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Articles 16421 through 16520 of 16647:
- Decade Of Corporate Churning And Change (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jul 31, 2001)
THE internal and external liberalisation measures introduced over the last decade and the dramatic changes that have taken place in the international business environment have had a far-reaching impact on Indian business.
- Divestment Panel Gets New Life (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 31, 2001)
THE APPOINTMENT LAST week of a new chairman of the Disinvestment Commission after a lapse of over 20 months is but a feeble attempt to stop the drift in the policy of divestment that the Centre has been pursuing in the last seven-eight years.
- Committees And Commissions -- Take Them Seriously (Business Line, R. J. Venkateswaran , Jul 31, 2001)
THE Expert Group on Railways, under the chairmanship of Dr Rakesh Mohan, in its interim report submitted in March, said: ``Indian Railways is one of the most studied institutions on the planet.
- Measuring The Levels Of Development (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jul 31, 2001)
From simply calling countries as developed and under-developed or developing, improvements have been devised from time to time by professional economists.
- Faith Based Investing Will Not Do (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 31, 2001)
EVENTS surrounding the US-64 crisis are the outcome of personal investing habits, which could only flourish in the pre-reform era.
- What’ll Succeed On Internet? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 31, 2001)
OVER the past year, there have been a number of forums that have tried to address the very risky question: What will really succeed on the internet?
- Hard Times (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 31, 2001)
ADVERSITY has always been known to be a great teacher. Indian corporates are no exception to this rule, it would appear. The economic slowdown may have kept sales flat or nearabouts but has done no such thing to their bottom lines.
- Cynical Manoeuvres (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2001)
IN REQUISITIONING THE services of three senior IPS officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre, including the Chennai Commissioner of Police, Mr. K. Muthukaruppan, the Atal Behari Vajpayee regime has demonstrated that it would not feel `constrained' by such factors.
- Farm Credit: Banks Must Be More Proactive (Business Line, B. Yerram Raju, Jul 31, 2001)
THE Reserve Bank of India is on the threshold of preparing a policy perspective for the next 15 years, and another committee may be constituted to develop it.
- The Very Real Danger Of Stagflation In The Future (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Jul 30, 2001)
THE economy is back on the front pages. `Feel-good’ statements from economic policy-makers have started, but will not help.
- Big Business And The Wealth Of Nations (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 30, 2001)
CULTURE does not lie outside of economy and business, but permeates it.
- Difficult Times (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Jul 30, 2001)
THE economic reforms that have necessitated the dismantling of rigid institutional structures in a time-bound manner to facilitate the induction of new norms of work culture, product quality and volumes in a globally competitive atmosphere.
- Revenue Portents (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 30, 2001)
BE WARNED. A dismal performance on the revenue collection front last fiscal and its repeat in the current April-June quarter.
- Needed: A New Confidence Building Measure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 30, 2001)
ANYONE reading the papers, especially the pink papers, during the past few days could perhaps be excused for imagining we are in the midst of a full blown financial sector crisis.
- No Stomach For Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT wants private refiners to sell kerosene only through the public distribution system, not through the parallel market where prices are higher.
- Reforms: Why Things Aren't Hunky-Dory (Business Line, Gautam Murthy, Jul 30, 2001)
GLOBALISATION and marketisation of economics, politics and culture are primarily spearheaded by global capitalism. Many individuals are opposed to the crass commercialism and consumerism that globalisation brings with it.
- Autonomy Will Redeem Ladakh (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jul 30, 2001)
In his article, 'Ladakh revisited' (July 10), Bharat Jhunjhunwala laments that the motivation for the Ladakhi Buddhists' campaign to carve Ladakh out as a Union Territory is the Central dole for economic development.
- Vision 2020 -- Grain, Grain Everywhere, But... (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 30, 2001)
A MOUNTAIN of food is currently piled up in the Government's godowns. At the same time, there is an alarming level of destitution in many parts of the country.
