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Articles 25221 through 25320 of 26855:
- The Afghan Endgame (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Aug 05, 2004)
Clearly, the U.S. has accommodated Pakistan's concerns. Will Islamabad now "deliver" on Afghanistan's stabilisation?
- An Islamic Force For Iraq (Deccan Herald, SREEDHAR, Aug 05, 2004)
The Saudi idea of an Islamic force to assist the interim government in Iraq is not realistic
- An Islamic Force For Iraq (Deccan Herald, SREEDHAR, Aug 05, 2004)
The Saudi idea of an Islamic force to assist the interim government in Iraq is not realistic
- Jihadis And Secularism (Pioneer, Sridhar Pant, Aug 05, 2004)
Balbir Punj's article, "Secular objectives sans objectivity" (Opinion, July 2), reveals the perversion in the self-claimed "secular" intelligentsia and media. However, he seems to be at a loss to assess the real objective of "distorted secularism".
- Muslim Troops For Iraq (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 05, 2004)
TWO ground realities about Iraq are bound to have far-reaching and long-term consequences, especially for the presidential elections in the United States. First, the resistance to American “occupation” — unaffected by the “transfer of sovereignty ...
- Choice Before Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
IT is the eternal problem of the Bharatiya Janata Party – whether it should opt for Hindutva or not. The recent ‘chintan baithak’ of senior leaders of the party in Goa too failed to end this dilemma.
- Bjp In Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2004)
There is to be no end to the Bharatiya Janata Party's current troubles, judging by the warnings and threats hurled in its direction — first by its spiritual mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
- Kerry On The Rise (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 03, 2004)
After the strongest speech he has ever given, the Democrat candidate is starting to convince America he can oust President Bush.
- A Life Lived Full (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 03, 2004)
WHEN a senior journalist died, we decided to have an obit on him. But nobody in the newspaper I worked for then knew him so well as to write a piece on the newsman. At the height of the anti-Press Bill agitation
- The Bjp And Its Middle Course (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 03, 2004)
Caught between the call of the Sangh Parivar and the threat of the National Democratic Alliance crumbling if it were to return to a "hard Hindutva" path ...
- Problems Before The Pm (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 03, 2004)
Conventional wisdom has it that a new government is assessed on its performance after the first 100 days. Yet the coming to power of a Congress-led coalition relying on outside support is a circumstance unique enough to bend the rule.
- A Government Settles In (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 02, 2004)
The shape of the new Government's agenda is getting clear - and so is the nature of change and continuity.
- Cutting Our Noses… (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 02, 2004)
THE early years of Indian Independence gave us the priceless gift of federalism, without which "India" might have remained a dream.
- When Information Entertains (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2004)
Right now, people in America are unwilling to escape into the world of fantasy and want to confront the harsh facts
- A Communist Rishi (Hindu, Gopal Gandhi, Aug 02, 2004)
A tribute to Hiren Mukherjee, lifelong Communist, accomplished Parliamentarian and scholar, who passed away on July 30.
- What’S Uncle Sam Up To? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 02, 2004)
The American effort is to absorb both India and Pakistan in its power system by managing their rivalry.
- Mind Your K’S And Q’S (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Jul 31, 2004)
THE British rulers never missed an opportunity to proclaim that Hindi is the language of the Hindus and Urdu of the Muslims. In fact that was a major plank in their policy of divide and rule and they liked to make the maximum use of it.
- Nda's Boycott `Tamasha' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 31, 2004)
There is little doubt that by boycotting all parliamentary committees (including the all-important standing committees), the Opposition will only be rendering itself enfeebled in the the job of keeping the UPA Government on its toes.
- Bush, Blair: Without Friends In The World (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Jul 31, 2004)
There is no doubt that the three recent reports, one investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the other two — the US congressional report and the UK’s Butler report — were given fudged intelligence.
- Was Iraq A Mutual Charade? (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jul 31, 2004)
Saddam Hussein's bluff proved to be so successful that it set him up for George W. Bush's counter-charade.
- Healing Of A Great Wound (Hindu, Peter Avis, Jul 30, 2004)
The first day of August marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis. Nearly 200,000 Poles died in the fighting that lasted until October 2.
- A Gay Drama In New York (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jul 30, 2004)
MY two-year stint at New York University (1988-90) was in many ways full of events and surprises, for New York, also called “the Big Apple” by the Americans, appears to be perpetually on show, what with bands and banners and buntings
- Pw: Government Shedding Its Soft Approach? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 30, 2004)
The issue is not whether the Bahujan Samaj Party will get any seats at all. The question is whom will it hurt more.
- The Threat Of Transnational Terrorism (Hindu, Alexander Downer, Jul 29, 2004)
Long-term success in the fight against terrorism will depend on winning the battle of ideas.
- J.R.D. Tata — The Humane Entrepreneur (Hindustan Times, T. Damu , Jul 29, 2004)
A hundred years ago on July 29 was born one of the heroes of Indian industrial revolution — Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.
