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- Crocodile Tears (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
No sympathy for mewing Tigers ---- The interview given by the LTTE's high profile spokesman, Anton Balasingham, to an Indian TV channel claiming "regret" over the planning and execution of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in May 1991, is significant for . . .
- Quota Grail Race (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
PM must call off this competition ---- Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has reason to feel worried. As does his colleague Social Welfare Minister Meira Kumar.
- Hurriyat's Salvo (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
It has taken time for the reality to sink in that the moderate Hurriyat Conference has indeed criticised Hizbul Mujahideen.
- Emergence Of Soulless Sirens (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 29, 2006)
In a world where infamy is better than obscurity, grabbing media attention through vulgarity is a big temptation, writes Anuradha Dutt.
- Flirting With Fire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
It is understandable that when controversy rages public figures take a “politically correct” posture.
- Job Of The Cop (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Jun 29, 2006)
Beyond Crime And Criminal Law
Sankar Sen
Policing, despite many existing stereotypes, is an extraordinarily complex endeavour.
- Harry Potter Rip? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 29, 2006)
Children’s tales never shied away from the grisly truths of Life -- whether it dealt with the ripping apart of bodies and other variations of bodily violence as in our Puranas and rupkathas, or in barely-veiled tales of rape, incest and gore in . . .
- A Fickle Pickle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
Parties and politics at Nalco
As Orissa braces for a total work stoppage on 30 June, including disruption of air and rail services, the striking feature of the political agitprop over the Centre’s decision to divest 10 per cent stake in Nalco is . . .
- Reduce Government Spending (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 29, 2006)
A founding father of modern political science and government, Edmund Burke, in one of his many treatises has written that "too much of Government means the minimum of liberty" for citizens, which is bad for a healthy growth of democracy.
- How Big Is Togo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
How big is Togo? How small is Togo? How big is India? How small is the Indian? How petty is the mind that manages Indian sports? How minuscule is the pride that a nation should have in its sports team?
- Nuclear Fuel Supplies Issue Still Remains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Government determined not to allow deal to become an "albatross" around the neck
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal: Round 1 Won, Worries On Finer Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Asserting that India has crossed the "most important hurdle" in the path of the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal, senior Government officials here on Wednesday said they are optimistic that the same degree of bipartisan support, perhaps better,
- Siddaramaiah Holds Talks With Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and All-India Progressive Janata Dal leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and discussed the issue of his joining the Congress.
- Stage Set For Price Hike War Within Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The Congress may have persuaded a sulking Sharad Pawar to accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Vidharbha.
- Us Seeks Pakistani Help In Last Ditch Effort To Save Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 29, 2006)
US seeks Pakistani help in last ditch effort to save Afghanistan
- Reliance Reminder (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 29, 2006)
For all those politicians and academics opposed to allowing foreign direct investment in the retail sector, Mukesh Ambani’s announcement on Wednesday should come as another wake-up call.
- Forget The Past? Forget It (OutLook, B Raman, Jun 29, 2006)
So long as Prabhakaran and others involved in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi continue to lead the LTTE, India cannot deal with it. That should be our message to the Tamils of Sri Lanka.
- Tiger Terror (OutLook, B Raman, Jun 29, 2006)
LTTE is being ruthless as ever, forever evolving its tactics and strategy - rejection of the conciliatory offer and assassinating Major General Parami Kulatunge are only the latest in the gruesome series of never-ending terror acts.
- The Jehadi Kitchen Diary (OutLook, B Raman, Jun 29, 2006)
What's cooking in the jehadi kitchen? What's boiling in the cauldron? What's simmering? Well, here's the full monty: a compilation of various news and intelligence stories with the author's insights and commentary.
- Dangerous Dollar Dependence (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Jun 29, 2006)
The world economy's reliance on the dollar smacks of dysfunctional co-dependence whereby the US and the rest of the world both rely on the dollar's strength, but neither is well served by it.
- Mma Proposes 3 Islamic Names For Nwfp (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Jun 29, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an alliance of several religious parties, has proposed three names — Dar-ul-Islam, Bab-ul-Islam and Islam Var — to bring an end to the decades’ old dispute on renaming Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal Clears First Hurdle (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 29, 2006)
The overwhelming support extended in the 50-member House International Relations Committee (HIRC) of the US Congress to the US-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement augurs well for the future trajectory of the bilateral relationship between . . .
- Mukesh’S Grand Vision: Implementation The Key (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 29, 2006)
In the course of his speech at the Reliance AGM, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani often sounded like a politician, albeit of the visionary variety — unselfconsciously linking RIL’s future to that of India and promising to inaugurate an era of rural . . .
- Enlightened Affirmative Action Is The Key (Business Line, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Jun 29, 2006)
To create a humane, inclusive society, public policy must be perceived to be fair, open and transparent. Reservation is not the best means to achieve social equity in a developing country. A more enlightened affirmative action is the need of the hour.
