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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 25647:
- Leaking Boat, Weary Captain (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Opportunism has been given a new name by the BJP, `compulsions' of politics, says Neena Vyas.
- All In The Head (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 05, 2001)
Cat among the pigeons? When Parliament convened for the monsoon session, many were puzzled by the presence of a man sitting in the Congress benches.
- Information Drought In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
For someone who claims the ``people's verdict is the ultimate verdict'', Ms. Jayalalithaa is unwilling to grant the people the right to information and the freedom of expression. Our Tamil Nadu Bureau reports.
- Tackling Us Presence Outside Its Borders (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 05, 2001)
THOUGH US President George Bush and the Japanese Prime Minister, Koizumi did meet at the recently G-8 summit at Genoa, Italy, it was as well that the US Secretary, Colin Powell did not include Japan during his around-the-globe trip.
- Of Witchcraft And Superstition (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 05, 2001)
A day hardly passes when newspapers do not carry reports relating to witchcraft and sorcery.
- Vajpayee’s Surgery And Agra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 05, 2001)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has recently been under great pressure, physically and mentally. Immediately after his kneecap surgery, he played host to President Musharraf involving intense dialogue.
- Dragon Comes Closer Home (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
INDIA should lend an attentive ear to the smaller Saarc states’ demand that China be accepted as a member of the regional grouping.
- Are All Kashmiris Suspect? (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 05, 2001)
EXCEPT for a much-awaited downpour, everything else has been happening here, in the Capital city.
- Mismanaging Money-Monetary Mechanism (Tribune, Shyam Ratna Gupta, Aug 05, 2001)
IN real life truth can be stranger than fiction in early 1980.
- In The Footsteps Of Raj Narain (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 05, 2001)
SHIV Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam is fast acquiring the icon of the irrepressible socialist leader, the late Raj Narain, who too was once a member of the Upper House.
- Dial E For Eureka! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
MEDIA reports of two recent innovations indicate that the scientific temperament is not just alive and kicking but making a contribution towards resolving critical problems acutely common to the developing world.
- Spirit Of Fellowship Among Pilgrims (Tribune, David Devdas, Aug 05, 2001)
ADNAN is a soft-spoken, well brought up boy but, that day, his blood boiled. He felt like doing an Amitabh Bachchan type angry young man act and overturn some furniture.
- Viral Fever (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
EVERYTIME a hacker succeeds, everytime a virus is introduced, everytime a system crashes.
- From One Scandal To Another (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
HERE IS a story: a man goes to the police station to complain that in the dark of night a gang of robbers came to his house, entered forcibly, assaulted him and his wife, and decamped with cash and jewellery.
- Information Drought In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
For someone who claims the ``people's verdict is the ultimate verdict'', Ms. Jayalalithaa is unwilling to grant the people the right to information and the freedom of expression. Our Tamil Nadu Bureau reports.
- Powell Goes Calling... On Friends And Foes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Differences over missile defence could well dictate the future of strategic relationships in the Asia-Pacific. Amit Baruah on Gen. Colin Powell's just-concluded tour of the region.
- Divided They Stand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
The differences between europhiles and eurosceptics in both parties in Britain are becoming more obvious. Hasan Suroor reports.
- Political Secretary For Sonia Gandhi! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2001)
SOME far-reaching changes in the Congress President’s office appear to be on the anvil.
- Sc Hits Out At The Corrupt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2001)
PUBLIC servants convicted of corruption charges are in for a hard time.
- Politics Of Vendetta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2001)
THE decision to launch a joint campaign by leaders of the main opposition parties in Haryana for the removal of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala is both laudable and laughable.
- Guinea Pig Syndrome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
The Kerala cancer research exposes a wider malignancy.
- Yuvraj Singh (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2001)
Last October, when a callow 18-year-old from Chandigarh tore the top-class Australian bowling attack apart in the ICC knock-out tournament in Nairobi, he was immediately hailed as the new great kid on the block.
- ‘Centre Is Very Casual In Its Approach To N-E’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
ASSAM Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has completed 11 weeks in office, is a seasoned politician.
- The Great Indian Unwashed (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 04, 2001)
Manikuntala Sen tells of a doctor — a doctor, mind you — who mopped his face with his handkerchief through which he then strained the tea.
- Slowdown And It’s Risks (The Economic Times, Girija Upadhyaya, Aug 04, 2001)
THE CURRENT slowdown in the GDP growth rate in the US economy and in IT spending has predictably had a drastic impact on the Indian software industry.
- Complete The `Revolution’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2001)
THIS is with reference to the news report ``Better handling can salvage fruits, vegetables worth Rs 17, 000 crore’’, (ET, July 25).
- Urban Population Growth Way Below Official Estimates (The Financial Express, Parul Malhotra, Aug 04, 2001)
India’s urban population grew at an annual exponential rate of 2.7 per cent in the 90s, according to data recently released by the Office of the Registrar General. As it turns out, this growth rate falls way short of previous official estimates.
- The Warmth Of Four Walls (Indian Express, Shyamola Khanna, Aug 04, 2001)
Making visitors feel welcome demands special qualities.
