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Articles 10821 through 10920 of 16647:
- It Is The Beginning, Not The End (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Mar 28, 2005)
Neither financial market conditions nor the strength in the real US economy gives any room to conclude that the Federal Reserve would pause in its tightening campaign and allow the bond market to recover.
- F-16s Will Augment Pak Strength (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 28, 2005)
One version is Pakistan air force, owing to the lack of depth of its terrain, would prefer fighting in the enemy territory.
- Germany: Caught In An Economic Gridlock (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Mar 28, 2005)
Last week my flight to Moscow was delayed by three hours and as I walked into the Lufthansa Senator Lounge of Germany's Frankfurt International Airport, the news anchor on German ZDF TV announced with studied alarm that the German Institute of Economy...
- Make Way For Others (Telegraph, Gywnne Dyer, Mar 28, 2005)
Assume that the people who run defense and foreign policy in the Bush administration are as ferociously intelligent as they think they are. What would their grand strategy be?
- Labour Reforms Hanging Fire (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 28, 2005)
Despite comprising JNU trained economists, the Left has not learned anything from data of over 15 years
- India May As Well Annoy Bush To Buy Iranian Gas: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 27, 2005)
The Bush administration is facing a diplomatic dilemma.
- The Rot At The Core (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 27, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- To Be Ever More Itself (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Mar 27, 2005)
South Asia is a coming term. There are histories of South Asia, there are journalists’ associations that style themselves South Asian, there’s SAARC and every time a test match between India and Pakistan goes well, we’re all (temporarily) South Asian
- Hum Aise Kyoon Hain? (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Mar 27, 2005)
Flouting rules, poor work ethics, looking for short-cuts and anything for free... MEERA SESHADRI despairs over what constitutes the ‘pukka Hindustani’!
- Keeping The Spirit Of The Potato Happy (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Mar 27, 2005)
Farmers from different parts of the world compare notes with women farmers in India.
- Why The Guv Isn't Walking Grimly Into The Fm's Room (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 26, 2005)
The International Monetary Fund's fortnightly IMF Survey dated March 21 leads with the Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's plaudits for China and India.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Turning Over A Turnover Tax (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Mar 26, 2005)
Mr. P. Chidambaram's name will go down in the annals of the country's financial history as a Finance Minister who did his utmost for widening the tax base and raising the potential for revenue.
- Where Are You Taking Us? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 26, 2005)
Quo Vadis? The two words are Latin for “Where goest thou?” They kept going round and round my head when I read the news of the dismissal of the BJP-led....
- Dollar's Drop (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 26, 2005)
In the past three years the dollar has depreciated by more than 40 per cent against the euro and by almost as much vis-à-vis the yen and the pound.
- Nailing The Naxal Fallacy (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Mar 26, 2005)
The orthodox view of the Naxalite movement is that it represents the valid grievances of the poor people, and that the problem with the armed Naxalites is not their motives and goals, but their means of bringing about change through violence.
- Govt’S Confusion, Naxalites’ Gain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Attack, according to one of the rudimentary maxims of warfare, is the best form of defence. But the Karnataka police seems to think otherwise.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Common Rail Injection Systems Advanced Technology For Diesel ... (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Mar 25, 2005)
The driving motivation behind common rail diesel technology (CRDe) is the adherence to ever-increasing emission regulations while maintaining the drivability and low combustion noise characteristics of petrol-driven
- Indian Stars Shine In Pakistan (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 25, 2005)
For a majority of the Pakistanis, the role model is India. This is more pronounced in Pakistan’s emerging middle-class, younger generation and political elite. In fact, all walks of life in Pakistan have been influenced by India’s way of life.
- No Veto On Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2005)
The lack of unanimity among States on the introduction of the value added tax (VAT) in place of sales tax from April 1, 2005, after five years of deliberations and consensual decisions
- Just Don’T Get Too Sick (Tribune, Joe Robinson, Mar 24, 2005)
Even if you can’t make it to the local craps tables or you’ve spent your budget for Lotto tickets this week, chances are you’re still doing your part for the new Roulette Economy, thanks to an in-cubicle gaming program sweeping the American workplace.
