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Articles 23421 through 23520 of 26855:
- Average Bihari Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Feb 24, 2005)
The assembly election in Bihar has been convulsed by several high-profile criminal incidents. In fact, over the years Bihar has acquired the dubious distinction of being the most lawless state of the country.
- Bus And Beyond (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 24, 2005)
During the last conversation that this columnist had with J.N. Dixit shortly before his death, the late national security adviser said he was working ...
- From Shyness To Social Phobia (Tribune, Peter Jaret, Feb 24, 2005)
Years ago, when parents came to him worried because their kids seemed abnormally shy, Murray Stein, a psychiatrist at UC San Diego, would tell them not to worry — that most children outgrow periods of intense shyness. “Now we’re not so quick to dismiss...
- Jaafari’S Vision Isn’T Quite What U.S. Wanted (Tribune, Paul Richter, Feb 24, 2005)
Two years ago, as the United States planned to march into Baghdad, many in the Bush administration had a vision for Iraq’s first freely elected government in decades.
- Converting Truth? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 24, 2005)
Six years after the Graham Staines tragedy, proselytisation continues to thrive in Orissa. None of the three sides to the dispute over conversions-government, missionary and Hindu protectionist-seems to have learnt a lesson.
- The Problem In Goa Lies In Delhi (Indian Express, V A Pai Panandiker, Feb 23, 2005)
A spate of articles on Goa suggests that democracy in Goa has gone. Nothing is farther from the truth. What happened in the Goa assembly on February 2 is a ...
- Introspect To Identify Divinity (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Feb 23, 2005)
What is spirituality? There is an invisible yet no less profound sense of order that connects, binds and governs the universe we live in. As human beings who tend to be wholly absorbed in the business of worldly engagement
- Beyond Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2005)
Sectarian strife is always regressive. Every religion has seen the disruptive senselessness of it in the course of history, and in the present. In the case of Indian Muslims, inability to resolve intermittently violent conflicts within the ...
- Camera-Happy Party (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23, 2005)
For a political party so resolute in denouncing any reform for better economic fundamentals or more efficient organisation, the CPI has been glaringly quick to seek a key corporate ploy: merger and acquisition.
- Who Will Fly Off With The Oscars? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2005)
While analysts of the Roman Catholic church have been parsing Vatican statements this month about the real state of the pope’s health
- Two Winter Conclaves (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Feb 22, 2005)
Hundreds of NRIs descended on Bombay on 7 January. That was slightly irregular, for the BJP government had fixed 9 January as the Travelling Indians’ Day (TID);
- Foreign, Or Feudal, Direct Investment? (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Feb 22, 2005)
In the late 1970s, when I, along with a group of very interesting colleagues, graduated from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,
- Nation In Turmoil, King In Trouble (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Feb 21, 2005)
By clamping an emergency and banning all political parties, King Gyanendra Bikram Shah has triggered — most probably — a major avalanche in the Himalayas.
- The Emperor Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Feb 21, 2005)
India has recently stated that it sees constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy as the twin pillars of stability in a modern Nepal.
- The Gut Issues (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 21, 2005)
An agreement on starting a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad by April 7, has been called a breakthrough. Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri went beyond
- Majlis Musings (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Feb 21, 2005)
India never fails to enchant with hidden harmonies. Last week I went with my Hindu friend from Aligarh to the ladies’ Mohurrum majlis at the home of Syeda Syedain Hameed.
- When Camels Fly (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 21, 2005)
It’s good news, bad news time again for the Middle East. The good news is that what you are witnessing in the Arab world is the fall of its Berlin Wall.
- Buddha Speaks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s assurance that his party would continue its support to the UPA government is both sagacious and timely, coming as it does soon after the CPM congress.
- Cricket Through Compromise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2005)
It is not always that both sides win in a compromise. But the agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Pakistan Cricket Board to change the venue of the second Test from Ahmedabad to Kolkata
- For The Love Of Neighbours (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Feb 21, 2005)
The foreign secretary’s recent speech has sparked off a debate on inter-state relations in south Asia
- Forget Shanghai, Remember Mumbai (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 21, 2005)
We need to put aside our obsession with becoming "world class". Let us make our cities liveable for all the people.
