'I am sure we can control Lashkar and Jaish' - September 30, 2002
'If people tomorrow see any party sabotaging the peace process, they will rise against them,' feels Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
'It bears the ISI's stamp' - September 28, 2002
'One such indicator comes from the fact that the markings on the AK-47s had been scratched to avoid detection of the source of supply,' says supercop K P S Gill.
'Terrorism will have to be killed by all of us together' - September 27, 2002
Lieutenant General V G Patankar, commander of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, on the army's role in the state election.
'National Conference is a bottleneck for peace' - September 25, 2002
Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is confident that the Farooq Abdullah government has run its full course in Jammu and Kashmir.
'People realise their vote can make a difference' - September 24, 2002
'Elections not only elect the next government, they also elect the next Opposition. So the ruling combination and Opposition play an important role in shaping future developments in the state,' says Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena.
Sonia's foreign origin issue is over' - September 23, 2002
'In order to save this country, we need the Congress, and the Congress needs very good leadership, and that we see only in Sonia Gandhi,' says E V K S Elangovan, president of the Tamil Nadu Congress.
'There is a wave in favour of statehood for Jammu' - September 19, 2002
The chairman of the Jammu State Morcha, Sreekumar, says his party is ready to face bullets in its struggle for a separate state.
'This was the seventh attempt on my life' - September 18, 2002
Srinagar Times Editor Ghulam Mohammed Sofi who escaped assassination on September 17, presents an eloquent case for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
'The BJP is going to have a very difficult time' - September 18, 2002
National Conference president Omar Abdullah on his party's prospects, its problems and the road ahead.
'Pakistan's sole objective is to disrupt the J&K polls' - September 16, 2002
Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani says the people of J&K can put an end to terrorism if they come out to vote.
'Our main goal is the safe release of Nagappa' - September 16, 2002
Newly appointed Karnataka Special Task Force chief Jyothi Prakash Mirji on his team's action plan to rescue the former Karnataka minister.
'After 50 years we are stuck at the same place' - September 13, 2002
Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, former chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, says the biggest hurdle in the resolution of the Kashmir problem is the egotism of both India and Pakistan.
'Kashmir is linked to the very survival of South Asia' - September 12, 2002
Abdul Gani Bhat, chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, says a solution has to be found for the J&K problem at any cost.
'Our agenda is to finish militancy' - September 11, 2002
Chaman Lal Gupta, Union minister of state for defence and the BJP's senior-most leader in J&K, says the BJP will be a deciding factor in the next state government.
'It's possible to take PoK' - September 9, 2002
'I made the plans and the chief was very happy. I would have struck them hard. That is why there was no second Kargil' says retired Air Marshal M S Sekhon.
'A tourist will think twice before going to America' - September 7, 2002
Dr Arun C Vakil, vice-president and chairman, programmes, of the Indo-American Society, on how travel rules have changed in the United States after 9/11.
'I am not a permanent feature' - September 6, 2002
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on democracy and terrorism.
'Veerappan is a cruel, self-centered man' - September 5, 2002
Shankar Bidri -- the former commandant of the Special Task Force constituted to nab Veerappan -- on his pursuit of India's most wanted outlaw.
'Indian industrialists are very short sighted' - September 3, 2002
Darryl D'Monte, former Resident Editor of The Times of India, on the decline of Mumbai and its mills.
'We say dialogue first, then elections' - September 2, 2002
'The government says first elections then dialogue. It does not work out like this,' says Shabir Shah, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Freedom Party.
'If I had the power I would postpone the J&K election' - August 30, 2002
Ram Jethmalani, chairman of the Kashmir Committee, on his discussions with Kashmiri separatist leaders.
'Kashmiri militants want peace' - August 29, 2002
Sunil Dutt on his march for peace.
'All of you want a magic wand in Gujarat' - August 28, 2002
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi says it is time to look beyond Godhra and re-establish Gujarati pride.
'The police have failed to find the real culprits' - August 28, 2002
Yusuf Abdul Charkha, lawyer for the 57 accused in the Godhra case, on the defence version of the investigation.
'The BJP is unstoppable' - August 27, 2002
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tells Senior Editor Sheela Bhatt.
