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- N-Deal Will Mortgage India's Interests To Us, Says Unpa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Stressing that the Union Government's decision to sign the Indo-US civil nuclear deal tantamounts to slavery, the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) has demanded that the agreement should be approved by Parliament after voting in both Houses.
- Tunnel Vision On Civilisation (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 09, 2007)
It is remarkable that there has been very little controversy at the national level over the proposed Loharinag Pala hydro-electricity project on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district.
- The Last Waltz (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 09, 2007)
After everything else has been lost, there is the United States of America.
- The Decade Of Our Discontent (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 09, 2007)
Sixty years on, rural India is a shambles. The most severe agrarian crisis since the eve of the Green Revolution rages on.
- Tdp To Finalise ‘Alternative Economic Policy’ Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Party to seek inputs from Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, M. S. Swaminathan.
Economic reforms have not percolated down to the poorer sections
Party to come up with draft to be widely circulated for a debate.
- Hope In The Air (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
It was July 31 last year that a sick Fidel Castro issued a proclamation naming his younger brother Raul as acting head of state. It proved to be a calm, smooth transition, with the Communist Party remaining firmly in control.
- Congress, Bsp Inching Closer (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 06, 2007)
It is time to reflect on the political changes that are likely to take place in the future, and it is good to see that political parties have started thinking and acting, instead of waiting and reacting to situations.
- Change The Changer (Indian Express, Surinder Kumar Singla, Aug 03, 2007)
Despite the ideas of reforming India put forward by N.K. Singh in his book, Politics of Change — launched on Monday — I believe that the dominant section of India’s political class continues to believe that the government should act as Big Brother.
- Politics Of The Governed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2007)
While much literature exists on mass politics, little attention has been given to the relationship between the politics of identity and changes in the economy and patterns of governance in the post-reforms era.
- Sainath Gets Magsaysay Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
P. Sainath, Rural Affairs Editor of The Hindu, is among the seven awardees of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2007, it was announced in Manila on Tuesday.
- India Must Match China In Manufacturing (Tribune, Jayshree Sengupta, Jul 31, 2007)
China and India have both made great inroads into the American market which happens to be their biggest client for goods and services.
- Chidambaram To Shourie, All Agree: Key To Growth Is Delivery Of Governance To The Poor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
What is the single big idea of economic reforms? One idea that can be implemented despite the inertia of politics and government?
- How Foreigners Improve Our Standards (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Earlier Indian companies cooked their books, kept profits black, and rigged their share prices up. Once foreign investors entered the market, they marked down the price of dodgy companies while paying high prices for companies with good standards.
- Water And Sanitation: A Pipedream For Indian Villages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Gram Panchayats should be empowered to provide 100 per cent water and sanitation facilities to households.
- Servant Of The People (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
She has begun well. Pratibha Patil has struck the right note by saying that she is the Indian republic's "first servant".
- Turkey At A Crossroads (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party did so well in the recent general election that it can govern alone, but a test of whether it can balance authority with diplomacy will come when the new Parliament chooses a President.
- Re-Elected Turkish Pm Vows To Fight Terror (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a second mandate in elections, in a sign of public support for his party, which has espoused Western-style reforms despite having roots in political Islam.
- Words Should Stand The Test Of Time (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 23, 2007)
Starting as a lecturer at the Department of History in the University of Calcutta, Rudrangshu Mukherjee moved into journalism 12 years later.
- Investment Outlook (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 23, 2007)
The surge in suicide bombings last week which did not spare even Islamabad sparked bearish sentiments in the stock market.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 21, 2007)
Nobody in possession of their faculties would describe our comrades as “groovy”. Yet on issues of security they remain so firmly stuck in an ideological groove that even commenting on such folly tends to become repetitive.
- Higher Education And Its Lows (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 21, 2007)
To ensure the continuity of the economic reforms he set in motion 16 years ago, the prime minister must urgently address the crisis of our universities
- Future Tibet (Frontline, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2007)
TEN years from now, a visitor to Tibet is likely to find it transformed into a region of middling prosperity.
- Help Wanted (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 19, 2007)
The Government's assessment that unemployment in India will be taken care of by 2010 would seem a trifle optimistic.
- A View From North Block (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 17, 2007)
Memoir relating the inside story of the reforms and the opposition that tried to derail the process.
- Rolling On The Runway (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 16, 2007)
Karl Marx had predicted that industrialisation under capitalist auspices would be immiserising. It would increase the gap between bourgeoisie and proletariat and force all intermediate social groups into one of these two categories.
- Be Efficient, Says Infy Chief To Cos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy, on Friday, said rupee appreciation was a macro-economic issue and called upon corporates to become more efficient, productive and reduce costs.
- Cong Builds Where Bjp Failed To Shine (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Jul 13, 2007)
The BJP had showcased the sensex and flyovers; the Congress will talk of village roads, water and jobs. And where India Shining had failed, the Manmohan Singh government hopes Building India would succeed.
- Chongqing, China's Middle City (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 10, 2007)
RISING from the hills that line the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialiang rivers in southwest China is one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world.