- High-Tech Delhi Suburb Stuck In 'Village Time Warp' (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Feb 20, 2005)
Five years ago, Saurabh Chawla, a young corporate strategist, moved out of cramped and polluted New Delhi to the open spaces of suburban Gurgaon,
- Women’S Panel Not A Jhoom Jhooma (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Feb 20, 2005)
Subhashini Ali of Kanpur was a formidable speaker when she was a CPI(M) member of the Lok Sabha. One afternoon in 1982 I heard her on the newly constituted National Commission for Women.
- History In The Box (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Feb 19, 2005)
Unlike economists and sociologists, who usually write for their peers, historians have sought to reach a wider audience.
- Between The Lines (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Feb 19, 2005)
In the article, "Wonder that was India" (Foray, February 6), Dina Nath Mishra criticises Amulya Ganguli for his uncharitable remarks on ancient Indian science.
- Sari For Camilla, Pheta For Charles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 19, 2005)
Mumbai's dabbawallas are now consulting their wives on sari colours and blouse-pieces. Soon after word spread of the Royal wedding between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in April
- Shooting Priest (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Feb 18, 2005)
PUT down the Bible and pick up the gun” said one of the dacoits to the late Fr Thomas Chakalakkal when he was in their custody somewhere in the jungles of West Champaran in Bihar.
- New Border Lines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2005)
The ambit of the composite dialogue India and Pakistan have undertaken to address is so very vast that affixing milestones can appear dismally complicated. Is it material progress on the gas pipeline and consolidation of economic cooperation that’s requis
- Our Legacy Of Modernity (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 18, 2005)
I am trying to piece together seemingly unrelated views on the Indian aesthetic sensibility and create an integrated perspective.
- New Route (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 18, 2005)
In Kashmir, firecrackers greeted the news that the Srinagar-Muzaffarbad bus route was to become operative from April 7.
- A Route To Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 18, 2005)
The composite dialogue between India and Pakistan received further impetus during the Islamabad visit of External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh.
- Profit Goals Vs. Public Purpose (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 18, 2005)
In conferring 'University' status to more than 100 establishments, the Chhattisgarh Government was guilty of a cynical perversion of the loftier principle of private-public partnership in higher education.
- Bus To Pok (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2005)
A historic breakthrough has been made with India and Pakistan agreeing to start a bus link between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.
- India's Military Hungry For More (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Feb 18, 2005)
Indian defense officials have laid out a request for a huge increase in spending on arms to New Delhi, most of which will be used to purchase state-of-the-art weaponry from suppliers around the world.
- A Crisis Made To Measure (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 18, 2005)
If Governor S.C. Jamir was suspicious about the confidence vote in the Goa Assembly, he could have discussed the matter with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
- Deal To Run Buses In Kashmir Bolsters India-Pakistan Talks (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 17, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to run buses across the cease-fire line that divides the Himalayan province of Kashmir,
- Political Carnival (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Feb 17, 2005)
Unlike the rustic politician from Jatland, the Goan lawmaker affects sophistication. His immaculate wardrobe goes nicely with his painstakingly acquired English pronunciation.
- War Of Reds (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Feb 17, 2005)
In Naxal-affected Palamau division, two of the main contenders in the Assembly poll fray are former ultras. Of these, ex-ultra B N Singh, contesting on a CPI(ML) ticket, is being considered a strong candidate.
- New Delhi’S Stakes In Kabul (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s brief visit to Afghanistan will go a long way towards rebuilding India’s traditional relations with the war-torn country.
- Tigers Are On The Death Row (Tribune, Usha Rai, Feb 17, 2005)
THE tiger in India has been on the death row since the early nineties. After a tremendous pressure from NGOs, both national and international, there was acknowledgement that the tiger was facing a second crisis
- Justice As Self-Purification (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 17, 2005)
The report on the anti-Sikh riots offers the Congress a chance to reinvent itself.
