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Articles 20621 through 20720 of 25647:
- Sustaining The Consensus (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 16, 2001)
WHATEVER THE outcome of the Agra summit, it has provided a precious byproduct in the domestic context - activation of the national consensus on foreign policy.
- Vision 2020 -- Passively Creating Employment (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 16, 2001)
FOR FOUR decades, the government went on a spree creating jobs whether they were needed or not.
- Draining Vsnl (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 16, 2001)
THE PROPOSED DISINVESTMENT of a 25 per cent stake in Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) to a strategic partner has moved into less productive territory with the company announcing a special dividend of Rs 40 per share (or 400 per cent).
- Old-Young Divide (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 16, 2001)
GENERATION gap has acquired a new stridency because of the aggravation of certain tendencies characterising the psychologies of the old and young.
- Look At Ageing Population As Opportunity (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Jul 16, 2001)
SOMETIME ago I had argued that the rising numbers of the aged (above 60 years) in our population signified a vast new opportunity for our marketers.
- Managing A Summit 'Sub-Plot' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2001)
WITHOUT MUCH ADO, Pakistan's President and Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, succeeded in engaging the Islamabad-friendly leaders of the All Party Hurriyat Conference on the eve of the ongoing Agra summit.
- World Class In India (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, Jul 16, 2001)
IN the course of recent consulting work to help companies develop their market strategy, I am coming to the conclusion that the battle for markets is just beginning.
- Every Dog Has Its Day (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Jul 16, 2001)
WE have a lovely dark brown Labrador bitch. Just about a year old, it is well behaved, affectionate and responsible.
- State Of Agriculture (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 16, 2001)
IN A thought-provoking address published in the RBI Bulletin, May 2001, the RBI Deputy Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has discussed major issues concerning the agenda of Indian agricultural reforms.
- The Imperial Conference (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
THE Imperial Indian Citizenships’ Association has addressed the following telegram to the Private Secretary to the Viceroy:
- Fast Breeders: Tall Promises, Poor Performance (Hindu, M.V. Ramana, Jul 16, 2001)
I would like to respond to the article ``Need for fast breeder reactors'' by S. B. Bhoje (The Hindu Friday, June 15, 2001, replying to my article in The Hindu of May 28, 2001), since it is misleading on many counts.
- 'Technology Evolution Will Bring It To Masses' (The Economic Times, Sudha Nagaraj, Jul 16, 2001)
PROF Alex Pentland is academic head of MIT Media Laboratory in Massachusetts as well as co-director of the Digital Nations Consortium — a new research group set by the MIT to develop IT for the common man.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 16, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Trying Hard To Be Nice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 16, 2001)
SINCE THE rains are regarded as a good omen, there may be a temptation to see a link between the intermittent showers which marked President Pervez Musharraf’s first day in Delhi.
- Let Us Have The 'No-War' Pact First (Hindu, Murkot Ramunny, Jul 16, 2001)
The reported offer by the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, that he was prepared for a no-war pact with India gives a new direction to the talks in Agra.
- Crowning Moments Of The Great Tv Rat Race (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Jul 16, 2001)
* Sunday’s saturated coverage on TV left ample scope for Gen. Musharraf to show off his sartorial tastes.
- Hope, Hype And The Media’s ‘Track Two’ Summitrys (The Financial Express, Parul Malhotra, Jul 16, 2001)
The Agra summit will go down in the sub-continent’s diplomatic history as the first major bilateral interaction between India and Pakistan where the “track two” process defined by the media, both print and television.
- The Lahore Declaration (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 16, 2001)
The Prime Ministers of the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan:
- Will The Pipe Dreams Be Converted Into Reality? (The Financial Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Jul 16, 2001)
With the Agra summit between Pakistan’s President General Pervez Musharraf and the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee making some headway, there is every chance that the Indo-Iran gas pipeline may get a fresh lease of life.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 15, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- For A Place In The Sun (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
Muslims who form eight per cent of Sri Lanka's population are fighting for a separate political identity. Nirupama Subramanian reports.
- Coloured By Prejudice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
To treat the racial violence in Britain simply as a law and order problem, ignoring the underlying causes, would be a mistake, says Hasan Suroor.
- Fetters On Freedom Of Expression (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
In an age where at the click of a mouse, one can communicate with anyone, anywhere, they seem not a little absurd. Neena Vyas on the Centre's revised guidelines for holding international seminars.
- Spinning Out Of Control? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
There is a grave danger between now and the Parliament session that matters could get out of hand in Indonesia, writes Amit Baruah.
- Will The New Realism Effect The Agra Summit? (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Jul 15, 2001)
A consideration of the pressures and compulsions that appear to move General Pervez Musharraf as the Agra Summit nears has suddenly become urgent after Islamabad last week unexpectedly changed its tone.
