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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- These Appalling Disparities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
Some observations made by speakers at the launch of the South Asian Human Development Report, 2005, are most pertinent to the conditions prevailing in Pakistan.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Healthy Societies May Not Be God Given (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 01, 2006)
Religious leaders belonging to different religions actually have one thing in common (besides of course their belief in God) and that is, they think atheists are a corrupting influence on society.
- Muslims And Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
To enjoy social dignity as rest of India, Muslims will have to switch over to modern education, says Ather Farouqui.
- Rights, Development And Security (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
The latest edition of the much-valued report on Human Development in South Asia was launched in Islamabad the other day.
- Jobless Growth? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 31, 2006)
Despite the rapid growth of the Indian economy since the 1990s reforms, the widespread impression is that of its limited employment potential. Reports of jobless growth surface often, with the analysis of statistics published by the . . .
- Delhi: Dystopia Or Utopia? (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 29, 2006)
When a city that can claim to have hosted almost 2,500 years of human habitation confronts its future, illuminating sparks are bound to fly. A two-year project of number crunching came to an end last week with the release of the Delhi Human . . .
- Achieving Literacy Targets (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2006)
It is all very well for President Musharraf to say that the government will offer the required funds to achieve an 85 per cent literacy rate by 2012.
- The Descent Into Tribalism (Dawn, Hywel Williams, Aug 28, 2006)
Modern governments, when they try to justify their existence in historical terms, are apt to propose a rough-and-ready anthropology for human development. First came the tribe — savage in instinct, ritualistic in religion and run on the basis of . . .
- New Delhi A City Of Wealth And Woes - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
New Delhi's economic growth in the past decade has pushed its per capita income to more than double the national average but India's capital has failed to provide basic services to millions, a report said on Thursday.
- Degeneration Of Modern Nations Into Tribalism (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Aug 25, 2006)
Colonial interference and Europe's failure to absorb minorities has led to a global decay of the state.
- Reorienting India’S Development Strategy (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
- Gender Bias In Schools (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
In the research on gender bias in schools of Pakistan, I found limited, but relevant information about Pakistan. A point to note here is that I could not find as much literature on Pakistan, as I had envisioned.
- Reminiscences (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
As a rule, memories of civil servants do not enthuse the general reader, unless they promise sensational disclosures. Punctuated with statistical data, classified information in tables, resumes of studies by national institutes, excerpts from . . .
- Punjab's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
Twenty years after the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act came into force to end sex-selective foeticide, we are confronted with horror stories of hundreds of aborted foetuses being found in Patiala district in Punjab. Efforts to tackle this . . .
- Parts Of Jammu, Kashmir Discriminated: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Aug 20, 2006)
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig today highlighted the issue of discrimination with some areas of the State but assured the people that policies and programmes of the coalition regime will be guided . . .
- Of Memory And Identity (Deccan Herald, K Sundara Raj, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when critical idioms are viewed sceptically, it is difficult to describe this novel. This 458-page text is unusual in many senses. It has neither a story nor a plot. It does not have characters— even the protagonist cannot be called a ‘ . . .
- Power And Caste (Tribune, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
The ongoing debate on the proposed policy of reservations for the Other Backward Castes in institutions of higher education by the Central Government has generated controversies because a sizable section of the intelligentsia has refused to accept . . .
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Is It Safe To Dance With The Ulfa? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 18, 2006)
The suspension of army operations is a major step by the government of India in Assam. It conveys to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that New Delhi is serious about the business of peaceful negotiations.
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- Unicef-Sponsored Planning Programme Yields Results (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The district administration and the UNICEF sponsored micro-planning process involving community participation has yielded rich results in Krishnagiri district.
- Parliament Below Par (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Aug 17, 2006)
Independence Day is an occasion for nostalgia and rededication to the goals and values of freedom. Recallng Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words about a tryst with destiny brings a lump to many a throat.
- I-Day: Kalam Hosts Reception At Home (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday hosted a reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of Independence Day.
- Independence Day Balancing Acts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
The grand theme of India's place in the sun is much discussed at home and abroad and, unsurprisingly, there are divergent and even conflicting visions of where the country is and where it seems to be headed.
- Prevention Can Stop Spread Of Hiv (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
Target should be the high-risk groups such as sex workers and their clients: report
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- 'Two-Nation' Theory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 13, 2006)
How much one may like to do one can't swing furiously like Zeenat Aman to the tune of "dum maro dum".
- Un Resolution On Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
QATAR’s foreign minister is right when he says that Resolution 1701, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council on Friday, contains “imbalances in favour of Israel”, but to expect anything else would be unrealistic.
