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Articles 16821 through 16920 of 25647:
- India Slow To Rise To Wind Power Potential (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Nov 23, 2001)
Rising temperature and changing climate are leading countries to adopt green methods for generating power.
- Reviving India's Economy - Iii -- India Inc. Should Get Its Act Together (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2001)
India's corporate sector has within it the repertoire of the skills necessary for a Judo strategist -- movement, resilience, balance, nimbleness and leverage -- to take on world players in whatever field.
- Leveraging On History (Business Line, Lee D. Parker, Nov 22, 2001)
WE LIVE and work in an age where change is highly valued and the future is our governing professional and corporate orientation.
- Poor Rating (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
OKAY, the Taliban are near-destroyed and India’s stand on terrorism has been vindicated, but now what? Well, just in case you forget, here’s a timely warning from global credit-rating firm Standard & Poor’s:
- Pakistan: Reaping The Whirlwind? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 22, 2001)
PAKISTAN today is in the unenviable position of having two enemies, vis-`-vis the developments in Afghanistan.
- Gowda’s Plans Go Awry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
In the last few weeks, former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda has been desparately trying to come to political limelight but without much success.
- Effective Ban On Smoking Has To Come From Within (The Financial Express, T. Bhanu, Nov 22, 2001)
We all know that soliciting in public is a punishable offence. But can one strike a hush-hush deal with a sex worker, escort her to a hotel room, or a private place and partake of her ‘service’ on offer? The answer is yes and no.
- Maran’s ‘Marginal Loss’ At Doha May Prove Substantial (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 22, 2001)
India agreeing to the inclusion of the environment clause in multilateral trading may water down the gains it achieved in trade in agriculture if effective steps are not taken in time.
- Many Can’t Stomach Bush Ramzan Feasts (Indian Express, Hanna Rosin, Nov 22, 2001)
AS PRESIDENT Bush hosts Ramzan feasts at the White House this week to bolster Muslim support for the war on terrorism, he is shadowed by criticism of the administration’s outreach efforts to American Muslims during the past two months.
- Cricket Code & Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2001)
A LITTLE BIT of prudence on the part of India's cricketers as well as by the match referee, Mr. Mike Denness, could have saved cricket from the latest controversy in South Africa.
- Neutralising Afghanistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 22, 2001)
AS THE American military campaign to oust the Taliban from its last strongholds continues and the first steps of a peace process unfold in the German capital Berlin on Monday, there is broad international consensus on four issues.
- Win-Win At Doha (Hindu, Amit Dasgupta, Nov 22, 2001)
SELF-INTEREST motivates all negotiations, but good negotiators know that the only successful strategies are those that strive for win-win solutions.
- The Enduring Sickness (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 22, 2001)
ON AUGUST 2001, two Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha one to repeal the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (the SICA).
- Eu's Single-Market Directives -- Potion For Global Competitiveness (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 22, 2001)
Europe must become a globally competitive economy built on knowledge and innovation and on a strategy of sustainable economic development.
- Sweet Surprises (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2001)
THE MINISTER FOR Food and Consumer Affairs Mr Shanta Kumar, deserves to be complimented for keeping his promise of a phased decontrol of the sugar sector.
- Rural Credit -- Over To Private Sector (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Nov 22, 2001)
AT A recent national summit on Public-Private Partnership for Rural Prosperity, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has given a desperate call to the industry to join the Government in economic revival of the countryside.
- Reviving India's Economy: Judo Strategy May Pay High Dividends -- Ii (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 22, 2001)
FOR far too long, Indias policy-makers have been building their growth models on parameters applicable to industrial countries whose understanding of the economic laws was coloured by their specific contexts and cultures.
- Declaration Broadly Serves India’s Interests (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 22, 2001)
The achievements of the Indian delegation at the Doha Ministerial Meeting cannot be measured against the yardstick of Government’s position as that itself evolved rapidly in the light of the emerging international consensus.
