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Articles 23321 through 23420 of 25647:
- Why Poll Jyotishis Get The Seats Wrong (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, May 15, 2001)
Statistics is like a bikini clad person, it reveals the uninteresting, but hides the significant.
- Foreign Affairs (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, May 15, 2001)
As they savour the sweet, sweet taste of victory, good neighbourliness must be farthest from the minds of the victors in Tamil Nadu, Assam and West Bengal. But real life has a curious way of intruding into celebratory moments.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 15, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 15, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- Power Problems Haunt Even The Powerful (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 15, 2001)
SO FAR, it appears that the US economy is weathering the economic slowdown pretty well.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 15, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- The Growth And Exports Chemistry Can Do Wonders By 2010 (The Financial Express, Kalyan Raipuria, May 15, 2001)
A closer and dispassionate view of further direction of economic reforms and liberalisation for growth can be facilitated if a quantitative perspective of growth and trade in the years to come is considered in the light of performance in the last decade.
- Jaswant's Pax Americana Doctrine (Tribune, P. Raman , May 15, 2001)
THE rather ironical part of Jaswant Singh's hasty endorsement of US President George Bush's NMD system has been that it comes in the wake of the third anniversary of the Pokhran blast.
- Clean Contributions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2001)
State funding is necessary but not sufficient.
- Neglect Of Industry (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, May 15, 2001)
IT IS difficult to recall when in the past decade there was a thicker pall of gloom enveloping the economy than today.
- Beauty And The Beast (Hindu, Asma Khan, May 15, 2001)
I know the colour rose and it is lovely,
- Reversing Slowdown Of Development (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, May 15, 2001)
PUNJAB and Haryana had remained star performers for many years following the Green Revolution ushered in the mid-sixties.
- Lost In Corporate Language (Business Line, Chitra Phadnis, May 15, 2001)
JOURNALISTS have a lot of catching up to do on the constantly changing corporate language.
- Mandate For Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 15, 2001)
THE PEOPLE HAVE signalled a thumbs down for the rulers in all the States that went to the polls last week, except West Bengal, where the Left Front has been voted back to power for a record sixth time.
- From Food-For-Work To Fight-For-Work (Hindu, Jean Dreze, May 15, 2001)
NUKSAAN ZYADA aur raahat kam (more hardship and less relief).
- Enter The Rising Sun (Hindustan Times, Ashok Ashta, May 15, 2001)
THE TRAGIC earthquake in Gujarat made headlines in the Japanese media, and rightly so.
- Mixed Signals On The Economy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 15, 2001)
WHILE INDIA is getting kudos from the World Bank and the IMF for its economic performance, the scene is not all that rosy.
- Beyond Big Science (Hindustan Times, Avijit Pathak, May 15, 2001)
WITH THE GSLV-D1 launch, India has entered into a multi-billion dollar commercial satellite launch business.
- Cng: A Cost-Effective Alternative (Business Line, P. P. Sangal , May 15, 2001)
A STRONG debate is going on over the use of CNG as an alternative fuel for public transport in Delhi in the wake of the Supreme Court order to replace diesel-driven vehicles by CNG vehicles.
- The Missile's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2001)
TUESDAY'S SUCCESSFUL TESTING of a supersonic cruise missile in collaboration with Russia should be hailed as a leap forward in India's defence effort.
- Fixing The Cricket Fixers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 15, 2001)
THE International Cricket Council could not have picked a better person than Sir Paul Condon, former head of Scotland Yard, for getting at the bottom of the match-fixing controversy.
- Indian Islam Shares Our Common Heritage (Times of India, Jamal Ahmed Khan, May 15, 2001)
THERE has been a clamour for the Indianisation of Islam - based on the wrong premise that Islam and Hinduism are incompatible and so cannot co-exist.
- Sino-Us Economic Relations -- Will They Break Or Make? (Business Line, B. Raman , May 15, 2001)
FOR the post-1979 Chinese leadership, military strength is only one component of national security. There are other equally important elements such as economic strength and technological capability.
- Vajpayee Under Pressure (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 14, 2001)
WHATEVER the outcome of the recent State Assembly elections, there is little doubt that the Vajpayee Government is under some pressure right now.
- Kenyans See Green And Red Over Forest (Indian Express, Mathew Green, May 14, 2001)
Kaptagat (Kenya): A man whirls a whip round his head and brings the lash down hard on a Kenyan youth clad in a ‘‘Save our Forests’’ T-Shirt.