- If Only We Could Ban All Our Problems. Specially In Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Why don’t they ban toddy instead? That opaque white country liquor, served in used beer bottles, which inundates Kerala’s innards. Making it float up, right to the top, of the chart that measures alcoholism in our states.
- The Noose Of Debt (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 08, 2006)
The single most important cause of farmer suicides is their inability to pay back the loans they have taken, often from private moneylenders. This age-old problem is yet to be resolved in a durable fashion.
- Rajasthan Government Preparing New Human Development Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
To facilitate planning for improving the standard of life of people
- Bill To Set Up Finance Commission Passed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly today passed State Finance Commission bill providing for equitable development of all three regions of the State by equal distribution of resources available for development.
- Art At Altitudes, Beauty Too (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Are the Chinese authorities giving a major push to Track II contacts too, as the talks at the official level are making incremental progress?
- Fiscal Finances Unravel (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 02, 2006)
Surging expenditures disrupt fiscal correction
- Education For Women: Role Of Open Universities (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Aug 01, 2006)
The twentieth century will be known for the movements and consolidation of the agenda of human rights and democracy.
- Magnanimity For Millions On The Margins? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jul 28, 2006)
Thinking sections of society need to act fast and mobilise those suffering from misgovernance.
- Seeking Growth With Human Face (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 25, 2006)
Growth is undoubtedly important, but not at any cost. It has to be fair and just, employment oriented and environmental friendly, not ruthless, rootless, voiceless and futureless.
- Eliminating The Quotas (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 24, 2006)
A tragic situation arises when one cherished principle collides with another which is equally cherished.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Over the couple of past many years there has been a regular rise in temperature and in the fairness of terms this is creating problems for the biolife over the only bio sustaining planet and is perhaps the biggest threat for the years to come by.
- Kalam Draws Prosperity Roadmap For Madhya Pradesh (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested an integrated roadmap for ushering in prosperity and development in Madhya Pradesh by setting up 11 missions aimed at creating jobs, increasing agricultural production, achieving total literacy, raising . . .
- Higher Education For The Under-Privileged (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 17, 2006)
There is no denying of the fact that education is the first and fundamental tool for social empowerment.
- Trade On Human Terms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
The Asia-Pacific region is at the forefront of globalisation – with some of the world’s fastest rates of growth in international trade.
- Apathy, No Thought (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2006)
After 32 hours of travel halfway across the world to Sydney last week, I was looking for a nice, relaxing bath before my conference began.
- Friday Feature: Nature And Knowledge (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Jul 14, 2006)
The Holy Quran stresses that only those activities have intrinsic worth which are beneficial to mankind (13:17).
- Keeping The G8's Promises To The Poor (Hindu, Kemal Dervis, Jul 14, 2006)
Each G8 summit must lead to concrete steps towards lasting improvement in the daily lives of the world's poor.
- We The Regional, Marginalised People (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2006)
Coomi Kapoor’s left-handed compliment to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its leadership in her edit page commentary (Nice guys don’t last, IE, July 10) has surprised me.
- India Exposed By Missile Failure (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The failure in rapid succession this week of a satellite launcher and a new ballistic missile have shown up the technological and budgetary difficulties faced by India's space establishment - civilian and military.
- A Social Sector Regulator (Business Standard, Kanika Datta, Jul 13, 2006)
Indian industry is now casting around for ways to creatively skirt the private sector job quotas that seem inevitable from a government that is rapidly regressing to the economic thinking of the seventies.
- Trends In Employment And Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jul 12, 2006)
To tackle poverty, there is a need to foster the growth of rural enterprises by involving self-help groups and microfinance institutions on a much bigger scale.
- The New Myth Of India (Deccan Herald, Pankaj Mishra, Jul 10, 2006)
India is a roaring capitalist success story, says the latest issue of 'Foreign Affairs'. Last week, many leading business executives and politicians in the country celebrated as Lakshmi Mittal, the fifth richest man in the world, finally succeeded . . .
- Imposing Iodine (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 07, 2006)
The ban on non-iodised salt, reimposed this May, is criticised as being based on generalisations made by the authorities.
- Vices Chip Away At Natural Fertility (Deccan Herald, Ian Sample , Jul 05, 2006)
Fertility crisis- Even with inevitable advances in medicine, experts foresee a dramatic slump in fertility.
- Consensus Is Key (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2006)
Petty rivalries hamper execution of welfare projects
- Package For Farmers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
As expected, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday a Rs 3,750-crore package for distressed farmers of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to address the problems of rural indebtedness, crop failure and water deficiency, which have . . .
