|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 2721 through 2820 of 3108:
- Depression Drives Man To ‘bobbitise’ Himself (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2001)
Depression drove a 30-year-old teacher to “bobbitise” himself in Delhi, the police said.
- Of Monarchs And Maoists (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 08, 2001)
The Nepalese cannot be blamed for jumping to the conclusion that only the Maoist insurrection has saved them from being browbeaten by India into accepting rigorous trade terms.
- Ambiguous Economics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 07, 2001)
THE world has long fallen for the claims of economists to the status of a science for their somewhat nebulous field.
- Politician's Freedoms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Dec 07, 2001)
AS I am quite seriously thinking of becoming a politician, I thought I should consult my old pal, Gulabjamun-ji.
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - I (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 06, 2001)
Restrictive legislation is almost always a signal of repressive institutional change, but is, of course, not the cause of it...
- Caste And Social Structure - I (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 06, 2001)
The National Sample Survey Organisation has collected data that allow rational debate on a question that has generally been prejudged by both sides: whether and to what extent, the OBCs are really `backward'
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - I (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 06, 2001)
Restrictive legislation is almost always a signal of repressive institutional change, but is, of course, not the cause of it...
- Caste And Social Structure - I (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 06, 2001)
The National Sample Survey Organisation has collected data that allow rational debate on a question that has generally been prejudged by both sides: whether and to what extent, the OBCs are really `backward'
- Trade With Nepal -- India's Achilles Heel (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 05, 2001)
NEPAL'S Maoist uprising diverted attention from another danger averted for the time being by India's decision to extend the bilateral trade treaty that lapses today by three months.
- Is Mr Joshi Parochialising History A La Pakistan? (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 05, 2001)
It all began with a question on the Policy for Writing Text-books in the Rajya Sabha.
- Let Everyone Find His Level (Indian Express, R. C. Hansoti, Dec 04, 2001)
The Supreme Court judgement to consider only merit in admission to super specialities in medicine and engineering to prevent deterioration in the standards of competence in these fields tackles only the tip of the iceberg.
- Anything To Win Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 04, 2001)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party is literally leaving no stone unturned for winning the assembly elections due in Uttar Pradesh in February next year.
- Other Side Of Diplomacy (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 03, 2001)
Like so many of the institutions of the government of India, our foreign service is also modelled on that of the British.
- Why Nepal Matters (Indian Express, Rajiv Shukla, Dec 01, 2001)
INDIA should watch the developments in Nepal very carefully and extend all possible help to the Himalayan Kingdom — arms, intelligence and otherwise — to tackle the situation emerging out of the Maoist revolt.
- When In Doubt, Delete It Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
I AM so sorry to have to begin this with an apology to Mike Denness.
- Should India Help Nepal? (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Nov 30, 2001)
THE Maoists have finally struck. They have broken the truce within four months. This was expected. Now, it is a matter of time before they take over the country. That is, if they are allowed to do so.
- Removing Poverty For Real Human Development (Business Line, P. P. Sangal , Nov 29, 2001)
THE Human Development Report 2001 has highlighted the plight of the rural poor in India.
- Foundation For Foreign Funds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 29, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES to view foreign investments in the housing sector with suspicion, if the latest draft policy is any guide.
- A Sorry Reflection (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 27, 2001)
The choice of glass, sometimes smoked or black, in construction which has become so widespread in Bangalore, has its own perils.
- Significance Of Nam Today (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Nov 26, 2001)
NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) almost died recently. The new government of Bangladesh which was to host the next summit of the movement in Dhaka decided that it would not do so.
- Ambedkar And Partition (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 25, 2001)
According to Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu and an Indian, the greatest in many generations, and he was proud of being a Hindu and an Indian.
- Ambedkar And Partition (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 24, 2001)
According to Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu and an Indian, the greatest in many generations, and he was proud of being a Hindu and an Indian.
- Travails Of An Intellectual (Indian Express, Atul Chaturvedi, Nov 23, 2001)
FRANCE has a problem with its writers and intellectuals — there are simply too many of them.
- Retrograde Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2001)
ALTHOUGH THE DECISION of the Supreme Court Bench to return without any comment the Resettlement (of J&K State Subjects Who Left State Before 1954 And Now Living in Pakistan).
- Amid Hills & Greenery, Barnala Turns Painter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
WITH a lot of politics expected after Uttaranchal state’s first-ever elections to be held next year, the Governor of the state, Surjit Singh Barnala, cools his heels taking time out to indulge in some paintings.
- Young India Takes The Reins (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 20, 2001)
A decade ago it was fashionable to deride the CPM for its gerentocratic leadership. In those days, the party politburo’s average age was as high as 75 plus.
- Making Money In The Great Game Of Social Advancement (The Financial Express, Chanakya , Nov 19, 2001)
You cannot walk an inch in India, it seems, without coming near the putrid smell of corruption and nepotism. Bribery seems to be all pervading. Every one complains about it.
- Vision 2020 -- Making A Beeline In Wrong Direction? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 19, 2001)
MAKING a beeline is a well-known expression. It emphasises the way bees go straight to their goal.
