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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 16647:
- Grounds For Optimism On Growth (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Nov 04, 2004)
In its Mid-term Review, the RBI has lowered its forecast for GDP growth for the current year from 6.5-7% to 6-6.5%.
- Inching Towards Vat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
The next financial year will see the beginning of India’s transition to a value-added tax, with all major states save UP agreeing to replace sales tax with VAT beginning April 1, 2005.
- Islam And International Politics — A Clash Of Civilisations? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2004)
The dilemma that Islam faces today is seen to be in no small measure due to illiberal and intolerant attitude that some of its constituents and those who lead them exhibit through word and action.
- Why Press Note 18 Needs To Be Scrapped (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 03, 2004)
There is no logic in letting Press Note 18 continue after opening up much of the manufacturing sector to 100 per cent FDI.
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Aircraft Mishaps And Training (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Nov 03, 2004)
Air force pilots must be taught to cope with unfamiliar and unpredictable situations to prevent accidents
- Change In Myanmar (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Nov 03, 2004)
Khin Nyunt's sacking as Prime Minister was the fallout of a power struggle in Myanmar's ruling military junta.
- Tailored For The Corporates? (Hindu, Ajay Gudavarthy, Nov 02, 2004)
How do we reconcile the need to study for jobs with an academic and genuinely inquisitive learning?
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2004)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule.
- Oil Price Hike: A Blessing In Disguise (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 02, 2004)
THE Finance Ministry is worried about the impact of the price of oil. It has cut the import duty on oil to soften the impact of the price rise.
- Mid-Term Review Of Credit Policy (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 02, 2004)
The RBI has tried to maintain the delicate balance between price stability and growth. Despite strong inflationary expectations, the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has resisted the temptation of even
- Forces Driving The New Economy (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Nov 02, 2004)
There is a general tendency to presume that the old and orthodox thinking is regressive, while the new and novel is good. But this assumption need not be always right.
- A Megalopolis On Oxygen (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 02, 2004)
There are many who believe that the self-styled megalopolis carrying the tag of Mumbai, if it continues to load its infrastructure along the present lines, is on its death throes.
- A Tightrope Walk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2004)
Nothing quite rouses the Bharatiya Janata Party's rank and file as a mention of that elusive party goal — a "magnificent Ram temple" in Ayodhya.
- China's Rate Hike Is Just The Beginning (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 02, 2004)
Just on the eve of the US Presidential elections, China managed to steal the thunder away from the US with its rate hike.
- Clinical Trials And Good Practices (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 02, 2004)
Many who agree to participate in trials are often unable to distinguish between treatment and research.
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2004)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development
- Will The War Lovers Win? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 01, 2004)
The US presidential election will decide how the world will react to terrorism in the future
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 01, 2004)
Any talk of politics and its practitioners invariably turns to Indira Gandhi. You could like her or hate her but surely not ignore her. Such was her personality.
- Speak A Common Tongue (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 01, 2004)
Most of the world thought that this battle ended about 50 years ago, when America emerged as the new superpower and its language became the normal medium of communication.
- Unemployment: The Seven Sins Of Perception (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 01, 2004)
Listing the seven problems of perception vis-à-vis the unemployment scene in the country, and suggesting a seven-point solution, P. V. Indiresan says that the aim must be to create employment over a wide range of the economy and for all person s, not ...
- The Case For Kerry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2004)
The London-based Guardian newspaper sets out the case for John Kerry to be elected as the next President of the United States.
- Dr Advani Cannot Cure (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 01, 2004)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is sick. But can Dr Lal Kishen Advani cure it? The BJP is already being described as the party of “two babas (old men)”.
- Challenge Lies In Changing The Mindset (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Nov 01, 2004)
We have inherited a system of education, which invariably generates an expectation in the mind of the parent and the child of a white collar occupation. What we require instead is a system that produces a multi-collar workforce.
- Nasty Trends (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 01, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at New Delhi seems to be carrying out some sort of a cleansing operation with reference to the appointees of the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government.
- School Curriculum Should Be More Student-Friendly: Ncert Chief (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2004)
Prof Krishna Kumar, the new Director of the National Council for Educational Research and Training, is an expert in his own right.
- Managing The Economic Affairs (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Oct 30, 2004)
The mantle of the Secretary in the Finance Ministry in charge of economic affairs has fallen on the the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, Dr Rakesh Mohan, with considerable experience earlier as Advisor to the Finance Minister.
