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Articles 25521 through 25620 of 25647:
- CAT and Raghavan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
THURSDAY's order of the Bangalore Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal quashing the appointment of Mr R. K. Raghavan as director of the CBI is not going to materially affect any of the dramatis personae. Mr Raghavan is due to retire in two months
- The CBI and the CAT (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2001)
IT IS A matter of enormous irony that the appointment of the CBI Director, Mr. R. K. Raghavan, has been held unsustainable and quashed by a bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Mr. Raghavan is the first CBI Director whose appointment was de
- Serious charges (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2001)
A fortnight after the devastating earthquake in Gujarat, relief operations in many parts of the State are still far from satisfactory. Rescue efforts have mostly been abandoned as there is no longer any chance of finding any survivors alive. But operation
- Spot the difference (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 10, 2001)
A COMMON belief outside the United States is that there isnt much to choose between the Republicans and the Democrats. What is more, whatever little ideological differences there were earlier appeared to have been largely obliterated in the post-Reagan,
- Dividend tax must go (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Feb 10, 2001)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why the coming Budget should remove or reduce tax on distributed profits
- Seeing India through new eyes (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Feb 10, 2001)
RETURNING to India after a sojourn abroad is always a shock. Even if you are Indian born and bred all it takes is a few days in some developed or half-developed foreign country to see our own Bharatmata through suddenly new eyes. You know, for instance, t
- It is the nation, they are striking at! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Feb 10, 2001)
One more massacre. One more selected killing, chosen to inflict the maximum damage upon the nation of India. The killings are not irrational whims but well rhymed and finely reasoned to heap a definitive outrage upon the psyche of the nation. Under the sh
- Resolving Kashmir issue is Musharrafs dream (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
DUBAI, Feb 9 Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf has confessed that he dreamt of going down in history as one who resolved the Kashmir issue and for the first time, stated that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan might be willing to hand over Saudi d
- What ails the economy? (Business Line, P R Brahmananda , Feb 10, 2001)
The most important factor that strikes an observer of the Indian economy is the slowing down of its growth rate in the last four years compared to the earlier three. There are several reasons for this, including increasing government consumption expenditu
- Mismatch at the core (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Feb 10, 2001)
The Union budget for 2001-2002 is going to be presented by the Minister of Finance by the end of the month. It is a big event, more like a big function, repeated year after year and awaited with much eagerness by everybody industry, business and tax-pay
- Gujarat: The relief quake (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Feb 10, 2001)
DISASTER TOURISM is virtually on its last leg in Kutch. The presence of hundreds of vehicles with the myriad Bhookamp Raksha Samiti banners flying as also the motley political leaders with the party banners flapping in the air are getting thinner by the d
- Musharraf thunders, Vajpayee wonders (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Feb 10, 2001)
This is Gen. Parvez Mushar raf speaking. I do hope you are keeping well. I am deeply distressed by the Gujarat tragedy. People of Pakistan and my Government join me in conveying our deep condolences to the bereaved families. Should your Government need mo
- Senior citizens' rights (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
THE Delhi High Court's verdict in favour of the rights of senior citizens to personal safety and safety of property should be of more than routine interest to the residents of Chandigarh, for it has a sizeable population of elderly persons. Even otherwise
- Raj Chronicle (Pioneer, Tavishi Shrivastav, Feb 10, 2001)
Chief Minister Rajnath Singh had made plentiful promises to the people when he took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh. His first pledge was improvement in law and order in the State within 45 days. Of course, he soon realised that the task was not so simple
- Shri Aurobindo's message- Agenda for the 21st century (Daily Excelsior, S K Bhalla, Feb 10, 2001)
Shri Aurobindo gave a message on his 75th birth-day which would serve as agenda for the 21st century. He spoke of his dreams-- a revolutionary movement which would create a free and united India; the resurgence and liberation of the peoples of Asia and he
- Long road to probity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 10, 2001)
AS A piece of legislation that was first introduced in the Lok Sabha as early as in 1968, the Lok Pal Bill has had the longest incubation in Indian parliamentary history. After being nearly scuttled through repeated references to successive select committ
- MEDIA ROLE (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 10, 2001)
It is good that importance of the role of media both in war and peace earns due recognition. Earlier, fourth estate was regarded to be the king-makers and king-breakers. In fact, it did happen in this State at least once. In the changed scenario roles as
- Baneful focus on marketing (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Feb 10, 2001)
There is a Telugu weekly, Prajatantra, or democracy published from Hyderabad. The specialty of the recently launched publication is that it is Telengana-focused, unlike most other dailies and periodicals in the language.
