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Articles 24521 through 24620 of 25647:
- An Asian Consensus (The Economic Times, Indira Rajaraman, Apr 12, 2001)
POLITICAL turbulence of the kind we have recently witnessed has to be factored in as a routine expectation, unpredictable only in its timing.
- What Delhi Can Learn From Kathmandu (The Economic Times, Rakesh Wadhwa, Apr 12, 2001)
WHEN tourists fly from Delhi to Kathmandu they do not see slums. Why?
- The Lady Vanishes (Hindustan Times, Inder Malhotra, Apr 12, 2001)
IT IS superbly written, its pages bear the imprint of diligent research, and there has already been much hype about it.
- Desi Suitors For Videsh (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 12, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT’S plan to sell 25 per cent of its holding in Videsh Sanchar Nigam has attracted six potential buyers.
- The Tories' Xenophobia (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 12, 2001)
NOT SINCE Enoch Powell's infamous ``rivers of blood'' speech on immigration nearly four decades ago has a responsible British politician's statement provoked so much outrage as the Tory leader.
- Friends With Enemies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 12, 2001)
IT MUST be quite unusual for a foreign minister to conclude a successful diplomatic mission in one capital and then fly to another even if these two countries are not on the best of terms.
- Not The Whole Truth (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 12, 2001)
THERE IS an element of disingenuousness in L.K. Advani’s deposition before the Liberhan Commission.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 12, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India.
- The Indian Epics Retold (Telegraph, R. K. Narayan, Apr 12, 2001)
R.K. Narayan’s The Indian Epics Retold is a valuable omnibus edition of three of this important writer’s works — his separate retellings of Kamban’s 11th-century Tamil Ramayana and Vyasa’s Mahabharata.
- Keep Them Separated (Hindustan Times, Ashok Kapur, Apr 12, 2001)
THERE HAVE been reports of the government’s decision to go ahead with the instalment of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
- Too Many Books, Too Much Hype (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Apr 12, 2001)
“Globalization had become unavoidable,” a critic said recently, “because the nation-state had become too small for the big problems of life and too big for the small problems of life.”
- Blind Confidence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2001)
It is good to see confidence. The chief minister of West Bengal has it in abundance.
- Wheels Of Injustice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
It is not merely that a chief minister went on the rampage on the weekend in Tamil Nadu.
- Bulls & Bears? No! Here Comes The Pig! (The Economic Times, Jamal Mecklai, Apr 11, 2001)
DESPITE the Nasdaq being firmly in the grips of a bear market, the Dow has valiantly fought off this ignominy twice in as many weeks.
- Advantage India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 11, 2001)
THE ADITYA Birla Group is making a foray into healthcare, with a 200 crore rupee hospital near Pune.
- Why Is Suresh Prabhu In Such A Hurry? (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Apr 11, 2001)
SURESH Prabhu sits in his second floor room in Delhi’s Shram Shakti Bhavan, dressed in a white shirt and matching trousers.
- Artillery As A Fighting Arm (Tribune, Avinash Prem, Apr 11, 2001)
AT this crucial juncture where the line between conventional warfare and nuclear conflagration is blurred, the focus of attention should be on the higher direction of war and effective utilisation of forces in an NBC.
- Chennai Crisis – Part Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2001)
THE Centre has exercised its softest option in the unnerving Tamil Nadu problem: to recall Governor Fathima Beevi.
- Suddenly Rich? (The Economic Times, Sushil Mehra, Apr 11, 2001)
AJIT Jogi’s attempt to derail Balco’s disinvestment is a classic case of `fence eating the crop’.
- Eu’s Growing Concern Over Taliban Activity (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Apr 11, 2001)
As public attention in India remained focused on the announcement of the appointment of the suave, sophisticated and experienced Mr K.C. Pant to initiate negotiations with a wide cross-section of public opinion in Kashmir.
- Platform: Life In The Womb (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, Apr 11, 2001)
CAN AN unborn child claim maintenance from its father?
- Vision Inc (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
In a recent speech at Wharton University (which we excerpted on June 20), Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy spoke of how his company followed a lofty vision, ``something larger than ourselves''.
- Steal-Proof Cars (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
A South African firm has manufactured a car alarm which, when the vehicle is swiped, sheds the number-plates to reveal a sign saying `stolen'.
- Rally Of Despair (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
In the aftermath of the Armsgate scandal, the phrase `comrades in arms' has come to mean something entirely different for the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance.
- The Mountains Of My Life (Telegraph, Walter Bonatti, Apr 11, 2001)
Walter Bonatti’s The Mountains of My Life gathers, for the first time in English, the extraordinary writings of one of the world’s greatest mountaineers.
- Fiji And Its Polity (Hindu, Biman C Prasad, Apr 11, 2001)
THE DECISION by Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs to appoint the Interim Administration led by Mr. Laisenia Qarase goes beyond the provisions of the 1997 Constitution.
