TOP STORIES No
change in India's
nuclear policy, says PM Manmohan Singh
said his government's policy on the nuclear issue was clear and consistent, and
that his foreign minister might have spoken to the contrary in the context of
some specific journalistic question
BUSINESS & ECONOMY Foreign
equity players see
high growth in India A rapidly
growing economy and an outsourcing boom have drawn a steady stream of private
equity players to India in recent years, and the industry looks set to boom
after a string of big deals.
UPDATE Congressional
leaders oppose
sale of F-16 planes to Pakistan Two prominent Congressional leaders have warned Bush against
selling F-16s to Pakistan saying it can seriously undermine US-India relations.
They are running a campaign to drive home that a sale can squander opportunities
to strengthen strategic US-India ties
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
India
Together So
near to God, so far from Heaven
Church income has fallen sharply as the laity have gone into
debt in Wayanad. But the larger reality is also more complex. While the church
does reflect the pain of its farmer base, it is also, in some cases, a source of
at least a few of the dues that worry them, notes P SAINATH
* * * Indian Express The
talent principle
Shouldn’t the government ensure that the
IB and the LIC get the best men available as their heads? And once in,
shouldn’t they get something more than a year? asks TVR SHENOY
* * *
Asia Times Why
the general begs to differ
Former Pakistani chief of army staff General Aslam Beg is
frequently mentioned as being involved in the underground network that
proliferated nuclear secrets and material to Iran, among other countries. No
action has ever been taken against Beg, though. He tells SYED SALEEM SHAHZAD
why.
* * *
Indian Express The
ticking bomb inside
mosque and madrasa
A range of authorities have pointed to the urgent danger brewing in Muslim
‘religious’ centres. Yet to voice them invites the charge, ‘communal’.
India's national security is gravely threatened and we are being governed by a
wilfully blind government, says ARUN SHOURIE
* * *
Pioneer That
voice of silk and flame Folks in Mylapore, Chennai, would have difficulty imagining that
MS’s passing away would cast a pall of gloom in the remote village of
Mustafabad, writes SAEED NAQVI
* * *
Deccan Herald How
not to dialogue
Apart from people-to-people contacts, there is need for internal dialogue to
resolve the Kashmir issue, says BALRAJ PURI
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
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