- Doon’s Tailors And The National Fabric (Indian Express, Anil Nauriya , Nov 19, 2001)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Manch tell women not to visit Kotdwar’s male (predominantly-Muslim) tailors to give measurements...(News item)
- Timely Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2001)
THE concern voiced by Abu Abraham in his article “A legacy denied: All that Nehru stood for is now under attack” (Nov 11) is timely.
- The Demand For Autonomy (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 17, 2001)
THOUGH THE Indian state, even as it came into existence, became aware of the potential of pluralism and identities constituting society to articulate itself to demand a political system with an `adequate' power-sharing arrangement.
- Converting Dalit Politics, Udit Raj Style (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Nov 17, 2001)
HE IS a civil servant who has not attended office for the past four years.
- No Backtracking On Fiscal Responsibility Bill (The Financial Express, Udayan Bose, Nov 17, 2001)
Ten years of economic reform. The economist Manmohan Singh started it, the lawyer P Chidambaram furthered it, and former civil servant Yashwant Sinha.
- Scarring Of City Beautiful (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Nov 15, 2001)
IT’S a dream turned sour. But the Punjab government’s recent decision to regularise unauthorised constructions on the periphery of Chandigarh is not the first scar on the face of the City Beautiful.
- Poto Opportunity For The Police (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 14, 2001)
Weeks before POTO was promulgated, a senior IPS officer was arrested for his alleged complicity in the killing of Muslims during the Bombay riots of 1993.
- Politics Before Independence (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 14, 2001)
IT was at the all-India Congress session held at Wardha on January 15, 1942, that Mahatma Gandhi designated Jawaharlal Nehru as his heir.
- Burqa Has No Religion (Indian Express, Manali, Nov 14, 2001)
The Kashmiri women should know they are not alone in the fight against the veil.
- Scarring Of City Beautiful (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Nov 14, 2001)
IT’S a dream turned sour. But the Punjab government’s recent decision to regularise unauthorised constructions on the periphery of Chandigarh is not the first scar on the face of the City Beautiful.
- How Prepared Is India To Tackle Bio-Chemical Terror? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 14, 2001)
“Though so far there has been no confirmed case of the spread of anthrax virus in the country, the threat of bio-chemical terrorism and radiological and nuclear warfare is real, not imaginary.
- Dying Unwept And Unsung (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 14, 2001)
Some may consider it rather late in the day for me to write about B.K. Nehru, one of the most distinguished Indians of our times and a rare blend of a civil servant.
- Century Of Resistance (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 13, 2001)
Past experience shows that they (religious beliefs and social attitudes of Hindus and Muslims) are too irreconcilable and too incompatible to permit Hindus and Muslims ever forming a single nation.
- ‘Without Sanjay’s Version, Lies Kept Building Upon Lies’ (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Nov 12, 2001)
The other bahu of the Gandhi household, Minister of State for Culture and Animal Welfare, Maneka Gandhi, is triumphant after she won the libel suit against Harper Collins.
- Eligible Bachelor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2001)
Rahul Gandhi was in Delhi last week and the cricket match he and his brother-in-law Robert Vadra played with a team of Congress-covering journalists remained a topic of discussion in the Congress circles for quite a few days.
- Statutory Effect On Hindus (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 11, 2001)
Let us now examine some Hindu scriptural injunctions and see whether they yielded to the will of our Constitution and if they did, what remains of them after they passed through our constitutional sieve.
- Convert The Landed (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Nov 11, 2001)
``The social order prescribed by the `Purusha Sukta' has never been questioned by anyone except Buddha.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Nov 10, 2001)
HISTORICALLY, THERE is little evidence that Indian farmers are reluctant to innovate.
- Maneka’s Salvo At Sonia, Congress! (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 10, 2001)
Maneka wins a libel case and fires a salvo at Sonia and a captive Congress party reacts.
- Statutory Effect On Hindus (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 10, 2001)
Let us now examine some Hindu scriptural injunctions and see whether they yielded to the will of our Constitution and if they did, what remains of them after they passed through our constitutional sieve.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - I (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
TEN YEARS ago, when the debate about GATT, patents and ``intellectual property rights'' was at its height, opponents raised a storm of fear.
- Standard Of Political Debate (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 09, 2001)
NOBODY expects India’s present rulers to play by the Queensberry Rules but the recent exchanges with Pakistan indulged in by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- Nice Guys Are Always Remembered (Indian Express, Ajit Bhattacharjea , Nov 05, 2001)
WHEN Braj Kumar Nehru entered a room, everybody noticed. He had an imposing personality, an agile westernised intellect tempered by the innate courtesy of a traditional upbringing in Allahabad.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Rbis Moves Wont Work (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2001)
The high transaction cost and the lack of commitment to fulfilling contracts because of the corruption in high places make a mockery of monetary policies. P. V. Indiresan explains why Dr Bimal Jalan cannot do a Greenspan.
- Change Of Vocation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 04, 2001)
Probably it’s time to hop jobs. The chief minister of Chhattisgarh, who has already taken to writing in a big way, might ultimately find his pen the only weapon he can wield against commissions and other demons.
