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Articles 13521 through 13620 of 16647:
- That Anywhere Feeling (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 06, 2003)
In its last issue, the newsmagazine The Week, carried an extended desi travelogue: an account of ‘‘ten fun cities for the traveling male.’’ It does seem odd for a magazine to focus solely on the male traveler when there is a surge in women traveling for w
- Chandrika Declares Emergency (Indian Express, Scott McDonald, Nov 06, 2003)
Adviser says truce with Tigers stands, LTTE denies rumours that North-South highway’s closed
- Accept Rupee Appreciation Gracefully (Business Line, K. Abraham Varkey, Nov 06, 2003)
While the rupee's rise has helped some exporters to rein in costs and increase their competitiveness in the global market, in general, profit margins have eroded. Indian importers, borrowers of foreign currency and the consumer have, however, all gained.
- A Sensex Peak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
With the Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange crossing the magical mark of 5000 recently the market is in a jubilant mood. The Sensex reflects the overall mood of the market and the state of the economy. This remarkable upward movement ha
- Train To The Roof Of The World (Indian Express, Ching-Ching Ni, Nov 06, 2003)
A railroad to Lhasa from China has meant more jobs for the Chinese, few for Tibetans
- With Sensex Over 5,000, Dalal Street Days Get Longer And Longer (Indian Express, George Mathew, Nov 06, 2003)
3 years of listless markets had put small broking firms out of business but fortunes reversed in last 6 months
- Corporate Governance — Govt Should Set Example (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 06, 2003)
Instead of trying to put in place an arms-length relationship between outside directors and the managements of companies that pick up their tabs, the government, by leaving certain slots open, signals that it is above the law and upholds corporate non-gov
- Where India Scores Over China (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 06, 2003)
THE World Economic Forum has once again published its annual report on Global Competitiveness, the fundamental objective of which is to "evaluate the economic competitiveness of a large sample of countries". In the latest report - for 2003 - 102 countries
- Business Of Nations (Indian Express, L K Advani, Nov 06, 2003)
Corporate India has helped the country shed its third world tag
- India's Bleeding Head Wound (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Nov 05, 2003)
A workable solution to the Kashmir dispute must begin with an ambience for peace and the two countries cutting down rhetoric, and increasing normal diplomatic and political relations.
- Are Dams A Boon Or A Bane? (Deccan Herald, R G Subramanyam, Nov 05, 2003)
In recent years there has been a sustained campaign against the construction of dams in general, and those on the Narmada in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in particular. The movement is spearheaded by the likes of Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy
- `Plantation Sector Needs Structural Change' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2003)
"The new thinking is that the plantation sector, comprising the farm and manufacturing segment, should be prepared for a structural change in the 21st century. This means that productivity levels should be linked to the labour employed and marketing strat
- Look Beyond Yuan Revaluation (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Nov 05, 2003)
China has to evolve its own market-related exchange rate in keeping with its growing economic stature. It is too big an economy to keep its currency pegged to the dollar. Before doing that it has to raise its financial, legal and corporate systems to acce
- Staying The Course (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
In his first monetary and credit policy statement the RBI governor shows he is in charge
- A Vote For Continuity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI GOVERNOR, Y.V. Reddy's first review of the annual monetary and credit policy was widely expected to emphasise continuity, in both style and substance. The expectation has not been belied. Under his predecessor, Bimal Jalan, the policy ...
- Marked By Concerns Of Over-Heating (Business Line, Bhaskar Ghose, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Credit Policy statement by the new Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, largely fulfills the promise he had made earlier of "a mix of continuity and change" for his maiden Policy.
- Explaining The (Business Line, Y. M. Deosthalee, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Mid-term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy reviews economic and monetary developments with policy measures being used to address only specific issues. This is in keeping with the past pattern where important rate changes were invoked between po
- Will Keep Market Cool (Business Line, P. S. Shenoy, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, in his first Mid-term Monetary and Credit Policy, has signalled a strong positive outlook for the economy on both the domestic and external fronts. The GDP growth is placed higher, the outlook for inflation is more benign
- Delineating Four Distinct Strands (Business Line, N. Nagarajan, Nov 04, 2003)
INSTEAD of examining individual measures in detail, which would amount to missing the woods for trees, let us concentrate on the basic macro aspects of the policy. There are four distinct strands in the policy announced today. First and foremost is the op
- Silence Louder Than Clang Of Instruments (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Nov 04, 2003)
THE suspense over the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy's first Credit Policy had the markets volatile in the past 10 days. Expectations had yo-yoed from "cut" to "no cut".
