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- 'Iran-India Pipeline Has Enough Safeguards’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
There is immense gain for India by way of transit fee if the gas pipeline is extended up to China, the petroleum minister said.
- India Calls For Fair Farm Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
India, on Monday, warned against any attempt to create a divide among developing nations and said that bringing any new issue outside the Doha mandate will only offtrack trade talks.
- In Modi’S Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 15, 2005)
THE irony could not have gone unnoticed. The day newspapers carried reports of BJP president L. K. Advani defending Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...
- Fully Immunized And Aware (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 15, 2005)
The data collected indicates that there is significant gender bias in immunization in non-tribal villages, but such gender bias is not significant in tribal villages.
- On Fringe Taxes And All That — Rollback Is Not A Dirty Word (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 14, 2005)
The excitement about the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's Budget is still stoking the market, which is on a roll. But as the corporates and individuals read the fine-print, the fascination may wear off.
- Living (It Up) On The Fringes (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Until last week’s Budget I had not heard the term ‘‘fringe benefit’’. It’s the sort of unattractive turn of phrase lawyers use and as I am not a lawyer I would not have understood it even had I heard it in normal conversation.
- Juveniles And The Death Penalty (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Mar 14, 2005)
An incomprehensible feature of the US Government is its persistent reluctance to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
- India As A Brand (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 14, 2005)
The Brand Summit organised at Chennai last month by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) did not provide a conclusive answer on what could make a brand of India and whether it is already
- Rafters In The Conjee (Deccan Herald, PETER COLACO, Mar 14, 2005)
Being a Mangalorean by birth the food habits of my hometown are somewhat of a mystery to me. But I know from experience that the quality of Mangalorean cuisine and Mangalorean hospitality are both unquestionable.
- Bihar May Get A Government But What About Governance? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Bihar has gone under President’s rule and the initial statements by the Governor strike the right chord. No one knows if any subsequent permutation combination will yield a viable ...
- Are Nbfcs Being Hounded Out? (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Mar 14, 2005)
A micro-finance institution or even a non-governmental organisation can borrow money through the ECB (external commercial borrowing) route
- A Kingdom Mourns (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2005)
In the two decades he spent in the top echelons of world chess, Garry Kasparov was never short of surprise moves, on and off the board. But even by his standards, his latest pronouncement...
- Rewind The Tape, Please (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Mar 14, 2005)
Taxing foreign money, as was suggested by the RBI Governor, may, after all, be a good idea. India may not really be able to prevent such hot monies coming and leaving at short notice.
- Self-Help Groups And Micro-Finance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 14, 2005)
The slew of measures announced in the Union budget will go a considerable way in bolstering the system of dispensing credit by micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in conjunction with self-help ...
- Tirukkural — A Wealth Of Wisdom (Deccan Herald, C R T VARMA, Mar 14, 2005)
Tiruvalluvar wrote about a high degree of civilisation nearly 2000 years ago and his tenets are applicable even today
- Wto Completes A Decade (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 14, 2005)
There is little doubt that, if one excludes the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation is perhaps the most important international body with a multilateral membership that has been set up after the Second World War.
- Playing Cowboys In Basra (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 14, 2005)
The British establishment still remains in denial regarding the brutalising effects of its actions in Iraq.
- Tasks Before Hooda Govt: A Blueprint For Progress (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Mar 13, 2005)
THE Haryana Assembly election results demonstrate the maturity and wisdom of the electorate. Though the outcome is being interpreted by psephologists as a vote
- The Other Side Of Budget (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Capital expenditure is vital in creating assets and improving overall infrastructure. But 85 per cent of this allocation is being spent on day-to-day expenses.
- The Theatre Of Feminist Identity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
UTKAL MOHANTY familiarises one with the nuances of Angika’s ‘Cupid’s Broken Arrow,’ a combination of three classic plays, that was widely appreciated by theatre audiences in Bangalore.
