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Dictatorship Over The Proletariat
I should have written about the
Nandigram tragedy earlier. I did not
do so intentionally, because I felt
that a leftist government could not do
all that the media was highlighting.
India To Conduct Naval Exercises With
China
The five-day manoeuvres, beginning on
April 12, will be held at the Qingdao
port Trilateral exercises to be
conducted with U.S., Japan Manoeuvres
also planned with the Philippines,
Vietnam
"Media Warfare" In U.K.
The British Government has been
accused of trying to use its military
personnel for waging a "propaganda
war'' against Iran after it allowed
two of the 15 navy crew, who had been
detained by Tehran for allegedly
entering its territorial waters . . .
Under Siege, Iran Ups The Ante
The `uncontrolled chain reaction'
predicted by the IAEA chief when
sanctions were first imposed
continues, with no terminal state in
view other than conflict.
Small Steps On A Long And Bumpy Road
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to
Japan could go some way towards
melting the ice but much follow-up
work will be needed.
Judicial Reform
As the Congress party and its Left
allies pick an ill-considered fight
with the judiciary, Communist China’s
Chief Justice, Xiao Yang was in New
Delhi last week to learn the tricks of
distancing the court from the
executive.
In Search Of An Indian Security
Strategy
The news on the fissile materials
treaty from Geneva should generate a
serious debate in
India
on what should be our credible minimum
deterrent and how we should set about
reaching it.
Why Is There So Much Anti-Uzbek Anger?
The tribals are angry against the
Uzbeks not just because they are
indulging in acts of terrorism, but
even more because over the years they
have been usurping the land of the
tribals of the area and making.
Musharraf's Bhindranwale
Meet Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz, a
Deobandi cleric, the head of the Lal
Masjid [Red Mosque] in
Islamabad,
earlier used by Musharraf to discredit
Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif.
Dictatorship Over The Proletariat
I should have written about the
Nandigram tragedy earlier. I did not
do so intentionally, because I felt
that a leftist government could not do
all that the media was highlighting.
Bureaucracy, Heal Thyself
Coming as i do from a family of
government servants, it was not a
surprise when an old fr-iend of our
family, a senior IAS official,
dro-pped in the other day.
Sachar And The Politics Of Division
As a frequent traveller to foreign
lands, may I begin by stating humbly
but categorically that in my view
there is no non-Muslim country in the
world in which Muslims have more
freedom to practice their religion and
culture than India.
Judiciary Needs Some Tips On
Functioning Of The Capital Market
Over the last decade, one of the
biggest challenges of securities
regulators has been to sensitise the
judiciary to the nuances of capital
market regulation.
Urban India Suffers From Neglect
The fact that Congress needs to
explain its position through its
campaign advertisements speaks of a
policy gone horribly wrong.
Common Market For South Asia?
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
probably did not say anything new when
he pointed out at a press conference
in Delhi a few days ago that trade
with India was linked to a solution on
Kashmir.
Wonder That Is Saarc
There have been widespread comments on
SAARC being all talk and no action in
spite of its existence for 22 years.
Populism Is Irreversible
I must confess my profound unease at
the irrational exuberance of those
junior doctors and medical students at
the All-India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) who observed 'Holi'
after last . . . .
Cross The Gulf Cautiously
Iran's former President Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatami
was in
Delhi last week.
Kashmir Solution Must Be Saleable On
Both Sides: Aziz
Any solution of the
Jammu and Kashmir
dispute should be "saleable" by the
leaders of India and Pakistan to their
peoples, the Pakistani Prime Minister
Shaukat Aziz emphasised in an
exclusive interview to The Hindu in
New Delhi on Wednesday.
Towards The Final Push
The belief that erstwhile “liberation”
movements can effortlessly abandon
their guns and bleak underground
existence to enjoy political power
wrested through the ballot has always
been a guiding principle of Indian
democracy.
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