- Privatising with a vision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2001)
THE DECISION OF the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) to sell 25 per cent of VSNL's stake to a strategic partner within a timeframe is noteworthy for at least two reasons. The announcement should end the speculation over VSNL's future. Earlier repo
- Enough of ceasefire in Kashmir Focus needs to be shifted to the people (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Feb 10, 2001)
WE are going through the third month of ceasefire. It has been a very bold step. It sent the right signal to the people of Kashmir and the rest of the world about the sincerity of the Indian nation on finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir problem. W
- An idle preoccupation of Pakistan (Pioneer, ADNI, Feb 10, 2001)
Even under resolutions (by which Pakistan swears) after the ceasefire Islamabad was required to vacate its aggression in the princely State of Jammu and Kashmir before specific steps were to be taken to ascertain the will of the people.
- The brighter Kashmir (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Feb 09, 2001)
The media reports coming out of Kashmir Valley speak only of gunfire and explosions, of terror and violence. The visual bytes on the television show commandos in their trade-mark black bandannas racing through undergrowth, burning houses, military vehicle
- WTO and India: Getting facts right (Business Line, Yoginder K. Alagh, Feb 09, 2001)
IN A recent article ``What price Alagh Economics'' (Business Line, December 20), Mr Sharad Joshi discussed some `facts' that some of us have been promoting as a base for a realistic backup to our negotiations for the WTO. There is no doubt that Mr Joshi,
- Personal magnetism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 09, 2001)
HOW WE envy persons endowed with an appeal that instantly predisposes people towards them! That kind of personal magnetism has nothing to do with being well-groomed, personable, beautiful or physically attractive, although it certainly helps. Mahatma Gand
- Problems of globalisation (Deccan Herald, LARRY ELLIOT, Feb 09, 2001)
First, the good news. Everybody attending the annual World Economic Forum in Davos knows there is a problem with globalisation. Things aren't working out the way they were supposed to when the grand design was outlined at the start of the 90s. There's a b
- Vague about vogue (Pioneer, P N Banerji, Feb 09, 2001)
Fashion and style have developed some truly bizarre parametres and concepts. These are at times pathetic and also facetious. I remember 40 years ago the accent was on suits and ties, or even bows. I had a few formal shirts, blazers and tweeds.
- A feast for carrion eaters (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Feb 09, 2001)
A great disaster invariably holds up a mirror to a society. The earthquake that devastated large parts of Gujarat has done precisely this. The reflection is hardly flattering either to the state or to the country.
- Investing in people, the US way (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Feb 09, 2001)
WHEN A nation that does not plan for the future or think of bold initiatives is compelled to hold on for dear life, it can happen to an industry too. Many industrial giants in the US have come to appreciate this and started discreetly diversifying into ac
- The Enron muddle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 09, 2001)
The Union Government has no alternative to exploring ways of bailing the Maharashtra Government out of the situation created by the Dabhol Power Company's (DPC's) invocation of the Centre's counter-guarantee clause in the project agreement.
