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Articles 22521 through 22620 of 25647:
- Unfriendly Bear-Hug (Times of India, Minhaz Merchant, Jun 01, 2001)
IS the Indian stock market today deeply undervalued, as most analysts agree? What then is its true and fair valuation? Both questions need a definitive answer in the backdrop of the current market crisis.
- Kabir's Message Of Harmony, Compassion (Times of India, SARAL JHINGRAN, Jun 01, 2001)
BHAKTI and Sufi traditions of medieval India express the profoundest and sublimest form of religion, one that is very different from contemporary forms of religion which encourage narrow parochialism, communal strife and violence.
- Manipur Masala (Hindustan Times, Rahul Karmakar, Jun 01, 2001)
A POLITICIAN in Manipur (the ‘Land of Gems’), it is said, wakes up a Congressman, lunches in the garb of a regional party, has tea as a committed Leftist and goes to bed thoroughly saffronised, to wake up the next morning as either a Congress, Samata, BJP
- Coping With A Slump (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 01, 2001)
A FEW days ago, the Planning Commission told the government bluntly that it was not possible to achieve a nine per cent growth rate. This year’s Economic Survey told us why.
- No One Loves A Loser (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 01, 2001)
OF ALL the losers in the recent election, Mamata Banerjee’s predicament is perhaps the worst. It isn’t only that she lost, she has also antagonised nearly everyone with or near her — people in her own party, her allies in the Congress and her former allie
- Mr Naidu Wants More (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 01, 2001)
THE TELUGU Desam Party is once again making demands on the Centre. When Chandrababu Naidu puts across a case, the Vajpayee government tends to listen.
This is not surprising since the TDP stands between NDA’s uncertain grip over power and its certain ej
- Beyond Mere Buying Defence Hardware (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Jun 01, 2001)
OVER five decades of the national objective of `self-reliance' have created 40 ordnance factories, 50 R&D laboratories and a significant number of DPSUs.
- Abandoning Consistency In The Search For Peace (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Jun 01, 2001)
THOSE who are addicted to consistency are bound to find the Vajpayee government’s Kashmir initiative somewhat disconcerting. The initiative first appeared to be built around the cease-fire, and then the cease-fire was withdrawn.
- Resolving Conflict (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2001)
The four standard methods for dealing with conflict situations are: Conciliation, placating with gifts, sowing dissension and use of force.
- The Future Is In The Generics Business (The Economic Times, James Mathew, Jun 01, 2001)
THE INDIAN pharma industry is currently in the midst of a transition. With the deadline for the introduction of EMRs and product patent regime approaching fast, the rules of the game are all set to change. Anil Motihar, managing director of Kee Pharma, di
- Some Light At Last! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2001)
NEW Delhi’s intervention in the tussle between Enron and the Maharashtra government is a welcome development. The government wants the Central Electricity Authority to find out whether electricity generated by Dabhol Power Company can be sold to states wh
- Musharraf: From Cia With Love? (Business Line, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2001)
SOME CIRCLES in the US see a link between the recent high-profile visit to New Delhi of the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Richard Armitage, the unpublicised visit of the CIA Director, Mr George Tenet, to Islamabad where he had an unusually long meeting
- Oil Bill: Unlikely Respite For India? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 01, 2001)
THE world economy is teetering on the brink of a recession. Japan has for long been struggling to make a recovery but in vain. The US seems slowly slipping into a recession, the Fed Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan's Midas touch notwithstanding.
- Mai, What Hype! (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 01, 2001)
TO SUSTAIN THE excellent export performance in 2000-01, the Export-Import Policy had several novel features such as the creation of agri-economic zones, to boost farm product exports and the Market Access Initiative. Under the latter, the Government inten
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 31, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- World’s Highest Garbage Dump (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
IT’S GOOD to see Mount Everest in the news again, and for all the good reasons too.
- The Making Of A Police State (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 31, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf is working at two levels to consolidate his illegitimate rule over Pakistan.
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 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.
- Memories Of Kathmandu (Hindustan Times, Bhaskar Ghose, May 31, 2001)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS are always the most vivid and last the longest.
- Preparing For Pervez (Pioneer, Sumer Kaul, May 31, 2001)
The haveli in Old Delhi where a certain toddler lived, ate jalebis, played with his gulel and did susu in his kachcha is being spruced up.
