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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 25647:
- ‘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.
- Annan's Two-Track Formula (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2002)
THE UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has spelt out a "twin-track approach" for long-term peace between India and Pakistan.
- 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.
- Let It Flutter (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
THOUSANDS, perhaps millions, of Indians who whisk out their Tricolours every Republic Day, need no longer pack them away until another national day arrives.
- From America With (Well) Love (Pioneer, Premvir Das, Jan 26, 2002)
Defence Minister George Fernandes is back from the US, where he signed a Security Agreement, obtained a 'no objection' from the Americans for the purchase of Israeli Phalcons.
- Friends Without Life-Jackets (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
IT was easy to call it Scariana Airways. Ariana, the Afghan national carrier which resumed operations with a flight to New Delhi this week, had a style entirely its own.
- 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.
- Now Pakistan Has Two Musharrafs (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jan 26, 2002)
The rebirth of General Musharraf from Godfather of Taliban and Terrorism to Man of Moderation was externally driven.
- The Incentive Disincentive (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 26, 2002)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why exemptions and deductions have become a drag on revenue mobilisation.
- Groupe Danone To Take Fully-Owned Arm Route (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
FRENCH food multinational Groupe Danone has finalised its strategy for entering the Indian market on its own.
- A Vat Of Worries (Business Line, D. Sundaram, Jan 26, 2002)
THE present tax base for mobilisation of revenue is quite narrow. There is excessive dependence on the manufacturing sectors' performance for revenue mobilisation by the Centre and the States.
- A Snooze For Vat (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE CLOCK HAS been turned back by a year for the scheduled switchover to a VAT regime. The new D-Day is to be April 1, 2003 and not the approaching fiscal start.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 26, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- The Quiet Man (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Jan 26, 2002)
The old Minerva theatre, converted into the Chaplin: this was where a crowd of invitees gathered on the evening of January 9.
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- Tea Exporters To Get Market Growth Assistance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
TO give a boost to drooping tea exports, the Union Commerce Ministry has decided to extend market development assistance to orthodox and packet tea exporters during the last three months of the current financial year.
- Add Love To Taste (Indian Express, Vinita Bahadur, Jan 26, 2002)
LET me confess at the very outset, I am not a very good cook. And to cook like my mother? Well I couldn’t begin to even dream of doing that!
- Seek And Ye Shall Find (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
A spiritual seeker meets a guru. The guru advises him: “Go out in the rain and raise your arms. That will bring you a revelation.”
- To Each His Own Grief (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 26, 2002)
There are two schools of thought on the subject of death — eastern and western.
- Up And The Algebra Of Infinite Flip-Flops (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Jan 25, 2002)
Read their lips, politicians have mastered the fine art of political somersaults in Uttar Pradesh.
- Terrorism: Now In The East? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 25, 2002)
On December 22, 1994, two boys in Domkal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district discovered several bombs very near a temporary dais from which Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, now Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- No Options Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 25, 2002)
It is difficult to accept at face value the claim by the Dubai-based don, Aftab Ansari, that Tuesday's attack on Calcutta Police personnel in front of the city's American Center was meant to avenge the death of his associate Asif Reza Khan.
- The Trouble With Musharraf (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
WHY do we mistrust General Musharraf? Because he had a hand in Kargil?
- Rajnath Clean But Elections Dirty (Pioneer, Najar Mahmood, Jan 25, 2002)
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are going to be held next month.
- One Year Of Trauma (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
GUJARAT Chief Minister Narendra Modi is in a self-congratulatory mood. He is pleased with the progress achieved in rebuilding the earthquake-affected areas in the state.
- 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.
- A Spy And A Gentleman (Indian Express, M.K. Narayanan, Jan 25, 2002)
Few saw him and fewer heard him, but Rameshwar Nath Kao’s shadow spread far and wide.
- When Terror Knocked On A Forgotten Address (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Jan 25, 2002)
PERHAPS it was inevitable. A city struggling to live up to its past, unable to come to terms with its current irrelevance in the national sphere.
- Marching To Danger (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
AS the Sant Chetavani Yatra from Ayodhya draws closer to Delhi, a question has reared its tired head once again.
- Barks & Bites (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
‘‘I just don’t understand the subcontinent’s psyche. An attack happens in Kolkata, and the first thing they (Indians) do is blame the Pakistanis. We are no better.
- 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.
- General's About-Turns Are All Too Frequent (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 25, 2002)
In the light of Pakistan's theocratic history, for General Musharraf to immediately accept the call of the US led anti-terrorist coalition could be termed as surprising.
- Handle With Care! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 25, 2002)
THE uniformed services in all democracies no doubt function under civilian authority, but that does not mean that those in temporary positions of power in government should treat them with discourtesy.
- Kerala's Financial Crisis (Business Line, A. Jacob Sahayam, Jan 25, 2002)
Faced with mounting financial difficulties `Kerala unveils harsh steps to overcome financial crisis' (Business Line, January 10).
- Something Left Undone (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 25, 2002)
Something very strange happened in Calcutta on Tuesday morning.
- Corruption Begins From Home (Pioneer, Krishan Kalra, Jan 24, 2002)
On December 19, 2001, Mr Joginder Singh wrote the article, 'The anatomy of corruption' - on how, at least in India, corruption exists because none of us want to stand up for our rights.
