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Articles 18821 through 18920 of 25647:
- Structural Constraints Impede Growth, Says Rbi (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 30, 2001)
The deceleration of economic activity for the second year in succession has raised some concerns about the feasibility of rapidly moving the economy to a higher growth path in the medium term.
- Rich China, Poor Subcontinent (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 30, 2001)
THE CHINESE prosper by finessing political differences. South Asians stay poor rather than compromise on principles.
- Ups And Downs Of The Poverty Line (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2001)
In east Asia, poverty declined most rapidly during the 1990s, falling sharply in China.
- Years Of Awakening (Pioneer, Narendra Modi, Aug 30, 2001)
Any time is a good time to take stock of where we are headed as a nation.
- Defence Purchases And Transparency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2001)
IT IS QUITE clear that the veil of secrecy drawn over defence procurements has played a major role in contributing to corruption and sleaze.
- Brother Courage (Pioneer, Onkar Singh, Aug 30, 2001)
From the time he suffered four heart attacks, nobody had expected NC Johannes (Joe to his friends) would live long.
- The Worsening Fiscal Scenario (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 30, 2001)
RECENT literature on the sequencing of economic reforms accords high priority to fiscal consolidation.
- Feeling The Pinch (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Aug 30, 2001)
Come September All India Radio’s FM (2) channel will hit the road and if it sounds like the main channel (that is, if the trial runs are any indication) don’t blame the planners.
- The Cruelty Index (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2001)
Total civic breakdown — the aim of the Poonch outrage.
- From Reform To Crisis: Tales From Another Continent (The Economic Times, T.T.Ram Mohan, Aug 30, 2001)
THIS year the world economy will crawl at around two per cent.
- Bumpy Road To Doha (The Economic Times, Veena Jha, Aug 30, 2001)
SO far there is no consensus on launching a new round of trade negotiations at the Doha Ministerial Conference.
- Corruption, Politics And The Judiciary (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Aug 30, 2001)
AMONG THE verdicts by the Supreme Court in recent weeks, there were at least two which must have come as a ray of hope for all those concerned about the corruption that has come to haunt the nation.
- At Home With Chinua Achebe In Exile (Indian Express, Abhik Siddiqui, Aug 29, 2001)
In his collection of essays, Edward Said wrote about his encounter with the great Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, who was exiled from Pakistan by General Zia’s regime.
- Biotech Battles -- Blunting The Competitive Edge (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 29, 2001)
THIS is the tale of two biotech start-ups, both entrepreneurial ventures that came up in Hyderabad.
- The Unlawful Culture (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, Aug 29, 2001)
IN HIS powerful novel `Yama,' the Russian novelist Alexander Kuprin talked about the age-old practice of prostitution and ruefully commented that ``the horror is just in this that there is no horror''.
- Whither Panja (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 29, 2001)
Poor Ajit Panja. He’s turned out to be the fall guy in Mamata Banerjee’s remarriage with the NDA.
- Brain Surgery By Robot Gives Hope (Tribune, Anthony Browne, Aug 29, 2001)
A robot that can perform microsurgery on the brain could make Parkinson’s disease almost routinely treatable and inoperable brain tumours a thing of the past.
- Happy Marriage ‘Good For Health’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2001)
Middle-aged men who live alone are at greater risk of illness and death than their married counterparts.
- Patient Hearing Needed (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Aug 29, 2001)
Should there be a code of ethics which demands that doctors provide care to persons in emergency and trauma-related situations, irrespective of their ability to pay for the treatment or the presence of a medico-legal implication?
- An Evening In Blue Heaven (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Aug 29, 2001)
THE young hostesses on the Thai Airways plane were as bewitching as I had always known them to be.
- Open-Door Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2001)
If Mamata comes, can Jayalalithaa be far behind?
- Of Rising Perks And Diminishing Responsibilities (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 29, 2001)
TWO things have left me cold. One is the proposal by members of Parliament (MPs) to raise their own emoluments, and the other is the bungling in handling of relations between New Delhi and the Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
- Prodigal's Return (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2001)
It was clear, even in the immediate aftermath of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Trinamool Congress's departure from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
- Three Chiefs In Search Of A Chair (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 29, 2001)
The rumour mill in South Block has been working overtime, churning out stories that another Bhagwat is in the offing, spurred by the reported spat between Defence Minister Jaswant Singh and Chief of Air Staff AY Tipnis.
- Torture Without A Trace (Telegraph, Rajashri Dasgupta, Aug 29, 2001)
A few days ago, most of the city dailies missed a significant news item.
- The Exile (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2001)
There is a sense of déja vu in the government’s approach to the millennium round.
- Toward The Right Kind Of Autonomy (Telegraph, Partho Chatterjee, Aug 29, 2001)
The University Grants Commission has agreed in principle to give autonomy to undergraduate colleges, so that they can manage their own affairs, and even award degrees independent of any university.
