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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 25647:
- Delusions Of Grandeur (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 05, 2002)
A regional conference in Kathmandu is an appropriate time to reflect that stability and prosperity will elude southern Asia until its physical map is allowed to shape its politics that are still determined by the West’s Cold War aims.
- An Unconventional Meeting (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 05, 2002)
I have attended many writers conferences in different parts of the world: Phillipines, England, Scotland, the United States of America and India.
- The Business Of Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 4. Will the business of SAARC ever become business?
- National Trust: Giving The Disabled A Sense Of Belonging (The Financial Express, S. Rohini, Jan 05, 2002)
The disabled population in the country as per a rough estimate is around 3 per cent.
- Defence Production Thrown Open To Private Sector, Fdi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2002)
THE Government has opened the floodgates for private participation in defence production including foreign direct investments (FDI).
- Highlighting India's Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 05, 2002)
INDIA'S COMPELLING CASE about a systematic terrorist threat to its national interest is being unnecessarily undermined by the unseemly and wholly avoidable controversy involving Pakistan over the question of supportive evidence.
- The Cost Of War (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 05, 2002)
A war causes colossal human suffering... In all this, the `economic' costs seem trifling. But there is a huge cost, both short and long term.
- Microcredit: Globalisation Unlimited (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 05, 2002)
IT is a two-edged sword. While it supposedly takes the rural poor into a new domain of economic freedom, it keeps the corporate sector hopeful of exploiting this freedom.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 05, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- The Business Of Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 4. Will the business of SAARC ever become business?
- Forensic Justice And Aids (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 05, 2002)
India, like South Africa, has, high on its health agenda, the pathology of HIV and AIDS. So human rights are in jeopardy and, vis-a-vis jural relief, judicial obscurantism is forensic folly, the vanishing point of curial vigilance.
- Highlighting India's Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 05, 2002)
INDIA'S COMPELLING CASE about a systematic terrorist threat to its national interest is being unnecessarily undermined by the unseemly and wholly avoidable controversy involving Pakistan over the question of supportive evidence.
- Is The Sensex Revamp Worth The Trouble? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jan 05, 2002)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex will sport a new look from 7th January, 2002.
- The Cost Of War (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 05, 2002)
A war causes colossal human suffering... In all this, the `economic' costs seem trifling. But there is a huge cost, both short and long term.
- Is The Sensex Revamp Worth The Trouble? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jan 05, 2002)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex will sport a new look from 7th January, 2002.
- Chipped Truths (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 05, 2002)
THE Mumbai CEGAT was kept occupied with potato chips when the Indian Organic Chemicals case came up for hearing. The dispute was on how the chips were manufactured.
- Cash And Curry (Indian Express, Neelmani J. Bhatia, Jan 05, 2002)
The art of balancing accounts and arriving at a point of equilibrium, where the deficit is not insurmountable and can be overcome with small borrowings from the over-cautious finance officer, aka the Man of the House.
- Ranbaxy To Take Majority Stake In Fine Drugs -- Plans Open Offer For 20 Pc (Business Line, C. R. Sukumar, Jan 05, 2002)
ACCELERATING on its buying spree, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RLL), the Rs 1,800-crore pharmaceutical major, has decided to acquire a controlling stake in Fine Drugs and Chemicals Ltd (FDCL), a Hyderabad-based bulk actives manufacturer.
- Why Saarc Does Not Spark? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 04, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 3. The failures of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation over the last two decades have led to agonising soul searching among sections of the intelligentsia in the subcontinent.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Jan 04, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 04, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- The Heat Is Soothing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 04, 2002)
WHEN COMPETITION MAKES things hot for producers, consumers can always expect some soothing results.
- Beyond Terrorism And Recession... -- Us Looks Ahead With Hope (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 04, 2002)
AMERICANS opened the New Year with a renewed sense of confidence, overcoming the traumatic experience of the terrorist attacks of 2001, and with strong expectations of economic recovery in the first half of 2002.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 04, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 04, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.'
- New Currency (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2002)
Since the Euro transition did not happen overnight, January 1, 2002, is more of a signal and needs to be considered in the broader context of European integration.
- Pluralism And Liberalism (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jan 04, 2002)
The current resurgence of identity politics is but an expression of the primacy of the group over the individual. It does not augur well for liberal democracy in India.
