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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 16647:
- New Labour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
But will the Congress now support labour reforms?
- Punjab, Pm’s Newest Headache (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 07, 2001)
IT’S not only Uttar Pradesh that’s on Vajpayee’s mind these days. The upcoming assembly polls in Punjab are worrying him as much.
- Simply Vegetating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 07, 2001)
THE VEGETABLE oil industry and trade are going through turbulent times, increasingly buffeted by low level of domestic production trailing consumption demand by a large measure.
- Techniques To Counter Terrorism (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Nov 07, 2001)
THE ultimate in horror that terrorism is now capable of unleashing was demonstrated on September 11.
- Indo-Russian Nuclear Cooperation (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Nov 06, 2001)
EXCHANGE of information and knowhow in nuclear science and technology has been taking place between the nuclear establishments of India and Russia for two decades.
- There's Gold In Them Thar Wars! (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 06, 2001)
Frankly, Id like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
- Wto: Why All The Fuss Over The Doha Ministerial? (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 06, 2001)
The hype in India over the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), scheduled to begin this week at Doha, can only match the Niagara Falls in its fury, but in substance it is as nonsensical as an elephant climbing the Mount Everest.
- Not Quite Cricket, This (Business Line, Premen Addy , Nov 06, 2001)
WHEN the history of the present events in Afghanistan is written, there surely will be room for a footnote, or even a chapter, on the crisis of faith.
- Contract Farming And Forward Contracts -- Way To Go, Way To Grow (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 06, 2001)
Despite the corporate organisation's appearance of universal suitability, it is not the only form that zealously pursues efficiency and competitiveness.
- Money Laundering (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 06, 2001)
The terrorist attack on the US in September has brought to the surface the need for an anti-money laundering law and enforcement mechanism worldwide.
- Ficci-Cii Perspective On Wto Strategy (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, Nov 06, 2001)
After the debacle at Seattle, the Prime Minister invited the FICCI and CII to come forward with their views on India’s strategy towards trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation.
- Reddy Committee Report On Small Savings -- Hasten Slowly On Recasting Tax Sops (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 05, 2001)
IN THE 2001-02 Budget, the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, had announced the setting up of an Expert Committee for determination of interest rates on savings.
- Recycle Waste Water For A Cleaner Future (The Financial Express, Sunil Ghorawat, Nov 05, 2001)
Ninety per cent of waste water in developing countries is released without any kind of treatment, according to a recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- Broad Alliances (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2001)
Second, tariff and non-tariff barriers affect economic performance of developing countries as they stifle natural structural transformation, thereby limiting or completely stopping the relocation of industries.
- Us Steel Firms, Workers Seek High Import Tariffs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 05, 2001)
WASHINGTON: US steel firms and steelworkers said last week they would propose tariffs ranging from 30 to 50 per cent on steel imports to give domestic producers time to restructure.
- Meeting India's Concerns (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2001)
INDIA'S LONG, LONELY battle against fundamentalist terrorism on its soil may be about to be joined, even if indirectly and remotely, by the global coalition as the U.S expands its campaign to include terrorism in its multifarious forms.
- A Marketing Story (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 05, 2001)
The Indian economy has since the Eighties moved out of the 3.5 per cent “Hindu” rate of growth of the Fifties and Sixties. But this growth tapered off after 1996-97.
- The War On Television (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 05, 2001)
“The UN is an instrument of terror. Those Arab leaders who claim to be working with the UN are unbelievers of revelation given to Muslims by the Mohammed. They are hypocrites.”
- The Abyss Of The Future (Hindu, Noam Chomsky, Nov 05, 2001)
I HAD intended to discuss some rather general issues that have unpleasant, possibly ominous, implications for a decent future: issues of democracy, human rights, social and economic development, the role of force in world affairs, and others.
- Expert Panel’s Approach May Do More Harm Than Good (The Financial Express, Aarti Khosla, Nov 05, 2001)
The report of the expert group (Rakesh Mohan Committee) on Indian Railways is a subject matter of much debate among Railway personnel. Corporatisation/privatisation are the buzzwords of this report.
