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- Analytical Review Of Subsidies: (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 03, 2005)
In its National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), the UPA Government had pledged that all subsidies will be targeted sharply at the poor and the truly needy
- Managing The Andamans Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister's initiative in setting up an Integrated Relief Command (IRC) for the tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands and his solemn assurance that "the Centre will meet all the costs of rehabilitation in the islands"
- A New Year's Resolution (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Jan 03, 2005)
It is time for New Year’s resolutions, and this year’s are obvious. When the millennium opened, world leaders pledged to seek peace, the end of poverty, and a cleaner environment.
- Another Dose Of Freedom (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2005)
Reform in the aviation sector seems to roll out but slowly. Freeing the airline business from the monopoly of the state-owned carriers and allowing the private airlines full play has not come easily to Government
- Tsunami Relief Should Be Led By U.N. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 03, 2005)
Stung by criticism that its initial response to the tsunami disaster had been "stingy," the United States has moved swiftly to try and impose its "leadership" over the international relief effort underway.
- Not Ready For Greatness (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Jan 03, 2005)
The inability to shed outmoded thoughts is the reason behind the country having taken more than two decades to marginally raise its average economic growth rate from 5.5 per cent to 6.5 per cent despite the potential to sustain double-digit growth rates.
- More Fun Than Films (Telegraph, Sashi Kumar, Jan 03, 2005)
Having to put up with a poorly organized film festival in Goa without criticizing Goa itself is a difficult task. Indeed, Goa was at its carnivalesque best during the ten days of the international film festival held there earlier this month.
- What The World Press Is Saying (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2005)
The tsunami will, overwhelmingly, be remembered as a catastrophic natural disaster. But it also marks a milestone in the development of the internet. At first it was total failure.
- The Net For India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2005)
The newly liberalised norms for registration of `.in' Internet domain names that came into effect on January 1, 2005 represent another welcome step forward in India's quest for a national identity in cyberspace
- The `Do-Good To Feel-Good' Factor (Business Line, Yashashree Gurjar, Jan 03, 2005)
From philanthropy to social responsibility — it is a long road. And it has taken several decades to traverse from "helping" to "empowering" people.
- Should We Use Millions, Not Lakhs? (The Economic Times, VIKRAM MURARKA, Jan 03, 2005)
While acknowledging that people need to know how to convert figures in lakhs and crores to millions and billions and vice versa, we also have to acknowledge
- Seeking The Hand Of God In The Waters (Indian Express, JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS, Jan 03, 2005)
Let's turn to history. The date: Nov. 1, 1755. The time: past 9 am on All Saints’ Day, a Catholic holiday. The scene: Lisbon, the devoutly Catholic capital of the devoutly Catholic Portuguese empire, shook — first a big earthquake
- Relief Funds: Safeguards Must Against Misuse (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2005)
In the wake of calamities, any number of public-spirited institutions, voluntary organisations and citizens' groups spring into action to collect money and relief items.
- Musharraf’S Uniform (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 03, 2005)
Thursday's televised address to his countrymen by Gen Pervez Musharraf was not surprising so far as his decision to hold the post of Chief of Army Staff along with that of President is concerned.
- Operation Panic (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2005)
The Union home ministry’s Operation Panic last Thursday was the last thing the country needed as it grappled with the enormity of recovering from the tsunami disaster.
- Part Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 03, 2005)
Pensions represent post-retirement income flows and should depend on individual contributions, as well as an appetite for taking risk. Individuals must have a choice in deciding contributions
- Raising Returns Through Overlay Strategies (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Jan 03, 2005)
Evaluating the performance of balanced funds is not easy. It is unfair on portfolio managers to compare such funds with diversified equity funds or an equity benchmark, both of which are fully invested in stocks.
- Reborn Free? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 03, 2005)
It's January, 2005, and all eyes are back on a poll-bound country where contradictions are a condition of existence. Its people once cheered lustily when a toppled dictator's statue fell in a public square;
- Reversing Swings (Plain Dealer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 02, 2005)
What will be one of the most enduring images of Indian cricket in the year gone by? Perhaps of captain Sourav Ganguly biting his jersey, his limbs hanging loose
- We The People (Plain Dealer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 02, 2005)
A thousand fissiparous tendencies cannot defeat the national solidarity India is capable of in times of national crisis. 2004 ended on a lugubrious note, as sounds of collective lamentation rent the air:
- Vat Will Bring Out Black Money: Onkar Singh (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jan 02, 2005)
The implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system from April 1 will bring out a large portion of the black money in the economy besides enhancing the tax compliance.
