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Articles 21421 through 21520 of 25647:
- Pension Explosion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2001)
A time bomb is ticking away and it could cause as much havoc to government finance as interest payment is doing today.
- Naga Ceasefire: Clearing The Air (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2001)
AFTER HAVING ANNOUNCED, unilaterally, the decision to enlarge the ceasefire with the NSCN(I-M) rebels to parts of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Home Ministry is now talking of a review.
- Dispute Over Dead Lambs (Business Line, P. Krishna Rao, Jun 26, 2001)
THE WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted the Appellate Body Report and the Panel Report on `United States - Safeguard Measures on Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Lamb Meat from New Zealand and Australia' on May 16.
- How The World Can Win Its Battle Against Aids (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 26, 2001)
There are two wrong approaches to the global threat of HIV/AIDS. One is to underestimate or ignore it. The other is to despair. The first can only be described as irresponsible. The second is unjustified.
- Needed: Good Global Pr (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 26, 2001)
Against bad publicity on Enron.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Jun 26, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- Trade Surpluses Do Not Ensure Growth (The Economic Times, Neeraj Kaushal, Jun 26, 2001)
DO TRADE surpluses bring economic prosperity? If we go by conventional thinking, most prevalent among the Indian left, the answer is yes.
- Poverty May Have Declined, But Quality Of Employment Has Worsened (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, Jun 26, 2001)
Ten years of reforms is a good enough time frame to assess whether they have had a human face in impacting on poverty and employment.
- Quadruple Your Money (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2001)
A STUDY of 49 public sector undertakings by this newspaper reveals that they have a market capitalisation of only Rs 95,000 crore although their reserves alone exceed Rs 100,000 crore.
- The 360-Degree Markets (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Jun 26, 2001)
A HUNDRED feet above ground level, tightly strapped on to a flimsy seat, legs suspended in the air, poised to fall faster than gravity, part of another 360 degree loop, all of a twitter on something called Kracken it suddenly begins to feel a bit familiar
- The Big B Becomes A G (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2001)
IT WAS perhaps inevitable. After being voted the Indian star of the just concluded millennium and enshrined in Madame Tussaud’s, the only thing left for Amitabh Bachchan was his own temple where his fans could literally worship him.
- Paranoid, Doomed To Fail (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jun 26, 2001)
It is ironic that in a land that once boasted of the world’s most ancient seats of learning, open to scholars from all around the world with universities such as Nalanda and Takshila,
- What Market Signals On Interest Rates Mean (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Jun 26, 2001)
These days the government is borrowing cheap. So are some corporates! This is contrary to revealed wisdom.
- The Story Of Singapore’s Growth Miracle (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jun 26, 2001)
From “Third World to the First” was the befitting sub-title of the illustrious Singapore story penned by the city-state’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and released towards the end of last year.
- Kashmir & Secession (Times of India, Rahul Shivshankar, Jun 26, 2001)
MOMENTS after prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and president Pervez Musharraf had resolved to ``tone down the rhetoric'' ahead of the Agra summit, Pakistan was back in rhetoric mode.
- The Intolerance Industry (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2001)
t’s difficult to predict what will hurt the sensibilities of people and leave them so humiliated that they have to resort to violent protest.
- A Second Look (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2001)
AS A SPECIAL Session of the United Nations General Assembly meets to discuss how to combat the global spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Dangerous Games (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2001)
The violent demonstrations against and attacks on cinema halls showing the film Gadar: Ek Prem Kahani, on the ground of its being "anti-Islamic", deserves the strongest condemnation. Rioting and assault cannot be defended in the name of religion.
- Turkey On His Mind (Hindustan Times, Gajendra Singh, Jun 26, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has anointed himself President of Pakistan while retaining the all-powerful post of army chief.
- Who Comes First? Cleric Or Reformer (Pioneer, Ehtashamuddin Khan, Jun 26, 2001)
The landslide victory of President Mohammad Khatami in the recently-concluded Presidential election in Iran indicates an important fact-that religion, the 'opium of the masses', can no longer numb the aspirations of Iranians.
- Planning Delusions (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 26, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a nine per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- See-Through Money For Fair Elections (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Jun 26, 2001)
The Congress party has after a long time taken a right step in the direction of electoral reform.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 26, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- The U.K. - Another Quick Fix? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jun 26, 2001)
THEY CALL it the demographic time-bomb, and it is the potential implosion of the workforce in the wealthy countries of the world as longevity increases steadily but aggregate populations remain roughly constant.
- Sebi Should Have Shown More Gumption (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 26, 2001)
IN ``Financial derivatives policy: Time to show gumption,'' the authors had advocated the introduction of options and futures on individual stocks (Business Line, May 31).
