Karat on Devil's advocate

Thanks to PH for the pointer.



Karat who is so articulate on CBCNN ends up tongue-tied talking about the Nandigram pogrom.



Contrast Karat in these two articles:



Devil's Advocate: Brinda Karat : devils advocate, karan thapar, brinda karat, special interview : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN



The Hindu : Opinion / Leader Page Articles : Behind the events at Nandigram

Tibet and the coming water wars

CBCNN carefully avoids mentioning that these rivers originate in Tibet, which China has "peacefully" occupied. While China is preparing for water wars against India, the communists want India to embrace China.



The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : The great Himalayan meltdown

Water-sharing disputes within and between countries in the region, that were already proving troublesome, could worsen as a result, he told The Hindu.

Following the Chinese

N.Ram comes out with his pet-theory that everything good that India is doing is by "following the experience of China".



The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : A partial solution

Following the experience of China, SEZs were conceived of as a quick fix to get over the problems...

Converting farmland for industries is not a concern because ***drum roll*** China did it.

even when all the 234 formally approved SEZs come up, they will take up just 0.1 per cent of the cultivable land. On the other hand, they are expected to attract investments of Rs.300,000 crore and generate four million jobs.

That is exactly why the communists threw all industries out of WB and Kerala.

An important component of the policy should be the rehabilitation of
farmers and farm labour, who will be unsettled from their traditional
avocations.

Like shooting them down as the CPI(M) did in the Nandigram pogrom.

No wrong occurs in WB

But mysterious "accidents" do occur in WB, particularly for non-communists.



The Hindu : National : No security lapse: West Bengal

The West Bengal Government will submit to the Centre a report on Saturday's accident, in which External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee was injured.

Communists want to get cosy with Pak, China

The communists want to sleep with Pakistan and China. They have always loved the enemies, haven't they. And their foreign policy is also against the national interests. And their voice is called the Chennai-Based Chinese National Newspaper.



The Hindu : National : Raja for closer ties with China, Pakistan

All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) presidium member and Communist Party of India national secretary D. Raja on Monday called for further strengthening of ties with neighbours including China and Pakistan.




The AIPSO decided to intensify its campaign for the cause of Palestine and expressed concern over U.S. backing to Israel.

CBCNN upset that Rajnath is not arrested

If it had been CPM/Congress leader, The Chindu would have screamed, "No evidence against Rajnath". Chindu's disappointment is evident when it squeaks that Rajnath is not arrested. There was never a case against him and the FIR was just political gimmick. And The Chindu joined the BJP-Bashing party. Ethics? Nonsense.



The Hindu : Front Page : Rajnath not arrested

He was also told that there was no evidence on the basis of which he and the Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Lalji Tandon, could be arrested.

Why single out BJP?

Why single out BJP? We all know don't we....



The Hindu : Opinion / Letters to the Editor : Why single out BJP?

Why single out BJP?

The content is based on news reports. The BJP has dramatised them to gain political advantage. Compare the contents of the CD with the abuse hurled at Manuvadis by the BSP day in and day out. No one has ever complained that the BSP is spreading hatred against Manuvadis. Why single out the BJP?





Duggaraju Srinivasa Rao,

Vijayawada







How many times has The Hindu written an editorial on the venom spewed on Hindus by some leaders of Tamil Nadu? They publicly attack Hindu sentiments, without anyone, including leading newspapers, questioning them.



B.R. Kumar,

Chennai

The prejudices of The Chindu are so blatant that readers can't but question them. In the typical communist fashion, they are suppressed. The Chindu insists on full address from its readers sending their opinions, probably to send a few DYFI "youth" for "discussions".

CBCNN wants BJP de-recognised

This is another of those political dramas. But CBCNN wants to inflict maximum damage on the BJP. So it is demanding that the BJP be de-recognised by highlighting the Congress demands. Other papers thought of Congress act as another "nautanki".



The Hindu : Front Page : Congress wants BJP de-recognised

A Congress party delegation will meet the Election Commission here on Monday to demand the de-recognition of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for releasing the controversial compact disc.

Xinua propaganda on CBCNN

The land of a million mutinies is focusing on reforms. CBCNN rejoices.



The Hindu : International : China to focus on Government reforms

China will focus on Government reforms, perfecting the basic economic system and improving people's livelihoods this year, said a senior economic planning official.

Left asks CPI(M) to stop Nandigram pogram

The Hindu : National : Restore peace in Nandigram: Left Front

We don't believe in repetition but we do

Remember when CBCNN did not mention the Chinese claims on Arunachal because it did not want repetition. If it is a propaganda against the BJP, it considers it worthwhile to repeat the entire article. And this article comes with a special note from the Editor-in-Chief.



The Hindu : National : What the BJP's election campaign CD `Bharat ki Pukar' presents — excerpts from the transcript



The Hindu : National : What the BJP's election campaign CD `Bharat ki Pukar' presents — excerpts from the transcript

[Editor-in-Chief's note: The Hindu considers the dialogue and message contained in this CD to be highly communal and offensive. It is publishing excerpts from the transcript because it believes the Indian public has a right to be informed about the reasons behind the ongoing controversy. Several TV channels have already shown visuals from the offensive CD.]

