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Articles 16021 through 16120 of 16647:
- Flexible Ethical Standards (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 22, 2001)
Like a bucketful of water thrown on hot desert sands, the excitement over Mr. George Fernandes's disclosure - that the former chairman of the UTI, now under arrest on various charges, was recommended for this post by Ms. Jayalalithaa has evaporated fast.
- An Economist For A Finance Minister? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 22, 2001)
THESE days, many economists prefer to express their views on current economic affairs and policies in articles in financial newspapers. Newspapers currently do not report fully the speeches and viewpoints of economists.
- Promote Oilseeds Cultivation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 22, 2001)
THE CENTRE DESERVES to be commended for its efforts, albeit somewhat belated, to eliminate suspected under-invoicing and loss of revenue in the import of edible oils.
- A Time To Borrow (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Aug 22, 2001)
GOOD economic management is often about contrarianism. Today, economic conditions are slack, and many businessmen are gloomy and utterly lacking in confidence in their ability to compete.
- A Chinese Shadow On Far-Eastern Russia (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 22, 2001)
FOR some years now, many Russians have been worried about what a Russian newspaper described, in early July this year, as “A China Town the Size of Siberia”. Just a week later, President Putin and President Jiang Zemin met in Moscow.
- Siege Of Summits (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2001)
THE DECISION OF the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to substantially reduce the duration of their 2001 annual meetings in Washington is yet another sign that global economic summits and conferences are now under siege from the streets.
- Style Without Substance (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Aug 21, 2001)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Independence Day speech was notable for more than one reason.
- Lenders Scared Of Wrong Decisions (Telegraph, Aniek Paul, Aug 21, 2001)
Free flow of money from the banking system to the capital markets invariably leads to a scandal in India, and each time, the government reacts by forming panels and ordering a formal inquiry.
- When Workers Become A Rampaging Mob (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Aug 21, 2001)
Nothing can surpass the mystery of a protest which has no leader, particularly when the protesters are largely women.
- Bonanza For Mps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2001)
IF there is any subject on which the honourable members of Parliament have no difference of opinion, it is their own well being.
- Perks And Pinpricks (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 21, 2001)
NOTHING so unites our chattering classes as indignation over Members of Parliament voting themselves fat salary increases for doing little more than walking out on their work.
- Remembering Rajiv (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 21, 2001)
Had Rajiv Gandhi not been murdered by terrorists — who, in turn, benefited from the government’s failure to provide him with the security he needed — 10 years ago, he would have been 57.
- Industry Mum But Disheartened With Recent Economic Developments (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Aug 21, 2001)
Captains of Indian industry are gearing up for meetings with finance minister Yashwant Sinha and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the first week of September to discuss the economic slowdown.
- Caste And The U.N. Meet (Hindu, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 21, 2001)
NOW THAT the World Conference on Racism is allowing caste discrimination on the agenda as ``work and descent based discrimination''.
- 'Our Exchange Rate Policy Has Stood The Test Of Time’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund, India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- Criminals Or Change-Agents? (Hindustan Times, Pritish Nandy, Aug 21, 2001)
We accuse the West of being faddist but, in some ways, we are far worse.
- Fostering Cult Of Hatred (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 21, 2001)
AMIDST all our preoccupation with hard politics and a crumbling economy, we tend to overlook certain highly disturbing trends on the social front
- Competitiveness Of Indian Software Industry (The Economic Times, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Aug 21, 2001)
THE RECENT slowdown of the US economy and the cutback in activities by many leading IT giants like Cisco has sent shivers down the spines of many Indian software companies.
- Nothing Mutual About It! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2001)
THERE are no surprises in the ET-CRISIL Quarterly Funds Tracker for the quarter ended June 2001-- either in terms of the comprehensive performance ranking of schemes or the trends in the industry.
- Decade Of Reforms -- Where Do We Go From Here (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 21, 2001)
THE one area where India can take legitimate pride as a leader in world development relates to information technology.
- Investment Trends, Post-Reforms (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Aug 21, 2001)
THERE was a short but influential period in recent years when Indian policy-makers sought to persuade themselves and others that economic liberalisation.
- The Downgrading Of India (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 20, 2001)
FOR the Finance Minister to quarrel with such rating agencies as Standard & Poor's and Moody's on their assessments, is, indeed, very much like a sportsman quarreling with the umpire.
- A Timely Reminder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Ministers, CMs and PMs cannot circumvent the people’s will
- Soft Is The Wind In Kathmandu (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 20, 2001)
THE PROOF of the pudding is in the eating. Therefore, experience suggests that judgment be reserved on the efficacy of the progressive measures announced by Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Parliament last week.
- ‘We Favour Gradualism Rather Than A Big Bang’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund (FE, 17/8/01), India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- The Struggle For Israel's Soul (Hindu, Franklin C. Spinney, Aug 20, 2001)
THE STRUGGLE for Palestinian independence has exploded into a vicious ethnic war, replete with racial stereotyping and the killing of women and children on both sides.
