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- Funding Infrastructure (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 08, 2007)
Given the capacity of the economy to raise funds, using forex reserves and adding to the money supply that the RBI wants to curtail appears strange.
- Indo-Nigerian Ties: Strategic For Energy Security (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2007)
If India wants to see real gains from the recent visit of the Prime Minister to Nigeria in terms of energy security, it has to be more pro-active in its approach, backed by hard bargaining, and offer something more than a mere $900-million aid package.
- Higher Growth, Higher Inflation (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 08, 2007)
“PAKISTAN’S economy recorded one of the fastest growth rates in Asia during fiscal year 2006-07. The real GDP growth accelerated to seven per cent that was surpassed only by China and India”.
- Clots Are A Hazard Of Long Business Flights (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2007)
Obesity, a person’s stature, hormone replacement therapy and inherited blood clotting disorders increase risk.
- Sensex Sheds 190 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
The stock market on Tuesday collapsed from the day’s high and even ended 190 points lower in volatile trade on heavy profit sales by investors and a slowdown in FII activity.
- An Alternative Source Of Funds (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2007)
The corporate bond market, or the private debt market as it is sometimes called, continues to languish in India.
- Us Needs Deal More Than Us (Pioneer, Rajeev Srinivasan, Nov 07, 2007)
It appears it is the Americans who most fear that the proposed civil nuclear cooperation deal will collapse, if you look at their recent actions.
- Divide And Rule (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 07, 2007)
Inaugurating a federalism conference in New Delhi on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh complained that regional parties and those with narrow, "regional and sectional loyalties" tended to distort the "national vision".
- Strategic Aspect Of N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2007)
When India blasted its way out of nuclear ambiguity on May 11-13, 1998, and caused a major setback to the US non-proliferation policies, the US reaction was immediate and severe.
- Is It All Ok? Iraq Pm Goes On A Walk (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki has gone on a rare walkabout in central Baghdad in the latest sign of the improving security situation in the war-ravaged Iraqi capital.
- India For Ties With Energy-Rich African Nations (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Nov 07, 2007)
India on Tuesday said the unprecedented rise in international oil prices posed a danger of economic dislocation to developing countries and could have a cascading effect on both oil producing and consuming nations.
- Google Net-Phone For Just Rs 4,000 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
In less than two years, you should be able to buy a fully-loaded Internet-enabled smartphone complete with a browser and applications like games and music player for under Rs 4,000. This, thanks to Google.
- Land Is The Issue, Say Farmers At Public Hearing On Sezs (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 07, 2007)
“Land is the issue,” was the unanimous conclusion of a public hearing here on Monday on “Special Economic Zones and Land Rights” by Navdanya.
- Canada Seeks Skilled Indians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
Recognising India as a “key source country” for skilled workers, Canada on Tuesday announced opening of a “referral office” here to scout for talented people who could contribute to its economic growth.
- Warmongering Against Iran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Nov 07, 2007)
The U.S. imposes draconian sanctions on Iran while preparing the ground for a military attack on the Islamic republic.
- Tail Wagging The Dog (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Nov 07, 2007)
Recent events in the markets confirm the suspicion that the stock market tail is wagging the economy dog as never before.
- Resting On Laurels (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 07, 2007)
At the end of two years in office, President Mahinda Rajapaksa remains far from meeting his promise of solving the ethnic conflict.
- The Chinese Dream (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 07, 2007)
The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China re-elects Hu Jintao as general secretary and amends the party constitution.
- Friend In Need (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 07, 2007)
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin, when he travelled to Teheran last month, became the first Russian leader after Josef Stalin to visit Iran.
- Musharraf’S Second Coup (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 07, 2007)
The unanimous view is that Gen Musharraf took the drastic step of imposing Emergency in Pakistan because he was sure that the Supreme Court would give an adverse judgment on his election as President.
- Importing Workers No Cure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 07, 2007)
India’s skills shortage has spread from engineering to blue-collar skills. DLF Laing-O’Rourke, a joint venture building infrastructure for DLF in India, wants to bring home a whopping 20,000 Indian skilled workers currently employed in West Asia.
- Are Indian Oil Companies ‘Bidding On The Riskiest Properties’ Overseas? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 07, 2007)
Oil price hit $84 a barrel a few days ago, amidst fears that the Kurdish rebel problem would lead to the snapping of Iraq’s supplies.
- Bid To Remove Oil From Den Den On (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
The salvage experts from Svitzer Wijsmuller Salvage Company continued their operations in a bid to remove oil from the sunken ship M V Den Den at Thannirbavi on Tuesday.