- Resentment Prevails Over Sanganer Weddings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Police launch probe; no case registered, statements of couples recorded
- Poverty, Deprivation And Rural Indebtedness (Times of India, Humra Quraishi, Jul 02, 2006)
Here we are crying hoarse, tamatars are out of our grasp, but as attention gets focused to the Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, horror stories tell us of what deprivation and stark poverty can do to the human being.
- To Be Indiacentric (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
Colombo at this time could hardly be seen as an inspirational venue to talk about "a new peace process" between Pakistan and India.
- Undp's New Hdr For Asia-Pacific — For An Inclusive Development Strategy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 01, 2006)
Strategic, rather than indiscriminate, integration into the global economy remains the key to successfully managing globalisation.
- Landing Rights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
The recent interest of the Left Front government in acquiring thousands of acres of good agricultural land in different districts of West Bengal has its roots in the New Industrial Policy (NIP) announced by the Front in 1994.
- Shock Therapy (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 30, 2006)
On August 9, 1965 Malaysia's parliament expelled Singapore from its federation. Does this expulsion by a republic, of a state that once belonged to it, hold any lessons for us?
- Has Sonia Stolen A March On Pm With Rajasthan Trip? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
If PM Manmohan Singh was looking to a forthcoming visit to rural eastern Maharashtra to underline his concern over agrarian distress and don "rural" colours, he may well have been upstaged by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who has gone on a visit . . .
- Economic Task (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 27, 2006)
Both the prime minister and the president, of late, have spoken on the need to attract foreign investment into the country to sustain the current rate of economic growth. Foreign direct investment is said to have significantly increased during . . .
- Danger Signs (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
American and EU forces must stay in Afghanistan to counter extremism and help the government of President Hamid Karzai to forge security which is a prerequisite for state-building and human development.
- Praful Bidwai: Bull-Headed About India (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 25, 2006)
Current Western euphoria over India's growth betrays total ignorance of realities like the 100,000 farmers' suicides.
- Aiims: Venugopal Leave Ends, May Resume Work (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jun 24, 2006)
AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal is likely to resume work tomorrow. He had been on leave, according to many a ‘‘protest leave’’, since June 15, the day he alleged political meddling in institute affairs.
- Pm's 15-Pt Programme For Minorities Gets Cabinet Nod (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Keeping in mind the upcoming round of Assembly elections in UttarPradesh and the drubbing it received from the Left in the last UPA-LeftCoordination Committee meeting on the Government's failure to contain the communal violence in the country, . ..
- Rajasthan Gets Unesco Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Directorate of Literacy and Continuing Education of Rajasthan has been awarded the UNESCO's Confucius prize for excellence in initiatives for marginalised adolescents in rural areas.
- Indian Banking Scenario (Hindu, SRIDHAR SEETHARAMAN , Jun 20, 2006)
A rich historical perspective of developments in social banking
- Year Of The Farmer (Tribune, M.S. Swaminathan, Jun 19, 2006)
To restore farmers’ faith in farming, the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) has recommended that the agricultural year 2006-07 (June 1, 2006, to May 31, 2007) may be observed as the Year of the Farmers.
- Of Gandhian Ideals (Deccan Herald, A J Thomas, Jun 14, 2006)
...and human relationships that have not really changed much in their essence.
- Football Envy At The Un (Deccan Herald, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 13, 2006)
Talent, teamwork and a level playing field - it's no wonder we look up to World Cup
- The Spiritual Quest Within Us All (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bible (Mathew – 4,4) reminds the seeking spirit, “Man shall not live by bread alone.” An ancient Sanskrit aphorism also points out that he alone lives, on whose account many others are also enabled to live, as contrasted to the crow, which merely . .
- Much Ado About Reservation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Social justice can be ensured by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race. This is the method adopted by JNU, where the underprivileged are allowed some grace marks while competing with others.
- Defence Spending And Development (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Jun 10, 2006)
Lately, there have been references to the link between development and defence.
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- The Federal Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
The budget for the next fiscal year, presented by the minister of state for finance, Omar Ayub Khan, in the National Assembly on Monday, carries a substantial package of relief for the common man.
- World Bank Loan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 05, 2006)
The approval of a $ 6.5 billion loan by the World Bank on Friday has its good and bad points. It timely and will provide financial support to the government to carry out much-needed socio-economic development in the country.
- Dolphins In River, Assam Town Eyes Leap In Tourism (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 30, 2006)
After being a picnic spot for the locals, this sleepy little township of Kukurmara, 40 km west of Guwahati on way to Goalpara, has woken up to promising future — as an eco-tourism hotspot of Assam. Reason: the presence of 30 odd fresh water . . .
- India’S Insecurity~i (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 29, 2006)
External defence being the classic concern of international law, the traditional notion of national security has been wholly militaristic.
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