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Articles 23321 through 23420 of 26693:
- Explaining The ‘Anglosphere’ (Deccan Herald, GLENN REYNOLDS, Oct 29, 2004)
George Bush’s coalition is bound by more than a common bond like the English language
- Gaza First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 29, 2004)
It takes a great deal of disorientation to think of Mr Ariel Sharon as the harbinger of peace. But his evident determination to start the withdrawal of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip forces the world to do precisely this.
- Enter, Honourable Member Arun Gawli! (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Oct 29, 2004)
NOT long ago he answered the court calls like: “Arun Gulab Gawli Hazir Ho….”. Uniformed Mumbai policemen used to escort him into the courtroom to deposit him in the dock to be cross-examined on charges of conspiring to murder and many other crimes of ...
- Government At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 29, 2004)
It must please the Congress that it fought for and retained the Chief Ministership of Maharashtra in the face of mounting pressure to yield the post to its partner, the Nationalist Congress Party.
- Maha Negotiations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
AT last, nearly a fortnight after the assembly election results, the coalition ministry for Maharashtra is in sight. The protracted ministry-making negotiation between the
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- Wooing Fdi In Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Oct 28, 2004)
Raising FDI caps alone will not increase foreign investment as a safe business environment does not exist here
- Tussle Over Cm’S Chair (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 28, 2004)
AT the time of writing on Wednesday evening, the squalid and painfully
prolonged standoff between the Congress and its coalition partner in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), over power sharing was continuing.
- Musharraf’S Loud Thinking (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is given to springing surprises. And New Delhi cannot be faulted if it is feeling irritated or amused at what he has said at his Iftaar party.
- Iran At The Crossroads (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 28, 2004)
The future of Iran may well depend on the success or failure of the efforts of a responsive society to seek a place in the sun while retaining its dignity and identity.
- Assassination Of The Mahatma (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Oct 28, 2004)
The real assassin was not Nathuram Godse, but Hindu communalism of which Savarkar was the most ardent ideologue and practitioner.
- I Don’T Think I Said That (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Oct 28, 2004)
They call it “misstatement”. The president of the United States does not lie when he says, as he did during his last debate with his challenger, “I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden.
- Take On A Deeper Shade Of Green (Telegraph, Shama Parveen, Oct 27, 2004)
A large number of development projects cleared by the MoEF do not fulfil the conditions under which they were cleared...
- Upping Ante On Interest Rates (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Oct 27, 2004)
The tension in the money market over the last few weeks on a "rate hike" was put to rest by the Reserve Bank of India with a repo rate hike of 25 bps while leaving the Bank Rate and the CRR untouched.
- Of Hedgehogs And Foxes (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Oct 27, 2004)
The Sangh Parivar, the BJP and Mr. Advani will soon have to square the proverbial circle.
- Difficult Choices For Pawar (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 27, 2004)
Even after 10 days the Maharashtra electorate chose the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance over the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine in the
- A Review Of Hard Times (Business Line, Ajay Mahajan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of Credit Policy comes amid hard times with soaring metals and minerals prices, as reflected in the CRB Futures Price Index trading at a 23-year high, and crude hovering around $55 per barrel.
- Before The Die Is Cast (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Oct 27, 2004)
“It’s hard work, you know.” That is not George Bush referring to his role in the Iraq war, although he used the phrase, ad infinitum, during his pre-poll debates.
- President Karzai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2004)
The Afghans have finally reposed their faith in the leadership of President Hamid Karzai. As expected, he has won the October 9 elections with a comfortable majority, though the results will be declared officially in a few days.
- Future Tense (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 27, 2004)
It is feared that the significant gains made by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly will deal a big blow to the power-sharing institutions set up under the Good Friday Agreement.
- New Ally (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2004)
The visit to India by Myanmar’s top military leader, Mr Than Shwe, is significant for a variety of reasons. Although the visit may dishearten supporters of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader...
- Bombshell For Bush: 350 Tonnes Of Explosives Go Missing In Iraq (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Oct 27, 2004)
In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration, nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives — which could be used to trigger nuclear weapons — have vanished from a military facility in Iraq supposed to have been guarded by US troops.
- Moving Forward With Kyoto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
Endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Parliament clears the way for coming into operation of the international agreement on targeted reduction of heat-trapping
- Kerry's Not Scary (Hindu, Andrew M. Dailey, Oct 27, 2004)
Why Indian BPO partisans should stop dreading a Kerry win and worry instead about their marketing.
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- Unsafe In The Cocoon (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Oct 26, 2004)
To reach Veerappan, the STF had to break into the network of social, political and ideological ties that safeguarded the bandit
- Trek To Nagpur (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
If the Congress ran to the Nehru-Gandhi family in its hour of crisis to seek Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party has opted for the tried and tested leadership of Mr L.K. Advani as it seeks a way out of its acute difficulties after the double wham
- Chaos, Murder And Mayhem In Iraq (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Oct 26, 2004)
Kidnapping and killing is a daily reality in Iraq, but in the West the atrocities go unrecorded and the dead are unnamed.
