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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 25647:
- Mumma's Caboodle (Pioneer, Inchie Lonial, Dec 23, 2001)
Peaceful hours of the morn... everyone in deep slumber. And suddenly it rings. Is the the alarm clock made to shatter the serenity of the blissful hours?
- In A Blissful World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 23, 2001)
Not everyone is moved by what is happening to the rest of the world. Among this lucky few is Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Debt Interest (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 22, 2001)
OVER THE LAST two-three years, the turnover in the debt market has vaulted from Rs 500 crore daily to Rs 6,000 crore now.
- In Kabul, A New Day (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
THE markedly divergent claims emerging from Afghanistan are telling.
- The Lost Year (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 22, 2001)
If only the Government had not been burdened by the orthodoxy against public spending, 2001 could have been very different.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Dec 22, 2001)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- Time To Nail Pakistan's Lies (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Dec 22, 2001)
Gen Pervez Musharraf's principal spokesman Gen Rashid Qureshi has gone beyond hideous transformation of facts in characterising the terrorist attack on Parliament on December 13, as an "insider" job.
- Using Tnt To Blast T&d (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
ENRON’S Dabhol power project is a mess, several global power majors have quit the country in disgust, power subsidies have crossed Rs 40,000 crore this year.
- War By Other Means (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2001)
India should send two unambiguous messages to Washington. First, if 9/11 (as Americans call it) determined the United States of America’s policing role in the new millennium, the Srinagar.
- Zionist Ideology Behind It All (Pioneer, N. Jamal Ansari, Dec 22, 2001)
Peace in the Middle East once again came under threat when Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at the doorsteps of Yasser Arafat.
- Banking Variables -- Changes Over The Three Decades (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 22, 2001)
In this article, the first of a series on the developments in banking over the three decades, P. R. Brahmananda analyses various variables to conclude the following:
- The Manwho Could Be King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 22, 2001)
As a savaged and brutalised Afgha-nistan gently rolled into the year 1992, glimpses of peace and hope were starting to peek through the gunpowder-drenched air of Kabul.
- Young State, Old Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FOR such a young state, Chhattisgarh politics is terribly worldly-wise. The buntings from its first birthday party are yet to be packed away and the state is back in the headlines for a very familiar, very stale set of reasons.
- Wake Up, “Sitting Ducks”! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2001)
AT a time when the country is reeling under the shock of terrorist attacks on Parliament and the Red Fort, there is a need for the display of steely resolve and determination by powers that be.
- Sad Plight Of Haryana Peasantry (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Dec 22, 2001)
HARYANA farmers played an important role in the resurgence of the peasant power in northern India under Charan Singh-Devi Lal leadership.
- Punishing Innocent Citizens (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 22, 2001)
IF you had read about my brother-in-law in the newspapers last week you would have thought he was a CIA agent or if not a spy then some other kind of very dangerous foreigner.
- What’s In A Name, Indeed (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Dec 22, 2001)
THREE knocks of the gavel, delivered by the judge on the table, is enough to silence everyone.
- New Great Guessing Game: Where’s Osama? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
WHEN Osama bin Laden seemed to melt into the snow-capped mountains of in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago, many speculated that he had made a simple escape, taking an obvious route.
- Ringing For Better Rates (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 22, 2001)
Competition benefits consumers. Bharti Telesonic’s IndiaOne is the first private national long distance operator and its offer has caused a flutter.
- All Eyes On Govt Installation In Kabul Today (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 22, 2001)
A new government in war-ravaged Afghanistan is going to be put in place today.
- As Hong Kong To China, We See Sri Lanka To India -- Mr Milinda Moragoda, Sri Lanka's Minister For Economic Reforms (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 22, 2001)
Even while in the Opposition the United National Party had strong links with India.
- Removal Of Us Sanctions: Illusion And Reality (The Financial Express, G. Balachandran, Dec 22, 2001)
Magic, it is said, is done with mirrors and illusions. It has to do with the sleight of hand, twist of the wrist and the presence of a good-looking stage assistant.
- Doha May Pry Open Eu Farm Sector To Global Competition (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, Dec 22, 2001)
LONDON: If the European Union (EU) symbolises free market and open borders, its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) epitomises just the opposite — protectionism at its best.
- On The Brink, Watch Your Step (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FORTY EIGHT hours from now, when Maulana Masood Azhar celebrates the second anniversary of the IC-814 hijack that made him a free man again, he would have a very special cause for satisfaction.