- Polls Apart (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2001)
As in the case of divinity, sometimes the will of the people works in mysterious ways.
- Reprieve For Congress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2001)
THE waiting is over and the verdict is in. The Congress has two more Chief Ministers and if there is a miracle, even Pondicherry may join Kerala and Assam to anoint the party.
- Stock Exchanges Should Not Be Run Like Grocery Shops (The Financial Express, G. S. Patel, May 14, 2001)
Stung for being in the spotlight, accused of being a part of the problem.
- It's Essential To Bring Pc Prices Down (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 14, 2001)
TAIWAN-BASED Via Technologies, a leading supplier of chipsets and microprocessors, is eyeing the Indian market with elaborate plans to launch 'entry-level' PCs at an amazing price of around Rs 10,000.
- Forget Pump-Priming (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 14, 2001)
IT’S happened so often in the past that by now it’s rather like the story of the boy who cried wolf — no one takes the government very seriously any more when it talks of kick-starting the economy.
- Obstructing Parliament’s Proceedings Is Anti-Constitutional (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, May 14, 2001)
The action of any party or group of parties to physically obstruct proceedings in Parliament, which is the sanctum sanctorum of the nation’s most prized possession of democracy, is not only totally undemocratic but also wholly unconstitutional.
- The Political System Needs To Be Partially Funded By The State (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 14, 2001)
WITH five assembly elections behind us, this is as good a time as any to consider the issue of financing the political system.
- Boosting The Economy (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 14, 2001)
A perilous proposition — siren song wrecks ships.
- The Three Deadly Sins Of Uti (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 14, 2001)
It’s now up to the Joint Parliamentary Committee to fix responsibility.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , May 14, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Banking On Fdi In Banks: Are You Kidding? (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 14, 2001)
THE MARKET has given its verdict. It's thumbs up for bank stocks after last Wednesday's surprise announcement of a sharp increase in the limit for foreign direct investment in banks.
- Pakistan As A Bridge State? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 14, 2001)
HAVING APPOINTED himself the President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf arrives here next month as the all powerful leader of Pakistan.
- Contempt Power - I (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , May 14, 2001)
A VAGARIOUS branch of judicial jurisprudence, popularly known as contempt power, of ancient British vintage and regal mintage, has incarnated as part of the corpus juris of free India, with some constitutional sanction.
- The Not-So-New Economy In The Us (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , May 14, 2001)
WELL, either the cookie is crumbling or, one might say, it is just chipped at the edges. One is referring to the US non-farm productivity figures for Q1, 2001 released last week.
- Money Greases Democracy (Indian Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 14, 2001)
The political system needs to be partially funded by the state.
- Commissions Of Enquiry And Jpcs (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, May 14, 2001)
THE entire question of the commissions or courts enquiry and of the JPCs (Joint Parliamentary Committees).
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 14, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- Earthquake Relief (Times of India, Aditi Kapoor, May 14, 2001)
WHEN the first rains lash the earthquake-stricken areas of rural Gujarat, many people may not be able to run for cover.
- The Disappearing Sex (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2001)
In a popular cellular telephone TV commercial, an emergency delivery takes place in a football stadium under a makeshift tent.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 14, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 14, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- From Jogi To The Hindujas (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 14, 2001)
IT DID NOT end the way it began. The Balco issue showcased itself as a big political tug-of-war, rarely witnessed between a State Government and the Centre on an economic reform programme.
- Exit: The Polls (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, May 14, 2001)
Since 1998, Indian broadcasters have honed and almost perfected their skills in the art of poll coverage.
- America Rules, Okay? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 14, 2001)
FROM PTBT (Partial Test Ban Treaty) in the early Sixties to CTBT and an indefinite extension of NPT in the Nineties, and now to the missile shield, it has all been a technology- driven American quest for military supremacy.
- Sufis In Uniform (Hindustan Times, D.R. Goyal , May 14, 2001)
CAN A police force be anything but the instrument of demonstrating the might of the State?
- Hindujas And A Shameless Sarkar (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 14, 2001)
After Tehelka the Government has increasingly shown signs of a shamelessness in the way it is functioning. Undoubtedly the trend is not new. But it is gathering momentum, and does not portend well for democracy.
- Disarming Armitage (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 14, 2001)
India must nuance its response to American overtures.
- Last Halt At Malgudi (Indian Express, Makarand Paranjape, May 14, 2001)
This morning, after a gap of 63 years, the express train did stop for more than two minutes at the Malgudi station.