- Heat And Dust (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2004)
Can the world be stopped from getting hotter? Not in any dramatic way, the Kyoto Protocol would be likely to suggest, but the heating can be slowed down, and — with cooperation and awareness — reduced over time.
- Knowing And Telling (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the most fascinating and inexplicable transformations that we all see every time an election is held is the manner in which excited, energetic politicians standing for
- No To Human Cloning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2004)
India's stand on cloning presented before the United Nations legal committee is detailed and well-graded.
- Paradox Of India's Fiscal Sickness (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 25, 2004)
A recent Working Paper by Prof Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard and Ms Catriona Purfield of the IMF discusses the paradox of India's fiscal
- Performance, With Style And Index (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Oct 25, 2004)
Fund-houses should look to exploiting mispricing in assets through not-so-greatly exploited investment strategies. This would mean adopting hedge-fund-like strategies within the constraints of long-only strategies.
- Power Politics In Himachal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2004)
THE electricity rates in Himachal Pradesh for the domestic consumer are set to soar 25 to 40 per cent from this month unless the cash-strapped state government pays the promised subsidy of Rs 3.26 crore a month to the power board.
- Towards A Photo Finish (Hindu, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2004)
Surveys of public opinion in the United States done recently show that on an average President George W. Bush retains a slight edge over the Democratic challenger John Kerry with less than ten days to go before the elections.
- The Nation State Still Thrives (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Oct 25, 2004)
Nation states show no sign of going into decline and in the years to come China and India will become major arbiters of all our futures.
- No Room For Moderates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2004)
The developments in Yangon last week resulting in the removal of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt do no good to the purported attempts to launch democratic reforms in Myanmar.
- Sikh Turban And French Law (Tribune, Subhash C. Jain, Oct 25, 2004)
THE objective of any law has to be the welfare of people. It is not an empty exercise and is meant to fill a gap in law. No law can aim at bringing about only
- Centre Is Less Independent (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Oct 25, 2004)
If London sneezes Delhi no longer catches a cold. But the US dreads the prospect of China sneezing
- Advani In A Dilemma (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 25, 2004)
Perhaps the most difficult question facing the Bharatiya Janata Party is how to take forward the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Hindutva agenda — after all, the BJP is the political arm of the RSS — and yet not annoy its allies in the National Democratic
- Close Race Between Bush And Kerry (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Oct 25, 2004)
While the question of jobs is likely to hurt Bush’s chances, Kerry appears to be faltering on Iraq
- Collapse Of The British Constitution (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Oct 25, 2004)
The electorate, not Parliament, not the judiciary, and certainly not the Labour Party, appears to be the only institution that can stop Tony Blair doing anything he wants.
- Indian Outsourcing Boom Needs U.S. Front Office: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 24, 2004)
Corporate America's big vote of confidence in India's services prowess came in April, when International Business Machines Corp. snapped up a company near New Delhi, which handles e-mail queries for Amazon.com Inc.
- Who Wants A Vidarbha State? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
The demand for a separate State of Telangana became a major issue in Andhra Pradesh during the recent Lok Sabha and Assembly elections there.
- Long-Term Loyalties, Anyone? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
It has been found again and again most people decide on their vote just before the elections. Almost one-third of the voters are undecided till the day of voting itself.
- No Dearth Of Enthusiasm Or Aspiration For Young Cricketers (Tribune, David Devadas, Oct 24, 2004)
HOW times change. Many of Kashmir’s young boys are all agog about the Ranji Trophy match between Orissa and Jammu and Kashmir that is to be played in Srinagar on November 16.
- Social Chemistry And Gender Did The Trick (Hindu, Rajeshwari Deshpande, Oct 24, 2004)
If the victory of the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party is somewhat surprising, more surprising is the social chemistry of that victory.
- The Ncp Emerges In Its Own Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
How did the Congress-NCP alliance survive anti-incumbency and such things as the BSP and rebel factors? Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav with Abhay Datar explore the ...
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 24, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power.
- Of Regional Variations And Shifting Strongholds (Hindu, Abhay Datar, Oct 24, 2004)
As political competition in the State becomes more and more intense, the regional support base of the parties becomes more and more volatile.
- Acknowledgements (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
This special report is based on a cross-section survey conducted 24 hours after voting was over.
- `Mild Approval' Wins The Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
Voters were almost equally divided on whether the economic condition of the State under the Sushilkumar Shinde Government had improved or deteriorated
- Another Most-Disturbing Setback (The Economic Times, R PRATAP RUDY, Oct 24, 2004)
The Maharashtra election is the second-most disturbing setback for the BJP after the Lok Sabha polls.