- Modernising The Dairy Industry (Business Line, Satyan Kashu, Nov 05, 2001)
THE Indian dairy industry is characterised by small, labour- intensive units and marginal growth.
- Targetting The Butt (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2001)
THE Supreme Court should be complimented for issuing the recent directive to all States and Union Territories immediately to issue orders banning smoking in public places.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Rbis Moves Wont Work (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2001)
The high transaction cost and the lack of commitment to fulfilling contracts because of the corruption in high places make a mockery of monetary policies. P. V. Indiresan explains why Dr Bimal Jalan cannot do a Greenspan.
- Bridge Promise (Tribune, D. R. Sharma, Nov 05, 2001)
AT a recent sangat darshan the Punjab Chief Minister promised to get a bridge built between Gharota and Mirthal spanning the unruly Chakki that I crossed every time with a sense of trepidation.
- Turning To Turkey? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Nov 04, 2001)
A POST-TALIBAN Afghanistan looks a far more remote prospect now than it did when the U.S. bombing campaign began nearly four weeks ago, with the Taliban showing unexpected resilience.
- Turning To Turkey? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Nov 04, 2001)
A POST-TALIBAN Afghanistan looks a far more remote prospect now than it did when the U.S.
- Terms Of Engagement, And Misunderstanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 04, 2001)
PAKISTAN has always been a reluctant American ally. Islamabad has viewed its relations with Washington through the prism of its rivalry with India.
- Perfect Optimism (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 04, 2001)
India will bat. It’s two in the afternoon and that time of the year again, that perfect virgin moment when India begins a series, batting first.
- German Finance Minister Turns Film Star To Boost Euro (The Financial Express, Clifford Coonan, Nov 03, 2001)
BERLIN: With two months to go until the introduction of euro notes and coins, Germany is going to major lengths to boost acceptance for the new currency — including turning Finance Minister Hans Eichel into a film star.
- The Killer Amidst Us (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2001)
THE US attack on Afghanistan has yielded a blessing in disguise for Punjab: the smuggling of brown sugar, opium and other drugs through the border state has almost stopped.
- Living With Her Memory (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Nov 03, 2001)
She died in the early hour of Friday, October 19. She was in the intensive care unit of the Apollo Hospital, for over a month; so her end did not come as a surprise.
- Give Musharraf His 15 Minutes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2001)
Don't grudge him his red carpet, they'll keep pulling at it from under his feet.
- Emergence Of New Malthusian Phenomenon (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 03, 2001)
IN HIS mid-term review of macroeconomic and monetary policy developments in 2001-2002, the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, projected a growth rate of 6-6.5 per cent for 2001-2002.
- Economic Reforms And The Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2001)
REMOVING STRUCTURAL HURDLES should necessarily precede the changes planned for India's economy to move into the second stage of its reforms.
- Governance And Security (Hindu, P. R. Chari , Nov 03, 2001)
THE DRAMATIC events following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have completely deflected attention from the inadequacies of our governance processes in grappling with the perennial threats to our national security.
- After Tehelka, Repression (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 03, 2001)
OUR politicians were, and still are, quite unprepared for television.
- A Great Escape? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2001)
Sir, - Your Editorial, `Abu Salem's Escape' (Oct. 30) echoes the concern of all right-thinking citizens particularly in the light of the September 11 incidents.
- Us' Afghan Ops: A Critical Analysis (Business Line, B. Raman , Nov 02, 2001)
THE US air strikes on Afghanistan, with low-flying C-130 aircraft and helicopters being increasingly used, indicates that, at least till now, the US has had total control of the skies and that likely threats from the Taliban's Stinger missiles.
- An Unkind Cut For Rbi (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Nov 02, 2001)
LAST week the Reserve Bank of India snipped the Bank Rate by half a percentage point, and pared the cash reserve ratio to let banks have another Rs 8,000 crore to lend.