- The Power Of P-5s (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jan 02, 2005)
It was an evening of purity, simplicity, and integrity. I was invited to be a speaker at the annual function of the Chinmaya Mission in Washington. Interestingly, it was a case of "cause and effect".
- The Naturalized Violin (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jan 02, 2005)
December is the most musical month of the year for Carnatic music lovers in Chennai. I lived in Chennai (then Madras) for some years when I worked in a publishing house
- What To Sing For (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2005)
The end-of-the-year disaster has altered perspectives for looking at the year 2004. All human achievements seem puny in the face of nature’s fury which swept all that stood before it.
- New Challenges, Old Concerns (Plain Dealer, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 02, 2005)
Yet another eventful but tsunami-struck tragic year rolls into history. And amidst the ongoing revolution of rising expectations and the lopsided response system, the people have managed to keep their hopes alive
- Education For All Not On The Right Track (Tribune, Seema Sengupta, Jan 02, 2005)
A recently released UNESCO report on “Education For All” has highlighted India’s dismal performance in achieving the stated objective by 2015 AD.
- Decline Of Values (Plain Dealer, Taneesha Kulshreshtha, Jan 02, 2005)
The DPS MMS case has hogged front-page space for some days now. It has had the school principals, parents and the moral brigade collectively clucking their tongues.
- A Tale Of Two Indias (OutLook, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 02, 2005)
2004 was, by any standards, a remarkable year for the Indian economy. On January 1, ’04, the headlines screamed about India becoming the fastest growing economy in the world.
- Early Warning System Didn’T Help In 1999 Orissa Cyclone (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jan 02, 2005)
Five minutes after the earthquake off Sumatra, seismologists in at least 20 Indian stations should have known about it.
- The Spin That Helped Bush Into A Doosra Term (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 01, 2005)
The film Fahrenheit 9/11 depicts the US President, Mr George Bush, as doing nothing but watching kindergarten children several minutes after he was informed of the WTC attacks.
- Blasting Safety Norms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2005)
THREE persons were killed in a steel furnace blast in Ludhiana. At Mandi Gobindgarh, the number was the same, and again a furnace was to blame.
- Lessons Of History (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 01, 2005)
There is a story about a British diplomat being asked what he would like for the New Year. Being a modest man, he declined a gift but on
- It’S About Aid And An Image (Deccan Herald, DAVID E SANGER, Jan 01, 2005)
As Asia suffers through a 9/11 of its own — a natural calamity instead of a man-made one, but at least 25 times more deadly — President Bush’s response in the coming weeks may well determine his success in repairing relations strained by three years of th
- Imperialism Lives On (Hindu, Jeremy Seabrook, Jan 01, 2005)
For the western media, a tourist's tragedy is more important than that of the local people.
- Happy New Year (Tribune, Ashwini Bhatnagar, Jan 01, 2005)
I have been known as a pull-back artiste all my life and I quite like the description. It fits me like a tight lycra jumpsuit which reveals the contours tantalisingly but never exposes them fully.
- Good Morning, It’S 2005 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 01, 2005)
The calendar is an artificial construct but it is without doubt a useful way to mark the passing hours; to demarcate time past from time present and time future and, importantly, to imagine new beginnings.
- Living With Fear, Trauma In Emerald Isles (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Jan 01, 2005)
Queues of water buckets and bins line the street-side during daytime, as anxious residents wait for water tanks to reach them. In the night, while the more hardy and less fearful don’t mind being within buildings
- Figuring The Tsunami (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 01, 2005)
As the world rallies to help those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia, comparisons may help illustrate the force of the tidal waves and the resulting enormity of the crisis:
• The earthquake that caused the tidal waves measured 9.
- Decline Of Values (Pioneer, Taneesha Kulshreshtha, Jan 01, 2005)
The DPS MMS case has hogged front-page space for some days now. It has had the school principals, parents and the moral brigade collectively clucking their tongues.