- India’s Food Revolution (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Apr 11, 2001)
M.S. Banga, chairman, Hindustan Lever Limited, delivered a talk titled “Food Revolution — A Win Win for Farmer and Consumer” at the annual general meeting on June 22.
- Indo-U.S. Ties: Need To Concretise Resolves (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Apr 11, 2001)
An important outcome of Mr. Jaswant Singh's visit to the United States, in his rather unique capacity as Minister for both Foreign Affairs and Defence, is the two countries' joint decision to revive the practically-languished defence dialogue.
- Communalisation Of The State Apparatus (Hindu, C P Bhambhri, Apr 11, 2001)
A BELIEVER in the impartiality of the custodians of rule of law receives a shock when he finds that they are guided by religious- communal considerations while dealing with situations of inter- religious community conflicts.
- Ornamentalism: How The British Saw Their Empire (Telegraph, David Cannadine, Apr 11, 2001)
The British Empire, David Cannadine argues in his new book, “was first and foremost a class act.”
- With Hope And Anxiety (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Apr 11, 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?
- Millennium Round (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2001)
A ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization is scheduled in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
- Proxy For The Opposition (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Apr 10, 2001)
A British journalist once remarked that every politician not in government needed to be in the opposition. But in Bihar all shades of politicians, except for those in the sidelines, are part of the establishment in some way or the other.
- Sobering Thought (Times of India, R. Kusuma, Apr 10, 2001)
CHEER up, Arundhati. All of us who have gone out to sip the heady wine of a public cause must sober down sooner or later, one way or another.
- Choppy Waters For Congress (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 10, 2001)
It hasn’t been a good week for the Congress considering that some of the advantages provided by the Tehelka revelations have been undone by the latest rumbles within the party.
- Another Chance In Kashmir? (Hindu, Salman Haidar , Apr 10, 2001)
A NEW phase has opened in Kashmir with the Government's call to all parties to start talking.
- The India-U.S. Engagement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2001)
While the strategic expectations of India and the U.S. about each other have not yet been delineated by either side in the latest context of the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh's surprise dialogue with the American President, Mr. George W. Bu
- Power Mad In Delhi (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Apr 10, 2001)
THE financially strapped Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) means business, no doubt about it.
- India & Maoist Menace In Nepal (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Apr 10, 2001)
THE mystique of the Nepal monarchy is gone — perhaps for ever. There is now nothing to unite the Nepalese people. And the Maoists, like the destructive ganas of Shiva (Pashupati), are spreading everywhere to take over the country.
- Prisoners In Pak Jails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 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.
- Information Roadblock (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
It is a classic case of the right hand not knowing - or, more likely, being cynically unconcerned - about what the left is up to.
- The Sea Of Myth (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
Was Plato the world's first sci-fi writer? Did he produce the story of Atlantis, the lost continent, entirely from imagination, or is there any truth in it?
- A President’s Pet Phobias (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2001)
BY donning a third hat, that of President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has added to his country’s and his own problems.
- Messages In The Media (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf quite obviously views himself as a forceful communicator of Pakistan’s national interest.
- Solving The Market Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2001)
THE STOCK MARKET crisis has claimed its first significant victim.
- In Defence Of Mutual Funds (The Economic Times, Amit Kumar, Apr 10, 2001)
IF THE markets crash it must be time to indulge in mutual fund bashing. And so, once again we have had investors and casual observers commenting on the bleak present and unsteady future of mutual funds in India.
- Wake Up To Realise The God Within You (Times of India, Seema Burman, Apr 10, 2001)
THESE days people change countries, jobs, houses and partners in a futile quest to live happily ever after.
- The Konishiki Connection (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2001)
THE news that two former sumo wrestlers have flown in from Tokyo to Thiruvananthapuram to lose weight through Ayurvedic therapy indicates that a whole new niche market could be opening up in the services sector.
- Spot The Difference (Hindustan Times, Pushp Saraf, Apr 10, 2001)
How does Jammu and Kashmir look like on the other side of the LoC? I have often been asked this question ever since my return from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. “Just as beautiful” is my standard reply.
- On Travels... And Talks (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Apr 10, 2001)
I AWOKE with a jolt. I had dozed off in the back of the air-conditioned bus that was taking an international group of libertarians to Samode Palace, Rajasthan, for a ‘retreat’.
- Corruption: Blame The System? (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, Apr 10, 2001)
ARE Indians intrinsically corrupt? Can corruption be reduced?
- Hang The Guilty While Sparing The Market (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Apr 10, 2001)
IT IS indeed unfortunate that capital markets in India have never received the due importance from finance ministers.
