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Articles 18621 through 18720 of 25647:
- Political Insensitivity Towards Military (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Sep 04, 2001)
India presents a unique picture of its apolitical armed forces.
- Of Neo-Rich, Feasts And Media (Tribune, P. Raman , Sep 04, 2001)
The ancient lawgiver, Manu, had prescribed different sets of punishment for the Brahmins and the commoners for the same offence.
- The Age Of Unreason (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 04, 2001)
I BELIEVE that discontinuity is not a catastrophe, and that it certainly need not be a catastrophe.
- Sanctions On Pak, China (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2001)
ANY rubbing of hands in glee or the expressing of "serves them right" smugness over the US sanctions imposed on China and Pakistan will be misplaced because the move is no more than symbolic.
- Educating The People (Hindu, Fali S. Nariman, Sep 04, 2001)
The recent review of the Government's Education Policy has come under attack.
- There’s A Panther In The Kitchen (Indian Express, Rohit Bhan, Sep 04, 2001)
Luckily, wildlife authorities have a plan that may drive it back to where it really belongs.
- And We Thought We Had Already Paid For Safety... (Indian Express, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Sep 04, 2001)
TWO events from last week typify a trend in our current polity that is insidiously undemocratic and deeply worrisome.
- Our Debates On Their Terms (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Sep 04, 2001)
Caste system isn’t racism and our best sociologists and anthropologists are clear on this.
- All Pawns, No Bishops (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sep 04, 2001)
HEDGED in from all sides, his government torn with contradictions, his governance discredited in the eyes of the country as never before.
- Insecure At Home (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 04, 2001)
Rashid’s hounding shows state paranoia at its worst.
- Saffronised Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2001)
THE non-Sangh Parivar Chief Ministers' effort to stop the saffronisation of school textbooks deserves a loud round of applause.
- Israel Sees Scope For Widening Bilateral Relations With India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 04, 2001)
After India’s recognition of Israel, on September 17, 1950, the Jewish Agency established an office in Mumbai to send Iraqi, Afghan and European Jewish refugees to Palestine.
- Economic Stock-Taking (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2001)
IT IS NOT at all surprising that the Reserve Bank of India should be decidedly pessimistic on the near-term macro-economic outlook even as it remains guarded over the medium term.
- Organic Marketing At Its Best (The Economic Times, Sidharth Rao, Sep 04, 2001)
HERE is an appetiser: The Honda team in Europe recently devised a promotion to launch the new 5-door Honda HRV `Joy machine’ for the internet with low budget and modest expectations.
- Shuffling The Deck (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2001)
IT SEEMS FAIRLY evident that the sweeping Ministerial changes are intended to signal a reassertion of Prime Ministerial authority, severely dented as it has been in recent times.
- No Carrot, Only Stick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2001)
WITH a deep bow in the general direction of the Supreme Court, the Centre made vigorous legal motions to revamp the public (fair price shop) distribution system (PDS).
- Why The Gods Are Angry (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Sep 04, 2001)
GREEK mythology has it that King Tantalus angered the gods so much that they in turn condemned him to stand forever in a pool of clear water with a fruit-laden tree overhead.
- Decade Of Power Reforms -- Hardly Electrifying (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Sep 04, 2001)
``INDIA'S power sector is a leaking bucket; the holes deliberately crafted and the leaks carefully collected as economic rents by various stakeholders that control the system.
- ``Things Are (Not) Changing'' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 04, 2001)
OVER the past three months or so, West Bengal has had a new Chief Minister who has let it be known in his own inimitable way that he is bent on turning over a new leaf as far as the State's industrial scene is concerned.
- Why There Is So Much Poverty In Asia (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 04, 2001)
WIDESPREAD POVERTY and excessive inequality remain the principal challenges to the legitimacy of the globalisation process that has been underway the last two decades.