- Cm Moots Talks With Intelligentsia On Naxals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2005)
CM to hold discussion with Shivraj Patil on the naxal issue on April 20.
- Rival Divas (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 24, 2005)
I returned to London his week from India, where the budget was under the microscope; albeit somewhat overshadowed by issues of governance in Bihar and Goa.
- Stock Market: Barometer Of Economy? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Mar 24, 2005)
Many assume that the stock market represents the state of the economy. That is the primary reason for this distorted obsession about the market.
- Strengthen Farm Base (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2005)
In many among the developing countries (G-21) that met in the Capital last weekend to discuss agriculture-related issues left with a smug feeling, it could be short-lived.
- Eyeball Time For The Print Media (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Mar 24, 2005)
In Britain, a proprietor is said to have observed recently that he could publish his Daily Express with 20 blank pages for all anyone would care as long as he continued to give away free CDs. Even the tabloids are on a steady slide downhill.
- Will Kyrgyzstan's Protests Follow Ukraine's Lead? (Christian Science Monitor, Fred Weir , Mar 22, 2005)
Unlike in the 'Orange Revolution,' violence has marred rallies that erupted here to protest allegedly flawed elections earlier this month.
- Lic Assets Cross Rs 400,000 Cr Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Amid stiff competition from private players, state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) increased its surplus by over 12.5 per cent to Rs 10,987.60 crore in 2003-04 while its assets crossed Rs 4,00,000 crore mark in 2004.
- Budget: Overcoming Roadblocks To Growth (Business Line, Padmalatha Suresh , Mar 22, 2005)
India has a very large network of poor quality roads. The stretch of national highways that carries 45 per cent of total traffic is mostly two-lanes with heavy traffic, low service and slow speeds. Road maintenance is grossly under-funded, with only one-t
- On Improving The Quality Of Democracy (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 22, 2005)
The executive, the legislature, and the judiciary must be continuously accountable to the people. The right to information is an instrument for moving towards this goal.
- Tight Oil Position Ahead? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 21, 2005)
An increase in domestic oil prices would severely affect economic operations, as higher running costs would translate into higher road freight rates, which will be passed on to the consumer. Even if the Government were to oblige the oil companies by raisi
- `Work To Live' Is More Their Motto (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 21, 2005)
AS I move around Paris, the banners in the streets proclaim support for the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Even the Eiffel Tower has a sign that says `Paris 2012, Ville Candidate' followed by the five interlocking rings.
- The Row Over Baby Oil (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
THE MAHARASHTRA FOOD and Drug Administration has objected to the consumer care and drug maker, Johnson & Johnson using the word `baby' in marketing the oil intended for infants, and wants the latter to remove the word from the product label.
- Why We Must Aim For Golden Cities (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Mar 21, 2005)
The poor, like Oliver, ask for more; the rich will ask for something better. Our new Vision should be for better quality, not larger quantity.
- A Thing Of Beauty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Small is no longer considered beautiful. Innocent of the art of public relations, the humble species remain outside the pale of self-advertising. And in the globalized milieu, the puny ones, it has been suggested, have not even the right to exist.
- The Row Over Baby Oil (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
THE MAHARASHTRA FOOD and Drug Administration has objected to the consumer care and drug maker, Johnson & Johnson using the word `baby' in marketing the oil intended for infants, and wants the latter to remove the word from the product label
- No Alternative To Peace Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
IF THERE WAS one useful purpose in Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Hyderabad visit, it was to re-affirm the Government's commitment to talk to the Naxalites — in an atmosphere charged with recrimination, intimidation and suspicion.
- Holy? Unholy? A Knotty Issue (Deccan Herald, VATSALA GURUNATH, Mar 20, 2005)
In a society where equality and freedom are valued, should law decide one’s sexual orientations? As more and more same sex couples go ahead and get married, the issue is hotting up.
