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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Between Marx And Market (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Feb 23, 2007)
UPA's Communist allies are throwing a spanner in the works of economic reforms and the liberalisation regime
- India-Us Meet To Focus On High Tech Exports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2007)
The 5th US-India High Technology Cooperation Group (HTCG) meeting in Washington will focus on streamlining the export control regimes of the two countries that hamper trade and investment in high technology.
- Up: Karat Warns Of ‘Political Problems’ Over Central Rule (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Feb 21, 2007)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat today warned of “political problems” if the Congress-led UPA coalition went ahead and imposed President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh.
- Gown Reaching Out To Town (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Feb 20, 2007)
A commentary on the evolution of macroeconomic policies and processes under globalisation
- The Reformer In A Labyrinth (OutLook, Gurcharan Das, Feb 20, 2007)
I’ve always believed that the mark of a good columnist is not to provide answers but to stimulate the reader’s mind, setting it off in new and creative directions. In this regard, P. Chidambaram, the columnist, succeeds admirably.
- Japanese Trade Agency Wants Investment Climate To Improve (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Infrastructure, labour laws and over-regulation seen as areas of concern
Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor mooted
Role of Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry hailed
- On The Move (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 18, 2007)
The Indian presence in Davos is emblematic of a larger transformation in India.
- Getting Down To Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 18, 2007)
Economic reforms kicked off in the country as far back as in 1991, but it is clear that both in pace and detail, there is much to be desired.
- Congress, Rivals Claim Victory In Punjab Polls (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
India’s Congress party and regional rivals were both claiming victory yesterday in elections in the northern state of Punjab, seen as a bellwether of national concerns over rising food prices and economic reforms.
- Centre Must Shore Up State Finances (Times of India, Janak Raj Gupta, Feb 15, 2007)
In a fast growing federal country like ours states have to share the major burden for achieving economic prosperity and improving the quality of life. Most of the social infrastructure, and a significant part of the physical infrastructure, lies in . . .
- Enter, The Alien (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 14, 2007)
Vodafone's $19 billion buyout of Hutch, India's fourth-largest telecom company, is more than just another business deal. It holds sobering lessons in terms of both economics and politics.
- The Inflation Puzzle (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 13, 2007)
Economists in free market nations have to deal with puzzles that are far more complex than in state-dominated systems, where the dividing line between administration and economic management is thin.
- Amartya Sen: Recognise Health As A Human Right (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
"Economic prosperity, social cohesion, and inequalities can influence it"
Draws parallels with China
Wants public health care expanded
- Sonia’S Letter To Pm: Farce Or Policy-Making? (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Feb 11, 2007)
No one can quarrel with Sonia Gandhi’s view, as expressed in a letter to the prime minister, that the “implications” of opening up the retail sector should be taken into account.
- Warming Up To A Paradigm Change (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 11, 2007)
The recent report of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on climate change dispels any lingering doubts.
- Indira Nooyi: India’S New Global Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 11, 2007)
Among the recipients of the current year’s Padma Bhushan award, India’s third most coveted civilian honour, is Indira Nooyi, already titled ‘Global Indian of the Year’ by the CNN-IBN news channel. She has also come to be known as one of the world’s .....
- India Has Lessons To Learn From China On Health Care: Amartya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2007)
The dip in life expectancy or longevity in China despite a period of economic boom holds lessons for India which is faring badly in healthcare today despite top medical facilities, Noble Laureate professor Dr Amartya Sen said today.
- Judicial Correctives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2007)
The attention ordinary citizens pay to judicial credibility points to the faith they place in the country’s higher courts.
- Rule Of Law (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2007)
If one were to look at the factors of production (land, labour, capital and enterprise) and look at the corresponding cases pending in Indian courts, one can get a very good understanding of the performance of the institutions arranged around these . . .
- Madarsa Vs Market (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 09, 2007)
The assertion by the Pasmanda Mahapanchayat, a collective of about 30 Muslim organisations, that globalisation and special economic zones (SEZs) are working against Muslims and reducing them to destitution, is both alarming and dangerously flawed.
- Is The Economic Growth Sustainable? (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2007)
If economic reforms keep pace, in the next several years, the Indian economy is expected to pass Italy, France, and the UK and become the fifth largest in the world spurred by more efficient industries competing with the global system.
