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Articles 18921 through 19020 of 43820:
- Extreme States (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 07, 2006)
Leftwing politics is notorious for partisan wars. This is fundamentally due to the importance of violence in leftist ideology.
- Closed Route (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 07, 2006)
It is not too difficult to make an ass of the law. The accused in the Jessica Lal murder case seemed to have managed to do that quite efficiently.
- Musharraf’S China Card (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Mar 07, 2006)
The impact was not political alone.
- Roundtable Dialogue (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Mar 07, 2006)
J and K’s internal problems must be addressed
THE Roundtable Conference on Kashmir convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 25 was held in the backdrop of angry demonstrations throughout the valley against the killing of four innocent boys a
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Godhra Report Rocks Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it would table the U.C. Banerjee Committee report on the Godhra train tragedy in Parliament tomorrow, which found that the blaze in the Sabarmati Express was “accidental.”
- Friends, Not Allies (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Mar 07, 2006)
An entente with the US does not compromise India’s independent, or non-aligned, foreign policy, argues Chandrashekhar Dasgupta The author is former ambassador to China
- Ec Urges Jaya's Removal From Rs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Election Commission on Monday recommended the disqualification of Jaya Bachchan from Rajya Sabha on a complaint from a Congress worker, even as Rashtrapati Bhavan referred to the poll watchdog a petition seeking similar action against Samajwadi Party
- Watch A Space Called Tamil Nadu (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 07, 2006)
Of the five states going into election mode, it is Tamil Nadu that will most affect national politics.
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Jessica Case: Cops Bow To Public Anger, Order Relook (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Bowing to the public outcry over Jessica Lall’s alleged killers going scot free, the Delhi police on Monday announced a move that is likely to send even senior police officers scurrying for cover.
- On Naxal Trail, Chhattisgarh Slips In Gag Law (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Mar 07, 2006)
With all eyes on the government-sponsored and opposition-backed Salva Judum campaign in Chhattisgarh, in a quiet move two months ago, the government armed itself with draconian powers that can be used to gag the media in the name of fighting Naxalites.
- Bush Readies To Play Hardball (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 07, 2006)
In the US an argument rearing its head is that the deal will make it much harder for Washington to counter arguments from other countries
- Breaking No Ground (Indian Express, KENNETH TURAN, Mar 07, 2006)
Sometimes you win by losing, and nothing has proved what a powerful, taboo-breaking, necessary film Brokeback Mountain was more than its loss Sunday night to Crash in the Oscar best picture category.
- Much Ado About Little Energy (Deccan Herald, N N SACHITANAND, Mar 07, 2006)
Nuclear power will at best remain a peripheral player on the Indian power scene
- Kerala Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
Voters must ask the state’s politicians a question: when will growth come
- Mass Distraction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
In UP, a new votebank strategy that can end up linking foreign policy to identity politics
- 'The Mindset Has To Change, The World Is Moving Fast... There Is No Second Chance’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 07, 2006)
VASUNDHARA RAJE SCINDIA, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
‘The mindset has to change, the world is moving fast... there is no second chance’
- Talabani Calls Parliament’S First Meeting On March 12 (Indian Express, FARIS AL-MEHDAWI, Mar 07, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he would convene Parliament in six days, but political wrangling and violence means there is little chance of forming a government of national unity any time soon.
- Foreign Policy Approach Against Cmp And Security Interest, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Mar 07, 2006)
"Sum total of Bush's visit was to draw India closer into U.S. strategic plans in Asia"
India will have to pay unacceptable price for nuclear deal
Tie-up will trigger more American demands
Wrong to see nuclear deal in isolation from emerging alliance
- Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2006)
The police should not antagonise citizens whom they have to protect
The recent protests by social organisations and students’ bodies, which rocked Manipur’s capital, Imphal, and other places in the state, against the alleged molestation of a woman . . .
- Tn Kaleidoscope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2006)
The alliance between the ruling AIADMK and the MDMK for the May 8 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is yet another proof of the adage that politics is the art of the possible.