- No Chinese Threat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 30, 2004)
Does the Chinese rate hike portend major upheavals in the global economy, and for India? This is grossly unlikely. Indian economic agents reaching for the panic button should relax.
- Opening The Burma Road (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 30, 2004)
The visit to India of the Myanmar strongman, Gen Than Shwe — the first by a top leader of that country in 24 years — should be seen as a step towards consolidating the diplomatic and economic gains made by the
- To Borrow Or Not (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 30, 2004)
The mid-term review of the annual credit policy announced by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy, on October 26 has sent out one signal in a rather loud and clear manner
- The Varna Of Efficiency (The Economic Times, SUKHADEO THORAT, Oct 30, 2004)
Among the several reasons, the absence of discrimination in recruitments in the private sector and the possible adverse impact of reservation/affirmative
- 'We Must Focus On Living Heritage' (The Economic Times, NARAYANI GANESH, Oct 30, 2004)
It's time we put in place a national heritage policy,” says S K Misra, chairman, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- You've To Run Faster Just To Stay In The Same Place (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 30, 2004)
As if to answer a popular Zen koan, `What is the sound of one hand clapping?' there is the Möbius strip, named after the German mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius.
- Surviving Crude Logic (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 30, 2004)
World oil prices crossed $40 a barrel in mid-summer, and have since climbed to the mid-$50s. Today’s oil prices are still only two-thirds the real peak reached during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and future markets expect the oil price to fall back ...
- Making India World’S ‘Skill Capital’ (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Oct 30, 2004)
India is the IT hub of the world and the preferred choice of back office operations. Our capital markets are attractive and there is macroeconomic stability. We are grain surplus, our forex reserves are $ 120.6 bn, we have a robust manufacturing and
- In Their Hands (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2004)
Early next week, the oldest democracy of the modern world will elect its president. The presidential election in the United States of America is perhaps the most significant election in the contemporary world.
- Indira Gandhi — 20 Years On (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 30, 2004)
Indira Gandhi looms large in India's consciousness, just as she had dominated the national stage for two decades irrespective of whether she was in power or out of it.
- Safety Above All (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 29, 2004)
Recent Data on savings and capital formation confirm that households in this country prefer to play safe when they invest in financial assets.
- Taking On Nature (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2004)
Democratic freedom should include the freedom to dream. There is however a problem. Some people’s dreams can turn out to be some other people’s nightmares; democratic freedom, we could be told, also includes the freedom to
- Tools In Its Reserve (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 29, 2004)
In the light of the rising inflation, observers had been eagerly awaiting the Reserve Bank of India’s credit policy, released on October 26.
- Judicial Commission Must For Transparency (The Economic Times, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 29, 2004)
Though in not too distant past integrity of higher judiciary level was unimpeachable, but such uprightness cannot be boasted of now.
- An Act Of Faith (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
The decision of the Union cabinet to continue with the Illegal Migrants (Detection by Tribunals) Act, 1983, in Assam, is a half step in the right direction.
- Wooing Fdi (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2004)
The challenge facing developing countries is how to attract investment in infrastructure
- Maha Negotiations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
AT last, nearly a fortnight after the assembly election results, the coalition ministry for Maharashtra is in sight. The protracted ministry-making negotiation between the
- Who Won India's Tug Of War On Interest Rates?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 28, 2004)
Something just doesn't add up about India's monetary policy announcement this week.
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- The End Of A Story? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
How does the mid-term credit policy unfolded by the RBI on Tuesday affect individuals? It may lead to an increase in interest rates for housing and consumer loans, though competition may drive banks to delay the hikes as also to keep them for the shortest
- Star Performance (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Oct 28, 2004)
Treating MGR helped me find my life’s calling, but not the compensation promised
- Global Executive (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 28, 2004)
A Predictable corollary of globalisation is the growing need to attune managerial personnel of all categories to the multifaceted and cross-cultural complexities of its challenges and demands.
- How Export Enclaves Can Deliver (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 28, 2004)
It is heartening that India aims to garner 1.5 per cent of world trade by 2009. Notwithstanding a buoyant growth rate recorded by exports in recent months, the country can ill-afford to forget that a modest target of one per cent of world trade ...
- Iran At The Crossroads (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 28, 2004)
The future of Iran may well depend on the success or failure of the efforts of a responsive society to seek a place in the sun while retaining its dignity and identity.
- Rbi At Its Transparent Best (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI continues the tradition of openness and transparency in conveying facts and assessment of what lies ahead.
