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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 25647:
- Destination South Asia (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 18, 2002)
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is currently on a visit, his second in the past one month. Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji was also in India with his delegation.
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- Burying The Zia Legacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
BY delivering that speech last Saturday General Pervez Musharraf has embarked on a path which will conclusively end (if he succeeds, that is) the era inaugurated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- Vajpayee's Third Shot At Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 18, 2002)
Mr.Vajpayee now has the unprecedented combination of international and regional circumstances to push for a final solution to the vexatious dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
- Flying The Flag (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
WHEN THE NATIONAL flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in July 1947, it was spoken about as a symbol which belonged to all Indians — and in equal measure.
- Choices For The Northeast (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 18, 2002)
The differing concerns of the people in the area could pose a serious impediment to lasting peace in the Northeast. They have to be addressed above all by people in the region.
- A Short-Lived Unhappy Episode (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 18, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 17. It was unseemly, it was avoidable - this wrangle over the Government's plan to send all-party delegations abroad to mobilise international opinion in support of India's case against cross-border terrorism.
- Convenient Fire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 18, 2002)
The fire that gutted a large portion of the 16-storey Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat in Islamabad on Wednesday was certainly not an accident.
- Gentlemen End Up Losers (Pioneer, M. C. Joshi, Jan 18, 2002)
The 'men of reason' referred in A Surya Prakash's 'History Sheet of a rouge state' (Opinion, December 27) have, no doubt, spoiled India's case since the very beginning.
- Nabard Moots Bank Loans Against Godown Receipts -- Guidelines Awaiting Government Nod (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Jan 18, 2002)
COMMERCIAL banks can start funding farmers against godown or warehouse receipts, if the proposal put forth by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) gets the nod from the Government.
- Kutch Revisited -- With Rubble & Uncertainty For Company (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jan 18, 2002)
BHUJ, Anjar and Bachhau in Kutch district live alone in the ruins of last year's earthquake, with the choking rubble piling up in select corners of the towns.
- Irda Nod For Licences To 7 Third Party Administrators (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Jan 18, 2002)
IN yet another significant liberalisation move, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has granted an in-principle approval for the issuance of licence to seven companies for acting as third party administrators (TPAs).
- Sports And Sportsmen (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 18, 2002)
THE other day, I was invited to meet the England women's cricket team at a cocktail party.
- The Friend, Philosopher And Guide (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 18, 2002)
THE news that Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman and CEO of Infosys has decided to hand over the reins to his co-founder and managing director was no surprise, except possibly for the timing of the announcement.
- Role For Foreign Airlines In Management -- Fdi In Aviation May Be Hiked To 49 Pc (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Jan 18, 2002)
THE Government is close to finalising a proposal to permit a higher foreign direct investment (FDI) of 49 per cent in the domestic civil aviation sector.
- Vajpayee's Third Shot At Peace (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 18, 2002)
Mr.Vajpayee now has the unprecedented combination of international and regional circumstances to push for a final solution to the vexatious dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
- Pakistan's Defining Moment? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
THE REFORM AGENDA being unveiled by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, is meticulously designed to restructure his country's society and politics.
- No Rewards For Pakistan (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, Jan 17, 2002)
India and Pakistan have found something on which to agree: This is not the moment to challenge the United States by escalating their long and nasty conflict into a shooting war.
- The Kashmir Flashpoint (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Jan 17, 2002)
Secretary of State Colin Powell is in South Asia trying to ease the dangerous buildup of military forces on the tense border between India and Pakistan.
- On Razor's Edge (Pioneer, K. Rajbir Deswal, Jan 16, 2002)
I was inspecting the police lines when, officers accompanying me started showing signs of desperation at my "undesirable presence", stretched for over three hours on a sultry evening, scolding, shouting and bullying my subordinates.
- Soothing The Bruised Lion In Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 16, 2002)
The mood in the New Year in Sri Lanka is upbeat.
- Many A Slip... (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 16, 2002)
By issuing the formal notification for polls in four states, the Election Commission has set the dice rolling in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttaranchal and Manipur.
- Hollowness Of The Secularist Paradigm (Pioneer, Rakesh Sinha , Jan 16, 2002)
RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya organised an interesting competition in its December 30, 2000, issue, asking its readers to identify the name of the national daily which gave the headline.
- The Economy In A Dilemma (Business Line, Priya Mutalik-Desai, Jan 16, 2002)
India is in a dilemma. It is rated as one of the world's least globalised countries, according to the Globalisation Index compiled by AT Kearney Global Policy Magazine.
- Pricing Rationale (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2002)
The Centre appears to have sorted out the business of bracketing within one equation the price of petroleum, consumer convenience, revenue shortfall and the fiscal deficit.
- War, Protectionism And Globalisation (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Jan 16, 2002)
WHO SAID the war in Afghanistan would have minimal effect on India? The war will have a major impact on the reforms process in India and the extent to which India can fully integrate itself with the world economy.