- Iaf Getting Advanced Jet Trainers Only Now (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Mar 20, 2005)
MiG-21s HAVE BEEN UPGRADED AND GIVEN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
- A Quaint Hill Station: Matheran (Deccan Herald, R VISWANATH, Mar 20, 2005)
For those denizens of Mumbai who are tired of pollution, traffic snarls, local trains, and clutter of the town, a visit to the nearest hill station like Matheran can prove to be an ideal restorative
- Nurture Commerce In Commodities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 19, 2005)
Global commodity markets are once again facing boom times, with prices across commodity categories — energy products, precious metals, base metals and farm produce
- Around The World On A T-Shirt Trail (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 19, 2005)
Year 1999. Georgetown University, US. A young woman seizes the microphone and asks the crowd of WTO-protesters: "Who made your T-shirt?"
- Battle Of The Bottles (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 19, 2005)
Bottles come in all shapes and sizes. And a few were even seen being tossed about in courtrooms recently. Take the case of Hindustan National Glass and Industries Ltd.
- Budget: Empowering The Taxpayer (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Mar 19, 2005)
The good thing about the Budget proposals is that they will increase the quantum of personal savings and give investors a wider choice.
- European Anxieties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2005)
Europe's ambitious stability and Growth Pact, conceived as the bedrock of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and personified in the single Euro currency
- No Such Thing As Free Lunch (Business Line, S. Srinath, Mar 18, 2005)
All items covered by FBT will be affected either by VAT or service tax, which cannot be treated as input tax.
- Separation Of Powers (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Mar 18, 2005)
While the judiciary must step in when necessary, how it does so requires craft and statesmanship. Jharkhand should not become a precedent.
- Sustaining Export Growth (Business Line, P. P. Prabhu, Mar 18, 2005)
The sustained growth in exports is a vindication of the liberalisation measures and the progressive policies followed by the government in recent years and, more important
- Fdi As Catalyst For Economic Growth (Business Line, S. Majumder , Mar 17, 2005)
Within six months of its coming to power, the UPA Government ushered in a slew of measures to attract foreign investors.
- Pak Must Deliver On Terror, Pm Tells Rice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
The US Secretary of State was effusive in her praise for India’s strengths. But on its demand for a permanent UN seat, she remained non-committal.
- The Politics Of Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Mar 17, 2005)
Development strategies and budgets reflect the political economy of the times. Political factors always influence and shape economic development strategies and the processes that follow from their adoption in any country.
- India May As Well Annoy Bush To Buy Iranian Gas: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Mar 17, 2005)
An enthusiastic endorsement of a proposed 1,700-mile gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan may hurt its Middle East strategy by helping Iran garner political support to continue its nuclear program.
- Enough Is Enough (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Mar 17, 2005)
When the United Progressive Alliance and the left put together their common minimum programme, there must have been lengthy discussions among the constituents ...
- A Quiet Weekend Steeped In History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
A small village 100 km from Bangalore is Lepakshi in Anantapur district, famed for its temples and the monolithic Nandi statue.
- Carrying It Forward (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2005)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of the third phase of the ambitious National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is in tune with the ongoing exercise to ...
- Problem Of Plenty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 16, 2005)
The foreign exchange (forex) reserves of the country experienced an unprecedented growth in the month of February 2005 when it jumped up by $ 8 billion during the month...
- Papers Out Of A Bag (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Mar 16, 2005)
The budget speech was a great success. The finance bill was an utter disaster.
- Why Implementation Fails — Seven Sins Of Public Administration (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Mar 16, 2005)
A new Budget is an occasion for commentators and policy-makers to hope that this time round at least some things will improve.
- Tackling Medium-Term Challenges — Key To Fiscal Stability (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Mar 16, 2005)
No doubt, the Twelfth Finance Commission, with its multi-dimensional restructuring of government finance, has burdened the Centre's finances.
