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Articles 14221 through 14320 of 16647:
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- Argentina: The Bitterest Pill Yet (Business Line, S. Hari Kumar, Jan 29, 2002)
IN THE last week of December 2001, Argentina made the biggest-ever sovereign debt default ($152 billion) in the history of global financial markets.
- Ssi Net Down 93 Pc In Q2 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
SSI Ltd has recorded a 93 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 1.73 crore for the second quarter ended December 31 as compared to Rs 25.06 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal. Turnover was Rs 66.07 crore (115.42 crore).
- Develop Bond Market To Cut Forex Risk: Bis (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE Bank for International Settlements (BIS), based at Basle in Switzerland, favours the development of local bond markets to help countries reduce both their maturity and foreign exchange mismatches.
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- Focus On Future (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 28, 2002)
President KR Narayanan's Republic Day address to the nation, the last before he completes his term in the summer, made a clear departure from the immediate to instead focus on the long-term.
- Vision 2020 -- Can Mr Sinha Avoid A Budget Disaster? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 28, 2002)
THIS is the time of the year when final touches are given to the national Budget.
- The Price Of Inefficiency (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 28, 2002)
India has vast and growing need for energy. This is a function of our size and economic growth.
- Firm Resolution (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
Heightened environment consciousness is also reflected in the multiplicity of international covenants and bodies that have jurisdiction over this subject.
- Reviving The Market By Ipos (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
IT is unlikely that the stock market would get a boost, as envisaged by the expert committee of SEBI, if banks were asked to expedite their equity offerings.
- The Middle Path To Pakistan (Indian Express, V. P. Dutt, Jan 28, 2002)
India's policy towards Pakistan need not and should not oscillate between two extremes, either beating the drums of war or pretending that the December 13 attack on Parliament was just another act of terrorism.
- What's Wrong With A 'Third Party'? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jan 28, 2002)
There have been many visitors from the US to India in recent months and this is a very positive development for the future of the relationship between the two countries as well as cementing concrete strategic tie-ups.
- Economic Growth Likely To Be Below 5 Pc: Ceo Poll (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
THE current fiscal is likely to end with an economic growth of less than five per cent, although during 2002-03 a minor revival in growth is likely, a majority of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) has told the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- R-Day Parade, An Anachronism? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 28, 2002)
IT was extremely appropriate that on Saturday morning; that is, the morning of Republic Day — the newspapers were filled with reports of the successful test-firing of a variant of the Agni missile.
- Promoting The `Will To Act' (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 28, 2002)
MANAGEMENT gurus are expected to drop unique pearls in the company of learners and practitioners of management. They are expected to string their pearls into lectures and guidebooks that can be commented upon with ease.
- The U.S. And Central Asian Oil (Hindu, Qamar Agha , Jan 28, 2002)
The American "war against terrorism" has also become a battle to control the energy resources of the Central Asian region.
- Reviving The Market By Ipos (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
IT is unlikely that the stock market would get a boost, as envisaged by the expert committee of SEBI, if banks were asked to expedite their equity offerings.
- Uti In Shambles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
One of the finest financial institutions at one time, UTI is in shambles today.
- `Banking Is Much More Than Balance Sheets' — Ms Ranjana Kumar, Cmd, Indian Bank (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 28, 2002)
INDIAN Bank under the Chairmanship of Ms Ranjana Kumar has during the last 19 months made some progress from the lows to which it had dipped in the late 1990s.
- Wanted: Some Economic Reforms (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 26, 2002)
DURING a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha stunned the members by painting a very gloomy picture of the domestic industry.
- Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
IF the manufacturing sector is down in the dumps today (growth is a fourth of what it was six years ago) and agriculture remains a gamble in the monsoons, what will save the Indian economy?
- ‘For Anyone Who’s Interested In The World Economy, India Is The Biggest Test Case’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
A couple of years ago, a curious e-mail appeared in thousands of inboxes.
- The President’s Mind (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
PRESIDENT K.R. Narayanan has lived up to his reputation for making the customary Republic Day-eve address to the nation a testament of personal belief.
- Single Regulator: A Troubled Exercise (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is currently inquiring into the stock market scam, is set to extend its remit for recommending the appointment of a `super-regulator' for the financial sector. This would form part of its report on the scam.
- Aftershocks (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 26, 2002)
As we celebrate another Republic Day it might be worthwhile to spare a thought for the many ways in which our power elite nobs our weakest citizens of the little they have.
- Will Higher Inflation Spur Growth? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 26, 2002)
FOR various understandable reasons, a powerful viewpoint has gained ground in recent months calling for a larger fiscal deficit and a higher growth rate of money supply than the current 15-16 per cent per annum.
- Firm Policy Needed To Revive Economy: Manmohan (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 26, 2002)
`All our problems by and large are still our problems, which have to be resolved by our own domestic means.