'Unless Veerappan is caught or killed, this drama will repeat itself' - August 26, 2002
Bangalore Police Commissioner H T Sangliana says this time there should be no negotiation with the dreaded smuggler.
'Only Musharraf's men will compare Gujarat with Kashmir' - August 23, 2002
T N Seshan at his belligerent best!
'The fight against corruption is a long drawn one' - August 22, 2002
Outgoing Chief Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal looks back at an eventful tenure.
'It is wrong to term our demand as communal' - August 16, 2002
RSS spokesperson M G Vaidya on the merits of dividing Jammu and Kashmir into three states.
'NDA has no Kashmir policy' - August 14, 2002
Ram Jethmalani, former Union law minister and unofficial mediator in Jammu and Kashmir, says a solution can be found only if there is a compromise.
'POTA should be scrapped completely' - August 12, 2002
R Thirumalvalavan, leader of the Dalit Panthers of India, on his demand for a separate state and his support for the LTTE.
'The allegation of petrol pump allotments will not stick to us' - August 9, 2002
Bharatiya Janata Party President M Venkaiah Naidu on the latest allegations dogging his party.
'You vote for fundamentalism or secularism' - August 7, 2002
Congress vice-presidential candidate Sushil Kumar Shinde says the opposition parties will put up a united battle to counter the forces of fundamentalism.
'The state government does not want us to be effective' - August 6, 2002
Thupstan Chhewang, chairman of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, on the problems and achievements of local self-government in the remote region.
'No point in keeping Ladakh as part of J&K' - August 5, 2002
Thupstan Chhewang, chairman of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, says Ladhakis have been used as scapegoats to balance the demand for azadi in the valley.
'We should not press the panic button' - August 3, 2002
'We have enough grain to take care of the people of India.' Union Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh on the drought.
'POTA will be used to crush political opponents' - August 2, 2002
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader P Nedumaran -- the second politician to be arrested for pro-LTTE leanings -- says he is willing to face any eventuality for his cause.
'I believe in love. Not fundamentalism' - August 2, 2002
'The easiest way to destroy a nation is to not criticize the prime minister. Only when criticism comes will the flaws be highlighted,' Mata Amritanandmayi tells Chindu Sreedharan in an exclusive interview.
'My idea of education is based on empowerment' - July 31, 2002
Sandeep Pandey -- the youngest Indian to win the Magsaysay award -- on the unique education programme that brought him the honour.
'Nagas are looking for a solution within the Indian Union' - July 31, 2002
K Padmanabhaiah -- the Indian government's interlocutor for the Naga peace talks -- on the latest breakthrough with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isac-Muivah). An exclusive and eloquent interview.
'Gujarat will not plunge into chaos again' - July 30, 2002
K P S Gill -- who was security adviser to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi until recently -- says the state is ready for a fresh election.
'I don't know why people say Dr Kalam is reckless' - July 24, 2002
Y Sundara Rajan, A P J Abdul Kalam's associate and co-author of India 2020, counters the President-elect's detractors.
'Can a person go on mocking the sovereignty of the nation?' - July 22, 2002
Well-known political analyst Cho S Ramaswamy says Vaiko's arrest under POTA was warranted.
'Kashmir is the crown of India'
- July 19, 2002
'We are far better off than Kashmiris living across the Line of Control,' says Kuka Parray, the counter-insurgent-turned-politician.
'Railways shouldn't become a Bengal vs Bihar issue' - July 18, 2002
Former railway minister Ram Vilas Paswan on the controversial East-Central Railway zone.
'I do not believe in bargaining' - July 17, 2002
G K Vasan, president of the Tamil Maanila Congress and son of the late G K Moopanar, on his party's merger with the Congress.
'People can't be fooled' - July 12, 2002
'Omar Abdullah said his father had been 'used' to project India's view on Kashmir. That means whatever they do, they do as some kind of compensation. They do it for a pound of flesh and not for conviction,' says Mehbooba
Mufti.