- Judges In Their Own Cause - I (Hindu, Prashant Bhushan, Sep 04, 2001)
ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, the Supreme Court, without even giving Arundhati Roy a notice or an opportunity to be heard - and therefore in violation of the principles of natural justice - proceeded to make the following remarks against her:
- Fed On Slogans (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 04, 2001)
DESPITE being a vast country with varied resources, the Indian poor have only been fed on slogans since Independence.
- The Us Slowdown Will Create Global Recessionary Pressures (The Economic Times, Neeraj Kaushal, Sep 04, 2001)
WHEN America catches cold, the global economy starts showing signs of pneumonia. This may be an over-used cliche. But the harsh reality of this cliche has never been as bitter as now.
- Man Of Power (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 04, 2001)
Lord Mountbatten had advised India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, that he should routinely shuffle around his ministerial colleagues.
- Transformations Of Capitalism (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2001)
MANY people, who are really objecting to capitalism as a way of life, argue as though they were objecting to it on the ground of its inefficiency in attaining its own objects.
- Kursi Kinetics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 03, 2001)
Cabinet reshuffle: different strokes for different folk.
- Fair Or Foul (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
Institutions, like laws, are as good as their administrators make them.
- A Mere Cabinet Reshuffle Won’t Do (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Sep 03, 2001)
THE WORLD economy is in decline. The Indian industrial economy has been declining for some years and the economy as a whole has for almost two years been waiting for a magic wand to be waved by government to revive it.
- Reforming The Rural Non-Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 03, 2001)
THE IMPORTANCE of the rural non-farm sector in poverty alleviation and promotion of livelihoods is being increasingly recognised.
- Has Global Recession Arrived? (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Sep 03, 2001)
THE ANSWER must be yes, if recent headlines are any indication. Last Friday, The Economist (August 25, 2001) put recession on its cover and this Friday, it was the turn of Japan.
- Measuring And Managing Power Sector Reforms (The Economic Times, R. K. Pachauri, Sep 03, 2001)
POWER sector reforms have been very much in the news, and given the precarious state of our power supply industry, the urgency of specific measures is now dawning on the leadership of political parties across the horizon.
- Rbi Faults Poor Fiscal Adjustment For Jolting Growth (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Sep 03, 2001)
The reductions in administered interest rates on some savings instruments, states the Reserve Bank in its annual report, enabled a general easing of the rate structure through monetary policy action.
- Now, That Surely Is Governance With A Capital G (The Financial Express, Inder Malhotra, Sep 03, 2001)
None of the lords and masters of the foreign policy establishment can pretend to be taken by surprise by the understandably sharp reaction to their shemozzle of appointing Bhishma Kumar Agnihotri as some kind of a rival.
- Secularism Re-Examined (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Sep 03, 2001)
THE PUBLIC debate on secularism is acquiring some curious features.
- Pm's Spring-Cleaning (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 03, 2001)
THE DECISION OF Singapore Airlines to abandon Air-India on the day the Prime Minister was twiddling with the pecking order in the Union Cabinet can be taken as a sample of the foreign perspective on India's reforms.
- Nothing Original About It! (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Sep 03, 2001)
THE NATIONAL Council of Applied Economic Research, one of the most respected think tanks in the country, has learnt from its past mistakes. So has the IMF.
- Social Inputs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
The programme had three aspects. The first was for setting up micro-enterprises and providing training and infrastructure for the urban poor.
- Time To Get Cracking (Indian Express, Anupreeta Das, Sep 03, 2001)
POOR Fardeen Khan. And now, poor Neeraj Wadhera.
- One Embassy, Two Ambassadors (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 03, 2001)
IT is simply amazing that we should have two ambassadors to the US.
- Miles To Go Before I Wake (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 03, 2001)
THERE is a great debate going on about the World Trade Organisation’s ministerial meeting in Doha.
- Pune Varsity Concoction Has World On A High (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Sep 03, 2001)
A generous serving of ayurved and yoga from India’s 5,000-year-old heritage is ready to be served to foreign campuses.
