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Articles 15921 through 16020 of 16647:
- Will Economics Bridge Strait Of Taiwan (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 29, 2001)
WILL economics drive politics across the 165-km Strait of Taiwan, often described as the world's most dangerous waterway and the last Cold War frontier?
- The Burden Of Being An Mp (Indian Express, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Aug 29, 2001)
The move to enhance the salary and allowances of members of Parliament has, once again, raised many an eyebrow.
- Castles In The Air (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Aug 29, 2001)
Of late the Indian air force has been regularly in the news.
- Re-Orienting India's Labour Laws (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2001)
THE AMENDMENTS TO the Trade Unions Act (1926) made by Parliament marks the commencement of a long process that lies ahead in modifying India's labour laws.
- How Beijing Is Deepening Reforms In The Railways (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 29, 2001)
Excerpt from the speech of Wang Xiankui, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Railways, China:
- A 119-Year-New Company And Other Parables For Recession (The Economic Times, Abheej Barman, Aug 29, 2001)
IN 1881, five years after Graham Bell patented the telephone, the colonial government of India issued a licence to a British firm — the Oriental Telephone Company — to start phone exchanges in Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, Rangoon and Karachi.
- In The Battlefield Of Doha (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 29, 2001)
THE opposing forces to meet on the battlefield of the WTO meet at Doha in November are now clearly discernible as their battalions have been arraigned by their veteran generals with decades of experience.
- Denying The Farce (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2001)
Another NDA constituent, the All-Jharkhand Students’ Union, has also threatened to launch an agitation in protest against tardy progress and non-fulfilment of demands.
- Doomed Selloff? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2001)
THE PRIVATISATION of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd is headed for the rocks.
- Short-Term Anger (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2001)
ANGRY outbursts are nothing new from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah.
- ‘Signs Of Recovery Are Scattered...They Are Not Very Strong’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2001)
THE finance ministry is banking on monsoon to do the trick. It is expecting the monsoons, which were better than what was recorded during the last two years, will lift the sagging economy, though with a time lag.
- Friendly Interests (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Aug 28, 2001)
Our obsessive focus on the Pervez Musharraf-Atal Bihari Vajpayee summit at Agra was logical and inevitable.
- Plotting An Economic 'Crisis' (Hindu, Kamal Nayan Kabra, Aug 28, 2001)
IT WOULD not be far short of foolish to turn a blind eye to the effects of conjoint bunching of various acts of agencies known to be working in tandem for the achievement of their grand projects.
- Focus On Governance Of Financial Mkt (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Aug 28, 2001)
THE SITUATION prevailing in the stock markets today reminds one of a poignant episode from Boris Pasternak’s famous book Dr Zhivago.
- Risks And Returns Of Economic Partnership With China (The Financial Express, Kalyan Raipuria, Aug 28, 2001)
China and India are poised to play a greater role in the world economy in the 21st century, which will, to a large extent, facilitated by their co-operative stands and economic partnership.
- Get Real About Crop Area Statistics (The Economic Times, Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Aug 28, 2001)
IF monsoon forecasts make the stock markets jump, data on annual crop production, agricultural prices and land use is equally closely watched by policy makers, exporters and sectors as diverse as fertilisers, food, and black & white TVs.
- India Continues To Remain A ‘Partner Of Choice’ For Germany (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2001)
Germany is India’s second largest trade partner, (the largest within the European Union), as also a major technology and investment source.
- Wages Of War Paid By The Weak (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Aug 28, 2001)
Bharat Jhunjhunwala, in his article "Unjust peace" (August 14), raves against the United Nations' Decade of Peace and Non-violence and advances a convoluted thesis against peace.
- How `Temporary' The Slowdown, Mr Sinha? (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Aug 28, 2001)
AT LAST, the NDA Government has come to accept what has been obvious to everyone outside that all is not well with the economy.