- Structural Infirmities In The Economy (Tribune, L. R. Sharma, Aug 20, 2001)
THE Tenth Plan approach paper proposes an 8 per cent average GDP growth rate for the period 2002-7.
- The Complete Newsreading (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2001)
Whether one calls it destiny or nemesis, it seems to be finally catching up with Ms Jayalalitha in the form of a ruling by the Supreme Court in a case that had nothing to do with her.
- Sunny Days Of Batsmanship (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Even as Digvijay Singh gets ready to join a team that hopes to breathe life into the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh, his own state’s party unit in in dire straits.
- Multilateralism Is The Worst Trading System, Bar All Others (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Aug 20, 2001)
IT’S a peculiarly Indian trait. We hate home truths.
- Missing Case For Weaker Dollar (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Aug 20, 2001)
A FORTNIGHT ago, I had written that the gulf between the rest of the world and the US remains as wide as ever, if not wider.
- The Cow And All That (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 20, 2001)
RELAX! This is not a ruse to saffronise the column by smuggling into it gomata, cow protection or cow worship.
- Changing Paradigms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2001)
THE environment in which businesses compete has moved to the world stage.
- Non-Legislators And Ministerial Posts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT has firmly shut the judicial door on non- members of a legislature continuing to occupy ministerial posts beyond six months if they fail to get elected during this period.
- Repositioning India Brand (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, Aug 20, 2001)
HERE we are, 54 years old and a decade after liberalisation, fighting for our `rightful’ place in the world, distressed with the world’s perception of the India brand.
- The Padre Tragedy -- Progress At What Price? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Aug 20, 2001)
THEY say `progress' comes with a `price'. But what price progress if it brings with it fatal diseases, as the story of Padre illustrates.
- Tugging At The Purse Strings (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 20, 2001)
One of the consequences of the increasingly globalizing economy is that the economy of any one country is gradually exposed to the consequences of what happens in another.
- A Limited Operation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2001)
IN PRESENTING THE first State budget since the AIADMK came to power, the Tamil Nadu Finance Minister, Mr. C. Ponnaiyan, has carried out an operation that addresses only one aspect of the State's financial situation.
- Globalisation True, And False (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Aug 20, 2001)
TODAY WHEN you say `globalisation' you may be understood as having in mind either the historical trend or a contemporary project, and this is no academic distinction.
- India, U.S. On The Same Side (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 20, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 19. It can no longer be seen either as an accident or a passing phase of ``irrational exuberance''.
- Downsized, Gradewise (The Economic Times, M. L. Garg, Aug 20, 2001)
IT cannot be gainsaid that the downgrading of India’s credit rating is a matter of concern for us. It should shame us to be ranked with Kazakhstan, Fiji, Costa Rica or Guatemala.
- Sebi’s Volte Face (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2001)
THE capital markets’ watchdog, Sebi, reportedly wants tighter regulation of bank funding of brokers.
- The Downgrading Of India (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 20, 2001)
FOR the Finance Minister to quarrel with such rating agencies as Standard & Poor's and Moody's on their assessments, is, indeed, very much like a sportsman quarreling with the umpire.
- The Equity Hurdle (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 20, 2001)
IN THEORY, economic `development' need not always be accompanied by an infusion of equity into the system unless a determined effort is made towards that end.
- The Changing Colours Of Cynicism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
With Assembly elections fast approaching, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is in a hurry to change the public perception about it, writes J. P. Shukla.
- Musharraf's 'Real Democracy' (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Aug 19, 2001)
Right from the time he usurped power, General Pervez Musharraf steadfastly maintained that he was doing so because he wanted what was best for Pakistan, "this is all what is happening which is in the interest of Pakistan.
- On The Gravy Train (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2001)
The colloquialism that there is no such thing as a free lunch obviously does not hold true for members of parliament in India.
- There Is A Crowd In The Home Ministry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2001)
IT is a crowd of a different kind in the Home Ministry. The high-profile ministry in North Block has more than its share of top level civil servants.
- Making Big Bucks From Vvip Memoirs (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 19, 2001)
THREE cheers for the American free enterprise! America may be the number one nation in the world because its people like making money and make much of those who successfully do it.
- 'It Services Are Immune To The Economic Cycle' (The Economic Times, Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Aug 19, 2001)
THE US slowdown has certainly affected IT product spending quite seriously.
- Deep-Rooted Evil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
Female foeticide in Punjab has its roots in social attitudes and blaming modern technology is not the answer, says Sarabjit Pandher.
- Good Governance Is The Key To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Aug 19, 2001)
THE NEWS on the economic front is somewhat disconcerting.
- The Need For A Paradigm Shift In Defence (Tribune, Avinash Prem, Aug 19, 2001)
THE constant refrain of our leadership ever since independence has been, “There is no sacrifice too great that the nation will not make to ensure that the armed forces are equipped with the best equipment, having the latest technology.
- China’s Exports Grew 6.6% In July Despite Global Downturn (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2001)
China said exports rose a better-than-expected 6.6 per cent in July, reversing a drop in June, but the slowing world economy was still cause for worry.
