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Articles 19121 through 19220 of 25647:
- Hope Of Cure For Sleep That Kills (Tribune, Peter Beaumont, Aug 22, 2001)
IT begins with a low-grade fever, pain in the joints and itchy skin. Later the patient displays the symptoms that give the disease its name - lethargy, drooping eyes, vague movement and disconnected speech.
- The Pm's Saffron Yearnings (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2001)
TRUE TO HIS habit of flaunting his ``swayamsevak'' credentials and harking back to the Hindutva ideology whenever the exigencies - whether political or personal - warranted it.
- U.S. & The Sino-Russian Paradigm (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Aug 22, 2001)
THE U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, has erased a vision- deficit in his world view.
- Unholy Alliances (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has been talking of coalition dharma for quite some time, and had recently even offered to resign because of his inability to bring cohesion and order to the functioning of the National Democratic Alliance.
- Mahathir Proposes ‘World Tax’ To Help Poor (The Financial Express, William Maclean, Aug 22, 2001)
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad proposed rich nations pay a “world tax” to help build infrastructure in poor countries and in return developing countries.
- Chinese Dragon Hits Japanese Shore With A Vengeance (The Financial Express, Prabhat Kumar, Aug 22, 2001)
China has created a powerhouse of world-class manufacturing. Growing on the strength of domestic demand, it is consistently clocking 8-10 per cent growth rate.
- ‘Second Generation Reforms Will Be More Challenging’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund, India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- Fatal Attraction (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Aug 22, 2001)
According to international-relations theory, history is shaped by impersonal forces, including the perceived interests of a nation.
- Pak Lecturer Sentenced To Death (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
A medical lecturer in Pakistan has been sentenced to death under the country’s blasphemy laws after his students complained to a hardline Islamic organisation about one of his classes.
- Odissi Dancer In Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
SHEEMA Kirmani remembers when she gave out 50 invites for her debut solo classical dance performance in 1984 and was overwhelmed when more than 300 enthusiasts attended.
- Woolly Thinking At The World Racial Jamboree (Telegraph, ANSU DATTA, Aug 22, 2001)
Even in the best of circumstances, the word, “race”, generates all kinds of feelings, some of them couched in convenient clichés.
- Joyful Learning Without Textbooks (Tribune, V. Radhika, Aug 22, 2001)
THEIR teacher has taken a day off, but that does not affect the academic schedule of these first standard students.
- Kleptocrats' Creativity (Pioneer, Sudhansu Mohanty , Aug 22, 2001)
One of the cardinal rules of kleptocracy that the practitioners beware and follow to the hilt is determining the time to quit.
- Time Is Of The Essence In Power Reforms (The Economic Times, P. Abraham, Aug 22, 2001)
ACCORDING to the latest annual report of the Planning Commission on `The Working of State Electricity Boards (SEBs)’, there has been a substantial deterioration in the performance parameters of SEBs since 1996.
- Rice And Shine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2001)
IN the basmati wars there is no final triumph, only endless battles. That is a lesson India still has to learn.
- Another Kind Of Love (Indian Express, Mushirul Hasan, Aug 22, 2001)
WITH debates on colonialism and nationalism receding into the background and being replaced by an odd, unwieldy and often unintelligible combination of esoteric themes, it is no wonder that several important texts are consigned to the dustbin of history.
- High Time Milkha Got Angry (Indian Express, Norris Pritam, Aug 22, 2001)
SOME 40 years ago, Milkha Singh shot into fame worldwide by finishing fourth in an Olympic record.
- Curb Naxal Menace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2001)
From a law and order problem, confined till recently to a few districts in Andhra Pradesh, Naxalite violence is fast assuming a serious internal security dimension.
- No Big Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2001)
The decision to allow agents a legitimate role in defence purchases is, to a large extent, a progressive step towards eliminating corruption in defence deals.