- Will Economics Bridge Strait Of Taiwan (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 29, 2001)
WILL economics drive politics across the 165-km Strait of Taiwan, often described as the world's most dangerous waterway and the last Cold War frontier?
- Crisis Of Coalitions (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Aug 29, 2001)
Messrs VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, HD Deve Gowda, IK Gujral and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been the only beneficiaries of unstable, faceless, shapeless and directionless coalition governments at the Centre.
- The Burden Of Being An Mp (Indian Express, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Aug 29, 2001)
The move to enhance the salary and allowances of members of Parliament has, once again, raised many an eyebrow.
- Conspiracy Afoot? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2001)
The case of India's ace lifter, Nameirakpam Kunjarani Deva, testing positive after her gold medal winning performance at the Asian Championship, held last month in Jeon Jou, South Korea, raises many pertinent questions.
- Of Political Tantrums And Burquas (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 29, 2001)
KASHMIR is at centre stage again, though for a different reason.
- Stop Meddling (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2001)
The UGC is also critical of the multiple agencies, meddling with Indian higher education.
- Castles In The Air (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Aug 29, 2001)
Of late the Indian air force has been regularly in the news.
- Nda’s Re-Entry Made Free (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2001)
COALITION politics is good enough to win elections and come to power. But it suffers from a built-in handicap— absence of policy cohesion, whimsical conduct of petty leaders and ineffective implementation.
- India Needs To Have A Registry Of Ideas (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Aug 29, 2001)
The world is run by ideas. Some are the foundation for inventions and innovations.
- Re-Orienting India's Labour Laws (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2001)
THE AMENDMENTS TO the Trade Unions Act (1926) made by Parliament marks the commencement of a long process that lies ahead in modifying India's labour laws.
- How Beijing Is Deepening Reforms In The Railways (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 29, 2001)
Excerpt from the speech of Wang Xiankui, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Railways, China:
- Launching The Qatar Round (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Aug 29, 2001)
INDIA has expressed its clear opposition to the launch of a new round of multilateral negotiations at the forthcoming WTO ministerial in Qatar.
- `We Have More Wholesalers Than We Need’ (The Economic Times, Nutan Gothivarekar, Aug 29, 2001)
Is the slowdown in the pharma industry here to stay?
- Car Of The New Millennium (Business Line, K. Jacob Samuel, Aug 29, 2001)
``I BELIEVE that one day hydrogen and oxygen, which make up water, will -- singly or together -- provide an unlimited source of heat and light,'' wrote the French science fiction writer Jules Verne in his 1874 book The Mysterious Island.
- When The Sena Mourns (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2001)
Can the inactive police bring the arsonists to book?
- Biotech Battles -- Blunting The Competitive Edge (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 29, 2001)
THIS is the tale of two biotech start-ups, both entrepreneurial ventures that came up in Hyderabad.
- Double Checkmate (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Aug 29, 2001)
“MUM,” said the son last Thursday. “I’ve got double teeth.” Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Amma sit up interestedly, even as I shrank into myself.
- Duping With Dope (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2001)
The public sees Kunjarani Devi, the bespectacled diminutive girl from Manipur, as the new face of doping in Indian sport.
- The Soul Of The New Consumer (The Economic Times, David Lewis, Aug 29, 2001)
WHILE computers are essential for handling the vast amounts of data obtained through loyalty cards and similar information-gathering methods, they are seldom appropriate or practical for such smaller companies.
- Back To Back (Pioneer, Girish Bhandari, Aug 29, 2001)
This tug of war was pseudo symbolic, as all bureaucratic tugs of war are.
- `How To...' Homilies (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 29, 2001)
THERE has always been an insatiable craving in us for advice on quick fixes to situations we encounter in our daily lives at home or in office.
- New Broom At Work? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 29, 2001)
THE NEW chairman of the Unit Trust of India, M Damodaran, has kicked off the much needed restructuring of the beleaguered US-64 scheme.
- Up In Election Mode (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2001)
UTTAR Pradesh has been brought on the election mode.
- Denying The Farce (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2001)
Another NDA constituent, the All-Jharkhand Students’ Union, has also threatened to launch an agitation in protest against tardy progress and non-fulfilment of demands.
- Power Without The Glory (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Aug 28, 2001)
Jharkhand, Babulal Marandi, is an unwitting pawn in the hands of power.
- Colin Powell To Avoid Un Conference On Racism (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2001)
The United States Secretary of State Colin Powell will not attend the United Nations conference on racism opening on Friday in South Africa.
- My Sweet Uncle (Pioneer, Sudhansu Mohanty , Aug 28, 2001)
From childhood he was the only Mausa, uncle we knew.
- Doomed Selloff? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2001)
THE PRIVATISATION of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd is headed for the rocks.