- India’S Hands Are Tied, Say Bjp & Cpm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 29, 2006)
The United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, which cleared the House International Relations Committee with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, has met with stiff opposition here, with both the NDA and the CPI(M) protesting . .
- Amending Hudood Laws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 29, 2006)
That the Hudood Ordinances are draconian laws that are not in keeping with the true spirit of Islam is widely understood.
- Parliament To Get Further Spineless (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 29, 2006)
It appears that the Government is willing to give positive response to a demand of the MMA (in fact JUI-F) for abolition of the graduation condition for election as Member of the Assemblies and Senate.
- Baseless Accusations (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
One feels frustrated when senior political leaders make wild and senseless accusations against another political party without providing any reasonable proof.
- The Rice Mission (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 29, 2006)
The American secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, described her discussions with President Musharraf as “excellent” and termed US-Pakistan relationship as “broad and deep”.
- What People Want (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
August, the CPM central committee decided in its Hyderabad meeting recently, is going to be a month of a “national political campaign”.
- Quota Bill In Monsoon Session, Moily Report May Come Earlier (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 28, 2006)
As decided by the UPA-Left coordination committee on May 22, the Centre is “committed” to introducing the 27 per cent OBC quota bill in the monsoon session of Parliament, CPI secretary D Raja said today after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- Running On Empty (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
With the Indo-US nuclear deal entering the final lap, it would be interesting to second-guess the BJP’s take on it.
- Island Of Violent Return (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 28, 2006)
The spiralling violence in Sri Lanka threatens to push the island nation back into all-out war after an uneasy four-year lull.
- Retracing The Ancient Silk Route (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jun 28, 2006)
On June 18, 2006 Indian and Chinese senior officials met in Beijing to discuss among other bilateral matters the question of setting a date for the opening of Nathu La. The historic event is scheduled to take place this month (June 2006)...
- Encourage It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Undoubtedly the Pakistani comedians --- one of them Rauf Lala has actually emerged "the king of hilarity"
- Riding The Sri Lanka Tiger (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent suicide attack by a suspected LTTE member, which killed the Sri Lankan army deputy chief of staff, has put more pressure on India to become an active participant in the Sri Lankan peace process.
- How To Choose Governors With Spine (Indian Express, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jun 28, 2006)
We in India, true to the humanist tryst with our Republic, elect our legislators and our ministers who form the Cabinet, which makes final decisions to rule the state.
- General View From Us Changing (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 28, 2006)
Pakistan's military regime might take comfort in the Bush administration’s support for reinstating the $ 300 million in U.S.
- Some Cong-Bashing For The Record (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
Talking of the pre-1977 period, Karat writes: “The Communist Party’s first government in Kerala, headed by E M S Namboodiripad, was ousted in 21 months. Article 356 of the constitution was used for the first time by the then Nehru government . . .
- Religious Fanaticism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent list of those released from the US security prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holding Al Qaida suspects, indicated Muslims of different nationalities. Interestingly India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, did not . . .
- Chinese Netizens Breathes Fire (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
For a country that employs some 30,000 Internet censors, that turned out to be stunningly easy. In about 10 minutes, I started Ji Sidao's blog -- that's my Chinese name -- on two Chinese Web hosts, at no cost and without providing any identification.
- Vs: No Clout, And An Identity Crisis (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 28, 2006)
It's a question that would beg for an answer soon in Kerala:
- Tigers Urge India To Help End Sri Lanka Strife (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels urged India on Tuesday to set aside years of distrust and once again try to bring peace to the island.
- Jp’S Kashmir Policy (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jun 28, 2006)
Out of all leading personalities of the country, Jayaprakash Narayan paid maximum attention to the Kashmir problem.
- Make Wheat An Essential Commodity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
Monday’s assassination of a top Sri Lankan General by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is confirmation, if it were needed, that the separatist rebels . . .
- Women In Uniform (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Indian history is full of heroic tales of women warriors. Even today there was no dearth of such brave and chivalrous women who had excelled in the field of sports, adventure, mountaineering, flying and many other fields.
- Regime Change In Mogadishu (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Apologists for the pre-eminent global superpower frequently complain that the object of their allegiance all too often attracts unfavourable publicity even when it does a good deed.
- Dial And Catch (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
A report in this newspaper gives an interesting insight into the benefits of mobile technology sweeping the country.
- Tribe Against Tribe, Village Against Village (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 28, 2006)
The landscape of Bastar is gorgeous.
- Peace Process Loses Steam (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jun 28, 2006)
Domestic compulsions appear to restrain Manmohan Singh and Pervez Musharraf from taking bold initiatives
- Police Transfers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
A minimum tenure would provide some stability.
- Brewing Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
Taliban is once again rising in Afghanistan
- Us N-Bill Moots Severe Curbs On India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
It primarily seeks to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.
