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Articles 20521 through 20620 of 25647:
- The Unravelling Of Unbundling? (The Economic Times, Sudha Mahalingam, Jul 19, 2001)
THE RAPIDLY unravelling Dabhol contract appears to have sent the Union government scurrying for less devastating payment security mechanisms for IPP power.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 19, 2001)
l IF you thought the best way to climb up the professional ladder is to please the boss, think again. The Sebi official who had filed a suit casting aspersions on chairman Mehta’s integrity may be a role model with a difference.
- Now It’s E-Clothing (Tribune, Ian Boughton, Jul 19, 2001)
INSTEAD of carting around a mobile or a palmtop, wouldn’t it be lovely just to turn back a coat collar and whisper into a microphone, like they do in all the old spy films? Well, you can — the technology is already here. And it was a spy who invented it.
- Your Pain Is Different (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2001)
DIFFERENT people experience pain in ways as individual as their own fingerprints, researchers said, documenting a study designed to give doctors greater insight into pain treatment.
- `Conation' Leaders (Business Line, M. Arul Jothi, Jul 19, 2001)
``LEADERS are born, not made'' is a familiar saying. Like all cliches, there is some truth in this though it cannot be taken literally.
- Redefining Power And Femininity (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 19, 2001)
THERE was little possibility that the shy and self-effacing woman would ever take up leadership at the Washington Post, the newspaper her wealthy father had snapped up at a bankruptcy auction in 1933.
- New Vistas Beyond Agra Summit? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 19, 2001)
THE CONCERTED FASHION in which India and Pakistan have expressed their willingness to look positively beyond the latest Agra summit is a welcome sign of their maturity.
- Engaging Pakistan: After Agra (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2001)
WHY HAS India chosen to engage Gen. Pervez Musharraf beyond Agra?
- Agriculture: A Long Road Ahead (Hindu, Abhijit Sen, Jul 19, 2001)
THERE WAS optimism about agriculture a decade ago. Of course, long-run problems of overcrowding and inequality continued, putting pressure on soil and water resources.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 19, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Competition Policy: Europe Begs To Differ With The Us (The Economic Times, T.T.Ram Mohan, Jul 19, 2001)
AS though the Microsoft case was not enough, the European Commission’s decision to block the merger of two American companies, General Electric and Honeywell, has provided more grist to the mill of competition policy economists.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 18, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- Agra: A Failure Foretold (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 18, 2001)
. Just before the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, arrived in India, one of the intelligence agencies was asked to produce a psychological profile of the visitor.
- 'We Will Make Hindware A Premium Brand' (The Economic Times, Vinay Pandey, Jul 18, 2001)
HINDUSTAN Sanitaryware, rated by Forbes as one of the best 200 small companies worldwide in 1999-2000, has hit turbulence in the new millennium.
- China Gdp Rises 7.9 Pc, But Export Worries Persist (The Financial Express, Paul Eckert, Jul 18, 2001)
Bucking the global slowdown, China said its economy grew 7.9 per cent in the first half of the year and the 2008 Beijing Olympics would boost it further.
- Fair Shares (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
NO! [It's] one of the first words a child learns. Or alternatively: 'Good girl!' or 'Well done!' When we go on to explain to the child why we praise or blame, we are outlining the fundamentals of ethics.
- The Promise Of Equality (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jul 18, 2001)
IN THE past, Indian society was unique in the extremes to which it carried the principle and practice of inequality; today Indian intellectuals appear unique in their zeal for promoting the adoption of equality in every sphere of society.
- Open Doors And Mixed Signals (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, Jul 18, 2001)
WE had just stopped at a red light, the driver and I, when a man on a scooter drew up beside us. I began to get nervous and tried feverishly to remember how much money I was carrying in my wallet.
- Food For Thought (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
IF official statistics are to be believed, India's food economy presents a major paradox. Official data suggests that per capita availability of foodgrains has actually declined by about 40 gms a day through the '90s.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 18, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Fiscal Reform (Hindu, Amaresh Bagchi, Jul 18, 2001)
WHILE FEW would disagree that the economic reforms of the 1990s have changed the face of India, one area where reform efforts have stumbled and apparently fallen flat is in the fiscal sector.
- Savouring A Decade Of Reforms (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Jul 18, 2001)
THIS month marks the end of the first decade of India’s economic reforms. What have we accomplished?
- Agra Summit Not A Complete Failure (The Financial Express, Inder Malhotra, Jul 18, 2001)
Given its inability even to issue a bald joint statement, it is entirely understandable that the Agra summit between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is being written off as a “failure”.
- Perceived Threat From Chinese Imports: A Futuristic Scenario (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jul 18, 2001)
Some might consider that China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will help modify the way it conducts its trade relations. WTO accession could increase access to China’s markets for exporters.