- Mission Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
Jammu and Kashmir is labouring under many disadvantages.
- Ultimate Conquest (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 04, 2002)
HAS the last surviving bastion of the world outside the US fallen? Has the US succeeded in making the ultimate cultural conquest?
- Elusive Radical Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 04, 2002)
THE GRUESOME MURDER last week in Mahbubnagar district of D. Ragya Naik, a sitting Congress Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, raises a diverse range of questions.
- Padmalaya Tele In Talks With Set For Private Placement (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Jan 04, 2002)
PADMALAYA Telefilms Ltd (PTL) is in talks with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India Pvt Ltd to offer 15 lakh shares (12.5 per cent stake) by way of private placement.
- Fdi Flows And Cross-Border M&as (Business Line, S. Gurumurthi , Jan 04, 2002)
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 04, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.' There is a big difference between the two sayings.
- Why Saarc Does Not Spark? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 04, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 3. The failures of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation over the last two decades have led to agonising soul searching among sections of the intelligentsia in the subcontinent.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Jan 04, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- So That Drought Never Returns (Indian Express, Anil Agrawal, Jan 04, 2002)
IN the last few weeks since the media storm on drought hit our politicians, several of them have made statements regarding the importance of a community-based rainwater harvesting strategy to drought proof the country...
- Elusive Radical Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 04, 2002)
THE GRUESOME MURDER last week in Mahbubnagar district of D. Ragya Naik, a sitting Congress Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, raises a diverse range of questions.
- Free Verse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2002)
Time, and a few unsuspecting bureaucrats, have delivered Rabindranath Tagore from the clutches of proprietorship.
- The Heat Is Soothing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 04, 2002)
WHEN COMPETITION MAKES things hot for producers, consumers can always expect some soothing results.
- It’s A Long March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
INDIA’S strategy is beginning to pay off although a great deal of the distance on the road to the elimination of terrorism from the region in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular remains to be covered.
- After A 27-Yr-Old Affair With Jihad, Breaking Up Is Toughest Part (Indian Express, Aamer Ahmed Khan, Jan 04, 2002)
Pakistan’s jihadi regime which supported a ‘holy war’ in Afghanistan and Kashmir lies buried in the ruins of New York and Kandahar.
- Pluralism And Liberalism (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jan 04, 2002)
The current resurgence of identity politics is but an expression of the primacy of the group over the individual. It does not augur well for liberal democracy in India.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 04, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Indian Economic Association Points To Reform Gaps (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Jan 04, 2002)
As the old adage goes, it is difficult to get two economists to agree on a single, simple hypothesis.
- Fdi Flows And Cross-Border M&as (Business Line, S. Gurumurthi , Jan 04, 2002)
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion.
- Ultimate Conquest (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 04, 2002)
HAS the last surviving bastion of the world outside the US fallen? Has the US succeeded in making the ultimate cultural conquest?
- Pre-Emptive Strike (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
IT must be the single most unappreciated sector in India. As it prepares to render yet again its services to the country, it’s time we made amends.
- Beyond Terrorism And Recession... -- Us Looks Ahead With Hope (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 04, 2002)
AMERICANS opened the New Year with a renewed sense of confidence, overcoming the traumatic experience of the terrorist attacks of 2001, and with strong expectations of economic recovery in the first half of 2002.
- Now You See It, Now You Don’t (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
THAT Kabul has become a common dateline creates the illusion that it has become accessible. It has not. An Indian reporter’s journey to Kabul has all the trimmings of surrealistic drama.
- Naidu On Mission To E-Enable Rural Masses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 04, 2002)
IT may sound far-fetched and unrealistic given the current state of the telecom infrastructure in the country.
- Tcs Gets Rs 200-Cr Order From United Utilities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 04, 2002)
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed an agreement for over Rs 200 crore (30 million pounds) order with United Utilities Plc of UK for delivery of IT services.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- Inelegance Marks The Buy-Back Law (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 03, 2002)
WHEN one reads the substantive law on share buyback enshrined in Section 77A of the Companies Act, 1956, one is struck by the sheer inelegance of its language.
- No Small Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2002)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the New Year switch to the euro marks a watershed in the history of Europe, governed the past centuries by strong nationalist aspirations.