- Nice Guy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2001)
In his death, B.K.Nehru proved the title of his book “Nice Guys Finish Second” wrong. Of what one saw and heard during his final journey, he came first.
- Vajpayee’s Visit Will Boost Indo-Russian Ties (Tribune, M. L. Madhu, Nov 04, 2001)
AS Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is visiting Russia today, it would be worthwhile to take stock of the Indo-Russian relations which are age old.
- A Legacy Denied: All That Nehru Stood For Is Now Under Attack (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Nov 04, 2001)
IN October, we remember Gandhiji. In November, thoughts of Nehru come to mind.
- A War Very Close To Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 04, 2001)
The most unlikely war victim. Thankfully, the victim is unaffected.
- Remembering Unsung Heroes (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 03, 2001)
DO we know what is a Police Commemoration Day? I suspect not much is known about it.
- Religion And Civilisation - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Nov 03, 2001)
INDEPENDENCE BROUGHT some relief, but the age-old issues have yet to be resolved in this era of globalisation.
- B. K. Nehru (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 02, 2001)
THE death of B. K. Nehru has snapped a live link of the India of yesterday with the India of tomorrow.
- Stand Up, Be Counted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2001)
In this war, India must not be a passive camp follower.
- Religion And Civilisation - I (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Nov 02, 2001)
THIS LAND of over a billion people has been the cradle of three religions - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
- `We Are Not Sold To India Or Pakistan' -- Mr Abdul Gani Lone, Former Chairman, All Party Hurriyat Conference (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 01, 2001)
For Mr Abdul Gani Lone, former chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, Kashmiris have reached a point of no return.
- Teaching And Research (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2001)
INDIA'S POOR record in literacy and primary education is nothing short of a scandal. Despite the many problems with which it started at Independence, a country with India's material and intellectual resources could have done better.
- `We Are Not Sold To India Or Pakistan' -- Mr Abdul Gani Lone, Former Chairman, All Party Hurriyat Conference (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 01, 2001)
For Mr Abdul Gani Lone, former chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, Kashmiris have reached a point of no return.
- When Terror Takes The Hawala Route (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Oct 31, 2001)
Discovered by the US, rediscovered in India: after gangsters, exporters and expatriates, terrorists are lining up to raise funds through the “efficient, cost-effective and private” illegal parallel banking system.
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 31, 2001)
On Indira Gandhi's Seventeenth death anniversary, there are intimations of a perceptible change for the better in the public opinion about her.
- ‘Us Shouldn’t Hit Where It Hurts Us’ (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 30, 2001)
The US must not waver from its avowed target — bringing global terrorism to heel — and its awoved enemy — bin Laden and the Al Qaeda network — if it wants to win the battle of the Muslim mind.
- What Will Galvanise Mr Sinha? (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 27, 2001)
I HAVE never found the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, facing facts.
- How Noble Is The Nobel Prize? (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Oct 25, 2001)
ALFRED Nobel must be turning in his grave — rather, shaking in anger at the violence they have done to his Will and the kind of people they have bestowed his millions on.
- Delhi's Debt Of Honour (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 24, 2001)
THOUGH Singapore's 12th general election on November 3 might pass virtually unnoticed amidst the high drama that engulfs the world, it is reason enough for New Delhi to bestir itself to repay a debt of honour.
- A Rich Language, Though Unknown (Telegraph, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Oct 17, 2001)
After Jharkhand, the neglect of Maithili and Mithilanchal once again seems have become a major political issue, not only in Bihar, but also in Jharkhand.
- How This War Has Entered My Life (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Oct 17, 2001)
AS an adolescent, I lived in the liberal atmosphere of Lucknow’s service gentry society.
- India’s Strained Foreign Policy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 17, 2001)
JAWAHARLAL Nehru, the architect of India’s foreign policy, based it on the three pillars of socialism, nonalignment and secularism. Socialism, in particular the communist variant of it, is now in almost universal disrepute.
- For Whom The State Acts (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 16, 2001)
The government is meant to be for the people. But it is understandable that there should be serious doubts on this score.
- A Crisis In Direction (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 15, 2001)
The Congress is slowly picking up the pieces after the untimely and tragic demise of Madhavrao Scindia.
- Genius Kids Who Did The Country Proud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2001)
ANY person observing Preet and Nilesh indulge in the banter of youth wouldn’t notice anything special about the duo.
- Supreme Court On Secularisation And Shah Bano Ii (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Oct 15, 2001)
EVEN as Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was bestowed the Nobel Prize last week ostensibly for literary excellence but essentially for reviling against Islam.
- His Great Subject (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Oct 14, 2001)
I first heard of V.S. Naipaul when I was 12 or 13 years old, probably from my father.
- Jayaprakash Narayan Symbolised Humanity (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 13, 2001)
“QUIT India Movement” launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, was only making halting progress in the initial months despite Mahatma's mass following and the efforts of the Congress to make it a massive movement.
Previous 100 Jawaharlal Nehru Articles | Next 100 Jawaharlal Nehru Articles
Home
Page
|
|