- Not A Rainmaker (Business Line, CP Bhambri, Nov 04, 2003)
DR YAGA VENUGOPAL REDDY's debut on Mint Street will not get a standing ovation, not from borrowers, at least. In his first essay on the Credit Policy for the busy season, now called a Mid-term Review, the new Reserve Bank of India Governor has preferred t
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary And Credit Policy — Has Not Rocked The Boat (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2003)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. Venugopal Reddy's first Credit Policy has few surprises, treading as it does the beaten path by leaving interest rates and the CRR unchanged. While the Policy is optimistic about higher GDP growth, it sounds a little too euphoric o
- Cheaper Capital Still Elusive (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Mid-Term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy has skipped practically all the developments that took place during the past six months. The Review statement, by and large, maintains the same stance of the monetary policy of April 2003.
- Feel-Very-Good Factor: Sensex In 5000 Zone (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Dalal Street created history again after over three and a half years when the 30-share BSE Sensitive Index smashed through the 5,000-mark and the NSE S & P CNX Nifty Index crossed the 1,600-mark as euphoric buying continued in stocks almost unabated.
- Qualitative Measures (Business Line, M. Venugopalan, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has lived up to what he had indicated while taking over office. He has maintained and continued the stance of the RBI announced in April.
- Making A Cautious Debut (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 04, 2003)
Interest rate competitiveness is key to improving industrial competitiveness. At another level, the Governor might have left himself room to guide rates lower should global recovery falter and affect India's.
- Judges Dominion (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 04, 2003)
There is a danger that a perception will grow that the judiciary is needlessly enlarging its domain
- A Liberation From Lies (Indian Express, Prabhakar Sinari, Nov 04, 2003)
In a bid to rewrite history, the RSS appropriates credit for the liberation of Goa. But its role in the state’s freedom struggle was only marginal
- Monetary Policy Review - Managing Inflation And Liquidity (Business Line, Manas Paul, Nov 03, 2003)
The interest in today's Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy comes with the new Governor, who prefers a mixture of continuity and change amidst the lack of concrete views emerging in the market.
- Monetary Policy Review - Managing Inflation And Liquidity (Business Line, Manas Paul, Nov 03, 2003)
The interest in today's Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy comes with the new Governor, who prefers a mixture of continuity and change amidst the lack of concrete views emerging in the market.
- Industry Upbeat On Economy: Cii Survey (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
THERE is a `moderately positive confidence' among the domestic industrial community, the Business Confidence Index for October 03-March 04 conducted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) shows.
- An Economic Axis Of The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
AN UNUSUAL ECONOMIC formation is taking shape in the global economy, which, if successfully established, will threaten Northern hegemony in economic policy formulation. India, Brazil, China and South Africa are in the process of forging closer economic re
- Mahathir's Impressive Legacy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
AFTER A DISTINGUISHED reign of 22 years, Mahathir Mohamad has stepped down as Prime Minister of Malaysia and handed over power to a trusted successor, Abdullah Ahmed Badawi. His solid contribution: providing clear-sighted and unwavering leadership to the
- Our Other Neighbour In The North (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 02, 2003)
Our neighbour, Nepal, is in acute distress.
- Shining India Or Area Of Darkness? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 02, 2003)
In a village in Maharashtra, last week, in the dak edition of a badly printed newspaper I read that by 2050 India’s economy will be number three in the world. The village has no water, erratic electricity, no sanitation, no healthcare and a shabby little
- India Is A Model For Our Present Age: Hungarian Pm (Hindu, Amar Kumar Sinha, Nov 02, 2003)
ON THE eve of his official visit to India, the Hungarian Prime Minister gave an interview to
- Deep-Rooted Connections (Hindu, Girish Menon, Nov 02, 2003)
In Kerala, the liquor tade has its roots in caste and communal politics.