- Pak Firm Duplicating Russian Arms Under Copyright Violations (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, Jan 03, 2002)
A Pakistani defence firm has been caught blatantly duplicating Russian arms at an international exhibition in Turkey, according to reports.
- New Year Sales Gets Lukewarm Response (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2002)
THE New Year sale, a phenomenon typical to Chennai, has not had the much-desired shot-in-the arm for the retailers in the city.
- Inelegance Marks The Buy-Back Law (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 03, 2002)
WHEN one reads the substantive law on share buyback enshrined in Section 77A of the Companies Act, 1956, one is struck by the sheer inelegance of its language.
- India-Pakistan Face-Off -- Testing Time For Sagacious Leadership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2002)
By a process of elimination, what is left as the only abiding solution is to come to terms with Pakistan with a sense of realism and constructive engagement.
- India-Pakistan Face-Off -- Testing Time For Sagacious Leadership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2002)
By a process of elimination, what is left as the only abiding solution is to come to terms with Pakistan with a sense of realism and constructive engagement.
- Re-Infusing Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2002)
A SERIES OF not flattering news concerning the Unit Trust of India's (UTI) flagship US 64 Scheme that began in July last year culminated in the announcement, for the first time ever, of its net asset value (NAV) by the end of the year.
- A Perfect Counterfoil (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 03, 2002)
It seems highly presumptuous to write of a woman with whom one had the slenderest of acquaintances.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- No Small Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2002)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the New Year switch to the euro marks a watershed in the history of Europe, governed the past centuries by strong nationalist aspirations.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- How Safe Are Indian Ports From Terrorist Activities? (The Financial Express, Vijay Sakhuja, Jan 03, 2002)
International intelligence agencies are monitoring the movement of at least 20 merchant vessels in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the United States.
- Stable Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 03, 2002)
Even contrarians will concede that there are few relationships that are as critical for India today as the one with the United States of America.
- Independent Thinking (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Jan 03, 2002)
Is non-alignment still relevant after the end of the Cold War? When the United States of America launched the war against al Qaida and its taliban patrons, a debate erupted in India over the principle and practice of non-alignment.
- A Perfect Counterfoil (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 03, 2002)
It seems highly presumptuous to write of a woman with whom one had the slenderest of acquaintances.
- A Journey With Other People (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Jan 03, 2002)
Today, the Nagas just want peace, believesBy Sudipta Bhattacharjee.
- Circa 2002 Likely To Set The Trend For Biotech Development (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Jan 03, 2002)
Hopefully, circa 2002 will set the trend for the decade of biotechnology with the release of the first transgenic crop, Bt cotton for commercial cultivation in the country.
- Re-Infusing Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2002)
A SERIES OF not flattering news concerning the Unit Trust of India's (UTI) flagship US 64 Scheme that began in July last year culminated in the announcement, for the first time ever, of its net asset value (NAV) by the end of the year.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- The Panja-Didi Show (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2002)
Featuring party-snatching and other delightful vignettes.
- Warming Up Exercises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2002)
Please send VHP and Friends a copy of the PM’s musings.
- Advani Flies Into A Fog (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jan 03, 2002)
The irony of the situation was not missed by anyone. A few days after he inaugurated, with much fanfare, Delhi airport’s new instrument landing system which is supposed to help guide descending planes through fog.
- Poto Ii (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2002)
WHILE THE PROMULGATION of POTO was greeted with a censorious bang, its repromulgation has met with little more than a critical whimper.
- Protecting Companies Against Double Jeopardy (The Financial Express, Amit K. Vyas, Jan 03, 2002)
Our Constitution has, vide Article 20(2), stipulated that no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.
- Spices Exports Drop By Rs 172 Cr (Business Line, G. K. Nair , Jan 03, 2002)
EXPORTS of spices during the first nine months of the current fiscal declined by Rs 172 crore compared to the corresponding period last year.
- History And Community Sentiment (Hindu, Rajeev Bhargava, Jan 02, 2002)
The history textbooks from which selected portions are deleted do not condemn the way of life of any community... They do, however, discourage a deferential attitude... This is how it should be.
- A Missive And Message To G.K. Vasan (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 02, 2002)
CHENNAI, Jan.1 After the loaded New Year message from the TNCC president, Mr. E. V. K. S. Elangovan, inviting Tamil Maanila Congress leaders to work for a merger, the onus is on the TMC leadership to chalk out its future course of action.
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