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Articles 20621 through 20720 of 21784:
- Omar Needs Encouragement (Indian Express, RAKESH KHAR, Jul 25, 2003)
It was in early 1998 that I first met Omar Abdullah, ahead of his first sit down television interview as a politician. He drove in all alone. It took one back to the early days of Farooq Abdullah, driving a motorbike unescorted in Srinagar. The similarity
- 96 Dry Hrs Later, Someone Turned The Tap On (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jul 25, 2003)
They won’t have to line up at dawn with buckets. The Indian women’s hockey team on Thursday.
- Is India's `Best' Justice Good Enough? (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jul 25, 2003)
Indian justice came to be tested in the Best Bakery riots case... Unfortunately, it has been put in doubt.
- Surgical Strike By New Delhi: Kinder, Gentler (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2003)
The smile on Noor Fatima’s face is now increasingly symbolising the change in India-Pak relationship. Inspired by the chord her story has struck across the country, India today decided to fund the travel, stay and medical treatment of 20 Pakistani ...
- On Tarmac (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2003)
THE KEY TO flying is to defy gravity. If the country's airport projects are yet to take off, it is more financial gravity than physical. While the Bangalore project is flying into uncertainty over financial closure, those in New Delhi and Mumbai face
- Face-Off: Crossing The (Durand) Line (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 24, 2003)
Once the staunchest of allies, Pakistan and Afghanistan are beginning to fall out as Islamabad continues to look upon Kabul as its ‘fifth province’
- When Hardliners Meet (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jul 24, 2003)
Here's a nugget from the first ever meeting between Indian and Pakistani hardliners this week. Visiting Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman is believed to have bluntly asked VHP leaders Ashok Singhal and Giriraj Kishore how many mosques they
- If This Were Sachin & Co, The Buckets Would Have Tears (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Jul 24, 2003)
At 5.30 in the morning, when Delhi’s still fast asleep, the Indian women hockey team, which struck gold in the Commonwealth Games, hop on to a bus with buckets in hand and head for the National Stadium. They have been doing this for four days now
- Remembering 1983 (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Jul 24, 2003)
The `riots', which began on the night of July 24, 1983, saw Sri Lanka go up in flames... the prolonged conflict has brutalised society.
- Building Better Airports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2003)
KEEPING UP THE tempo, the Andhra Pradesh Government has taken the initiative to kick-start the Rs. 1,162-crore new international airport for Hyderabad. The Centre too has got active again on the restructuring and expansion of the international ...
- Sponging Off The Liquidity (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2003)
THE DOLLAR ARBITRAGE stampede of recent months may have just about been reined in. That seems to be the message implied in the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan's ruling out open market operations (OMO) in the immediate future. Chances of
- When Boundaries Cease To Matter (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 23, 2003)
INDIANS and Pakistanis who are susceptible to their respective governments' propaganda machinery develop an unexplained, unjustified antagonism, if not plain hatred and mistrust, for the people of the neighbouring country. This mistrust takes myriad forms
- Not A Pipe Dream (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Jul 23, 2003)
Ordinary citizens are well aware of the shortfalls in power supply that reportedly anguished IT baron Azim Premji recently. It is a daily part of their lives, that is, except where there is no electricity at all, as is the case with 44 per cent households
- Premji Prodding (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2003)
S.M. Krishna should have woken up to the state of Bangalore’s infrastructure much earlier
- Beyond The Iraq Decision (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 23, 2003)
India's "no troops" decision suggests that the creeping "American veto" in our internal affairs is not irreversible.
- Why Was Top Brass Exposed? Question Raised At Army Hqs (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jul 23, 2003)
It was a close call this afternoon for Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Hari Prasad and 16 Corps Commander Lt Gen T P S Brar but that didn’t prevent them from attending office later where they probably sat to ponder on the security lapse which gave militant
- Speeding Up Trials (Hindu, SURENDRA NATH, Jul 22, 2003)
Fast track courts have considerably reduced the backing of sessions cases in the States that have done the most to set them up.
- The Road To Friendship (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 22, 2003)
If travel broadens the mind, there’s nothing more worthwhile than a bus or train journey to readjust the centripetal lobes. Unlike aeroplanes which simply take you from place A to B, via dressed-up duty frees, the bus/train allows the traveller to discard
- Terror Tests Truce, 5 Killed In Jammu Attack (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Jul 22, 2003)
In a bid to derail the peace process between India and Pakistan, militants carried out their first major strike late Monday evening when they set off two explosive devices near Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi shrine, killing five persons and ...