- All About Participatory Notes (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
PARTICIPATORY Notes (PNs) are instruments held by entities that are otherwise not allowed to invest in Indian markets by the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
- Canada Wants Skilled Workers From India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2007)
Recognising India as a "key source country" for skilled workers, Canada, on Tuesday, announced the opening of a "referral office" here to scout for talented people who could contribute to its economic growth.
- Dealing With Migration (Times of India, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 06, 2007)
The migration debate in Britain only gets shriller. That's unfortunate. Because, migration is a complex issue which involves us all and rhetoric does little to help us come to terms with its implications.
- Musharraf Says He Is In Full Control (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
"It's a joke of the highest order," Musharraf told a foreign reporter regarding reports of his house arrest. The rumour had a huge impact on Pakistan's major stock index, which plunged on Monday afternoon as a result.
- Beyond Gdp And Progress (Deccan Herald, HAZEL HENDERSON, Nov 06, 2007)
The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income.
- It's An Addiction Every Half An Hour (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Women look at themselves in the mirror every 30 minutes on average, with men not far behind, according to a survey.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi — Portrait of a Multi-Faceted Legend of Dravidians: His Life and Times: K.S.R. Publications, No. 5, 3rd Avenue, Indira Nagar, Chennai-600020. Rs. 350. Management Guru Professor Laloo’s Rail: Sunil Jogi . . .
- Talking Of Darlingji (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 06, 2007)
Kishwar Desai has come up with ‘Darlingji’, a biography of Nargis and Sunil Dutt
- Surge And The Rupee (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Nov 06, 2007)
The US Federal Reserve decided to cut interest rates once again in its meeting this week.
- Pakistan: Having A Tiger By The Tail (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Nov 06, 2007)
Strong and sustained international pressure will be needed to defuse the present crisis. An unstable, volatile, radicalised, and nuclear-armed Pakistan is in no one’s interest.
- Growing Trade, But No Cheer In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 06, 2007)
The healthy trade surplus that Russia enjoyed with China since bilateral trade started to grow rapidly in the early 1990s has suddenly turned into a gaping deficit.
- Sensex Dips 385 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
The benchmark Sensex on Monday fell by 385 points due to selling in banking stocks triggered by renewed fears of credit crisis fallout.
- Rice Pushes For West Asia Peace Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that she believed a US-led conference would launch Palestinian Statehood talks and voiced hope for a deal before President George W Bush leaves office.
- Pakistan's Stock Market Slides 5% (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Pakistan's main stock market has fallen nearly 5% as investors reacted to the emergency rule imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday.
- Unjust Denial Of Information (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 06, 2007)
GENERAL Musharraf would know as well as anybody else that access to information is every citizen’s right.
- Punjab And The National Economy (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 06, 2007)
IF politics proceeds on its promised course, there is likely to be a considerable rearrangement in the distribution of power among different political groups.
- Other Voices – European Press (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
THE thoughts of Dr Peter Childs of the University of Limerick add to suspicions that the country is not preparing itself well for a future that will require that a significant section of the workforce is technologically skilled.
- Fight Against Militancy (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Nov 06, 2007)
THE suspension of the Constitution has stripped away the democratic façade from General Musharraf’s military rule.
- Don’T Know Parents’ Names. So, Can’T Drive? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Why should a person who grew up in a home for underprivileged children or an orphanage be denied the right to a driving licence? Gurgaon authorities are planning to take legal help to answer that question after a 21-year-old approached them for . . . .
- ‘Let’S Think About What Should Be The Centre Of Gravity Of ‘Global’... It Has Got To Be Us, India And China’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2007)
Market strategist and consultant Rama Bijapurkar wears her analyst’s hat in her book We Are Like That Only-Understanding the Logic of Consumer India, but without skipping the wit and common sense.
- Removing Wrinkles Could Cost A Lot (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 06, 2007)
Just give a second thought before having anti-wrinkle jabs which may reduce or eliminate wrinkles and frown lines temporarily to make you look young ~ the non-surgical injections could cause permanent damage.
- Sponging Out The Liquidity (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 06, 2007)
The rise in CRR (cash reserve ratio), the sixth this year, will squeeze some liquidity from the financial system.
- Hold Elections And Tackle Terrorism Straightway (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 06, 2007)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that the government was committed to making sure that general elections were held and the democratic process flourished in Pakistan.
- Oil’S Not Well (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Nov 06, 2007)
I have often regretted my cautious approach towards the Indian stock market.
- Bush Forces Mush To Promise Elections (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
US President George Bush on Monday turned the heat on his "tight" buddy Pervez Musharraf to force the Pakistani dictator to back down from his confrontation with the country's civil society and restore the modicum of democracy he had allowed.
- India's Foreign Policy Pragmatism (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Just as thousands of saffron-clad Buddhist monks hit the streets of Rangoon to protest against the military junta, India's oil minister was in the Burmese capital negotiating greater involvement for Indian gas companies.