- Fdi Is Welcome In Retail Trade, But Is It Really Needed? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Nov 22, 2001)
Retailing is one of the largest private industries the world over, with annual sales exceeding $6 trillion, accounting for a sizeable share in gross domestic product (GDP) besides being a major employment generator.
- This Is No Misa (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
IN 1969, Henry Kissinger, newly appointed national security adviser, was talking off the record to the media. ‘‘Will you repeat your predecessors’ mistakes in Vietnam?’’
- It Shall Be A Folly To Cry Foul (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Nov 22, 2001)
No one is perfect. No one can be always right. Everyone can err. The mortal man is not exempted from making mistakes. We know it. Still, we go on finding fault. At all times.
- Business At Hand (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 22, 2001)
It is hoped that the whip cracked by Lok Sabha Speaker GMC Balayogi towards the end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament will rein in the more mercurial members in the current session that was brought to order on Monday.
- Pakistan's Debacle In Afghanistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2001)
Speaking on Pakistan's independence day on August 14, General Pervez Musharraf proclaimed: "The Taliban are the dominant reality in Afghanistan and the international community should engage.
- All For None: None For All (Pioneer, Pankaj Dubey, Nov 22, 2001)
In discussions on the WTO, the issue of fairness is confused with evaluating benefits.
- Denness' Mens Rea (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Nov 22, 2001)
Dear Uma Bharatiji - Today a proud and free citizen of a free India is compelled to write this open letter for your urgent intervention to save India from the clutches of the ICC.
- Denness Stumps Cricket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
Most members of the English cricket team currently in India wanted to skip the tour for security reasons.
- Should Octroi Go? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a ruling on Monday, cleared the way for the Punjab Government to abolish octroi.
- Campaign Against Taliban, Al-Qaeda (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2001)
Speaking on Pakistan’s independence day on August 14 less than a month before the horrendous terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, General Pervez Musharraf proclaimed:
- Kapil Back To His “First Love” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
After nearly 18 months of self-imposed ‘‘sanyaas’’ from cricket, Kapil Dev, who along with Sunil Gavaskar, should be among the leading lights in international cricket of all times, has decided to return to his ‘‘first love’’.
- The Secularism Of Celebration (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
SOCIOLOGISTS claim that the farther the contemporary Indian travels from his roots the more he seeks to return to them.
- Alcoa Gets Major Foothold In China Upstream Metals (The Financial Express, Kathleen Kearney, Nov 22, 2001)
HONG KONG: Alcoa Inc, the world’s largest aluminium producer will finally acquire a 50 per cent stake in China’s most modern aluminium plant following years of discussions, and the key to the deal is alumina, analysts said.
- The War On Tv (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
STAR NEWS
‘‘I would think it’s impossible for Pakistan to be in Kabul.
- Chaos Continues In North East (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Nov 21, 2001)
The North East contin-ues in the chaos, which has entered political life as Meghalaya goes the Manipur way, and the fact remains that ideology (long gone), political parties (extinct) are long forgotten.
- Europe's 'General' Views On Nine-Eleven (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Nov 21, 2001)
Strange are the ways of the world, even stranger the ways of warfare, especially George Bush's first war of the 21st century.
- Do You Feel Winter In Bones? (Tribune, Jane Clarke, Nov 21, 2001)
WHAT a spirit-dampener the rain is! Not only that, but wet weather makes many people’s bones and joints ache.
- Amid Hills & Greenery, Barnala Turns Painter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
WITH a lot of politics expected after Uttaranchal state’s first-ever elections to be held next year, the Governor of the state, Surjit Singh Barnala, cools his heels taking time out to indulge in some paintings.
- Pm’s Day Out With Kathak (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 21, 2001)
In between relaxing with a Hindi film and wooing the RSS at Panchvati, Vajpayee seems to have decided to pack in a bit of culture as well at his recently constructed auditorium complex.
- The War On Tv (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2001)
BBC [Point of the day]
‘‘The positive thing is that everyone in Afghanistan is talking about unity, no one wants a division of the country.