- Farewell To The Carnatic Maestro (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 01, 2003)
Semmangudi was living history, linking Thyagaraja to M.S. Subbulakshmi.
- A Law Like This (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 01, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- A Tycoon Is Taken Down (Hindu, Sergei Blagov, Nov 01, 2003)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's supporters link his arrest to the larger corporate game. There were reports that Yukos was in multi-billion dollar tie-up talks with the U.S. oil majors.
- Hasten Slowly On Globalisation (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 01, 2003)
We must free our economy but we must also be fair to ourselves. We must eventually expose domestic industry to global competition but should we push it underprepared?
- Nuclear Bridge Over The Persian Gulf (Indian Express, Manpreet Sethi, Oct 31, 2003)
Tehran’s ambitions can’t be dismissed. Addressing them will set precedents for other nuclear wannabes
- From Economy To Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
IN ITS FIRST major diversion from the focussed economic agenda, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has decided to take a closer look and step up cooperation on security issues. With the push for a security-related agenda coming ...
- Because The People Want It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 31, 2003)
Pakistan's response to India’s twelve proposals on the eve of Diwali has inspired a bewildering range of headlines in the English language dailies. Pak googly to India peace bid, says The Pioneer across five columns. Pak accepts many CBMs, attaches riders
- Can Margaret Thatcher Be Cloned? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
The Tories have dumped their leader, but the future may not be that bright
- Mindwar Versus Bodywar (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Oct 30, 2003)
Some things the US in Iraq can learn from India
- Resistance Intensifies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
THE IRAQI RESISTANCE appears to have initiated a new phase of guerrilla insurgency with five suicide bomb attacks on Monday. That targets located in different parts of Baghdad were hit within a span of 45 minutes shows that these attacks were ...
- Will Credit Policy Help Re-Ignite Growth? (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Oct 30, 2003)
Taking the economy to a higher growth trajectory involves a multi-pronged strategy covering foreign investments, exchange rate, domestic reforms and so on. In the circumstances, the primary question the new RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might choose to ad
- Caution In Boom Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT recently upheld the validity of a Finance Ministry circular of April 2000 that permitted investment companies incorporated in Mauritius to claim tax exemptions on their investment income from India. The implications of the ...
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- Ftas, India And Asian Trading Bloc (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 29, 2003)
The FTA with Thailand, to be followed by similar ones with other Asean countries, will open up new opportunities as well as challenges. Along with competition from cheaper goods from other Asian countries, Indian industry will have unhindered access to mu
- The U.S. In Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 29, 2003)
The parallels with Vietnam are uncanny. The grandiose plans of a New Middle East seem to unravel in the sands of reality.
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- Farm Power Tariffs — Ec Touched By Live Wire, Now (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 29, 2003)
From roads and committee rooms to Raj Bhavans, courts of law, Cabinets and, now, the Election Commission, the issue of farm power tariffs has moved via numerous points. Yet, there is little hope that the farmer, who gets irregular, low quality supply that
- In Nahan, Army Gets Its Cutting Edge (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
A few weeks after Gen N C Vij took over as the army chief, he sent out a letter asking for a comprehensive review of the special forces, their training and the on-hold modernisation. The immediate beneficiary of the initiative was the Special Forces Train
- Special Forces: Shot In The Foot (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
The Army’s elite contingent is haemorrhaging as the best and the brightest choose corporate over combat.
- Fdi As Propeller Of Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 28, 2003)
FDI flows remain one of the most dynamic constituents of the global economy. They are less volatile than portfolio flows and can make domestic firms more competitive. But given their inherent threat to local firms, and the cultural and social tensions tha
- Strategic Defence Review (Hindu, C. Manmohan Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
A central tenet of a strategic approach is the need to integrate all land, sea and air surveillance assets regardless of which service actually controls or operates individual systems.
- Economy Has Revived But .... Feeling Good And Not-So-Good (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 28, 2003)
Economic growth is meaningless unless accompanied by creation of jobs. This is where the real problem lies. India is the youngest nation and changes in demographic pattern show that it will get younger still - the 2001 Census indicated that 40 per cent of
- In The Unreal World Of Models (Business Line, S. Venu , Oct 28, 2003)
IN 2001, Dr George Akerlof of the University of California won the Nobel prize for economic science along with Drs Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz for his contribution to the concept of asymmetric information.