- ‘there Is A Gap Now, But I’ll Always Remain Their (The Gandhis) Friend’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 22, 2003)
From his days as a budding actor to absolute stardom, to his failure in politics and his comeback as a star reborn — Amitabh Bachchan tells Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, how he has coped with it all. Excerpts from the tete-a-tete at
- Tamil Nadu's Assault On Elitism (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jul 21, 2003)
WHEN "Tilting Tamil Nadu towards prosperity" was written at the time of the Tamil New Year in 2002, there was unbounded hope that the State Tamil Nadu will be transformed into India's foremost State (Business Line, April 16, 2002). The hope was founded on
- Monsoon Session Of Parliament - Eschew Politics, Address People's Issues (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 21, 2003)
IT HAS become a tedious practice for newspapers to describe the start of any Parliament session as being stormy. The description of the monsoon session, beginning today (July 21), will be no different. The use of the phrase has become monotonously predict
- Arrested Uk Couple Say They Got ‘go Ahead’ At Wagah (Indian Express, Rachna Subir Sen, Jul 21, 2003)
The British couple of Bangladeshi origin, who breached security at Wagah yesterday, claim they had left only after a go-ahead from a uniformed man at the border checkpost. ‘‘An officer in uniform was sitting at the entry. I don’t know who he was but after
- Finger On Lips, Mulayam Charts Course For Up (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jul 21, 2003)
He is silent despite Shimla, Ayodhya and Mayawati. UP could hold the key to his low profile
- Pitch Queered, Bcci Goes To Sleep (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Jul 21, 2003)
: India's hopes of a revival in its pace fortunes have taken a serious hit. The BCCI’s Ground and Wickets Committee chairman G Kasturirangan, who was leading the much-hyped Green Revolution that promised faster pitches across the country, has resigned.
- Bjp Will Not Even Approach Allies For Support To Any Temple Legislation (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 21, 2003)
A stunned silence gripped the BJP national executive here last evening when Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee began his address with a tantalising remark: ‘‘I want Advaniji’s word to be the last one (main chahta hoon Advaniji ka shabd antim shabd ho).’’
- Trade As Foreign Policy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 21, 2003)
The agreement reached last week with Bangladesh to start talks on free trade could mark an important turning point in the politics of the subcontinent. It confirms the trend that the logic of economic cooperation must eventually prevail over the
- Switching Tracks? (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jul 20, 2003)
During the recent meeting of the Samata national executive, some representatives from Jharkhand praised Laloo Prasad Yadav, who is supposed to be the party’s enemy number one. Party president George Fernandes remonstrated, but Nitish Kumar kept silent
- Check That Booming Billion Now (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 20, 2003)
It has been some time since this column had anything nice to say about our Deputy Prime Minister. For two reasons. I consider Hindutva a distraction we cannot afford and see him as its chief patron, and the fight against terrorism as top priority and hold
- At Deoband, They Now Open Windows 98, Click English (Indian Express, Rakesh Sinha , Jul 20, 2003)
When Mohammed Afzal graduated from Darul-Uloom, he thought he had seen the last of Deoband. He was headed, after all, for the big cities of Mumbai and Delhi. With his madarsa training in hadith and fiqh, he hoped to make a mark and spread the Deobandi ...
- Newsreel: 20.07.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2003)
HOME truths prevail in the end as the ‘will-we won’t-we’ debate on sending ‘stabilisation’ troops to Iraq gets sealed. A Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting announces the formal decision not to send troops considering ‘‘India’s longer term ...
- Court Dismisses Jaitly’s Suit Against Tehelka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2003)
A Delhi court today dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Samata Party leader Jaya Jaitly against Tehelka newsportal CEO Tarun Tejpal for allegedly linking her name to the armsgate scandal. ‘‘No case is made out against the accused and
- Patna Deaf To Samata Prayers At Amarnath (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2003)
Even as the top Samata brass aired their party’s problems before Lord Shiva at the Amarnath shrine today, over in Patna, two of its expelled MPs claimed to have ‘‘authentic’’ evidence to prove corruption charges against Railway Minister Nitish Kumar.