- Outsourcing Impact 'Exaggerated' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
Claims that the UK is losing large numbers of white-collar jobs through outsourcing to India and other nations is overstated, a report has said.
- Big Bang (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 09, 2007)
Is the Sensex hitting 15,000 a mere numerical milestone or a mark of something bigger? Consider this: it touched 1,000 for the first time in 1990, and thus grew 15-fold in 17 years.
- A Bureaucrat And A Politician (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Jul 09, 2007)
Yashwant Sinha on his innings as Finance Minister and his new book. ANJANA RAJAN .
- China's Infrastructural Revolution (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 09, 2007)
Will anyone believe if told that China has 40,000 km superhighways, second only to the US (75,000km)? Or that its total power generation capacity has crossed 622,000 MW, an increase of 100,000 MWs from 2005, making China the second-largest power . . .
- Military Solution Not Enough (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 07, 2007)
A military solution to the Taliban problem seems increasingly unlikely. The international community should concentrate on poverty and lack of institutional frameworks in Afghanistan to combat the conditions that support fundamentalism
- Compassionate Capitalism (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 07, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent remarks to the Confederation of Indian Industries on the unacceptable gulf which separates India’s affluent class from the poor and immiserated and his suggestions for tackling it produced much media outrage.
- Compassionate Capitalism (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 06, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent remarks to the Confederation of Indian Industries on the unacceptable gulf which separates India’s affluent class from the poor and immiserated and his suggestions for tackling it produced much media outrage.
- Why The “Musharraf System” Will Stay In Pak (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 06, 2007)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is widely viewed as a military strongman who should be pressed to hold free and fair elections this year.
- Stability And Popular Support: The Bengal Model (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2007)
In democracy, stability and continuity of regimes depend on the extent of popular support that they enjoy, writes Nilotpal Basu.
- State Can't Abdicate (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jul 05, 2007)
According to a recent report, a man in Hyderabad, who had defaulted in a loan repayment instalment, died after being beaten up by personnel of a loan recovery agency of a leading bank.
- Planning In A Market Economy (Business Standard, M GOVINDA RAO, Jul 03, 2007)
Planning has not lost relevance in India, but the Planning Commission has to reinvent itself.
- Puzzles In India’S Macro-Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 02, 2007)
A recent article on the role of institutions and the market in India’s development makes the important point that over-emphasis on fiscal deficit indicators without reference to the quality of government expenditure can lead to wrong policy conclusions.
- Business As Usual,iht (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 02, 2007)
Nothing has changed in Hongkong since the handover to China 10 years ago.Speak to the government in Hong Kong, the territorys business leaders or British officials and you will hear the same story...
- Black Cats And Cream (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2007)
A scene in Delhi's Khan Market on a recent Saturday evening. A swanky SUV, with a swivelling light on top, swooped into the parking lot followed by an open-top jeep.
- Chongqing, China’S City On The Move (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 02, 2007)
The conurbation already comprises around 10 million people. The number is expected to go up to 22 million by 2020.
- Best Left Alone (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2007)
The business of the West Bengal government is business and those who have a problem with this are out of touch with reality.
- Industries Asked To Focus On Sustainable Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
“Reengineered Primary Treatment System” inaugurated
Process of zero discharge will bring in overall benefits to the society
“Leather industries should consider effluent treatment as a business process”
- Bobos In Oz (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2007)
Just beneath our hotel on the south bank of Melbourne's Yarra river, yuppies as well as spiffily attired romantic couples sipped latte or wine as they watched performance artists put up their shows along the wonderfully walkable promenades and . . .
- ‘Dialogue With India Has Reduced Tensions’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2007)
A peaceful environment is in Pakistan’s economic interest: Kasuri
- Third Republic (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 25, 2007)
Marking the 18th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Tiananmen, at the Brown University in Rhode Island, US, the first Congress of the China Democratic Party convened on June 4.
- Indian Government Promises To Revive Country's Ailing Agriculture Sector (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
The Indian government has promised to invest $6 billion to revive the country's ailing agriculture sector. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the farm sector sustains nearly two-thirds of the country's billion-plus people - but millions of . . .
- Old Hat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2007)
It would be an illusion to believe that despite a decade and half of economic reforms, the idea of government controls has been obliterated from people’s minds.
- Third Republic (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 20, 2007)
Marking the 18th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Tiananmen, at the Brown University in Rhode Island, US, the first Congress of the China Democratic Party convened on June 4. About 50 expatriate . . .
- Happy If Consensus On Kalam Emerges: Shekhawat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The Vicepresident and National Democratic Alliance presidential candidate, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, said on Monday he would be happy if total unanimity was achieved to give President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam a second term.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2007)
The civil aviation ministry’s plan to develop Nagpur as a cargo hub has not found favour with the Planning Commission.
- Prez Poll: Third Front Pitches For Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Neither Ms Pratibha Patil nor Mr Shekhawat had the stature of Dr Kalam. While Ms Patil was a joke played on the nation by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, many parties had reservations about Mr Shekhawat, said J. Jayalalitha.
