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Articles 15621 through 15720 of 25647:
- Coal Sector Growth Stifled By Sickness (Business Line, Rabindra Nath Sinha, Dec 28, 2001)
THE COAL sector closes 2001 with none of the key issues, such as unrestricted entry of the private sector, sickness of three subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd.
- “Non-Resident” Chief Minister (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2001)
THERE is a sea of difference between what you earn and what you get on a platter. One can have a clear idea of the two by studying the case of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.
- Designs For High Growth And Income (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 28, 2001)
INDIA is zealously struggling to transform itself from a weak-strong model to a strong-weak model of economic governance.
- Unseemly Protest (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2001)
Open defiance of authority only erodes the credibility of a system.
- Goodbye 2001 (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Dec 28, 2001)
YOU have to admit 2001 was not a great year for many people. We will be glad to get it behind us, though we will not forget it for a very long time.
- Rank Indolence (Pioneer, Onkar Chopra , Dec 28, 2001)
Everybody seems to be an officer in the bank. In the 50s many of my friends and relatives had joined banks as clerks at the recommendation of my uncle who occupied a big post in a banking organisation.
- China’s 2001 Gdp Seen Strong, Bumpy Road Ahead (The Financial Express, Tamora Vidaillet, Dec 28, 2001)
BEIJING: China’s economy is forecast to have risen over seven percent this year, sealing its status as the bright spot in Asia, but analysts say growth is clearly slowing and the country will face difficulties next year.
- Disadvantage: Military Offensive (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Dec 28, 2001)
After the December 13 attack on Parliament, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee told the nation that "the fight against terrorism has reached its last stage".
- Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 28, 2001)
Even as the nation waits with baited breath about what is going to happen next with war clouds looming, ticket seekers are getting busy with elections to four states announced on Wednesday.
- America’S ‘evergreen’ Love Affair With Gun (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2001)
AMERICA'S “evergreen” love affair with the gun has intensified as arms and ammunition sales across the country have risen sharply since September 11.
- National Anthem And Nation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
DECEMBER 13 is said to have outraged the nation the way it did because Parliament is cherished as a symbol of our democracy.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- History Sheet Of A Rogue State (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 27, 2001)
Within two months of its creation, Pakistan sent armed tribesmen into Jammu & Kashmir in October, 1947.
- The Madrassa Mindset (Indian Express, Mehru Jaffer, Dec 27, 2001)
TO mention the twin words ‘Muslim’ and ‘madrassa’ today is to send a chill down the spine of many.
- Hand-Me-Down Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
IN Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s leg injury may have smoothed the way for a long intended event. Ever since he was grounded after a bad fall, Badal Jr has swung into hectic action. It began with issuing statements on his father’s health.
- More, General, More (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
AS political forecasters announce the possibility of war clouds, some in the Pakistani establishment would like to point to an already visible silver lining. Maulana Masood Azhar, fomenter of Deobandi demonstrations on Pakistani streets.
- Silly Standoff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2001)
It would be difficult to recall a Test series at home attracting such large doses of controversy even before it began, as the one that just concluded between India and England.
- Elusive Targets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC slowdown is no longer a matter of learned conjectures.
- Reasons Against Restraint (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
TO the average citizen of Delhi terrorist violence is a distant phenomenon, a pernicious abstraction.
- Is War On The Nri Agenda? (Indian Express, Balgrim Ragoonanan, Dec 27, 2001)
MOST of the people who are calling on India to wage war on Pakistan are probably of Indian origin but living outside India.
- First Blood (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Dec 27, 2001)
If September 11 was a turning point in the modern history of America, December 13 could well prove to be so for India.
- How Enron Connected To The Powers-That-Be (Indian Express, Dan Morgan, Dec 27, 2001)
DURING the administration of the first President George Bush, a new party fundraiser named Kenneth Lay was invited to spend the night at the White House.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Working For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE SHRILL AND threatening campaign spearheaded by the Vajpayee administration which suggests an outbreak of war with Pakistan must end.
- Order On Medical Seats (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
IN the past five months the Supreme Court has passed at least as many orders covering the field of medical education.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- Do We Want War? (Hindu, Shail Mayaram, Dec 27, 2001)
The only ones who stand to benefit from war are those who hope for more votes in the wake of nationalist jingoism, the military-industrial complex and the hawks in India and Pakistan.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Working For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE SHRILL AND threatening campaign spearheaded by the Vajpayee administration which suggests an outbreak of war with Pakistan must end.