- Battle Of Colapath (Pioneer, Ramesh C Shukla, Jan 24, 2002)
By the end of the year 2001, the Cola Wars attained a real frenzy. Big B tried to snatch away the bonny lad's bottle.
- 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.
- Capital Talk: A Reticent Spymaster (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jan 24, 2002)
Compared with several other stalwarts of his vintage and distinction, R.N. Kao (Ramji to friends), who died on Sunday at age 84, has received wider recognition for his yeoman services to this country in the field of intelligence and national security.
- 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
- The Kolkata Challenge (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Not only must the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata be condemned in the strongest terms, but its significance should be seen in its correct perspective.
- Seamless In Love (Indian Express, Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami, Jan 24, 2002)
Within Vrindavan, the pilgrimage circuit to meet Krishna usually starts with a visit to Govind Dev, who is the master of the land called Vraja.
- Be Practical And Reasonable (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Jan 24, 2002)
India shifted its Pakistan policies into a high pro-active gear in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13.
- Janus-Faced General Needs Deft Handling (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Jan 24, 2002)
We must give the devil his due; President Musharraf is a great showman.
- 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.
- A Counter-Terror Consensus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2002)
THE GRUESOME ATTACK on the Indian security personnel guarding the American Center in Kolkata has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of civilised and democratic societies in the present phase of globalised violence.
- Games Cousins Play (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 24, 2002)
One is not quite sure why people celebrate with such enthusiasm, the birthdays of politicians. Is it to mark a happy occasion, or to notch another year off from their illustrious lives?
- For A United Afghanistan (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jan 24, 2002)
What Afghanistan needs most for preserving its independence and unity is time to discover its own balance between federal decentralisation and centralisation for unity.
- 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.
- Transparent Ploys (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 24, 2002)
The trouble with being too clever by half is getting away with it-which can often be difficult. Pakistan, which has elevated the articulation of untruth to the level of fine art, is now finding this out to its cost.
- Bharti Tele Prices Ipo At Rs 45 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 24, 2002)
BHARTI Televentures Ltd on Wednesday announced a floor price of Rs 45 per share for its initial public offering which opens on January 28.
- Two Old Men (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2002)
There is an example unfolding right now of how a long and bitter struggle can end, right in the region.
- 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.
- A General And A Minister (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 23, 2002)
The fraudulent 'deshbhakts' who preside over New Delhi ought to be slowed down in their heedless quest for making India into a garrison state.
- The Amendment That Buries Merit (Indian Express, Aravind P. Datar, Jan 23, 2002)
Quietly, with an eye firmly on votes, Parliament has passed an amendment ensuring seniority to SC/STs, a decision that erodes the case for merit like never before.
- Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics (Telegraph, Arijit Nag, Jan 23, 2002)
Statistics and figures are an integral part of any economic analysis.
- Court’s Red Signal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2002)
It took a while, but the Rajnath Singh government in Uttar Pradesh has finally come up against the checks and balances of a democratic system.
- Let Horse Sense Prevail (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jan 23, 2002)
The word infrastructure usually makes people think of power and power sector reforms are stuck. There was a promise in the budget speech about 100 per cent metering by December 2001.
- Correcting Legal Mindsets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 23, 2002)
THE PLAIN SPEAKING resorted to by Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Law, Justice and Company Affairs, at a conference of the Builders Association of India where he held the Judiciary responsible for the hurdles faced in the disposal of arbitration cases.
- Water From India, Terrorism From Pakistan (Indian Express, K. P. Fabian, Jan 23, 2002)
It was British premier Harold Wilson who once said that a week is too long a period in politics meaning thereby that a week can make a lot of difference.
- A Ratna For Mr Naipaul (Pioneer, Ashok Patnaik, Jan 23, 2002)
Sandhya Jain broke a major literary scoop with her article, 'Naipaul: Beloved subversive' (January 15, 2002).
- Tainted Money (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2002)
Black money is indeed playing havoc with our society.
- 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'.
- `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.
- The Unfolding Up Poll 'Tamasha' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 23, 2002)
THINGS are not looking too rosy for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, at least going by the results of the two polls done till now — the Times of India Poll and, more recently, the NDTV-CSDS poll.
- 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.
- The Karachi Connection (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 23, 2002)
After Kabul and Kandahar, it is time to turn to another hub of terrorism in the neighbourhood, Karachi. If one were to draw lines on a world map linking various terrorist acts, all the lines will, without fail, cross Pakistan's port town of Karachi.
- Over-Vigilant? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
FEW WOULD QUESTION the Central Vigilance Commissioner, Mr N. Vittal's commitment to promoting higher standards of ethical behaviour among public servants.
- Tata Engg Prunes Loss In Third Quarter (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
TATA Engineering on Tuesday reported a 54.26 per cent reduction in loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 (Q3), to Rs 55.54 crore from the previous corresponding Rs 121.44 crore.
- Bharti Pact With Cell Cos Heading For A Jam (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
THE interconnect agreement between cellular operators and Bharti Telesonic Ltd (BTSOL) for routing mobile-to-mobile STD calls, announced with much fanfare in end-December, seems to be heading for trouble.
- Dreamonition Time (Pioneer, Roswitha Joshi, Jan 23, 2002)
On January 23rd last year I had a dream: A camera focuses on a grey, multi-storeyed building, then zooms in on a rather plain apartment at its middle.
- Ball In General's Court Now (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Jan 22, 2002)
War clouds can be seen hovering over the skies of India and Pakistan these days.
- 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.
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