- Should The Fm Go? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 04, 2001)
HE SHOULD, if only because of the fact that he has been in the saddle for some time now and he has nothing to show that his services are invaluable to the nation.
- Dial E For Eureka! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2001)
MEDIA reports of two recent innovations indicate that the scientific temperament is not just alive and kicking but making a contribution towards resolving critical problems acutely common to the developing world.
- Load On Accounts (Business Line, S. Rajaratanm, Aug 04, 2001)
TAX LAWS would influence accounting measurements because the impact on tax income is causing a wide divergence between pre-tax and post-tax incomes.
- On A Wider Net (Business Line, T. A. Bhaskaran, Aug 04, 2001)
TAXATION of services acquires greater significance as India becomes more of a service economy.
- Dragon Comes Closer Home (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2001)
INDIA should lend an attentive ear to the smaller Saarc states’ demand that China be accepted as a member of the regional grouping.
- Course Of Money, Output, Velocity And Prices (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 04, 2001)
WHAT has been happening to the relation between money and prices in recent years?
- Reneging On The Kyoto Protocol (Business Line, Sujata Gupta, Aug 04, 2001)
THE presence of certain trace gases in the atmosphere enables it to act like a greenhouse.
- Handling Kashmir (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 04, 2001)
GEN. PERVEZ Musharraf comes from a culture that has irrevocable faith in one, and only one, God. It is natural for him to target one single issue to the exclusion of all others.
- Financial Aid To Students (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Aug 04, 2001)
Dissatisfaction with the low level of fees has been growing apace during recent years.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 04, 2001)
IT IS perhaps just as well that one of this government’s most honest and most capable ministers is handling the ministry of disinvestment.
- Lessons Not Learnt At The Wto (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Aug 04, 2001)
IT IS not too much of an exaggeration to say that the next couple of months will decide the shape of the World Trade Organisation in the future and how far the institution is going to enjoy the confidence of a majority of the world's Governments.
- With Malice Towards One And All: Monsoon Cloudburst (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 04, 2001)
ONE EXPECTS a lot of thunder, lightning and rain during Parliament’s monsoon session — this one coming after the Agra summit and the multi-crore fiddling with investments made by 20 million middle-income earners.
- Of The Fixers, For The Fixers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
If this govt means what it says, why is Subramanyam in jail, not Manmohan.
- Replicate And Institutionalise Local Successes (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Aug 04, 2001)
THE CONCEPT of social capital is relatively new to India. In recent years many industrial houses have created Foundations and Trusts to channel their wealth for social causes.
- Pm And His (Non)performing Ministers (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 04, 2001)
Who can blame the Prime Minister for wanting to resign?
- Issue Of Livelihood Dominates Public Hearing On Kalpakkam Pfbr (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Aug 04, 2001)
The mandatory public hearing for the prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), held in Kancheepuram on July 27, was like a classical play—it, too, had five distinct acts.
- Courting The Much-Wooed Customer (The Economic Times, Durjay Puri, Aug 04, 2001)
CONVENTIONAL wisdom states: know thy customer. Selling has come full circle to adhere to that adage. Days of assembly-line sales and marketing techniques are past.
- Sena’s Proxy War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2001)
Naked power play to topple the Maharashtra government.
- Cheerless On Economy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2001)
SERIOUS political and diplomatic developments have blinded the nation to a crisis brewing in the economy.
- Time Maze (Telegraph, Malavika R. Banerjee, Aug 03, 2001)
Right at the end of Too Far Afield, the protagonist goes missing and his colleagues are tempted to put in an advertisement:
- Dealing With Nepal, Our Neighbour (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Aug 03, 2001)
WE cannot do good to Nepal for it will suspect our goodwill. Nor can we be indifferent to that country for that will confirm what it has always thought of us — that we are not sincere. So how do we deal with this country?
- Life Beyond The Market (Hindustan Times, Praful Bidwai, Aug 03, 2001)
TWO IMAGES from gorgeous Genoa, one true and the other misleading, will long remain etched on the public mind.
- Enron And Globalisation (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 03, 2001)
IT IS no more a secret that there was some funny business in the finalisation of the Enron Power project.
- ‘I Have Largely Been An Agent Of Change In Tata Steel’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 03, 2001)
From turning around an ageing steel behemoth to a state-of-the-art one, to being adjudged the lowest cost producer in the world.
- Evading The Larger Issue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2001)
THE `CRISIS' TRIGGERED by the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's declaration of intent to quit office has dissipated.
- Religion And The State (Hindu, T N Madan, Aug 03, 2001)
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS conventionally take their oath of office on the Bible and invoke the blessings of God on America and the American people.
- Tackling Discrimination (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Aug 03, 2001)
EQUALITY MEANS many things to many people. It continues to capture the imagination of people everywhere in varying degrees of appeal and intensity.
- Caste Politics At Its Worst In Up (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Aug 03, 2001)
DEVELOPMENT in UP in the wake of bandit queen Phoolan Devi’s daylight murder at a little distance from Parliament have brought into sharp focus the worst kind of caste politics being played in the country’s most populous state.
