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- Tigers Remain Unchanged (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Nov 23, 2004)
Strategic relations between India and Sri Lanka are on an upward curve. President Chandrika Kumaratunga was in Delhi the other day. In a space of 15 days, both Army and Naval Chiefs also visited Colombo, the Navy Chief for the first time after 1982
- Internal Democracy Subversion (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 23, 2004)
The less-than-skin-deep love for inner party democracy is the common thread of ideology, or lack of it, running through almost all the centrist political parties.
- Land Fall (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2004)
It would seem everybody was innocent of the meaning of discretionary quotas till the Supreme Court overturned the land allotment to Mr Bhagabati Prosad Banerjee, former judge of the Calcutta high court.
- The Impact Of Bush Re-Election (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Nov 23, 2004)
The ‘sacking’ of Colin Powell and other changes in the Bush administration are good news for India
- New Rules For The Old Bullies (Telegraph, Sayantani Biswas, Nov 23, 2004)
The ban on corporal punishment in schools could become a mere declaration of intent without sincere implementation
- India's Bush Backers (Hindu, T. Jayaraman, Nov 23, 2004)
The pre-election rhetoric of the current Government appears to be giving way to policy perceptions that are influenced by India's Bushies.
- ‘I Do Believe In Mulayam Singhji, I Do Believe In Amarji... (Indian Express, Atiq Khan, Nov 23, 2004)
Four kilometres away from the spot where Naxalites blew up a PAC truck killing 15 policemen to sound their arrival in UP, lies the Chandraprabha police post which also lost six of its men, including its incharge in the attack.
- A Stake In The Future (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2004)
The world conservation Congress, a summit for governments and civil society, has got under way in Bangkok at a time when competitive pressures on natural resources are at a new high and biodiversity is under unprecedented threat.
- Autumnal Thaw (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2004)
Ever since the rape and murder of a young woman — allegedly by Assam Rifles personnel— roused Manipur into agitation, the response of the Central government, primarily the home ministry, has been marked by dithering and confusion.
- Clubbable Cops (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2004)
BELIEVE it or not, there are, or were, such people. Behind that khaki uniform, more so when it is exchanged for ‘civvies’, lie many a heart in tune with your own. Someone who lets his hair down and joins you in a convivial evening.
- Fast-Food Forward — The American Way (Business Line, Sharad Varde, Nov 23, 2004)
The suv cruised at a steady 75 kmph and I was snatching a snooze when the excited shrill of a 16-year-old from the back roused me with a start.
- Ensuring Sizable Fdi Flows (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 23, 2004)
The soon-to-be-set-up Investment Commission should lose no time in putting in place strategic initiatives that push-start the investment-growth-investment cycle.
- Above Board (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Nov 23, 2004)
On petitions filed by two air vice-marshals of the Indian Air Force who were overlooked by a Special Promotion Board in 2003, the Delhi high court recently quashed the promotions of four air marshals of the IAF who were cleared by this SPB.
- India-Pakistan Pm Meet (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2004)
It is clear that the Pakistani team is coming prepared to discuss a wide range of issues. However, the outcome of this meeting will depend on whether both sides are approaching it with a determination to muster the will to succeed...
- Reflections On India's Balance Of Payments (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 22, 2004)
One of the positive aspects of India's macroeconomic landscape post-reforms has been the dramatic improvement in the external account.
- Rahul Came, Rahul Saw (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 22, 2004)
Last week’s four-day visit to Guwahati and Shillong by young Congress MP Rahul Gandhi continues to find space on the front pages of the local media several days after his departure.
- Purana Qila, Naya Manzil (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2004)
The common noun congress means a coming together of like-minded people. However, in India, the Congress as in the name of India’s grand old political party has come to symbolise the reverse!
- Pms In Valley (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2004)
Britain's Financial Times homed in on the contrast between two prime ministers in Kashmir. For the paper, the difference between Manmohan Singh’s November 17 speech and Atal Behari Vajpayee’s address to the rally in Srinagar 18 months ago was unambiguous:
- Our Own Discovery Channel (Tribune, Usha Bande, Nov 22, 2004)
WHEN the open space around our building was sold, we raved and ranted — any construction would be too near our house, obstruct our sunlight, block ventilation, it would mean no ground for the children and so on.
- No To Politicians (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Nov 22, 2004)
Templetion Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks without restriction on market capitalisation. The fund can, hence, construct a portfolio depending on the market condition.
- No To Politicians (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 22, 2004)
AS A survey, it is not earthshaking nor unusual. Such surveys are hardy annuals, and hold no startling discoveries. They only prove the age-old adage:
- Shareholder Of An Unlisted Company — Tough Luck! (Business Line, Bharat Banka, Nov 22, 2004)
For deserving entrepreneurs, India has remained a capital-starved nation despite enough capital floating around in the system. It is a classic case of `water everywhere but not a single drop to drink'.
- Why China Wins The Fdi Race (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 22, 2004)
Much hope is being placed on the Investment Commission — the newly approved foreign direct investment promotion body — and reforms in the telecommunications and insurance sectors to enhance FDI flows into the country.
- Tests Of Faith (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 22, 2004)
When life goes off the rails, as the law of averages arranges for each one of us, great or small, the scriptures recommend concentration on God.
- The Fresh Rally Has Fundamental Strengths (The Economic Times, JOSEPH GEORGE K, Nov 22, 2004)
Gold which started a fresh rally from $372 per troy ounce, touched a 16-year high of $448.3 on November 19, and is now trading at $445 levels.
