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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 16647:
- Serve Up Some Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 30, 2004)
For those policy-makers racking their brains to find the means to reverse the rising inflation, two events last week must provide some refreshingly different clues.
- Return Of Inflation: Challenge To Monetary Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 30, 2004)
Speaking on the occasion of the Budget on July 8, 2004, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, referring to the price situation, said: "Although there are short-term pressures on prices, the outlook for the year is benign and the Government is fully ...
- Planning For The Future (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Aug 30, 2004)
Public investment needs to be raised sharply on improving infrastructure in the rural areas in a labour-intensive manner.
- Strategic Options (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Aug 30, 2004)
While getting gas through overland pipelines is cheaper, shipping LNG is a safer option
- Jihadi Groups: Alive And Killing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2004)
Indian authorities have pointed to a renewed offensive of cross-border infiltration and argued that this would not be possible without official Pakistani patronage.
- Singing The Blues Away (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2004)
A hundred days is hardly a Mosaic jubilee. And most certainly, Mr Manmohan Singh has very little to celebrate after one hundred days in office.
- Ramanna & The Nuclear Programme (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Aug 28, 2004)
The legacy of Raja Ramanna is that he helped build up a large pool of scientists and technologists to address the country's needs of energy and national security.
- Succession War In The Bjp (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 28, 2004)
Uma Bharti's Tiranga Yatra has exposed a power struggle in the second rung leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Where World Is Not Fragmented By Narrow Domestic Walls (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 28, 2004)
These days, all roads have been leading to Athens, for sports-lovers. And for economists, for whom the topic of recent discussion has been inflation, all clicks have been leading to http://eaindustry.nic.in
- Pharma Prices: Deregulate In Tapered Doses (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 28, 2004)
Whether regulating pharma prices in a market-driven economy is correct or not continues to be a matter of debate around the world, including India.
- India's Worsening Fiscal Imbalance (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 28, 2004)
While the latest RBI Annual Report highlights the real GDP growth of 8.2 per cent during the year, it does not hide its concern over the deterioration of government finances, including those of the States.
- Bench Versus Bar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2004)
Tuesdays withdrawal of the controversial code of conduct for advocates evolved by the Madras High Court is welcome as it caused considerable consternation among the legal fraternity of the state during the past one month.
- Clinging To Identity (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 28, 2004)
In the Fifties when Britain had National Service, my friends joked about the soldier who tried to get out of Sunday church service by professing Islam.
- Fine-Tuning Budget (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 28, 2004)
Several small changes made in the finance bill will make the provisions more effective
- Risks Faced By The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 27, 2004)
Doomsayers abound in the world of the dismal science of economics. Recently, there have been many economists forecasting that the end of the world is nigh. Not all of them are credible.
- Transition Complete (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2004)
With President HU Jintao taking over as Chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the process of leadership change in China that began two years ago is now complete.
- We Can Now Cure Dutch Disease (Deccan Herald, Joseph Stiglitz, Aug 27, 2004)
For some nations, especially developing countries, natural resoures are a curse — but it need not really be so
- New Heavyweight On The Bourse (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2004)
Although not surprising, Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) debut on the stock exchanges has been impressive by any yardstick.
- Reversal Of Fortunes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2004)
If a week in politics is a long time, four months could be a whole era, judging by how woebegone the Bharatiya Janata Party looks these days.
- Reservation In The Private Sector (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 27, 2004)
Reservation in the private sector could stoke hope and optimism. At its worst, it will be a placebo — which is most useful in the treatment of economic disorders and ironies.
- New Foreign Trade Policy — Will There Be A Real Paradigm Shift? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 27, 2004)
The 2002-07 Export Import (Exim) Policy, coterminous with the Tenth Plan, is now being abandoned mid-way, with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government planning to unveil a New Foreign Trade Policy (NFT) in its place.
- Acid Healing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2004)
The simplest of ministrations could be fatal in West Bengal’s hospitals. Mr Premananda Hazra was recovering in Howrah General Hospital from transfusion after severe injuries.
- How China Keeps Defying The Doomsayers (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Aug 27, 2004)
Signs of extraordinary growth dazzle tourists, especially Indians, visiting China. They are stupefied when their buses move smoothly on interminable highways, criss-crossed by winding flyovers.
- Capital Formation And P&p Sector (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 26, 2004)
The share of the government in capital formation has fallen from 41 per cent to 31 per cent, showing that it still appropriates significant portion of household savings to carry on its capital formation activities, which mostly provide negative returns.
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Filling Up Vacancies (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 26, 2004)
Every one of the remedies to reduce pendency in courts is within the purview of the Supreme Court. The consequence of failure to do the best it could by way of enforcing the same criteria of good
- Saving In Inflationary Times (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2004)
There are a number of reasons as to why savers as a class need at least policies to protect their returns if not new incentives to save.
- Wheel Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 26, 2004)
Blackmail is different from protest, although the truckers on strike seem to have forgotten the distinction. Or perhaps they have not.
- Monitoring Progress (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 26, 2004)
The govt has shown that infrastructure holds the key to higher growth
- Uma Gives Bjp A New Political Tool (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 25, 2004)
The Uma Bharti episode regarding the national flag may seem like yet another scene in the political theatre of the absurd but at its core lies something more serious.