- Of Hedgehogs And Foxes (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Oct 27, 2004)
The Sangh Parivar, the BJP and Mr. Advani will soon have to square the proverbial circle.
- A Bleak Script (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 27, 2004)
Putting behind the salad predictions of May, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday came up with a bleak script for the Indian economy.
- A Cautious Monetary Stance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
In recent years the Reserve Bank of India's credit policy statements and the mid-year reviews have been by design devoid of sensational announcements.
- A Review Of Hard Times (Business Line, Ajay Mahajan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of Credit Policy comes amid hard times with soaring metals and minerals prices, as reflected in the CRB Futures Price Index trading at a 23-year high, and crude hovering around $55 per barrel.
- Bracing The Economy (Business Line, R. Ravimohan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Credit Policy announced today is significant for the signals it sends out. Inflation and fiscal discipline are highlighted as incipient problems, and the policy braces the economy for these.
- Mountain Rage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2004)
Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism have been overemphasized as the main factors in all contemporary civil strife. Iraq is the most rec
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI makes a masterly analysis of the macro-economic developments over the last half-year. The Credit Policy is a measured response to a difficult policy challenge offered by inflationary trends
- Kerry's Not Scary (Hindu, Andrew M. Dailey, Oct 27, 2004)
Why Indian BPO partisans should stop dreading a Kerry win and worry instead about their marketing.
- In Sync With The Times (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of the Annual Policy Statement is in line with the current developments happening in the economy.
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- Top Secret (Tribune, G. S. Aujla, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the most popular tools in the stock-in-trade of bureaucratic subterfuge is oft-used and frequently misused epithet “top secret” usually marked on files of restricted circulation.
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2004)
Employment generation schemes can create conditions for much higher levels of economic activity and therefore growth, especially in the rural areas.
- Chaos, Murder And Mayhem In Iraq (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Oct 26, 2004)
Kidnapping and killing is a daily reality in Iraq, but in the West the atrocities go unrecorded and the dead are unnamed.
- China's Transition: From Marx To Deng (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 26, 2004)
October marked the 55th Anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. It coincided with birth centenary of Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's integration with the global economy.
- Public-Private Partnership — The Road To Infrastructure (Business Line, Deepak Dasgupta, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the foremost priorities of the Government is to develop infrastructure — both physical and social.
- Original Manager (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 25, 2004)
The man who gave professional management (and management education) the standing it has enjoyed for so many years died last month at the age of 93.
- Paradox Of India's Fiscal Sickness (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 25, 2004)
A recent Working Paper by Prof Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard and Ms Catriona Purfield of the IMF discusses the paradox of India's fiscal
- Peace Pipe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2004)
There’s hope of ending the Naga insurgency through negotiations
- Telecom: Why 74% Cap Will Not Ring In Fdi (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 25, 2004)
India needs investment in telecom on a huge scale, including foreign investment. However, whether foreign investment would help improve network coverage and make phones available to those in villages and remote areas is extremely doubtful.
- The Nation State Still Thrives (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Oct 25, 2004)
Nation states show no sign of going into decline and in the years to come China and India will become major arbiters of all our futures.
- Centre Is Less Independent (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Oct 25, 2004)
If London sneezes Delhi no longer catches a cold. But the US dreads the prospect of China sneezing
- Dollar Slide And The World Economy (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Oct 25, 2004)
Lower growth in the American economy caused by rising oil prices and a possible drop in consumer spending spells a bearish outlook for the dollar.
- From Adversaries To Friends (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 25, 2004)
One of the biggest barriers to the peace talks with the Nagas is not what the National Socialist Council of Nagalim or its leaders...
- Onions More Pungent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to hike foreign investment in aviation to 49% and to put such investment on the automatic route is welcome.
- Contract Farming: Joining Hands For Mutual Gains (Tribune, K.N. Rai, Oct 24, 2004)
Globalisation has brought enormous opportunities for Indian agrarian economy. Besieged with problems like fragmented landholdings, the lack of infrastructure
- Man With A Golden Gun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2004)
In the latest battle between good and evil, Veerappan was clearly Ravana. And STF chief K. Vijayakumar is — at least for the moment — Rama
- Punjab’S Progress (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Oct 23, 2004)
The spectrum of regional inequalities in India is a very wide one with Punjab and Bihar having per capita incomes of Rs 25, 048 and Rs 5,466 respectively at the opposite ends.
- Smells From The Kitchen (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 23, 2004)
There is so much emphasis on what one should eat or drink in our religious traditions which have neither logic nor any bearing on health.
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