- Tagore Through Music And Dance (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 22, 2001)
At 7 pm on Sunday, August 19, three women set out to do the near-impossible at the auditorium of the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
- Sonia Gandhi’s Ram Factor (Indian Express, S. C. N. Jatar, Aug 22, 2001)
In the next election, Rajiv might just emerge as the Congress mascot.
- Pyrrhic Victory (Pioneer, GS Bhargava, Aug 22, 2001)
The exposure by Nikita Khrushchev of US spy flights over Soviet territory in the run up to the much vaunted Paris Summit of May 1960 was the high point in Soviet diplomacy during the Cold War years.
- Power From Government To The People (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Aug 22, 2001)
ONLY one-quarter of the American public today trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time, whereas in 1964 as many as three-quarters of the American public did so.
- Supreme Judgement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THIS refers to your editorial ``The corrupt can’t stay’’ (ET, August 6). The Supreme Court judgement will go a long way towards ``tackling the long pending issue of corruption among public servants’’.
- Now, It Is The Hurriyat's Call (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 22, 2001)
IT IS one of those delicious absurdities of modern India that very many people are relieved that starting with his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister has put in a few competent speaking appearances.
- Flexible Ethical Standards (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 22, 2001)
Like a bucketful of water thrown on hot desert sands, the excitement over Mr. George Fernandes's disclosure - that the former chairman of the UTI, now under arrest on various charges, was recommended for this post by Ms. Jayalalithaa has evaporated fast.
- An Economist For A Finance Minister? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 22, 2001)
THESE days, many economists prefer to express their views on current economic affairs and policies in articles in financial newspapers. Newspapers currently do not report fully the speeches and viewpoints of economists.
- Post Wto-Entry... -- Is The Chinese Challenge Real? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Aug 22, 2001)
THE prospect of foreign investment in India is under threat in the wake of China's entry into the WTO next year.
- Ballistic Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 22, 2001)
For India, the capacity to launch satellites into the earth’s orbit is closely linked to ballistic development.
- Patently Negligent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THE US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) decision to uphold the Texas-based RiceTec Inc’s patent on a `superior strain’ of basmati rice is bound to be accompanied by much hand-wringing in India.
- In Search Of A Success Story (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 22, 2001)
Reading sections of the Indian media, an impression is apt to be formed that the central issue in American foreign policy which is engaging the wholesale attention of the George W. Bush administration these days.
- The Chip Effect On Business Intelligence Solutions (Business Line, M. J. Xavier, Aug 22, 2001)
MOORE'S law has come true, and it is showing up in every aspect of our lives. Every twenty years, since 1900, the amount of computational power that can be bought with one dollar has increased by a factor of thousand.
- Musharraf’s Government And The Great Divide (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 22, 2001)
I have vainly looked through the Pakistan press and the writings of its columnists for a word of condemnation against these killings of Hindus in Doda or Jammu and earlier at the Amarnath pilgrimage.
- Decade Of Reforms -- Privatisation: A Dismal Report Card (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 22, 2001)
THE gap between plans drawn up and the actual achievement has been the widest in the privatisation of the country's monolithic public sector.
- A Chinese Shadow On Far-Eastern Russia (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 22, 2001)
FOR some years now, many Russians have been worried about what a Russian newspaper described, in early July this year, as “A China Town the Size of Siberia”. Just a week later, President Putin and President Jiang Zemin met in Moscow.
- Friends In Deed (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Aug 22, 2001)
THE husband ventured into married life with an unshakable set of tenets that he’d expound to me on a regular basis:
- Respect For The Earth (The Economic Times, Chris Patten, Aug 22, 2001)
THE FIRST, widely accepted hallmark of good, efficient government is that it should be accountable, that those it serves should be able to question what it is doing and change what it is doing.
- Siege Of Summits (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2001)
THE DECISION OF the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to substantially reduce the duration of their 2001 annual meetings in Washington is yet another sign that global economic summits and conferences are now under siege from the streets.