- Police Action Exposes Child Workers’ Plight (Dawn, Parul Gupta, Nov 06, 2007)
Mohammed Tauheer, a poor office helper, fought back tears as he was shown the door at a police station where his sons were being questioned after a rescue operation for child workers.
- Your Pilot May Have Bought His Licence (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
What do you need to get an Indian Commercial Pilot Licence? If an FIR filed last week against a chief flying instructor is any indication, the only requisite is loads of cash. In a shocking case that has grave ramifications for safety. . .
- Stock Market: Disconnected From National Savings (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 06, 2007)
The Sensex story blinds the nation; distracts it from more serious economic issues.
- Crackdown Highlights India’S Cycle Of Child Labour (Daily Times, Parul Gupta, Nov 06, 2007)
Most child workers come from the poor states, where many are bought from parents for as little as 1,000 rupees with the frequently false promise of monthly salary
- Hk Has Biggest 1-Day Loss (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
Most Asian markets fell on renewed worries about fallout from U.S. credit problems and mortgage-backed securities, while Hong Kong posted its biggest one-day point loss on reports of a delay in a new investment policy.
- One Indian Road Worker Killed (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2007)
One Indian citizen was killed and three others sustained injuries in a traffic accident in Khashrod district of the western Nimroz province Monday morning.
- Banks Must Look Beyond Credit To Help Farm Sector (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Nov 06, 2007)
It is well recognised that, in addition to seed, fertilisers, water and agro-chemicals, credit is an important input for agriculture.
- On Board And Bored? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
There you go spying. You’ve been on board three hours, eaten the flight kitsch and can’t sleep.
- Communism Is Dead (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 05, 2007)
India needs a thoroughgoing debate about the future of the Left.
- Macho Vs Mature (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 05, 2007)
Unfamiliarity with the many ways of speaking English can create diplomatic hiccups.
- Indo-German Relations Move Into High Gear (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
German firms are keen on a share of the over 350 billion euros that India plans to invest in infrastructure and other projects in the next five years. Investors from around the world, including Germany, obviously want a piece of the action.
- Export Sobs And Sops (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2007)
With various factors creating a churn in the export basket, the Government should pause before blindly extending sops to the cribbers.
- Central Bankers Are Fallible (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 05, 2007)
In handling the latest episode of financial turbulence in global markets, certain unusual decisions of central banks have come in for criticism.
- Wages Of Confrontation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The Chief of the Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, has declared, according to Sheikh Rashid, the railways minister, a state of “Emergency Plus” because his order carries with it a Provisional Constitutional order (PCO) associated . . . . . .
- Why Not A Deal With The Militants? (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Nov 05, 2007)
IF at the end of six years of open war against the so-called militants and loss of thousands of lives of citizens and soldiers, Gen Musharraf can make no better showing than yet another bomb blast close to his residence on Oct 30 and . . . . .
- The Primacy Of Politics (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 05, 2007)
Fresh polls on the cards? The litmus test of the Government’s intentions in this regard will be its response to the sharp spurt in the world oil price.
- It’S Time To Save Nation: Pervez (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said late on Saturday night that it was time for action to save Pakistan from extremists, terrorists and anti-Pakistan elements.
- Fading Of A Pioneer (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
In 1888, Lever Brothers, England exported the first crates of Sunlight soap bars to India, followed by other now famous brands — Lifebuoy, Pears, Lux and Vim.
- 2 Let Militants Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Security forces today eliminated two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a self-styled district commander in Doda district.
- To China, With Love (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
As someone who is convinced that Indian Communists serve as a Chinese fifth column in our beloved Bharat Mata, I look for every chance to expose their treasonous behaviour. Generally, it’s hard to catch our comrades red-handed.
- Tax Avoidance And Transfer Pricing Law (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 03, 2007)
There is no requirement to establish tax evasion before initiation of proceedings for determination of arm’s length price.
- Supreme Court And President Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Justice Mr Javed Iqbal, heading the 11-member Supreme Court bench hearing petitions challenging President General Pervez Musharraf’s candidature for the office of president, has observed in the court that threats of martial law or . . . . .
- Valuing Options (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 03, 2007)
Stock options — invented in the US some time back — were regarded as the next best thing to happen to an eligible employee.
- Calamity Of Iraq Has Not Even Brought Cheap Oil (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Nov 03, 2007)
We knew the war was built on lies — but to have increased petrol prices as well as terror will surely seal history’s verdict.
- Chords & Notes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Five young singers welcome Deepawali with a fresh offering of songs that have a traditional, yet fiesty flavour.
- Us Consulting Firm Makes Out Case For Fdi In Commodity Bourses (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Even as the country’s policymakers are mulling whether or not to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in commodity futures exchanges, comes a report from Financial Markets International (FMI) making out a case for allowing foreign . . . . .