- ‘Information Has Broken Free’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 07, 2006)
Richard Sambrook, Director, Global News, BBC: Internet technology is changing the way we are reporting news and we should welcome it with open arms.
- Missing Titanic Or Braveheart? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 07, 2006)
We put our underworked and overpaid resident sociologists to work hoping that we find some pattern in the Oscar awards. The following is a watered down, easily digestible version of our findings.
- Elbaradei Expects No ‘Breakthrough’ In Iaea Meeting On Iran (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The head of the UN agency entrusted with curbing the spread of nuclear weapons said Monday he did not expect any “breakthrough” or “positive agreement” on Iran’s nuclear programme at the current meeting of the atomic watchdog’s Board of Governors . . .
- Much Hard Work Lies Ahead (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 07, 2006)
India-US deal
The US-India deal stands out as the harbinger of a new era of trust and faith between an established world power and a putative one. But the easy part is over. Ahead lies the painstaking work both on the technical and diplomatic . . .
- Down To Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 07, 2006)
President Bush’s visit to India has left Pokhran II and its resultant sanctions and bitterness a distant memory.
- 62 Opposition Members Suspended In A.P. House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Sripadsagar project tenders rock Assembly again
- Bridging The Indo-Us Nuclear Divide (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Mar 07, 2006)
The US president, George W. Bush, and prime minister Manmohan Singh signed the civil nuclear deal, which will go a long way to meet India's growing energy needs.
- Reporting Armed Conflicts (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 07, 2006)
Defence has been for a long time a 'Holy Cow' for the journalists in our country.
- In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
What is the perception outside the ruling establishment in Pakistan of United States President George W. Bush's visit to the neighbouring country? One and all seem to be angry that their President Pervez Musharraf's claim of enhanced influence of Pakistan
- Innocence And Intelligence (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Mar 07, 2006)
A significant sign of change is that our intimacy with concepts familiar in the past begins to fade. A generation ago the word ‘discernment’ would not have sounded as strange as it does now. Many ask these days, ‘what do you mean . . .
- Dividing To Rule (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 07, 2006)
Yakub Qureishi can’t lead India’s Muslims. Muslim leaders must realise this
- Sri Lanka Hardliners Back Govt After Rebel Talks (Reuters, Peter Apps, Mar 07, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's hardline Buddhist and Marxist allies agreed to keep backing his government on Monday despite concerns over talks with Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Spurious Friendship-Ii (Statesman, BP SAHA, Mar 07, 2006)
The Congress top brass is keen to avoid a confrontation with Left parties in spite of provocation.
- Left Flays Indo-Us Strategic Partnership (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Indo-US strategic partnership today came in for sharp criticism from the Left parties who charged the UPA government with deviating from an "independent foreign policy" outlined in the Common Minimum programme of the ruling alliance backed by them.
- India "The Responsible One" With Its Nuclear Programme: Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 07, 2006)
Dismissing any parallel between Indian and Iranian atomic programmes, senior official Nicholas Burns today said that with the signing of a historic civil nuclear deal with the US, New Delhi was moving towards obligations with IAEA.
- Musharraf Claims Bush Visit "Extremely Successful" (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Mar 07, 2006)
Islamabad, Mar 6 (PTI) President Pervez Musharraf today said the visit of US President George W Bush to Pakistan was "extremely successful" in discussing issues like Kashmir, acquisition of F-16 fighter jets at cheaper cost and meeting . . .
- Talabani Summons Parliament, Bomb Kills Children (Reuters, FARIS AL-MEHDAWI, Mar 07, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he would convene parliament in six days, but political wrangling means a government of national unity is unlikely to be formed any time soon.
- Bashing Bush (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 07, 2006)
Left makes a spectacle of itself
Seldom has the Left become an object of mockery as during the Bush visit when it tried desperately to demonstrate that its sympathies for the UPA that was rolling out the red carpet for the US President . . .
- Delhi Ad Gurus Set To Market Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 06, 2006)
Two years ago, they sold “dirt” to people by promoting a garbage clean-up campaign by Delhi school children. And now, Delhi-based brand management company Alchemy Social Infrastructure Agency Pvt Ltd has signed up for the marketing of Nepal to . . .