'We will make it to the Centre one day' - July 10, 2002
'My aim is to have a bahujan samaj government at the Centre, which was also the dream of Babasaheb Ambedkar.' Mayawati, firebrand BSP leader, on her third stint as Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
'NDA agenda is our main agenda' - July 8, 2002
'How the Cabinet is to function and who are the persons to be utilised is the sole prerogative of the prime minister.' BJP spokesman Arun Jaitley on the Cabinet reshuffle and other matters.
'I am fighting for a cause' - July 4, 2002
'The fire inside me to safeguard Indian interests has forced me to contest against A P J Abdul Kalam.' Presidential candidate Colonel Lakshmi Sehgal on the battle for Rashtrapati Bhavan.
'Afghanistan is moving away from Taliban extremism' - July 3, 2002
'Nearly one-third of the US $100 million that India pledged has either been implemented or is under implementation.' India's special envoy for Afghanistan, Satinder Lambah, speaks to Shyam Bhatia.
'We cannot keep democracy on hold' - June 29, 2002
'I don't recall any election where some allegation about bogus voting has not been made. The important part is that there should be a serious attempt to ensure that the polls are free and fair,' Jammu & Kashmir Governor Girish Chandra Saxena tells Onkar Singh.
'Separatists should prove their representative character' - June 27, 2002
'Those who are boycotting the elections are deceiving the people of Kashmir. They are letting the wolves rule them,' says Hashim Qureshi, leader of the J&K Democratic Liberation Party.
'Some of us are just born to this' - June 25, 2002
'You cannot discount what is in your blood. The genes do play a part much as you would like them not to.' Omar Abdullah -- newly anointed president of the National Conference -- on taking over from his father Farooq.
'Infiltration cannot be totally stopped' - June 24, 2002
'It is impossible. Everybody is not under Musharraf's control -- or anybody's control, for that matter. Confronting him all the time will help the extremist elements in Pakistan,' Sardar Muhammed Abdul Qayyum Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, tells Chindu Sreedharan.
'The whole universe is conspiring in Dr Kalam's favour' - June 21, 2002
'One of The Ten Commandments is that the meek shall inherit the earth. I think Dr Kalam has proved that Moses was right.' Arun K Tiwari, co-author of Abdul Kalam's autobiography, on the scientist who will be India's next President.
'The President of India is not an award' - June 18, 2002
'Whitewashing Gujarat, advancing their brand of nationalism, that is what the BJP wants to achieve through Abdul Kalam.' CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechuri on the Left's opposition to the NDA's presidential candidate.
'When terrorism stares you in the face, you can't sit back' - June 17, 2002
'General Musharraf was firing a missile a day. It was a joke and I treated it as such.' Union Defence Minister George Fernandes in an exclusive interview with Sheela Bhatt.
'This is not a diplomatic victory for India' - June 13, 2002
'When both the US and UK say they would like to ensure that Pakistan does not break its promise to contain infiltration then it would not be easy for India to say we don't want monitoring,' former foreign secretary Salman Haider tells Onkar Singh.
'Deshmukh will surely prove his majority' - June 12, 2002
'In a war the commander never reveals his strategy. You will see that we are the winners.' CWC member in-charge of Maharashtra, Vayalar Ravi rules out any change of leadership in the state.
'Delhi wants to create a mess here' - June 10, 2002
'The J&K election is meant to replace Farooq Abdullah as chief minister or let him continue. It will not help solve the Kashmir issue,' says separatist politician Shabir Shah.
'Govt of India should allow Naga insurgents to come to New Delhi' - June 6, 2002
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga is confident that the Naga insurgency problem is finally on the road to resolution.
'The healing touch from the Centre is missing' - June 4, 2002
'The package has completely ignored J&K's priorities. How will it help the immediate problems we are facing in the valley?' J&K Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on the prime minister's economic package for the troubled state.
'The fireball would be like a thousand suns' - June 3, 2002
'By no means should one think of nuclear weapons as glorified firecrackers. Unfortunately, that's the view many people have of these things.' Physicist Dr M V Ramana on the catastrophe of a nuclear strike.
'We have taken this nonsense from Pakistan far too long' - June 1, 2002
'The business of restraint becomes too much for anyone to swallow. Basically our tolerance threshold was breached long ago.' Lieutenant General (retd) Satish Nambiar on India's likely options.
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