- Air Still Going Into China's Bubble (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
BLOWING bubbles is fun, until you have to scrape the gum off your face.
- The Ground Beneath Their Feet (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 03, 2007)
When the government announced a council headed by the prime minister to look at land reforms, was it just an attempt to pacify the sheer numbers who walked from Gwalior to Delhi? Or does the government actually think that there . . . . .
- Serious Challenge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The alarming rise in global crude oil price is increasingly emerging as a matter of concern for oil importing developing countries like India.
- For Humane Recovery (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Nov 03, 2007)
In India, borrowers overstate their property valuation, provide false documents and mislead the bank about their actual income.
- Wb Loan To State Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The World Bank(WB) on Friday agreed to sanction a loan of $944 million to India for funding three socio-economic developmental projects including a community-based water management endeavour in Karnataka.
- Tamil Tigers Leader Killed In Sri Lankan Air Strike (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The public face of the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most deadly rebel militias, was killed yesterday in a Sri Lankan air raid - prompting analysts to warn of a dangerous "spiral into full-scale war" on the Indian Ocean island.
- Colonial Cousins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When steel baron LN Mittal was still jostling for the takeover of French company Arcelor, India was convinced that racism and xenophobia stood between him and history.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Nov 03, 2007)
Mayawati’s call for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh may have evoked no political reaction and very little media attention but it certainly comes as a surprise.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2007)
The fact that there were barely 16 working days in October ~ with a state employees’ strike coinciding with the 12+12 mode of disruption ~ may have turned out to be a mite too embarrassing for the West Bengal government.
- India Needs To Learn From China How To Boost Tourism (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 03, 2007)
Among the many refresher courses India needs to borrow from China, tourism diplomacy must certainly rank high. Aggressively promoting some of its "least developed" destinations in western and southern China as part of its policy to open up to . . . .
- A Dose Of Indian Summer (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Wichita can expect a nice helping of Indian Summer today and this weekend -- before a wave of colder weather greets the start of next week.
- In China, It's Fortescue That The Metal Fans Mob, As Bhp (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
CHINESE steel makers and officials are pinning their hopes on Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group to make up for Australia's relatively lethargic supply response to the Chinese iron ore boom.
- Re Ends Barely Changed Against Dollar (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The rupee on Friday ended barely changed at 39.31/32 a dollar, moving in line with fluctuations in the local equity market, which gained by 1.28 per cent at close.
- Bush Gives Upbeat View Of Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Issuing an upbeat new assessment of an unpopular war in Iraq, President George W. Bush hailed reduced violence and declining US casualties as signs that a troop buildup was working.
- Oil At A New High (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
THE global oil price peaked at $96 a barrel on Wednesday and then fell to $93 on Friday.
- India Child Garment Workers Found (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
About 70 child workers in India have been discovered working in a Delhi textile factory, officials say.
- “Greening India” But Losing Forests (Hindu, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Nov 02, 2007)
Planting trees or raising plantations doesnot recover lost habitats or create pristine natural forests. It is, therefore, no antidoteto habitat fragmentation.
- Germany’S India Focus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement of a shift in her government’s Asia policy towards New Delhi — ahead of the just concluded state visit — should set the tone for the future of bilateral ties, already underpinned by the 2006 . . . .
- Western Textile Importers Plan Boycott (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Nov 02, 2007)
Action likely against manufacturers violating child labour norms
Western clothing retailers are worried about their customers imposing voluntary boycott
Other Asian supply chains in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines are also under the scanner
- Maya Versus Mafia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In introducing a Bill to check organised crime in her state -- when passed, it will be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) -- Chief Minister Mayawati has taken a step towards fulfilling a key election promise.
- Hcl Inaugurates First Technology Hub In Noida (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday emphasised the need to develop the country as a knowledge society if it is to emerge as a global leader in the field of technology.
- Birla Plus Cement Renamed Ultratech (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Aditya Birla Group has announced renaming of its premier product, Birla Plus Cement, as UtraTech Cement, while claiming that it has become the largest cement brand in the country with volumes in excess of 25 million tonnes.
- Sensex Loses 114 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The benchmark Sensex on Thursday ended 114 points lower in sustained volatility as stocks beat a hasty retreat after an initial surge, due to late sell-off by operators and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) amid weakness in Asian markets.
- Kingfisher Increases Stake In Deccan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Kingfisher Airlines, a part of the UB Group owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Wednesday increased its stake to 46 per cent in the low-cost airliner Deccan (known as Deccan Aviation earlier) by acquiring an additional 20 per cent shares in . . . . .
- Skirting The Border (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The latest Communist Party of China Congress saw Hu Jintao emerge for his second five-year term as a stronger leader.
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