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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 16647:
- Slippery Old ‘oil Tax’ (Tribune, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Jun 22, 2005)
Watching the House and Senate quarrel over which favored users and which alternative suppliers will get new subsidies and tax breaks in the energy bill ought to be a hair-tearing experience for anyone with a basic understanding of economics.
- Be Free And Be Creative (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jun 22, 2005)
While altogether banning smoking on the Indian screen, as recently demanded by the Health Ministry, does seem excessive,
- Markets On A Roll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2005)
On top of a strong bull run on Monday, the stock indices flared up 92 points again on Tuesday.
- Rush To Cash In On Jet’S Soaring Market (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Jet Airways’ initial public offer of at least US$375 million ($518 million) was fully sold within minutes of opening on Friday, as investors rushed to the first Indian airline issue in a decade on hopes of robust travel growth, bankers said.
- Insight Into Indonesia (New Zealand Herald, Andrew Clifford, Jun 22, 2005)
A sadfact reinforced by the Boxing Day tsunami is that our awareness of other cultures is often limited to their presence in world media headlines in times of strife.
- Why An Oil Crisis Is Imminent (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2005)
Do world's oil producers have any headroom? Unlikely as Saudi Arabia's oil fields are said to be declining. There have not been any new discoveries since the 1970s.
- Sense And Sensex (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2005)
That stock markets follow no logic is clear once again. The BSE sensex crossed the 7000 psychological barrier,
- Tiff Over Bhel (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 22, 2005)
In the coming months, tension between the Congress and the communist parties is expected to exacerbate,
- Outsourcing Thriving In Philippines (New Zealand Herald, Stuart Grudgings , Jun 22, 2005)
There never used to be much to do after midnight in this northern Philippine university city except study or hit the lively bar scene.
- Us Being Left Behind As Locale For Tech Investment, Says Intel (New Zealand Herald, Daniel Sorid , Jun 22, 2005)
The United States may be left behind when technology companies decide where to make their next big capital investments, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett says.
- Indian Rebels To Sign Ceasefire (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Separatist rebels from India's troubled state of Assam are to sign a ceasefire with the government for the first time in two decades, the Indian news agency PTI reported, quoting unidentified sources.
- Assembly Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
What is common to government offices, cabinet meetings and schools in Madhya Pradesh?
- Australia Offers Expertise To Smooth Gas Exports (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
NEW DELHI - Australia, which is in talks to sell 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to India,
- Britain Strives For Africa Aid Deal In G8 Talks (New Zealand Herald, Brian Love and Sumeet Desai , Jun 22, 2005)
LONDON - Britain appealed on Friday for a big push on debt relief and aid to rid Africa of disease and poverty,
- Rich Nations Near Deal On African Debt Relief (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Eight rich nations edged closer to a historic deal that would wipe out US$40 billion (NZ$56bn) of debts owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries as part of a British-led drive to haul Africa out of poverty.
- Research Shows Concerns About Nz Economy (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Around a third of all New Zealanders thought the economy had improved over the last six months, but the outlook is not so positive, with 35 per cent saying they felt the economy would deteriorate in the coming year, compared to 28 per cent of respondents
- Strong Economy Puts Rupee On Four-Year Roll (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India's rupee may gain for a fourth year on expectations the economy will expand at a pace similar to fiscal 2004, the fastest in 15 years.
- Wto Farm Talks Deadlocked (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Chief mediator of farms talks for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), New Zealander Tim Groser, is disappointed that talks on freeing up global trade in farm goods have ended in deadlock.
- Sustainable Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2005)
There should be planned growth of satellite towns
- On A New High (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It is only good policy that will lead to sustained investor confidence
- An Expansionary Budget (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Jun 21, 2005)
OMAR Ayub Khan, minister of state of finance, presented an expansionary budget to the National Assembly on June 6.
- Eu: More Than A Squabble (Dawn, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
THE Brussels summit has highlighted the stark choice before Europe: “carry on as before” or, in the light of the French and Dutch no votes, “rethink fundamentally our priorities and policies”.
- Realising The Eu Vision (Deccan Herald, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
The EU faces a fundamental choice — either to go in for painful reforms, or suffer economic decline
- A New High In Stock Markets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2005)
The news of an amicable settlement between the Ambani brothers was announced last Saturday, a market holiday.
- Through The Prism Of Human Collectivity (Dawn, Huck Gutman, Jun 21, 2005)
William Wordsworth tells us that it is only in retrospect that one can sort out what has been most significant, most telling, in our experience.
- The Business Of Business (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 21, 2005)
The theory of corporate social responsibility is essential for the success of businesses in the long term
- Use Of Disinvestment Proceeds — Throwing Good Money After Bad? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 21, 2005)
The UPA Government says that the proceeds of PSU disinvestment will help in financial restructuring of companies and eventually make them profitable again.
- Eu Turmoil: Lessons For European Integration (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 21, 2005)
With the stunning negative vote from the two founding members of the European Union against its constitution, there is a whole new look being taken at the remarkable post-World War II institution built and nurtured in Europe.
