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Articles 43921 through 44020 of 53943:
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 21, 2005)
If the schemes are illusory, the National Employment Guarantee will end up being neither national, nor providing sufficient employment, nor being a guarantee.
- Dr Joshi And His Strange Loves (Indian Express, Shubh Saumya, Jan 21, 2005)
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi speaks these days like a class warrior. His campaign to belittle and bully IITs and IIMs would make a Marxist proud.
- Jails In A Mess (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
It is full one year since the Beant Singh murder accused wormed their way out of the Burail jail in one of the most sensational incidents of its kind in the country. Despite a massive manhunt reportedly launched for the terrorists, there is no trace of th
- Nris Caught In Legal Tangles (Tribune, Shubha Singh, Jan 21, 2005)
As the overseas Indian community grows larger and maintains close links with the homeland, an increasing number of Indians in India and abroad have begun facing legal complications with regard to family matters.
- `Wherever Sorrow Is, Relief Would Be' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2005)
THE tsunami toll has crossed two lakh. Almost in every nook of the world, there are efforts to mobilise resources for the relief of the affected people, reminding one of a line in the New Testament: "Every man according to his ability, determined to send
- No Symbolism Please, They Are French (Indian Express, Ayesha Chawla, Jan 21, 2005)
On January 17 as hundreds of Sikhs, Muslims and Jews took to the streets of London to protest, it became evident that people are not willing to give up their religious identities which are as important to them today as
- Left Turns Pragmatic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
Some two months ago when Finance Minister P. Chidambaram suggested private banks should be allowed to secure foreign direct investment (FDI),
- Money To Burn? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 21, 2005)
If a country’s prosperity is defined in terms of the foreign exchange assets it holds, India had never had it so good. Foreign exchange holdings at this moment exceed $ 130 billion.
- Minor Spark (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2005)
The India-Pakistan ceasefire along the Line of Control and international border, in force since November 2003, was violated with Pakistani mortar fire on Tuesday. The issue remains shrouded in mystery, as Islamabad has stated that the
- Living With The Chandras (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 21, 2005)
It's happened yet again. A window suddenly opens to a seemingly normal household and what we witness causes us to shudder in horror. So immured have we become to the routine attacks on daughters-in-law/wives
- What’S The Line? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2005)
What is this government’s official line on homosexuality? Many Indians, whatever their sexual orientation, might wish to have a clear answer to this question with increasing urgency.
- Indo-Pakistan Peace Process (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Jan 20, 2005)
According to Ayesha Siddiqua, a defence analyst at the Department of International Relations of Quaid-e- Azam University, “Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan’s security perception remains India-centric, dominated by an extreme sense of threat perceived
- Just Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2005)
It is rare, but it happens. When everything in a much-worn process is done just right, the result becomes a model of how the process should be conducted all the time.
- Many Different Paths To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Jan 20, 2005)
Every year, the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation bring out a book called The Index of Economic Freedom, the centrepiece of which is an index ranking countries
- Moderating Claims (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2005)
The hearts of India's petro product consumers expand when, in the interregnum between the announcements of price hikes, the media reports "another" oil find followed by "another" one on gas.
- More Flights To Us (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2005)
The civil aviation agreement recently finalised between India and the USA will be the beginning of a new era for the country’s aviation industry. The agreement, to be signed in February 2005
- Interim Report On Godhra Incident (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 20, 2005)
One can find fault with the timing of the release of the interim report of the Justice U. C. Banerjee Committee and the BJP can heap all the accusations it wishes on the Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Powell On Tsunami Aid (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2005)
India’s stake in the effort to stamp out terrorism entitles it to feel perturbed at the implications of Mr Colin Powell’s linkage between relief and religion in stricken Banda Aceh where the tsunami killed over 100,000 Indonesians.
- Saying No To Aid (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2005)
Many in the West were offended by India turning down offers of aid immediately after the tsunami. Is this a carryover of the colonial mentality?
- Technically Speaking... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2005)
Pakistan, it appears, has made up its mind to seek World Bank intervention over the Baglihar project issue. While it is within its rights to do so, it may not be the wisest of moves.
- Watching The East Wind (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jan 20, 2005)
On April 8, 1976, another Chinese leader, Zhou Enlai, passed away. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution had just ended. Modern China had gone through its 10 most tormented years.