- Bonanza For The Flying Public (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 27, 2003)
There can be no two views on the fact that the new open skies policy taking shape will be of great help to the flying public through lower fares and higher efficiency in inflight services, baggage handling, and more convenient connections.
- The Future Of The `Bric' Group - Brazil, Russia, India And China Will Come Into Their Own (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 27, 2003)
A recent Goldman Sachs report has forecast that Brazil, India and China together with Russia (BRIC) will outstrip the current dominant members of the global economy within half a century. It will be heartwarming if the BRIC nations turn out to be affluent
- Management Of India's Forex Reserves (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 27, 2003)
It is a matter of pride that India has moved from being a country that faced a BoP crisis to one that has official foreign exchange reserves of nearly $90 billion. The RBI has done an admirable job of managing the country's external liquidity and debt pos
- Promoting Coastal Shipping — To Take The Load Off Road And Rail (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Oct 27, 2003)
Coastal shipping is all set to come into its own, with coastal cargo movement forming a major link in the proposed Sagar Mala project. A recent TCS report says a key factor in the project's success will be the development of infrastructure at the nine min
- The Imperative Fractal Journey (Business Line, Pravir Malik, Oct 27, 2003)
To the degree that an organisation centred at the physical level can call on attitudes and strategies from higher levels in the fractal journey, it will function more successfully than an organisation that perceives and acts solely from a brick-and-mortar
- News Reel 19.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Let people meet first, leaders can wait. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee sends this message to Islamabad by announcing a dozen measures to normalise relations with Pakistan. The highlight of the package: proposed bus services between Muzaffarabad in P
- Dalal Street Greets New Year With A Rally (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
The bellwether Sensex rises by 45 pts in the special Muhurat trading session as investors’ confidence soars
- Off To The Market (Indian Express, Arundhati Bakshi-Dighe, Oct 26, 2003)
Looking at her, you wouldn’t think Asha Todawal (36) actually played the stock market. Till about six months back, this housewife, after finishing her household chores and dealing with her maid, would sit in front of her computer terminal at home to keep
- Bad Values (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 26, 2003)
On October 10, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred 12 companies and all their directors from the capital market for five years for failing to redress investor grievances. Three out of these were Indo Biotech Herbal Remedies, Indo Biot
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- Law & Commerce: And The Twain Shall Meet (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 26, 2003)
SEBI, TRAI, TAMP, SERC, MRTP — what have these in common? They are the new regulators in a liberal and competitive economy. Many more are on their way. They have also another feature in common, and that is they have generally failed to inspire confidence
- Rise And Rise Of Hegemonism (Deccan Herald, Max Boot, Oct 25, 2003)
The National Security Strategy released last month by the Government of the United States may be the most significant US foreign-policy statement since NSC-68, the 1950 paper that codified the containment doctrine. Yet oddly most of the debate has focused
- The World Through New Eyes (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Oct 25, 2003)
Trade and terrorism shape our international relationships now
- A Sparkling Season (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
With caution and sense, the current optimism can be sustained well beyond these festive times
- Amarinder Says Centre Is Playing Games (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
The Centre’s last minute decision to pull back a Punjab delegation from visiting China has given Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh another case to cite ‘‘step-motherly treatment’’ against his state.
- Rise And Rise Of Hegemonism (Deccan Herald, Max Boot, Oct 25, 2003)
The National Security Strategy released last month by the Government of the United States may be the most significant US foreign-policy statement since NSC-68, the 1950 paper that codified the containment doctrine. Yet oddly most of the debate has focused
- Warming Relations? (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 24, 2003)
We need a political culture in both India and Pakistan that is prepared to pay a short run price for a new architecture for the subcontinent.
- Military Raj (Indian Express, Mubashir zaidi, Oct 24, 2003)
Forget sham democracy. From sports to universities to power plants, khaki runs Pakistan
- Japan Rising? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
AFTER 12 YEARS of economic stagnation, Japan is showing signs of coming out of its slump. During the first six months of 2003, the economy has grown, in real terms, at an annualised rate of 3.9 per cent.
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