- Rivalries Take Their Toll On Party (Indian Express, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 03, 2001)
LAST Sunday, when Madhya Pradesh Congress general secretary Inder Prajapat shot at his colleague Manak Agarwal in Bhopal, state Congress chief Radha Kishan Malaviya and Chief Minister Digvijay Singh were unanimous in their response.
- France Finds Convergence Of Strategic Interests With India (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Aug 03, 2001)
France seems to have undertaken a shift in policy emphasis towards South Asia lately.
- Did You Rsvp? (Hindustan Times, Bhaichand Patel, Aug 03, 2001)
IT WAS ten o’clock and the hostess was in a tizzy. She was the wife of a European ambassador who had been newly posted to New Delhi. Everyone had arrived except the guest of honour.
- Assimilation, Not Segregation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 03, 2001)
THE DECISION of the Nepalese Supreme Court to deny citizenship rights to ethnic Indians who have lived in that country for several generations is bound to cause dismay in India.
- India's American Alliance (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Aug 03, 2001)
Mr. Jaswant Singh has added yet another feather to his cap.
- Icai Needs To Further Modify Its Curriculum (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Aug 03, 2001)
The much-awaited Chartered Accountancy (CA) final and inter-exam results are out. As always, the successful are overjoyed and those who could not make it, a sad lot.
- Managing Scam-Stuck Polity (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 03, 2001)
PRIME Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has reasons to feel deeply hurt at the mounting criticism against him and his government from his partymen, especially those belonging to the Sangh Parivar, and some leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance.
- Strategic Weakness (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Aug 03, 2001)
AS countries refine their positions in the run up to the Doha ministerial of the WTO, India has chosen an extreme corner for itself.
- Fixing The Fuse (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2001)
RECENT REPORTS RELATING to the Dabhol Power Company's (DPC) power project in Maharashtra are both disquieting and even if predictable show the growing intractability of the problem.
- Vips Compromise Security (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2001)
PHOOLAN Devi's daylight murder at her Ashok Road residence has understandably provoked a debate on the many chinks in the security apparatus.
- Centre's Move On Tn Police Officials -- Good Governance Sidelined (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 03, 2001)
JUDGED by some aspects of their handling of the issues pertaining to the fall-out of the arrest by the Tamil Nadu Government of the former Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, and the two Union Ministers, Mr Murasoli Maran, and Mr T. R. Baalu.
- Election Reform In Us (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 03, 2001)
THE report of the private bipartisan 19-member National Commission on Election Reforms, co-chaired by two former presidents, Mr Jimmy Carter and Mr Gerald Ford, submitted to the US President, Mr George Bush, on August 1.
- Wto And The Doha Round: A Developing Country Perspective (The Economic Times, Manoj Pant, Aug 03, 2001)
THE DEVELOPMENT countries seem to want to declare the Uruguay round a success and start with a new round: the Millennium round at Doha.
- Lonely At The Top (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2001)
IT was genuine exasperation and disgust at the anarchy within the NDA that caused the prime minister’s offer to resign.
- The Road To Rivoli: Napoleon’s First Campaign (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Aug 03, 2001)
The German expression for “total war”, der totale Krieg, meaning total mobilization of demographic and economic resources first came into use in the early 19th century to explain Napoleonic warfare.
- The Making Of Modern Indian Art: The Progressives (Telegraph, Ella Datta, Aug 03, 2001)
It is a very romantic story. Just the kind that myths are made of. Six young men, from very ordinary backgrounds, came to Bombay with a dream.
- Mergers: The Big Bang Theory (The Economic Times, Lubna Kably, Aug 03, 2001)
SINCE the past few days a ditty has been echoing in my head, for no rhyme or reason.
- Politics Of Hunger (Telegraph, Yougendra Yadav, Aug 03, 2001)
The establishment has finally discovered that there is a drought in the country. It happened at the Supreme Court on July 23.
- Export Subsidy Schemes Need To Wake Up To Wto Reality (The Financial Express, Rajeev Ahuja, Aug 03, 2001)
The practice of giving export incentives is near universal, and India is no exception. However, not all incentives are permitted under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement.
- Dismal Story (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 03, 2001)
DATA on India’s trade with the rest of the world in the first quarter of the current fiscal reflect the slump at home and abroad. Growth in exports is a paltry 1.76 per cent.
- Sam’s Dragon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2001)
The recent visit to China by the United States secretary of state, Mr Colin Powell, marks a new phase of engagement between the Republican administration and the Chinese government.
- Demolition Dynamics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2001)
There’s uneasy peace in Asind, Rajasthan. Now build on it.
- More Than Just A Business (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Aug 03, 2001)
Like all professions, publishing too has its own acronyms and the most frequently used are O.S. and O.P. Publishers use them for referring to titles they have not been able to supply and mean “out of stock” and “out of print”.
- Buying Time, Not Trust (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 03, 2001)
IN the end, the war chest remained unopened, serpentine queues did not materialise and extra counters set-up by the Unit Trust of India to process anticipated large redemptions in US-64 wore a deserted look.
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