- Tamil Nadu Shakes Off Lanka’s Ghost (Indian Express, T. N. Gopalan, Dec 27, 2001)
WAY back in the seventies, the then Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Srimavo Bandaranaike was received at Chennai airport by the then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
- Fan Unlimited (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Dec 27, 2001)
Star-Struck at 36? Sounds silly? But it’s true—I’ve been hopelessly star-mad ever since I can remember.
- Elusive Targets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2001)
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC slowdown is no longer a matter of learned conjectures.
- Why Not List Foreign Companies On Indian Ses? (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Dec 27, 2001)
It is high time India permitted foreign companies to list on Indian stock exchanges.
- True Women Of Substance And Attitude (Pioneer, Rakhee Bakshee, Dec 27, 2001)
Shining shoes, starched uniforms, guns on shoulders and armed with vigour and confidence, the women personnel of the CRPF march to the tunes of bravery. Their goal is to win, their desire is martyrdom.
- Men On The Spot (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Dec 27, 2001)
THERE is an apocryphal story told about two teams, with nine members in each, one from Japan and another from England who entered a competition for speed digging a hole in the earth.
- Promises To Keep (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 27, 2001)
AS THE economy opens up further, many enterprises are finding it difficult to survive in the marketplace.
- Enemy Of The State Is Al Qaeda, Not Osama Bin Laden (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Dec 27, 2001)
As the mission of smoking out Osama bin Laden from the Tora Bora caves proved unsuccessful, the million dollar ($25 million, to be precise) question regarding the nemesis of the world’s most wanted man, still remains unanswered.
- General Musharraf’s Cosmetic Action (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 27, 2001)
AT the end of his five-day visit to China, Pakistan’s military ruler and self-appointed President, General Pervez Musharraf, once again declared blandly that he would consider taking action against Pakistan-based organisations.
- ‘Pak’ Soldier’s Endless Wait For Pension (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
THIS is the extraordinary story of an ordinary soldier on the Indo-Pak border near Ladakh and a fascinating tale of a father who asked his son to fight for an army on whom he had once trained his guns.
- Foundation For The Future (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Dec 27, 2001)
Foreign direct investment is a term usually associated with trade and development in the economic sphere.
- Politics Of War Cry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
MUFFLED beats of war drums are being heard, but from a distance. On Tuesday both Prime Minister Vajpayee and Home Minister Advani toned down the Sangh Parivar rhetoric on hot pursuit and BJP president Jana Krishnamurthy said amen.
- Mining The Depths Of Decline (Telegraph, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Dec 27, 2001)
The coal sector in India is reported to have been under tremendous pressure during the last one decade or so.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- Device To Bring Down Infant Mortality Rate (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
A new semi-open intensive care machine has proved to be a success as far as controlling infant mortality is concerned. Developed by doctors at the JK Lon Hospital in Jaipur.
- Maha Kumbh (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 27, 2001)
WELL, that's how they described the golden jubilee conference of the ICAIs southern region. Mr Sinha lit the traditional lamp to inaugurate the mega-strong conclave of more than 1,800 delegates a record attendance.
- Beware The General Across The Border (Pioneer, Wilson John, Dec 26, 2001)
Let us not underestimate Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- Tossing The Coin (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
WITH the New Year comes the Euro, the new currency of life in the European Union.
- It’s Story-Time, Folks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
DRUMS beat announcing the dawn of a new era — the era of knowledge and Indian awakening.
- The Invisible People (Indian Express, Arindam Ghatak, Dec 26, 2001)
THE aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre (WTC) has brought a rather minor human concern to the forefront. Or maybe not that minor after all.
- Blank From Beijing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2001)
The Chinese played host to a beleaguered Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for five days, heard him out patiently, offered him military and economic aid, and said that the friendship between the two nations would be fortified further.
- Musharraf’s Arafat Act (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Dec 26, 2001)
ON his first day in office, Afghanistan’s new justice minister Abdul Rahim Karimi — a less well known name in the Cabinet but obviously someone with clearly defined ideas — is reported to have said, ‘‘the biggest problem in Afghanistan was terrorism.
- Terrorism From The Sea (Pioneer, Mukund B. Kunte, Dec 26, 2001)
Successive coalition governments in New Delhi have led Islamabad to believe that terrorism can be initiated and fuelled across our borders with impunity, a misconception that needs to be dispelled immediately.
- Siege Psychology In The Land Of The Free (Pioneer, Phillip Knightley, Dec 26, 2001)
It is time to assess what has happened in the United States since the terrorist attack on the twin towers on September 11 last.
- Kabul To Kathmandu (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Dec 26, 2001)
What are the striking commonalities between Kabul and Kathmandu?
- Whither Peace In Sri Lanka? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 26, 2001)
THIS Christmas will be a memorable one for Sri Lanka, or so hope its people.