- Style Without Substance (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Aug 21, 2001)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Independence Day speech was notable for more than one reason.
- When Workers Become A Rampaging Mob (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Aug 21, 2001)
Nothing can surpass the mystery of a protest which has no leader, particularly when the protesters are largely women.
- Prizes, Surprises And Consolation Prizes (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Aug 21, 2001)
“IF women did not exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning”, said Onassis.
- Couch Potato Is King (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2001)
The much thumbed remote is helping expanding the viewer’s world.
- Democracy In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 21, 2001)
The 91st Constitution Amendment Bill, which proposes the freezing the number of seats in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, goes against the one-man one-vote principle of democracy.
- Nepal’s Assurance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2001)
TO say that the relations between India and Nepal are not what they should be is to state the obvious.
- Growing Dominance Of English In India (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 21, 2001)
WITH his penchant for self-deprecatory humour, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee set aside his prepared English speech at a women’s gathering in New Delhi recently to suggest that he had been accused of murdering the English language.
- Perks And Pinpricks (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 21, 2001)
NOTHING so unites our chattering classes as indignation over Members of Parliament voting themselves fat salary increases for doing little more than walking out on their work.
- The Capital Of Chaos (Indian Express, Samrat Chauhan, Aug 21, 2001)
THE rather over-hyped elevation of Dehra Dun into being the capital of the new state of Uttaranchal has resulted in a great deal of media attention being paid to it.
- Needed: Globalisation Of The Mind (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Aug 21, 2001)
For a country with such an overwhelming global presence-militarily, politically, economically and even culturally-the United States of America has always been chary of internationalism.
- Groom's Grimace (Pioneer, Adhip Iyer, Aug 21, 2001)
For a Delhiite like me, the prospect of going to Chennai held allure of the beach, great coffee, south Indian food, jaunts in the local electric train and a much more relaxed atmosphere than in the capital.
- Remembering Rajiv (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 21, 2001)
Had Rajiv Gandhi not been murdered by terrorists — who, in turn, benefited from the government’s failure to provide him with the security he needed — 10 years ago, he would have been 57.
- Industry Mum But Disheartened With Recent Economic Developments (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Aug 21, 2001)
Captains of Indian industry are gearing up for meetings with finance minister Yashwant Sinha and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the first week of September to discuss the economic slowdown.
- Jammu On The Brink (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Aug 21, 2001)
THE KILLINGS of Hindus in the Jammu region should not be dismissed as stray terrorist acts of desperate militants.
- Truth Hijacked (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , Aug 21, 2001)
The nation has high expectations of the Commission of Inquiry, headed by Justice M.S. Liberhan to probe into the demolition of the Babri masjid on December 6, 1992.
- Licence To Kill? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 21, 2001)
It is reassuring that while promising “relief” to policemen accused of human rights violations while fighting terrorism, the government has promised that the proposed measures will first be subjected to legal scrutiny.
- 'Our Exchange Rate Policy Has Stood The Test Of Time’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund, India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- Criminals Or Change-Agents? (Hindustan Times, Pritish Nandy, Aug 21, 2001)
We accuse the West of being faddist but, in some ways, we are far worse.
- Six Action Shoes (The Economic Times, Edward De Bono, Aug 21, 2001)
WITH the power of a role also goes the responsibility of that role. In Japan the head of the airline was expected to resign when one of his jumbo jets crashed into a mountain killing almost everyone on board.
- Fostering Cult Of Hatred (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 21, 2001)
AMIDST all our preoccupation with hard politics and a crumbling economy, we tend to overlook certain highly disturbing trends on the social front
- Competitiveness Of Indian Software Industry (The Economic Times, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Aug 21, 2001)
THE RECENT slowdown of the US economy and the cutback in activities by many leading IT giants like Cisco has sent shivers down the spines of many Indian software companies.