- Mulford’S Curious Comments (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Feb 07, 2007)
Only three months ago, on the eve of President Hu Jintao’s visit to this country, the Chinese ambassador, Sun Yuxi, had raised a storm by his uncalled for and ill-timed "reaffirmation" of his country’s "traditional" claim on the whole of . . .
- Rags To Rolls Royces — Huaxi's Story (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 06, 2007)
The average per capita income of the residents of Huaxi — officially China's richest village — is $10,000 a year, almost 50 times that of the average Chinese farmer.
- Breakfast At Belvedere (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Feb 06, 2007)
Had things changed in this time between our two countries? Have hostilities come down? Or are we still wandering aimlessly between talks and 'confidence-building measures' that have led us no closer to peace in fifty years?
- India Inc Rises; Job Opportunities Sink (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Feb 05, 2007)
All loud talks about economic reforms and accelerating growth seem to have little impact on the alarming problem of unemployment in the country.
- Playing The Muscleman (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2007)
The Indian government is strangely Janus-faced. When it looks at the economy it is reformist; but when it looks at other spheres it is completely statist.
- Breakfast At Belvedere (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2007)
Had things changed in this time between our two countries? Have hostilities come down? Or are we still wandering aimlessly between talks and 'confidence-building measures' that have led us no closer to peace in fifty years?
- Madness And Empire (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Feb 02, 2007)
At nine in the morning, a tall, bearded man went up to the roof of a mosque in Chandni Chowk and drew his sword. On that signal, the Qizilbash soldiers started executing the inhabitants of Delhi.
- Mr. Putin Courts India (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Feb 02, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India has prompted the usual dark musings about a new "axis of power" to balance the United States, the West and the international order as it now exists.
- Return To India: 20 Years Of Change In The Sub-Continent (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2007)
India appears to be booming. But behind the huge economic shift, how much has life there really changed? Twenty years after he last visited the country, Jeremy Warner goes back to discover a society being shaped by dramatic new forces . . .
- Singing The Corus (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2007)
The Tata-Corus deal represents a significant marker in India’s economic reform trajectory. This is not so much because the $12 billion deal happens to be corporate India’s biggest takeover to date, but because it outlines the potential of economic . . .
- Porus To Corus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 01, 2007)
Tata Steel's takeover of British steel giant Corus does more than merely make the Jamshedpur-based company the world's fifth largest steel-maker.
- Karat Supports Cpm's Pro-Reform Lobby (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jan 31, 2007)
Known for his hard-line views on economic reforms, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has strongly backed West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's pro-reform agenda on industrialisation of the State and reprimanded both the . . .
- Europe's Far-Right Consolidates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2007)
The first-ever consolidation in the European Parliament of far-right fringe parties into a single formation — Identity, Sovereignty and Tradition — sends out a political message to the two biggest constituent blocs in the legislature, the . . .
- Disinvestment: Issues And Challenges (Business Line, Sunil S. Bhandare, Jan 29, 2007)
Budget 2007-08 must send clear signals about the government's intentions to reactivate PSU disinvestment. This is necessary not only to mobilise resources for various critical functions of the government but, more important, to accelerate the growth . . .
- Supping With Politicians (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 29, 2007)
The discipline of management is obviously in need of new gurus and newer mantras. Only recently have management schools — and the corporate class — discovered value in the wisdom of such unlikely sources as Shakespeare’s plays and Kautilya’s Arthashastra.
- Lebanon Aid Pledge Mired In Internal Strife (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Jan 29, 2007)
Saudi Arabia and United States got 30 other nations to pledge USD 7.6 billion to shore up a shaky Lebanese government led by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora under siege by Hezbollah-led Shiite population.
- Indian Economy To Surpass Us By 2050 (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Jan 29, 2007)
A recent Goldman Sachs study projected that India, along with China, will surpass the US economy by 2050 as India has moved onto a much faster trajectory fueled by strong and steady manufacturing productivity gains.
- Return To India: 20 Years Of Change In The Sub-Continent (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2007)
It was almost exactly 20 years ago. Two months of backpacking around India was coming to an end.