- Olive Green And Jackboots (Hindustan Times, Kanwar Sandhu, Apr 10, 2001)
The Tehelka revelations about some serving defence officers accepting bribe should not come as a surprise to those who have been watching the Indian military over the years.
- A Preface To Martian Chronicles (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 10, 2001)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seems to have played it safe this time while launching its latest Mars mission — the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
- The U.N., Racism And Caste - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Apr 10, 2001)
MR. ANDRE BETEILLE has argued two major points in his article, ``Race and Caste'' (The Hindu, March 10).
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Rooted Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 10, 2001)
Back in the Seventies, a group of political scientists advanced the theory that India was a “multinational” state rather than a simple “nation-state”.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Apr 10, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 10, 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.
- Spectrum First (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2001)
UNION communications minister, Ram Vilas Paswan seems hell bent on being difficult.
- Return Of The Daughter (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 09, 2001)
Her father was hanged in what was widely regarded as a case of ‘judicial murder’.
- Judicial Tehelka In Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2001)
IN Pakistan even judicial verdicts have political overtones.
- Time Will Judge (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 09, 2001)
HOW easy it is to confuse the finger for the moon is demonstrated by ``Tehelka: Missing the donkey’’ by N Vittal (ET April 7). The article itself serves as an example.
- The U.N., Racism And Caste - I (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Apr 09, 2001)
THE WORLD Congress on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will be held in South Africa from August 31 to September 7, marking the culmination of the International Year of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
- From U.S. To Iran: An Indian Rope Trick? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 09, 2001)
From the United States to Iran! If the acme of diplomatic skill is about managing irreconcilable contradictions and profitably engaging two nations that are daggers drawn, India will be demonstrating some of that capability this week.
- Dialogue On Jammu & Kashmir (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Apr 09, 2001)
IT IS hard not to be repetitive on Jammu and Kashmir. That is because there is no marked advance in the efforts, initiated from time to time, to resolve this issue.
- Power Projections (Times of India, K. Subramaniam, Apr 09, 2001)
Reports in the US media speak of defence secretary Donald H Rumsfeld unveiling a new defence policy intended to implement the Republican party's campaign platform.
- Shrimad Rajchandra, Great Jain Thinker (Times of India, Niranjan S Mehta, Apr 09, 2001)
Today is the 100th anniversary of Shirmad Rajchandra's departure from his physical body. He was a profound Jain thinker of the 19th century.
- Southern Sunshine (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 09, 2001)
``Look South'', exhorted the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), while hosting an international tourism conference and exhibition on South India recently at Kochi, Kerala.
- The Indian Epics Retold (Telegraph, R. K. Narayan, Apr 09, 2001)
R.K. Narayan’s The Indian Epics Retold is a valuable omnibus edition of three of this important writer’s works — his separate retellings of Kamban’s 11th-century Tamil Ramayana and Vyasa’s Mahabharata.
- Noise From Within (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 09, 2001)
Whenever complaints are made about the appointment of saffron enthusiasts to academic bodies, the standard reply from official apologists is that the practice has not changed, only the ideological colour of the new members.
- Too Many Books, Too Much Hype (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Apr 09, 2001)
“Globalization had become unavoidable,” a critic said recently, “because the nation-state had become too small for the big problems of life and too big for the small problems of life.”
- Protein-Rich Maize To Be Available (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2001)
WITH the Indian Council of Agricultural Research deciding to entrust indigenous seed companies with the task of multiplying “parent” lines for the Quality Protein Maize (QPM) hybrids, farmers will be able to grow the maize by the next Rabi season.
- Remember To Forget (Hindustan Times, Anand K.Sahay , Apr 09, 2001)
A troubling aspect of the Tehelka episode is the dissonance between the treatment meted out to the officials — civil as well as military — and the politicians facing humiliation on account of their unseemly conduct.
- Kashmir Talks With A Difference (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 09, 2001)
HALF-way through the three-month “ceasefire” announced by Prime Minister Vajpayee at the end of February, the Government of India has offered a basis on which both sides can hold fire for much longer while talks proceed for something more lasting.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 09, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India.
- Customary Graft (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 09, 2001)
Following the arrest and suspension of B P Verma, chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, questions have been raised about the procedures of appointment to such a high post.
- Bill introduced in U.S. to lift sanctions (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 08, 2001)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 7. Formal legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives calling for the lifting of sanctions against India and Pakistan which were imposed in the wake of the Pokhran tests of 1998.
- Govt. realigning J&K policy (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 08, 2001)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 7. Unwilling to lose the Kashmir initiative, the Government is making a fresh effort to begin a peace process in the troubled State.
- Driven into a corner (Hindu, ALOK MUKHERJEE, Apr 08, 2001)
The largescale manipulation of the market by the broker-banker cartel that is alleged to have taken place leaves very little for the Finance Ministry to defend itself with, says Alok Mukherjee.
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