- STEAL FRAME (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 09, 2001)
There is a common misconception in India that business and charity are synonymous. Notions like this form the basis of the demand that executives of the Indian Iron and Steel Company should be paid at par with the other executives of the Steel Authority o
- A gigantic exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2001)
INDIA'S 14TH DECENNIAL census - the 6th since independence and first in the new millennium - commencing on Friday is, in terms of the sheer scale and logistics of the operation, arguably matched perhaps only by the country's general elections. But even in
- It takes two to Tango (Daily Excelsior, N B Menon, Feb 09, 2001)
As New Delhi ponders over the perspectives, preferences and prejudices of President George W. Bush and of his key foreign policy advisors, some indication of current American perspectives on global developments has been provided by the CIA itself. In a re
- Faulty system and poor response Technology as a tool for disaster management (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Feb 09, 2001)
IT is not the people but the system, the persons at the helm and the poor standard of governance which have invariably failed the nation. This has once again been proved by the way the people, here and abroad, have responded to one of the biggest disaster
- Clueless about growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2001)
NOT MANY COUNTRIES in the world can boast of an annual increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) of 6 per cent as India is now expected to record in 2000-01, according to the Central Statistical Organisation. This is still a disappointment since the Go
- Police brutality (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2001)
SENIOR police officers often express unhappiness over the negative projection of their image in Indian films. The more enthusiastic among them want legal protection against such projection by mass media. However, they themselves will have to make a seriou
- Dispute, not default (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2001)
MAHARASHTRA has thrown up its hands and shifted the Enron problem to the Centre. It should not have since its action has provoked the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) to invoke the counter-guarantee offered by the Centre. Once DPC used its ultimate weapon, ther
- Disastrous management (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Feb 09, 2001)
International Red Cross Society's director for Gujarat operations, Lauritzsen Holvar, told reporters in Bhuj: "We are launching the biggest relief and rescue ever undertaken by our society but I don't know where to start. There is no one to talk to me, te
- STEP UP REFORMS (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 09, 2001)
For much of the last six months, economists, thinktanks and various industry organizations have been talking of a slowdown in the economy. Much of this was based on informed guesses or somewhat flimsy evidence, although the National Council of Applied E
- Sharon's Victory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 09, 2001)
Former Army General and the leader of the right-wing Likud Party Ariel Sharon has won a landslide victory in mid-term election in Israel. The large victory margin explains attitude of the people as between hawks and doves. Ordinarily, election result in I
- Millennium's first Budget -- Give farm sector the importance it deserves (Business Line, A. R. Patel, Feb 09, 2001)
AGRICULTURAL development is a sine qua non for effective social and economic transformation in the rural areas and, consequently, a faster economic growth rate.
- The Mahakumbh: Pilgrimage of the uninitiated (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Feb 08, 2001)
ATTENDING four Mahakumbh melas at Allahabad on Mauni Amavasya day in 1965, 1977, 1989 and now 2001 is no big deal for a devout person, but for someone like me who has no religious leanings, it is quite a personal landmark. Since it is not the lure of
- Expected shock (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 08, 2001)
AS EXPECTED THE Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company has invoked the Central counter-guarantee. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board has for quite some time has been behind schedule in settling its monthly commitments to DPC. In the circumstances, the l
- Watchdog on watch (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Feb 08, 2001)
In the realm of auditing, the amended Companies Act could set in motion conflicts among professionals, says N. R. Moorthy
- Pipe dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 08, 2001)
Smoking, indubitably, is injurious to health. It has been identified as a major killer and health hazard.
- An avoidable pause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, may have chosen a diplomatically contentious occasion to call upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to act in a statesmanlike manner so as to avoid a reversal of the recent positive trends on
- Political aftershocks of the earthquake (Pioneer, Ashok K Singh, Feb 08, 2001)
The middle classes may vent their anger at the new breed of politicians through television chat shows and opinion poll surveys. But it does not deter our politicians from poking nose in all matters of life and death.