- Anti-Corruption Laws (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Aug 28, 2001)
THAT the Central Government is not inclined to initiate legislation on forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth by corrupt public servants gives the impression that parasites can continue to feed off the nation.
- Boosting Watershed Yields And Conservation Efforts (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Aug 28, 2001)
THE shortage of potable water in cities and water of acceptable purity for irrigation purposes is becoming a universal feature.
- A Close Look At Modern Growth Strategy (Tribune, Satya Prakash Singh , Aug 28, 2001)
THE story is well known. Yet, it is worth repeating. Once a person went through a rigorous process of penance to please Lord Shiva.
- Dalits Through The Looking Glass (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 28, 2001)
The determined bid by Christian evangelists to take caste-based discrimination in India to the UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) has inspired leftists, liberals and human rights activists into a frenzy of verbiage and sanctimoniousness.
- Nda: Rumblings Over Waning Stock (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 28, 2001)
CALL it rumblings or the onset of a protracted cold war in the BJP establishment. Either way, the message is loud and clear.
- A Bad Idea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2001)
It won’t be easy for China to democratize either.
- Remembering Nazi Attack On Russia (Tribune, M. L. Madhu, Aug 27, 2001)
AMONG a host of events dominating the Russian scene in the last few weeks, including the visit of Chinese President Ziang Zemin to Russia.
- Lies And Lawlessness (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2001)
Why can’t China be a democracy? The United States has five times the population of France and still works as a democracy.
- Vision 2020 -- Economy On Nightmare Street (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 27, 2001)
A NIGHTMARE is the opposite of a vision.
- Waning Growth Expectations And The Decline Of Reform (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Aug 27, 2001)
The finance minister shrugs off the assessment of Moody’s and of Standard and Poor’s: the two foreign raters recently downgraded India as an investment destination.
- Whither Fiscal Transparency (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 27, 2001)
`FISCAL transparency' is the new buzzword in financial circles.
- The Focus At Doha (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 27, 2001)
VERY briefly, the debate on what stand India should take at the fourth WTO ministerial meeting at Doha.
- Tough Choices (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 27, 2001)
THE NEWS gets gloomier by the day. After Thursday’s report of dismal growth in six core sectors, comes the news of plummeting credit offtake.
- Talk, Don’t Bulldoze (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 27, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT must have been asleep while corrupt officials were minting money by overlooking, or even permitting, construction of unauthorised structures in Sainik Farms.
- Bailouts & Financial Policy (The Economic Times, Raghbendra Jha, Aug 27, 2001)
THE CELEBRATIONS to mark the tenth anniversary of economic reforms in July 2001 were marred by some distasteful financial news.
- Every Prime Minister Must Have His Own Dream Team (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Aug 27, 2001)
EVERY incoming President of the United States of America since Kennedy has entered office with policy papers on the major issues of the day.
- Suspicious Growth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 27, 2001)
The mushrooming of a number of madarsas along the India-Nepal border, particularly in the States of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, has been understandably causing concern for quite some time.
- Revitalising Indo-German Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 27, 2001)
INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP with Germany, like most others in the industrialised world, witnessed ups and downs, but is now set on a steady course.
- Militant Diktats Contrary To Islamic Thought (Tribune, Bimal Bhatia, Aug 27, 2001)
MILITANT diktats in the Kashmir valley commanding women to wear a burqa (veil) have terrorised them.
- Will They Smoke The Peace Pipe? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The current situation in Sri Lanka presents the best chance in recent times for the two major parties to forge a consensus on national issues, writes Nirupama Subramanian.
- Get Back To The Basics (The Economic Times, P. M. Sinha, Aug 26, 2001)
RAPID changes are taking place in the Indian marketplace today. And at the turn of the millennium, one thing is clear – India is no longer leading an isolated existence.
- Doha Meet Should Kick-Off The Downsizing Of Wto (The Economic Times, V. S. Gopalakrishnan, Aug 26, 2001)
ONE hundred and forty-two nations will be taking the bumpy road to Doha for the WTO ministerial conference in November.
