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Articles 22421 through 22520 of 25647:
- Map-Making In South Asia (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 06, 2001)
NEW DELHI, JULY 1. Map-making in the subcontinent must come to an end, pronounced the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, more than a couple of years ago.
- Privatising Pr (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 06, 2001)
Governments must learn how to share information.
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf's elevation to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the latest Act in the continuing drama of Pakistan's search for an internationally acceptable and stable political order.
- Take One Step At A Time (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 06, 2001)
Of one of the more successful British Prime Ministers, it was said that he would call in his colleagues into the Cabinet room, shut the door and tell them:
- How Nzcc Landed In Financial Mess (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Jun 06, 2001)
The birth of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) in 1985 was to send the signal that India was progressing.
- Himalayan Challenge For India (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 06, 2001)
WHILE NEPAL hugs its grief, and speculation about what really happened last Friday runs riot, the question for India is:
- Millennium Round (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2001)
A ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization is scheduled in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
- Salvation Outside Church (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Jun 06, 2001)
United Press International’s religion editor Uwe Siemon-Netto sprang a surprise when over dinner at Casa Batllo.
- With Hope And Anxiety (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jun 06, 2001)
What has made the Indian government give up its earlier stance not to have any talks with the leader of the military coup in Pakistan unless the regime he heads puts a stop to cross-border terrorism?
- Reacting To A Weak Stimulus (Telegraph, Amitendu Palit , Jun 06, 2001)
Within months of the change of guard at the White House, the Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates in the United States.
- Painted In Indelible Red (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Jun 06, 2001)
Nepal, a land of breathtaking beauty, always conjures up an image of a kingdom of “never- ending peace and love”, an image which overshadows its political travails.
- Now Non-Market Economy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2001)
Some believe in changing the rules of the game if they cannot prevail over their rivals — the shifting-the-goal-post mindset.
- Wanted: South Asian Economic Community (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Jun 06, 2001)
First, a personal note which will explain what follows. In 1954 I had the opportunity to travel through war-torn West Germany.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jun 06, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Tax Holiday For Whom? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
THE Centre has exempted industries in Kutch from paying excise duty for five years.
- Big Brother Is Watching (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 05, 2001)
Various key central ministries seem to have developed an obsession about policing academic institutions.
- Insecurity Forces (Hindustan Times, Indrajit Hazra, Jun 05, 2001)
The people of the Valley just want to move on with their lives, no matter who the proprietor of this contentious piece of real estate is.
- The Paymaster And His Serfs (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 05, 2001)
A dialogue with Pakistan, under whatever circumstances, needs to be greeted as a good omen. That should still be no reason for wearing blinkers. The paymaster decides.
- All For The Cut Above (Telegraph, BARUN KUMAR SAHU, Jun 05, 2001)
Downsizing the bureaucracy is an integral part of the economic reform process.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 05, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- A Party Adrift (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 05, 2001)
WHILE the ruling National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxists) and the Panthers Party have asked their grass root workers to gird up their loins for the trial of strength in the not-too
- The Ugc - Behind The Times? (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Jun 05, 2001)
LIKE SEVERAL other limbs of the Government, the University Grants Commission (UGC) too is planning its next round of activities to synchronise with the Tenth Plan which is about to begin in a year or so.
- No Place For Vendetta (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 05, 2001)
The beginning of J.Jayalalitha’s new innings has been marked by more unsavoury controversies than that of possibly any other chief minister in recent memory
- Heading For A Crunch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
GOVERNMENT finances have entered the zone of anaemic paleness. Tax collection is dipping, expenditure is soaring, disinvestment is a non-starter and borrowing in the first two months has already crossed the halfway target.
- Indo-Pakistan Realities (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jun 05, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S CHIEF Executive, General Pervez Musharraf, has complimented the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, for inviting him for talks, and in an interview with the BBC he described the invitation as an act of ``statesmanship'', and of ``courage
- Prisoners In Pak Jails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
WHILE cautious optimism is building up for the July 14 Indo-Pak summit, a small section of the population on both sides of the border looks forward to a possible announcement on the exchange of prisoners detained in both countries.
