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- Why Only Own Damage? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 24, 2004)
The insurance regulator should consider moving to free pricing of all types of insurance covers and not just motor insurance (own damage).
- Tele-Marauding (Deccan Herald, VEENA PRADEEP, Dec 24, 2004)
Sometimes, it’s the simplest of questions that stumps you. Take my four-year-old’s for instance. Every morning, he wants to know why he has to go to school.
- ‘A Reserved, Dignified Man’ (Indian Express, DEVENDRANATH DWIVEDI, Dec 24, 2004)
The death of P V Narasimha Rao is a grave loss to the country and a personal loss for me. Narasimha Rao became prime minister when the country was going through the trauma of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
- A Deficit Of Economics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 24, 2004)
Economics has gone topsy-turvy in a discussion paper on “open access” tariffs by power regulator CERC.
- A New Blueprint On Subsidies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 24, 2004)
The National Common Minimum Programme of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), in general, and the first Budget of the Government by the Finance Minister Mr P. Chidambaram, in particular
- Another Tehelka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2004)
Just when everyone was wondering what compulsion was making Zaheera Shaikh, the star witness in the Best Bakery carnage case, change her statements repeatedly, came the Tehelka expose which lifted the lid off the mystery.
- Apocalypse Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 24, 2004)
The last week of every year is conventionally a time for merriment which peaks on New Year's eve when the rich splurge in five star hotels, a thousand parties explode and tipsy revellers sway in lit-up downtowns where multitudes gather to ring in the new.
- Blossoming Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2004)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's first state visit to India could not have come at a better time. India's `Look East' policy is firmly in place. Its ties with the
- Islands In The Sun (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 24, 2004)
The Maldives President, Abdul Gayoom, seems to regard Indian policies towards his regime as a protective political insurance. The time may have come to clear this misconception.
- India As Japanese See It (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 24, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s Ambassador, Mr Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Kolkata under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Judiciary Under Trial By Sensation (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Dec 24, 2004)
Now the news media is agog with the new Tehelka expose on Zaheera Sheikh, the super character in the Best Bakery episode. It has been made out that Zaheera accepted a huge ransom of Rs 18 lakh from BJP bigwigs in Vadodara to commit testimonial somersaults
- Joining The Elite (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2004)
Turkey has reached an important milestone in its efforts to join the European Union. After decades of reluctance to open membership talks with Turkey, the EU has finally decided that it will do so.
- Global Warming And Us Stance (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Dec 23, 2004)
America appears to see politics in the action to control global warming but is the threat imagined?
- For Liberty's Sake (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2004)
In ruling that the indefinite incarceration of non-citizens suspected of `terrorism' is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the United Kingdom's Law Lords ...
- Eclipse Of The Un (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Dec 23, 2004)
The Pioneer editorial, "Insecure P-5?" (December 4), shows the stand of the big powers on the question of conferring veto power on those who hope to enter the Security Council as per the recommendations made by the expert group.
- Complexities Of Monetary Policy-Making (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 23, 2004)
Contrary to common belief, monetary policy-making is more difficult than devising the fiscal plan. For, in open economies, the monetary policy has to interface with the uncertain market behaviour and expectations.
- 'Luxury Goods Fare Well With Women' (The Economic Times, VIVEK SINHA, Dec 23, 2004)
Over the last three years a number of luxury watch brands have entered India to catch the rising upper class. LVMH Group brought its lifestyle brand Tag Heuer — the fourth largest luxury watch brand in the world.
- Beware Extra Cheap Rights (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 23, 2004)
A number of rights issues are offering shares at a huge discount to prevailing market price.
- Child’S Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 23, 2004)
Repetition strengthens. There can be no other logic except this belief behind the recently proposed prevention of child marriage bill, 2004, because laws for the “prevention” and “restraint” of child marriages have been in force in their various incarnati
- Is There An Alexander In The House? (The Economic Times, T. K. Arun, Dec 23, 2004)
A woman on a diet who radiates love and longing at plateloads of sinful calories but doesn’t touch anything — that would have summed up India’s response to the deluge of dollars coming its way, but for one thing.