- Will We See A New Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jan 20, 2005)
Previous occupants of the White House have sometimes used their second term differently, replacing a narrow agenda with one that seeks to serve the longer term national interest.
- Hope Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2005)
It may or may not be a mere coincidence that Pakistan's violation of the ceasefire in force along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir occurred on the same day-Tuesday-it announced its decision to seek the World Bank's arbitration on India's Baglihar hy
- An Ocean Of Ignorance (Indian Express, S.Z. QASIM, Jan 20, 2005)
Few people living away from the sea would realise the crucial role it plays in our weather system. For instance, the monsoon — on which the livelihood of millions depends — is based on the energy released by the sea
- Tp Audits Have Been A Learning Experience (The Economic Times, Srinivasa Rao, Jan 20, 2005)
Recent global surveys indicate that transfer pricing (TP) is the most important international tax issue that MNCs face.
- A Perspective On The Partition (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Jan 20, 2005)
Forty years ago, in 1966 to be precise, I had close acquaintanceship with Peter Stursberg. He was in India as a visiting correspondent of the British Labour Party daily, Daily Herald
- Advanced Education Stumbling Along (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jan 20, 2005)
Advanced education is in poor shape partly because of the perception that in a country with a large number of poor, the state should focus on primary and secondary education.
- Zhao's Death Puts Hu In A Quandary (Asia Times, Tian Jing, Jan 20, 2005)
For Chinese communist leaders, a paper political epitaph is historically more durable than a gravestone - and more powerful: it has the ideological strength to make or break reputations and those of entire innocent families.
- Arm's-Length Price Should Be Redefined (The Economic Times, HITESH GAJARIA, Jan 20, 2005)
The wish-list of amendments to the existing transfer pricing (TP) law, so that it can become pragmatic, is rather long.
- Booked For No Books (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jan 20, 2005)
Coughlins Law, attributed to Laurence C. Coughlin, states: "Don't talk unless you can improve the silence." If one glances through some of the provisions of the Concept Paper (CP) on company law
- Caution On Oilseed Imports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 20, 2005)
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mr Sharad Pawar's explosive statement in Mumbai at the World Congress of International Association of Seed Crushers that there
- Gujarat’S High (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Jan 20, 2005)
Uttarayan, Gujarat’s annual kite festival, has started attracting crowds from even abroad. Earlier, only NRIs and specifically NRGs (Non-Resident Gujaratis), used to be seen flying kites amid a gaggle of revellers. They would time their homecoming around
- Champion By Chance (Deccan Herald, PETER COLACO, Jan 20, 2005)
Reading of the fabulous money that sportspersons make these days, I begin to regret that I passed up an opportunity that might have led to the big bucks.
- Cruel Witness (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jan 20, 2005)
It is premature to write on calamities even as events are unfolding. But when one is cruel witness to a comic drama being enacted by the very ones
- Dropper Shopper (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandran, Jan 20, 2005)
THE importance of a drop, of whatever — oil, water or medicine — is impressed upon us from a very young age. Now, a measured drop requires a dropper. And, a dropper is rare to find, almost a precious antique.
- Egs Demands Other Reforms (Indian Express, Arvind Virmani, Jan 20, 2005)
A basic objective of economic and social policy is to ensure that all able-bodied citizens are provided a job at the prevailing market wage for unskilled work.
- Failure Of Talks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2005)
The unprecedented peace in Andhra Pradesh, of the last eight months, is in danger of being shattered, if not already shattered with the police killing 11 Naxalites in a series of encounters since January 6 and Naxalites killing three persons in retaliatio
- Go Beyond Status Quo (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Jan 20, 2005)
The reaction in the media to the proposal of troop pull out from Siachen was premature. Even if there were to be any agreement on the issue, its shape and modalities are yet to be worked out.
- Case And Closure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2005)
What began with a judicial bang has ended with an administrative whimper. The shocking decision of the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a closure report in the Taj Corridor case
- Only A Story (Deccan Herald, SHASHI DESHPANDE, Jan 20, 2005)
“I don’t read novels”: when Jane Austen quoted these words of some readers in Northanger Abbey, she was pointing out the prevalent bias against the novel.
- Managing National Security (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), Jan 19, 2005)
IF the historical record of a National Security Council (NSC) in India is any indication, it seems we are not serious about how we intend to manage our national security which undoubtedly has become increasingly complex with the passage of time.
