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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 21907:
- Door Wide Open For Resolving Korean Nuclear Issue (Japan Times, JAMES A. KELLY, Jun 24, 2005)
There is no country in Asia, indeed in the world, that behaves like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Life On Other Planets (Hindu, Seth Shostak, Jun 24, 2005)
Last Week, astronomers announced that they had made a giant breakthrough by finding something small.
- Scientists Take On Science Media (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 24, 2005)
Sensationalim and "headline-grabbing" are more the stuff of tabloids but now an internationally respected academic journal is facing allegations of "scare-mongering" and "desperate headline-seeking"
- Where Caste Oppression Mocks The Constitution (Hindu, D. Raja, Jun 24, 2005)
In several villages of Tamil Nadu, the dominant castes have continuously mocked the Constitution by refusing to allow Dalits to become panchayat presidents, and have got away with it.
- That Long Night Of Knives (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2005)
When India’s democratic structure was shaken to its roots
cutting corners ashok mitra
- Jinnah : A Victim Of Hatred? (Tribune, Harjinder Singh Tangri, Jun 24, 2005)
How long shall we continue dubbing Mohammad Ali Jinnah a villain of the story of struggle for freedom with the contempt he doesn’t deserve? We Indians and Pakistanis are very poor students of history.
- Pitfalls Of Brand Marketing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 24, 2005)
THE DECISION OF India's largest sugar mill, Balrampur Chini, to retreat from marketing branded consumer packs is a valuable case-study in two different and significant ways.
- Tweaking The Line On Pakistan (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jun 24, 2005)
The UPA-NDA exchanges on the dialogue process with Pakistan are no sudden eruption.
- A Word Called Freedom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 24, 2005)
The Indian Express did not appear on June 26, the day India awoke to unfreedom and the Emergency.
- Changing The Image (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2005)
GUANTANAMO Bay is getting a lot of attention lately. Some of it isn’t necessarily good. The Bush administration is now in high gear trying to change the public perception of the prison
- The Scourge Of Africa (Hindu, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jun 24, 2005)
There is a pain in the belly of Africa that just will not go away. It is gnawing at our development goals and undermining our economies.
- Moving Towards Closer Integration (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2005)
The sixth session of the Sri Lanka-India Joint Commission, held in Colombo recently, has taken the bilateral relationship to an enhanced level — well on the way to closer integration of the two countries and economies.
- Implications Of Aphc Leaders’ Visit (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jun 24, 2005)
THE two-week long visit of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Delegation to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan
- Africa's Debt Deal: Not Out Of The Blue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jun 24, 2005)
Africa is the flavour of 2005, described as a "make or break year" for the continent on which the UN, G-8 and international financial institutions are all focussed because it is where poverty is more intractable than in other parts of the developing world
- A Lot Of Huffing And Puffing (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 23, 2005)
The ban on smoking in films is India’s misguided way of telling the world how serious it is about combating cancer, writes Sumanta Sen
- Open Eyes And Minds (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 23, 2005)
The more the BJP averts a debate, the more difficult will it be to recover ground
- Reforming The Un (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jun 23, 2005)
A High-Level plenary meeting, scheduled to be held in New York from September 14 to 16, 2005,
- The Leader Article: Cast For A New Coalition: In Up, Mayawati Aims For Dalit-Brahmin Alliance (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
Icons define identity politics. Each political movement creates its own icons. They represent the ideology of the movement.
- Indira Gandhi As Parivar Heroine (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
K.S. Sudarshan's praise of Indira Gandhi at a recent function in Lucknow is yet another command centre barb aimed at the Bharatiya Janata Party's supposedly week-kneed leadership.
- The Railway Children (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jun 23, 2005)
If the little jharu has become a symbol of how the railway children work for their life and mobility,
- Two Major Initiatives Of Pervaiz (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2005)
JUNE 21, 2005 would go into annals of the Punjab history as golden day. Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi took two major initiatives on the day with far-reaching impact on the overall socio-economic conditions of the people of the province.
- A Win-Win Deal (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
The comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore will mark a watershed in ties between the two countries because of the novelty surrounding the exercise.
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- Fuzziness On The Fringe (Business Line, R. Anand, Jun 23, 2005)
R Anand on the Guidance Note on FBT accounting
- Visit Of Discord (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2005)
Soon after the visit of Hurriyat leaders to Pakistan, we had commented in these columns that the development was highly irregular and undesirable.
- Switching Places (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
L K Advani's image has traditionally been a hardline one while A B Vajpayee has been the moderate face of the BJP,
- Learn To Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2005)
The census figures indicate that 17 per cent of India's graduates are jobless. If employment is defined as productive work, this figure goes up to 40 per cent
- Middle: Making Peace With History (Times of India, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Jun 23, 2005)
The controversy generated by L K Advani in Pakistan still rages. However, Advani's statements were not meant to certify M A Jinnah's politics or build a new image. They signified an earnest attempt to strengthen the peace process.