- Many Manifestations Of Man (Tribune, S.S. Bhatti, Dec 23, 2004)
If unmarried, woman is called the weaker sex. But when marital, she suddenly becomes the better half. Man, who ties the nuptial knot, is rudely divested of his pre-maritial social prestige and instantly reduced to worse (or bitter) half.
- Baazee.Com’S Run-In With The Law (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Dec 23, 2004)
Now that Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, has been released on bail, let’s try and make a dispassionate study of the arrest that caused so much dismay in the corporate world.
- There's A Shared Stake In Arresting Managerial Diversion (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2004)
A New working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research is provocatively titled: Theft and taxes. It has been written by Mihir A.
- Military Misdeeds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 23, 2004)
The dismissal of Major Surinder Singh from service through a court martial for fake killings on the Siachen glacier only reflects the declining ethical standards in the army. Coincidentally, on the same day another officer, Major Rehman
- Third Front: A Non-Starter (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2004)
The third front idea promotes a certain kind of unappetising political leaders and seeks to reward their equally unhealthy impulses and interests.
- Matter Of Honour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2004)
Of late, there have been several unfortunate instances in which the Army has had to take strong action against officers whose conduct had fallen far short of what one expects from those in Olive Green.
- Nothing But The Ire Of The Mediocre (Indian Express, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Dec 23, 2004)
It is utterly ridiculous to ask for a moratorium on non-Kannada films, which shows a paranoia about outsiders
- The Meaning Of Life (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 23, 2004)
K. Venkatesh passed away on December 17. His poignant efforts to serve others even in death raise profound moral questions that no society will find easy to answer.
- The Mess In Mesopotamia (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 23, 2004)
Compared with the 1,000 or more American combatants who have died during Gulf War Two and the ongoing operations, 50,585 US soldiers died during World War I and 292,000 during World War II.
- Ukraine's Orange Christmas (The Economic Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Dec 23, 2004)
That Ukrainians will vote for their freedom this Christmas season is a coincidence of true perfection.
- The Reason For Christmas (Indian Express, SHAJI MATHEWS, Dec 23, 2004)
One of the key underlying themes of Christmas is that God became man. Why? Because, even as man was made by God in His own image, due to man’s sins, he moved away from God.
- Unending Unrest In Nepal (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 23, 2004)
During his 10-day visit to India, beginning today, King Gyanendra will mainly meet the new Congress leadership and seek their advice and consultation on how to break the protracted political deadlock in his country.
- Use And Abuse Of The Internet (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2004)
The arrest of the baazee.com chief, Avnish Bajaj, was an obvious instance of overreaction by the Delhi police: with the evidence having been crystallised already and he himself cooperating in the investigation
- Wheel Is In Experienced Hands (Pioneer, VK Grover, Dec 23, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld were both in New Delhi this month. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in Vientiane, Laos, interacting with South East Asian leaders.
- A Cosmopolitan Culture Going Nuts (Indian Express, SUJATA SRINIVASAN, Dec 23, 2004)
America can outsource jobs to Bangalore but it’s wrong to screen Hollywood films here! Such hypocrisy has few parallels
- Sex Tourism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2004)
NATIONAL Human Rights Commission Chairperson Justice A.S. Anand’s concern about the spread of sex tourism from countries such as Thailand and Malaysia to India underscores the need for the government
- Question Marks. Lots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004, as currently envisaged, is vulnerable to objections from many angles. On the one hand, critics suggest that it is woefully inadequate.
- Some Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Dec 23, 2004)
Despite being perceived as a failure, Orissa’s power sector reforms hold possibilities for the Centre and other states
- Rite Of Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 23, 2004)
The proposed employment guarantee bill has an obvious economic angle. What is being ignored in the debate is another equally important aspect, that of rights.
- Opportunities For Peace (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 23, 2004)
Yet another opportunity has been missed: Two groups of Indo-Pakistani officials met in Islamabad last week and failed to agree on anything except to continue talking. One group discussed CBMs (confidence building measures) and the possibility of strategic
- Opening Doors (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 23, 2004)
The phasing out of the quota regime under the Multi Fibre Agreement (MFA), scheduled to take place from January 1, 2005, is widely expected to herald a new beginning in the history of the Indian textile industry.