- Indo-Pak Summit Voices Of Reasonableness, Radicalism From Pakistan (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jul 15, 2001)
THOUGH I’ve had no direct access to the Pakistani papers and journals, I do find some of those reproduced in part in Indian dailies. And one does get some insight into the adversary point of view.
- Cancellation Of Dargah Visit, “An Ill Omen” (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 15, 2001)
I was in New Delhi only till midweek. Thereafter, I had to reach Srinagar to report on the mood of the people in the Valley vis-a-vis the Agra summit.
- Computers And Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2001)
The great Indian digital diaspora continues to impress all, including the UNDP whose highly respected Human Development Report this year pays rich tributes to the country’s geeks and techies.
- Cong Caught On The Wrong Foot Over Tea Party (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2001)
IF there was one party that seemed to have been caught in the storm over the cup of tea that the Pakistan High Commissioner proposed to have with the Hurriyat Conference, it was the Congress.
- Life Is Beautiful (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 15, 2001)
AAMIR Khan has long thrived on the unexpected. But he didn’t stumble upon the overseas market for Indian films. That territory had already been defined.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 15, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 15, 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.
- Private Tuition: A Different Perspective (Tribune, Anuradha Gupta, Jul 15, 2001)
THE article “The tuition issue: Perception and the whole truth” by Dr Bhim S. Dahiya portrays the point of view of an individual who, though a former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, is currently engaged in running a coaching academy.
- Fetters On Freedom Of Expression (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
In an age where at the click of a mouse, one can communicate with anyone, anywhere, they seem not a little absurd. Neena Vyas on the Centre's revised guidelines for holding international seminars.
- Academics Annoyed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
The Government plea is that the revised guidelines are a simplification of those in existence since 1986. This has failed to cut ice with academia. Anita Joshua reports.
- Trust Betrayed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
The UTI fiasco has definitely shaken the confidence of the investor and could have a political fallout, apart from the financial implications, writes Alok Mukherjee.
- Coloured By Prejudice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
To treat the racial violence in Britain simply as a law and order problem, ignoring the underlying causes, would be a mistake, says Hasan Suroor.
- It Was In The Making (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2001)
What has happened with US-64 is the result of factors which ate into the corpus over the years, says Oommen Ninan.
- Why This Media Frenzy About Musharraf? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Jul 14, 2001)
WHAT an overdose of Pakistan we have had in the past few weeks.
- A Quran From Pakistan (Tribune, Bimal Bhatia, Jul 14, 2001)
A dangerous hate campaign is doing the rounds, fired by religious zealots. At the root is the alleged burning of a Quran, “pictures” of which came via internet. That’s a dubious route, handy for those who like to work shadily.
- Vengeance And Its Endless Cycle (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jul 14, 2001)
Sardar Bachitar Singh, whom I have never met, often rings me up to tell what he thinks about events in the country.
- China Finance Chief Sounds Alarm On Exports (The Financial Express, Bill Savadove, Jul 14, 2001)
China’s finance minister Xiang Huaicheng raised the alarm over slowing exports on Friday, saying more investment and higher domestic consumption were needed to keep the economy moving this year.
- Reshaping The Relations (Tribune, I. K. Gujral, Jul 14, 2001)
UNEXPECTEDLY and that too on the very eve of the Agra Summit some doubts and uncertainties have surfaced.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 14, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- A Quran From Pakistan (Tribune, Bimal Bhatia, Jul 14, 2001)
A dangerous hate campaign is doing the rounds, fired by religious zealots. At the root is the alleged burning of a Quran, “pictures” of which came via internet. That’s a dubious route, handy for those who like to work shadily.
- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Towards Health-Led Economic Development (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Jul 14, 2001)
FOR quite some time now, the unprecedented scale of the interrelated crises of abject poverty, hunger, armed conflicts, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic have been ravaging sub-Saharan Africa.
- Interest Rates In Us: The Two Towers (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jul 14, 2001)
THE United States of America is well known in financial literature for the width, depth and resilience of its money and financial markets.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 14, 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.
- The Pakistani Defence Cut (Hindu, P. R. Chari , Jul 14, 2001)
WHY SHOULD the slight reduction in Pakistan's defence budget, no surprise given the parlous state of its economy, have any implications for India? First, the facts.
- The Agra Show (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 14, 2001)
SO, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has finally had his way in holding a summit with the Pakistani dictator, Gen Pervez Musharraf, though it is clear (in fact, it has been clear for sometime).
- $8.7 Million To Victim Of Police Excesses (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 14, 2001)
IN A sensational judgment, the Brooklyn federal court in New York yesterday ordered the city administration to pay $8.7 million (Rs 40 crore) to Mr Abner Louima.
- Reshaping The Relations (Tribune, I. K. Gujral, Jul 14, 2001)
UNEXPECTEDLY and that too on the very eve of the Agra Summit some doubts and uncertainties have surfaced.