- Behold The Real Jinnah (Indian Express, Anupam Gupta, Jun 23, 2005)
Described by one of his leading biographers, Stanley Wolpert,
- Is It Really Worth Going To University? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 23, 2005)
The policy of one-size-fits-all has played havoc with higher education in the countries where it has been tried, including India, and the signs are that it is not likely to work in Britain.
- Trade Between Hostile Neighbours Blossoms (New Zealand Herald, ALAN WHEATLEY , Jun 22, 2005)
Sixteen months into a cautious peace process between India and Pakistan, trade between the two nuclear powers is still an exercise in frustration and missed opportunities.
- China Says Border, Tibet On Agenda At India Meet (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
A longstanding boundary dispute between China an India will be on the agenda when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits New Delhi ...
- Where We Stand In Bush's America (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Carroll du Chateau asks the ambassador to the US how he's getting on with the coveted free trade deal.
- Tsunami May Have Revealed Lost City (New Zealand Herald, Jan McGirk , Jun 22, 2005)
The mighty Boxing Day tsunami has revealed what archaeologists believe to be the lost ruins of an ancient city off the coast of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
- Nepal Slips Back To Medieval Rule (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
The King of Nepal has just seized absolute power, sacked the entire Government and put the country's Prime Minister under house arrest.
- 'We Were Pinned Down By Fire In The Heart Of Kashmir' (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
When the gunfire suddenly sprayed across the street in front of us, we dived for the ground, scrabbling desperately to get behind a parked car.
- Exporter Importing Talent (New Zealand Herald, Owen Hembry , Jun 22, 2005)
Fonterra is the world’s leading exporter of dairy products but, in the fight for international executives, it has shown bottle as an importer.
- Goff Seeks To Lift Tourism, Film And Trade Deals With India (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India and New Zealand have pledged to increase their two-way trade from $500 million annually.
- Paying The Price To Enjoy Beauty Of The Himalayas (New Zealand Herald, Amanda Kyne, Jun 22, 2005)
The Maoist rebel appeared out of nowhere. It was 6.30am and I had been up at Poon Hill watching the sun rise over the Himalayas.
- Australia: Regional Profile (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
- Indian Rape Victims Fight Back Against Epidemic (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
For years, rape victims in India were too afraid to speak out, traumatised by the assault and fearful they would be blamed themselves. Many don't trust the police.
- Sikhs Cleared Of Involvement In Air India Bombing (New Zealand Herald, Allan Dowd and Nicole Mordant, Jun 22, 2005)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A Canadian judge cleared two Sikh militants on Wednesday of involvement in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jetliner over Ireland's Atlantic coast, history's deadliest bombing of a civilian plane.
- Ndian Army Clears Mines From Kashmir (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Indian Army experts have begun removing landmines from Kashmir
- Buses Set To Cross Kashmir Divide Despite Attack (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan open a historic bus link across divided Kashmir on Thursday, protected by heavy security following a suicide attack by separatist rebels on the Indian end of the route.
- Nepal Rebels Kill Policemen In Jail Raid (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Maoist rebels stormed a jail in central Nepal, killed two policemen and set free 28 inmates, including guerrillas, police said.
- India Ready To Talk On Kashmir (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today he was ready to hold talks over the disputed region of Kashmir with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf who visits New Delhi next week.
- Tsunami Carried Bronze Buddha 1000km Across Ocean (New Zealand Herald, Jan McGirk , Jun 22, 2005)
In mid-December a little bronze-eyed idol, like so many in rural Myanmar (Burma),
- Markets On A Roll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2005)
On top of a strong bull run on Monday, the stock indices flared up 92 points again on Tuesday.
- Reviving Circular Railway (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 22, 2005)
There are three elements that are essential for any development project to be executed smoothly and with the minimum of public dislocation and discontent.
- Iraq’S Continuing Travails (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jun 22, 2005)
Speaking in his weekly radio broadcast US President George Bush said on Saturday that pulling out of Iraq now is not an option.
- Rise Of A ‘moderate’ Advani? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 22, 2005)
Ever since Lal Krishna Advani began attracting flak for his comments in Karachi on Mohammad Ali Jinnah,
- Rush To Cash In On Jet’S Soaring Market (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Jet Airways’ initial public offer of at least US$375 million ($518 million) was fully sold within minutes of opening on Friday, as investors rushed to the first Indian airline issue in a decade on hopes of robust travel growth, bankers said.
- No Museums On Mall Road (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jun 22, 2005)
Standing atop the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive table with a commanding view of Hampi that evokes,
- Did Whale Beaching Foretell Disaster? (New Zealand Herald, Michael McCarthy, Jun 22, 2005)
On the internet it is already a spreading legend: did the mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins on an Australian beach signal the advent of the earthquake that caused the Boxing Day tsunami?
- High-Tech Pirates Take On Much Bigger Prey (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
Piracy in Southeast Asia has sometimes been seen as an exotic nuisance. Not any more.