- Where Dolphins Dance (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Mar 13, 2005)
Waking up in the morning knowing that an azure beach awaits you about fifty steps away is a divine feeling altogether. Devbagh is where that thought becomes real.
- China’S Foreign Minister Plans To Visit Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zaoxing will be in Kathmandu on an official visit during the first week of April, making it the first visit of its kind by a foreign government representative since King Gyanendra sacked the Sher Bahadur Deuba government and us
- Blessed With A Chance To Be Reborn (Deccan Herald, SUJOY DHAR, Mar 13, 2005)
There have been bouquets and brickbats for Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman’s ‘Born into Brothels,’ filmed on the sex workers’ children, that bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary
- Dmk-Cong Spat: Is It Really Over? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi and senior Congress leader and Union Minister EVKS Elangovan may have kissed and made up.
- Drugs In State To Cost Less (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
This will perhaps score as a brownie point for Finance Minister Siddaramaiah. With Karnataka finally committing itself to the VAT regime, the prices of medicine is about to see a considerable drop, DHNS reports from Bangalore.
- Indo-Bangla Border Village Tense After Bdr Firing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The BSF has clarified that the fencing is not a defence structure. But the BDR has increased its strength on the border by three times.
- Iran Snubs Us Incentives, To Pursue N-Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The nuclear technology will only be used for peaceful purposes and “we will not give up our legitimate right”, asserts Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman.
- Medieval Views In Modern Times (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 12, 2005)
For the last few months, despite being a non-believer, I have been religiously tuning into Quran TV every evening to listen to Dr Zahir Naik answering questions and carrying on his lengthy debate with a Dr William Campbell on the Bible versus
- New Deal For Rural India, Powered By Panchayats (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 12, 2005)
Lost in the din on withdrawal tax, and pushed to fringes by the FBT protests, is the `Bharat Nirman' that Chidambaram spoke of as a business plan
- No Gain Without Pain (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Mar 12, 2005)
The key to development in sub-Saharan Africa is partnership with the West.
- Rosy Picture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 12, 2005)
The picture on the state of the economy sought to be sketched in the Karnataka Budget for 2005-2006 by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday seems to be quite rosy.
- Ruling Front Troubles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 12, 2005)
The Congress High command is exhibiting an unprecedented readiness to take disciplinary action against the dissident group led by the former Chief Minister, K. Karunakaran, in Kerala.
- Scope For Improvement (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Mar 12, 2005)
The Budget 2005-06 presented by Siddaramaiah, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has several facets that will have a positive impact on the economy and also focus on the vibrant progress of the State.
- Telephone Is No `Capital Good' If You Manufacture H{-2}o{-2} (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 12, 2005)
CASES, they say, are of two types: funny and not-so-funny. To explain the difference, here's the story of Ginni, a company that manufactures cotton filament and yarn.
- What's Lacking In The `Black' Fight (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Mar 12, 2005)
Much before the Budget date, there were discussions both within and outside the Government on ways to check tax evasion and black money.
- The Draft Patent Law (Hindu, T.N. Srinivasan, Mar 12, 2005)
Its generic manufactures are too crucial for India, and for the world, to be allowed by a misguided patent law to be wiped out.
- Wages Of Compliance Is Inequity (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Mar 12, 2005)
ALL along, the salaried taxpayer had to be content with standard deduction, with no special treatment either by way of tax rate concessions or by way of rebates and relief.
- A Former Banker Turns Author (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Mar 12, 2005)
While reading KP Singh's debut novel "The Road to Raisina" (Harper Collins) I kept wondering why this young writer decided to use his initials, especially in the backdrop of the fact that it's a politically potent novel.
- A Plane Tale From The Past (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 12, 2005)
This is a story from the summer of 1996 that I had salted away for my memoirs, but am tempted to tell now because it may have some relevance to the muddying politics of these times.
- ‘An Open Society And Open Economy Are The Pillars... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 12, 2005)
The test of the vibrancy and resilience of a democracy is not just the ability to conduct elections and convene legislatures.