- The 'China Factor' In Ties With U.S. (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 26, 2001)
SYDNEY, JUNE 25. It came quite easily to Mr. Jaswant Singh. In response to a shot-in- the-dark question from an Australian reporter in Adelaide on Friday.
- Drawback Drama (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2001)
EITHER THE GOVERNMENT had initially performed a shoddy job of calculating the duty incidence on export output or has now allowed itself to be bamboozled into conceding to the exporting community a refund.
- Colour Of Nirvana (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2001)
``I neglect God and his angels for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door'', confessed John Donne in his Sermons.
- Drift As Policy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2001)
Is anyone in the Union government in control, or at least nominally in charge of the crisis-engulfed north-east? Given that its `strategy' for peace in the region changes almost daily, the answer perhaps is self-evident.
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Agriculture Sector: Paradox Of Plenty (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Jun 26, 2001)
A SWEEPING survey of opinion-makers in business and industry reveals a cautious and subdued outlook on their production and investment plans, despite the various efforts of the Government.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 26, 2001)
When Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser and principal secretary to the prime minister, walked into the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters near Washington a few days ago for his scheduled,
- Negotiating With Naga Rebels (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Jun 26, 2001)
THE North-East is in turmoil. The ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland led by Mr Muivah and Mr Issac Swu beyond June 14 to cover Assam,
- Fallout Of Centre-State Divide (Tribune, P. Raman , Jun 26, 2001)
WE had a few occasions in the past when the political divide between the Centre and the states had been quite wide.
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 26, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand;
- Let The Indo-Pak Gambit Begin (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Jun 26, 2001)
Good chess players know that whatever pieces one might have, and whatever the tactics one may have devised, position counts for a lot in the game.
- Mother Of All Crimes (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, Jun 26, 2001)
The last few years have witnessed miraculous advancements in medical science.
- To Whip Or Not To Whip? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2001)
Horse racing in the country is in for a change. No more will the equines be beaten into submission, but only goaded to run faster with a synthetic cord that is not as cruel as the traditional leather whip.
- Wages Of Mistrust (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2001)
The roadmap to peace in the Northeast cannot be charted by the good intentions of any one party; everyone associated with the Naga issue must be willing to lay his cards face up on the table.
- Question Of Railway Safety (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2001)
HARDLY a year passes when there is no major train accident in India. Immediately an enquiry committee is constituted to go into the circumstances leading to the tragedy, and everything ends there.
- Trade Union Unity And Politics (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Jun 25, 2001)
ALMOST A decade after the Congress(I) was emboldened to give up its socialist pretensions and allow the then Finance Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to announce in Parliament the decision to adopt the principles of market economy (July 1991).
- Unmollified Manipur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2001)
IN its desperate search for a quick fix, the Centre has taken one half-step to muddy the Manipur situation. It summoned 10 political leaders on Saturday to attend its durbar and after three hours of “constructive talks”
- Plan Panel’s Delusions (Tribune, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 25, 2001)
PRIME Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a 9 per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- As Is Our Desire, So Is Our Destiny (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Jun 25, 2001)
When we look around, we find that the individual as well as society is ill. Man never wants to fall ill.
- Proxy For The Opposition (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Jun 25, 2001)
A British journalist once remarked that every politician not in government needed to be in the opposition.
- Indispensable Babu (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2001)
REPORTS suggest that the government is toying with the idea of giving itself discretionary powers to raise the retirement to 62 for some bureaucrats.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 25, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- One-Horse Town (Times of India, Girish Bhandari, Jun 25, 2001)
BY the time I left the town for higher studies, it had become a one-horse town. And that horse belonged to Miss Clarke.
- Monsoon Magic (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2001)
The God of rain in truth is a sacrificial fire; its fuel is the year, the clouds are its smoke, lightning is its flame, the thunderbolt its coals, thunder its sparks.
- Safety Derailed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2001)
The derailment of the Chennai-bound Mangalore Mail on a bridge on river Kadalundi near Khozhikode, which has taken a heavy toll of lives, underlines a stark fact: train travel is becoming unsafe in India.
- Neighbours In Search Of Lasting (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 25, 2001)
India and Pakistan share problems left behind by traditions and history, and of the economy.
- Order Out Of Chaos (Hindustan Times, P. D. Tandon , Jun 25, 2001)
WHETHER THE imposition of the Emergency in 1975 was justified or not is for historians to decide.
- Far From Positive (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jun 25, 2001)
If one looks at a map showing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS around the world, South Africa is shaded in a deep, dark colour, while India is a pleasing lighter shade.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 25, 2001)
When Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser and principal secretary to the prime minister, walked into the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters near Washington a few days ago for his scheduled,
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Single Versus Multiple Regulators (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Jun 25, 2001)
THE DEBATE on regulatory reforms is hotting up.