- Race Against Power Politics (Indian Express, Shubha Singh, Aug 26, 2001)
FIJI took a crucial step towards restoration of democracy when it began electing a government on August 25 to replace the caretaker regime that took charge after the legitimate government was overthrown in May 2000.
- Highs And Lows Of Being An Mp (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Aug 26, 2001)
THE only good thing about the unnecessary controversy over the salary hike of MPs is that a few startling facts have surfaced.
- Mind Control - The Parivar's Project (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The Sangh Parivar's aim is to mould the minds of the young, writes Neena Vyas.
- Hopes Of An Agricultural Growth-Led Economic Recovery May Not Fructify (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Aug 25, 2001)
WITH the rain gods smiling yet again, hopes of an economic recovery led by agriculture growth is fast gaining currency among the country’s think-tank.
- The President’s Unbearably Hot Tea Party (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 25, 2001)
IMAGINE celebrating India’s 55th Independence Day with an English tea party in an Indian Garden in monsoon weather so muggy that it was like entertaining in a steam bath.
- A Clean Chit At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2001)
THE frequency of investigations and court cases against politicians increases manifold once they are out of office.
- Capacity, Production Growth In Manufacturing (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 25, 2001)
THERE are two views about why the growth rate of the economy has slowed down, though there are no differences on the fact that the growth rate of the economy has slowed down.
- Winning The Battle, Losing The War In The Global Trading Arena (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 25, 2001)
After 50 years of patient progress and some hard negotiations, the international community has achieved its objective of a rules-based multilateral trading system.
- Capital Markets Require A Pep-Up Dose Without Further Delay (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Aug 25, 2001)
The decision of the regulatory authorities to ban trading in deferral products from July 2, 2001, like Automated Lending and Borrowing Mechanism, Borrowing and Lending Securities Scheme and Modified Carry Forward System.
- Doha Meet Should Kick-Off The Downsizing Of Wto (The Economic Times, V. S. Gopalakrishnan, Aug 25, 2001)
ONE hundred and forty-two nations will be taking the bumpy road to Doha for the WTO ministerial conference in November.
- Culture Vs Infrastructure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2001)
If we want to get out of the present sense of gloom in our economy, we should systematically focus on bringing about a cultural change, says N Vittal.
- Con As In Content (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 25, 2001)
AT around this time last year or, may be, the better time reference could be a week before the Army’s infamous S1 and S2 had their tryst with Tehelka’s call girls.
- Head Of Japan’s Think-Tank Wants Inflation Target (The Financial Express, Hideyuki Sano, Aug 25, 2001)
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) should take even more aggressive monetary easing steps to fight deflation and adopt an explicit inflation target as part of its strategy, the head of a Japanese government think-tank said.
- World Bank Aid For Up Water Project A Boon For Farm Sector (The Financial Express, Devsagar Singh, Aug 24, 2001)
At a time when agricultural produce is stagnating in Uttar Pradesh, the World Bank’s $130 million assistance for water sector restructuring, including irrigation and drainage, has come as a boon.
- Fighting Heart Disease For $ 1.40 A Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2001)
A simple new treatment for heart disease victims costing just US dollars 1.40 a day was described by doctors as the biggest breakthrough in fighting Britain’s number one killer for 20 years.
- General Window Dressing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2001)
Pakistan’s ‘‘crackdown’’ on militants is pure PR.
- India's Apartheid (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 24, 2001)
IT IS no disservice to the heroic struggle in South Africa against apartheid to compare it with the struggle of Dalits and tribals to fight the cumulative injustice of centuries.
- Those Prophets Of Doom (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Aug 24, 2001)
What is it that we haven’t done wrong in all these years?
- Euro-Puzzle: Us Self-Interest May Help (Business Line, D. Sambandhan, Aug 24, 2001)
EUROPE'S single currency is 32-months-old. Despite several months, the perplexing nature of its journey is obvious and apparent.