- Us Institutions In State Of Disarray (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 30, 2001)
IT has been a sizzling summer for the US. An apparently unending flow of dispiriting news has pricked its pride in being mankind's mentor.
- Standards Vs Internalisation (The Economic Times, Raghbendra Jha, Jul 30, 2001)
THE HARD fought Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions is, for all practical purposes, in a state of irreversible decay.
- Give Peace A Chance In North-East (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 30, 2001)
THE SITUATION in the North-East, especially in Manipur, is a cause of national concern.
- Lanka Blast Sounds A Warning Bell For Airport Security In India (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Jul 30, 2001)
LAX security has once again cost the Sri Lankan armed forces and government very dearly.
- Belated Fiscal Prudence In The Time Of Sustained Economic Slowdown (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Jul 30, 2001)
First the good news. Though the economy has lost the ‘feel good factor’ with the growth rate slipping to the below 6 per cent mark for the second time in the past six years.
- Blind In Diplomacy And Complicit In Scams (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 30, 2001)
The media is full of the 'blame factor' and everyone is trying to blame every one else for its by now infamous role in the recently concluded Agra summit.
- The Terms For Trade (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Jul 30, 2001)
Which way will India sway at the Doha WTO meet?
- Vajpayee Under Pressure (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 30, 2001)
CLOSE observers of the Prime Minister have noticed of late a certain dejection written across his mien.
- An Exemplary Island (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jul 30, 2001)
Mauritius is a small island in the Indian Ocean. It has no army or navy, only a small local police force.
- Pressuring Bureaucrats (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2001)
Sir, - This refers to the article `SC frowns on officials buckling under pressure' (July 26).
- Mega Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2001)
The same forces that removed Abdurrahman Wahid as Indonesia's President could pose a threat to the new leader as well... But for now, says AMIT BARUAH, there is considerable goodwill for Megawati Sukarnoputri.
- Mega Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2001)
The same forces that removed Abdurrahman Wahid as Indonesia's President could pose a threat to the new leader as well... But for now, says AMIT BARUAH, there is considerable goodwill for Megawati Sukarnoputri.
- Smart Sanctions For Dumb People (Pioneer, Elsa S Mathews, Jul 29, 2001)
When the oil-for-food programme for Iraq expired on June 3, 2001, the United Nations Security Council, under pressure from the US and UK, decided to impose a set of smart sanctions.
- Orissa - Laid Waste (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Jul 29, 2001)
The floods have drowned the hopes of the people of Orissa, who are yet to recover from the effects of the super-cyclone and drought.
- India Needs To Step On Gas (Indian Express, Soun Jain, Jul 29, 2001)
THREE days of marathon negotiations ended recently in loud cheers in Bonn.
- Index Of Disunity (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jul 29, 2001)
The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has been one of the "junior" members of the Left Front.
- New Chapter Of Blood-Letting? (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 29, 2001)
It is not only the militant whose morale has gone up after the Agra summit.
- Smart Sanctions For Dumb People (Pioneer, Elsa S Mathews, Jul 28, 2001)
When the oil-for-food programme for Iraq expired on June 3, 2001, the United Nations Security Council, under pressure from the US and UK, decided to impose a set of smart sanctions.
- The Unspooling Of General Musharraf (Indian Express, Ayaz Amir, Jul 28, 2001)
Pakistan’s military ruler and president has found his forte: the press conference.
- Lng: No Panacea For Fertiliser Woes (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jul 28, 2001)
FOR almost two decades, natural gas has occupied the centrestage in the Indian energy scene in view of its being the most preferred feedstock/fuel in various industries.
- Course Of Corporate Profit Rate In Us (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jul 28, 2001)
THE Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US periodically presents data on national income, capital stock, international investment position, and so on.
- Staging Summits (Hindu, P. R. Chari , Jul 28, 2001)
IT WOULD be pointless to dispute whether the glass of Indo- Pakistan relations is half-full or half-empty after the Agra Summit.
- Index Of Disunity (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jul 28, 2001)
The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has been one of the "junior" members of the Left Front.