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Mea’S Meow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2004)
The Ministry of External Affairs would make Anton Chekhov jump with delight. The reservations of the South Block mandarins about Chief Election Commissioner T. S. Krishnamurthy’s plans to visit the United States are somewhat amusing, if not odd.
- Punjab’S Progress (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Oct 23, 2004)
The spectrum of regional inequalities in India is a very wide one with Punjab and Bihar having per capita incomes of Rs 25, 048 and Rs 5,466 respectively at the opposite ends.
- Smells From The Kitchen (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 23, 2004)
There is so much emphasis on what one should eat or drink in our religious traditions which have neither logic nor any bearing on health.
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 23, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power. The Maharashtra result is part of an ongoing process of rejecting the BJP's cynical and amoral quest for power.
- Knave Or Fool? (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 23, 2004)
Sunday’s Stop the War protesters in London, carrying skeletal images of the Grim Reaper, were a reminder that come
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Unusual Interest In Us Election (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Oct 23, 2004)
There is an unprecedented interest in Europe in the US Presidential elections. I have not witnessed such interest in the UK during the last five elections for the US President.
- Collapse Of A Flyover (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2004)
While Panipat badly needs a flyover on the Sher Shah Suri Marg cutting through the city, the one it had on the road to Rohtak collapsed suddenly on Thursday morning.
- Another Most-Disturbing Setback (The Economic Times, R PRATAP RUDY, Oct 23, 2004)
The Maharashtra election is the second-most disturbing setback for the BJP after the Lok Sabha polls.
- Another Most-Disturbing Setback (The Economic Times, R PRATAP RUDY, Oct 22, 2004)
The Maharashtra election is the second-most disturbing setback for the BJP after the Lok Sabha polls.
- A Poll Tear-Jerker? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 22, 2004)
That onion is an election issue in some States is well known, the latest case in point being the Maharasthra Assembly elections. In the run-up to the Assembly elections, the National Congress Party (NCP) leader and
- What Happened In Vidarbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 22, 2004)
In the Lok Sabha polls, the BSP devastated the Congress-NCP alliance. In the Maharashtra elections, it also wrecked the BJP-Shiv Sena combine in many places.
- The World Economic Disorder (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 22, 2004)
Despite six decades of their existence, multilateral agencies such as the UN, the World Bank and the IMF, have not been able to make the world a better place in terms of peace, security and development with equal opportunities for all citizens.
- Revolt Brewing In Pakistan? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 22, 2004)
There is potential for a popular agitation against the dictatorship in Pakistan but will it materialise?
- Reforming Babudom (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Oct 22, 2004)
Ever EVER since Dr Manmohan Singh’s government took charge, it has focused attention on good governance. A dedicated and dynamic bureaucracy, sensitive to the changing times, is all that is essentially required for good governance.
- Onions Without Tears (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2004)
The government’s decision to finally delete onion from the Essential Commodities Act will enable its free trading without any restrictions on the quantity to be stored by a farmer or a trader.
- Interest Rates Can Move Down Too (Business Line, Akshat Lakhera, Oct 22, 2004)
The secular downward movement in interest rates in the last few years has made the market insensitive to the fact that there exist "interest rate cycles".
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 22, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Lalu In Role Of Villain (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Oct 22, 2004)
Lalu has given us so much entertainment for free. Now, we have BJP’s Saryu Rai who Lalu has given fodder for yet another film. Lalu may be the star attraction of a Bollywood film, but this BJP leader has cast this RJD chief in a villain’s role in the film
- Learning From History (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 22, 2004)
In 1979, against a backdrop of unceasing strikes, soaring inflation, a million people out of work and economic decline, the British electorate voted out the Labour government of James Callaghan and installed Margaret Thatcher as prime minister.
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 22, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power. The Maharashtra result is part of an ongoing process of rejecting the BJP's cynical and amoral quest for power.
- Endless Tale Of The Essential Onion (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2004)
A few days ago, members of Rapid Action Battalion stood near onion shops in Bangladesh, in response to public outcry at the spiralling cost of the vegetable.
- Why The Us Should Not Reelect Bush (The Economic Times, GEORGE SOROS, Oct 21, 2004)
I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics, but these are not normal times. President George W Bush is endangering the US and the world’s safety while undermining American values.
- A Kerry In Every Bush (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Oct 21, 2004)
In Bush-land, where “you are either with us or against us,” it all depends on which paper you are reading, which channel you are watching, which website you are scrolling down.
- The Iron Man Cometh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2004)
It speaks for the panic in the Bharatiya Janata Party that it has turned for help to Lal Krishna Advani — the man who, 14 years ago, set the BJP on the belligerent path of Hindutva, thereby rewriting the course both of his party and the country.
- What Ails Urban Cooperative Banks? (Business Line, Vasant Godse, Oct 21, 2004)
Human resource and technology are the primary inputs that can help urban cooperative banks perform optimally.
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