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Articles 11921 through 12020 of 16647:
- Bankable Trends (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 30, 2004)
Banks, especially those in the public sector, are doing well having "significantly" cleaned up their balance-sheets even while improving the spreads.
- Common Minimum Programme (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Nov 30, 2004)
So very often the ubiquitous comrades remind the United Progressive Alliance Government to function within the Common Minimum Programme parameters.
- Ltte's Brinkmanship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 30, 2004)
Velupillai Prabakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has finally confirmed what was all along suspected: the LTTE is not interested in negotiating a
- Reserving Currency To Go Shopping Abroad (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Nov 29, 2004)
Foreign exchange reserves are assets held by the central bank of a country which can be converted into internationally acceptable currency at a short notice.
- Reforms Gone Haywire (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 29, 2004)
The word, “comprador”, of 16th-century vintage, has its roots in the Portuguese language. It has, however, travelled far and wide since.
- The Inanity Of It All (Deccan Herald, DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 29, 2004)
With Bush-bashing getting so popular, specious theories ensnare even noted writers and their gullible readers
- `You Name It, We Will Make It' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 29, 2004)
The statistical profile of Taiwan's achievements in recent times has been, to say the least, impressive. In macro terms, GDP has risen from $1.6 billion in 1952 to $48 billion in 1982 to $281 billion in 2002.
- Victims Of Insularity (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 29, 2004)
Naxalites, and defiant leaders of Kashmir and the North-East complain that government has kept them poor. In truth, they are poor not because the government has given them too little but because they have had no vision.
- Picking Pockets (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Nov 29, 2004)
I have a family. I run a household. I drink. I smoke. I have a car. For something that costs ten, I pay thirty five. I pay tax on what I earn. Also on what I purchase with my money.
- Default By Stealth: The Declining Greenback (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 29, 2004)
ECONOMIC history is full of stories of rulers bringing down the value of their debt by debasing their currencies. They repay their creditors in currency of lower intrinsic value than they borrowed in.
- Dollar Signs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 29, 2004)
Remarks by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve Bank, that given the size of the US trade deficit, foreign demand for US government securities is likely to wane at some point, has led to high volatility in the Euro-dollar market.
- Law's Course (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 29, 2004)
There are two memorable legacies the former Prime Minister, Mr P. V. Narasimha Rao, has left for the Indian polity. One was the opening of the Indian economy with the able assistance of his Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh.
- Kashmir: Still In Search Of A Policy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 28, 2004)
The noises are right and the gestures appropriate, but the Manmohan Singh Government has yet to come up with a coherent policy for peace in Jammu and Kashmir
- Why Indian Milk Yield Is So Low (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Nov 27, 2004)
INDIA ranks first in the buffalo and cattle population, second in goats and third in the sheep population in the world. This huge livestock population is, however, unable to yield 250 gms milk per person per day.
- A Nail For Falsehood (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 27, 2004)
Can any one get away after making a false statement before the income-tax (I-T) authorities during the course of a lawful search of the premises of the deponent? Are there no legal and criminal implications if a false statement is made?
- A Wish-List (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 27, 2004)
What many of 'Sri Lanka's Tamils would like to hear the LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabakaran, say in his "Heroes' Day Address."
- A 6.7 Shake-Up (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 27, 2004)
There is something aseptic about every visit abroad, especially if one has been out of the country a number of times. If one is going to the West, the visuals are uniformly similar
- Reinvesting Forex Reserves (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 26, 2004)
Holding onto reserves without maximising returns, exposes the bureaucracy’s fear to leave the beaten track
- That Pantomime Artist Known As ‘The Police’ (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Nov 26, 2004)
Arbitrary transfers, politicians with criminal connections, old laws, sympathise a little with the men in khaki
- A New Diplomacy For Destination India (Business Line, G. B. Prabhat, Nov 26, 2004)
To make India an attractive destination for work, the country needs to make the proposition attractive. This can be accomplished by addressing the twin aspects of physical and emotional health.
- `Forex Reserves For Public Investment, A Sound Idea' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 26, 2004)
Analysts contend that adequate private investment will not flow to many critical infrastructure areas unless financial and regulatory constraints are addressed.
