the state in the wake of Assembly elections early next year.
- A Crusader For Justice (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Aug 03, 2006)
Dr DC Saxena was a one-man army. A crusader who fought relentlessly for righteousness, even if it meant rubbing the high and mighty the wrong way, inviting trouble for himself.
- Israel “Captures” Five Hezbollah Militants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Stepping up their ground offensive, Israeli forces today captured five Hezbollah operatives and killed several others in the farthest incursion into Lebanese territory in its three-week-old operation.
- Plea To Introduce Women’S Quota Bill In Both Houses (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
CPM member in the Rajya Sabha Brinda Karat today urged Parliament to debate the Women’s Reservation Bill in the ongoing session.
- Himachal Tourism, Airtel To Sign Mou Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
"Both the parties would be benefited by this"
Bharti Airtel would provide online booking facility for all Corporation hotels
HPTDC hotels would provide telephone recharge facilities to tourists
- Transparency In Treaty-Making (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2006)
The question whether the power to conclude international treaties should lie within the legislative jurisdiction of India's Parliament or the political executive — one that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India alluded to . . .
- Unsure Among The Boys (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 03, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
- Course Change In Global Trade Negotiations (Hindu, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 03, 2006)
India should shift its focus from serving as facilitator or catalyst for an agreement to asserting its solidarity with the developing countries.
- Cuba At Crossroads (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
its probably the beginning of the end of Fidel Castro’s rule.
- World At Their Feet, Iitians Turn To Their Homeland (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The IIT life story is about to change. The IIT alumni, after going abroad and meeting with phenomenal success, now want to return home.
- Is It Selfish To Want Peace? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Visaka Dharmadasa was one of the many silent sufferers of the conflict in Sri Lanka till she found out in 2003 that her son, a soldier in the Sri Lankan army, missing since 1998, was actually dead.
- Unsexing The Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Condoleezza Rice is a woman and she is trying her bit to bring to an end the Israel-Lebanon crisis.
- 'I Can Broker Peace Between Centre And Ulfa' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
Hagrama Mahilary, 37, holds the key to survival of the Tarun Gogoi government in Guwahati. He heads Bodoland People's Progressive Front (BPPF) that won 12 seats in the 2006 assembly elections. Mahilary, who was once charged with triggering a bomb . . .
- Privilege Notice Against Jaswant (Tribune, Satish Misra, Aug 03, 2006)
Despite his party coming to his defence, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh’s book ‘A Call to Honour’ is turning out to be his Waterloo as the Left, along with the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, today moved a privilege . . .
- Cuban Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
The temporary stepping down from power of Cuban president Fidel Castro, who is in his eighties and undergoing surgery for intestinal bleeding, has prompted speculation about a change of guard.
- Two Parallel Wars (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
For all their horror at its brutality, commentators have approached the war in Israel and Lebanon with sighs of relief. Whatever their political inclinations, observers and analysts around the world recognise in this war the return of traditional . . .
- ‘Rti Act Is Being Diluted’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Aug 03, 2006)
After he won the coveted award – the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, in an exclusive interview with Deccan Herald, laments over systematic efforts of the government to dilute the Right to Information Act.
- Crisis Deepens In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
As things stand, it appears that only a miracle can prevent Sri Lanka’s ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tiger rebels from collapsing altogether.
- Mapping Thoughts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
An exhibition brings together five artists from Bengal
- No Evidence Of Qaeda Presence In Kashmir, Says India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 03, 2006)
Minister charges Pakistan with hosting 52 terrorist training camps
Jaiswal says 56 spies including 21 Pakistanis arrested
- The Unkindest Cut Of All (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
Declaring 'no confidence' in Chief Minister Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim, MQM's provincial ministers handed over mass resignations, for good measure their federal ministers also resigned from PM Shaukat Aziz's cabinet.
- Ugly Face Of Impudence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
The happenings in Lebanon during the last three weeks have convinced the world about certain realities:
- If Saarc Is To Move Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2006)
Saarc seems to have its priorities wrong. It is expanding without paying sufficient attention to its first duty - to turn the idea of regional cooperation among the South Asian nations into a reality.
- Lebanon War And Us Interests (Dawn, Javid Husain, Aug 03, 2006)
“The relationship between the US and Israel is like that of a dog and the tail,” remarked an American diplomat in a friendly conversation with me some time ago.
- Mqm Reposes Faith In Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Governor of Sindh Dr Ishrat ul Ebad extended an apology to President General Pervez Musharraf on behalf of Muttahida Qaumi movement and explained as why MQM delegation retuned to Karachi after arrival in Islamabad.
- Oh Ye, Have You No Sense (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 03, 2006)
Today's world is marked by issues of dissension, bigotary, injustice, extremism, separatism etc., rendering the globe into a complicated place.
- Refugees' Fury Will Be Felt For Generations To Come (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Aug 03, 2006)
People walk the dusty, broken roads in scorching summer heat, taking shelter in the basements of empty buildings.
- Nuclear Deal: Government, Parties To Talk About "Sense Of The House" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Government keen to "show the world" that nation is united on issue
- ``No Delay In Decision On Reliance Proposal'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Transaction between RIL and RNRL does not meet PSC criteria
Government gets significant share of surplus in form of profit petroleum and royalty
Proposal examined in accordance with contract provisions
- Illogical, Illegal And Ill-Fated (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 03, 2006)
Continuing with her theme on the pangs of birth of a new Middle East the US Secretary of State aboard her plane en route to Asia tried to downplay the expectations of a quick fix in Lebanon or the Middle East.
- Political Will Vital To End Terrorism: Kaarthikeyan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Third World War will be due to religious fanaticism
- A Voice Of Sanity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
Ever since the start of the Israeli attack on Lebanon, Israel and the US have been recklessly defying calls for a ceasefire.
- Ideology Or Humanitarianism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 03, 2006)
Authorities in the North West Frontier Province are reportedly drawing up a code of conduct for non-governmental organisations working towards quake relief.
- Asean No Longer Amused (Statesman, Sanjana Joshi, Aug 03, 2006)
Toilet seats, dolls and chewing gum were some items a bemused Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, the Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister, said had presented a hitch in the negotiations to the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) in December . .
- World At Their Feet, Iitians Turn To Their Homeland (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The IIT life story is about to change. The IIT alumni, after going abroad and meeting with phenomenal success, now want to return home.
- Manmohan Fights Back, Won’T Bend On N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is totally opposed to a resolution of Parliament setting out the parameters for the government to follow on the India-US civilian nuclear energy agreement.
- Blowing Up Fiscal Responsibility (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 03, 2006)
Given the well-known deficit bias of a democracy, fiscal consolidation is an arduous task. Will there be anyone who will stand up to the assault by the powerful Gang of Three on the FRBM.
- Exploring The Inflation, Interest Rate, Growth Nexus (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 03, 2006)
The question whether growth is related to interest rate and inflation has always been one of interest for policymakers. Through an empirically study, A. VASUDEVAN finds out when interest rate goes up, growth could indeed slow down. Also, the lack . . .
- Perpetuating Mediocrity (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Aug 03, 2006)
A week after the Mumbai blasts, I had to take a flight out of Delhi to travel to Hong Kong and Singapore.
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