- Manmohan’S Call (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2004)
The UPA govt must use the parliamentary forum to spell out its stand on Laloo Prasad Yadav
- Responsible Global Capitalism — Beyond The Market Construct (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 22, 2004)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies.
- Misunderstanding Over Right To Strike (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Dec 22, 2004)
ONCE again a justifiable campaign has hardened against a judgment of the Supreme Court which has held that there is no fundamental or statutory provision empowering employees to go on strike.
- Net Value (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 22, 2004)
The Baazee.com controversy provides a revealing index of prevailing social values. Louder howls of protest greeted the arrest of the portal's CEO Avnish Bajaj than the reported on-line auction of a clip featuring sex-that too, between two Delhi Public Sch
- None Does Offend (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 22, 2004)
There was a time when the world strove to be civilized. That meant that such qualities as truth, honesty, compassion, and all that we call “good” were considered not just desirable in themselves
- Not Too Late (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2004)
What goes around finally does come around, even if it takes years. With a court in Chile ordering the house arrest of General Augusto Pinochet, President of the country between 1973 and 1990
- Ulti Baazee (Tribune, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 22, 2004)
What started as a student’s indecent behaviour has now developed international ramifications. The arrest of Mr Avnish Bajaj, CEO of Baazee.com....
- Private Sector Reservation — Make Haste Cautiously (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 22, 2004)
Reservation in the private sector is a hot topic today. The Government could think of reservation in the farm sector, which is also private. There is an acute shortage of labour in many parts.
- Trouble Ahead For World Media (Deccan Herald, JOHANN P FRITZ, Dec 22, 2004)
A major problem for next year’s World Information Summit may be press censorship and repression
- Mid-Year Review: Not A Sanguine Picture (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 22, 2004)
One finds little cheer in the mid-year review of the economy so far as the fiscal performance thus far is concerned, even if the overall economic outlook is bright.
- The Poison In Food (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Dec 22, 2004)
I was shocked the other day when I saw a notice board at a water body reading “water is harmful for cattle drinking because of pesticide contamination” in the Terai area of Kashipur district.
- Inhuman Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 22, 2004)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld loves making wars and wallowing in wordplay. After destroying enough civilian lives along with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and before turning on Iraq he used some of his time devising lawless detention of alleged
- Settling Their Dues Out Of Court (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Dec 22, 2004)
Since the introduction of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (Sarfaesi) Act, out-of-court settlements have become an effective way of recovering sticky bank debts
- Back On The Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2004)
Bangalore's quest for an international airport has ended. The Dharam Singh government has finally cleared the project and work is expected to begin next month.
- Bharati And His Copyright (Hindu, Mira T. Sundara Rajan, Dec 22, 2004)
Many problems affecting Subramania Bharati's works amount to clear violations of the author's moral rights under the Indian copyright law.
- Closing The Digital Divide (Indian Express, Analysis, Dec 22, 2004)
People of South Asia send out this message: while seeking the dazzling fruits of globalisation, don’t forget the poor
- Creativity, The Key To Change (Indian Express, KAMLA BHASIN, Dec 22, 2004)
Violence against girls and women is a global phenomenon, because male domination is a global phenomenon. Recent research claims that in 16th, 17th and 18th century Europe
- Junk Yard (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 22, 2004)
Antiquated is not always antique. This simple truth needs to be reiterated in India which is an antique land full of antiquated laws. One such law forbade photography in Indian airports.
- Hidden Costs Of Comparative Advantage (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Dec 22, 2004)
The principle of comparative advantage works well in an ideal world where trade incurs no human or environmental costs. But in the real world, where someone has to bear every cost, global trade draws passionate grassroots opposition.
