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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Govt Nod For 17 Fdi Proposals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
The Centre, on Friday, approved 17 foreign investment proposals including that of TV 18 Group envisaging foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 575.83 crore...
- India Raises Security Concerns With Bangladesh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
India on Thursday objected to the use of Bangladeshi territory by insurgent groups from the Northeast, particularly the ULFA. The matter was taken up during the two-day Indo-Bangla Home Secretary talks that began here.
- Stock And Awe (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The global meltdown in stock prices has, as was only to be expected, hit Indian stock markets hard. Expected, because globalisation has both an upside and a downside.
- Question Of Integrity (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 03, 2007)
Some reports in “The Wall Street Journal” make nonsense of the counterposition of the Journal’s integrity with takeover tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s greed.
- 3g: Auction Frequency Spectrum (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 03, 2007)
Trai’s suggestion that auction was the best way to allocate frequency spectrum is fundamentally sound. We support an open auction for allocating spectrum for 3G services in which both existing and new operators (telcos such as Verizon and AT&T . . . .
- The Rising Rupee Bites (Times of India, Amit Mitra, Aug 02, 2007)
The strengthening of the rupee is fraught with dangers in a world where China simply refuses to allow its renminbi (yuan) to appreciate.
- Bill On Foreign Universities (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 02, 2007)
A CENTRAL government move with the ostensible purpose of transforming higher education by encouraging more investment from foreign education providers has come under fire for giving them a free hand in the country under the guise of regulation.
- Rbi Plays Safe (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2007)
The RBI on Tuesday raised the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 7 per cent.
- 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.
- Rbi Hints At More Checks On Inflows (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Checks on the large capital flows could be on the anvil as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) today said its inflation target for 2007-08 hinges on a “more active” capital account management.
- Issues That The Rbi Did Not Tackle (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
From inflation to currency trading, there was a whole host of things to be done, and the apex bank did not somehow touch upon them.
- Why Iran Matters To U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 31, 2007)
The nuclear issue has so come to dominate contemporary analysis about the hostile relationship between the United States and Iran that one tends to forget the role that oil is also playing in the slow but seemingly inevitable slide towards . . . .
- Fiscal Steps Reined In Inflation: Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, said inflation has been “contained” by interest rate increases and import duty cuts the past three years, signaling there may not be any immediate need to raise borrowing costs further.
- 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.
- Boosting A Rising Profit Rate (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 31, 2007)
Corporate results for recent quarters in India point to a rapid growth in profits. Quarter-on-quarter increases in net profits of more than 20 per cent are the norm in recent times.
- Rise And Shine (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
A Kumbhakarna waking in India after sleeping since 1991, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
- Policy Rates May Not Change: Experts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Ahead of the RBI quarterly review of credit policy on Tuesday, there seems to be a consensus amongst economists that policy rates would be left untouched and the apex bank would adopt a wait-and-watch policy on inflation.
- Credit Policy: Rbi For Status-Quo (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Ahead of the RBI quarterly review of credit policy on Tuesday, there seems to be a consensus amongst economists that policy rates would be left untouched and the apex bank would adopt a wait-and-watch policy on inflation.
- Time To Bury The Hatchet And Seek Cooperation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
IN the last decade or so the most discussed topic in the global economy has been the rise of India and China as emerging superpowers that will compete for prominence in the 21st century.
- Erdogan’S Third Triumph (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Jul 30, 2007)
THE AKP’s second victory in Turkey’s general election is Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s third major political triumph.
- Monitor, Yes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Old habits die hard. A decade-and-a-half ago, liberalisation began unshackling the Indian economy and freeing civil society from a regime defined by bureaucracy and over-regulation, from the paternalistic state and the Government that knew best.
- It Remains A Good Idea (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Jul 28, 2007)
Clio, the goddess of history, has her wonders to perform. She does so with sly mischief, teasing us mortals with her unexpected twists and turns.
- Not All Fii Money Is Hot (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
FII money is flooding into India. Till July 24 net investment (purchases minus sales) by FIIs in Indian equities has reached a little over $10 billion.
- What Sets India Apart From The ‘Big Five’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
If one were to single out the most significant macroeconomic development of the country’s post-‘reform’ era, the unprecedented build-up of its foreign exchange reserves would probably emerge a clear winner.
- High Growth And Large Deficits (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 26, 2007)
THE fiscal year 2007 has ended with, as was feared, a current account deficit of over seven billion dollars. It is over two billion dollars or 41 per cent more than the current account deficit of the preceding year which was 4.90 billion dollars.
- ‘123 Agreement Preserves India’S Right To Reprocess Spent Fuel... Should Set At Rest Concerns Of Political & Scientific Communities’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2007)
The finalisation of the 123 Agreement between India and the United States marks the culmination of a two year intense effort to structurally transform the relationship between the two countries.
- Manmohans Image - Less Bright Than Before (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 25, 2007)
Manmohan Singh became Prime Minister with a fund of goodwill based on his reputation for integrity.