- Cash Is A Way Of Life (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 12, 2005)
It used to be a joke in the Calcutta high court that it was a good job that Pesi Ginwala, the octogenarian barrister-at-law (Charterhouse, Balliol and Inner Temple) who has now retired to Bombay
- Easing Ecbs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 12, 2005)
Hopefully, the review of the regime for corporate access to external commercial borrowings would lead to a more liberal framework as, by the Government's own admission, it is too restrictive.
- Economy On The Upswing (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Mar 12, 2005)
Indian economy, for the second consecutive year, has performed well. GDP growth for the year 2004-05 has now been projected at 6.9 per cent after a record growth of 8.5 per cent in the previous year.
- Ftas — Adding To `Spaghetti Bowl Of Tariffs' (Business Line, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Mar 12, 2005)
It is difficult to say whether or not FTAs promote global trade, but surely there are important issues that need to be sorted out in the quest for free trade.
- One More Oil Deal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 11, 2005)
On the heels of the project to build a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh, comes a deal with Venezuela by which India will operate an oilfield in the South American country and import the output.
- Overseas Adventures Of A Cop (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Mar 11, 2005)
I am on a year-long assignment with the UN, in Europe. My friends back home consider me lucky to be away from the rut. They say, on my return I’ll have a lot of money and great experience.
- Patriarch As Rebel (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
In one of those classic coincidences that occasionally enliven Indian politics, both the BJP and the Congress are presently engaged in tamping down rebellion in the ranks fomented by regional party patriarchs.
- Living With The Pain (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 11, 2005)
Terribly scarred by the Madrid train bombings of a year ago, most Spaniards are unhappy at the slow pace of the investigation.
- Tackling Cheating (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
COME board examinations, reports of cheating in various centres in Punjab abound. Certain parents, local officials and teachers allegedly collude to cheat children of their education and future.
- Tempering Vigilance With Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court's strong words on the possibility of a fraud on the Constitution in the appointment of Mr. Shibu Soren as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and its direction to advance the
- The Next `New' Thing Is `Things' (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 11, 2005)
Cotton, coffee, sugar, oil, wheat, rice... This is not a grocery list for you to pick up on your way home, but a pick from some of the common commodities that figure in business pages along with precious metals and
- The Rhetoric Of Outcomes (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Mar 11, 2005)
Mr Chidambaram’s promise to shift focus from outlays to outcomes has, quite predictably, been widely acclaimed.
- Vempenta Killings And Maoists (Deccan Herald, K. G. Kannabiran, Mar 11, 2005)
The atrocious crimes in Vempenta (village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, where Maoists killed eight men last week) cannot be justified on the basis of any Maoist principle.
- What Of Political Funding? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
Finance minister Chidambaram wants to restrict cash transactions, so as to reduce the size of the black economy.
- The Significance Of Mr. Chavez (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The visit to India last week of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marked an important milestone in not just New Delhi's relations with Caracas but also in the ongoing Indian effort to
- Non-Competitive Oil (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
A thoroughly botched pricing policy for petroleum products is well and truly upon us.
- A Theatre Of Mistaken Missiles (Indian Express, KARTIK BOMMAKANTI, Mar 11, 2005)
India’s policy needs to be attuned to the political realities of South Asia’s strategic context, instead of serving as an extension of US security policy
- Breaches In The Dykes (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 11, 2005)
SINCE the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar —widely welcomed because of its inevitability, given the circumstances — it has been difficult to shake off two streams of thought, an ironic one about the past and a deeply depressing one about the future
- Budget And Textiles — Could Have Been A Better Weave (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 11, 2005)
The Budget has provided incentive packages to improve the cost-competitiveness and profitability of all segments of the textile industry.
- Budget: Promoting A Socially Just Growth (Business Line, Shobha Ahuja, Mar 11, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented a Budget that favours investment, job creation, social welfare, and rural and urban development.