- Laloo’S Defeat Will Be A Defeat For Peace (Indian Express, Andalib Akhter, Feb 17, 2005)
All eyes are on Bihar’s “Muslim vote”. The chattering classes swear that if the Muslim vote swings towards Laloo Prasad Yadav’s political rivals, he will be in deep trouble.
- The Discovery Of Democracy? (Hindu, David Reznik, Feb 16, 2005)
The growth of true democracy in Palestine has been stunted by a preoccupation with Western democratic technique.
- The Limits Of Restructuring (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 16, 2005)
Large worldwide corporates, a relatively recent species in human history, have drawn traditionally on two ancient models for their structure:
- Uneasy Lies The Head That Doesn’T Wear The Crown (Indian Express, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
Kings and princes should be free to marry whom they want, without public rudeness. But titles remain a delicate business
- A Wedding Is Announced (Telegraph, CHARLES MOORE, Feb 16, 2005)
“Quietly pleased” would sum up the general British reaction to the engagement of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. But does it mean they will accept her as queen?
- Celebrate Love (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2005)
On February 14 every year, loved ones across the globe exchange gifts, candy and flowers, in the name of a mysterious St Valentine. The different legends surrounding St Valentine’s Day notwithstanding
- Civil Society And The State (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 16, 2005)
The discourse over the attack on S.A.R. Geelani has revealed a number of disturbing trends.
- Fear Shall Have No Dominion (Indian Express, ASHIMA KAUL, Feb 16, 2005)
Some people in their lifetime become a symbol. Khaksar Mohammad Maqbool Shah was such a man. Unidentified gunmen shot him dead in Srinagar on February 9, after the evening prayers, near the mosque in which he had, for most of his life
- Killers For Hire (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 16, 2005)
Sankararaman, manager of a Kancheepuram temple, Aladi Aruna, former DMK Minister, Paritala Ravi, MLA of Telugu Desam are but a few of the recent victims of killer gangs who had been hired by their enemies to liquidate them.
- Tired Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2005)
Marxists are never weary of talking about contradictions. But there is a tiresome fallacy in the way the Communist Party of India (Marxist) sought to see a contradiction between development and foreign investment.
- Shia Rule In Iraq? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 15, 2005)
While the united Iraqi Alliance won the greater share of seats in the newly elected parliament, there is no guarantee that it will take over smoothly from the interim government.
- Monuments In Obscurity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2005)
While in search of temples belonging to the age of Hisalas, M S Dwarkinath has stumbled on a unique structure unknown to many.
- Start Counting (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2005)
The election results are just a prelude to democracy in Iraq. The country remains a fractious constituency, without any neat political divisions, and trapped between occupation and insurgency.
- Bare Life (Telegraph, Ananya Vajpeyi, Feb 15, 2005)
Once again, Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani meets, before his time, in an only half-unexpected fashion, his old friend, Death.
- Reading The Future In Tehran (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 14, 2005)
Even as the US and Western European countries (UK, Germany and France) are discussing with Iran the need for Tehran to completely abjure its uranium fuel cycle activities
- No Mullah Left Behind (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 14, 2005)
The Wall Street Journal ran a very, very alarming article from Iran on its front page last Tuesday. The article explained how the mullahs in Tehran
- Swathe Of Sound (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Feb 14, 2005)
Last week’s chance meeting with Pakistani ghazal king Ghulam Ali proved full of felicity. Though it’s pleasant to meet someone whose voice melts your blues, such encounters can be terrifyingly iffy.
- The Windsor Knot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 14, 2005)
Prince Charles andCamilla Parker Bowles propose to get married in Windsor Castle in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, where the local council charges a fee of under 300 pounds sterling for a wedding.
- A Time For Democracy (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 14, 2005)
Democratic urges are manifesting themselves worldwide. In Iraq the voter turnout was way beyond expectations — of the Americans, the world community
- Action In The Pipeline (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 14, 2005)
Much interest has been generated by the Union Cabinet authorising the Petroleum Ministry last week to negotiate with Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to lay transnational pipelines for import of natural gas.