- What The Waves Left Behind (Telegraph, Ram Ramgopal, Jan 19, 2005)
I have covered wars. I have covered situations where I have often feared for my life. In this instance, I don’t think I was scared of being killed by some random bullet or being shot at by an insurgent
- Price Of Naivete (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 19, 2005)
Naxalites of Andhra Pradesh have done what those familiar with their ways and not vulnerable to illusions, always knew they would: Walk out of the peace talks with the State Government at a moment of their choosing.
- Tainted Un Can't Be Trusted (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jan 19, 2005)
The overwhelming response across the world to the stunning human tragedy wrought by nature's fury in countries along the Indian Ocean rim, from South-East Asia to Africa, on December 26 last year is truly touching.
- The Magic Moment Of Accountability (Deccan Herald, Paul Krugman, Jan 19, 2005)
A charming man courts a woman, telling her that he’s a wealthy independent businessman. Just after the wedding, however, she learns that he has been cooking the books, several employees have accused him of sexual harassment and his company is about to ...
- Vat Sense (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2005)
The white paper on the State Value Added Tax (VAT) and the finance minister’s renewed commitment to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is welcome. The move towards the State VAT has been in the works for many years.
- Elected But Not Legitimate (Indian Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Jan 19, 2005)
So Ukraine now has a legitimate government. Or does it? Viktor Yushchenko has been elected with 52 per cent of the popular vote. His opponent received 44 per cent. Observers confirm that infringements of the electoral rules were but minor. Yet questions r
- A New Resolve On Reforms (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 19, 2005)
Speaking in Kolkata, the Prime Minister sent a bold message to the allies to be partners in progress in creating a caring economy.
- Aids: Lessons From Botswana (Tribune, Brig (retd) Charan Singh, Jan 19, 2005)
I have worked for more than 20 years in Botswana as communication adviser and have observed the AIDS phenomenon unfolding in that country right from zero to the epidemic level.
- Assembly Poll Shadow Over New Delhi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 19, 2005)
Irrespective of who wins or loses the coming Assembly elections, there will be no change to the numbers in the Lok Sabha. But the chemistry of dependency at the Centre could change.
- Disavowal Of Responsibility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2005)
While the first American soldier to be convicted for torturing Iraqi prisoners was unable to convince jurors that he had merely carried out the orders of his superiors, it appears unlikely that officers of higher rank will escape punishment.
- Lure Of Luxury (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2005)
A real estate promotional write-up in a newspaper inviting people to “live in luxury” came as a revelation. Conspicuous consumption in his country saddened the American economist Thorstein Veblen, who coined the phrase a hundred years ago.
- Egg On The Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2005)
Reserve Bank of India governors should be seen and not heard. But there are occasions when they have to be heard, such as bi-annual monetary and credit policy announcements.
- Knowing Global Power (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 19, 2005)
When I read the report of the National Intelligence Council of CIA, ‘Mapping the global future’, which has assessed the rise of China and India as major global powers by year
- In The Pipeline (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2005)
It is always a matter of time before economic logic triumphs over political or nationalist rhetoric. So the pipeline that can now be laid to carry natural gas from Myanmar to India through Bangladesh is actually a victory for the economic argument.
- Taking Advantage Of Public Generosity (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 19, 2005)
AS non-resident Indians dig deep into their pockets to help the tsunami victims, there is a heightened concern that sectarian groups are exploiting the tragedy for their own divisive goals.
- Economic Reforms At The Crossroads (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 19, 2005)
What will happen by end of February 2005 is difficult to say. But it looks more or less certain that the advance of economic reforms will slow down if not halted and reversed.
- Tsunami Thaws Nuclear Chill (Toronto Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2005)
urgent help to India's coastal nuclear installations in the wake of last month's tsunami, setting aside a 30-year ban on atomic co-operation between the two countries, Prime Minister Paul Martin has revealed.
- Dual Citizenship — Driven By Pride And Pragmatism (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 18, 2005)
India's move to allow dual citizenship can be seen as another step ahead of an emerging global power that will allow unhindered trade in services and free the citizenry to pursue opportunities wherever they arise.
- Need For Vision And Rhetoric (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jan 18, 2005)
It is not surprising that the next National Security Advisor (NSA) is expected to measure up to the tough reputations of the two predecessors – Brajesh Mishra and the late J N Dixit. But it is an unfair demand.