- Rough Sailing Ahead (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2001)
THE STEEL Authority of India's financial results for 2000-01 suggest that the company is well on its way to recovery. Even in the face of a sharp decline in domestic and international price of steel, the company has managed to reduce its net loss by over
- Fish And Chips (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
An intriguing study of ancient bones of modern humans and Neanderthals who lived around 28,000 years ago.
- Reasons Of Heart (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
A recently released US-based study of NRIs is bound to set our hearts aflutter.
- Cut And Thrust (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
It's party time in America. Before this summer is out, millions of Americans will receive cheques of up to $600 each from the taxman - as refund of tax already paid earlier this year.
- Hawking Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
Whoever crafted Atal Behari Vajpayee's urbane invite to Pervez Musharraf might well be wringing his hands.
- Getting Unreal (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , May 31, 2001)
The Hurriyat is an "honorable", household name today, and its leaders, with or without Kashmir, have attained unmatched status thanks to the media blitz.
- Capriati's Return (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2001)
Sportsmen saying "No" to drugs has become an advertising platform to promote the good life. However, a sportsman coming back from drugs to clinch the highest honours is something more unique.
- Socio-Cultural Integration Imperative (The Kashmir Times, Dhurjati Mukherjee, May 31, 2001)
Religious intolerance has become manifest in recent times because of the tendency of certain sections of religious groups to violate the principles of civil society.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, May 31, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Punish The Guilty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2001)
It is hardly surprising that the murder of five members of a Dalit family in Hasnapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Sunday, has sent waves of shock and revulsion throughout India.
- The Road Back For Nepal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
NEPAL’S DESCENT into despair, anger and turmoil after the tragic events of last week was only to be expected given the high regard in which the late king was held in the country.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 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.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 31, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 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, May 31, 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.
- Financial Derivatives Policy -- Time To Show Gumption (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, May 31, 2001)
IF WE were required to provide examples of the impoverishing speed at which critical macroeconomic reforms are conceived, discussed and implemented in India, we could choose four poignant examples.
- Good News For Smokers (The Economic Times, N P Mishra, May 31, 2001)
SINCE the last World No-Tobacco Day, much has happened on the tobacco scene in India. And more is likely to happen soon! If you are a smoker, you may soon have to contend with a ban on smoking signs in government offices and public places everywhere in In
- Food Security: The Need To Get Back To Basics (The Economic Times, Mohandas Moses, May 31, 2001)
THE RECENT conference of chief ministers, at which the Centre tried to sell the idea of decentralised grain procurement to the states, predictably ended in a stalemate.
- Level Of (In)competence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2001)
THE RACE for the two posts of the deputy governor of the RBI has begun in right earnest. While the top contender for the post, traditionally reserved for an insider, is not known for his competence the governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, has two problems.
- Blame People Not Systems (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , May 31, 2001)
LAST fiscal, the IT sector -- recognised as the economy's No 1 growth engine -- came out with flying colours despite the US slowdown. One would like to see such impressive performance in other sectors such as tourism which, in Andhra Pradesh, has now been
- Well Begun But ... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has finally agreed to the long-standing demand of the Reserve Bank of India to take over its stake in the State Bank of India. This is a welcome move, albeit more than a trifle delayed.
- One More Kashmir Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 30, 2001)
PERHAPS it is appropriate that the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, should have invited Pakistan's chief executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf, for a dialogue.
- Take Them On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
DELHI’S traders are as usual up in arms against the government’s plans to go ahead with the Delhi Rent Amendment Bill.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- New Twist To Sensitive Cases (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 30, 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.
- The Millennium Round Won’t Help The Millions (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, May 30, 2001)
THE EUROPEAN Union has been relentless in its efforts to launch a comprehensive new round of trade negotiations in the WTO.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Take Them On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
DELHI’S traders are as usual up in arms against the government’s plans to go ahead with the Delhi Rent Amendment Bill. And they have come up with a really grand reason: apparently, according to these traders, they have become the owners of the properties
- Sun's Energy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
O all learned people, fully realise your conduct towards different objects of the universe, know ye the electricity that maintains all beautiful objects.
- Communication Breakdown (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
While an alarmist view of any situation must be avoided, it is clear that the government’s handling of the North-east has inflamed passions in the region and grievously complicated the political scenario.