- Additional Resource Mobilisation -- Innovative Ways Must Be Thought Of (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 16, 2002)
GIVEN the ever-increasing need for more and more revenues, it is ironic that the Government is faced with the bizarre spectacle of falling tax revenues and a declining tax-GDP ratio.
- Medical Ethics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 16, 2002)
DR. K. ANANDAKANNAN, Vice Chancellor of the MGR Medical University, is reported to have rejected out of hand a recommendation by a group of eminent citizens to include a course on medical ethics in the curriculum.
- Look East For A Change (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2002)
The Chinese are a people who are impatient with history and misplaced sentiment.
- Musharraf Has Spoken... -- But Delhi Waits For Action (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 16, 2002)
The Pakistan President, Gen Pervez Musharraf's much-awaited speech on his government's initiatives in containing terrorism has been followed up with the jailing of some 1,500 terrorists.
- Rogues Have Scientists Too (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jan 16, 2002)
Now that terror has been privatised, globalised, now that terrorists are gleefully visualising inventories of biological, chemical, even nuclear weapons, what new burdens must scientists bear?
- On The Missile Trail: Iran Between 1996 And 2000, Russia Was Helping Iran Realise Its Long-Range Missile Dream (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2002)
In July 1998, a congressional commission headed by Donald H. Rumsfeld, now US defence secretary, predicted that Iran might be capable of causing ‘‘major destruction’’ to the United States ‘‘within five years.’’
- Time Ripe For Peace Parleys (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Jan 16, 2002)
We are delighted that the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's new year appeal to Pakistan to return to the way of peace has now evoked a matching response from the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf.
- You Can Do Better, India (Hindu, John Laxmi, Jan 16, 2002)
The Honourable Home Minister, L.K. Advani,
It was nice to attend your speech in New York at the India-America Chamber of Commerce dinner.
- After 50 Years (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2002)
Opportunities, not reservation, can emancipate Dalits.
- Building A World Empire - Ii (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Jan 16, 2002)
The key characteristic of this Pax Americana is that it operates not against the formal juridical order of nation-states but through it.
- Towards All-Party Diplomacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
THE NATIONAL CONSENSUS on ways to deal with Pakistan in the context of the recent terrorist attack on Parliament House in New Delhi must serve as the motive force of India's planned all-party diplomacy.
- China Keeps Everyone Guessing (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 16, 2002)
No one is quite sure of China's aims. Anxious to buy from and sell to China, the Clinton administration called it strategic partner. With less interest in commerce, the Bush administration sees it as strategic competitor.
- Musharraf Has Spoken... -- But Delhi Waits For Action (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 16, 2002)
The Pakistan President, Gen Pervez Musharraf's much-awaited speech on his government's initiatives in containing terrorism has been followed up with the jailing of some 1,500 terrorists.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- Civil Society Hijacked (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Jan 16, 2002)
The claims that have been made by global civil society actors reflect perfectly the values of the most powerful states in the western world.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- You Can Do Better, India (Hindu, John Laxmi, Jan 16, 2002)
The Honourable Home Minister, L.K. Advani,
It was nice to attend your speech in New York at the India-America Chamber of Commerce dinner.
- Resurrection (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2002)
The dreams of Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, to rejuvenate the economy of the state ride on the future of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited.
- When Gowda Met Hegde (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jan 16, 2002)
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has a quaint way of seeking favours.
- China Keeps Everyone Guessing (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 16, 2002)
No one is quite sure of China's aims. Anxious to buy from and sell to China, the Clinton administration called it strategic partner. With less interest in commerce, the Bush administration sees it as strategic competitor.
- Time Ripe For Peace Parleys (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Jan 16, 2002)
We are delighted that the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's new year appeal to Pakistan to return to the way of peace has now evoked a matching response from the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf.
- Civil Society Hijacked (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Jan 16, 2002)
The claims that have been made by global civil society actors reflect perfectly the values of the most powerful states in the western world.
- Additional Resource Mobilisation -- Innovative Ways Must Be Thought Of (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 16, 2002)
GIVEN the ever-increasing need for more and more revenues, it is ironic that the Government is faced with the bizarre spectacle of falling tax revenues and a declining tax-GDP ratio.
- Medical Ethics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 16, 2002)
DR. K. ANANDAKANNAN, Vice Chancellor of the MGR Medical University, is reported to have rejected out of hand a recommendation by a group of eminent citizens to include a course on medical ethics in the curriculum.
- War, Protectionism And Globalisation (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Jan 16, 2002)
WHO SAID the war in Afghanistan would have minimal effect on India? The war will have a major impact on the reforms process in India and the extent to which India can fully integrate itself with the world economy.
- The Economy In A Dilemma (Business Line, Priya Mutalik-Desai, Jan 16, 2002)
India is in a dilemma. It is rated as one of the world's least globalised countries, according to the Globalisation Index compiled by AT Kearney Global Policy Magazine.