- Poll Fraud Twist To Manila Talks With Rebels (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Any talks between President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and restive soldiers on defusing the political crisis must include the issue of the involvement of generals in probable fraud in the May 2004 election.
- Hamas Leader Unconcerned By Threats To Funds (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mar 06, 2006)
Hamas is not worried by Western threats to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority once it forms a new government because it is certain of getting money elsewhere, the group's leader said on Sunday.
- Separatists, Political Leaders To Discuss Kashmir In Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After refusing to attend Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s round-table here, several separatists will share the platform with the mainstream political leaders at a three-day international conference on Kashmir in Pakistan, beginning Friday.
- Selling Energy Giants To Foreigners (Dawn, Dr. Akhtar Hasan Khan, Mar 06, 2006)
Energy is the most critical sector in the world economy today.
- Rallies Not Government’S Job (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 06, 2006)
PUNJAB Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi led a protest rally in Lahore on Saturday to condemn the publication of sacrilegious caricatures in some European newspapers. The rally was participated by the Treasury and Opposition Members . . .
- U.S. Denies Iraq Pullout Plan, Impasse Continues (Reuters, Ibon Villelabeitia, Mar 06, 2006)
The U.S. military denied British newspaper reports on Sunday that it planned to pull its forces from Iraq early next year, saying the stories, sourced to senior British defence officials, were "completely false".
- Bush Convinced Of Pakistan Commitment In Terror War (Reuters, Tabassum Zakaria, Mar 06, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was convinced of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's commitment to the "war on terror" despite the violence and presence of militants in the country.
- Bush Hit By Bouncer, Fooled By Googly In Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After all the security concerns surrounding President George W. Bush's visit to Pakistan on Saturday, he was first hit by a bouncer then fooled by a googly.
- Rang De Basanti Rekindled Nationalism (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Bhat, Mar 06, 2006)
After a long time a movie like "Rang De Basanti" came on the silver screen which tried to make an effort in awakening the young generation of modern India.
- Clear Message (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 06, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush's visit to the sub-continent has sent a few clear messages.
- No Threat To Mulayam Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
:Dismissing any immediate threat to Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the High Court ruling setting aside the split in BSP whose 40 rebel MLAs support him, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh today, whose partly of . . .
- Starting All Over (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 06, 2006)
In the factious political atmosphere of India, most parties will shy away from affirming any paradigmatic consequences of the visit of US President George W. Bush.
- Cleaning Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2006)
The Election Commission has a constitutional obligation to clean up the electoral system.
- Decision To Lift Military Rule By 2007: Musharraf » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Asserting that he has introduced the essence of democracy in Pakistan for the first time, President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that the country's Constitution had allowed him to wear the military uniform until 2007 and he will take a decision . . .
- Pm Talks To Putin On Iran Issue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 06, 2006)
Ahead of his statement in the Parliament tomorrow on the Iran issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin late last night and discussed the new international crisis in the making.
- Checks And Benefits (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 06, 2006)
The shape of the India-US nuclear balance sheet
The details of the negotiations behind the India-US civilian cooperation agreement are unlikely to become fully public in its immediate aftermath. This is a period reserved for positive spin . . .
- Indo-Us Partnership Can Transform World: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Friday night wound up his first ever visit to India, clinching a groundbreaking nuclear deal.
- Us Lawmakers Supportive, But Await Details (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 06, 2006)
Several influential lawmakers have opted to reserve their opinion on the Indo-US nuke deal until the Bush administration delivers details of Thursday's agreement signed in New Delhi and comes up with its draft legislative package.
- ‘Bush Wants Pluralism And Democracy In Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
US President George W Bush visited Pakistan to press President General Pervez Musharraf for pluralism and democracy, Daily Times Editor Najam Sethi told Geo television on Sunday.
- Two-Timing George (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
It took George W. Bush more than five years as US president to visit India.