- It’S Bijli, Sadak, Pani. But Can Laloo Do The Rewrite? (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 22, 2004)
Lok Sabha polls may be just six months old, but Laloo Yadav is facing a vastly different situation. For once, he has to fight an election on a positive agenda, and he isn’t as invincible as he appears
- Who Paid For Aq Khan Network? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Dec 22, 2004)
A year ago, around this time, startling revelations were tumbling forth from Washington about how a Pakistani rogue nuclear scientist, Mr AQ Khan, had set up a global chain of illegal nuclear trade with branch offices in
- Laloo As Thermostat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2004)
There are few things more dangerous for democracy than politicians who acquire a sense of impunity. Laloo Prasad Yadav’s attempts to distribute hundred rupee notes may not be monetarily or politically significant.
- End Of A Great Innings (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Dec 22, 2004)
The first captain to lead India to a test victory, Vijay Hazare was probably the greatest batsman the country has produced
- Why Tony Blair Will Fail (Hindu, David Hirst, Dec 22, 2004)
The United States is too partisan to see that the Palestinians cannot give more.
- The Growth Mirage (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Dec 21, 2004)
Abundant optimism is needed while betting on the economic growth engine to touch 7-8 per cent. But misplaced optimism can be dangerous and lead to wishful thinking.
- Manufacturing Strong Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 21, 2004)
Though the service sector has made a significant contribution to GDP growth, its sustainability depends on a variety of extraneous conditions. So for sustained economic growth, exports and generating jobs
- Free Trade And Environment (Deccan Herald, Sachin Chaturvedi, Dec 21, 2004)
New Delhi has suddenly signed a spurt of free trade agreements (FTAs) with several regional countries. This refers to bilateral free trade agreements with Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand that are already in place, besides others with Singapore ....
- Good Thinking, Pm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
IT’S good that the prime minister, no less, has begun questioning the rationale for fuel subsidies, albeit belatedly. He needs to walk the talk, on the double-quick.
- Half The World To Speak English In 10 Years (Tribune, James Burleigh, Dec 21, 2004)
Half the world’s population will be speaking or learning English by 2015, researchers say. Two billion people are expected to start learning English within a decade and three billion will speak it, says a British Council estimate.
- Hey Presto, A New Macaque (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2004)
Nature's infinite Book of secrecy, to use Shakespeare's phrase, continues to yield treasures. The discovery of a primate species, Macaca munzala (the Arunachal macaque), in the ...
- Sanctity Of Ministerial Oath (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 21, 2004)
Can Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh cope with strains in the coalition arrangement?
- Tussle For The Crown (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 21, 2004)
Although Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have outmanoeuvred Jacques Chirac within France's ruling party for the moment, the President is not without a few aces of his own.
- Piper Calls The Tune (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2004)
On the face of it, India’s reported change of stance on the Iran gas pipeline, is unexceptional. We now want to make the gas pipeline deal a bilateral affair between India and Iran, thus cutting Pakistan out of the negotiation loop.
- Laloo’S Lantern, Congress Heat (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 21, 2004)
The Bihar poll juggernaut is poised to roll again. For the Congress, the elections pose a dilemma. The Grand Old Party does not know quite what to do with Laloo Prasad Yadav.
- Implementation, The Key (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
Inflation and poor growth hurt the poor more than they hurt any other section of society.
- Patents, Boon Or Bane? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 21, 2004)
Fears have rightly been expressed that the drug industry, the food-processing industry and even the software industry may face a crisis if the new WTO law governing patents is adopted from January 1, 2005.
- One Kind Of Death Wish (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
Two simple things became clear while I lay in my hospital bed recovering from surgery — that all cricket teams should take to wearing white like they used to in the old days — it is so much more elegant
- Of Preventives And Cures (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2004)
A couple of weeks ago, Gordon Brown, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, made a promise. The United Kingdom, he said, would buy up to three hundred million doses of a new malaria vaccine for the developing world.
- Slum Students Learn Vocational Skills (Tribune, Rajmeet Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
A government school in a slum area of Chandigarh is, as an experiment, providing vocational education to its students as well as dropouts under the Sarv Siksha Abhiyan. Government Girls High School in the Sector 25 Kumhar Colony imparts, in addition to r
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