- Towards All-Party Diplomacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
THE NATIONAL CONSENSUS on ways to deal with Pakistan in the context of the recent terrorist attack on Parliament House in New Delhi must serve as the motive force of India's planned all-party diplomacy.
- Building A World Empire - Ii (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Jan 16, 2002)
The key characteristic of this Pax Americana is that it operates not against the formal juridical order of nation-states but through it.
- Couturier In A Confused World (Telegraph, Seema Goswami, Jan 16, 2002)
In France, the retirement of designer Yves Saint Laurent has been the cause of something approaching national mourning.
- Tatas, Hughes Call Off Talks For Basic Merger (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE Tatas and the Hughes group that had announced in early August last that they were considering an alliance in basic telephony services, today said they have called off talks.
- Return To Shimla (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 15, 2002)
Well, where do we go from here? Pervez Musharraf has read out a speech scripted in Washington, translated in Islamabad. It says all the things the Americans wanted to hear. Heard music is sweet.
- Deliberating On The Age Of Consent (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 15, 2002)
In the definition of sexual assault in section 375, there should be an explanation saying that penetration shall mean penetration to any extent whatsoever, inasmuch as the penetration is never complete in the case of children.
- Antony Strikes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 15, 2002)
Given the kid-glove treatment they are used to receiving from the state’s politicians, it was only natural that Kerala’s government employees have taken A.K. Antony’s recent cost-cutting measures as nothing short of third degree method.
- Digvijay’s Dalit Gambit (Indian Express, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jan 15, 2002)
The two-day conclave of Dalit intellectuals hosted by the MP CM tells the community to look beyond reservations in jobs.
- Hints Of Change (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Jan 15, 2002)
Pervez Musharraf’s much-awaited speech of January 12 has received a cautious welcome in India.
- Ggeneral Readiness (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 15, 2002)
Sensitive moments demand sensitive responses. A milder assertion of readiness from the Indian army chief, General S. Padmanabhan, may have gone down better with all concerned, including the security and diplomatic establishments in his own country.
- Back To Musharraf (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 15, 2002)
India's response to President Pervez Musharraf's address to the people of Pakistan last Saturday is best described as a nuanced and conditional welcome.
- Portrait Of A Speech Maker (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Jan 15, 2002)
In Britain, for the first time in seven years, there has been a fall in television viewing.
- Chinese Talk (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 15, 2002)
All eyes are on Chinese premier Zhu Rongji as he journeys across India through the rest of this week.
- Dart That Gnat (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Jan 15, 2002)
Why are we unable to eradicate malaria? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that our ecosystem is like a giant, incredibly intricate, spider’s web.
- The Kashmir Key (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 15, 2002)
In a speech that was marked more by careful calculation than any overt passion, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf allowed himself a purple passage to describe his nation’s relationship with Kashmir.
- The Importance Of Zhu Rongji's Visit (Pioneer, Bhabani Sen Gupta, Jan 15, 2002)
Today, January the 14th, the Prime Minister of China, Mr Zhu Rongji, spends his second busy day in New Delhi, meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a second round of talks.
- General Needs To Go Gently Into The Night, Roadblocks Ahead (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 15, 2002)
President Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation last Saturday officially marked the end of the mosque-military alliance forged by Pakistan’s previous military ruler, General Ziaul Haq.
- Naipaul: Beloved Subversive (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 15, 2002)
Unbelievable at it seems, the Centre is said to be parleying with a host of Mumbai-walas to decide which supercilious secularist should be rescued from oblivion and gifted the Bharat Ratna.
- Politics Of Hatred (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 15, 2002)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia fancies herself playing the role of a mediator between Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
- Endless Bliss (Pioneer, Vandana Kumari Jena, Jan 15, 2002)
It needs a lot of courage to expand one's family when one is nearing her fortieth year.
- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- By Sleight Of Tape (Indian Express, Jaya Jaitly, Jan 14, 2002)
For the first time in India an inquiry commission has been set up based on material provided by videotapes.
- Loose Words (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2002)
Nuclear issues are indeed too dire to be bandied about.
- Musharraf And The Art Of Persuasion (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 14, 2002)
The Pakistan flag was to the left of him, the Father of the nation guarding his right shoulder. A vase of reddening roses adorned the desk.
- ‘Everyone Is Sick Of Kalashnikov Culture’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2002)
I think, these people have declared more Muslims as Kafirs (infidels) than motivating the non-Muslims to embrace Islam. Look at the damage they have caused.
- It's A Pregnant Pause, But With What? (Pioneer, Pran Chopra , Jan 14, 2002)
As I write these lines, South Asia is passing through what I can only describe as "a pregnant pause".
- Vision 2020 -- Why Satellite Towns Remain Distant Dreams (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 14, 2002)
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country).
- India Vision 10-20-50 (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 14, 2002)
Just 10 per cent more real time for listening and 20 per cent more quality time will result in 50 per cent more Kama (enjoyment of the senses) and Artha (wealth of such enjoyment).
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