- ‘Our Govt’s Performance Has Been Better Than Congress’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 22, 2001)
He’s a chief minister in a hurry. Less than two-and-a half months after donning the mantle in Gujarat, that too at a crucial time when the ruling BJP has just about a year to shed the image of a non-performing government.
- The Lost Year (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 22, 2001)
If only the Government had not been burdened by the orthodoxy against public spending, 2001 could have been very different.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Dec 22, 2001)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- The Tough, Not The Rough, Road (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Dec 22, 2001)
Fifty four years and four wars later, "war" and "peace" continue to dominate the verbal exchange between India and Pakistan, neither country's foreign policy ever exploring an eminently possible middle ground.
- Civil Aviation: Policy Crash Landing (Business Line, M. R. Sivaraman, Dec 21, 2001)
THE Ministry of Civil Aviation is about to announce yet another policy, this time to allow 49 per cent equity participation by foreign players in the airline sector.
- Credulous Politics And Our Soft State (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Dec 21, 2001)
The gruesome attack on the parliament building on December 13 showed what we have known all along.
- Return The Favour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's speech in Parliament on Wednesday was addressed, besides his immediate audience.
- Victory Lies In The Air (Indian Express, H. Moolgavkar, Dec 21, 2001)
THE happenings in Afghanistan triggered by the bombings of September 11 in New York City and Washington have only gone to further confirm the potential and effectiveness of air power that had already become so clear during its application in World War II.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- Diplomacy In New World Order (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 21, 2001)
In his article, 'Foreign policy without a framework' (December 7), CP Bhambhri laments that the Government's foreign policy is without an appropriate conceptual framework.
- Failure At The Core (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Dec 21, 2001)
IN the ongoing discussions on economic slowdown, the lacklustre progress of Indias infrastructure sector invariably comes to the forefront.
- India’s Economic Balancesheet (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 21, 2001)
AFTER nerve-racking terrorism-related events inside and outside Parliament, the time has come to have yet another look at the state of the economy.
- Image & Image-Makers Of Mea (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 21, 2001)
INDIA fascinated the world for millennia. “Fabulous” — that was how India was described.
- Lukewarm Pursuit? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 21, 2001)
To pursue or not to pursue - that is the question. Prime Minister Vajpayee faces this Hamletian dilemma.
- The Kindest Cut! (Indian Express, Bhai Mahavir, Dec 21, 2001)
WELL, now that everything else is settled,’’ said the mayor, ‘‘the job — its specifications, the stages of payment, etc., etc., what about my share?’’
- Centre Of The Currency (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 21, 2001)
Ever try to remember those hazy days twenty years ago? The country was riven by a ferocious campaign to restructure Centre-state relations.
- Nathpa-Jhakri Asked For It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
CONVENTIONAL industrial wisdom is that one should work like mad today because tomorrow never comes.
- Divestment Vis-A-Vis National Interest (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 21, 2001)
THE DISINVESTMENT Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, is a conscientious person. But like an evangelist he knows no bounds. He must succeed, whatever the cost.
- ‘Three Pms Couldn’t Have Been Wrong In Inducting Me’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
With assembly elections just two years away, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is a man in a hurry.
- History: Servitude Or Freedom? (Pioneer, S. P. Gupta, Dec 21, 2001)
In recent weeks, a lot of class-room like definitions and purpose of "history" have been given by eminent historians like Professors Romilla Thapar, Bipan Chandra, Satish Chandra and others.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- Decking Up For Saarc Summit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 21, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 20. As the sound of war drums gets louder in New Delhi and Islamabad, all you can hear in Nepal's capital is men working through the night to give it a rapid facelift.
- Red Wine Prevents Fat Intake (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2001)
Weight-watchers who insist on a tumbler of water with a meal rather than a couple of glasses of red wine might not be helping the cause after all.
- A War Of Imagery (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2001)
FOUAD AJAMI, American of Muslim Lebanese origin, winner of the MacArthur Award, Professor of International Affairs at Princeton and Johns Hopkins University.
- ‘We Need Proactive State Govts To Implement Track-Ii Reforms’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 21, 2001)
One of the few professional managers to be elected as president of an apex industry body, K K Nohria wants Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) to encash on its unique advantage of having as members a large number of regional and trade.
- Eternal Poser (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 21, 2001)
AT A workshop on leadership for the branch managers of a major public sector corporation, a perceptive participant asked me to touch on a question for which there has as yet been no definitive or satisfactory answer.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Argentina’s Covertibility Czar Domingo Cavallo Bows Out Amidst Riots (The Financial Express, Brian Winter, Dec 21, 2001)
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Not even the raw energy of Domingo Cavallo, one of the emerging market world’s most well-known and creative economists, could slay the overwhelming pessimism of Argentina’s three-year recession.