- Tax Holiday For Whom? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
THE Centre has exempted industries in Kutch from paying excise duty for five years. The Gujarat government in a matching-show of generosity has decided not to charge sales tax on goods sold in the same territory for the same period.
- Heading For A Crunch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
GOVERNMENT finances have entered the zone of anaemic paleness. Tax collection is dipping, expenditure is soaring, disinvestment is a non-starter and borrowing in the first two months has already crossed the halfway target.
- A President’s Pet Phobias (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2001)
BY donning a third hat, that of President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has added to his country’s and his own problems.
- Is Our Democracy Losing Direction? (The Kashmir Times, K. F. Rustamji , Jun 05, 2001)
In the last century, political matters held public attention to the exclusion of almost everything else. The freedom struggle, the daily Congress bulletins, the processions and meetings , the trials .
- Managing The Risks Of Globalisation (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jun 05, 2001)
GROWTH prospects for developing countries have suddenly turned gloomy because of uncertainty on the duration of the US slowdown, the lingering recession in Japan and volatility in international equity and financial markets.
- Reconstructing Kutch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2001)
THE PRIME MINISTER, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's announcement of a five-year excise duty holiday for industries based in Gujarat's earthquake-ravaged Kutch region, though high on symbolism, is to be seen as a measure with long-term implications.
- Nepal's Hour Of Sorrow (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2001)
THE SHOCK WAVES over the unexplained assassination of King Birendra, an immensely popular constitutional monarch, have caused a violent crisis of confusion that threatens to engulf Nepal's democratic political system as well.
- Abolish The Customs Department (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Jun 05, 2001)
GREAT and glorious free traders before me have believed that customs duties are a good way to raise revenue for the state.
- Power Experts Get It Wrong (The Economic Times, Sanjeev S Ahluwalia, Jun 05, 2001)
STATE utilities owe Rs 40,640 crore to central power generators alone. This is one half of their annual revenues.
- Nepal, What Next? (Business Line, B. Raman , Jun 05, 2001)
DESPITE THE claims of Prince Regent Gyanendra and the Prime Minister, Mr G. P. Koirala, that King Birendra of Nepal, the Queen and four other members of the family died due to an ``accidental discharge of an automatic weapon,'' it is widely believed in of
- Blackwill’s Baggage (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , Jun 05, 2001)
The growing friendship between India and the United States and the pre-eminence of American power in the global order make it extremely important for us to assess carefully the worldview of the American ambassador-designate to India, Robert D. Blackwill.
- Privatisation Experience -- Uneven Results Across Regions (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 05, 2001)
PRIVATISATION of public sector undertakings is a significant aspect of second generation reforms. Several PSUs have been identified for disinvestment, and the Air-India and Bharat Aluminium Company cases have attracted wide attention.
- Mending Fences (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jun 05, 2001)
``BETWEEN two hills, two villages, two friends, the barbed wire runs which neither argues nor explains''. These lines from Memorial for the City by W. H. Auden sum up the miserable plight of thousands living in the border areas all over the world, includi
- Private & Public Sectors: Is There A Difference? (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Jun 04, 2001)
STATE-OWNED enterprises in the service industries, like ITDC hotels, Air India and Indian Airlines, are notorious for poor financial performance and customer satisfaction.
- Calamity In A Royal Family (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 04, 2001)
The tragic assassination of virtually the entire royal family in Nepal is all the more poignant because of the trivial reason behind the shocking act.
- Birendra's Nepal (Times of India, Dubby Bhagat, Jun 04, 2001)
AFTER the funeral of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah on Saturday night, the immediate grief that swept the country turned to formal mourning and a degree of introspection. Old stories were retold.
- Beyond Materialism: A Spiritual Longing (Times of India, Homayun Taba, Jun 04, 2001)
IT is strange, yet not so strange, that so much preoccupation with spiritual matters goes on among corporate citizens. In two decades of organizational consultancy with companies of all sizes and types, I have come across more philosophers here than withi
- The General's Dialogue (Times of India, K.S. Ambi, Jun 04, 2001)
THERE have been suggestions that Gen Musharraf should meet leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference during his visit to Delhi.
- Life & Death (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 04, 2001)
The truly wise mourn not either for the dead or for the living.
