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- Grace Under Fire (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Feb 11, 2005)
Icy winds made my face numb as I walked cautiously on a frozen track. I was with a group of journalists who were being taken around to understand what it is like to guard the nation’s borders.
- Globalisation, Poverty & Culture (The Economic Times, Manoj Pant, Feb 11, 2005)
Though much misused, the term globalisation has largely come to describe Indian policy since 1991.
- Meeting With The Mentor (Deccan Herald, H N ANANDA, Feb 10, 2005)
HN rocketed to Heaven, where he was greeted by the Mahatma himself, his mentor. Flashing a toothless grin at his disciple from the earth, the Mahatma looked in astonishment at the cap he was wearing and asked, “Tell me, are these still available in India?
- The Science Behind The Change (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2005)
Excerpts from the 10th conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, December 2004
- Shaking Hands (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 10, 2005)
Can a handshake alter the course of an epic conflict? The Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president have shaken hands in an Egyptian resort. They have jointly agreed to stop “all” acts of violence against Israelis and Palestinians “everywhere”.
- New Dawn With Kyoto (Hindu, Michael Meacher, Feb 10, 2005)
THERE IS a widespread view that with George W. Bush now ensconced in his second term in the White House, and with his sights fixed on his so-called "war on terror," the rest of the world's agenda has, for the time being at least, been hijacked.
- Press Note 1: Disadvantage, Domestic Partner (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Feb 10, 2005)
The Government's suggestion, in its latest Press Note 1, that `conflict of interests' clause may be introduced in the JV agreement to safeguard the interests of joint venture partners....
- Pure Gold (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 10, 2005)
On her first day in office, within hours of moving from the White House to her new job as America’s secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice rang up Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, and discussed....
- Raise These Skies (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2005)
The Economic Survey in the run-up to the July 2004 Budget had revealed that a comprehensive civil aviation policy based on the Naresh Chandra Committee recommendations was on the cards.
- Right Royal Headache For India (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, Feb 10, 2005)
Though India has not quite made up its mind yet on how it should react to what is being described as a palace coup in Nepal, the contours of a likely response are beginning to emerge.
- Most Precious Commodity (Deccan Herald, Natasha Walter, Feb 10, 2005)
Here comes Jeremy Bentham echoing down the ages: “The best public policy is that which produces the greatest happiness.” The line is actually from a clever new book, Happiness...
- Short-Changing Tsunami Victims (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2005)
The unsavoury, institutionally damaging controversy over the funding of a rehabilitation package for tsunami-hit fishermen in Tamil Nadu is entirely of the making of the Central Government.
- Strengthen Agri-Markets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 10, 2005)
The decade and half of economic liberalisation process has left agricultural production and marketing largely untouched despite the official position that selling the farm produce is the most important economic activity
- When Weaknesses Show In Controls Internal (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Feb 10, 2005)
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the American regulator's response to the Enron/Worldcom financial fiascos, has been busy registering accounting firms
- Let’S Get Fiscal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2005)
Budget day will test the reformist credentials of the Manmohan-Montek-Chidambaram team. One of the big fears caused by the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) is that there will be a sharp increase in public spending on various social programmes.
- Trespassers Are Rewarded (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Feb 10, 2005)
In Bihar, as elsewhere, politicians are looking beyond their traditional support bases for political survival
- Tensions In The Gulf (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Feb 10, 2005)
The United States Congress passed the Iraq Liberation Act on October 31, 1998. The Act proclaimed: “It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergen
- Lessons In Geography (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Feb 10, 2005)
Vladimir Putin says that Russia backs India’s bid for a permanent seat in the Security Council. “Mapping the Global Future”, the final report of the US National Intelligence Council’s 2020 Project....
- A Letter From Nepal (OutLook, S. ANAND, Feb 10, 2005)
SIT says they have incriminating evidence against the accused. Jayendra Saraswati's hand-picked successor is absconding. Will the government use this to take over the math?
- Aids And Society (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Feb 10, 2005)
When the US forces descended on Afghanistan to wage a war against terrorism, hounding Osama bin Laden and his henchmen, massive public support to this military option for peace ensued back home reflecting the shattered and devastated collective psyche of
- Business Only, No Fun At All (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Feb 10, 2005)
Not even a month old, NDTV Profit is already trying to live up to its name. It has, it claims, beaten the leader CNBC TV-18 “with a market share of 57.9 per cent compared to CNBC’s 42.1 per cent in the all day parts in the C&S 4+ all India market”.