- A Broadside At Overpaid Indians (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
While India has always been seen as a land of great socioeconomic disparities, of slums coexisting with marble palaces, there is new concern at the rapid pace at which the rich-poor gap is widening.
- Takes Three To Tango (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 14, 2007)
The Indian economy has begun to clip ahead at 9 per cent. There is hope at last it may reach 10 per cent, a rate China has exceeded for many years.
- India's Forsaken Poor (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Jun 14, 2007)
Economic reforms have made the rich richer and bypassed the masses that still grovel in gruelling poverty. While a third of India lives on Rs 12 a day, the 36 richest Indians are worth $ 191 billion. Our warped policies are preparing the ground for . ..
- Shed Uniform Before Poll, Us Tells Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
The US says it backs embattled Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in its national interest, but hoped that he would shed his uniform and hold free and fair elections.
- Us Insists Mush Shed Uniform Before Poll (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Jun 13, 2007)
The United States has let it be known that it expects Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to "put aside" his Army uniform before running again for the top post later this year.
- Coalitions Vs The Two-Party System (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 13, 2007)
The President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, added piquancy to the observance by Parliament of the 150th Anniversary of the first war of Independence (1857), which might otherwise have passed off as a ceremonial occasion with set-piece talks by the . . . .
- Made In India? (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jun 13, 2007)
After many years of economic reform, India is still plagued by a large deficit in its merchandise trade account, with imports growing much faster than exports.
- A Case For Inclusion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
Commentary on pre-reforms economic development in the context of widening inequalities
- The Nature Of The Export Boom (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jun 12, 2007)
The recent growth of merchandise exports has been hailed as a sign that the Indian economy is moving beyond relying on success on software services to greater competitiveness in merchandise trade.
- Naxalites Today (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 11, 2007)
Forty years after the Naxalbari uprising, it is remarkable that Maoism remains a potent political force. It has survived the disappearance of Maoism in the land of its origin and the collapse of the Soviet bloc.
- Not This Third Front: We Could Do With A Left-Of-Centre Force (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 11, 2007)
Is a third front desirable, even possible? Our answer to that is an emphatic yes. There is most certainly space for a left-of-centre force in Indian polity.
- Not This Third Front: We Could Do With A Left-Of-Centre Force (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2007)
Is a third front desirable, even possible? Our answer to that is an emphatic yes. There is most certainly space for a left-of-centre force in Indian polity.
- 3rd Front’S Nominee In A Fortnight, Says Naidu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the third front would announce the name of its presidential candidate after a meeting in Chennai which would be held within the next fortnight.
- Regional Parties Launch Front As Alternative To Upa, Nda (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Jun 07, 2007)
The group of seven regional parties all in Opposition in their respective States on Wednesday launched a new front with the aim of providing a third alternative to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the BJP-led National . . . .
- Ferment Of Frustration (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 07, 2007)
The movement of the Gujjars for their community's recognition as a Scheduled Tribe - called off on Monday - and the violence and their confrontation with the Meenas that it had led to, underlined something that most people fail to see: Barring . . .
- Two Years To Kalyug (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jun 07, 2007)
The big trend for 2009 is not the so-called end of Mandalism, it is the irrelevance of the national parties. The Congress could lose ground and the BJP head for a two-figure tally in the next general election
- R Is For Re-Regulation (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jun 05, 2007)
Flashback to the period 1994 to 1998. The government sets up a committee to deliberate on the liberalisation of the petroleum sector.
- Power Reforms Need To Be Wired To Gains (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 05, 2007)
Many States have introduced reforms by forming three or more separate companies for generation, transmission and distribution.
- Globalisation & Its Anxieties (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2007)
The arson sparked by the bandh-call of Gujjars in the National Capital Region portends a civil war-like situation.
- A Wto Perspective Of Indian Economy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
`The decline in the share of agriculture and allied activities in country's GDP is a cause for concern'
- Africa Countries Becoming More Self-Reliant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 04, 2007)
Africa is succeeding not in spite of the international communitys apathy or unreliability, but because of it. It has forced African countries to become more self-reliant and to take responsibility.
- India Major Gainer Of Fdi In South Asia : Wb (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
"Much of the FDI inflows into India were concentrated in the services sector, telecommunications in particular, in response to liberalisation policies," the Bank said.
- Recast Reform And Affirmative Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2007)
That people can die fighting for their right to be ever more backward is tragic, and a double condemnation: of quotas as the preferred form of affirmative action, and unidimensional conceptualisation of economic reform.
- Unequal Music (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2007)
In most countries, lack of economic growth can be a problem for politicians. But for India's political managers, growth too can be a problem.
- Up's Great Chance (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
On the face of it, the grammar of Uttar Pradesh politics seems to have changed forever, with the resurgence of Dalit electoral power in the recently concluded assembly elections.
- Power To People (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2007)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made his grim prognosis about the power sector on Monday, few were surprised.
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