- Anti-smoking Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 08, 2001)
AS a proof of intent, the anti-tobacco law that the government proposes to enact is unexceptional. It will ban smoking in public places and sale of tobacco products to those below the age of 18. Tobacco advertising of any kind will also be prohibited. Cig
- Injurious to logic (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 08, 2001)
MORE STATISTICS have spewed from the battle between the tobacco lobby and its opponents than cancerous smoke. Figures are trotted up and every time someone wins a huge amount in damages for contracting a tobacco-induced disease after 20 years of smoking,
- Rising concern (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 08, 2001)
The representations made by as many as 19 State governments, asking the Centre to retain protection on a wide range of imports after April 1, shows how unprepared the domestic economy is to face the expected competition from imports. The range of products
- STEP ACROSS (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 08, 2001)
At first it looks like a little blip. The National Democratic Alliance will not suffer significantly with the departure of the Pattali Makkal Katchi. It is just one more instance of regional equations among political formations affecting the alignment at
- A MODERNITY GONE SOUR (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 08, 2001)
Writing a history of the people and ideas that shaped the modern mind is no lark. It calls for a firm grasp of the changes that have transformed the character, and extended the boundaries, of science, technology, social thought, art, literature and the
- Militants intend to increase arc of infiltration: Lt Gen Khanna (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Feb 08, 2001)
JAMMU, Feb 7: General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Corps, Lt Gen A S Khanna today said that militants are trying to increase the arc of infiltration in Jammu sector and continued to discover new intrusion routes but their efforts are being foiled effective
- BAD TRACK RECORD (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 08, 2001)
The railways is under pressure. The finance ministry has indicated that market borrowings of the railways, estimated at Rs 3,668 crore this financial year, are unsustainable and there should be no further borrowings in the next budget. A part of the probl
- DOUBLE TALK (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 08, 2001)
Unilateral ceasefire announced by India in Jammu & Kashmir notwithstanding, it is appropriate to mention how Pakistan rulers tend to react to our peace initiative. If proof of their insincerity, duplicity and hypocrisy is needed one can have it in abundan
- SMOKING IN PUBLIC (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 08, 2001)
There is bad news for the smokers, tobacco addicts and byproducts like pan-masala and gutka. ''Smoking is injurious to health' is not sufficient to deter those attracted by the puffs. Despite enhancement in duties year after year, there is no let up in co
- Mr Sinha's budget bughear (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Feb 08, 2001)
It must be said to the credit of the Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, that he has been taking great pains, ever since he took over, to de-mystify the budgetary process and make it a participatory exercise. This year too he has had sittings with econo
- The State of Republic (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Feb 08, 2001)
The President, Mr. K.R. Narayanan, has developed an image which is closer to that of being a critic of the present standards of the country's governance than a supportive rubberstamp of the Government's policies and actions. A great many citizens have wel
- The Malaise of 'over populated Government (Daily Excelsior, S. Vaidya Nathan, Feb 08, 2001)
Pre-budget consultations or what passes for these in the North Block, usually traverse the entire landscape of economic policy. They rarely come to grips with the daunting challenges that lie in the domain of governance. Media reports on the Finance Minis
- Mixing good economics with bad politics (Pioneer, Abhimanyu, Feb 07, 2001)
Notwithstanding economic reforms, oil continues to remain a sticky issue for the Indian economy.
- PMK pullout from NDA -- Politics of pressure or blackmail? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 07, 2001)
BY WITHDRAWING both his ministers from the Union Cabinet and his party's support to the National Democratic Alliance Government in Delhi, the Pattali Makkal Katchi founder, Dr S. Ramadoss, has fired the first salvo of the Tamil Nadu Assembly electoral bat
- National accounts: Facts versus fiction (Business Line, P R Brahmananda , Feb 07, 2001)
THE Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) has released its quick estimates of national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for 1999-2000. Gross domestic product at factor cost increased at 6.6 per cent in 1998-99 and at 6.4 per
- Moderate' Vajpayee and I can now talk, anywhere -- Musharraf (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI/DUBAI, FEBRUARY 6: Describing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee as a moderate who is surrounded by hawks, Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, has said he is prepared to invite him to Islamabad in a bid to resolve the Kashmir i
- Mixing good economics with bad politics (Pioneer, Abhimanyu, Feb 07, 2001)
Notwithstanding economic reforms, oil continues to remain a sticky issue for the Indian economy.
- Sikhs mount pressure for security, warn migration (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: Sikh leaders today mounted pressure on the Centre for adequate security to protect the community from being targeted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir even as Home Minister L K Advani said the recent attacks on it were aimed at triggerin
- Handling a disaster (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 07, 2001)
IT HAS TAKEN a calamity of the magnitude of the Gujarat earthquake for the Central Government to decide to constitute a permanent and high-powered disaster management committee. This follows the decision last week to set up an empowered Group of Ministers
- Ushering in an era of women (Daily Excelsior, Waqar Ahmed, Feb 07, 2001)
Will Indian women come out of her seclusion and the domestic chores and attain the qualities of self help and initiative? Or will she become a puppet in the hands of her men folk? The only thing that can really pre-empt questions like these in the strippi
- Shotgun polygamy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 07, 2001)
WHILE HERE in India, everyones uncle is wracking his brains to find a way of solving the nations population problem, in Russia things are different. With the population there falling by half a million every year and the rate of decrease speeding up, Rus
- Sonia Gandhi's political dip (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Feb 07, 2001)
If you can't beat them, join them, seems to be the resolution made by the Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi. Hence, perhaps, her visit to the Kumbh Mela for a semi-snan at the sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati.