- Govt Floats Bold ‘hydrogen Vision’ (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 19, 2003)
The Government has set up a high-powered committee and given it six weeks to finalise a ‘‘road-map’’ for the introduction of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in the country. ‘‘Inspired by the US and Iceland where vehicles fueled by hydrogen (steam is
- On China, Just Get Real (Indian Express, G Parthasarathy, Jul 19, 2003)
Ever since the disastrous 1962 conflict with China, Indians have been either fed the impression that China is a power itching to expand its frontiers across the Himalayas, or it has been portrayed by its apologists in India as a benign neighbor who bears
- Amarnath Yatra Is Samata’s Penance (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Jul 19, 2003)
Their in-house skirmishes leaving them scarred, warring Samata Party leaders today set out from New Delhi for the holy shrine of Amarnath in the hope Shiva would set their house in order and make them ‘‘one happy family’’ again. The five Samata leader
- The Playing Fields Of Fame (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Jul 19, 2003)
In the fleeting, ephemeral world that is Indian sport, the 15 minutes of fame promised by Andy Warhol would be happily lapped up by the multitude pushed to the fringes by cricket. It’s the old story: The men in white (or the Boys in Blue) hogging the lime
- The Noor Effect (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2003)
IN A SUBCONTINENT that is capable of showing shocking callousness to the sufferings of human beings, the spontaneous response of the common people to the plight of a little girl from across the border must be both heart-warming and refreshing. ...
- Clipping A City’s Wings (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2003)
The babus in the civil aviation ministry should respond to the Infosys chief’s complaint
- Chatur Singh’S Primrose (Indian Express, VIVEK JOSHI, Jul 19, 2003)
Uncle, do you know that a primrose is not a rose,” said my niece, not yet six, whom I was visiting. “Yes,” I said, not wanting to appear ignorant. “Have you seen a primrose?” she asked. “Of course,” I said. “There were lots in the hills where we used to
- Pak Hawk Coos Like A Dove: Shimla Must Be Yardstick (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 18, 2003)
Encouraged by the possibility of Pakistan’s religious hawks reinventing themselves, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has sent out the message that barring those elements who are ‘‘dangerous and hostile,’’ everyone’s welcome in India.
- After 40 Yrs In Ranchi, Chinese Pows Walk Free (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jul 18, 2003)
Room No 1 of the Central Institute of Psychiatry’s Kreplin ward is today empty. Its occupants, Yung Chialung (61) and M.A.Siblong (65), two Chinese Prisoners of War who have been languishing there for over 40 years — as reported by The Indian Express on
- A New Big Game In Central Asia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jul 18, 2003)
The U.S. has moved to put a bigger foot in the South Caucasus and Central Asia... Russia has responded by boosting its military and economic presence, and building multilateral security structures in the region.
- Be Bold, Us Said, Show ‘1998 (Pokharan) Guts’ (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jul 18, 2003)
Yours is a BJP government, you took the risk in 1998 (Pokharan II), take the initiative now as well. We know you may ask for UN cover or cite domestic concerns. We can get a UN cover but if you send troops right now, that will strengthen our friendship.
- Infosys Chief Lets It Fly At Ministry Of Civil Aviation (Indian Express, Arundhati Bakshi-Dighe, Jul 18, 2003)
When the soft-spoken badshaah of Indian infotech puts his weight behind something, chances are it gets done. But all of N R Narayan Murthy’s influence has failed with the fortress-like Civil Aviation Ministry where liberalisation is fought off every day.
- ‘our Ties Mature, Will Continue To Climb’ (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 18, 2003)
US Ambassador Robert Blackwill today made it clear that New Delhi’s decision to keep its troops out of Iraq until there’s an explicit UN mandate would not invite any backlash from his country.
- Towards Positive Unilateralism (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 17, 2003)
Taking unilateral steps on trade, economic cooperation and people-to-people contact will help India liberate itself from the limiting confines of the current negotiating framework with Pakistan.