- In The Fire (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 28, 2001)
He is still stricken by the fever he caught at Agra. More anger than fever maybe, but the heat still casts its spell on his face even a week after Agra.
- More Visas: The Route To Peace And Better Understanding (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Jul 28, 2001)
AT the Prime Minister’s lunch for Gen Pervez Musharraf I ran into Javed Akhtar. For some reason whenever we meet conversation usually turns to matters related to secularism and communalism, Hindus and Muslims, and this time was no exception.
- Uti’s Hidden Scams (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2001)
FIRST it was the crisis of disinvestment in government-owned enterprises such as Balco and Air-India. Now it is one of investment by government-owned financial institutions (FIs) like UTI, LIC, GIC MF and several banks.
- Foreign Investors Play Big Part In Dollar’s Run (The Financial Express, Jon E Hilsenrath, Jul 28, 2001)
Those doubting the staying power of the strong US dollar earlier this year clearly weren’t in touch with Chinese investor sentiment.
- It’s Not All Over Yet For The Tech Economy (The Economic Times, Srivasta Krishna, Jul 28, 2001)
THOSE who don’t respect the logic of demand and supply, learn only the hard way, often at their own peril. The recent downswing in the US New Economy is a classic instance.
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We Offer Medical Support, Globally (The Economic Times, THOMAS ABRAHAM, Jul 28, 2001)
INTERNATIONAL SOS, is a healthcare management company. Its Indian operations are headed by Vikas Kuthiala. He has rich exposure in the FMCG and allied industries in domestic and international markets.
- Rural Credit Shouldn’t Be Treated Like An Obligation (The Financial Express, Ravinder Yadav, Jul 28, 2001)
After a long hiatus, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposes to prepare a technical paper on directed lending.
- Democratic Shock Absorbers (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 28, 2001)
A liberal system wins out over dictatorial swagger.
- Big Surprises In Big China (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2001)
IT was a revelation visiting China as a member of a Parliamentary delegation a few weeks ago.
- The Day Uti Went To Sleep (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Jul 28, 2001)
On Monday, the 28th of May, after a relaxed week-end, you’d have thought Ajeet Prasad would have been wide awake, but the UTI nominee on the board of the Rs 140-crore Kalyani Steels continued to sleep.
- Income From Unapproved Investments -- Not All Is Lost For Trusts (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jul 28, 2001)
WHERE a charitable trust earns income by virtue of the provisions contained in Section 13(1)(c) or (d), then that relevant income is chargeable to tax at the maximum marginal rate.
- Forward Markets Commission -- Taking The Produce Economy Forward (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jul 27, 2001)
When forward trading in certain items is banned, it is sought to be justified on grounds of its intrinsic undesirability.
- And Now, Scams Siphon Out The Savings Surplus! (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Jul 27, 2001)
The retail (household) saver has been hurt by l’affaire KP (Ketan Parekh), the Unit Scheme-64 capers and the disappointing performance of private mutual funds.
- America And The New World Order (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Jul 27, 2001)
INDIA is moving closer and closer to America. This is now much in evidence. Are we destined to be a satellite of America? Or, can we have a meaningful relation?
- How Not To Handle A Summit (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 27, 2001)
NOTWITHSTANDING the statement by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Parliament on Tuesday.
- Building Blocks (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2001)
The appointment of Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri as IndonesiaF’s fifth president has generated new hope that economic and political stability will return to Indonesia, the world’s fifth largest country.
- Supercomputing Can Help Bridge The Digital Divide (The Financial Express, Geeta Nair, Jul 27, 2001)
Buying computer power may just be like buying electric power. There will be no need to buy a computer with all the hardware/software/peripherals just as you do not need a generator to use electricity.
- Omens From Katunayake (Business Line, B. Raman , Jul 27, 2001)
THE omens from Katunayake bode ill for the ultimate success of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces' counter-insurgency operations against the LTTE and even for the continued unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.