- Call This Pro-Poor? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 26, 2004)
It is surprising that the government has decided to roll back the planned increase in the price of LPG. Surprising, because even though this price hike was unpopular, it had not raised hackles to the extent that a rollback was justified
- Rework Refinery Terms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2004)
Capt Amarinder Singh’s offer to renegotiate the Bathinda refinery terms is a welcome departure that provides an opening to break the stand-off between the Centre and the state government.
- Myths, Old And New, Of Indian Banking (Business Line, Asuri Vasudevan, Nov 25, 2004)
A number of propositions about the banking sector have failed the empirical test. Myths abound about the sector, and Asuri Vasudevan examines a few of them, both in the pre- and post-nationalisation eras.
- Need To Act On Climate Change (Hindu, David King, Nov 25, 2004)
New evidence is emerging on almost a weekly basis to link rises in man-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with the real and immediate threat that global climate change presents to our environment, people and communities.
- Pm In Neglected North-East (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 25, 2004)
WITH striking unanimity the media has described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Imphal and Guwahati as a harbinger of a “healing touch” in a deeply disturbed and long-neglected region.
- Leave It To The Market (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 25, 2004)
It is just as well that the Government has rejected the proposal of a section of stock brokers for setting up an official fund for stabilisation of the market.
- Terrorism Rooted In Malnutrition (Deccan Herald, SANKAR RAY, Nov 25, 2004)
Researchers see a link between malnutrition from the post-natal phase and the antisocial mindset in teens
- Jostling For Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2004)
Just as power brings together parties with conflicting interests, the apprehension of losing power breaks up seemingly well-sewn political alliances.
- In The Pipeline: Growth (Indian Express, S NARAYAN, Nov 25, 2004)
The Iran-India pipeline proposal — in hibernation for over eight years — received a fillip in New York in September when the Indian prime minister and Pakistan president agreed to move the project ahead.
- Connect To `Connected Thinking' On Standards (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 25, 2004)
When money travels at the speed of electronic pulses on the wire, will it be right to confine your accounting knowledge to the country's borders?
- Good Economics Is Bad Politics (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Nov 25, 2004)
The manner in which the UPA Government’s economic reforms are being blocked by the Left is reminiscent of Communists in Eastern Bloc
- Five Things To Fix Before Giving Fair Value A Fair Chance (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 25, 2004)
Susan Schmidt Bies is a name to track if you are an accountant. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, serving a full term, and busy giving speeches on accounting and allied areas.
- The Economic Fallout Of Outsourcing (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Nov 24, 2004)
IT IS a horror staring at US professionals these days: Receiving pink slips and their jobs going to lowly recruits abroad.
- Man With The Magic Wand (Telegraph, Sushil Khanna, Nov 24, 2004)
Shaukat Aziz has been able to resurrect the Pakistan economy. But will Shining Pakistan be as good a mirage as India Shining
- Choppy Seas Ahead (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 24, 2004)
This is a script that Bollywood producers would love to get their hands on. What is unwinding at Sea Wind at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai over who will steer the Reliance ship has drama with edge of the seat, nail-biting suspense and is a story crafted about
- Discerning The Data (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Nov 24, 2004)
Even as economists such as Mr Lester Thurow of the US express doubts about the veracity of the data regarding the growth of the economies of Japan and China, the basis on which the related figures are arrived at itself is questioned in some other quarters
- Kulhads, Khadi And Kambals In Railways (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 24, 2004)
Last week, I had occasion to travel by rail from North to South and from East to West. I was looking forward to witness the effect of the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav's innovation of tea and curd
- Afghanistan— Abandoned To Drugs (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Nov 24, 2004)
Three years after the fall of the Taliban, the United Nations issued a dramatic plea for help yesterday, saying that Afghanistan’s opium crop is flourishing as never before and the country is well on the way to becoming a corrupt narco-state.
- Learning From Washington's Economic Woes (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 24, 2004)
Recently released OECD figures show that the US is no longer the No. 1 destination for foreign direct investment. Its apparent disregard for both economic and diplomatic fundamentals, and blithe glossing over of gigantic deficits and huge underfunded....