- Stand By For Take-Off (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2005)
THE string of deals worth around $ 13 billion (Rs 55,000 crore) signed by various Indian private carriers in a span of just a few days at the Paris Air Show have created a flutter.
- Alliance Gets Clear Majority (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 21, 2005)
However, the new regime is keen to get along with Syria at the economic and political levels.
- Jawans Reach Out To People In Ladakh (Tribune, Tsewang Rigzin, Jun 21, 2005)
The deployment of the Army for the last five decades in Ladakh has gone through several stages, and the Army has touched every aspect of Ladakh’s life, economy, employment and the environment.
- Career Soldier Sees China For What It Is (Japan Times, TOM PLATE, Jun 21, 2005)
How many of you out there would just love to see Colin Powell back in the saddle as U.S. secretary of state? Or, better yet, as secretary of defense, giving the boot to his arch-nemesis -- the war-prone Donald Rumsfeld?
- Balancing Inflation And Growth Objectives (Hindu, M. RAMACHANDRAN , Jun 20, 2005)
An upturn in interest rates will certainly burden the Government with high cost of borrowing
- A Matter Of Great Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2005)
It might have been just a difference in outlook, temperament, and style that elsewhere would have made for a family quarrel and remained unnoticed
- View: Rich Shouldn't Feel Bad About Making Money (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2005)
According to Merrill Lynch, India had 70,000 millionaires in dollar terms in 2004, up from 61,000 in 2003. India, therefore, accounts for more than 10% of the 600,000 new millionaires who came up in 2004.
- Suu Kyi’S Poignant Milestone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Aung Suu Kyi’s plight has attracted worldwide attention. Her cause has been championed by the EU.
- The Leader Article: Such A Rewarding Partnership (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 20, 2005)
On June 18, the warring Ambani siblings announced the settlement of their much-publicised dispute over the ownership and control of a vast industrial empire.
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Splitsville And After (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2005)
The Reliance settlement is a happy development, for shareholders and industry alike
- Divide And Rule (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2005)
Mukesh and Anil Ambani have settled their seven-month-long battle for control of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) by splitting the group.
- Relief For Farmers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 20, 2005)
After a Rather prolonged delay that raised the anxiety levels of farmers and policy-makers alike, the south-west monsoon mercifully advanced into Maharashtra and South Gujarat over the weekend after stalling near Goa for several days.
- 'Til Death Do Us Part (Yahoo! News, Ari Berman, Jun 20, 2005)
Last April, with little media coverage, the House voted 272-162 to permanently repeal the estate tax, which by then had been re-christened the "death tax" by anti-tax conservatives.
- All-India Services (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 20, 2005)
FOR some years now, the number of successful candidates in the all-India Services from the South,
- Will The No Vote Mean The Breaking Up Of Europe? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jun 20, 2005)
I was at dinner in Jean Luc Jeanroy's farmhouse in Seguret, one of the most beautiful villages of France at the foot of Dentelles de Montmirail in the Rhone Valley on May 29.
- The Economy: Making Ideas Work (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 20, 2005)
A sphere where the Board of Trade may run up against problems is its call to the authorities to address the infrastructure bottlenecks in the economy.
- Align With Democrats In Asia (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, Jun 20, 2005)
Just a few months ago the United States seemed to have few choices in the strategically important Muslim countries of Central Asia. All were ruled by undemocratic regimes,
- Ssis Deserve A Better Deal (Hindu, A. Selvaraj , Jun 20, 2005)
The sector needs adequate political and appropriate bureaucratic support for competitive efficiency
- Reinventing The Bjp (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 20, 2005)
Indian politics is in flux. The United Progressive Alliance is an alliance of unlikely bedmates, formed to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of government. It cannot last.
- Cooperation, Not Conflict (Dawn, Henry A. Kissinger, Jun 20, 2005)
THE relationship between the United States and China is beset by ambiguity. On the one hand, it represents perhaps the most consistent expression of a bipartisan, long-range American foreign policy.
- Restore Confidence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2005)
Regulators must ensure that the companies address corporate governance issues
- Strategic Importance Of Kargil-Skardu Road For India (Tribune, David Devadas, Jun 19, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposal to open a road between Kargil and Skardu has immense strategic significance.
- Whose Mines? (Pioneer, SP Nanda, Jun 19, 2005)
Orissa houses 3.57 per cent of the nation's population, while accounting for 20 per cent of its mineral reserves. Orissa's importance in the country's mineral map is underlined by the fact that its share of strategic minerals are substantial.
- Cold War Between Us And China? (Dawn, Martin Jacques, Jun 19, 2005)
EVER since 9/11, the US and China have been rubbing along nicely. The US needed China’s support in the war against terror and China is anxious to create the best conditions for its economic growth. But how long will this latest honeymoon last?
- Energy Plan That Terminates The Econom (Japan Times, DOUG BANDOW, Jun 19, 2005)
"We're all Keynesians now," declared U.S. President Richard M. Nixon when he surrendered his fiscal policies to liberal orthodoxy. California Gov.