- Beijing's Triumph And Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2001)
FROM THE TIME of the ancient Olympics, politics and sport - always deemed to be far apart with little in common by the idealists - have indeed mixed with explosive effect.
- One More To Go (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
TWO rounds of the three-stage auction for mobile telecom licences are over, with winners already decided in nine out of the 17 circles for which bids took place. By now, the contours of India’s future telecom market are visible.
- Happy, And Not So Happy, Telecom Tales (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Jul 18, 2001)
DELHI, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Himachal Pradesh, UP (West), Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. And possibly, UP (East), Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat as well.
- Offensive Spending (Hindustan Times, PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI, Jul 18, 2001)
GENERAL PERVEZ Musharraf has a problem and he’s in denial about it. He wants to rebuild Pakistan, restore the sick man of the subcontinent. But he also believes India has to be kept running a fever.
- Risk Management In Banks Is Surely A Public Good (The Economic Times, Janmejaya Sinha, Jul 18, 2001)
SHOULD the taxpayer be as concerned as a bank's shareholders in a bank's risk management capability?
- Neither Success Nor Failure (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 18, 2001)
TASHKENT, SIMLA, Lahore and now Agra. The city of Taj Mahal has joined the other three to become yet another landmark in the turbulent history of India-Pakistan relations.
- Agra: A Failure Foretold (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 18, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JULY 17. Just before the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, arrived in India, one of the intelligence agencies was asked to produce a psychological profile of the visitor.
- Summit's Collapse Was In The Script (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 18, 2001)
Confidence building measures? What confidence building measures? Kashmir is the biggest confidence building measure! -- The Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Relative Economics Of Environmental-Friendly Fuels (Business Line, Peter Jones, Jul 18, 2001)
THE fuels commonly used today, such as petrol or diesel, are derived from crude oil, and are referred to as conventional fuels.
- Efficacy Of Public Audit System In India (Tribune, Dharam Vir, Jul 18, 2001)
THANKS perhaps to the preoccupation with the search for the so-called hidden agenda in the appointment of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution and the controversy generated by the commission’s consultation.
- Cheers! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
THE MARKET for beer has considerably expanded, with many foreign players entering the fray. Foremost among them is the Australian giant, Foster's, which has launched an aggressive campaign, pushing its beer through hotels and restaurants.
- Dev Anand Plans Film On Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2001)
IRREPRESSIBLE Bollywood actor-director Dev Anand plans to make a film on the palace massacre in Nepal in which virtually the entire royal family was wiped out.
- ‘They Owe Me Eight Years’ (Tribune, Nick Patron Walsh, Jul 18, 2001)
IT was the long hot nights in the dirty interrogation centre in Pappatot, on the border between Kashmir and Pakistan, that broke 18-year-old Chaudhary Aurangzeb.
- Come To Shimla! (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jul 18, 2001)
“COME to Shimla!” was my standing invitation to all those who used to meet me in plains. And believe me, their visit and then their departing remark, “a thing of beauty is joy for ever” always jazzed me up.
- The Elusive Extra Mile To Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2001)
A `POSITIVE' SPIN preferred by India to explain the slow collapse of the Agra summit is that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Pakistan's President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, have begun a new journey towards a peaceful resolution.
- Widows’ Pension Scheme (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
RUGBY: In connection with the Widows’ Pensions Scheme which came into operation at the beginning of the year, it is announced that during the first six months of the operation of the new Act, widows pensions to the number of nearly 14,000 have been award.
- Third Best Option (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 17, 2001)
AS the contours of the US-64 rescue package become known, it is clear that the government has once again plumped for an easier option.
- New Twist To Sensitive Cases (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 17, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 16. The sudden and tragic suicide of businessman Ramesh and his family has provided a new twist to the politically sensitive cases in the State.
- Uti And Interest Rate Reductions (Business Line, R. Y. Narayanan, Jul 17, 2001)
THE US-64 imbroglio and the so-called support for `small investors' across the political spectrum have raised doubts over the planned revamping of the pension system and interest rate structure for small savings.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 17, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- Are Women Too Nice To Get Ahead? (Tribune, Rachel Cooke, Jul 17, 2001)
IT was Lily Tomlin who said: “The trouble with being in the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.’’
- Cantonment Boards Have Become Irrelevant (Tribune, Pritam Bhullar, Jul 17, 2001)
RECENTLY, a proposal was mooted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that all cantonment boards should be abolished and the civic administration of cantonments should be taken over by the Army.
- In The Shadow Of Taj (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
THE Taj spirit pervaded the second day of the Indo-Pak summit on Sunday. The day started on a highly hopeful note.
- Musharraf Does Some Tough Talking Over Breakfast (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Jul 17, 2001)
THE hesitant optimism of Sunday evening, articulated by none other than Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf when he described his talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as “fruitful” at the Taj Mahal.