- Competition Law: Not A Foe (The Economic Times, S. Chakravarthy, Aug 21, 2001)
SINCE the approval of the Competition Bill by the Cabinet, there have been articles and comments galore in the newspapers, particularly, the financial papers.
- Ten Green Bottles (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2001)
THE report that the Industrial Development Bank of India has sought succour from the government brings to mind that old kindergarten ditty, `Ten green bottles’.
- Cheerleaders In Parliament? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 21, 2001)
FOR a country of continental size with a population of 100 crore, it is difficult to believe that India is unable to get even one gold in the Olympic games, when countries a fraction of its size pile up medals.
- Investment Trends, Post-Reforms (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Aug 21, 2001)
THERE was a short but influential period in recent years when Indian policy-makers sought to persuade themselves and others that economic liberalisation.
- Don Over Mumbai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2001)
Instead of cracking down on mafia, police chase rumours.
- First Class First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2001)
The chief minister of West Bengal, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has an uncanny aptitude to surprise his critics.
- The Equitable Culture Of Corporate Lay-Offs (The Economic Times, Neeraj Kaushal, Aug 21, 2001)
A FEW months ago, I spoke with a group of around 40 middle level managers from corporate America.
- No Big Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2001)
The decision to allow agents a legitimate role in defence purchases is, to a large extent, a progressive step towards eliminating corruption in defence deals.
- Story Of Hope Amidst Gloom In Orissa (Pioneer, Madhuri Dass, Aug 21, 2001)
They lost their livelihoods during the 1999 super cyclone. But in July-August 2001, the fishermen of Orissa became the real heroes of relief action for flood victims.
- Will Sohan Singh Learn English At 80? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2001)
AT close to 80, and after almost 40 years in Britain, Sohan Singh Sidhu finds he could be in the middle of a human rights battle — concerning his human right not to speak English.
- States Fail (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 20, 2001)
IT WAS A welcome interlude in Parliament the other day when some of the members raised the issue of there being too much of hunger in the midst of too much of food.
- One Term, No More (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2001)
UNELECTED members of Vidhan Sabhas (and perhaps of even the Lok Sabha) can hold ministerial office for only one term of six months, the Supreme Court has ruled.
- Which Is The Bliss Of Solitude? (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Aug 20, 2001)
Why do we forget things? We forget things because we are careless.
- The Downgrading Of India (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 20, 2001)
FOR the Finance Minister to quarrel with such rating agencies as Standard & Poor's and Moody's on their assessments, is, indeed, very much like a sportsman quarreling with the umpire.
- A Timely Reminder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Ministers, CMs and PMs cannot circumvent the people’s will
- Jharkhand Needs To Expedite Land Acquisition For Maithon Project (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Aug 20, 2001)
The fate of the 1,000 mw Maithon right bank super thermal power project in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand seems uncertain.
- Trips Agreement Requires Flexible Interpretation (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, Aug 20, 2001)
Right from the day of the signing of the Eighth Round of Gatt (final act of the Uruguay Round) in 1994 and on the advent of World Trade Organisation (WTO) on January 1, 1995.
- ‘We Favour Gradualism Rather Than A Big Bang’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2001)
Responding to the Article IV review of the Indian economy by the International Monetary Fund (FE, 17/8/01), India’s Executive Director on the IMF Board.
- Ending In A Fiasco (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2001)
This was meant to ward off the Bharatiya Janata Party and to keep the Congress at bay.
- Escalating Conflict In W. Asia & Us Obligation (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 20, 2001)
NOW, more than ever before, the USA must lead the world community in ignoring Israel’s fierce opposition and implementing the Group of Eight’s proposal for United Nations observers in the strife-torn West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Want Some Tea? Or Biscuits? Grab Phone (Tribune, Sunrita Sen, Aug 20, 2001)
FOR Mumbai resident Rakesh Sharma, domestic life threatens to grind to a halt every time the telephone stops working. It’s much the same for Delhi homemaker Shalini Beri.
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