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What is India DAILY ROUND-UP
Tuesday, 14 December 2004,
1800 hrs
TOP STORIES India,
Bangladesh will inspect
disputed areas along Assam The two countries will
hold a fresh inspection of disputed areas along the international border. The inspection
will be followed by home secretary-level meetings to resolve the four-decade-old border
dispute
BUSINESS & ECONOMY Revenue
may slip, says
mid-year score card The mid-year review has warned the government of impending stress on
expenditure on two counts: employment
programmes and fertiliser subsidy
TODAY'S EDITORIAL Now
for meritocracy
in the private sector Politicians have not
succeeded in stifling India's spirit of enterprise, but they just might succeed
if they insist on caste-based reservation in the private sector, says ARAVIND
SITARAMAN
HERITAGE Perfect,
stately and tall
If a temple were ever built to make a
statement, this is it. USHA KRIS describes the grandeur of the Rajarajeswaram
temple in Tamil Nadu
FEATURE PICKS
Pioneer Make
perjury an offence
Perjury naturally affects the quality of justice, as a judge has to decide only on the basis of evidence presented in the court. In fact, the law as it stands only makes it incumbent on the citizen to depose truthfully in a court of law. However, there is no punishment for lying.
By JOGINDER SINGH
* * * Indian Express Beyond
nuclear capability
There are growing signs that the second
round of Indo-Pak talks is sliding into an unseemly sparring on tactical issues.
India must inject strategic purposefulness into the dialogue, says RAJA MOHAN
* * *
The Hindu Preserving
proprieties
There are many questions on the role of the President and the Supreme Court vis-à-vis
the project for interlinking rivers.
* * * Asia
Times Coke,
Pepsi lose face and fizz in India
India's highest court has ordained that cola bottles from now on must carry a
statutory label warning consumers that the drinks contain pesticide residues.
The issue brings into focus the wider problem of India's highly polluted
groundwater as a result of the excessive use of pesticides in agriculture. By
SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA
* * *
Tribune F-16
sale endangers peace process
New Delhi’s
apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have
become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India
relationship. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s administration is particularly
worried about reports of an impending sale of F-16s to Pakistan,
By ASHISH KUMAR SEN
SP
HAS NO REGARD FOR LAW OR TRUTH: HIGH COURT
The policeman running the case against the
Kanchi Shankaracharya was once denounced by the High Court as a barbarian. His
track record is full of dark deeds that would put hardcore criminals to shame
Other editorials War
on the PEoPLE Andhra Pradesh's talks with Naxalite groups is fraught with danger not just for the state but for all of India, writes ARAVIND SITARAMAN
No eulogy for Veerappan No tears will be shed
for the dead bandit, but we must address the causes that created such a monster, says
ARAVIND SITARAMAN More edits