- The Ias... And The Ips (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Jul 17, 2001)
WHENEVER I drive to Dehra Doon, I pass through what is definitely the worst town on Planet Earth: Khatauli. Here, the 'highway' serves as the town's main street - and the road simply does not exist.
- A Long Wait (The Economic Times, Sam Easow, Jul 17, 2001)
LET us all Asians whole-heartedly welcome International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2008 Olympics to Beijing. Ever since the modern Olympics began in 1896, they have been monopolised by the West.
- View Of The Little People (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 17, 2001)
IT’S A moving story of the way old people in Uri have received New Delhi’s announcement that it intends to open the road between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad (or more precisely, Uri and Domel) which has been shut since 1947.
- Cannes Comes To Agra (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 17, 2001)
SOMETIMES YOU get the feeling that the media become all excited about something and then, at the moment of reckoning, realises that it has nothing much to offer.
- The Asian Option (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, Jul 17, 2001)
AS India opens out, many new options are developing. Although India is in Asia it has traditionally looked west.
- Looking Beyond Anti-Dumping Action Against China (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jul 17, 2001)
While some of the affected industries may cry foul, experts do not seem to agree that the Chinese are dumping the products on us.
- Restricting International Conferences (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT, in its wisdom, has dismissed the petition challenging the Union Home Ministry memorandum making it mandatory for organisers of international conferences.
- Summits Don't Serve Basmati Rice (The Economic Times, Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Jul 17, 2001)
THERE is a Hindu belief that one's bitterest enemies turn up as blood relations in the next life.
- Learning From Past Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Jul 17, 2001)
THE decision of the Group of Ministers to set up a separate Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has predictably drawn flak from the country’s intelligence (not necessarily intelligent) community.
- Directionless Prasar Bharati (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Jul 17, 2001)
LAST YEAR Prasar Bharati had sold its entire prime time on the Metro Channel to Mr. Kerry Packer. On the expiry of his lease, it has been making frantic efforts to auction this valuable chunk to fresh bidders.
- Towards Greater Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
WITH THE UNIT Trust of India (UTI) announcing a scheme to ensure limited liquidity on the investment in units, the time has come to look at its problems from a larger perspective.
- Where Now, From Agra? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 17, 2001)
LIKE the path of true love, that of peace is long and tortuous too. Just look at all the conflicts raging in the world -- major and minor. Learning to be patient is the name of the game in any conflict-resolution initiative.
- Student Factories (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jul 17, 2001)
MOVE over educational institutions. It is now time for `student factories'.
- Living Theatres Of The Absurd (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jul 17, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's peace journey to Lahore in February 1999, was intended as a confidence building measure.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Manipur Conundrum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
THE LEADERS OF the BJP and the Samata party may have agreed to ``forget'' the Manipur developments and decided to ``stay out'' of any exercise leading towards the formation of a new Government in the State.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 17, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Uti Scheme For Small Investors (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
ULTIMATELY a bailout package has been agreed upon for those who have invested their hard-earned money in the Unit Trust of India’s flagship scheme US 64.
- Happy Marriage Depends On Genes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
A HAPPY marriage may be largely determined by a couple’s genes, according to a published report.
- What Happened To Panchayati Raj Reforms (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 16, 2001)
THE high hopes with which the 73rd Constitution Amendment Bill giving statutory backing to panchayati raj institutions was passed in 1992 by Parliament and had been made effective after endorsement by the states from April 24,1993, are already drying up.
- Helpful, If Not Hopeful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
DAY One of President Pervez Musharraf’s visit has breathed some life into the summit meeting.
- B’desh: Waiting For New Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
BANGLADESH is in the process of perfecting an interesting system of holding a general election.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 16, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- The Ias Lobby (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2001)
NEWS has it that a number of IAS officers are in line for heading NASSCOM — the association of software producers. This is, per se, not a bad idea.
- Concrete Results (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2001)
GOING by the results of the last two quarters, the Associated Cement Companies looks to be scripting a fine turnaround story.
- What Happened To Panchayati Raj Reforms (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 16, 2001)
THE high hopes with which the 73rd Constitution Amendment Bill giving statutory backing to panchayati raj institutions was passed in 1992 by Parliament and had been made effective after endorsement by the states from April 24,1993, are already drying up.
- Dhaka Rumblings (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 16, 2001)
REASONED DEBATE and a peaceful change of governments are at the heart of the democratic order.
- Muslim Rishis Of Kashmir (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Jul 16, 2001)
WITH THE heads of two antagonistic states having met in Agra, a limping but absolutely necessary and extended process of dialogue is going on.
- Governor No Rubber Stamp But Emblem Of Dignity (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Jul 16, 2001)
“(A) Governor can do a great deal of good if he is a good Governor and he can do a great deal of mischief, if he is a bad Governor, in spite of the very little power given to him under the Constitution we are now framing.”
- Helpful, If Not Hopeful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
DAY One of President Pervez Musharraf’s visit has breathed some life into the summit meeting.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 16, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
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