CPM takes steps to overcome Supreme Court

The authoritarian agenda of CPM is on display here



The Hindu : National : CPI (M): take speedy steps to overcome Supreme Court stay

CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat said the meeting expressed concern at the growing "trend of judicial encroachment in the spheres of the executive and Parliament."

while Karat tries to encroach on the executive and Parliament.

CPM launches "false propaganda"

Unhappy, my foot. The party of the gulags.

The Hindu : National : CPI (M) Central Committee unhappy at loss of lives in Nandigram police firing

Iran must fight back; India must tolerate

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : Britain in the wrong

Under the circumstances, it is hardly surprising that Iranian patience should be wearing thin.

I wonder when The Chindu will say India must end its patience with Pakistan...

but when intrusions are frequent and form a provocative pattern, Iran was within its rights to detain the crew and seek assurances that there will be no further violations of the country's sovereignty in future.

...and extend the same liberty to India as it has extended to Iran. To me, this sounds like the eternal damnation of the semetics.

With Tony Blair's credibility in tatters, there are few international buyers for his claim that the British soldiers were captured in Iraqi and not Iranian waters. Mr. Blair showed all the judgment of a schoolboy in rushing with his complaint to the United Nations Security Council, which in the event wisely confined itself to issuing a call for the early resolution of the problem.

But The Chindu never ceases to praise the sincerity of Gen.Musharraf inspite of his repeated failures.

Objective verification of the precise spot on the Shatt-el-Arab waterway where the arrests took place might not be possible. But with the Iraqi coast guard authorities pointedly disputing the British claim, the international community is likely to believe Tehran rather than London on this issue.

Coincidentally, the "international community" reposing faith in Tehran resides in the offices of The Chindu, and report to N.Ram.

Instead of raking up a pointless controversy over why the Iranians released television footage of their British captives — one can only imagine the hysteria that would have been generated about their safety in the absence of such footage — Mr. Blair should get off his high horse.

The Chindu must get off its dope here. The typical leftist cry of human rights and dignity is replaced by condemning the victims. While the worldwide outcry is condemned as "pointless controversy", publicly broadcasting the video footage is justified as the *only* way to assure the safety of the hostages.

I hope this outrages the British Guardian to cut-off the neo-liberal feeds to The Chindu.

Nandigram breaks down

According to The Chindu, a reputed national newspaper known for its disenchantment with propaganda, Nandigram has been turned into hell by Trinamool Congress. All other newspapers think it is CPM indulging in a pogrom.



The Hindu : National : Efforts for peace in Nandigram to continue: Home Secretary

Large parts of Nandigram remain inaccessible with roads dug up and bridges broken by activists of Trinamool Congress-led Bhoomi Ucched Pratirodh Committee. There were, however, no reports of any fresh attempt to snap road links, Mr. Roy said.

Pallavi Aiyar on the cultural suicide of Chinese

I can't stress enough on the importance of culture. What China has embarked on in the name of modernisation is cultural destruction. Pallavi Aiyar has done some justice by bringing this issue out.



The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : Hutongs — repositories of a city's history

To do otherwise would be shortsighted, cultural suicide.

The delusion continues

The Chindu is doing its best to propagate the myth.



The Hindu : National : Brinda: Left Front problems resolved

Propogating the ideals of a political party

Do we all know which party the agitated reader is referring to? You bet.



The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : A balancing game played out every day

If it was to save space, why not cut what is given to propagating the ideals of a political party?

Castiest N.Ram objects reservation

(A very good anonymous comment; I am taking the liberty of posting it here).
Why should only IITs and IIMs should remain centres of excellence? Why not the Govt. Arts & Science Colleges, Presidency Colleges, Engineering Colleges also strive for excellence, and be allowed and encouraged to become centres of excellence?

What is the admission criterion in the Asian College of Journalism and Chennai School of Business?(folks would know that both these institutions are connected with Chindu).

We can also see the Chindu pleading for posts such as airline pilots, armed forces be exempted from quotacracy. Why not extend the same logic to govt. general hospitals, municipal health centres, corporation schools etc?


The Hindu : Opinion / Editorials : Stoking the reservation fires

The overall national interest would also require preserving certain institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management as islands of excellence uncompromised by any other consideration.

Trinamool exposes Buddhadeb

The opposition has done extremely well to expose Buddhadeb and the Nandigram pogrom. But The Chindu is trying to concoct a story about lawlessness in Nandigram. Chatterjee has caught



The Hindu : National : West Bengal Assembly witnesses pandemonium

Trinamool Congress legislators walked out of the House shortly after with a senior member clambering onto a table in the well and demanding Mr. Bhattacharjee's resignation as he had publicly owned up responsibility for the police firing at Nandigram on March 14.



In his motion Mr. Chatterjee said the Chief Minister had furnished contradictory information relating to land acquisition for the Tata Motors' project coming up at Singur and thus had deliberately misled the House.