- Sleaze Unlimited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2001)
A number of uncomfortable questions have been cropping up ever since the website tehelka.com unveiled its 'trail-blazing' feat in 'investigative' journalism at the Imperial Hotel, New Delhi, on March 13.
- Is India A Failed State? (Pioneer, Ranjit B Rai and P K Jain, Aug 24, 2001)
Many feathers may get ruffled by this provocative heading but it is prompted by Minister of Planning Arun Shourie's bold statement in Parliament on 20 August that if steps are not taken fast.
- Sales Tactics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2001)
Russians have a distinct style of salesmanship. They would sell scrap with finesse and then blame the customer for not buying more scrap from them.
- 'India Definitely Needs Transgenic Technology' (The Economic Times, Shoba Naidu, Aug 24, 2001)
TRANSGENIC technology has the potential to usher in a second green revolution but there are several apprehensions and misconceptions about this new technology.
- Pak Move Against Militants (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2001)
When the successive regimes in Pakistan encouraged the setting up of terrorist training camps for the proxy war in India's Jammu and Kashmir, they did not realise that they were patronising a two-edged weapon.
- Each State To Its Own Growth (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2001)
This approach paper proposes that the tenth plan should aim at an indicative target of 8 per cent gross domestic product growth for the period 2002-07.
- Competing Over Competition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2001)
FINALLY, Europe is taking competition seriously, as the decision to block the merger of General Electric and Honeywell demonstrates. Competition is the basis of a dynamic market economy.
- Falling Graph (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Aug 23, 2001)
The popularity graph of the NDA Government in general and its leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee in particular has been on the decline. However, in the past few months, this has sunk to an all-time low.
- Functioning Anarchy (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Aug 23, 2001)
The institutions of the state are not supposed to work at cross-purposes.
- Wheels In The Mire (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Aug 23, 2001)
THE last three weeks have left one with apprehensions about our country as a democracy. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, regardless of his political affiliations, is a rare exception in the current political milieu.
- Seventh Time Lucky? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2001)
FOR the seventh time in eight months, the US Federal Reserve has cut its target for the Fed funds. Tuesday’s reduction — by 25 basis points — brings the overnight rate at which banks lend to each other to 3.5 per cent, the lowest in the past seven years.
- Chinese Shadow Over Russian Far East (Pioneer, Pran Chopra , Aug 23, 2001)
For some years now, many Russians have worried about what a Russian newspaper described, in early July this year, as "A China Town the size of Siberia".
- Transit Moon (Pioneer, Vishwas, Aug 23, 2001)
My sister has a very good command over Astrology and in a few months from now she maybe a practising astrologer. She keeps reading books and watching TV programmes on astrology.
- The Pm's Saffron Yearnings (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2001)
TRUE TO HIS habit of flaunting his ``swayamsevak'' credentials and harking back to the Hindutva ideology whenever the exigencies - whether political or personal - warranted it.
- End Of The Bifr Era (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2001)
THE UNION CABINET's decision to repeal the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act of 1985 ends the unsuccessful 15-year experiment with the Board for Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (BIFR).
- Chinese Dragon Hits Japanese Shore With A Vengeance (The Financial Express, Prabhat Kumar, Aug 22, 2001)
China has created a powerhouse of world-class manufacturing. Growing on the strength of domestic demand, it is consistently clocking 8-10 per cent growth rate.
- ‘Second Generation Reforms Will Be More Challenging’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund, India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- Fatal Attraction (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Aug 22, 2001)
According to international-relations theory, history is shaped by impersonal forces, including the perceived interests of a nation.
- Curb Naxal Menace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2001)
From a law and order problem, confined till recently to a few districts in Andhra Pradesh, Naxalite violence is fast assuming a serious internal security dimension.
- Power From Government To The People (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Aug 22, 2001)
ONLY one-quarter of the American public today trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time, whereas in 1964 as many as three-quarters of the American public did so.
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