- Rough Rides On Oil Price Hikes (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy And A Madhavan, Jun 28, 2006)
Reduction in petrol and diesel costs doesn’t actually benefit the poor
- Performance Key To Pay (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
The pay commission must reward performance and punish corruption in civil services
- Pro-Market Reforms And Growth (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Jun 28, 2006)
The embrace of pro-market reforms by the Left Front government of West Bengal notwithstanding, anti-reform scholars continue to express scepticism towards them.
- 3 Consultants Picked For Ai, Indian Merger (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Air-India Board sub-committee, which is considering the appointment of consultants to prepare a roadmap for merger of Air-India and Indian, on Tuesday, shortlisted three consortia for the purpose.
- Morocco's Veiled Feminists (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
It is often assumed that modern feminism has no place in societies under-going a religious revival, particularly in the Islamic world.
- N-E Ultras Lay Hands On Army, Us Manuals (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jun 28, 2006)
A militant outfit of Manipur has managed to procure the training manual of a US intelligence agency to hone the skills of its own sleuths.
- U.S. Underestimates Ahmadinejad At Its Peril (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 28, 2006)
It ignores the forces that brought him to power and his political skills.
- "We Have To Reconstruct Our Society" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 28, 2006)
Afghanistan's Urban Development Minister on the challenges his country faces.
- Don’T Do It, Pm! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 28, 2006)
The Musharraf regime gets a lot of flak on many issues. But we must credit it for two things: a relatively free press and a lively oversight-environment in the standing committees of parliament.
- Crisis Of Governance Feeding Naxalism, Says Ved Marwah (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
More than the lack of development, Naxalism is thriving due to a “crisis of governance’’ where the political will to tackle the menace is “lacking’’, feel experts. According to them, the oft-given excuse of underdevelopment to explain the reason . . .
- Europeans: More Equal Than Others? (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jun 28, 2006)
Let me state my position on capital punishment at the outset: I am unequi- vocally opposed to it on a number of counts.
- Left Parties To Meet Soon On Nalco, Neyveli Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Left parties will soon meet to decide on intensifying their stir against the UPA government's economic policies, including its decision to sell equity in profit-making PSUs and import of foodgrains, CPI said today.
- Sifting Fact From Fiction (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 28, 2006)
There is much to disagree with on what Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Islamabad on Monday in his address to an envoys' conference at the Foreign Office.
- Kashmir-Eu Week In Brussels (News International, Mariana Baabar, Jun 28, 2006)
The Kashmir-EU week was inaugurated at the European Parliament on Tuesday, by Gary Titley MEP, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
- Isle Of Terror (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
Monday’s assassination of a top Sri Lankan General by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is confirmation, if it were needed, that the separatist rebels are determined to revive military confrontation.
- Speculation Over Sonia's Meeting With Maderna (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Congress move to placate Jat community?
- Documents On Arkavathy Layout Can Be Placed In Assembly, . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Only 14,000 sites can be allotted owing to controversy, House told
Politicians and officials pressured the Government to denotify their land: Roshan Baig
Farmers have not been compensated for land acquired: Vatal
- Trs Out Of Favour In Separate Telangana Movement's Citadel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
No one in village ready to contest on party ticket
Village consists of 5,000 people
TRS swept the entire mandal in 2001 elections
`People angry with KCR's negligence, convenient politics of leaders'
- On Sonia’S Advice, Pm Becomes More Accessible (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken serious note of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s repeated suggestion that there should be greater coordination and interaction between the party and the government.
- Talks With China End On A Friendly Note (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 28, 2006)
Support may have been sought for India-U.S deal
Special Representatives devising framework for settling the border issue
The actual demarcation of the border can only begin after the framework is realised
Next round of talks in India
- Luxembourg Backs Arcelor-Mittal Deal, Mixed Response In France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 28, 2006)
``Privileged relations will continue because the firm needs our support''
Unfriendly offer became a friendly one, and therefore acceptable: Chirac
German Economy Minister "relieved that lengthy battle between steel giants" is over
- V.P. Singh — The Man And His Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
At 75, Vishwanath Pratap Singh — frail from battling disease and with a demonstrated disinclination for . . .
- V.P. Singh's Remarks On Sonia Gandhi Refusal To Become Prime Minister Baseless: Fotedar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 28, 2006)
"Pathetic to attribute to me any statement on increased threat to Sonia's life"
Even in 1999 Sonia wanted Manmohan to be PM
"Soniaji is a Bharti Nari in the true sense of the word"
- Dealing With China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
When this appears in print the eighth round of India-China talks on the boundary dispute will just have ended in Beijing.
- 'Ritual' Protests Don't Stop Upa, Admit Comrades (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
What can the Left do if the Congress-led UPA Government goes on ignoring its advice?
- A Mirror Up To... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
Parting thoughts of a Vice-Chancellor
The President, as the university’s Visitor, is said to be concerned over the legacy of Tagore and the need to revive the glory that was Visva-Bharati.
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