- The High Cost Of Misgovernance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jun 19, 2005)
THE president of Pakistan is busy in conducting war on terror and in finding a solution to the 58-year old Kashmir dispute which he says he could resolve in two weeks only if India and Kashmiris were to go along.
- Tobacco Sellout (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2005)
SINCE taking office, the Bush administration has spent more than $100 million suing the tobacco industry.
- Us Motives In Iraq’S Invasion (Dawn, Tahir Tanveer, Jun 18, 2005)
WHAT were the motives behind the American invasion of Iraq in 2003? Was there a grand game plan of re-modelling and reforming the entire Middle East to suit Washington’s imperial design?
- Water Loss By Grain Exports (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jun 18, 2005)
Other costs apart, it takes about 1,326 litres of water on the evapo-transipration basis,
- Short-Circuiting Power Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jun 18, 2005)
The root cause of the power crisis facing the country today is the failure of successive governments to carry out the reforms. Repeated efforts to improve the finances of SEBs by reducing heavy cross-subsidies have failed to bear fruit mainly because...
- Bhel: The Turtle And The Hare-Brained (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 18, 2005)
The proceeds from the proposed sale of equity in BHEL are a fraction of what could be raised by different, less repulsive means.
- Rite Of History (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 18, 2005)
Even the most ardent quizzard will find it difficult to discover what is common to Mr Mikhail Gorbachev, Mr Deng Xiaoping, Mr Manmohan Singh,
- Pm Acts To Lift Export Hurdles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Board of Trade sets up six working groups
- Is India Shining For The Jobless? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 18, 2005)
THERE is ample evidence today that, to the world at large, India as a nation has come of age. In "informed" drawing rooms, across negotiating tables, at international forums, India has carved out for itself a distinct niche.
- On What Drives The Dragon And How The Giant Organises Electricity (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
AN ISLAMABAD datelined story on www.greaterkashmir.com speaks of India offering to share with Pakistan the electricity "from the controversial Baglihar and Kishanganga hydropower projects located on the Chenab and Jehlum rivers".
- India Will Stick To The G-4 Track (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 18, 2005)
Further discussions will be held with U.S when its official visits New Delhi on June 23
- Monsoon Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2005)
THE ways of the monsoon are inscrutable. There can be rains and thunderstorm and yet no monsoon just as there can be monsoon without rains.
- Ftas: India Must Tread With Caution (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Jun 17, 2005)
It is important for India to ensure that FTAs work to its advantage. Thorough homework is needed on the political and economic fronts before finalising long-term commitments on global trade.
- Spv Route For Infrastructure Projects — Enticing, But Flawed, Financial Engineering (Business Line, Amarendu Nandy , Jun 17, 2005)
A variant of the proposal to use forex reserves for infrastructure, the special purpose vehicle route, is expected to raise long-term funds for select projects
- Another Test For West Bengal's Opposition (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 16, 2005)
West Bengal's Opposition parties have another chance to challenge the Left Front before next year's Assembly election.
- Pia Concession To Judges (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 16, 2005)
Islamabad: The Defence Ministry has directed the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to exempt judges from the rules being applied at airports regarding issuance of boarding cards.
- Lies Often Have Short Legs (Deccan Herald, THABO MBEKI, Jun 16, 2005)
South Africa has been placed fourth in global business confidence after India, Australia, and the US
- Monsoon Worries — No Threat To Food Security (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 16, 2005)
The performance of the farm sector in 2004-05 was below-average because of the uneven distribution of monsoons across agro-climatic zones.
- Remove The Blinkers (Telegraph, Jay Bhattacharjee, Jun 15, 2005)
The French referendum was more a vote on France’s present dispensation than one on the EU, argues Jay Bhattacharjee
- All-Encompassing Sme Umbrella — Ensure Proper Cover For The Tiny Sector (Business Line, DE. RAMAKRISHNAN , Jun 15, 2005)
THE continued neglect of the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, in general, and the neglect of the Small Scale Industries SSIs and the tiny sector,
- Identifying Alternatives To Petroleum (Hindu, N N SACHITANAND, Jun 15, 2005)
For the short and medium term, India should further exploit its coal deposits using clean technology, speed up Railway electrification, and popularise biodiesel.
- Keeping Alive Minority Cultures (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 15, 2005)
Yunan province is a showpiece of China's effortsto promote the cultures of its ethnic minorities.
- Power Equations In The Parivar (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 15, 2005)
The BJP-RSS arrangement ignores a basic democratic principle: a political party draws its strength from the people it represents.
- Is The Us Economy Slowing? (Tribune, Tom Petruno , Jun 14, 2005)
Very little is ever obvious in commentary by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, and that’s by design: He likes to keep his options open.
- Openness For Efficiency (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 14, 2005)
Competition, whether between domestic firms or with foreign enterprises, helps promote technical efficiency,
- Call For New Bill On Smes Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
CHENNAI: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bill 2005 should be rejected in toto by the small industry sector and replaced with a new bill framed after wide consultations with the stakeholders,
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