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India Fields Tharoor For Un Top Job
India is to field its candidate for the job of
secretary-general of the UN. The
choice has fallen on
Shashi Tharoor, an alumnus of
Calcutta’s
St. Xavier’s School.
Not Seen In Shanghai
Prime minister Manmohan Singh would be
conspicuous by his absence at the
special fifth anniversary
summit of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation that kicks off in
China
today.
Is Congress Cosying Up To The Common
Man?
The polls are nowhere in sight, but
the heat is on. The Congress is on the
defensive and the Left
seems out to upset the applecart. Or
is it all just a ploy to bring Rahul
to the centrestage for 2009?
India And Free Trade In Asia
The joke in South Block nowadays is
that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is
ever so keen to visit
Pakistan
because he finds it easier to deal
with General Pervez Musharraf than to
deal with his
Cabinet colleagues.
Towards Asian Common Market
The joke doing the rounds in South
Block now is that Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh is ever so keen
to visit Pakistan because he finds it
easier to deal with General Musharraf
than his Cabinet
colleagues.
A Turning Point?
Now is the time for the US and Iraqi
authorities to reach out to the Sunni
community, else they
would be presenting the successor to
Zarqawi with an opportunity to
regroup.
The Vote For India
India prides itself on having made democracy
distinctively Indian. Can it now
isolate and package its
features for export?
Joining The War
Canada has
joined the counter-terrorism club.
Should
India,
which has paid dearly in the fight
against terrorism for at least two
decades, say “Welcome!”?
Indo-Us Nuclear Talks Proceed With
Cautious Optimism
After two days of intensive talks
between India and the United States,
there is cautious optimism
that a framework agreement for
bilateral cooperation on civilian
nuclear energy would be completed
in a couple of months.
A Surface Encounter
There is a view, forcefully
articulated by a shrinking band of
ex-colonials in London’s gentleman’s
clubs, that Calcutta was created and
lovingly nurtured by the . . .
After Zarqawi, What?
If the
US
is serious about reaping the benefits
of the death of its biggest enemy in
Iraq, it should not
be seen working against the Sunnis,
says B Raman.
‘Open Education Sector To
Entrepreneurs, Foreign Varsities,
Create . . .
Students should ask the government for
an opportunity to become specialists
and superspecialists
through creation of additional seats.
The government should create
additional seats, not 30 per cent
but 1,000 per cent, by opening up the
education . . .
Solar Power Competes With Diesel, Dung
In Himalayas
The Tibetan monk fingers his beads as
he climbs up the stone steps of a
1,000-year-old monastery
perched on a hilltop spur overlooking
the Himalayas.
U.S. Airlines Can Find Capital For
Right Deal
A Bush administration plan to ease
restrictions on foreign investment in
U.S. airlines could help a
struggling industry, but analysts and
consultants say there is plenty of
money at home for the right
deal.
Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning
Influence
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed
in maroon robes stand nervously under
a tree clutching
Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to
show their mastery of the Tibetan
scriptures to a stern-looking
monk.
Time To Ask, And Answer, A Few
Questions
Amar Singh’s decision to question the
spending habits of the Congress
leadership is causing much
amusement among ordinary tax paying
Indians. The timing is perfect.
Chinese Reaction To Indo-Us Relations
China is the nation with the longest continuity in the
practice of international relations
and is
therefore for more sophisticated in its
international diplomacy than
India is. This was evident in the
reaction of Premier Wen Jiabao during
his visit . . .
Us Congress And The N-Deal: Substance
To Process
As
India
and the US begin technical talks in
New Delhi today on a formal bilateral
nuclear cooperation
agreement, the focus of the American
debate on the nuclear deal has shifted
from substantive
issues to process-related questions.
Musharraf To Press China For 2
Reactors
As the implementation of the historic
Indo-US nuclear deal gathers momentum
this week,
Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf is stepping
up the pressure on China to announce
the sale of two civilian
nuclear power reactors.
Kuruvai Transplantation Going On In
Full Swing In Cauvery Division
Efforts made to raise paddy crop on
34,000 hectares this year Farmers in
Vennar division awaiting
Mettur water Transplantation in
Cauvery division to be over in a week
Gaps Evident In Tracking Market
Manipulation
That there will be no probe unless
there is a major default is becoming a
recurring pattern
Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning
Influence
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed
in maroon robes stand nervously under
a tree clutching
Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to
show their mastery of the Tibetan
scriptures to a stern-looking
monk.
Tackling Aids: A Missed Opportunity?
The United Nations General Assembly
Special Session has let go of a great
chance to ensure gains
in the fight against the pandemic.
Coffee Shop Buzz Draw Out India's
Young
It is not the coffee that draws
Neville d'Souza to a coffee shop in
Mumbai. It's the chance to cuddle
his girlfriend.
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