- Laptops & Liberalism (Times of India, Mahesh Daga, May 30, 2001)
LAST week, the Taliban made it mandatory for minority Hindu men in Afghanistan to wear distinctive clothing and the women to wear burqas.
- Aum: The Sound That Liberates (Times of India, P.V. Narayana Swamy, May 30, 2001)
THE Mandukya Upanishad starts with an arresting declaration - "The word AUM is all this, that was in the past and all that would be in future.
- Rising Profit Rate In Us Economy (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 30, 2001)
THE rate of profit is an important concept in economics. In classical economics, according to Ricardo, the net product in an economy can be equated with national income minus rents. The net product is then distributed between profits and wages.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Reinventing The Centre (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 30, 2001)
LAST MONTH, the politically fashionable thing to do, it seemed, was to decry the presumed concentration of power in the Prime Minister's Office;
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 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 Full Monty: He’s Hot, He’s Not (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, May 30, 2001)
A LITTLE bird flew across the world wide Web the other day with an interesting piece of gossip:
- Hair-Dos & Don’ts (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
SHAHRUKH Khan may be charging a fortune for endorsing the need for hair-care.
- Well Begun But ... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has finally agreed to the long-standing demand of the Reserve Bank of India to take over its stake in the State Bank of India. This is a welcome move, albeit more than a trifle delayed.
- Dangerous Games (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 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.
- The Intolerance Industry (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
It’s difficult to predict what will hurt the sensibilities of people and leave them so humiliated that they have to resort to violent protest.
- Turkey On His Mind (Hindustan Times, Gajendra Singh, May 30, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has anointed himself President of Pakistan while retaining the all-powerful post of army chief.
- Mother Of All Crimes (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, May 30, 2001)
The last few years have witnessed miraculous advancements in medical science.
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand.
- Curbing Pollution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
A breath of fresh air, may soon turn out to be the rarest of rare commodities in India. According to a regional survey carried out in Asia by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd (PERC), India is the most polluted country in the continent. In g
- Steeling For The Next `Big One' (Business Line, Eva Haridas, May 30, 2001)
WHEN the earth rocked under Gujarat on Republic Day, it laid waste entire townships and colonies.
- Manipur Conundrum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 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.
- One More Kashmir Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 30, 2001)
PERHAPS it is appropriate that the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, should have invited Pakistan's chief executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf, for a dialogue.
- No Scope For Detours (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
BY SPECIFYING that India’s sovereignty over Kashmir is non-negotiable, New Delhi has made it clear that the “high road to peace” with Pakistan will not involve any detours.
- Msp Muddle And Food Exports -- Boasts Aside, Can We Make The Grade? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, May 30, 2001)
BOTH the US and Canada have cried foul and dragged India to the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement body complaining that India is `exporting' `subsidised' wheat in violation of WTO norms.
- Supporting New Initiatives In Politics (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 30, 2001)
AN IMPORTANT hypothesis concerning developing countries such as India is that the poorer they are, the more important seem the political differences between such countries preventing closer economic and related spheres.
- The Union Of India And The Wto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2001)
THE ABSENCE OF an informed debate on the implications of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) among Indian political parties requires urgent correction.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- Brand Royalty (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
The notorious tight-fistedness of the Indian consumer has caused much grief to many a marketer.
- Who Are We Talking To? (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 30, 2001)
The irony of choosing May 23 to invite General Pervez Musharraf for peace talks seems to have been lost on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Life After Debt (Times of India, Gurudas Chatterjee, May 30, 2001)
A substantial part of my everyday mail consists of an assortment of letters from banks and financial institutions eager to send me a draft or lend money for buying a car or a house, none of which I need.
- Cultural Question (Pioneer, Avijit Pathak, May 30, 2001)
Enough has already been said and written about the need for intensifying the cultural component in education. It has been repeatedly asserted, particularly by the dominant political force, that cultural knowledges - from Vedic mathematics to astrology, fr
- See-Through Money For Fair Elections (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, May 30, 2001)
The Congress party has after a long time taken a right step in the direction of electoral reform.
- Planning Delusions (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 30, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a nine per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- Who Comes First? Cleric Or Reformer (Pioneer, Ehtashamuddin Khan, May 30, 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.
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