- Mulayam’S Dilemma (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 06, 2006)
The trauma that the Samajwadi Party confronts following a High Court order setting aside the defection of 40 BSP MLAs is a classic example of the hazards of opportunism. The SP had claimed then it was the only means of keeping the BJP out of power. But th
- India’S Indifference On Corruption (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 06, 2006)
Barely noticed by the Indian media, if at all, the world launched a global war on corruption on December 14, 2005, when the United Nations Convention Against Corruption came into force with the 30th ratification of the instrument.
- Pm Takes Nuke Case Beyond Borders (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
After deciding to address the concerns of minorities and the Left on the nuclear deal with the US, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has turned his attention to neutralising misgivings that may crop up abroad.
- Delhi Deal Gifts Ammo To Iran (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 06, 2006)
The Iran vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been complicated by the nuclear deal between US President George W. Bush and prime minister Manmohan Singh, which was sealed on Thursday.
- Lessons In Benevolence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Exit Polls (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2006)
Strength and straightforwardness are usually rewarded with brickbats. Mr K.J. Rao, the election official who has not endeared himself to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal by his determined effort to rid the electoral rolls. . .
- Decline In Teachers’ Value System (Tribune, D.R. Chaudhry, Mar 06, 2006)
Editorials and letters have given expression to the moral outrage and agony felt by the people over the rape of schoolgirls by their teachers.
- A Call For Freedom (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Mar 06, 2006)
“I don’t believe that the Montenegro government would choose to step into contradiction with the EU over this issue,” said Miroslav Lajcak, the European Union’s envoy to the region, in the tones of silken menace that diplomats practice before. . .
- Chautala’S Assets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 06, 2006)
POLITICIANS and corruption seem inseparable, but cynical acceptance is not an option.
- Kalam To Visit Myanmar, Mauritius To Give Further Boost To Ties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Embarking on a two-nation tour on Wednesday, President A P J Abdul Kalam will visit Myanmar to give a fresh impetus to close political understanding between New Delhi and Yangon and tour Mauritius, where he will be the Chief Guest at its . . .
- How Far Is Iran From The Bomb (Indian Express, WILLIAM J BROAD, Mar 06, 2006)
: When Iran defiantly cut the locks and seals on its nuclear enrichment plants in January and restarted its effort to manufacture atomic fuel, it forced the world to confront a momentous question:
- Pm’S Deal With Us Turns Left Red (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The Left parties on Sunday said the “bad bargain” by India with the US in economic, defence, agriculture and other crucial fields dealt during President George W Bush's visit was detrimental to the country's commercial and strategic interests.
- Ec Tough Talk: No Ministers To Meet Poll Officials (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
With the Model Code of Conduct coming into force in West Bengal, the Election Commission has directed that no minister be allowed to meet any district magistrate, superintendent of police, official or authority involved in the poll process.
- No Vaiko Shadow As Dmk Hits The Road (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 06, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Sonia kicks off DPA campaign, vows to replicate UPA’s performance in the state
Though MDMK leader Vaiko’s exit from the Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) stole some of the glitter from the finale to the DMK’s three-day conference here, all
- N-Deal In Place, Pm Gets Ready To Tell Australia: Time You End Double Standards On Uranium Sale (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Mar 06, 2006)
: Basking in the warm afterglow of the historic nuclear pact with the Bush Administration, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to press the visiting Australian premier John Howard to end Canberra’s double standards on selling uranium to China. . .
- Kalam’S Myanmar, Mauritius Visit To Begin On March 8 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Embarking on a two-nation tour on Wednesday, President A P J Abdul Kalam will visit Myanmar to give a fresh impetus to the political understanding between New Delhi and Yangon and tour Mauritius, where he will be the chief guest at its . . .
- Mittal Versus Arcelor: The Hypocrisy Within (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 06, 2006)
Lakshmi Mittal is the kind of guy who makes India proud. He represents the new, confident and successful face of India that is able to give the jitters to businessmen and governments around the world.
- Next Steps In The Indo-Us Deal (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Mar 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has been signed.
- ‘Hindu Tea’ And ‘Muslim Tea’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 06, 2006)
How the Indian National Army’s soldiers fought religious divisions
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