- Additional Security Measures (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jan 01, 2005)
THE recent decision of the US Government to supply over $ 1.2 billion worth of arms and defence equipment to Pakistan has not only irked the Indian Government but has also prompted it to take additional security measures.
- What The World Press Is Saying (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 01, 2005)
The new threat, like the old one, derives from water. The tsunami that killed at least 77,000 people in the Indian Ocean basin has now put millions of others at grave risk of waterborne diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, dysentery and
- The Tsunami Test — Are `Reserves' Really `Resources'? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 01, 2005)
It is shocking that the survivors of the recent tsunami are forced to loot from one another in their struggle to survive. Cannot the vast foreign exchange reserves of the Indian Ocean rim countries be used to blunt the impact of the catastrophic tsunami?
- Flight To Freedom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 01, 2005)
The decision to allow private airlines to fly abroad is welcome, with two caveats. One, there should be no glitches in the public sector airlines’ plans to add to their fleet.
- We The People (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 01, 2005)
A thousand fissiparous tendencies cannot defeat the national solidarity India is capable of in times of national crisis. 2004 ended on a lugubrious note, as sounds of collective lamentation rent the air:
- Bitter Pill (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 01, 2005)
When the Government issued an ordinance for introducing product patent regime for pharmaceutical and agro-chemicals from January 1, 2005, it implied that it would have found it difficult to have the measure passed by Parliament due to opposition from the
- Main Hoon Na (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 01, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has won us over with his promise that the real expansion in tax collections in the coming budget will not be at the cost of the salaried class.
- The Road Ahead (Indian Express, ROBERT CHEN, Jan 01, 2005)
The astounding tragedy in the Indian Ocean is not just a human disaster of unbearable magnitude. Nor is it a matter of fate. It is the consequence of years of under-investment in the scientific and technical infrastructure needed to reduce
- The Tsunami Learning Curve (Indian Express, VASANT GOWARIKER, Jan 01, 2005)
Amidst the trials and tribulations of thousands who were hit by the sudden tsunami, this is an attempt to look at the overall malaise rather than an isolated incident.
- Reversing Swings (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 01, 2005)
What will be one of the most enduring images of Indian cricket in the year gone by? Perhaps of captain Sourav Ganguly biting his jersey, his limbs hanging loose, with eyes woebegone like a labrador's
- Reflections On Disaster (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Jan 01, 2005)
Calamities will happen. But what is shocking is that as a nation, we are repeatedly caught off guard and lose lives and property due to mismanagement, lethargy and a couldn’t-care-less approach
- New Challenges, Old Concerns (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 01, 2005)
Yet another eventful but tsunami-struck tragic year rolls into history. And amidst the ongoing revolution of rising expectations and the lopsided response system, the people have managed to keep their hopes alive
- Our Planet, And Our Duty (Indian Express, BOB HERBERT, Jan 01, 2005)
One moment the kids were laughing and skylarking on the beach, yelling and chasing one another, sweating in the warm bright sun. The next moment they were gone.
- New Year Resolve (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 01, 2005)
The temple bells have pealed; the people have greeted one another and politicians have conveyed their message to the nation. Yet another new year is upon us.
- More Than A Million Hiroshimas (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jan 01, 2005)
Will Governments ever spend the modest sums required along the coast to protect the millions of poorer Indians dependent on the seas?
- Maritime Counter-Terrorism (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Jan 01, 2005)
COINCIDING with Navy Day, the Terrorism Watch Project of the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, organised an international workshop on Maritime Counter-Terrorism on November 29-30.
- The Generation Ex (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jan 01, 2005)
The migration of Indian minds to the west, particularly to the United States, came in three broad streams.
- The Tsunami Brings Us Together (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 31, 2004)
The Armed Forces have already embarked on one of the biggest rescue missions in their history
- The Disaster Of Calamity Discussions (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2004)
Currently, the most confusing word for our leaders is `calamity'. On one side, the PM prays, as in King Henry VI, "free my country from calamity," and says that the recent tsunami "is a national calamity"...
- Thaw In Relations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 31, 2004)
Army Chief General N C Vij’s week-long visit to China has been described as a historic one. It is for the first time in over a decade that an Indian Chief of Army Staff has visited China. But more importantly the visit is a milestone as it signals...