- Peeping Through The Steel Frame (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2007)
Indian bureaucracy is unique in character, besides being one of the largest in the world.
- Abe Vows To Revise Japan's Pacifism (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jan 27, 2007)
Renunciation of the sovereign right to declare war
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to "boldly revise the post-war regime."
- Reforms Will Work Only If People's Basic Needs Are Met: Kamal Nath (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jan 27, 2007)
Interactive session on "India's reform agenda" at Davos targets foreign investors
Says reforms must have political consensus
Ahluwalia for FDI in infrastructure sector
- The Big Reform Buzz (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2007)
If you have been listening with care, the air is rich with a freewheeling conversation. Economic reform is now at the centre of national debate, and all kinds of forums are giving it depth by chiselling the argument from every angle.
- Keeping The Capitalist Roader At Bay (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 23, 2007)
The ruling left fails to see the difference between the resistance it faced during its earlier land reforms and the one it is now up against in Singur and Nandigram, writes Ashis Chakrabarti.
- Accelerate Financial Reforms To Rev Up Economy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 23, 2007)
Further financial market reforms are crucial to expanding the sources of credit to maintain the high rates of economic growth, notwithstanding concerns about excessive credit growth, overheating economy and inflationary pressures.
- Does Apec Membership Really Matter For India? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 23, 2007)
Given India's strong relations with almost all the members of APEC, it may not matter if New Delhi is not invited to join the grouping.
- Migrant Workers In Their Own Land (Deccan Herald, MARK MAGNIER, Jan 23, 2007)
When he swings open the front gate on one of his brief visits home, Li Wen reveals a two-story white-brick house with bright tile mosaics of trees and pagodas.
- ‘If Foreign Investors Have To Come, They Must Have Confidence. Disputes Must Not Be Pending For Years’ (Indian Express, Y.K. Sabharwal , Jan 23, 2007)
In the second part of his interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief, Shekhar Gupta, on NDTV 24/7’s Walk the Talk programme, former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal talks about the increasing number of political disputes before the court, . .
- Pros: Bjp’S Suitable Boys (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jan 22, 2007)
Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri’s name may not spring to mind as a bellwether of Indian politics, yet his choice as the BJP candidate for Uttarakhand chief minister underlines an increasingly obvious trend.
- China And Foreign Policy (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jan 20, 2007)
China has sent out a clear signal: the days when it was content to let other powers shape world affairs are emphatically over.
- Cars Conquering The Bicycle Kingdom (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jan 19, 2007)
China has become the second largest vehicle market after the United States.
- India's Special Economic Zones Bring Rags And Riches (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2007)
Omkar Sharma knows that halfway across India, villagers like himself have sparked rioting in the countryside. Enraged by a government plan to buy farmland for private industry, they have destroyed bridges and blockaded roads outside Calcutta in . . .
- Not Without My Vote (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 17, 2007)
Just a fortnight into the new year, it might seem a little premature to predict what lies ahead. But one thing can be said with a fair degree of certainty.
- Rs. 900-Crore World Bank Loan For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2007)
Nod for fresh tranche of loan for economic and social reforms
Third in the series of development policy loan
State lauded for reform programme
- Last 'Immortal' Of China Dies (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 17, 2007)
Bo Yibo, the last of the "Eight Immortals" who led China through the tumultuous 1970s and 1980s, has died at 98, according to a Hong Kong broadcaster with close ties to Beijing.
- China Asserting Its Place On World Stage (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jan 16, 2007)
The year 2006 saw a significant departure from China's traditional foreign policy, signalling that it was no longer willing to watch from the sidelines. To sustain double-digit economic growth, China has to be active internationally.
- Dual Tone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2007)
Economic reforms, unlike charity, do not begin at home. Many politicians and political parties known to be advocates of economic reforms have suddenly become very strident critics of the West Bengal government because of its policy of acquiring . . .
- India Raises The Ante On Its Space Program (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2007)
Wednesday morning, India launched a satellite that makes clear its intentions to join what is emerging as a second space race.