- Tripartite ventures -- Backdoor entry for foreign insurers? (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Feb 07, 2001)
The emergence of tripartite ventures could create problems for the insurance industry. Parliament should take the earliest opportunity to debate whether its passing the Bill with a 26 per cent equity cap could be circumvented by the Executive and the indu
- Invitation to disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 07, 2001)
FROM the debris of the earthquake devastated region of Gujarat have emerged tales of the nexus between the builders and corrupt politicians and civil servants. The scale of destruction of life and property would have been much less had the realtors helped
- Distanced from reality (Pioneer, C G K Nair, Feb 07, 2001)
I lost my sense of distance after coming to Delhi some 16 years ago. Along with my many other folksy attributes like simplicity, honesty, friendliness, helpfulness, etc., I do not know whether I should thank heavens that my memory power is still not compl
- Knowing more about persistent organic pollutants (Daily Excelsior, Dr B K Fotedear, Feb 07, 2001)
Everything about pollution in water, pollution near industries of various concerns, vehicular pollution, noise pollution has been heard of, but a common man is ignorant about persistant organic pollutants, which presently have created a havoc globally. Pe
- Chattisinghpora picket attacked SOG Srinagar nabs 7 ultras (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Correspondent, Feb 07, 2001)
SRINAGAR, Feb 6: Two days after the gunning down of six Sikhs here, militants attacked a police picket set up for protection of minority community in Sikh-dominated Chattisinghpora in Anantnag district last night.
- Indigenous fighter aircraft LCA flies, but has long distance to cover (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Feb 07, 2001)
JANUARY 4, 2001, will go in the annals of Indian aviation history in golden letters. After 17 years of labour and Rs 3000 crore of investment, the much-maligned LCA (light combat aircraft) took to the air at 10.15 a.m. with Wg Cdr Rajive Kothiyal at the c
- Chasnala revisited (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 06, 2001)
THE BAGDIGHI mining disaster cannot but recall the Chasnala tragedy. Not so much in terms of the fatalities but in terms of the apparent reason that caused them. For one thing, both Chasnala colliery and the Bagdighi coalmines belong to the Bharat Coking
- Political aftershock (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 06, 2001)
IT IS obvious enough by now that the political fallout from the earthquake for the Keshubhai Patel Ministry in Gujarat will not be a happy one. The Chief Minister may not immediately lose his chair, but his party will undoubtedly begin to wonder whether e
- Political aftershock (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 06, 2001)
IT IS obvious enough by now that the political fallout from the earthquake for the Keshubhai Patel Ministry in Gujarat will not be a happy one. The Chief Minister may not immediately lose his chair, but his party will undoubtedly begin to wonder whether e
- Is FDI the real panacea for LDCs? (Business Line, Arun Ghosh, Feb 06, 2001)
THE LATEST UNCTAD Report, The Competitiveness Challenge: Transnational Corporations and Industrial Restructuring in Developing Countries (2000), addresses an issue vitally relevant for the evaluation of the ongoing process of globalisation and liberalisat
- Fresh signals from Kashmir (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 06, 2001)
THE apparently planned killing of six Sikhs in Srinagar's Mahjoornagar locality on Saturday makes one believe that the enemies of the cause of peace in Kashmir are hyper-active again. After the failure in provoking the security forces by selectively targe
- A nuclear force structure for India (Daily Excelsior, Gurmeet Kanwal, Feb 06, 2001)
While India's nuclear doctrine and strategy are still being debated and fine-tuned, it is necessary to simultaneously move towards establishing a balanced and overtly visible nuclear force structure, with a viable command and control system in order to en
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