- Amongst The Elite (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2001)
The world has finally woken up to the fact that India can no longer be ignored; its voice reverberates in the comity of nations when meaningful issues require immediate attention.
- Hostile Witness (Hindustan Times, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 25, 2001)
SYMBOLISM IS of considerable value in politics. But it can also prove to be an embarrassment. The Nazi symbol of the swastika, for instance, has become a synonym of evil.
- Healing In Kashmir? (Hindu, Rajmohan Gandhi, Jun 25, 2001)
``EACH TIME I hear footsteps coming towards me, I imagine someone bringing news of peace.''
- Stoking Embers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 25, 2001)
THE dormant embers of uneasiness about the way the US presidential poll of last November was botched up in Florida have been stoked up by a report released by the US Civil Rights Commission which has come to a finding of ``widespread disenfranchisement''
- Principles Of Investing -- Learning From The Market Crash (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Jun 25, 2001)
THE Federal Reserve has done its bit.
- Economic Reforms Remembered (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 25, 2001)
IT IS ten years since Dr Manmohan Singh and Mr P. V. Narasimha Rao initiated economic reforms in the country, with the Budget presented in July 1991.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 25, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- Where Rules Turn Anachronistic (Pioneer, A Balu, Jun 25, 2001)
Some years ago, well known American TV news commentator David Brinkley received a "brusque and officious" note from Washington DC authorities threatening him with a fine of $2,137 if he failed to pay ten cents he reportedly owed in back property taxes.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Jun 25, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- A Grim Sunset (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 25, 2001)
THE TRAGIC PLUNGE by the Mangalore-Chennai Mail into the Kadalundi river in Kerala that snatched over 50 lives and left nearly 250 persons injured on a rainy Friday evening is a serious pointer to the skewed policy perspectives of the Indian Railways.
- Crusade Against Corruption Is The Need Of The Hour (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Jun 25, 2001)
To a question: “What in your opinion should be done to see that India emerges as a global power in the Twenty-first Century”
- Musharraf Plays With India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 25, 2001)
BRIEFLY, the Government's policy on resolving the Kashmir problem with Pakistan, though well intended, is more akin to chasing a chimera than to making concrete progress towards attaining the objective.
- Question Of Railway Safety (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2001)
HARDLY a year passes when there is no major train accident in India. Immediately an enquiry committee is constituted to go into the circumstances leading to the tragedy, and everything ends there.
- Institutionalising Army’s Role In Pakistan (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 25, 2001)
WAY back in 1967, as the first Indian newspaper correspondent to be based in Islamabad after the 1965 war, I savoured in full the Ayub Khan dispensation.
- The Latest Gatecrasher At The Aiwan-E-Sadr, Islamabad (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Jun 25, 2001)
SWORN in and sanctified by none other than the Chief Justice of Pakistan, betraying political and judicial collusion at the highest level of the state.
- Four Gates To Salvation (Times of India, Inder Raj Ahluwalia, Jun 25, 2001)
THE famed Golden Temple of Amritsar stands in simple majesty, the gilded splendour of its dome and panellings silhouetted softly in the `pool of nectar'.
- State And Market (Times of India, C. Rangarajan, Jun 25, 2001)
AMONG issues of public policy, the one that has attracted the widest debate has been the respective role of the state and the market in economic development.
- Institutionalising Army’s Role In Pakistan General Musharraf’s Difficulties (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 25, 2001)
WAY back in 1967, as the first Indian newspaper correspondent to be based in Islamabad after the 1965 war, I savoured in full the Ayub Khan dispensation.
- Check Consumption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2001)
THIS is with reference to the article 'Oil pool deficit hits Rs 16,000 crore' (ET, June 14). The oil pool deficit has touched Rs 16,000 crore but the government is doing nothing to curb the use of petroleum products, which are mostly imported.
- ‘We Have Not Yet Completed First Generation Reform’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 25, 2001)
Ten years ago, in June 1991, when you took charge as the Union finance minister, the economy was in a crisis. Today, all the external economic indicators are in much better shape but the domestic economic indicators are once again causing concern.
- Why Good Rains May Be No Panacea (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jun 25, 2001)
The South-West monsoon has kept its date with India. For the week ending June 20, monsoon precipitation has been 57 per cent above the long-period average.
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 25, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand;
- The Middleman Cometh: Private Sector In Defence (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Jun 25, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has announced that production of defence equipment will be opened to the private sector. So far, nothing has been said about privatising existing defence units.
- There Are Lenders For Realistic Projects (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2001)
THE ENRON fiasco does not seem to have dampened the spirit of private power developers, at least not for Rolls Royce India, which has drawn up elaborate expansion plans.
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