- Making Speed With Broadband (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2005)
For the telecom sector, price cuts, and substantial ones at that, have become a familiar routine that has seen domestic long distance and international telephone call charges dropping to just
- Leg Up For Infrastructure (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 18, 2005)
THE Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has said that a part of the forex reserves of $127 billion should be used to make government investments in infrastructure.
- Is Anyone Listening To Mr Stiglitz? (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Jan 18, 2005)
Joseph Stiglitz is in India and has been in the news. He has many distinctions to his credit. Between 1993 and 1997 he served on the Council of Economic Advisers to President Bill Clinton.
- How Thought Police States Are Created (Times of India, ASHIS NANDY, Jan 18, 2005)
The future of censorship is very bright in India — in media, culture and intellectual life. Do not be taken in by political postures and academic correctness
- Global B2b Mantra — On A New Learning Curve (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 18, 2005)
It is as exclusive as it can get. An international consortium of business houses joining hands in a bid to share knowledge.
- Palestinian-Israeli Conflict (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 18, 2005)
No one will acknowledge it, but slowly and surely the Palestinians are becoming tomorrow’s Kurds — a people without a land. It is a tragic irony that the Wandering Jews have a home, thanks in the first instance to Britain as the then colonial power.
- Bus To Muzaffarabad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2005)
PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf’s remarks about the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service show that he is not as much interested in providing this facility to the people of Kashmir as in exploiting their sentiments.
- Fire Alarm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2005)
GURGAON is fast becoming the mall capital of the country, with one gleaming hi-rise building coming up after another. The towers look impressive but they still ring alarm bells because of the apprehensions about safety measures available in them.
- The Most Prized Possession (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Jan 18, 2005)
If there was a fire in your house and there was time to save just one thing, what is it that you would save? We should all find a clear answer to this question — it will provide some focus to our lives.
- Integrated War Doctrine Required (Tribune, Col (retd.) P.K. Vasudeva, Jan 18, 2005)
In their article “Needed a cohesive military doctrine” (Jan 8) Vice Admiral K.K. Nayyar (retd) and Vice Admiral R.B. Suri (retd) have analysed the military doctrine in a comprehensive way.
- Regulatory Authorities — Role In A Deregulated Economy (Business Line, P. K. Doraiswamy, Jan 18, 2005)
The transition of the economy from being a regulated one to a deregulated one is a momentous step. But if a deregulated economy is not to lead to cut-throat competition or predatory exploitation of the consumer, it does need some transparent, normative re
- Tribals Looking Down A Barrel In Balochistan (Asia Times, Syed Saleem Shahzad, Jan 18, 2005)
With its deep, warm sea waters, extremely rich mineral resources and most vital strategic position, southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province has been the
- Sonia And Her Cow Dust Hour (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 18, 2005)
Last week Sonia Gandhi set off on a kisan yatra. Rural India is so distant from our genteel, middle-class lives that Sonia appears to have felt the need to dress the part. Perfect grooming and elegant silk saris were
- India Struggles To Carve Out New U.N. Role (Toronto Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2005)
India's self-reliance in the tsunami disaster has shown the new face of an emerging regional power that wants to punch its weight in the United Nations — with help from Canada — says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Don’T Send The Nagas Away Empty-Handed (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 17, 2005)
On February 2, we are likely to witness the beginning of a substantive and sustained dialogue for peace with the Nagas.
- To Take On Competition, Air India Must Expand (Business Line, Tunia Cherian George, Jan 17, 2005)
The Air-India Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas, looks back on an `exciting' first year at the helm.
- Crisis In Balochistan (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 17, 2005)
All this talk about an Iran-Pakistan-India hydrocarbons pipeline has had an unintended effect of aggravating the Balochistan crisis inside Pakistan. Baloch nationalists have long been protesting against an insensitive Centre that is insensitive to their p
- Human Rights, Best Solution To Poverty (Deccan Herald, MARY ROBINSON, Jan 17, 2005)
Will 2005 be a year of breakthrough which moves us closer to realising the World Social Forum’s conviction that another world is possible? Or will it be yet another year in which the divides in our world continue to grow?
- In A Reasoned Way (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 17, 2005)
A deluge of independent regulators is about to descend on us, apart from the financial regulators. There are now 24 or so in electricity
- In Full Circle (Deccan Herald, NUGGEHALLI PANKAJA, Jan 17, 2005)
“It is my dad’s house-you can’t stop me from coming. I have to do my duty.” With that she banged the phone down.
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