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"A scholar and public servant of great
distinction"
Among the great democracies — and you,
the People of India, are not the least
among them! — it is very rare indeed
for the position of Prime Minister to
be entrusted to one who is not a
professional politician.
Kiran Desai Wins Booker Prize
The Inheritance of Losswasthe
unanimous choice of judges.
Blair's Long Goodbye
At the annual Labour Party conference
Prime Minister Tony Blair signals that
he will step down in a year's time.
Manmohan Calls For "Inclusive
Globalisation"
University of Cambridge
awards him honorary degree of Doctor
of Law.
China:waking Up To Aids
The poor but scenic
Yunnan
province is in the forefront of
China's battle against AIDS.
Sonia Not Happy With Patil
Home Minister Shivraj Patil appears to
be in serious trouble. Though Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh defended his
performance at the recent meeting of
Congress Chief Ministers at Nainital,
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is far
from happy with him.
Atomic Adolescent
India was quick in its condemnation of
North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday.
It was on the target when pointing to
the Pakistan link in the North Korean
proliferation.
For India, North Korea's Test Poses
Key Challenge
Reconfiguring the nuclear order is no
longer a simple matter.
Lord Swraj Paul First Chancellor Of
Westminster Varsity
Support's drive to attract
international students.
A "Hymn" To India And Indians
Manmohan invites expatriates to join
great adventure of creativity.
World Big Enough To Accommodate India
And China: Manmohan
Urges India-U.K. investment summit to
take business partnership to new level
India can absorb $320 billion
investment in infrastructure Volume of
trade with China growing handsomely.
N.Korea Can Now Blackmail Us
The North Korean nuclear test was
unique in its being announced before
hand. In the case of
China
and Pakistan preparations for the
tests were known to the world before
hand.
India Condemns North Korean Test
"Don't compare us with
Pyongyang"
Test violates international
commitments It jeopardises peace,
stability, security in the region.
A Dictated Peace
The lack of unity among the Sri Lankan
Tamil political leaders and the
readiness of some of them to let
themselves be used by the government
are threatening to place the Sri
Lankan Tamils in a position of
weakness the like of which they had
not faced . .
A Double Whammy
With its first nuclear test on Monday,
North Korea has dealt a double blow to
China. For years, it had been widely
assumed that if any one had leverage
with “dear leader” Kim Jong-il, it was
Beijing.
North Korean Case Different From
India's, Says Tony Blair
India does not support emergence of
another nuclear state: Manmohan Blair:
India strong on counter-proliferation
India, Britain package on
counter-terrorism.
India's Mystifying Rise
There were many smiling Indian faces
last week. Our economy again beat
forecasts and grew 8.9% in the
April-June quarter. India's economic
rise bewilders Indians. No one quite
understands why this noisy and chaotic
democracy of a billion people has . .
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Insecure General
There were no casualties in the
Rawalpindi blasts last week but they
clearly indicate there is a conspiracy
to kill Musharraf, says B Raman.
Four Things Sebi Needs To Do To Save
Small Investors
At the inauguration of the new Sebi
Bhavan last Friday, Finance Minister
P. Chidambaram said that the periodic
scams and sharp volatility in the
capital market scares a lot of
ordinary people and makes them
distrustful about investment.
A Turning Point In Ties, Says Hu
Jintao
Holds frank talks on many issues with
Japanese Premier Abe.
Young Women March To Reclaim Streets
Of Fear
Late at night, a posse of young women
walk down a dark city street wearing
spaghetti-strap tops and body-hugging
outfits, defying the stares of
onlookers in a country where a woman
is raped every 29 minutes.
The Dinesh Dalmia Trail Gets Hotter
Recent developments, in India and in
the US, make a proper probe and
clean-up imperative.
State 'Responsible' For Vidarbha Mess
No amount of ham-fisted spin-doctoring
and the desperate resurrection of a
35-year-old slogan can take away from
what is fast becoming an open secret:
Repeal Armed Forces Act: Official
Panel
Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee says
the Act is a "symbol of oppression,
instrument of high-handedness" Union
Home Minister Shivraj Patil declines
to make report public Panel rejects
armed forces' plea for Act
continuation.
Official Panel Wants Stringent
Safeguards On Army Use
'Scrapping AFSPA will help erase
feeling of alienation, discrimination
in North-East' ULP Act has provisions
to fight militancy No need to expand
existing powers.
Sycophancy, Now With A New, Desperate
Edge
Last week I spent a whole day
attending a Congress Party rally in
Jaipur and it left me feeling
unusually depressed about the future
of our sad and ancient land.
Foreign Policy: Menon For Consensus
In move that has no precedence,
Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon
has initiated a process of
consultations with leaders of
prominent political parties with a
view to forge consensus on key foreign
policy issues.
Competing For Space
When the Prime Minister of India makes
whirlwind visit to Mumbai, every event
that he attends jostles for importance
and media space.
Pakistan Quake Survivors Face 2nd
Winter In Shelters
Zafar Iqbal had hoped to have finished
rebuilding his house before snow
covers the mountains of
Kashmir.
That Sinking Feeling
No amount of ham-fisted spin-doctoring
and the desperate resurrection of a
35-year-old slogan can take away from
what is fast becoming an open secret:
The floundering Government of Manmohan
Singh.
Jessica Lives On
The reason why Jessica Lal’s case is
so important is because in it we see
the most blatant evidence of
subversion of our criminal justice
system.
Musharraf’S Plan To Destabilise
Afghanistan
AN angry General Musharraf told the
BBC recently, when confronted with the
allegation that his government was not
fully cooperating on the “War against
terror”, that the West would be
brought to its knees without his
country’s support.
Eu For Building Multipolar World
Strategic partnership with India needs
more substance: Josep Borrell.
Deal May Be Delayed: Mulford
Says "we are hopeful".
Developing Northeast The Yunnan Way
As Beijing has done with Yunnan, New
Delhi should develop trade
infrastructure in the Northeast and
give it a stake in India's economic
growth.
Why Make Him A Hero?
The question to be considered is not
whether the death sentence is moral or
legal. It is. The question is whether
it would be wise to have it carried
out at the present moment.
Security Scares For Musharraf
Pakistani Police officials admit that
the blast in Rawalpindi on October 4
and the discovery of the rockets in
Islamabad
the next day are connected. Is there
complicity by military/police
elements?
Pakistani Villagers Taught Animal Care
In Wake Of Quake
Sitting on the floor of an
earthquake-damaged house, 25 women
from Jigal village in
Pakistan's
North West Frontier Province listen to
a veterinarian doctor tell them about
animal husbandry.
Create Rehab Plan For Sez Oustees
IN the name of development, the
central government appears to be bent
on reducing the area of agricultural
land and hence curtailing the quantum
of food production.
India At Frankfurt — And How
India is the guest of honour at the prestigious book fair
but Indian publishing has a long way
to go to join the big league.
Cross-Border Terrorism Exploiting
Emotions
No man can take another man’s life.
But the arguments of leaders to save
Afzal are a sort of blackmail.
Sensible Approach
For many years, a truly agreeable meal
in London meant only one thing for me:
lunch at the Grill Room in The
Connaught. A combination of what a
friend used to call an “honest meal”,
a not too outrageously-priced wine
list and a charming ambience .
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