The Indian Analyst, All the news and views you need on India, Thursday, March 24, 2005

Thursday, 24 March 2005, 1400 hrs

TOP STORIES
Siachen: Pakistan ready
to pull out its troops
Delhi and Islamabad have talked and Pakistan will pull out its men from the Siachen glacier, Pakistan Foreign Minister Kasuri has said

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Health, pharma sectors
divided over Patents Bill
The emotive case for affordable medicines continued to drive a sharp wedge between stakeholders in the health and pharmaceutical segments

FEATURE PICKS

Asia Times
Pakistan, a 'model for the Muslim world'

It is difficult to imagine a more unlikely caliph than Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, but that is precisely what the United States seems determined to anoint him, writes PRAVEEN SWAMI

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Pioneer
Kidnapping, a thriving industry
Long before the terms 'terrorism' or 'guerrilla warfare' were coined, Robin Hood in his tales played the original guerrilla. In India, there have been many versions of this fictional character like Daku Mohar Singh, Man Singh and Malkan Singh of the Chambal, the late Phoolan Devi, as also the forest brigand Veerappan. However, unlike Robin Hood, they were not necessarily pro-poor. JOGINDER SINGH on how kidnapping now thrives

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Pioneer
Porn free, stinging wildly
In light of the latest sting operations telecast by a TV channel run by Rajat Sharma, people who were mesmerised by the novelty of tehelka's operations now seem rather bewildered by the explosion of pornography masquerading as investigative journalism, says CHANDAN MITRA

EDITORIAL PICKS

Rice menu not nice (Pioneer)
Embittered by Bt cotton (Pioneer)
BJP backs out of VAT (Tribune)
Water for life (Financial Express)
Spirited move (Financial Express)

OP-ED

What is India Exclusives
On the tiger trail
USHA KRIS drives deep into the Kanha forest and falls in love with royalty of the striped variety

The communist threat is forgotten, not gone
History tells us that at least 53 million people have died of communist atrocities the world over. A bloodbath is inevitable if Nepal is left to its own struggles between the monarchists and the Maoists, warns
ERIC KOO PENG KUAN

Special for Shivaratri
Perceptions of Shiva
in ancient India
Ancient Indian literature and iconography represent Shiva both as a malevolent and a benevolent god. Shiva is both giver and destroyer, explains ROHITHA EASWER

Time to stare
USHA KRIS introduces young readers to the joys of star gazing

The logic in having an N-missile
Pakistan has just test-fired another nuclear missile.
An analysis by
ERIC KOO PENG KUAN

Coorg for coffee?
USHA KRIS visits an estate-turned-resort, and is charmed by the sights and sounds of Karnataka's coffee district

Bihar a major pollution zone
The US, China and India
Why the scoffing at Hinduism?
PIL against seer: Court's ire
CIA task on Pak anti-terror drive
Nepal coup shows US hypocrisy
Indian style democracy in Iraq
Death from stampede avoidable
Tsunami: Tad Murthy speaks
India's Look East Policy
NRI donates $10 m for college
Resurgent violence in J&K
What does it mean to be a Hindu in India?
Indian Elections: Verdict 2004
Meritocracy in the private sector
War on the people
United protest in New York
Middle class devotee's appeal
Pillar of Hinduism
Nov 11 turned out like Sept 11
'Nobody is above the law'
'SP has no regard for law'
Temple: Perfect, stately and tall
US leaders oppose F-16 sale

ACADEMIC PAPERS

What is India Exclusives

Impact of Karnataka government advertisements
A study spread over several districts revealed a surprising variety in media taste and advertisement impact, says Dr B P MAHESH CHANDRA GURU

Training for careers
in journalism
India needs a national council of professionals to study the problems and prospects of media training, say Dr B P MAHESH CHANDRA GURU
and M S SAPNA

Media intervention in dairy development in Karnataka
Rural broadcasting is critical for dairy development. District radio stations and low power TV centres can play a significant role in encouraging proper dairying practices, write Dr B P MAHESH CHANDRA GURU
and E NARAYANAPPA

Journalism education:
A quality perspective
India brings out 45,000 newspapers, journals and periodicals in 105 languages and dialects. Yet journalism education is neglected, write Dr B P MAHESH CHANDRA GURU and MADHURA VEENA M L

Philosophy of
Bhaja Govindam
Hinduism: Universal religion
Health education in India

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Interesting links

Southern Asia Collection
at the University of
Chicago Library
Photographs, digital resources, exhibitions, bibliographies, links

US-India Friendship
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of India