- Captain's Hat Trick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
WITH only a year and a half left for the next Assembly elections in Punjab, the Congress victory in Ajnala sets a new trend in state politics.
- Democracy In West Asia (Hindu, Seumas Milne, Mar 11, 2005)
Managed elections are the latest device to prop up pro-Western regimes.
- Is Gender Budgeting Justified... (The Economic Times, LEKHA S CHAKRABORTY, Mar 11, 2005)
The Budget 2005-06 sees a clear shift of the economy's commanding heights from dams and industries to soft sectors like health and education.
- Infrastructure Development — Has The Budget Done Enough? (Business Line, Ramakanta Subudhi, Mar 11, 2005)
Attempts to attract private investment in infrastructure development by way of incentives are not enough. Insufficient outlays in successive Budgets have led to poor and inadequate facilities.
- Drug Abuse: Asia On A New High (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Mar 11, 2005)
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), a quasi-judicial body monitoring the implementation of the United Nations (UN) international drug control convention
- `Bad' Tax, The Brazilian Malaise, Reaches India: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 10, 2005)
The nicest thing one can say about Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's recent proposal to curb tax evasion is that it's an impractical plan.
- Taking On Syria (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 10, 2005)
It was rose in Georgia, orange in Ukraine, purple in Iraq — and now it’s cedar in Lebanon. This is how Mr George W. Bush has been counting his revolutions. He missed out Afghanistan.
- Manmohan’S Brave New World (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 10, 2005)
In a remarkably forward-looking speech recently, the PM argued that foreign policy exists to push pragmatic economic goals and to build a world of open-minded pluralistic nations
- Left’S Unkindly Cut (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Mar 10, 2005)
THE Communist parties in India cannot be accused of inconsistency. They have a track record of advocating foreign and national security policies designed to make India a surrogate or protectorate of one or another external power.
- Mukhtaran’S Choice (Indian Express, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Mar 10, 2005)
The Pakistani gangrape victim suffered what in her society was the most extreme shame, and emerged as a symbol of virtue, faith and hope
- Nbfcs — Creditable But Unrecognised Role (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Mar 10, 2005)
In a large country like India with substantial service sector activity, it is important that the role played by NBFCs in credit provision is recognised.
- Reach Out To The Young (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 10, 2005)
As the survey was conducted in rural areas (villages) in the district and urban areas were not included in the survey, the findings are applicable only to rural areas of Dhanbad district.
- Liquidity Position Comfortable: Govt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 10, 2005)
Soaring foreign exchange reserves (FE) in the country will not be utilised for financing the proposed Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for long-term infrastructure projects, Economci Affairs Secretary Rakesh Mohan said here on Monday
- That March, 75 Years Ago (Indian Express, B.R. NANDA, Mar 10, 2005)
At midnight on December 31, 1929, as a new year dawned, the Indian National Congress unfurled the flag of independence on the banks of Ravi at Lahore.
- King’S Sting (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
States can often be hell-bent on destroying themselves. The conduct of Nepal’s monarchy is another illustration of this phenomenon.
- Vanishing Point (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently responded to the SOS of India's endangered-and now disappearing- tigers.
- The Tiger In Front (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2005)
HOME to nearly two-fifths of humanity, two neighbouring countries, India and China, are two of the world's fastest-growing economies.
- `Bad' Tax, The Brazilian Malaise, Reaches India: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Mar 10, 2005)
The nicest thing one can say about Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's recent proposal to curb tax evasion is that it's an impractical plan.
- Communist Recipe For Disaster (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 10, 2005)
The Communist Parties in India cannot be accused of inconsistency. They have a track record of advocating foreign and national security policies designed to make India a surrogate or protectorate of one or another
- Time To Bridge The God Gap (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Mar 10, 2005)
With the Page 3 revolution in the bag, will the media turn to the almighty next? It would be a stroke of genius if we could expiate our untold sins and enhance our bottom-lines all at the same time.
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