- Scams Unlimited (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 27, 2001)
IN ABOUT FIVE months since Budget day the financial system has driven the Indian middle-class into a huge sulk with stealth news every morning diminishing wallet value.
- Forward Markets Commission -- Taking The Produce Economy Forward (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jul 27, 2001)
When forward trading in certain items is banned, it is sought to be justified on grounds of its intrinsic undesirability.
- Core Sector Projects -- Rev Up The Debt Market (Business Line, Antara Nanda, Jul 27, 2001)
WHEN Mr T. V. Rao, treasury manager of a financial institution, charts out the FI's investment line up for the day, putting money in India's infrastructure projects is an option he ponders on.
- Time For A Last Bow (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 27, 2001)
THAT the weakness in the Indian financial sector is not confined to banks is no secret.
- Why The Emperor Needs No Clothes (Business Line, M. K. Anil, Jul 27, 2001)
EVERY society has its own myths about the emperor's new clothes.
- Sos: Allahabad On Life Support (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, Jul 27, 2001)
THERE’S this mile-long stretch of a high-street that cuts through the centre of Allahabad, bang in the heart of the Hindi heartland. The Brits first built the street and named it after one of their Viceroys, Lord Canning.
- A Deadly Attack (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 26, 2001)
IF there is an international award for perfect guerrilla attack, the LTTE of Sri Lanka will walk away with it.
- Megawati's Burden (Pioneer, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 26, 2001)
For long, Indonesians had been preparing themselves for a change of leadership.
- Soft And Steady In Jakarta (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 26, 2001)
MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI should have been president of Indonesia as a matter of right two years ago.
- Beijing Vows To Keep Yuan Stable After Wto Entry (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 26, 2001)
China will maintain the stability of its yuan currency after the country joins the World Trade Organisation, central bank governor Dai Xianglong was quoted on Wednesday as saying.
- Will Megawati Be Her Own Person? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 26, 2001)
TWO years ago, when Indonesia's presidentship was snatched away from her by Islamic zealots, for a number of reasons, not the least of which was her gender, she had burst into tears.
- One More Panel (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2001)
HAVING wound up the earlier disinvestment commission, headed by G V Ramakrishnan, two years back, the government has now decided to reconstitute the commission.
- Perjury Here And There (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jul 26, 2001)
THE conviction in the UK of bestselling novelist and peer in the House of Lords Jeffrey Archer on the charge of perjury comes as a wake-up call to India.
- Virtual Diplomacy (Indian Express, Rajdeep Sardesai, Jul 26, 2001)
THE caste system is clear on board the prime minister’s aircraft. The people’s representative from 7 Race Course Road rests in his luxurious cabin with all the facilities of a modern emperor.
- Taxing Services: Generality Versus Selectivity (The Economic Times, M. Govinda Rao, Jul 26, 2001)
EXTENDING taxes to services is an important option if not an imperative to arrest the declining contribution from domestic trade taxes in the country.
- Competition And Policy? (The Economic Times, Parth J Shah, Jul 26, 2001)
THE CABINET has approved the competition Bill despite crucial differences among the members of the Committee on Competition Policy.
- Driving In The Slow Lane (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2001)
MANUFACTURING companies have begun to bleed as India’s economic slowdown inflicts a thousand cuts on balance sheets.
- Pragmatic Solution (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 26, 2001)
FOR the first time, UTI seems to have hit upon a workable solution to the US-64 problems.
- It’s Astrology Now, Stupid (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Jul 26, 2001)
IT VALUATIONS may be bust for now in Silicon Valley, but that has not dampened the quest for future openings in the least! That search is as pressing as ever, right from San Francisco to Gilroy.
- Tough Solutions Needed For Economy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 26, 2001)
DESPITE the reform-oriented Budget for 2001-02, unveiled amid much praise, macroeconomic indicators point to a none-too-encouraging economic position.
- Debating The Latest Flops (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Jul 26, 2001)
THIS is not a good week for the Vajpayee government.
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