- The Right Stuff? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 03, 2001)
‘‘Awesome’’ is a new favorite. It’s transatlantic too. Vicki tries it on his father in London, who looks spectacularly impressed by his son’s vocabulary (now, if only he would concentrate on his medical notes rather than musical notations)...
- Performance Anxiety (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 03, 2001)
One of the important recent developments as far as India is concerned has been the downgrading of India by internationally well-known rating agencies, Standard and Poor and Moody’s.
- Safety First: Building Confidence During The Nuclear Transition (Hindu, Deepanshu Bagchee, Sep 03, 2001)
Amid all the post-Agra hand wringing, much has been made about Pakistan's intransigence on cross-border terrorism, India's inability to think creatively about solutions in Kashmir.
- Ways Of An Unequal Land (Telegraph, A. K. Biswas, Sep 03, 2001)
India has formulated an unintelligible stand for the forthcoming world conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, convened by the United Nations currently on in Durban, South Africa.
- The Bright Lights Of Shanghai (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 03, 2001)
TAIPEI, SEPT. 2. As Shanghai regains its old standing as the heart of Greater China, it has a new allure for the elite in Taiwan.
- Enabling The Disabled (The Financial Express, Prachi Raturi, Sep 03, 2001)
Out of a billion people in India, 5.6 per cent is affected by disability. Out of these, less than 2 per cent is able to get education.
- Punjab: Judging History With A Sense Of History (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 03, 2001)
A fortnight after it was pronounced on August 20, the ORP judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to impact the mind.
- Half-Hearted Reshuffle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2001)
PRIME Minister Vajpayee wanted to give a facelift to his Council of Ministers but ended up causing heartburn to several senior ministers and party men.
- Range Of Services (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
The department for international development mentions that nearly half of the world’s population presently live in urban centres.
- Indo-Us Relations On An Even Keel (Tribune, N K Pant, Sep 03, 2001)
IT is now confirmed that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will be meeting President George Bush and hold parleys with him when the former travels to New York to attend the UN General Assembly session.
- Cheers To You! Mr Customer (The Financial Express, Iqbal Sachdeva, Sep 03, 2001)
A s Guruswamy or Guru turned the door knob of his hotel room in a plush hotel in Bombay, he was greeted by a bearer with a well laid out tray of American breakfast that had arrived half-an-hour late.
- Walk In, Walk Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 03, 2001)
We have no sympathy with the criticism to which the decision of the Swaraj party to attend the ensuing session of the Assembly in order to participate in the debate on the Currency Bill has been subjected both in the Liberal and in the Anglo-Indian Press.
- Brothers And Arms (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
Relations between the Slavs and the Albanians in Macedonia have deteriorated further. Vaiju Naravane on the arms decommissioning issue.
- Corruption Fuels A War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
In Chechnya, Russia has to deal with the rebelsand its own corrupt military commanders whohave a vested interest in keeping the conflictgoing, says Vladimir Radyuhin.
- A Revolving Door Called The Nda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
In politics there may be no permanent friends or enemies...
- A Thaw In The Pipeline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
Syria and Iraq have made major moves to consolidate the revival of their relations, writes Kesava Menon.
- Mega Tour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
Ms. Megawati Sukarnoputri's clout in Indonesia's neighbourhood depends on her performance internally. Amit Baruah on her nine- nation ASEAN tour.
- Taiwan, A Flashpoint In Asia-Pacific (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 02, 2001)
TAIPEI, SEPT. 1. As one flies into lush green Taiwan, one can appreciate why the Portuguese mariners called it Formosa, the land of beauty.
- Of 3 Dead Heroes & One 5-Star Hotel (The Economic Times, Raghu Krishnan, Sep 02, 2001)
IT was while waiting at a leading five-star hotel in Bangalore for a hitech Chinese delegation that I wondered how my three heroes — Vincent Van Gogh, Guru Dutt and Che — would have reacted had they been in my shoes.