- When Experience Is A Liability (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Analysts and investors are optimistic on India, but it is difficult to be as bullish.
- Ms Bhutto And The Politics Of Return (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 24, 2007)
Party (PPP), Ms Benazir Bhutto, said in London on Sunday that she would make an “early return” to Pakistan to challenge plans by President General Pervez Musharraf “to secure a new term as president without waiting for elections”.
- Farming Out A Revolution (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 24, 2007)
From Punjab, the land that gave us our wheat granary and then contract farming in tomatoes, comes the farm-fresh news of how organised retail stores are touching — and changing — lives in remote corners of the country.
- Fdi In Retail To Come With Riders (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Entry of FDI in retail, on the backburner since Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed concern over the fallout of entry of large chains like Wal-Mart on corner stores, might move forward with checks on retailing of cheap imports and monopoly . . . .
- Harness The Forex Flood (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
Had anyone suggested in 1991 that India would in just over 15 years accumulate foreign exchange reserves of more than $200 billion, that would have been dismissed as fantasy.
- 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.
- Mkt May Remain Upbeat On Earnings, Fii Inflows (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Dalal Street may witness new highs in the week ahead with leading corporate houses scheduled to announce their quarterly earnings adding to the upbeat sentiments, analysts say.
- India May Relax Fdi Norms For Bangladesh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
India is reviewing the current restriction imposed on foreign direct investment from Bangladesh and may announce relaxed norms for investors in the near future.
- Security Scans For Fdi In The Sezs Must (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
The Defence Ministry has cautioned against giving clearances to FDI in special economic zones from countries of concern and unfriendly entities, insisting that a National Security Exception Clause be introduced to regulate overseas investment...
- Ldc Brain Drain: Best Move Out, So Rest Lose Out (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2007)
The U.N. has identified a development trap. Uganda’s fish may point the way out.
- Bolivia, India's Jindal Sign Deal On Iron Mine, Steel Plant (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Bolivia signed a US$2.1 billion (€1.5 billion) mining deal with Indian company Jindal Power & Steel Ltd. after more than a year of negotiations over a vast iron deposit near the Brazilian border.
- 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
- New Wto Draft, A Good Base For Talks: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
The new draft text on Non-Agriculture Market Access and agriculture is a good basis for starting intensive negotiations, says Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath.
- Centres Nod For 17 Fdi Proposals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
17 proposals envisaging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the tune of nearly Rs 590 crore in sectors like constructions and telecommunication were cleared by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the basis of recommendations made by the . . . .
- Internal Divisions Surface In China’S Ruling Party (Tribune, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 20, 2007)
BEIJING — A rare open letter signed by 17 former top officials and conservative Marxist scholars ahead of a key Communist Party meeting accuses China’s top leaders of steering the country in the wrong direction, pandering to . . . .
- Govt Clears 17 Fdi Proposals Worth Rs 590 Crore (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
The government on Thursday approved 17 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 589.85 crore, including Rs 313.33 crore from Sweden-based Quinn Hotels, which proposes to develop hotels in the country.
- Reversing To Fast Forward (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2007)
If a government want to, it can show initiative and that makes one wonder why such occasions are so rare.
- Bolivia, India's Jindal Sign Deal On Iron Mine, Steel Plant (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Bolivia signed a US$2.1 billion (€1.5 billion) mining deal with Indian company Jindal Power & Steel Ltd. after more than a year of negotiations over a vast iron deposit near the Brazilian border.
- Great Leap Forward (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 19, 2007)
Euphoria is in the air. Finance minister P Chidambaram believes that the economy can grow at 10 per cent in 2008-09.
- Rbi Wants Inflation At 4.5 Pc (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Policies on foreign institutional investors (FII) and foreign direct investment (FDI) cannot be changed overnight to regulate the amount of investment flowing into the country, Deputy General Manager of RBI S Harikrishnan said here on Wednesday.
- Sterilisation Of Another Kind Needed (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
A problem of plenty like the embarrassment of riches evokes mixed feelings and begets varied reactions.
- Britain, Russia Spar Over Spies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Russia on Tuesday accused Britain of seeking a political confrontation but stopped short of an immediate tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats over the Litvinenko murder...
- It’S 9 Per Cent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2007)
Predicting a 9 per cent growth for the economy this fiscal, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council has stressed on taking hard decisions like controlling external debt, allowing further rupee appreciation and removing bottlenecks to corporate . .
- Carbide Owner On Way Back (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The Indian government has been quietly trying to facilitate the entry into the country of Dow Chemical, now the parent company of Union Carbide.
- Swadeshi Is Not Against Imports, Investments (Asian Age, YASHWANT SINHA, Jul 17, 2007)
My understanding of swadeshi goes far beyond narrow considerations. To me, swadeshi means making India economically self-reliant and strong, making India economically secure.