- Probe Land Grabbing Cases (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
In a state where encroachment upon the government land has been colossus and some of the unearthed cases of such land grabbing have been hushed up the report that the investigation into the Budgam land scam.
- Missed Melody (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 21, 2001)
"Menon" - a deep, confident, decisive voice always answered, in response to telephone calls made to their Friend's Colony residence.
- Nation Doesn’t Need Draconian Laws (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Nov 21, 2001)
TERRORISM may have acquired a new dimension after the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon in Washington on September 11.
- Pakistan’s Yes, No, If, But … (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
HAD it not been the inevitable consequence of riding two horses pulling in opposite directions, the condition of Pakistan could have been described as pathetic.
- Call Back The Cricketers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
MR Mike Denness, the international match referee for the Indian cricket team's tour of South Africa, may have bitten more than he can chew by virtually accusing the entire visiting team of indulging in acts of cheating and violating the spirit of the game
- Fernandes Returns (Pioneer, B. Vivekanandan, Nov 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's decision to bring back Mr George Fernandes as Defence Minister is being criticised in certain quarters.
- Ban Mike Deness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 21, 2001)
No one can object to cricketers being punished for misconduct on the field.
- A Soldier: Why Should I Fight Terrorism? (Tribune, PN Khera, Nov 21, 2001)
INDIAN soldiers posted on the international border and the Line of Control have to fight an unseen enemy who has been infiltrated into the country to strike at strategic targets and innocent civilians or set up booby traps to blow up military convoys.
- The Bush-Putin Summit (The Kashmir Times, R. R. Subramanian, Nov 21, 2001)
The summit meeting between President Bush of the USA and President Putin of Russia at a ranch house in Gramford, Texas has floundered over the issue of ballistic missile defence (BMD).
- A Voyage And The Elusive Vision - Ii (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 21, 2001)
IMAGE POLITICS is not the real answer to the difficulty that Official India encounters in acquiring a strategic vision and a roving focus to keep pace with the U.S.-led campaign against global terrorism.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before.
- Unfair! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2001)
Here is Dalmiya’s chance to stand up for Indian players.
- History Rubbished To Rouble (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
If vandalising a historic monument and reducing it to rouble, and reducing the rouble to finer dust can increase the space in any part of Jammu city, then why end at the Bibi Chand Kour Samadhi.
- Shrinking Space Of Hinduism (Hindu, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 21, 2001)
THE DALITS embracing Buddhism in Delhi on November 4 became a national issue as it was made controversial.
- When Elephants Fight, The Grass Gets Trampled (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 21, 2001)
WHEN elephants fight, runs an old saying, it is the grass that is trampled.
- Temple Plots And Holy Men (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 21, 2001)
Why are Punjab’s Sikhs trapped in this medieval morass?
- After The Fall Of Kabul (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, Nov 21, 2001)
India must take the initiative and reopen its diplomatic mission.
- Eu-India Initiative For Corporate Social Responsibility (The Financial Express, Navtej Dhillon, Nov 21, 2001)
Indian and European business representatives are meeting in New Delhi today* (Wednesday) to see how best to meet their responsibilities to society at large.
- The Fight For Human Rights Has To Include The Excluded (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 21, 2001)
Kabul fell one day after some 500 men and women from South Asia, at a meeting in New Delhi, adopted a statement on the sovereignty of Afghanistan.
- Haryana Action Plan To Check Fast-Depleting Water Table (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Nov 21, 2001)
Alarmed by reports of continued and steep decline in the reservoir-level of underground water in Haryana, particularly in the southern part of the state which includes Gurgaon, the state government has constituted a Water Conservation Mission (WCM).
- Reviving India's Economy: Time To Think Of Offbeat Recipes -- I (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2001)
THERE has been no letup in the bad news on the economic front. India, in common with the rest of the world, is face to face with the spectre of a recession -- a word that nobody dares even to breathe.