- A Global Manifesto (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2001)
The chief minister of West Bengal, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, announced a self-evident truth when he declared that the left would be lost unless it changed.
- Reality Check From Tehran (The Financial Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 02, 2001)
Get it right: entire Muslim world hasn’t ganged up on us.
- All New Postman (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2001)
CAN a more than 200-year old institution transform itself from a sleepy inefficient public sector monolith to a market savvy, efficient organisation?
- Act Local And Be Global (The Economic Times, Rohin R Shah, Sep 02, 2001)
THE WORD ‘retail’ has generated some serious interest among the property community in India over the last 18 months or so.
- A Bill Of Wrongs? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
A new Bill in Karnataka seeks to reduce the influence of teachers and enlarge that of Government functionaries in university administration, says Supriya RoyChowdhury.
- Pak’s Dirty Little Great Game Of Democracy (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Sep 02, 2001)
A Recent newspaper photograph shows Makhdum Amin Fahim of the Peoples Party looking like a deferential prime minister-to-be, chatting amiably with a benevolent-looking General Pervez Musharraf. This has sent political pundits into raptures.
- Euphoria Over Hindi-Chini-Bhai-Bhai Mood (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Sep 02, 2001)
ZHU RONGJI, China’s Prime Minister is due in Delhi on an official visit shortly. Sino-Indian ties are in full swing now. One of the Shankaracharyas is due to visit China shortly to strengthen cultural relations.
- Milkha Singh: A Legend In Sports (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 02, 2001)
MILKHA SINGH has become a legend in Indian sports in his life time, loved and admired by thousands of fans across the land.
- Tehelka’s Methods Don’t Justify The End (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2001)
“ONE Theme Two Views” (Sunday Tribune, August 26) on the Tehelka expose by Mr L.H. Naqvi and Mr V.Eshwar Anand is worth reading.
- Incidence Of Djinns On The Rise (Tribune, David Devdas, Sep 02, 2001)
HAMID was walking in the lane next to his house in Srinagar’s upmarket Rajbagh after dinner one night when a friend came running towards him, evidently distraught.
- The Privileged Culture Of Colonial Schooling (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Sep 02, 2001)
THOUGH some of my most vibrant and lively recollections are drawn from my time at school when the ‘best’ of India’s colonial and postcolonial crop was educated for a role first as the subordinated elite and then as the ruling caucus.
- Bouncers Might Just Spin Off (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2001)
The CPI(M) veteran, Somnath Chatterjee, leader of the party in Lok Sabha, managed to have the entire opposition walk out of Lok Sabha on the issue of the appointment of RSS functionary BK Agnihotri as ambassador to the US.
- Secrets And Treasures (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Sep 02, 2001)
Families have their secrets and treasures.
- Digvijay’S Diplomatic Deeds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2001)
AFTER the July Indo-Pak Agra summit, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Railways Digvijay Singh has got another international assignment having a diplomatic fallout.
- Kayum Chacha’S Stitch In Time (Indian Express, J. Dey, Sep 02, 2001)
Abdul Kayum Sheikh alias Kayum Chaha is but a bubble in the sea of shadowy figures in Mumbai’s badlands who’ve fled the city’s shores. But Kayum Chacha’s claim to fame are his origins as a tailor and his brutal methods to extract ransom.
- Where Are We Headed? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2001)
PEACE has returned to Thane, but not normalcy. There are several disturbing questions waiting to be answered.
- Mamata's Return To The Nda (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Sep 01, 2001)
BANGALORE, AUG. 31. Ms. Mamata Banerjee is not an important person.
- Anthony Govt Focuses On Education, Power Sector (The Financial Express, Hari S. Kartha, Sep 01, 2001)
The United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Kerala, headed by A K Anthony, has completed 100 days in office.
- Jaya’s Game Is Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2001)
SUDDENLY, as it were, an impregnable roadblock has risen on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s yearning to retain power beyond November 13.
- Age Wither (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 01, 2001)
The poet John Keats had famously observed that a thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
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