- Hostage Taking As Psychological War (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 29, 2004)
Hostage taking is psychologically deadly but counter-productive if used indiscriminately
- Why Derail Lalu's Godhra Probe? (Hindustan Times, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2004)
Trust the Bihar strongman and Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, to know how to rattle the BJP and its allies.
- Move For Quota In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 28, 2004)
THE misuse by the political class of one of the positive aspects of modern governance — affirmative action in favour of the underprivileged — is a distressing feature of India’s post-1947 history.
- Going Home To The Valley... (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jul 28, 2004)
This was the first time I was visiting Kashmir without my mother by the side. Though I had never thought I could muster the courage to return to her homeland without her, there were temptations that I found hard to resist.
- Us Policy In South Asia (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Jul 27, 2004)
India and Pakistan looked at the recent tour of US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage in bilateral terms. This is natural. But the overall impact of the US foreign policy on South Asia as a whole demands special attention.
- India And Pakistan At Saarc (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 27, 2004)
Despite the posturing by the two neighbours during the recent SAARC meet, the bilateral dialogue goes on.
- Drought, Flood, Seeds And Suicides (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jul 27, 2004)
The science and technology dimensions of the problems leading to suicides among farmers need concurrent attention along with the socio-economic and political aspects.
- Hdr: Managing Cultural Diversity For Stability (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 26, 2004)
The brainchild of two Asian economists of importance — Amartya Sen and Mahbub ul Haque — the latest UN Human Development Report (HDR) incorporates information on development indicators such as GDP
- The Business Of Business Management (Pioneer, P. Lal , Jul 26, 2004)
The controversy over the fee-structure in the IIMs, and inviting the owners of a chain of dabbawalas of Mumbai to IIM, Lucknow, to address the gathering at “Manfest 2004” on micro-management remind me of what a professor on
- Politics Sullies Water Disputes In India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 26, 2004)
Seven Christian missionaries were attacked allegedly by RSS workers at a Scheduled Caste colony on Saturday in Kerala, for providing material assistance to a Dalit family.
- India-Bangladesh Ties Adrift (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2004)
Bangladesh is gearing itself up to host the next summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation here next January. As the foreign ministers of the SAARC review
- Where India, Tibet And China Come Together (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 25, 2004)
Buddhism is alive and kicking in Tibet. Monasteries are open, monks are learning the scriptures and Tibetans are prostrating themselves like never before in front of their Sakya Muni. All else is propaganda.
- Punjab’S Decision On Syl Sticks In Centre’S Throat (Tribune, Rajinder Puri, Jul 25, 2004)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh protected his political interests by rushing through the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act (2004), abrogating water-sharing agreements with neighbouring states.
- Continuing The Indo-Pak Peace Process (Tribune, Swarnjit Singh Sidhu, Jul 25, 2004)
Close on the heels of the exercise of confidence building measures between experts and foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, the talks between External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistan counterpart Khurshid
- Marginal Relief Marginalised (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jul 24, 2004)
Before budget 2004 was presented, there were eager expectations that the tax rates would be cut and the exemption limits raised.
- Passing The Buck (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2004)
It has been clear from the start that what we are witnessing in Punjab is as much a political game as a water dispute. Early indications of this came from the promptness with
- Siding With Beasts In Wildlife Habitats (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 24, 2004)
Recently there have been reports of leopards entering bustees on the outskirts of Mumbai and taking human lives. Elephants are known to emerge from their forests and destroy crops, hutments and trample people underfoot.
- Welcome Stay (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2004)
THE Andhra Pradesh High Court has rightly suspended the state's order that provided for 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and for government jobs.
- Writing Is A Therapy For Him (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 24, 2004)
ON August 9 the Lalit Kala Akademi will honour Dr Mulk Raj Anand. Efforts are on to get Dr Anand all the way from Khandala, where he now lives, to Delhi.
- Budget 2004: Not The Last Word (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jul 23, 2004)
"Balanced but hardly inspiring," said the London Economist about India's Budget. Interpreting the electoral mandate as a vote for change, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, quoted the ...
- How To Desaffronise Education (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 23, 2004)
India suffers from both religious and caste communalism. So education should decasteise society as a whole
- Neighbourhood Hopes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 23, 2004)
SAARC holds out hope for regional cooperation in many fields, mainly trade
- India Retries Pivotal Hindu-Muslim Hate Crime (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2004)
When a Hindu mob stormed a bakery and killed 14, including two Muslims burnt alive in ovens, the gruesome crime became the symbol of religious violence that gripped India two years ago and left nearly 1,000 dead.
- Time To Renew The Congress (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 22, 2004)
The Congress, as the oldest political outfit in the country and still the only all-India party, has to take the lead in reviving itself as a political organisation.
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 22, 2004)
For the rudderless BJP weighed down by the electoral defeat, the issue of quota on the basis of religion has come as a potential political weapon for launching a long-drawn conflict with the UPA government.
- Sanatani Sonia: Subtle Shakti Of Renunciation (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 22, 2004)
This is a shining moment for India, its civi-lisation and culture, because a unique act of renunciation has occurred that upholds the quintessential tradition of the Sanatana Dharma.