- Arms Issue Holds Up Andhra Cm’S Talks With Naxalites (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 23, 2004)
The talks between the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh and the Naxalites of the CPI (Maoist) Party seem to have hit a roadblock after the first phase of the negotiations held in October last.
- Ensuring Sizable Fdi Flows (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 23, 2004)
The soon-to-be-set-up Investment Commission should lose no time in putting in place strategic initiatives that push-start the investment-growth-investment cycle.
- Reflections On India's Balance Of Payments (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 22, 2004)
One of the positive aspects of India's macroeconomic landscape post-reforms has been the dramatic improvement in the external account.
- Rahul Came, Rahul Saw (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 22, 2004)
Last week’s four-day visit to Guwahati and Shillong by young Congress MP Rahul Gandhi continues to find space on the front pages of the local media several days after his departure.
- Pms In Valley (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2004)
Britain's Financial Times homed in on the contrast between two prime ministers in Kashmir. For the paper, the difference between Manmohan Singh’s November 17 speech and Atal Behari Vajpayee’s address to the rally in Srinagar 18 months ago was unambiguous:
- Naxal Upswing In Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2004)
The killing of 17 policemen in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district by Naxalites who blew up a truck brings to the fore a number of issues that have been glossed over in the context of the Maoist negotiations in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why China Wins The Fdi Race (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 22, 2004)
Much hope is being placed on the Investment Commission — the newly approved foreign direct investment promotion body — and reforms in the telecommunications and insurance sectors to enhance FDI flows into the country.
- On Filene's Basement, Other Matters (The Economic Times, NANDAN M NILEKANI, Nov 22, 2004)
My first trip to the US took me to Boston in the spring of 1979. With an ominous New England winter looming, and being a software engineer on a modest stipend, getting warm clothes on the cheap was of the essence.
- The Old Order Lurks (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 22, 2004)
It’s not just Ukraine’s fate that is at stake in that polls that took place on Sunday; it is probably Russia’s as well. If the Kremlin’s favoured candidate, Viktor Yanukovych, wins, then Ukraine will end up inside a Russia-dominated
- There's Been Shortage Of Ready Gold Stocks (The Economic Times, MUKUL SONAWALA, Nov 22, 2004)
Gold price rise is far from speculative. The reason is that gold has been dormant for 20 years. The range varied from $330 to $375. Since the recent price movement has been moving in a new range, above $390, which is highest in 16 years, it has attracted
- Trading With Bangladesh (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2004)
The Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, was nothing if not over-optimistic when he told his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart, Mr Altaf Hossain Choudhury, that a trade turnover target of $5 billion (now, $2 billion) between the two countries can be achieved
- Let's Go On A Long Drive (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, Nov 22, 2004)
It is a case of stealing the treasure house of imagination. This time the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has rallied itself into a mega partnership with the ministry of ...
- When Oil And Oil Don’T Mix (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Nov 22, 2004)
Mergers may not be the answer to problems of PSU banks, oil companies
- Don’T Throw In The Towel Yet (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 22, 2004)
Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Sunni Triangle, prepared for the visiting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Richard Myers
- Employment As A Social Responsibility (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Nov 22, 2004)
An Employment Guarantee Act places an enforceable obligation on the state and gives bargaining power to the labourers. It creates accountability.
- 'India Can Help Vietnam Integrate With World Economy' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 22, 2004)
Expressing the hope that India would help Vietnam integrate with the world economy, the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Nguyen Dy Nien, said his country had a "high appreciation of the Indian position in the [Asian] region and the world" in the political ...
- A Divorce Long Overdue (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2004)
A high-tension power play is underway, in which the key player is also the referee. The name of the game is cross-country electricity transmission.
- Fanaticising The Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2004)
It is understandable that devotees of the Kanchi Mutt are upset over the deepening travails of the Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, whose bail application has been rejected by the Madras High Court and who is currently in police custody.
