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United Jihad Council Attacks Musharraf
Peace Offer
Dubs four-point charter a "unilateral
concession" Says no compromise on
Kashmiri self-determination Insists on
Pakistan-based terror coalition.
Spirited Debate At The WTO
That the European liquor lobby is
strong is clear from the EU complaint
filed with the WTO that
India's
multi-layered tax system is a barrier
to trade. It is hoped the Commerce
Ministry will handle the dispute with
the best possible expertise and . . .
With The General, With Hope
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s good
fortune on the foreign policy front
seems endless. But then Dr Singh has
been willing to undertake diplomatic
risks, much like the economic reforms
he had initiated in the early 1990s.
Congress Plays Partisan Politics
The problem with the ruling Congress
is that it has run out of ideas.
Baghliar Dam Work Will Go On, Says
Official
Jammu and Kashmir Power Development
Corporation chairman refutes reports
Pakistan fears the dam could be used
to choke off water supplies at times
of crisis India objects to elements of
draft design changes by the World Bank
appointed expert.
Musharraf Offer Nearer To New Delhi's
Bottom Line
Mirwaiz Umar Farooqto meet N.N. Vohra
on December 12.
Don't Lose Sight Of Hurdles In Last
Lap
Between Manmohan Singh's assurances in
Parliament and the changes sought by
Condoleezza Rice is a big gap that is
unlikely to be addressed by the
"reconciled" text of the proposed U.S.
legislation on nuclear cooperation
with India.
"Britishness'' Test For Immigrants
All foreigners wanting to settle in
Britain will have to pass a compulsory
"Britishness'' test from next April
under plans to further restrict
immigration.
Who Gained From Hu's Visit?
China may not exactly be cosying up to
India, but interestingly its relations
with
Pakistan,
too, aren't setting the Indus on fire.
Getting Wen’s Attention
Heading next week to the East Asia
Summit in the Philippines, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh will have time
to renew his acquaintance with Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao.
Scotland's Red Carpet For Indian
Students
Cynics say scheme amounts to a
"pay-as-you-go" immigration policy.
India-China Border Dispute
It may be the best of times to sort
out the border problem with China. It
may also be the worst of times for
doing so.
They Lend Him Their Year
Which is the one image to carry back
from a visit to Bihar, a year after
Lalu? It could be a snapshot capturing
the general blunting of the Bihari’s
daily distrust. Press the most weary
cynic in town or village and hear him
concede, “mahaul badla . . .
Bank Charges That Eat Your Dividend
Last week, S.K. Garg from
Chandigarh
wrote to say that State Bank of India
(SBI) had charged him Rs 40 to credit
a dividend cheque of Rs 160 from
Kirloskar Oil Engines; effectively, 25
per cent of his dividend was gobbled
up by the transaction charge.
Thali To Plough
Last week's Mittal-Wal-Mart deal is
symbolic of an India which is changing
quietly. Indians now consume less
cereals and more milk, vegetables and
fruit.
History Devalued
Over the years,
India
has witnessed passionate debates over
the writing of its history.
Congress Plays Partisan Politics
The problem with the ruling Congress
is that it has run out of ideas.
India Shining
While many Indians quietly worry about
infrastructure bottlenecks, unchecked
corruption and rising employee costs,
foreigners remain extraordinarily
gung-ho about the
India
story.
Incredible India And Its Primitive
Politics
It happens only in ‘incredible’ India.
In the week we discover that the
economy is growing faster than it has
in fifteen years, we pay the price for
the primitive, divisive politics that
has been the bane of India since
independence.
Armed Forces Act To Be Amended
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make
announcement in Manipur today
Shoot-to-kill provision to go Law to
be scrapped "if subsequent conditions
allow"
Hurriyat May Be Invited For Talks
APHC reaches out to New Delhi with
`self-rule' proposal New Delhi's
change of heart follows dramatic new
offer by Hurriyat It seeks debate over
self-governance at people's level.
Hype And Reality Iii
So long as
China's
policy of pragmatism is not made
applicable to the Arunachal Pradesh
issue and so long as it remains
unrelenting in claims to it, there
will be an element of uncertainty and
unpredictability in the bilateral
relations.
Whose Country Is It Anyway?
I WAS in Kerala when its chief
minister V.S. Achudanandan clashed
with his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.
Karunanidhi over the Mullaperiyar dam.
Contact Suffers Radiation
An Italian academic, whom the former
KGB spy Alexander Litvenenko met hours
before he fell ill on November 1, has
tested positive for Polonium-210, the
radio-active substance suspected to
have caused the poisoning which killed
Mr. Litvenenko.
More Planes May Be Contaminated
Polonium came from a source "other
than a natural one"
Back To 2001
India should continue to be active —
much more than at present — in the
humanitarian field and play a
leadership role for mobilising
humanitarian support for the Tamil
civilians, without seeming to support
the present LTTE leadership.
Hindi Chini Sigh Sigh
Of all the attributes of China, the
one I hold in utmost esteem is the
People's Republic's astonishing
ability to transform otherwise
intelligent foreigners into blithering
imbeciles.
Pictures Of Power
Over the years,
India
has witnessed passionate debates over
the writing of its history. Under the
National Democratic Alliance
government, Murli Manohar Joshi began
the process of purging history
textbooks of their alleged Marxist
slant.
United Jihad Council Backs Down On
Ceasefire Offer
Spokesperson for terror coalition
shatters hopes of winter truce in J&K
"Hizb chief did not make the offer"
Geelani rejects Shah's call.
Time To Settle Disputes
It is time
India
and China settled the border issue by
building upon the settlement . . .
The Challenge Of Asian Security
Architecture
If the `Asianists' in both
New Delhi
and Beijing prevail, a stable
`win-win' environment can be
established in the region. If not, the
United States is likely to seize the
strategic initiative in Asia.
Radioactive Substance In Ba Planes
The health scare sparked by the death
of the former KGB spy, Alexander
Litvenenko, from suspected radiation
poisoning here last week spread
dramatically on Thursday after traces
of a radioactive material were found
on two British Airways planes at . . .
Exclude And Rule: Trust Goes Missing
In Lanka
In about a year, the duration of
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s regime
after the November 2005 election
victory, Sri Lanka has hardened its
attitude towards the Tamils.
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