- First There Was A Dream (Hindustan Times, M.V. Kamath, Jun 04, 2001)
India and Pakistan have more shared values than France and Germany ever had. If after fighting three major wars between 1870 and 1945, France and Germany could get together in the EU, then there is every reason why India and Pakistan should come together
- In Defence Of Track Two Diplomacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 04, 2001)
As India and Pakistan prepare for the much sought-after engagement between the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Chief Executive, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, there is renewed energy in the so-called ``Track Two'' talks between the two sides.
- When Neighbours Meet (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jun 04, 2001)
Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, was backed by national consensus, with the mainstream formations, the Congress(I), the Left parties and the representatives of the third force, hailing his initiative to invite Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Perv
- Kathmandu Killings & India (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 04, 2001)
THE cold-blooded elimination of vir-tually the entire family of Nepal, on the night of Friday the 1st of June--in many ways similar to that of Sheikh Mujib and his family at Dhaka on 15 August 1975--leaves a few questions unanswered and many threatening p
- Finding A Way Out Of The Limited Mobility Imbroglio (The Economic Times, V. Sridhar, Jun 04, 2001)
THE limited mobility controversy has hit a stalemate after the GoT-IT committee gave its recommendations on 27 April and referred the matter for further discussions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appell
- Shanghai-Five And The U.S. (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 04, 2001)
THE SHANGHAI-Five, a forum led by China and Russia, is beginning to make rapid strides as a sentinel in Central Asia. Its primary purpose at the moment is to try and insulate Central Asia as also Russia and China from the negative influences of Afghanista
- Rethinking Fiscal Orthodoxy (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jun 04, 2001)
AT THE concluding session of the World Bank sponsored seminar on fiscal reforms in Delhi recently, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India set the cat among the pigeons.
- India-Pakistan Dialogue -- The Hurriyat Loses Out (Business Line, Aravind Sitaraman, Jun 04, 2001)
MOST reasonable people would agree that India must discuss its differences with Pakistan.
- India And Bush Administration -- Beyond Assumptions (Business Line, Giridhar Srinivasan, Jun 04, 2001)
SOON after Mr George W. Bush Jr. won the US elections, Indian observers proclaimed quickly that a Republican administration bodes good for India.
- In A State (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 04, 2001)
AS FAR AS reforms go, many things are disappointingly common among States: The fiscal position is anything but good, the privatisation plans are yet to get off the ground, the investment climate gets bleaker by the day. The list can go on.
- Washington Consensus Revisited (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 04, 2001)
Mr JOHN Williamson, who in 1990 coined the term `Washington Consensus', has revisited the concept in an interesting article in the World Bank Research Observer, August 2000.
- Vision 2020 -- Empowering Rural India (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 04, 2001)
THE ECONOMY may be growing but the environment is not; it is deteriorating. Developed countries have a phenomenon known as `jobless growth'; developing countries have their own counterpart -- environmentless growth.
- Money Talks (Hindustan Times, Jyoti Trehan, Jun 04, 2001)
Policy makers and law enforcement agencies world over have realised that one should hit at the criminals where it hurts them the most. They have thus started targeting the proceeds of crime because making money is the be all and end all for criminals and
- The Tragedy In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2001)
THE MACABRE MASSACRE of King Birendra of Nepal and several other ranking scions of the royal order, including Queen Aishwarya, has left the constitutional monarchy of the poor Himalayan state in utter disarray.