- Helping Farmers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 22, 2004)
The Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has envisioned a bright, prosperous future for farmers by bringing about reforms in the agricultural sector, particularly agricultural marketing. He has asked all states to amend
- Fed Chief Weighs Down On The Dollar (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 22, 2004)
The dollar's attempted rebound last week was killed by the Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan, arguing that the world would not indefinitely finance the American current account deficit.
- Moms' Party (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 21, 2004)
At the height of the Kargil conflict of 1999, the mother of an Indian Army officer who had been killed in action was quoted as saying that while she grieved for her son...
- The Undoing Of An Alliance (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Nov 21, 2004)
By 2004 the BJP's alliance magic had started to wear off, unnoticed by a world immersed in raising a toast to "Shining India,"
- Sober Growth Prospects For Asia In 2005 (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2004)
Monetary tightening, unrelenting oil price volatility and soaring US deficits all portend a significant slowdown in the dynamic East Asia.
- 'Home-Loan Rate Hike Is Temporary' (The Economic Times, Raja Awasthi, Nov 20, 2004)
The Delhi-based real estate group Omaxe Construction Ltd, started primarily as a construction company in 1987, has today expanded its wings to play a major role in the residential and commercial sector as well.
- Cashing In On Kashmir (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 19, 2004)
Foreign minister Natwar Singh is probably right when he says we should not expect miracles on Kashmir from the ongoing dialogue with Pakistan.
- Dangerous Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 19, 2004)
The green signal for oil drilling in Alaska may spell an ecological disaster
- Change Of Tune (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 19, 2004)
Only the most obstinate of politicians will refuse to read this writing on the wall. The unequivocal public rejection of Wednesday’s Bangla bandh call may well be a turning point in the state’s politics.
- A Compulsive Guzzler (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Nov 19, 2004)
In the not too distant past, the world feared oil prices reaching $40 a barrel. Today, it is praying that prices will come to that level.
- Why John Kerry Lost (Hindu, Bhargavi Shiva, Nov 19, 2004)
George W. Bush's re-election is a wake-up call to Democrats to strengthen and clearly define their policies on the economy and national security.
- Trials Of A Pioneer (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 19, 2004)
Monastic intrigues have been a source of macabre fascination for the laity. From Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose to Dan Brown’s best-selling
- To Kashmir, With Love (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 19, 2004)
Words can, indeed, act as salve to wounds, calm anger and even turn hatred into love — at the right place and time.
- Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 19, 2004)
There is always a trade-off between efficiency, equity and pragmatic implementation concerns, on one side, and the impact of tax policies on incentives to invest productively
- Public Sector Oil Companies' Merger (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 19, 2004)
Each of the Indian oil companies can emerge as a giant provided it is allowed to go full steam ahead and take competition head on with best practices, up-to-the-minute technologies and timely business intelligence.
- Privatisation Needs An Update (The Economic Times, Manoj Pant, Nov 19, 2004)
For quite some time now, economists have been shouting from the rooftops that the logic for privatisation is quite obvious: the government has no business being
- Policies For Development (Deccan Herald, Montek singh Ahluwalia, Nov 19, 2004)
There are many areas in our domestic policy agenda which should also receive priority attention
- The Economy Will Move At Far More Cost (The Economic Times, P K SIKDAR, Nov 19, 2004)
The government is contemplating 100% increases in the cess on petrol and diesel but, given the costs of collection, it is easier to levy than to collect a cess.
- 'Indian & Nz Tech Cos Can Tie Up' (The Economic Times, SUMIT GULATI, Nov 18, 2004)
Nick Arathimos, director (East Asia), Investment New Zealand was in India recently with the business delegation accompanying the NZ prime minister on her visit to India.
- Generating Demand For Reforms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
Has India lost the zeal for reforms? The apparent waywardness on the reform front after the blitzkrieg of the early ’90s is making this an increasingly common question.
- A Presidential View Of Banking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
A P J Abdul Kalam’s address to the bankers' conference in New Delhi last week was a refreshing departure from the platitudes mouthed by political functionaries on such occasions.
- Why It Does Not Help To Shirk In The Name Of Sickness (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 18, 2004)
Section 22 of the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA), a favourite with many sick companies, provides that no proceedings for the winding up, execution, distress sale or the like against any of the properties of the
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