- The Lost Chances Of History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2005)
Author of Constitutional law of India and former attorney general, the late H.M. Seervai, has provided an interesting account of Jinnah’s role in Partition.
- India To Count Its Vanishing Vultures (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
MADRAS, India - India will launch a census of its vultures, a group of ornithologists said on Sunday, as the birds are vanishing rapidly due to a mystery virus and shrinking nesting sites.
- Kashmir Separatist Leaders Agree To Visit Pakistan (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India - Leaders of the moderate faction of Indian Kashmir’s main political separatist alliance said yesterday they had accepted an invitation
- Varsha Bima: A Scheme In Evolution (Business Line, Suparas Bhandari, Jun 22, 2005)
In the article `Weather insurance: Taking on the rain Gods' (June 15, Business Line), the author Sharad Joshi questioned why farmers alone were covered under Varsha Bima, when in fact rain impacted a whole lot of communities?
- Nuclear Arms Conference Collapses Without Deal (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
United Nations - After a month of bickering, the 188 signatories to the global pact against atomic weapons ...
- Musharraf's Two Roles On Pm's Agenda (New Zealand Herald, Kevin Taylor , Jun 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Helen Clark will raise Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's dual role as head of state and chief of the Army during his historic visit this week.
- Bono And Geldof Are Too Polite (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2005)
"Hackers Bombard financial networks," the London Financial Times reported on Thursday. Government departments and businesses "have been bombarded with a sophisticated electronic attack for several months."
- Amid The New, China Seeks Out The Old (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 22, 2005)
The success of Xintiandi in Shanghai has fuelled demands for the preservation of historic buildings across China.
- The Speaking Tree: The Basic Nature Of Trees Is To Give Spontaneously (Times of India, P VENKATESH, Jun 22, 2005)
Once, an old man was planting mango saplings in his garden. His wife asked him not to exert himself, as he was not going to be around to relish the mangoes from these saplings.
- Blair Expects Global Warming Plan At G8 Summit (New Zealand Herald, Andrew Grice, Jun 22, 2005)
Leaders of the G8 richest nations will agree a plan for global action to tackle climate change at next month's summit at Gleneagles, Tony Blair has predicted.
- Rich Nations Near Deal On African Debt Relief (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Eight rich nations edged closer to a historic deal that would wipe out US$40 billion (NZ$56bn) of debts owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries as part of a British-led drive to haul Africa out of poverty.
- Energy Investors Fear A Blackout -- Bs, I (New Zealand Herald, Chris Daniels , Jun 22, 2005)
Power blackouts caused by a lack of investment and Government regulation have emerged as major concerns in a global survey of energy companies and investors.
- Bigger The City, The Bigger The Disaster (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
For the first time in human history, more people will soon live in cities than do not. Urbanisation is intensifying as greater numbers of people, especially in Asia, leave the countryside in search of jobs, better living standards and wider opportunities.
- Open Water Fisheries Over-Exploited (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jun 22, 2005)
Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta, the sixth Indian World Food Laureate, is the first fisheries scientist to win the prestigious prize.
- Time For Constitutional Statesmanship (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 22, 2005)
After the recent talkfest at the Conference of Governors, it is time for follow-up action.
- A Woman With A Will Of Steel (Deccan Herald, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Jun 22, 2005)
How many women defy tradition like Mukhtaran Bibi who was not cowed down?
- Science In The Need Of Idiom (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 22, 2005)
Commercial pressures and funding drive much of research in the US today. Nothing proves this than a survey that showed that scientists indulge in fact-bending. More than five per cent of scientists admitted to having rejected data that contradicted their
- This History Can Be Tricky (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 22, 2005)
Advani can claim some credit for his courage in pointing out to Pakistanis what Jinnah really stood for
- Keep A Tab On Travellers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO’s revised international health regulations, adopted at the World Health Assembly, May 16, 2005
- The View From Pakistan (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 21, 2005)
The controversy over opposition leader L.K. Advani’s praise of Mohammed Ali Jinnah has had an adverse fallout in Pakistan.
- Don’T Dismiss Bjp, Or Advani (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jun 21, 2005)
Whatever happens to him personally, L.K. Advani has shifted the debate in the BJP, the Sangh parivar, and indeed in the subcontinent, on the definition of secularism and the role of Jinnah, Nehru, Gandhi.
- On A New High (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It is only good policy that will lead to sustained investor confidence
- Image And Reality (Dawn, Mahjabeen Islam, Jun 21, 2005)
The Pakistani preoccupation with image and impressions has always been somewhat mystifying.
- Elections For Bolivia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 21, 2005)
FOR the second time in less than two years mobs have defeated democratic institutions in the South American nation of Bolivia.
- Happier Stopover (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It could be that we have been spoiled. In India we grow up so cradled in remains of past grandeur and achievement that the coexistence of centuries is taken for granted.
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