- Turbulence Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2001)
CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS concerning the country's international airline, Air India (AI), are disquieting.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Jun 03, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance. If this is the yardstick in politics too, the BJP led NDA government at the Centre, should be the trendiest of them all with a total transformation of t
- From Net To Noon Meal (Times of India, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jun 03, 2001)
WHEN, last year, I wrote about Chennai's transformation from once conservative village to hi-tech city, my southern friends said I was glamour-struck, writers of nasty letters condemned me as a Tamil chauvinist and academics typically dismissed me. The me
- Waiting For The General (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 03, 2001)
IN THE Valley of distress and discontent, the Government of India (GoI) interlocutor, Mr. K.C. Pant's ``Mission Kashmir'' has been overshadowed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's peace talks invitation to Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Per
- After Ceasefire And Talks Initiatives Fizzled Out (The Kashmir Times, Balraj Puri, Jun 03, 2001)
The unilateral ceasefire in J&K state that the Prime Minister announced in November last had fizzled out and its final termination by the May end is only a formal recognition of the reality. For it failed in its primary objective of building a constituenc
- The Numbers Game (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 03, 2001)
ON JULY 17 this year, an army of 100,000 men and women will fan out all over Sri Lanka on a mammoth operation. Armed with questionnaires, they will call at every home, bus stop, railway station and bazaar, and stop people on the streets, even beggars and
- Valley Voices (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 03, 2001)
Farooq Abdullah: I am happy that an invitation for talks has been extended to Gen. Pervez Musharraf. I hope it leads to better relations between India and Pakistan, which can result in a better future for Kashmir as well. I have always maintained that onl
- India’s Pak Syndrome (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 03, 2001)
Now that Gen. Musharraf has ac cepted Prime Minister’s invitation in a very mature yet friendly language, despite the unnecessary verbal hurdles raised by our ministry of external affairs, it is time that all concerned should get their acts together to re
- To The Market, To The Market (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Jun 03, 2001)
THE SMALLEST player in the free market is the street hawker. We see them on the streets and give them custom, but we never look into how the state treats their profession.
- Will It Happen Here? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 03, 2001)
PRESIDENT Bush’s 19-year-old daughter, Jenna, is in the news because she tried to get a drink with a false ID in a country where no one below the age of 21 can legally be served alcohol. The nightclub owners called in the cops and the President’s daughter
- Divided On A Separation (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jun 03, 2001)
TELENGANA. THE demand for Statehood for this backward region of Andhra Pradesh has risen once again. There had been a lull for years since the violent agitations of 1969-70 and 1972-73. But the creation of the three new States of Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh an
- Boring And Irrelevant (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 02, 2001)
That 50 per cent of Class X students from the Delhi region should have failed in the CBSE examinations is distressing enough.
- Cricket’s Road To Peace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 02, 2001)
Since it will be unrealistic to expect anything more than a frank, and perhaps occasionally less than cordial, exchange of views on Kashmir — the ‘core’ issue for Pakistanis — during the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit, it may be worthwhile for those at the mee
- Participation At Gunpoint (Hindustan Times, Nandini Sundar, Jun 02, 2001)
They may be the favourite buzz-words amongst the ‘development and good governance’ set but as recent events in Dewas and Harda in Madhya Pradesh show, ‘participation’, ‘empowerment’ and ‘social capital’ are desirable only so long as they can be controlled
- Is A Factory Building Plant? (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jun 02, 2001)
ACCORDING to Section 43(3), `plant' includes ships, vehicles, books, scientific apparatus and surgical equipment used for business/profession.
- Convergence In Licensing (The Economic Times, N. Vittal, Jun 02, 2001)
CONVERGENCE in technology is one of the most important features of modern telecommunications. The government has recognised this and is also ready with a Convergence of Communication Bill which has been thrown open for debate.
- Wheat Export Fiasco (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 02, 2001)
THE SORRY FIGURE the country cut in the international grain marketplace following Iraq's rejection of three successive wheat consignments on grounds of quality should set alarm bells ringing in government circles, not so much for the casual, hands-off app
- A Seven-Point Strategy For Growth (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Jun 01, 2001)
GIVEN the present sense of widespread despondency, the political leadership will now have to display considerable alertness and sagacity to resuscitate the economy.
- The Problem Of Biopiracy (The Economic Times, Biswajit Dhar, Jun 01, 2001)
ON 1 May, the United States Patents and Trade Marks Office granted a patent to Reliv International for ``Dietary supplement for nutritionally promoting healthy joint function’’.
- Talking For Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2001)
There is a noticeable lowering of temperature on both sides in Sri Lanka. Although the government has not been forthcoming on lifting the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), president Chandrika Kumaratunga's reiteration of her commitment t
- Power Game (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 01, 2001)
WHILE IT is too early to say how the Enron controversy will end, there is little doubt that the situation is worsening by the day.
It isn’t often that a power company stops generation, but this is exactly what the Enron-operated Dabhol Power Corporati
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