- Corporate Lending Requires A Paradigm Shift (The Financial Express, D. K. Goswami, Dec 21, 2001)
The corporate lending scene has undergone radical changes in the last three decades although these are still inadequate to cope with the tumult.
- Love Stories By The Lake (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, Dec 21, 2001)
WHAT is it about a water body that attracts lovers by the droves to its sides?
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- Time To Get Over The Fiscal Deficit Obsession (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Dec 20, 2001)
The wheel has turned full circle for the Indian economy. When the country bit the structural adjustment bullet following the balance of payments (BoP) crisis in 1990-91, a bitter pill it has to swallow.
- Rich Nations Should Go Easy On Anti-Dumping In The Times Of Recession (The Financial Express, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 20, 2001)
Is recession the world over forcing developed countries like the United States to become more protectionist or are developing countries resorting to mass-scale dumping to overcome the problem of shrinking global markets?
- `Crude' Impact Of War (Business Line, Nilanjan Banik , Dec 20, 2001)
CAN you guess the likely impact of war on terrorism in Afghanistan? A rise in oil price.
- Asia Hopes To Let Good Times Roll In 2002 (The Financial Express, Jennifer Chen, Dec 20, 2001)
SINGAPORE: Asian economies are set for better times in 2002 after months of plummeting exports left many showing their worst performance in years.
- Counter-Terrorism Operations Need Better-Equipped Security Forces (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 20, 2001)
Having seen television images of the shoot-out in Parliament on December 13, doubts were raised about the inadequate armament and equipment with the security forces.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- Shooting From The Lip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
THE trouble with having a press secretary who doubles up as the official spokesman of the army; a press secretary who also happens to be a major general, is that routine media briefings turn almost instantaneously into exercises in sabre rattling.
- Mission Kabul (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 20, 2001)
A NEW chapter in the history of Afghanistan begins on December 22, when a new interim administration led by Hamid Karzai takes control of the old country.
- India Should Make Diplomacy, Not War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
The world seems to agree on one point in relation to South Asia: nuclear-armed India and Pakistan should not be allowed to go to war.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Phone Wars Begin (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 20, 2001)
THE PUBLIC SECTOR monopoly in domestic long-distance telephony has ended with Bharti Telesonics entry.
- Crooked As Crows (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Dec 20, 2001)
Miffed about a hue and cry over something petty and ignitable, I sat in disgust under the mango tree in our lawn.
- Hard Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
It is always the immature or the opportunistic who forget that freedom also means responsibility.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Cell Phone Bonanza (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Users of cellular phones are set to reap a rich harvest of competition. Private cellular operators have announced that they are cutting STD charges on mobile-to-mobile calls by 50 per cent with effect from January 26.
- Looking Beyond Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2001)
IF THE WORRISOME sabre-rattling in some quarters is discounted, the country's twin response to December 13 has been largely appropriate - steps have been taken to upgrade security in Sansad Bhavan.
- Of Tall Claims And Unfulfilled Plans (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 20, 2001)
PROJECTIONS have all gone awry in the final year of the Ninth Plan (2001-02) despite the best Budget the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, could craft for the economy.
- Poonam Of Amritsar Can Hoot Like An Owl (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Poonam Sharma, a third year undergraduate student of Amritsar, can hoot like an owl, copy the sounds of other birds and “speak in the voice” of silver screen personalities.
- Jack Welch, A Master Ceo (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Dec 20, 2001)
JACK-Straight from the Gut (Warner Books 2001), by GE CEO Jack Welch, has received raving reviews.
- Behnji's Samaj Party (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Mr Kanshi Ram last week merely formalised an arrangement that has existed within the Bahujan Samaj Party ever since it became a potent political force in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Silent War Within (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 20, 2001)
The meeting of the prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with senior leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) on his recent visit to Japan, has been widely welcomed as a move which would take the Naga peace process further.
- Unity Wins The Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2001)
Reason – egged on by a grim realisation – returned to national politics and a strong sense of unity emerged at the end of the two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on the December 13 terrorist attack.
- Working Out A Future Programme (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
The negotiations to be pursued under the terms of this declaration shall be concluded not later than January 1, 2005.
- Washington’s Betrayal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2001)
IT is time for a little exercise in semantics. George W. Bush’s grand War Against Terror had better be rechristened forthwith.
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