- Private Funding And Higher Education (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 26, 2001)
The fact that some of the greatest universities in the world grew up in opposition to and autonomous from the state should hold lessons for us.
- Pressures On India’s Foreign Policy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 26, 2001)
The tragedy of Indian foreign policy is that more than 50 years after Independence, the country’s efforts at pursuing wider objectives in the region and the world are being dragged by a legacy of Partition, animosity with Pakistan.
- Defining Neighbourly Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 26, 2001)
THE STARK CONTRAST between the present phase of growing bonhomie between India and Sri Lanka, on one side, and the dangerous escalation of tensions in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
- Open To Evil Eyes (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Dec 26, 2001)
Ever since the aborted terrorist assault on the Indian Parliament, there has been abundant speculation on the likely Indian response.
- Year Of Setback For Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 26, 2001)
THE ECONOMY took a downturn in 2001, after sustaining a six per cent growth over almost a decade, with recessionary trends persisting in industry, aggravated by the cyclical swings in agriculture.
- Bacteria In Waste Management (Business Line, Mahendra Pandey , Dec 26, 2001)
MICRO-ORGANISMS constitute an antique group of living organisms which appeared on earth's surface almost 3,000 million years ago.
- After The War (Hindu, Harald A Gould, Dec 26, 2001)
The United States has to abandon the permissiveness towards General Pervez Musharraf's double standard on terrorism.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Steel: Ending On Flat Note (Business Line, Rabindra Nath Sinha, Dec 26, 2001)
THE domestic steel industry closes 2001 on a highly uncertain note. On the financial year basis, the results of the third quarter ending December 2001 will be available in the course of January.
- After The War (Hindu, Harald A Gould, Dec 26, 2001)
The United States has to abandon the permissiveness towards General Pervez Musharraf's double standard on terrorism.
- Wto Ruling No Thunderbolt (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 26, 2001)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the World Trade Organisation panel ruling on the auto dispute between the US and the EU, on the one hand.
- Private Funding And Higher Education (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 26, 2001)
The fact that some of the greatest universities in the world grew up in opposition to and autonomous from the state should hold lessons for us.
- Virtual Worker (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 26, 2001)
INFORMATION technology is in the throes of rapid changes.
- Border Flashpoint (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
Tension along the Indo-Pakistan border is reaching flashpoint. Both countries are deploying armed corps, tanks and missiles on the international border and the Line of Control in the Kashmir valley.
- ‘We Are More Concerned With Revenue Deficit Than Fiscal Deficit’ (The Financial Express, Sanjaya Baru, Dec 26, 2001)
It is not often that an interview is spread over 10 days.
- Year Of The Terrorist (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Dec 26, 2001)
The year now about to pass into history was expected to usher in a brave, new millennium during which mankind, mercifully free from the 20th century-style wars, hot or cold, was expected to make rapid strides towards peace, stability, progress.
- Protecting The Young (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 26, 2001)
Last year in December, a Swiss couple was arrested after activists belonging to the Forum Against Child Sexual Exploitation tipped off the Mumbai police about their involvement in a possible child abuse racket.
- Eating Crow (Tribune, Ram Verma, Dec 26, 2001)
Having been in government service all my life, I have acquired, it now looks pretty clear, two odious traits: miserliness and a moralistic fervor.
- Defining Neighbourly Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 26, 2001)
THE STARK CONTRAST between the present phase of growing bonhomie between India and Sri Lanka, on one side, and the dangerous escalation of tensions in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
- Rajnath’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has put Mr Rajnath Singh in a spot of bother.
- Cheery Chase (Pioneer, Vandana Kumari Jena, Dec 26, 2001)
"Are you from Orissa?" asked my boss when I went on a posting to Delhi a few years after marriage. "I am from Delhi, sir," I answered, and when he drew my attention to my surname I clarified, "My husband is from Orissa."
- Us Study Aims To Help Male Cybersex Addicts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
About 6.5 per cent of male Internet users are compulsive cybersex fans, with online fantasy lives so intense that their off-line relationships may suffer, according to a new study.
- Australian Scientists Warn Of New Car Illness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2001)
Australian scientists have warned that the reassuring smell of a new car actually contains high levels of toxic air emissions which can make drivers ill.
- Power Play After Terror Strike (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 25, 2001)
The suicide attack by the ISI-sponsored terrorists on Parliament House and its aftershocks have left behind many significant anecdotes.
- Babri Masjid And After (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 25, 2001)
Whenever December 6 approaches, we have to remind ourselves of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and of the mindset that would justify that barbarism.
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