- A Wise Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2002)
THE DECISION TO postpone by a year the shift to a value-added tax (VAT) regime in the States does not come as a surprise;
- A New Foundation Of Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2002)
IMAGINE A SCENE far worse than that portrayed by Afghanistan's chief interim administrator, Hamid Karzai.
- Hard Times (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 25, 2002)
With the Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur nearing, political parties are once again looking for funds for their election campaigns.
- The Constitutional Dilemma -- Liberal Or Socialist Economy? (Business Line, A. M. Bhattacharjee, Jan 25, 2002)
WHEN the Constitution was framed, B. R. Ambedkar, echoing the same sentiment, declared that there is "complete absence" of one thing in Indian society — equality and that "on the Economic Plane.
- Something Left Undone (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 25, 2002)
Something very strange happened in Calcutta on Tuesday morning.
- Implications Of Us Fed Rate Cut (Business Line, Vikram Mishra, Jan 25, 2002)
ONE of the fallouts of globalisation and liberalisation is that economists seem more concerned about the world economy rather than restricting their worries to national boundaries.
- Sbi To Recruit It Pros Once Arm Gets Okay (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Jan 25, 2002)
STATE Bank of India's plan to recruit IT professionals is now being linked to the grant of Government approval for its IT subsidiary, which is expected to materialise "in a matter of weeks''.
- `Reform Process Must Focus On Agriculture' — Mr M. Narasimham (Business Line, Ch. Prashanth Reddy , Jan 25, 2002)
MR M. Narasimham, Member, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and a staunch advocate of the reforms process, is credited with substantial contributions to the banking sector.
- Call Of The State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2002)
Terror immobilizes. But the post mortem of a terrorist attack can provide clues which act as a spur to action.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2002)
There never was a good war, Benjamin Franklin once wrote, or a bad peace.
- A Change In The General (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jan 24, 2002)
The first U-turn made by Pakistan when it joined the coalition led by the United States of America was a great wrench for Pervez Musharraf.
- The ‘Third’ Front (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jan 24, 2002)
With eunuchs making electoral waves, the Congress has decided to swim with the current.
- Of Tigers And Dragons (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jan 24, 2002)
Last week, in a significant initiative, Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji proposed that India and China work together in the Information Technology sector.
- ‘What’s Needed Are Small But Sincere Steps Towards Resolving Bilateral Issues Peacefully’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Excerpts from My India: The Vision for the Future, Home Minister L K Advani’s address at the India Today conclave which was held in New Delhi
- There’s Something About Andipatti (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Jan 24, 2002)
There's something about Andipatti that has consistently given the AIADMK good news.
- Chinese Premier's Visit -- Caution Dilutes India's Gains (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 24, 2002)
IF INDIA wished, it could have reaped any number of strategic advantages from the momentous visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji.
- Budget And Taxation (Business Line, Akhilesh Kumar Sah, Jan 24, 2002)
The Finance Minister must take into account the following factors while preparing the 2003 Budget: Due to continuous decline in interest rates, bank deposits are under pressure. This is adversely affecting the economy.
- Linking The Lost India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2002)
THE DICHOTOMIES THAT cut across India cannot be better explained than through the wide differences between rural and urban road linkages.
- Labour Market Reforms -- Need For Credible Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 24, 2002)
AFTER dithering for years, the Government appears to have finally made up its mind to push through much-needed labour market reforms.
- For Victory That Lasts (Indian Express, Ashok Kapathia, Jan 24, 2002)
After the attack on Parliament, the government is, apparently, working to a well thought out plan of pressurising Pakistan into rolling back its policy of aiding and abetting cross-border terrorism and also keeping open war as a last option.
- After The Applause, Something Else The General Needs To Hear (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 23, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to withdraw state sponsorship of militant Islamists has earned him praise from world leaders.
- Hll Ends Year With 25 Pc Rise In Net (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has ended the year 2001 with a 25.3 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1,641.31 crore, compared to Rs 1,310.09 crore in 2000.
- Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics (Telegraph, Arijit Nag, Jan 23, 2002)
Statistics and figures are an integral part of any economic analysis.
- Tainted Money (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2002)
Black money is indeed playing havoc with our society.
- In The Centre’s Interest (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2002)
Moody's has pointed to the deterioration of the finances of Indian states. But those of the Centre are really no better.
- Rbi's Currency And Finance Report -- Sound Analysis, With Style (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 23, 2002)
THE Reserve Bank of India has come out with its exquisitely printed `Report on Currency and Finance 2000-01'.
- Cabinet Nod For Repeal Of Banking Service Act -- Full Say For Banks In Recruitment (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
THE Cabinet on Tuesday decided to repeal the Banking Service Commission Act, 1984 for providing greater autonomy to banks, particularly in recruitments, an official spokesperson said.