- Unemployment In India Will Be Wiped Out By 2010: Pm’S Advisers (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 17, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s economic advisors claimed on Monday that unemployment would be completely wiped out from the country by 2010.
- Cpi 'Review' Call May Spell Trouble For Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
Taking a critical view of the UPA Government's performance, the CPI has once again appealed to the Left parties to take a fresh look at their relations to the Congress-led ruling collation at the Centre.
- 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.
- Widening Trade Deficit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2007)
The trade deficit has hit a new record, peaking at $13.54 billion in 2006-07, much in excess of the government’s estimate of $9.4 billion.
- Keys To Successful Economic Zones (Deccan Herald, Daniel Altman, Jul 16, 2007)
SEZs, with liberal policies for foreign investment are embraced by countries aiming at high export-value.
- Cpi To Left: Redefine Upa Line (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2007)
Lambasting the UPA for "failing" on major economic policy issues like checking prices of essential commodities, the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday asked other Left parties to "redefine" their approach towards the ruling UPA coalition.
- From Islands To Walled Cities? (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Jul 14, 2007)
The SEZ Act has lost its original rationale for existence and is now being peddled as a vehicle for new towns. That is not the best way to plan new urban centres, says ASHOAK UPADHYAY.
- Indian Minister Sees A 'New Architecture' In Global Trade Talks (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
Kamal Nath, India's minister of commerce and industry, has been called a lot of names in recent weeks, few of them good.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2007)
Only the village idiot, or a committed Congressman, would be taken in by the defence minister’s theory that the re-opening of bids for medium artillery has been necessitated by the army’s dissatisfaction with the field trials performance of the . . . .
- Bangalore, Safe Haven For Overseas Students (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, Jul 11, 2007)
Bangalore has a fair share of the total number of foreign students in India. In this respect it comes next only to Delhi and Pune.
- Sensex Ends 36 Pts Down, Still Above 15k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
The 30-share index moved in the range of 15,114.95 and 14,966.40, closed 35.85 points down at 15,009.88, indicating stability at this level that ...
- Need More Clarity On Foreign Ownership (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2007)
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin’s call for greater transparency in the merger approval process to prevent rivals from derailing transactions merits serious attention.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2007)
The mercurial Mayawati is not known to take kindly to criticism, especially when it comes from the media.
- No Strategy To Fight Maoists (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an able and learned man, singly responsible for the economic emancipation and rise of India.
- Bridging The Gulf (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 10, 2007)
Gone are the days when trade between India and the Gulf countries was confined to oil and gas.
- Need More Clarity On Foreign Ownership (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 10, 2007)
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin’s call for greater transparency in the merger approval process to prevent rivals from derailing transactions merits serious attention.
- Going Places (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 10, 2007)
Is the rupee on a roll? Even if we put aside the fact that the rupee touched a nine-year high against the US dollar, there are several other indications of its growing international stature.
- Indians Reach For The Sky (Dawn, Parul Gupta, Jul 10, 2007)
While many young Indians are mad about Bollywood film stars, 20-year-old Mune Byaling has a rather unusual hero: stylish liquor-to-aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya.
- To Work Smartly And Efficiently (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 10, 2007)
The single greatest challenge facing managers in the developing countries is to raise the productivity of farmers, knowledge and service workers. This will ultimately determine the competitive performance of agriculture and industry.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 10, 2007)
The mercurial Mayawati is not known to take kindly to criticism, especially when it comes from the media. So, soon after newspaper and TV channels had gone to town and more with stories of her “disproportionate” assets, which she declared while . . .
- Swadeshi Is Not Against Imports, Investments (Asian Age, YASHWANT SINHA, Jul 09, 2007)
My understanding of swadeshi goes far beyond narrow considerations. To me, swadeshi means making India economically self-reliant and strong, making India economically secure.
- Cement Price Hike (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 09, 2007)
Cement prices have risen in Karachi and other parts of Sindh by five to ten rupees a 50kg bag of different brands, possibly because of doubling of exports encouraged by duty drawback.
- 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 . . .
- Sensex Scales Mt 15k After Seven Month Climb (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2007)
BSE Sensex crossed the 15,000-level for the first time ever after the longest 1,000-point journey since it touched the five-figure mark last year.
- India Shining Destination For Investors (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2007)
India has emerged as one of the most attractive investment destination in the world. Merchant bankers and analysts feel this trend is likely to continue.
- Future Proof (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 06, 2007)
From being a mere $2 billion industry in 1994-95, the Indian IT-ITES industry has grown phenomenally over the years. It recorded a 30.7 per cent growth last year, clocking in revenues of $39.6 billion.
- Retail Invasion (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jul 06, 2007)
Big Business is taking control of the supply chain in India, and there is growing unease among people who depend on retailing for livelihoods.
- Vietnamese Pm Says Ready For Fta With India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
The Vietnamese government on Thursday said it was open to the idea of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India.
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