- Not The Tehelka Tapes (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 28, 2001)
This one-act play draws its inspiration from the British TV programme of the Seventies, Not The Nine O’clock News. The author’s apologies for the shameless plagiarism.
- ‘Signs Of Recovery Are Scattered...They Are Not Very Strong’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2001)
THE finance ministry is banking on monsoon to do the trick. It is expecting the monsoons, which were better than what was recorded during the last two years, will lift the sagging economy, though with a time lag.
- Friendly Interests (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Aug 28, 2001)
Our obsessive focus on the Pervez Musharraf-Atal Bihari Vajpayee summit at Agra was logical and inevitable.
- Dalits And Durban - Ii (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Aug 28, 2001)
IF THESE lower castes (whom some States have classified under the Most Backward Classes category) have not been included among the Scheduled Castes it is for the reason that they were not identified as untouchables.
- Plotting An Economic 'Crisis' (Hindu, Kamal Nayan Kabra, Aug 28, 2001)
IT WOULD not be far short of foolish to turn a blind eye to the effects of conjoint bunching of various acts of agencies known to be working in tandem for the achievement of their grand projects.
- Unity On Wto Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2001)
THE COMMON POSITION that the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation has decided to take on the issues that will be deliberated at the Doha ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation.
- Focus On Governance Of Financial Mkt (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Aug 28, 2001)
THE SITUATION prevailing in the stock markets today reminds one of a poignant episode from Boris Pasternak’s famous book Dr Zhivago.
- What Is Globalisation? (The Economic Times, Ulrich Beck, Aug 28, 2001)
IN the summer of 1995 the modern hero for the cause, Greenpeace, succeeded in getting the oil multinational Shell to dispose of an old drilling platform on land, instead of in the North Atlantic.
- Get Real About Crop Area Statistics (The Economic Times, Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Aug 28, 2001)
IF monsoon forecasts make the stock markets jump, data on annual crop production, agricultural prices and land use is equally closely watched by policy makers, exporters and sectors as diverse as fertilisers, food, and black & white TVs.
- ‘One Of The New Areas We Are Entering Into Is Insurance’ (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Aug 28, 2001)
In which areas do you see investment opportunities here?
- On Caste... And The Market Economy (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Aug 28, 2001)
IT was my first day in London, my first visit to the ‘developed’ world.
- Only The First Step (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has taken a step in the right direction by turning down the recapitalisation requests of weak banks.
- Not Too Late (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2001)
It is obvious from recent events in Calcutta and its environs that organized crime, based in Dubai, is attempting to gain a foothold in the city.
- Rites Of Dialogue (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2001)
It is always a relief when violence and distrust are followed by an effort to talk.
- Save Basmati (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 28, 2001)
IN THE DIN of the polemics over whether India actually succeeded in warding off threats to Basmati rice following the grant of patent to the Texas-based RiceTec Inc by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
- Anti-Corruption Laws (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Aug 28, 2001)
THAT the Central Government is not inclined to initiate legislation on forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth by corrupt public servants gives the impression that parasites can continue to feed off the nation.
- Terrorism: Glossing Over The Real Issues (Business Line, Premen Addy , Aug 28, 2001)
``GANGSTERS, not freedom fighters'' was the excoriating title of the Sunday Telegraph report on the arrest, recently, of three suspected members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Colombia.
- Boosting Watershed Yields And Conservation Efforts (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Aug 28, 2001)
THE shortage of potable water in cities and water of acceptable purity for irrigation purposes is becoming a universal feature.
- Muivah Is A Safe Bet (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 28, 2001)
IF it is transparency to which the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is sworn, it should have made public the joint statement signed between former home secretary K. Padmanabhaiah on its behalf and Isak Muivah.
- Bio-Wealth Protection: Genetic And Legislative Approaches (Business Line, S. K. Ghosh, Aug 28, 2001)
THE quest for knowledge combined with profit-making or business aptitude have made science and technology move in a different paths.
- Power Play (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 28, 2001)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Murasoli Maran should be congratulated on their bold and forthright stand that a new round of trade negotiations will be acceded to only after the built-in agenda of the Uruguay round has been satisfactorily addressed.
- A Close Look At Modern Growth Strategy (Tribune, Satya Prakash Singh , Aug 28, 2001)
THE story is well known. Yet, it is worth repeating. Once a person went through a rigorous process of penance to please Lord Shiva.
- Dalits Through The Looking Glass (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 28, 2001)
The determined bid by Christian evangelists to take caste-based discrimination in India to the UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) has inspired leftists, liberals and human rights activists into a frenzy of verbiage and sanctimoniousness.
- A Criminal Strike (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2001)
Established as the premier national centre for excellence in medical facilities and research, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is soon to don another mantle-that of an institute which thrives on chaos and irresponsible behaviour.
- Widening Disparities (The Economic Times, N. J. Kurian, Aug 28, 2001)
This article highlights the frighteningly wide socio-demographic disparities among major states in the country.
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