- Nepal Under Maoist Siege (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Aug 25, 2004)
Nepal is under siege. The Maoist insurgents have declared an indefinite blockade of Kathmandu since August 18. Though the Nepal government claims to be confident in dealing with the situation, ordinary citizens are feeling the pressure. Prices of ...
- Oil Slick (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 25, 2004)
Oil is slippery. High oil prices only increase the slipperiness. In India, the problem of high oil prices was escalated by the prevailing high rate of import and excise duties.
- Spiralling Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2004)
The Blockade of Kathmandu Valley by Maoist guerrillas is an unprecedented show of strength by the eight-year-old insurgency.
- Banking On Unity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2004)
BY going on strike on Tuesday, the bank employees have demonstrated their power to cripple the country’s financial sector.
- Beware Of Mergers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2004)
The proposal to merge India's giant petroleum companies into megalithic corporations requires cautious appraisal. Mergers are, in theory, the very antithesis of competition, hence unwelcome
- Insulating Economy Against Surging Oil Prices (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Aug 25, 2004)
After much delay and heartburn, the Government finally reconciled itself to the inevitable: A cut in Customs and excise levies on petroleum products.
- How To Move On Slippery Ground (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s new goal should be energy security, so that it can save itself from the pitfalls of the volatile crude oil prices
- Forgetful Lapse (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Aug 25, 2004)
Absent-mindedness is common to all, but only the ‘professors’ seem to get away with it
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Reducing The Backlog Of Cases (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 25, 2004)
Access to statistics on cases and their disposal can increase judicial efficiency and enhance the image of the judiciary in the public eye.
- Keeping Outsourcing Blues Out Of Us Election Politics (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Aug 25, 2004)
To remain globally competitive, the American firms willy-nilly will have to outsource their jobs. However, It would be in their interests that this sensitive issue is kept out of electoral politics.
- Energy Security — Devise Alternative Strategies On War Footing (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 23, 2004)
The international price of crude oil has hit an all-time high of $46 to the barrel. The reasons for the increase are many and not too well understood.
- Iran And The U.S. (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 23, 2004)
Ideological imperatives notwithstanding, practical considerations are beginning to be voiced in the United States on ties with Iran.
- Engineering Solutions To Inflation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 23, 2004)
Conventional economic theory holds that interest rates will have to be raised to reduce money supply and curb inflation. But this is a win-lose option as it will also slow down economic growth.
- Congress Parivar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2004)
THE first session of the All-India Congress Committee after the formation of the UPA – the first Congress-led coalition at the Centre – is significant in more ways than one, not all of which redound to the credit of the party.
- The Way To Defeat Terror (Deccan Herald, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 23, 2004)
Dictatorship and religious extremism, fuelled by inequality, must be countered by returning to democracy
- Wreckers At Work? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 23, 2004)
A part from other things, capitalism is also an enigma. It has always striven to escape from its own contradictions, and in the process, got entangled in them further.
- Resolve The Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2004)
It is a matter of serious concern that disaffection within a professional community in Tamil Nadu, caused or complicated by a series of ill-considered acts by the higher judiciary, has snowballed into a State-wide protest, creating law and order
- On Savings In A Season Of Lending (Business Line, S. Sridhar, Aug 23, 2004)
Savings are one half of the raison d'etre for the existence of a bank and, hence, need to be promoted with the same gusto that marks the marketing of loan products.
- Gujarat: The Wheels Of Justice Get Moving (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Aug 22, 2004)
Faced with a hostile Centre, a determined Supreme Court, and an unforgiving set of liberal activists, the Narendra Modi regime will not have it easy in the weeks ahead
- We Will Withhold Our Guns But Not Withdraw, Says Varavara Rao (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 22, 2004)
IN a path-breaking effort, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has initiated a dialogue with naxalite organisations, most prominent of whom is the People’s War.
- Wajahat: In The Eye Of The Storm (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 22, 2004)
IF freedom of speech and dissent are important ingredients of democracy, one cannot take a harsh view of Wajahat Habibullah’s opinion on the Kashmir dispute which runs somewhat contrary to India’s established policy since 1972.
- The Ruins Of Victory (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Aug 22, 2004)
To travel from Hospet village to Hampi, a distance of a mere 13 kilometres, is to leave behind the prosaic, familiar scenes of rural Karnataka.
- Striking Lawyers And Challenging Issues (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Aug 22, 2004)
On July 30, 2004 the Madras High Court issued a judicial notification to regulate the practice of advocates before courts in Tamil Nadu.
- Pm To Chair Meet On Guru Granth Sahib Fete (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 22, 2004)
A high-power meeting will be held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to finalise the programme for the quadri-centennial celebrations of the holy Guru Granth Sahib.
- Difference Between East And West (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 22, 2004)
IF I were back in an ink-smelly newspaper office again I would commission a project for the reporters. It is: check what happens, over time, to institutions set up by private persons or groups with the intention of doing something for the public.