- Mr Lamy, 40 Indian Parliamentarians, And The New Round (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Nov 21, 2001)
On Thursday, just a day after commerce minister Murasoli Maran has finished flaunting in Parliament the trophies he got back from Doha, European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy will perform a delicate diplomatic task.
- The Mess In Afghanistan (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 21, 2001)
IF TRUTH be told, despite the success of the US-led coalitions attack on Afghanistan, the fall of Kabul.
- Towards A Terror-Free Zone? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2001)
THE UNITED STATES is beginning to exude confidence that its military campaign against the Taliban-Osama axis in Afghanistan is producing the desired results.
- 200 Turn Up To See World’S Biggest Liar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
A multitude of lies told by George Kemp has won him the title of the world’s biggest liar. Contestants flocked to a Cumbrian pub to take up the challenge to scoop this year’s title.
- Distorting The Spirit Of Islamic Reconstruction (Indian Express, Syed Ali Mehdi, Nov 20, 2001)
Terrorism, particularly after Black September, poses the greatest threat to human civilisation.
- Poto: Pity It Is Confrontation, Not Consensus (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 20, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 19. It will be a pity that just when the country needs consensus on core issues of national interest, the ruling side and the opposition head towards a sharp confrontation.
- Young India Takes The Reins (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 20, 2001)
A decade ago it was fashionable to deride the CPM for its gerentocratic leadership. In those days, the party politburo’s average age was as high as 75 plus.
- Business Vigilance In A Consumer Society (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Nov 20, 2001)
AMERICAN business is full of peculiarities, hooked to a rolling economy and a fast changing consumer society.
- Jayalalitha’s Terms Of Engagement (Indian Express, B. S. Nagaraj, Nov 20, 2001)
After enduring separation pangs, the AIADMK seems to getting close to the BJP all over again. Is an alliance afoot?
- Yesterday’s Dream Machines (Indian Express, Shymola Khanna, Nov 20, 2001)
On the 8th of October, as the Indian Air Force celebrated its 69th anniversary, the Hunter flew for the last time.
- South Africa-India Bilateral Trade Picks Up Well Despite A Late Start (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 20, 2001)
Bilateral trade between India and South Africa started in 1993 since earlier there were trade restrictions on account of apartheid pursued by the then South African regime.
- Democracy In Dire Straits (Tribune, Bhim S. Dahiya, Nov 20, 2001)
Whenever the thought of our democracy occurs to me, and it occurs quite often, a scene from an old Hindi movie named “Railway Platform” appears on my mind’s screen.
- Pm’s Sangat Darshan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee turned the concluding function of the bicentenary celebration of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s coronation into a launching pad of the coming election campaign.
- Minister For Siachen (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 20, 2001)
Defence means more than notching up frequent flier points.
- A Vvip Village Called Bathindi (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 20, 2001)
Mahatma Gandhi saw the vision of new India in the villages of the country.
- Cold Facts, Bold Talks (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 20, 2001)
The militants have again flexed their muscle. At Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar national highway, far away from either the I.B. or the LoC, while ten jawans and five civilians lay dead and around 30 others were left wounded.
- Gathering Pace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2001)
THE FLURRY OF announcements by the Minister for Disinvestment indicates that the public sector sale (PSE) programme is finally gathering steam.
- View From The Fringes (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 20, 2001)
There is an adage that those who control Kabul rule Afghanistan.
- National Games In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2001)
The first National Games of the millennium opened in Ludhiana on Monday. For the next 10 days athletes from across the country will rekindle the spirit of competition and sportsmanship through healthy and fair competition.
- Can Government Manage Public Debt? (Business Line, A.Seshan, Nov 20, 2001)
THE Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India are reported to have agreed on a two-year timeframe to transfer public debt management from the latter to an Office for Debt Management (ODM).
- Challenges From Doha (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 20, 2001)
THE DOHA Ministerial Meeting has been a success to the extent that it came out with a declaration, which the Seattle meet held two years ago could not achieve.
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