- Excess Focus On Fdi Cannot Take The Economy Too Far (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Nov 02, 2001)
The going has never been so bad for the Indian economy. Data trickling in every other day bring more and more bad news from every front; be it output, employment, revenue mop-up, fiscal situation or the capital market.
- The Stakes At Doha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2001)
A PROCESS THAT began more than three years ago at the World Trade Organisation and has since travelled over more than one pothole is close to completion.
- Revised Draft Wto Ministerial Declaration For The Doha Meet (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 01, 2001)
12. We attach the utmost importance to the implementation-related issues and concerns raised by Members and are determined to find appropriate solutions to them.
- Revised Draft Wto Ministerial Declaration For The Doha Meet (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 01, 2001)
The attached draft Ministerial Declaration has been prepared by the Chairman of the General Council, in cooperation with the Director-General, for transmission to the Fourth Session of the Ministerial Conference.
- Who Only Stand And Wait (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Nov 01, 2001)
Pakistan has again trounced India diplomatically and politically by joining the anti-terrorist campaign of the United States of America.
- India's Technology Priorities (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Nov 01, 2001)
IN MODERN times, when a country's technological strength translates into economic growth and power, how research and development are focussed and carried out cease to be matters of merely academic importance.
- Rev Up The Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 01, 2001)
THE DRAFT OF the long-awaited auto policy will shortly go before the Union Cabinet for a final decision.
- Revised Draft Wto Ministerial Declaration For The Doha Meet (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 01, 2001)
24. In the light of the increasing application of these instruments by Members, we agree to negotiations aimed at clarifying and improving disciplines under the Agreements on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994.
- Don't Take Russia For Granted (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 01, 2001)
NEW DELHI, OCT. 31. As the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, heads for Moscow, Washington and London at a critical moment in world affairs, India needs to consolidate the diplomatic gains in the last three years.
- External Sector: Emerging Challenges (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 01, 2001)
There is no room for complacency as the external sector now faces new challenges because of the slowdown of the domestic and world economies.
- Uti To Be Reborn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2001)
A radical script has been written by the Y.H.Malegam committee for the restructuring of the UTI (Unit Trust of India) which will shrink its present role and give it a new face.
- Boosting Indo-German Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2001)
GERMANY'S READINESS TO assume a bigger global role was in full evidence during the Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schroeder's two-day visit to India when he proved an impeccable spokesman of the U.S.-led alliance against terror.
- Will Fiscal Expansion Help? (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Nov 01, 2001)
THE APPALLING terrorist attack on the United States has sent shock waves across the world.
- Challenges Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2001)
PUNJAB and Haryana happily celebrate the anniversaries of their statehood today. It is a historic occasion for the two states which have had the distinction of several firsts — some laudatory and some not so flattering.
- Uti Privatised? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 01, 2001)
A good idea but cleaning up markets will take a lot more.
- The General Feels The Pain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 01, 2001)
As the US warplanes attack the Taliban.
- Hatred Cannot Resolve Any Conflict (Indian Express, Parimal Y. Mehta, Nov 01, 2001)
To regard the church killings as the beginning of a crusade is to misread the event.
- Innovative Sales Can Face-Lift The Economy (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Oct 31, 2001)
Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan has given us a multi-pronged monetary package.
- When Terror Takes The Hawala Route (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Oct 31, 2001)
Discovered by the US, rediscovered in India: after gangsters, exporters and expatriates, terrorists are lining up to raise funds through the “efficient, cost-effective and private” illegal parallel banking system.
- Terrorists Or Scriptwriters? (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Oct 31, 2001)
THIS may come as a surprise to Ariel Sharon but Indian air force base at Avantipora is used to hide Israeli planes in Srinagar.
- Prodding People To Improve Productivity (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2001)
FINANCIAL engineering and restructuring have been regarded by many as showy shuffles and superficial manoeuvres that fail to improve the core of corporate business affairs.