- A Bright Young Tam Bram Lawyer (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 21, 2004)
Our Tamil brethren have names a yard long and difficult for us poor northerners to pronounce. Of them Brahmins known to us colloquially as Tam Brams also have the sharpest of minds and can outsmart the rest of us, be it in science
- A Solid Case Of Fluid Laws Governing Unstable Gases (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 21, 2004)
Excise Tribunal members in New Delhi had to contend with much gas when the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) case was before them.
- Moral Science For Those Who Can Read The Market Signs (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 21, 2004)
Come September, trade equations will change even as markets take a few more baby-steps towards freedom. "No, we are only plunging into free-doom," protectionists would argue.
- Sobering Effect (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 21, 2004)
The duty cuts on petroleum products should help check inflation
- The Price Hang (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 21, 2004)
The formation of the Cabinet Committee on Prices is the clearest indication that the price issue has become an important matter for the Manmohan Singh Government.
- The Sociology Of Suicide (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 21, 2004)
The taking of one’s own life is the most private of acts, but, as the great French sociologist Emile Durkheim pointed out, the incidence of suicide varies widely across societies and historical periods.
- Is Indian Tiger Catching Up With Chinese Dragon? (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 20, 2004)
The Chinese never say no to a business proposition. And if they agree to do something, they usually complete the task. On the other hand, when Indians agree to do something, they do not always finish the job.
- Catch Them Young (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2004)
ON the face of it, the Union Government's proposal to introduce a new recruitment system for civil services with a view to catching the country's future administrators young and training them for a specialised cadre deserves appreciation.
- `Sovereignty' In Occupied Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2004)
The situation in Iraq borders on the surreal. Over a 1000 delegates congregated in Baghdad to elect a legislative body that will oversee the functioning of the interim government until elections are held early next year.
- Future Of The Commodity Futures Market (Business Line, A. S. Jeyakumar, Aug 20, 2004)
The Indian commodity futures market has had a long and chequered history. Despite the huge potential, this market has not performed as expected.
- Pakistan’S Search For Ideology (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 20, 2004)
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14 as usual. Mid-August is the period throughout South Asia to take stock of things, ponder over the nation's present situation and prospects.
- Siege Of Kathmandu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2004)
THE blockade of Nepal's capital by Maoists should serve to end the complacency of the international community, especially India, that the stand-off between the rebels and the royal administration cannot get worse.
- What Is Not Ethical Consumerism (Hindu, Julian Baggini, Aug 19, 2004)
Ethical consumerism should be about using our purchasing power to make the world a better place. Feeling pure will not help the world's poor.
- Let Democracy Not Fail The Poor (Hindu, Amarjeet Sinha, Aug 19, 2004)
The real challenge of making democracy work lies in letting the poorest households determine the course of their lives.
- Sterling Performance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2004)
To sustain the high growth rate of exports, the country needs to tap new markets
- Revolution In A Shopping Mall (Tribune, S. L. Rao, Aug 18, 2004)
Distributive inequity characterizes economic growth in India from the Eighties till now, though even those below the “poverty line” are found to
- India-Japan Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2004)
The swiftness with which Japan has set about wooing the United Progressive Alliance Government is a measure of the importance it attaches to developing relations with India.
- Inflation Overhang — No Room For Complacency (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 18, 2004)
Despite warning signals, the RBI did not see any immediate effect of the high money supply on inflation, little realising that there is always a time lag between the burgeoning of money supply and rise in the rate of inflation.
- Portrayal Of Conviction (Tribune, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Aug 18, 2004)
THOSE who lived in Lahore during the pre-partition days felt nostalgic on witnessing the coverage which the media gave to the city at the time of the cricket matches.
- Iaf Needs At Least 300 Aircraft (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Aug 18, 2004)
THE Indian Air Force is roaring for jetspeed at the Ministry of Defence for new aircraft simply because most of its MiG series of combat aircraft are coming to the end of their lives.
- Guarding The Guard (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Aug 18, 2004)
Getting caught off-guard by your own guard, taking pot-shots at you, can be quite unpleasant
- Challenges Before Indian Polity (Tribune, Zoya Hasan, Aug 18, 2004)
The overall argument advocated here has been framed by the idea that the 2004 verdict is a mandate for tolerance, secularism, and inclusiveness delivered by a discerning electorate.
- Capacity Constraints Keep Crude Prices High (Business Line, S. Dinakar, Aug 18, 2004)
Despite supply well above demand, the lack of spare production capacity to take care of any demand spikes or supply disruptions continues to keep oil prices high.
- India In 1865 (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 18, 2004)
George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, printed in 1867 a Statistical Abstract Relating to British India ...
- Look Beyond India For Sourcing And Markets (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Aug 17, 2004)
Mr R. Seshasayee, the 56-year-old Managing Director of Ashok Leyland Ltd, feels that the commercial vehicle industry in the country will have to face up to competition from abroad, especially from China and Thailand.
- Selective Credit Control (Business Line, A. Seshan, Aug 17, 2004)
In India, selective credit control means control over advances against the security of "sensitive commodities'' such as foodgrains, oilseeds and sugar. There has been considerable misunderstanding about the purpose of SCC, whose objective is not to fight
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