- 'It Services Are Immune To The Economic Cycle' (The Economic Times, Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Aug 18, 2001)
THE US slowdown has certainly affected IT product spending quite seriously.
- Good Governance Is The Key To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Aug 18, 2001)
THE NEWS on the economic front is somewhat disconcerting. The last quarter growth rate has fallen to 3.8 per cent.
- Creating And Exploiting Real Options -- It's Now Or Never (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 18, 2001)
SOME economies have chosen to value golden opportunities and options more than gold.
- The Buoyancy Effect Of Tax Reforms (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 18, 2001)
AFTER more than 10 years of fiscal reforms, it is necessary to re-examine the intent and assumptions underlying the reforms and their effects.
- Ye Voh Vajpayee To Nahin (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 18, 2001)
BY my bed always lies a book of poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. I had it bound in black leather after he signed it for me in March 1980 when he was in Delhi and I met him for an interview.
- Cancel Third World Debt (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Aug 18, 2001)
SINCE 1960, the world's wealth has increased eight times.
- Bank On Public Investment (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Aug 18, 2001)
WE CAN be forgiven for being bewildered on hearing the Prime Minister announce from the ramparts of Red Fort that ``...after some introspection my Government has decided to give a new pro- poor, pro-village and pro-employment orientation.
- Musharraf's 'Real Democracy' (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Aug 18, 2001)
Right from the time he usurped power, General Pervez Musharraf steadfastly maintained that he was doing so because he wanted what was best for Pakistan, "this is all what is happening which is in the interest of Pakistan.
- The Case Of “Vanishing Companies” (Tribune, G.K. Pandey, Aug 18, 2001)
BY now, you’ve probably read all there is to read about the “sins” of ex-UTI chief P.S. Subramanyam.
- Should We Trust Mutual Funds With Our Money? (The Financial Express, Kavita Kakani, Aug 18, 2001)
With the growing popularity of mutual funds in the last one decade, today one can get into a variety of funds ranging from pure debt funds to sector- specific equity funds, such as the power sector fund.
- ‘The State Is Tied Up In Knots’ (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Aug 18, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S most influential weekly, The Friday Times, has taken Gen Pervez Musharraf to task.
- What's In A Word? (The Economic Times, Vikram S Mehta, Aug 18, 2001)
THE WORD 'globalisation' comes across as an enigma wrapped in contradictions — to distort Churchill's epithet on India.
- Pm’s New Rural Employment Scheme Lacks Orientation (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 17, 2001)
The launch of the Rs 10,000 crore Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Independence Day seems more like a political gimmick.
- Uti Scandal: Behind The Scenes (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS still a mystery how the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has been able to escape the ugliness of the UTI mess.
- Badal Rating : Not By “Surveys” Alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2001)
A weekly magazine survey, splashed by Punjab’s PR Department over newspapers as an image-building exercise, has ranked Mr Parkash Singh Badal as No 1 CM, Beant Singh at No 2 and Pratap Singh Kairon at No 3. Rankings can be twisted, biased or misleading.
- Who Is Afraid Of The Rating Agencies? (Business Line, A.Seshan, Aug 17, 2001)
STANDARD and Poor's (S&P) lowered its long-term local currency sovereign credit rating of India to triple B minus from triple B.
- Indefinite Article (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 17, 2001)
The BJP leadership has suddenly revved up its election campaign in UP by sending a strong signal that it is trying to put its house in order.
- Debt Market And Demat (The Economic Times, C. B. Bhave, Aug 17, 2001)
IN LESS than three years Indian equity markets have successfully transited from the earlier cumbersome paper based settlement to demat (paperless) settlement.
- Nice For Starters (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 17, 2001)
THE PROSPECT of a 10 per cent cut in the import duty on edible oils is nice for starters, but the main course should follow soon and be much more substantial.
- Time To Discard The Soft State Image (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 17, 2001)
IN my last column I stated that the Vajpayee government lacked political will to tackle terrorism and other pressing socio-economic problems.
- This Slowdown Is Real (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2001)
FOR the second time in two weeks Prime Minister Vajpayee has characterised the economic slowdown as “a temporary phenomenon”.
- Badal Rating : Not By “Surveys” Alone (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Aug 17, 2001)
A weekly magazine survey, splashed by Punjab’s PR Department over newspapers as an image-building exercise, has ranked Mr Parkash Singh Badal as No 1 CM, Beant Singh at No 2 and Pratap Singh Kairon at No 3. Rankings can be twisted, biased or misleading.
- Hell Out Of Heaven (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2001)
The unprecedented security, and violent incidents, that both preceded and followed the Independence Day celebrations, especially in Kashmir and Delhi, are a clear indication of Pakistan's renewed attempts to blackmail India through a proxy war.
- Steel's Tale Of Woes (Business Line, A. S. Firoz, Aug 17, 2001)
THE WORLD steel market is in a deep slump.
- Watch It! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 17, 2001)
CHINA, which recently crossed the US to become the world’s largest market for cellular phones, is also one of the largest consumers of IT products in the world.
- Low Key (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2001)
A succession of dramatic events can make a conventional speech seem a damper.
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