- An Untenable Theory (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Feb 14, 2005)
PROFESSOR Emeritus of the London School of Economics, Lord Meghnad Desai, has returned to his old theme. He has again called upon the Congress and the BJP to form a coalition because he believes that this unusual combination is the only way in which the I
- Dangerous Transactions (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Feb 14, 2005)
In the week in which North Korea declared it had produced nuclear weapons, intends to go on producing them, and will not talk anymore, Time profiled the ‘‘Merchant of Menace’’.
- Cpi(m) Puts Centre On Notice (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Feb 14, 2005)
The recently-concluded 21st State Conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal gave notice to the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre on the continuing "absence of evidence" of implementation
- Figure It Out (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 14, 2005)
There is a currently fashionable view, reiterated by Ram Guha (The Telegraph, Feb 4), that India’s diversity will necessarily entail a large number of political parties. In
- The Battle For Bihar (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 13, 2005)
In Bihar, Election 2004 was a straight, clearly defined ideological contest - between the RJD-led grand alliance and a much-depleted National Democratic Alliance.
- Between India And 21st Century, A Deep Valley (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 13, 2005)
When was the last time you read about Kashmir in this column? The truth is I cannot remember when I last mentioned the K word in this space because columns need to be read to survive and I find, increasingly
- Preventing Tsunami Tragedies (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Feb 13, 2005)
Extensive deaths and destruction caused by the Asian tsunami have imparted urgency to devise measures to prevent such tragedies.
- Marathas’ Links With New Army Chief (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Feb 12, 2005)
THE new Chief of Army Staff, Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh, remains a favourite of the Marathas. It was no surprise that the first call that the Chief of Army Staff received after taking over the hot seat at the South Block was from Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj
- Of Coorg Coffee And Sikh Farmers (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 12, 2005)
With its thick cream and exquisite taste, the GranCaffe at the Sant'Eustachio café in the centre of the Italian capital is quite easily the best espresso in the world. But visiting Indians tempted by the arabica beans on sale at the café should consider
- Resurrection In Education (Pioneer, J.S. Rajput, Feb 12, 2005)
Noam Chomsky wrote in 1992: "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
- 'What Aspect Of Islam Is Supposedly Under Threat?' (OutLook, YOGINDER SIKAND, Feb 12, 2005)
'Is it Islam as a religion of social justice or is it simply the patriarchal order that seeks legitimacy under an 'Islamic' label?
- Critics Beware Rising Passions (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Feb 12, 2005)
“The very name evokes awe and reverence,” writes Sinjita Gupta, translator and compiler of ten short stories by Rabindranath Tagore in a collection entitled Mystic Moods.
- Disturbing Trend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 12, 2005)
The outbreak of violence in Nagamangala town in Mandya district is a disturbing development. As of now, the police seem to have brought the situation under control, and they should ensure that the trouble does not erupt again in Nagamangala or elsewhere.
- Fuelling Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 12, 2005)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to examine favourably the possibility of transporting Iranian natural gas to India via a pipeline traversing Pakistani territory represents the welcome triumph of sound economics over dubious diplomacy.
- India, As Seen By Maoists (Associated Press, B. Raman , Feb 12, 2005)
As Nepal goes through a serious political crisis in the wake of the coup staged on February 1 by King Gyanendra with the backing of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA), which is increasingly
- King's Gambit (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Feb 12, 2005)
Initial condemnation of the coup in Nepal from India was strong and unambiguous, but of late a policy rethink seems in the works.
- On Strikes As A Weapon (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 12, 2005)
In recent months, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, has made it clear that he will brook no opposition in the implementation of his one-point programme — rapid economic development (or resurgence) of the State.
- Test Of Skill (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 11, 2005)
There are two ways to look at the imbroglio over the elections to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. Having extended the term of the present council twice, the state government has no option but to hold the elections by March 25
- The Looming Crisis On Iran (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Feb 11, 2005)
The US seems serious about a regime change in Iran. But any precipitate action would seriously endanger the world energy security. For, Iran will not remain passive if attacked.
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