- At Deoband, They Ask About A Brand New Dove: Why’s He Here? (Indian Express, Rakesh Sinha , Jul 17, 2003)
In his dingy room at Darul-Uloom, second only to Cairo’s Al Azhar in the list of Islam’s hallowed seminaries, Mohammed Afzal shakes his head as he reads the papers: ‘‘Do you know what they say of the madarsas? That it’s a breeding ground for terror. Why
- Govt.'S Decision-Making 'Revealed' (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jul 17, 2003)
The Vajpayee Government's decision not to send Indian troops to Iraq, except under an "explicit U.N. mandate", has not only been widely welcomed but also sheds revealing light on the decision-making processes in New Delhi. Even at the best of times
- Unresolved At Shimla (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jul 17, 2003)
History tells us that the rulers of Delhi have always lost the battles of Panipat. (When Rajiv Gandhi, then prime minister and thus master of Delhi, described the Haryana Vidhan Sabha polls of 1987 as “the fourth battle of Panipat” he betrayed a gift for
- Anandamayee Ma’s Love (Indian Express, P. K. BOSE , Jul 17, 2003)
The 107th birth anniversary of Sri Ma Anandamayee (who preached spiritualism of the highest order, showering love and compassion upon rich and poor, irrespective of caste, creed, colour and religion, from 1896 to 1982) was celebrated recently at her
- High Risks, Low Benefits (Indian Express, Ajai Shukla, Jul 16, 2003)
At the end of 1992, the US had asked India to quickly send a brigade group — over 4000 soldiers — to control the situation spiraling out of control in Somalia. Although there was already a UN Observer Group under a Pakistani commander in Somalia, there
- Tiger Surfaces In Habitat After 20 Yrs To Be Killed By A Train (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Jul 16, 2003)
Rajdhani Express runs over sole tiger in Kota’s ‘excellent habitat’, crushes region’s park plans
- Small Steps, But Long Road Ahead (Indian Express, Michael Krepon , Jul 16, 2003)
Risk takers can make big messes or big successes, especially when they lead nuclear-armed rivals and when they have little in common except their fondness for bold maneuvers and impatience with diplomacy. Think of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev,
- Nitish Natak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
There have been at least six instances in the past 11 months when Union Railway Minister Nitish Kumar could have usefully submitted a resignation letter and driven home the message of public accountability. On September 10 last year, when 130 people died
- Indo-Pak Story, Happy Ending (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
I hope our relations get better and better. Why must mothers like me and babies like Noor suffer?’’ That’s what a tired and worried mother Tayyuba Sajjad said when she reached New Delhi on the evening of July 11 on board the first Lahore bus. Well, as for
- ‘south Indians Told Us,’ Bjp Gatecrashes Cong’s Kamaraj Party (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Jul 16, 2003)
Paying tribute to K. Kamaraj on his 101st birth centenary turned into a political tug of war with the BJP trying to outflank the Congress. Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and BJP party president Venkaiah Naidu arrived at 8.30 am this morning to pay
- The Complete Swayamsewak (Indian Express, GOVINDACHARYA, Jul 16, 2003)
I first met Rajendra Singh, or Rajju Bhaiyya, in February 1961. I was studying at Benaras Hindu University, and as a student leader I had invited him to a function we had organised. It struck me then that here was a man who combined a love for academics
- Hawks Caged, Delhi Opens Hurriyat Door (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 16, 2003)
Encouraged by the recent ‘‘rise of doves’’ within the separatist conglomerate, especially the election of Moulvi Abbas Ansari as its new chairman, the Centre is all set to extend a dialogue offer to the Hurriyat Conference. Sources told The Indian Exp
- Moving Saarc Forward (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
SOUTH ASIAN COOPERATION can make headway in a meaningful manner for the region's huge population only if India and Pakistan show genuine progress towards normality in their bilateral relations. Their continuing differences have stunted the growth ...
- The Politics Of Pull-Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE'S decision to pull out of the ruling National Democratic Alliance has been a long time coming. The eventual rupture may have been the result of a slew of causes, but the principal reason for the withdrawal is the looming ...
- Iraq Roadblock (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 15, 2003)
Truth is, the BJP-led government lost its nerve on sending combat troops to Iraq. For a leadership which went nuclear within two months of coming to power in 1998 without consulting anybody in the Opposition, the ‘‘lack of domestic consensus’’ argument
- Us Reaction: A Little Regret But That’s But That’s No Big Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2003)
In its first reaction, Washington expressed its disappointment but reiterated that it would not come in the way of its growing engagement with Delhi. According to a US Embassy spokesman, Washington ‘‘had hoped India would take a different decision...