- How Not To Make A Mockery Of Dandi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 16, 2005)
The Congress has turned gold into dust. By deigning to celebrate 75 years of the Dandi march alongside the democratic exertions in Goa and Jharkhand
- Indian Media Blog Shuts Down After Legal Threats From Times Of India (Online Journalism Review, Mark Glaser, Mar 15, 2005)
Mediaah Weblog is shuttered after the Times of India threatens libel lawsuits, causing an uproar and petition in the Indian blogosphere. Can media criticism gain a foothold in the subcontinent?
- Ultras On Recruitment Drive In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
Many of the tribal youths who have been lured by the Naxalites, have been taken to neighbouring Jharkhand for training in arms and ammunition.
- Time For Us And India To Go Steady (Deccan Herald, STANLEY A WEISS, Mar 15, 2005)
Washington can no longer take India for granted, as there are other suitiors waiting on the sidelines
- Budget: Innovative And Worrisome (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Mar 15, 2005)
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has introduced innovations in Budget-making.
- Not Good Enough (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Mar 15, 2005)
Whether we like it or not, two or three centuries co-exist side by side in our blessed land. Modern, futuristic skyscrapers have ugly shanties in their neighbourhood...
- Aerospace Command A Necessity: New Air Chief (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Mar 15, 2005)
Facing tough challenges of modernisation and new warfare concepts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking for space-based assets to overcome the 21st century threats...
- Crude Equations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 15, 2005)
The prospect of the price of crude oil breaching the $55 a barrel mark has set alarm bells ringing. As the Economic Survey for 2004-2005 has indicated, the crude and petroleum product import bill for India this
- Kanchi Seer Formally Granted Advance Bail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The seer has obtained anticipatory bails in Tirukottiyur Madhavan assault case, approver Ravi Subramaniam intimidation case and mutt accounts tampering case.
- India Calls For Fair Farm Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
India, on Monday, warned against any attempt to create a divide among developing nations and said that bringing any new issue outside the Doha mandate will only offtrack trade talks.
- In Modi’S Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 15, 2005)
THE irony could not have gone unnoticed. The day newspapers carried reports of BJP president L. K. Advani defending Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...
- Gandhi Is Universal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 15, 2005)
The 75th anniversary of the Dandi March has invited controversy with the Congress party politicising the commemoration of this national event.
- Event Risk: To Hedge Or Not To Hedge (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Mar 14, 2005)
THE S&P CNX 500 index has climbed over 30 per cent in one year. This movement comes on the back of a sharp climb in the market since April 2003.
- On Fringe Taxes And All That — Rollback Is Not A Dirty Word (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 14, 2005)
The excitement about the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's Budget is still stoking the market, which is on a roll. But as the corporates and individuals read the fine-print, the fascination may wear off.
- Bihar May Get A Government But What About Governance? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Bihar has gone under President’s rule and the initial statements by the Governor strike the right chord. No one knows if any subsequent permutation combination will yield a viable ...
- Are Nbfcs Being Hounded Out? (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Mar 14, 2005)
A micro-finance institution or even a non-governmental organisation can borrow money through the ECB (external commercial borrowing) route
- A Taxing Budget (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2005)
The most notable feature of the Himachal Pradesh Budget, presented on Friday, is a fairly heavy dose of taxation, which naturally will hit the ordinary citizen.
- Rewind The Tape, Please (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Mar 14, 2005)
Taxing foreign money, as was suggested by the RBI Governor, may, after all, be a good idea. India may not really be able to prevent such hot monies coming and leaving at short notice.
- Wto Completes A Decade (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 14, 2005)
There is little doubt that, if one excludes the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation is perhaps the most important international body with a multilateral membership that has been set up after the Second World War.
- Tasks Before Hooda Govt: A Blueprint For Progress (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Mar 13, 2005)
THE Haryana Assembly election results demonstrate the maturity and wisdom of the electorate. Though the outcome is being interpreted by psephologists as a vote
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