- Check In: Tuck In (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Feb 10, 2005)
Kalka-Shimla road is dotted with so many hotels and dhabas that whenever I travel on that road, which is very often, I wonder whether all these have enough work to run the show.
- Intelligence Needs A New Order (Indian Express, A.K. VERMA, Feb 10, 2005)
Intelligence bashing has become a worldwide sport. For erring politicians and bureaucracies what could be a better scapegoat than one which is prevented from rising to its own defense by custom, tradition or law!
- Handshake, At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2005)
The Sharm al-Sheikh meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas marks the beginning of a historic attempt for peace in the troubled region.
- Hiv Vaccines - A Long Way To Go (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Feb 10, 2005)
Any vaccine must meet two daunting challenges. One is the enormous global diversity of HIV strains. The other is the rapidity with which the virus evolves within an infected person.
- Concerns For The World (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Feb 10, 2005)
George W Bush was sworn in on January 20. While a large section of conservatives of America celebrated his second term and the speech he made on that occasion, at the same time several parts of the world expressed its own fears about his taking over as pr
- A Chance For Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2005)
An opportunity to restart negotiations for a permanent settlement of the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians could arise if the ceasefire declared on February 8 is sustained.
- Intelligent Analysis Of International Accounting Standards (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 10, 2005)
Technically reviewed by Liesel Knorr, Secretary General of the German Accounting Standards Board, and written by Barry J. Epstein and Abbas Ali Mirza is IAS 2004, from Wiley (www.wiley.com).
- Growth Gains (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 09, 2005)
Advance estimates for GDP growth at 6.9 percent is extremely good news for the economy. And this is not just in the context of the short run because it implies that growth this year is going to be high.
- How We Should Pursue Happiness (Hindu, Natasha Walter, Feb 09, 2005)
Here comes Jeremy Bentham echoing down the ages: "The best public policy is that which produces the greatest happiness."
- India Should Review Its Policy On Saarc (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 09, 2005)
THE Indian Prime Minister’s refusal to attend the scheduled SAARC summit in Dhaka on February 6 and 7 and its consequent postponement should not cause any undue disappointment in South Asian capitals such as New Delhi, Colombo, Male and Thimphu.
- Iraqi Voters Raise Bush’S Morale (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Feb 09, 2005)
The Iraqi voters came out on the polling day to brave bombs and bullets and exercised their right in an election riddled with flaws. Of course, the imperfections of any system presided over by the United States do not get much publicity.
- New Rules For The Game (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2005)
Science is set to prevail over subjectivity in relation to one of cricket's most contentious issues: chucking. From March 1, 2005, the new rules of the game will allow a greater latitude to players who bend their arm while bowling.
- Pils Beyond The Sugar Coat (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 09, 2005)
After the MMS scandal that hit the mobile phones, we now have the apex court frowning upon unsolicited calls. Thus, in response to a public interest litigation, or PIL, filed by Harsh Pathak
- The L Factor (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Feb 09, 2005)
We, in India, do many premarital checks before we say, “I do.” Checks like horoscope compatibility, caste and creed comparisons, language and cultural, economic and regional factorisation.
- Growing And Yet Green (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2005)
If many theorists are convinced that economic growth is impossible without making compromises on environmental policy, those who hold a counterview can draw support from the recently ...
- Another Dream Budget? (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Feb 09, 2005)
WHEN Finance Minister P Chidambaram gets up to present the Union Budget for 2005-06 in the Lok Sabha on the last day of February, his fourth budget in the last nine years, he will have to confront certain classic dilemmas faced by all Finance Ministers.
- Tough New Policy For Entry Into Uk (Tribune, Andrew Grice, Feb 09, 2005)
LOW-skilled workers will find it much harder to enter Britain under a tough new immigration policy announced by the Government on Monday.
- Fdi Cap Raised In Telecom — The Quake In The Coalition (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 09, 2005)
Right from the formation of the Government, there has been mishandling on both sides of what might be termed `cohabitation' between the UPA and the Left.
- Farm Policy — A Twisted Tale (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Feb 09, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), as the National Common Minimum Programme states categorically, stands for economic reforms with a human face, whatever it means.