- Shameful Inaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2004)
It is not surprising that the National Commission, appointed by the United States Government to probe the events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11, has criticised both the Clinton and Bush administrations for failing to
- China And Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2004)
As the South Asian Foreign Ministers meet this week in Islamabad, the idea of associating China with the plans for economic integration in the subcontinent should get some serious attention.
- Peace On The Guillotine, Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2004)
Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir cannot succeed unless the central precondition for democracy exists: a commitment by all parties to resolve differences through discourse, not military means.
- Reform Customary Laws (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The debate over personal laws often comes down to the following:
Gender equality — how patriarchal customs and laws, be they Hindu or Muslim, treat men ad women differently in terms of their legal entitlements.
- Reformed Regime-I A Ploy To Deprive The Poor (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Jul 19, 2004)
According to the media, corporate world, and private institutional finance houses, everything was fine in India because the balance of payment was in surplus, the growth rate was high, the foreign
- The Wily Third Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jul 19, 2004)
In a machiavellian game, the US is playing India against Pakistan while having a separate relationship with both
- Continuity In Foreign Policy (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 19, 2004)
There are various ways of looking at the recent discussions in New Delhi of the two visiting dignitaries — the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, and the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, but one point was striking
- Black Friday (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2004)
The fire in the school building exposes the callous attitude of the school authorities
- Rebel With A Cause (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 18, 2004)
While differences between Tamils in the North and East are very old, Col Karuna has achieved what was unimaginable by bringing about a split in the LTTE
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Adverse Balance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2004)
It was good of the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Richard Armitage, to have owned up in Islamabad his observation in New Delhi that some-not all-of the infrastructure in Pakistan for supporting...
- So Keen Shaukeen ! (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Jul 17, 2004)
He was dark, small statured and bow-legged. He flaunted moustache a la Confucius and as if to complete the enigma on his countenance, he sported an imperial chin with almost no hair on it.
- The Idea Of Cultural Liberty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
The 2004 edition of the Human Development Report makes a bold attempt to expand the idea of human development by incorporating respect for cultural diversity.
- The Sindhis, A ‘Vanishing’ People (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 17, 2004)
I have a large number of Sindhi friends — a few Muslims but mostly Hindus and Sikhs who migrated from Pakistan after partition.
- Fits And Starts In Gift Tax (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jul 17, 2004)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said in Parliament that tax evasion is on the rise. Every time somebody is caught with unaccounted income or wealth, the standard explanation is that it is either a credit or a gift from somebody.
- Adverse Balance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 17, 2004)
It was good of the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Richard Armitage, to have owned up in Islamabad his observation in New Delhi that some-not all-of the infrastructure in Pakistan ...
- Bane Of Ad Hocism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2004)
Annulment of the CET seat selection process has put students in a quandary
- A Fractious War On Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
In another kind of global war there seems to be a growing chasm between the policies being unilaterally pursued by the United States and the perceptions of the international community.
- Sarkari Scandal (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 17, 2004)
It is only coincidental that Dilip Sinha, former vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, was arrested for alleged foul play over the appointment of a lecturer a few days prior to the shocking revelation ...
- Terror In Schools (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Jul 16, 2004)
In Ramallah, the woman with dyed-blond hair, haute couture suits and an apparent penchant for an expensive lifestyle is seen above all as having betrayed her husband by having decamped to Paris at the beginning of the intifada.
- Incendiary Act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2004)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's as yet fledgling tenure has been spotted by several grave incidents of violence and dacoities on trains. But, evidently, his mind is elsewhere
- Making The Cess Work (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jul 16, 2004)
Among Eurpeans, it is a resounding 'Yes' for America and 'No' for George W. Bush.
- From Green To Hyderabad Blues (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2004)
One small step for man on moon was a giant leap for mankind. "Secularists" might be dismissive of five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh.
- Goodbye Mrs Staines! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2004)
Had Gladys Stuart Staines left in January 1999 when her husband and two little sons were burnt to death in what President K.R. Narayanan described as mankind's blackest deed, it would have been painful but understandable.
- India Considers Historic Rewrite (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2004)
In the past five years, Indian schoolchildren of all faiths have learned quite a bit about the culture of the Hindu majority.
- Sex Matters (Wall Street Journal, Editorial, Wall Street Journal, Jul 13, 2004)
Our country is preoccupied with terrorism. But looking ahead, terrorism may be only one of our problems.
- Spreading The Message Of Prevention (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2004)
It's 9 in the evening at R.P. Star's, a truck stop on Highway 45 south of this seacoast city, and the drivers are pulling over their rigs for a bite to eat, a cup of tea and perhaps a little sex for money with the women in the bushes.
- With Homosexuality Illegal, Gays Suffer Aids Silently (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2004)
Thirty-seven days after his wedding in 1999, Shashi Shetye found out he was HIV-positive.
- The Spiritual In Me (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Jun 26, 2004)
Thousands of wishes tumble upon each other in their anxiety to be free. Sometimes one sees oneself as a sufi swaying his head to the inner music, the self drowned in the holy chant.
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