- `Public Money Must For Power Sector' -- Mr Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister For Power (Business Line, Ashok Dasgupta , Jan 23, 2002)
This is the concluding part of Business Line's exclusive interview with Mr Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Power, on power sector reforms.
- Budget Musings (Business Line, A. Jacob Sahayam, Jan 23, 2002)
The two articles, `Mr Sinha to pitch for Common Man' and `Bringing prosperity within reach' (Business Line, January17-18), presented some guidelines for a good Budget.
- Technology For Clean, Efficient Vehicles (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Jan 23, 2002)
IT IS propitious that the SAE India Mobility conference was held soon after the announcement of the governmental high-level committee's recommendations on the auto fuel policy.
- A Century Of Crises (Telegraph, Anup Sinha, Jan 23, 2002)
The 20th century witnessed unprecedented economic change. The growth of income has been phenomenal, rising from $6.4 trillion in 1950 to $35.4 trillion in 1995.
- Easy Commerce (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 22, 2002)
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's recent visit to India was aimed at expanding the political and economic cooperation between India and China.
- Swimming In The Common Pool (Telegraph, Mrinmoy Chanda, Jan 22, 2002)
Geneticists have demonstrated that all human beings are incredibly similar genetically, unlike most other species of large mammals.
- Innocence Lost (Indian Express, George N Netto, Jan 22, 2002)
Until a decade ago, Munnar was considered to be one of the last unspoilt hill-resorts left in the South — a lush haven perfumed by the fragrance of the surrounding tea gardens.
- Opportunities, Not Threats (Indian Express, Gita Bajaj, Jan 22, 2002)
The Government of India is planning to commit the higher education sector for globalisation.
- Poll Time In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2002)
DESPITE THE ABYSMALLY low standard of living, destruction caused by floods and an insensitive administration, the political discourse in the villages of Uttar Pradesh has always reflected a deep sense of maturity.
- The Clutching Government (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
AS EVENTS ARE turning out, the Vajpayee Government seems to have no heart for pulling itself out of managing banks and for other legislative details that could free the financial sector.
- The Threat Of An Industrial Recession (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 22, 2002)
Recent announcements regarding trends in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) from the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) point to a significant slowing of growth in the registered industrial sector in India.
- Hesitant Recovery On Cards In 2002? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 22, 2002)
WITH the New Year, hopes ran high that the simultaneous slowdown of the economies of Europe and the US, which characterised 2001, would end and that the global economy would be on the road to recovery.
- Corporate Debacles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
The Enron `crisis', the worst in US corporate history, has metamorphosed into an Arthur Anderson 'debacle'.
- Suspended Belief (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Jan 21, 2002)
September 11 and December 13 were major setbacks to American and Indian interests in relation to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The Truth About Govindacharya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 21, 2002)
There are events which seem small in themselves but which become watersheds in the country’s political life. Belchi in 1977 was about more than the killing of a few Dalits in a backward village of Bihar.
- Dalit Agenda And The Action Plan (Pioneer, K. S. Chalam, Jan 21, 2002)
Keeping the past experiences of the Dalit movement and the present socio-economic situation in the country, an agenda is to be prepared.
- ‘India’s Been Too Sceptical, Should Give Us The Benefit Of Doubt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
Over the past decade Fareed Zakaria has emerged as one of the premier foreign policy commentators in the United States.
- The Yen And Asian Currencies (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Jan 21, 2002)
THE Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, was on a tour of Asian countries to demonstrate the commitment of Japan to this part of the world.
- The Attack On Parliament And After (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
December 13 was a black day for India, when the country witnessed the most audacious terrorist attacks on our Parliament.
- Getting Air Force Fighting Fit (Pioneer, Ninand D. Sheth, Jan 21, 2002)
Air Chief Marshall Krishnaswamy takes over the Indian Air force at a critical juncture.
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Economics: Beyond The Definition (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jan 21, 2002)
AS EARLY as 1932, Lionel Robbins said in The Nature and Significance of Economic Science that a century earlier J. S. Mill had stated that the definition of a science had invariably not preceeded but followed the creation of the science itself.
- Currency: The Seductive Demon (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 21, 2002)
SO much of a nation's psyche, honour, and fortunes are tied up with its currency.
- Enron: Will It Re-Define Business-Govt Links (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
IT IS inevitable that the collapse of Enron should have created a series of aftershocks on the political and economic environment of the US.
- Energia: A Proud Concept In Power Management (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 21, 2002)
WHEN Matsui Takamura first handed over to me the annual report of the Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., I paid little attention to it.
- Telecom Tariff (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2002)
The reduction in telecom tariff is not a windfall for subscribers, but a long overdue correction.
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