- Defeating The Anti-Defection Law (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Feb 09, 2005)
The decision of the Congress to reward two former Bharatiya Janata Party legislators with ministerial berths in the newly-installed Pratapsinh Rane Government in Goa is perhaps the first calculated move by a political party to circumvent...
- Cash For Class At Oxbridge (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 09, 2005)
Plans by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge to cut down undergraduate places for domestic students and increase the intake of foreign candidates who pay more have stirred a controversry.
- Business Process Re-Engineering: (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Feb 09, 2005)
ORGANISATIONAL development is a continuous process. But the pace of change has increased manifold. In a volatile global world, organisations enhance competitive advantage through business process re-engineering (BPR) by radically redesigning selected...
- Address Concerns (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 09, 2005)
A needless spat has arisen between India and Pakistan over the BCCI’s decision to make Ahmedabad one of the venues for the upcoming cricket series between the two countries.
- A Simple ‘Sorry’ Will Do (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 09, 2005)
It is quite in order to apologise. I remember, I remember. I remember the pessimistic prophecies of large sections of the media in the US and Britain. “The US will get stuck in a quagmire in Afghanistan.
- Yet Another Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 09, 2005)
It has happened once again. This time it was six year old Vasu’s turn to lose his life on account of the poor infrastructure and negligence of civic authorities in Bangalore.
- Word Of Mouth (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 09, 2005)
The Washington Post publishes a contest in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings to words.
- Deal To Run Buses In Kashmir Bolsters India-Pakistan Talks (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Feb 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to run buses across the cease-fire line that divides the Himalayan province of Kashmir, invigorating a 13-month peace process that some had feared was running out of steam.
- Politics Of ‘Criminal’ Cases (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 08, 2005)
It is not at all a heartening feature to see the Leader of the Opposition at the receiving end and more so considering the healthy convention which confers the status of a shadow chief minister on the one who adorns the first but one seat on the first row
- Scramble For The Indian Air Show (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Feb 08, 2005)
The fifth Aero India show being organised in Bangalore from February 9 to 13 is an attempt to showcase India as a major aviation hub in Asia. The Indian aviation sector pie is as big as China’s
- Telecom: Beyond The Fdi Cap Hike (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 08, 2005)
With the latest sectoral cap of FDI hike, though laced with riders, only foreign equity firms with deep pockets may want to bet on domestic telecom companies
- The News About Al Jazeera (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2005)
For a satellite channel that broadcasts only in Arabic, Al Jazeera's reach and influence extend far beyond its immediate audience. Since September 11, 2001
- When Tourists Invade (Indian Express, George N Netto, Feb 08, 2005)
Last week I watched a herd of seven wild elephants grazing peacefully on a hillside opposite my son’s residence at Madupatty, 10 km from Munnar
- Why We Are A Poor Rich Country (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 08, 2005)
Often when reflecting upon India’s poverty and the needlessness of it, I remember a story the late Rangarajan Kumaramangalam liked to tell.
- World Economy In 2005 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2005)
A report prepared jointly by the United Nation's Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) expects world economic growth to slow down to 3.25 per cent this year.
- World Economy: From Uni-Polar To Tri-Polar (Business Line, Arvind Virmani, Feb 08, 2005)
By around 2025, China's impact on world growth is likely to be larger than that of the US and India's greater that of Japan. By 2035, India is likely to be a larger growth driver than the six largest
- Expensive Proposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 08, 2005)
A few days ago when the Government increased the foreign investment limit in the telecom industry from 49 per cent to 74 per cent, the Left parties, who were earlier opposing any such move
- China's Growth Enigma (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Feb 08, 2005)
As is true currently, China's truly remarkable pace of growth for over two decades has been punctuated with concern about bouts of deflation or overheating.
- For Effective Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Anuradha Joshi, Feb 08, 2005)
THE DRAFT Employment Guarantee Act, tabled in Parliament on December 21, 2004, has generated much debate in the newspapers.
- Getting Cross With Cross-Subsidies (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 08, 2005)
This is a season when it is fashionable for all and sundry to give even unsolicited advice to P Chidambaram. Finance Ministers are tolerant, fully conscious that the basic Budget story involves multiple inflexibilities.
- Goa Heads For Political Instability (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Feb 08, 2005)
Barely has a new government led by the Congress taken office in Goa when ambitious MLAs from the party are threatening to topple the fledgling Pratapsingh Rane government.