- Western Stamp (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 14, 2001)
WHOEVER contemplates the advances in science and technology, and accounts of explorations and discoveries, is bound to notice the West dominating the scene in the last few centuries.
- Take The High Road (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2001)
As New Delhi prepares to spread out the welcome mat for Pervez Musharraf, there is a marked divergence of views on how the operative word is spelt.
- National Security In Focus (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 14, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has announced an extensive and far-reaching reorganisation of the country’s security structures.
- Volcker-Gurria Commission Report -- Changing Role Of The World Bank (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 14, 2001)
THE World Bank is an institution that many people love to hate. It has evoked emotional reactions amongst many politically active people.
- The Seven Per Cent Solution (Business Line, C. Gopinath , May 14, 2001)
YOUR immediate reaction to this title may be to imagine that there is some liquid of seven per cent concentration which, if you swallow, may solve your problems. Like a mixture for stomach ache.
- Supreme Court Move On Polygamy (Tribune, Kavita Bajeli-Datt, May 14, 2001)
A leading Indian Muslim body has denounced attempts to change laws governing the community, after the Supreme Court acted on a petition by a Muslim woman seeking a ban on polygamy.
- Assam’s Lost Decade (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 13, 2001)
A ‘people’s movement’ that became a cruel joke.
- Will His Luck Run Out? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 13, 2001)
If Mr. Abdurrahman Wahid survives in office it will be nothing short of a miracle. Amit Baruah on the evolving scenario in Indonesia.
- The Man Who Will Replace Karunanidhi (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 13, 2001)
IRRESPECTIVE of whether the DMK returns to power or not, Mr M.K. Stalin, the youngest son of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi, is the future leader of the Dravadian party.
- Mother Shakti (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 13, 2001)
A mother would like to be in the know; she would like all her children to be in her line of vision.
- An Act Of Catholicity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 13, 2001)
For the first time in recorded history, the head of the Roman Catholic Church stepped into a Muslim religious site in a demonstration of reconciliation. Kesava Menon on the Pope's recent visit to Syria.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 13, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Inhumanity Exposed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 13, 2001)
Gen. Aussaresses' book has the dubious virtue of having rent the veil of silence over France's actions in Algeria. Vaiju Naravane reports.
- Attack On Scribes: What About The Common Man? (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, May 13, 2001)
THE brutal assault by BSF jawans — and the go-ahead for that assault by a DIG rank officer — on cameramen in the outskirts of Srinagar, has brought up the inevitable question.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 13, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- Fiddling With Fdi (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 13, 2001)
Only too often, the government's policies are a classic example of the road to limbo being paved with good intentions.
- Yashwant Sinha Is There To Stay (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2001)
THERE is no let-up in the criticism for Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha from within the Sangh Parivar. In this context, one is often not surprised when so-called knowledgeable sources talk about his imminent ouster from the Vajpayee Cabinet.
- Only The Killers Are Guilty, Not Their Children (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, May 13, 2001)
PAST sins are being forgiven. Fresh pardons are being issued. In a strife-torn world, there is a whiff of reconciliatory air that must be nurtured.
- One Thing At A Time, Please (Tribune, Prem Kumar , May 13, 2001)
WE are a serious nation. We believe in concentrating on one thing at a time please. We do not believe in dispersing our energies and attention and doing more than one activity simultaneously. And there are instances in plenty to prove the point.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 13, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- Now, A Charisma Count (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 13, 2001)
THE ``MINI-ELECTION'' results should help observers meditate on that most elusive asset of a political leader - charisma, especially a capacity to garner votes.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 13, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Welcome No More (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 13, 2001)
Once the toast of the West, the people of Afghanistan today find aid hard to come by. B. Muralidhar Reddy reports on the refugee crisis.
- Soon Coming, The Redesigned Economist In Colour (Indian Express, Charles Goldsmith, May 13, 2001)
The Economist is launching the fifth design in its 158-year history, introducing full colour and more detailed tables of content designed to ease navigation through the weekly publication.
- We Have Not Escaped The Fallout Of Decay In The Political System (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 13, 2001)
From 1937 to 2001, a span of six long decades and a little more, Sailen Dasgupta has stayed a man of the organisation.
- Realism And The J&k Initiative (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, May 13, 2001)
THE Vajpayee Government’s approach on the Kashmir issue has often been described as “policy-less”.
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