- Why This Media Frenzy About Musharraf? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Jul 14, 2001)
WHAT an overdose of Pakistan we have had in the past few weeks.
- Pak. Military May Not Play Spoilsport (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 14, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 13. Will Pakistan's military establishment scuttle the prospects of a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute with India?
- A Storm In A Teacup (Hindu, Sajid Gani Lone, Jul 14, 2001)
The invitation for tea extended to the leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference by the Pakistan High Commissioner, Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, has generated a heated debate.
- A Dangerously Kashmir-Centric Approach (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 14, 2001)
MOST of the write-ups carried in Pakistani newspapers these days on Indo-Pak relations are sharply focused on Kashmir.
- Delhi's Warning (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jul 14, 2001)
THE TAMIL Nadu crisis ended with a symbolic warning by Delhi asking the Jayalalithaa Government to behave itself and a short list of remedial directions.
- Swords In Their Sheaths (Hindustan Times, Rifaat Hussain, Jul 14, 2001)
Mutual hostility has been endemic to India-Pakistan relations.
- Trust And Trade Should Get Top Priority (The Financial Express, K. K. Jain, Jul 14, 2001)
All that can be gathered from news reports on the Musharraf-Vajpayee summit is that it will almost wholly focus on political issues, with trade figuring nowhere.
- Imprisoned Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S Kashmir fixation has forced it to the need for undertaking some other steps which can earn it goodwill here.
- Brutality For Pervez’s Sake (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2001)
THE officials in charge of the hospitality-cum-security arrangements for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf should be sacked and tried for human right violations.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 14, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Plundering The Poor And Protecting The Rich (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jul 14, 2001)
EXACTLY a decade ago the Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh duo initiated the economic reform process under severe fiscal compulsions. The process has been incomplete and there have been many problems.
- The Competition Law (The Economic Times, Pallavi Shroff, Jul 14, 2001)
THE Cabinet decision on approving the draft Trade Related Competition Bill is indeed a major step taken by the Vajpayee government. In adopting and accepting a law in line with international standards, it has demonstrated its commitment to reforms.
- Split Wide Open! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 14, 2001)
THE self-acclaimed craziest city in the world and the craziest tennis player in the world partied together Wednesday night to celebrate the latter’s winning the men’s singles title at Wimbledon, despite being the first wild-card entry to do so.
- Borrowed Capital -- A Matter Of Interest (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jul 14, 2001)
THE interest paid on capital borrowed for business/profession is eligible for deduction under Section 36(1)(iii).
- The Libertarian Reader (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2001)
IN the political sphere, representative government is the corollary of the supremacy of the consumers in the market. Officeholders depend on the voters as entrepreneurs and investors depend on the consumers.
- Private Power Projects -- Third-Party Sales: A Viable Option? (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jul 13, 2001)
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPs) have been demanding that they be allowed to sell power to third parties -- large consumers -- directly, instead of selling to the electricity boards.
- Unacceptable Pak Conduct (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 13, 2001)
IN a manner of speaking, the party is over even before it had begun.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 13, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- Sri Lanka's Concerns And Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 13, 2001)
THE DIVIDING LINE between constitutional choices and political concerns is becoming increasingly blurred in Sri Lanka.
- Developing Nations Need To Do Their Bit For Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 13, 2001)
The primary responsibility for achieving growth and equitable development lies with the developing countries themselves.
- Transferring Risk To Capital Market -- An Alternative To Reinsurance (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Jul 13, 2001)
COMPANIES are gung-ho about privatisation of the insurance market. More than half a dozen companies are offering or proposing to offer consumers various insurance products.
- Midnight Manoeuvre (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 13, 2001)
SRI Lanka appears to be heading for troubled times.
- Marriage Movement (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 13, 2001)
IT IS only to be expected that in a country like the US where 43 per cent of the marriages end in divorce, 50 per cent of the couples cohabit before marriage, if they marry at all.
- A Wave Of Peace (Hindustan Times, Riyaz Punjabi, Jul 13, 2001)
Two major issues have raised the popular concern ahead of the forthcoming summit.
- A Tea Bag Too Many (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 13, 2001)
From the look of it, the Pakistan High Commission will be saddled with unused tea bags after Saturday’s party for General Musharraf.
- West Bengal -- Revival Hinges On Service Sector Growth (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jul 13, 2001)
EXPECTATIONS are running high in West Bengal. The public mood has changed dramatically with the communist party changing tack from ideology to economy after winning the Assembly elections and coming back for its sixth term.
- Private Power Projects -- Third-Party Sales: A Viable Option? (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jul 13, 2001)
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPs) have been demanding that they be allowed to sell power to third parties -- large consumers -- directly, instead of selling to the electricity boards.
- Sweeping People Under The Welcome Mat (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 13, 2001)
Being a good host may involve pulling out all stops to welcome a special guest.
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