- Who Only Stand And Wait (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Oct 31, 2001)
Pakistan has again trounced India diplomatically and politically by joining the anti-terrorist campaign of the United States of America.
- Sharecroppers, Stoneless Rice And The Nobel (Hindu, Achin Chakraborty, Oct 31, 2001)
THREE AMERICAN economists, George Akerlof, Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz, have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their contributions to information economics.
- The Court And The Political Order (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 31, 2001)
TOMORROW THE country will have a new Chief Justice when Mr. Justice A. S. Anand leaves office after a three-year innings.
- Universal Prescription (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2001)
The impending merger of ICICI with its own banking affiliate ICICI Bank, is certain to set off a wave of consolidation within the financial services industry.
- Pakistan Says Debt Relief Will Give Fiscal Space (The Financial Express, Sabyasachi Mita, Oct 31, 2001)
HONG KONG: Pakistan is seeking to convert bilateral debt owed to Paris Club creditors to easier terms and stretch it out over a longer period to provide the economy with some breathing room, its finance minister said on Tuesday.
- The Long Journey From Joi Bangla To Zia’s Bangla (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 31, 2001)
Even if history repeats itself, it is nowhere so true as in Bangladesh. One of the two women, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wajed, alternately come to head the country and indulge in the same rhetoric, make the same promises and weave the same dreams.
- Agriculture Sector In Pakistan Sinks Due To Drought Impact (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 30, 2001)
KARACHI: Pakistan’s key agriculture sector contracted by 2.1 per cent in fiscal 2000-01 (July-June) against an expansion of 6.1 per cent the previous year due to a severe drought, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday.
- Norway And India Share A Lot, But Trade Yet To Reach The Desired Level (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Oct 30, 2001)
For Norway, India is still an untapped market. With over 60 joint ventures in India, it is willing to invest more in this country.
- Change Of Guard In Bangladesh - Ii (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Oct 30, 2001)
ANOTHER MAJOR concern in India is that the BNP's accession to power would adversely affect Indo-Bangladesh relations.
- ‘Us Shouldn’t Hit Where It Hurts Us’ (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 30, 2001)
The US must not waver from its avowed target — bringing global terrorism to heel — and its awoved enemy — bin Laden and the Al Qaeda network — if it wants to win the battle of the Muslim mind.
- By George, He Got It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 30, 2001)
Introspection has saved the raksha mantri from himself.
- Relevance Of Pm’s Russian Visit (Tribune, P. Raman , Oct 30, 2001)
MR Atal Behari Vajpayee will be on a four-day visit to Russia beginning Sunday next. From Moscow, he will go to the USA for talks with President George Bush.
- Where It Now Stands (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 30, 2001)
The 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh was a time to celebrate the ascendancy of the Hindutva movement in the polity.
- Fdi: Heeding The China Model (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 30, 2001)
THE Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Murasoli Maran, deftly combined industry and trade in his portfolio since his return to the Union Cabinet under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 1999.
- Deregulation Is The Magic Word (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2001)
Sustained poverty reduction depends on rapid growth in both quantity and quality of labour demand.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 29, 2001)
The US had put an embargo on the sale of GE 404 jet engines, which were to be fitted into the LCA.
- Pipeline Project (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 29, 2001)
The ball had started rolling almost a year back when the previous US congress had recommended Bill Clinton to lift sanctions against India.
- Fiscal Stimulus Needed For Growth (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 29, 2001)
THE Mid-year Monetary and Credit Policy is a valiant attempt at making money cheaper and increasing liquidity in the hope of seeing an upturn in industrial output and keeping the economy on track to ensure at least 5 per cent growth this year.
- World In Disarray (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 29, 2001)
THE terrorists of the world must be doing what cricket players do when they make a catch or bowl a batsman out:
- Farm Stakes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 29, 2001)
WITH KHARIF 2001 foodgrains and commercial crops production improving over the previous year and the prospects for the ensuing rabi (summer) harvest looking bright.
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