- Needless Controversy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 08, 2005)
IT is unfortunate that a controversy had arisen over Ahmedabad as the venue for one of the Test matches between India and Pakistan.
- New Realities For Ocean’S 10 (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Feb 08, 2005)
Accelerated globalisation in adversity: this could well be one of the striking consequences of the tsunami. Altruism or its exact opposite on the part of donors and administrators of aid will be spotted by recipients in distress.
- An Unending Farce (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 08, 2005)
What emerges pointedly from the death of two persons in an alleged encounter between the police and Naxalites near Sringeri on Sunday is how this problem persists in the Malnad region of Karnataka and the glaring inadequacies in the approach of the govern
- Punjab Should Tap Tourism Potential (Tribune, Harjap Singh Aujla, Feb 07, 2005)
Worldwide tourism revolves primarily around palaces, castles, churches, water fronts and gardens. Talking about the palaces in Punjab, we do have some historic, but not very old palaces.
- The Buck Starts Here (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Feb 07, 2005)
They often say that Indians lack in spirit of nationalism and patriotism. In the face of the tsunami tragedy, there’s been a noticeable change in the attitude of Indians and they are not hesitant to show their kind and benevolent selves.
- Promises To Keep (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 07, 2005)
In his reply to the debate on the Governor’s address in the Assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has painted a rosy picture of the State’s economy and given assurances on a wide range of both urban and rural projects. Yet, most of them seem f
- Seating Tight On Alliances (Indian Express, MUKESH BHARDWAJ, Feb 07, 2005)
Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s INLD may be the ruling party, but it doesn’t seem to have many friends. When the BJP supported him in making Tarlochan Singh the minorities commission chairman
- Smoking Out The Weed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 07, 2005)
The King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, plans to "cut down on cigarettes" as well he might. Path-breaking legislation has made the tiny Himalayan kingdom the world's first non-smoking nation.
- Soot-Stained Memories (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Feb 07, 2005)
I got a call. “Sir, all you need is a kitchen environment processing facility.” “And what’s that?”, I asked in wonderment. Ultimately it came out that it was kind of a chimney, which sucks the kitchen fumes away.
- Trouble In The Neighbourhood (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Feb 07, 2005)
There is trouble in India’s neighbourhood and Dr Manmohan Singh and his government may have to spend time and effort to decide what exactly to do in the evolving solution which is certainly not to its liking.
- Us And Iraq: Who Owes Whom? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 07, 2005)
It is intriguing that nobody seems to have worked out how much the US and its allies owe the people of Iraq for having caused, according to none other than the United Nations, the deaths of several hundred thousand Iraqis through the imposition...
- Year Of Physics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 07, 2005)
The UN has declared 2005 as the World Year of Physics in commemoration of the first path-breaking paper published by Albert Einstein in 1905 on the electro-dynamics of moving bodies.
- Power Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 07, 2005)
Last week the Union Cabinet cleared the National Power Policy, which aims to provide more power to people, target subsidies at those below the poverty line
- Where It Should Focus (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Feb 07, 2005)
As Budget day approaches, the Finance Minister is being deluged with wish lists from all sides. The Left has just presented its 12-point proposal for the Budget.
- No Western Monopoly On Modernity (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Feb 07, 2005)
In his inauguration speech, American President George W. Bush pledged to support "the expansion of freedom in all the world," deploying the words free or freedom no less than 25 times in 20 short minutes.
- Ukraine Democratically Moves West (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Feb 07, 2005)
People with time to count report that the US President, Mr George Bush, mentioned `freedom,' `free' and `liberty' 49 times in his inaugural address to the nation on January 20, when he took the oath of office for his second term.
- Caste Away (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2005)
Disasters test a society in diverse ways. They take proof of the country’s preparedness to spring to the rescue of people struck by nature’s fury. In the relief and rehabilitation operations undertaken
- Commodity Derivatives — An Alternative Hedge (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Feb 07, 2005)
Commodity derivatives will enable banks and mutual funds gain exposure to alternative investments. Exposure to commodity-linked products will increase a portfolio's risk-adjusted returns.
- Cranking The Power Reforms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 07, 2005)
The Union Cabinet's approval last week of a National Electricity Policy affirms its commitment to reforms in the power sector.
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