- Taking Wing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 31, 2004)
The grey clouds that covered the Indian skies are slowly parting. The clear and free blue sky is not completely visible yet but there is no doubt that the skies will soon be free of clouds.
- Satanic Verses To Behzti (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 31, 2004)
You cannot threaten to kill someone or force a ban simply because you do not like what is written.
- Loss Of Focus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 31, 2004)
Two days before the end of 2004, terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) killed Farooq Ahmed Zargar, a leader of the National Conference, in Srinagar.
- Pie In The Sky (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 31, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to allow Indian private airlines to fly on foreign routes, barring the Gulf sector, deserves to be welcomed.
- Zero As Hero (Indian Express, K. DURGA PRASAD , Dec 31, 2004)
India's significant contribution to the world of mathematics is zero. And zero’s gift to the English-speaking world is shorthand. Yes, Sir Issac Pitman devised shorthand by cracking the zero.
- Slavery: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Dec 31, 2004)
Lincoln’s approach to slavery raises not only certain ethical questions but also many parallels in today’s context
- Time To Be Merry (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 31, 2004)
“Merry Xmas!” All foreigners received this greeting from English-knowing Chinese last week — here most assume foreigners to be American. Xmas has been a major event in China’s cities for some time.
- Uneasy 2005 (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 31, 2004)
The advent of 2005 is taking place under the dark shadow of the Sumatran tsunami. (Incidentally, it is wrong to call it (phonetically) sunami since the prefix `su' in Sanskrit stands for auspiciousness and benevolence
- Unemployment Guarantee Bill (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Dec 31, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004, leaves labourers at the mercy of the benevolence of the state.
- Wings To Aviation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 31, 2004)
The government’s decision to allow domestic private airlines to fly overseas is a welcome and much-needed move. Predictably, the left parties have opposed it fearing loss of revenue for the government-owned Indian Airlines (IA) and Air India (AI), but the
- Year-End Tidings (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Dec 31, 2004)
The second millennium was at its fag end when we decided to celebrate and welcome the third one at no other place than beautiful Shimla, hoping in addition, to enjoy the excitement of an expected snowfall.
- Look Beyond Status Quo (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 31, 2004)
The reaction in press on the troop's pull out from Siachen had been premature. Even if there were to be any agreement on the issue, its shape is still to be worked out.
- Warning: There Will Be (Asia Times, Eric Koo Peng Kuan, Dec 31, 2004)
Asian governments were caught totally off guard by the December 26 tsunami disaster. Now the calls are loud for the implementation in the Indian Ocean of an early warning system akin to that of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Hawaii.
- Main Hoon Na (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 31, 2004)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has won us over with his promise that the real expansion in tax collections in the coming budget will not be at the cost of the salaried class.
- Race To Aid Tsunami Victims (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Dec 31, 2004)
The death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunamis has soared to above 120,000 with the discovery of huge numbers of further victims in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Though the biggest relief operation in history is under way, tens of thousands more may now
- Rbi's Currency And Finance Report (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 31, 2004)
The apex bank does not fight shy of telling the Government that "strict adherence to fiscal rules in letter and spirit will help stabilise inflation expectations and, in turn
- Analysing Consumer Behaviour (Business Line, Vineet Hemrajani, Dec 31, 2004)
To reap the maximum benefits from data analytics, firms have to invest in the right technology, hire the right people and develop standardised and robust processes of data collection, data retrieval, data analysis and strategy implementation.
- Can We Bridge This Gulf? (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Dec 31, 2004)
In the complex world of today, is it realistic to ask that the Gulf region be a nuclear weapon-free zone? If so, why? After all, the proposal for a larger Middle East as a Weapons of Mass
- Caught Unawares (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 31, 2004)
As the nation – and many of its neighbours – grieves its dead after the tsunami visitation, there is the inevitable remorse about lack of any kind of early warning.
- Consumer Credit: Boon Or Bane? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 31, 2004)
There are two ways of looking at the ongoing boom in consumer credit disbursements by commercial banks in India. At one level it has brought about a number of benefits to consumers
- Crossed Wires (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Dec 31, 2004)
Whenever I had to give my telephone number to any one, I’d say, “Four, double four.” The recipient would say, “You mean, triple four?” If I started with ‘triple four’, they would write three and then make a correction.
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