- Pm Promises Policy, Advani Slams Cpm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2007)
Land acquisition has grabbed national attention. The Prime Minister today said the Centre would finalise a new rehabilitation policy in the next three months to take care of sticky issues such as land acquisition and rehabilitation of displaced . . .
- Humane Policy For Displaced Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2007)
"Industrial development must not be zero sum game"
- Between The Curves (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Jan 08, 2007)
While the heroine of the latest soap opera is recovering from willed undernourishment, the harassed and endlessly tormented populace of this city too is relishing its freedom from captivity, breathing freely at last the air that surrounds it, however . .
- Futures In The Market (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jan 07, 2007)
Are commodity futures markets responsible for inflation or for fluctuations in the price of agricultural commodities and distress among farmers? Will banning these markets help address the woes of Indian farmers?
- Food Price Inflation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 07, 2007)
THE State Bank Governor, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has reiterated what has earlier been stated in the last State Bank annual report that inflation would range between 6.8 to 7.5 per cent and rise above this years target of 6.5 per cent.
- Slow Adds Up (OutLook, Gurcharan Das, Jan 04, 2007)
2006, the year gone by, was one of the best in India's economic history. But politicians and media continue to discuss issues settled in the world with the fall of Communism.
- Links Between A Nation's Past And Future (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jan 04, 2007)
An ongoing exhibition in Beijing highlights India's rich past, but it also spotlights China's impressive present. Whatever the problems with the Chinese way, India has much to learn from it.
- Keep Talking (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2007)
The opposition is an indispensable presence for the successful functioning of a democracy. Governance in a democracy proceeds from difference and opposition to agreement and consensus.
- Survival At Stake (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
The forest rights Bill is an important step in the struggle to reverse the historical marginalisation of tribal people.
- Looking To The Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2007)
In a full-fledged response to the BJP’s national council and national executive meetings recently in Lucknow, the CPM says that the BJP has resurrected a right wing, communal platform, its highlights being minority baiting, right wing economic . ..
- An Indo-Chinese Curry (Times of India, Gurcharan Das, Jan 03, 2007)
My son lives in Shanghai and I recently spent two weeks with him. It gave me a chance to meet and talk to ordinary Chinese people.
- Holistic Approach Is Best (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, Dec 30, 2006)
The nation will be a loser if the government does not continue with its predecessors’ successful programmes.
- The Rs 1 Lakh Question (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Dec 29, 2006)
Ratan Tata has told NDTV, “Let me just say it (the Singur controversy) is not just political, because I happen to know that some of our competitors are also fuelling some of this fire.
- Chidambaram To Begin Pre-Budget Discussions Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram will begin pre-Budget consultations from Friday when he meets agriculturalists and trade unions, who remain one of the most vocal critics of economic reforms.
- Us Says India Key To Its Interests (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Dec 29, 2006)
The United States has sought to strengthen its relationship with India because it recognizes the country as a key to strategic US interests, the State Department said on Thursday.
- Reforms Are A Must (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Dec 27, 2006)
A World Bank report brings out some serious consequences of economic reforms in China where the real income of the lowest 10 per cent population has declined at a rate of 2.4 per cent and those of the top strata increased by 16 per cent during 2001-2003.
- Cry Goes Unheard (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 27, 2006)
No mainstream political party is better than the other when it comes to protecting the common man’s rights.
- Eu Gives Turkey The Cold Shoulder Again (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 25, 2006)
Turkey has been knocking at Europe's door since 1959. Now Turks are getting frustrated with what they see as undue humiliation, with a constant shifting of goalposts.
- A Good Agenda (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2006)
Chrysalis-like, BJP president Rajnath Singh is emerging as a leader who deserves the office that, in a manner of speaking, accidentally came his way.
- A Good Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2006)
Chrysalis-like, BJP president Rajnath Singh is emerging as a leader who deserves the office that, in a manner of speaking, accidentally came his way.
- Approach Paper: Anything New? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2006)
The approach to the 11th Plan was approved by the National Development Council last week-end and it is reasonable to ask whether there is anything new in the document.
- It's Time Parties Made Themselves Heard (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2006)
It is the basic obligation of a political party to engage regularly with the public at large, educate and persuade it about the merits and demerits of what its government is doing or not doing. Otherwise, the debate gets hijacked . . .
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