- India Rains On Us Parade, Wants Un Umbrella (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2003)
After dragging its foot for weeks, India today put it down rejecting a US request to send troops to Iraq but kept a window open, saying the deployment could be considered under a UN mandate. Growing bilateral ties with the US and its attempt to
- Global Plus Local Equals Success (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jul 15, 2003)
As we get into “large” projects, the issue of the global, local and national comes into focus. Take the Golden Quadrilateral, changing the face of India. These are not questions of a national project at the expense of the local in financial or real terms.
- Advani’s Musings (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2003)
Sanity in the polity: That was the deputy prime minister’s message to the sangh parivar
- Ending An Era Of Indignity (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Jul 15, 2003)
The bipartisan consensus (on conferring citizenship on Tamils of recent Indian origin) is a good augury. It will take the issue away from the arena of competitive politics, which has done incalculable harm to Sri Lanka.
- Between Iraq And A Hard Place, Govt To Say No (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 14, 2003)
Unnerved by the possibility of casualties in Iraq in an election year, the BJP-led NDA Government is believed to have decided not to send combat troops to maintain peace in northern Iraq. The meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) here ...
- Song Of The Road (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2003)
We've listened to Pervez Musharraf and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. We’ve heard the polished boots of the Indian and Pakistani army brass crunch on the gravel. We’ve taken note of the eloquence of the foreign policy greysuits of New Delhi and Islamabad hold
- Not Our War (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 14, 2003)
If India had sent troops to Iraq, the soldiers would have lost their lives in vain -- they would have died not defending their own country's freedom but in place of U.S. soldiers as targets of desperate Iraqis.
- Victory And Defeat For Us In Geneva (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 14, 2003)
The US has been presented with two WTO rulings in the space of a month, one has gone in its favour and the other against.
- Synergy In Communications (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2003)
THE SIGNING OF an MoU between the Railtel Corporation of India (RailTel) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing bandwidth and other telecommunications infrastructure is a significant step in the right direction. It should add value ...
- Cas: Confusion, Anarchy, Strife (Indian Express, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jul 14, 2003)
CAS should not stand for Conditional Access Systems for cable television viewers. The acronym has come to mean confusion, anarchy and strife. Just about every section of the television industry — broadcasters, advertisers, television programme producers,
- Lonely In Lahore: Indian Airlines (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 13, 2003)
When the bus from Delhi rolled in last evening, G M Pillai cheered, with one eye on the sky. In a little office on Davis Road, Pillai has been playing the lone ranger, the pointman for an airline which hasn’t flown from this city for some years now.
- Breaking Free With Reality, In Grand Style (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 13, 2003)
As I watched Sonia Gandhi’s lady-in-waiting, Ambika Soni, articulate her leader’s ‘‘new vision’’ last week I realised that it was time for me to revise my political views. My main objection to Sonia being prime minister of India used to be that as she was
- Sports Quota (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jul 13, 2003)
The constitution states that the 12 Rajya Sabha seats nominated by the President are meant for ‘‘persons with special knowledge or practical experience in respect of literature, fine art and social service.’’ Since a dozen prominent journalists are in the
- All The World Is A Tihar Cell (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Jul 13, 2003)
My best friend is a warden in Delhi’s famous Tihar jail. I never thought it would add to my social status. Imagine my surprise when a leading Supreme Court lawyer asked me whether I knew him. ‘‘Yes Yes,’’ I admitted regretfully, ‘‘...has he been hauled
- Omar Breaks Free, Of Father And Nda (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 13, 2003)
Rattled by the consolidation of Mufti Mohammad Syed’s People’s Democratic Party and the steady rise of doves within the separatist Hurriyat, the National Conference today snapped its ties with BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in a bid to position
- ‘our Don In Hand, Your Dawn In Sky’ (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 13, 2003)
That’s the barter being worked out between Emirates Airlines and New Delhi: they want extra seats, Government wants Dawood & Co
- Bangalore’s Dr Sharma Waits For Young Noor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2003)
A city-based paediatric heart surgeon awaits his two-and-a-half-year-old patient from across the border whose name he can’t immediately recall. Dr Rajesh Sharma, who claims to have operated upon 50-60 Pakistani children in the past 5-6 years, knows his
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