- The Old Order Lurks (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 22, 2004)
It’s not just Ukraine’s fate that is at stake in that polls that took place on Sunday; it is probably Russia’s as well. If the Kremlin’s favoured candidate, Viktor Yanukovych, wins, then Ukraine will end up inside a Russia-dominated
- There's Been Shortage Of Ready Gold Stocks (The Economic Times, MUKUL SONAWALA, Nov 22, 2004)
Gold price rise is far from speculative. The reason is that gold has been dormant for 20 years. The range varied from $330 to $375. Since the recent price movement has been moving in a new range, above $390, which is highest in 16 years, it has attracted
- Toys For The Generals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2004)
The US has a long history of rewarding its allies for services rendered, unmindful of the blatant misuse that the beneficiaries may make of these gifts.
- Trading With Bangladesh (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2004)
The Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, was nothing if not over-optimistic when he told his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart, Mr Altaf Hossain Choudhury, that a trade turnover target of $5 billion (now, $2 billion) between the two countries can be achieved
- When Religion Ends, Politics Begins (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 22, 2004)
A simple prayer that often tags onto many a vedic ritual reads: "Asatoma Sadgamaya, Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, Mrityor Ma Amrutam Gamaya."
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- Let's Go On A Long Drive (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, Nov 22, 2004)
It is a case of stealing the treasure house of imagination. This time the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has rallied itself into a mega partnership with the ministry of ...
- Abduction Of Bihar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2004)
Laloo has not kept his tryst with the people. The widespread lawlessness indicates this
- Lag-Bhag Confused (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 22, 2004)
They say a political honeymoon lasts six months. Maybe that’s why Manmohan Singh still smells of roses. That or the media wears rose-tinted glasses.
- A Bad Idea (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2004)
Union communications minister Dayanidhi Maran feels that parts of the frequency spectrum should be available to all telecom licensees on a technology neutral basis.
- A Commendable Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 22, 2004)
Deal with auto drivers sternly if they err but provide them good working conditions
- A Style Statement For Mutual Funds (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Nov 22, 2004)
Templeton Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks without restriction on market capitalisation. The fund can, hence, construct a portfolio depending on the market condition.
- After The Earth Rocked In Bhuj (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 22, 2004)
It has been nearly four years since the Gujarat earthquake. Yet in central Kutch, which suffered the worst of the ravages, the effects are still very much in evidence.
- The Road To Mumbai (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 22, 2004)
Thirty years ago when I shifted from Bombay — it had not yet been re-christened Mumbai — to Delhi I drew much sympathy for moving from India’s urbs prima to a backwater.
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- Employment As A Social Responsibility (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Nov 22, 2004)
An Employment Guarantee Act places an enforceable obligation on the state and gives bargaining power to the labourers. It creates accountability.
- 'India Can Help Vietnam Integrate With World Economy' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 22, 2004)
Expressing the hope that India would help Vietnam integrate with the world economy, the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Nguyen Dy Nien, said his country had a "high appreciation of the Indian position in the [Asian] region and the world" in the political ...
- Is It Saura, Or Are You Happy To See Me? (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Nov 22, 2004)
Some myths take very, very long to explode. Take the myth about Calcutta being the most sporting cricket-venue anywhere in the world.
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Games Musharraf Plays (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 22, 2004)
AS a soldier who has been through all command and staff courses up to the British Royal College of Defence Studies, General Musharraf appears to believe in psyops vis-a-vis India. So he seems to be blowing hot and cold on the Kashmir issue.
- Freedom Without Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Nov 22, 2004)
Although no spade work has been done, there is a move to confer autonomy on select colleges
- Fed Chief Weighs Down On The Dollar (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 22, 2004)
The dollar's attempted rebound last week was killed by the Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan, arguing that the world would not indefinitely finance the American current account deficit.
- This Is Not Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2004)
At a recent paper-reading by, and discussion with, Perry Anderson at the Seagull Resource Centre, the subjects attended to were multiculturalism; its relationship with religion;
- Peace Must Return To Assam, Says Indira Goswami (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Nov 21, 2004)
Dr Indira Goswami, Jnanpith Award winner and noted literatteur from Assam, is presently treading a difficult path. From an intense writer, who shot to fame with
- A Comparative Reality Circus (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 21, 2004)
While being in New York, I watched the Presidential elections with a great deal of curiosity and 'comparative' interest.
- Making World A Better Place To Live In (Tribune, Sitakant Mahapatra, Nov 21, 2004)
AN issue that is being hotly debated these days is the changing focus of culture and development. A host of parameters have entered into the debate as to what
- The Hindutva Divided Family (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2004)
"The rashtra (nation) is above rajya (rule, governance) and dharma (rules of life) is above everything else." This is how Deendayal Upadhyaya distilled the philosophy of the Rashtriya
- Significant Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 20, 2004)
The co-op sector needs greater reach and should be made stronger
- Balle-Balle Is Not Peace (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Nov 20, 2004)
Plenty of hopes have been raised in India, Pakistan and among international do-gooders that the recent contacts between the two countries are going to lead to the dawn of a new era on the sub-continent.
- Too Fond A Wish To Show On The Field (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 20, 2004)
There was a time when every income-tax return used to be scrutinised by income-tax officers (ITOs). As the workload expanded rapidly, the Department began believing in the maxim, "We trust you, you trust us."
- Rice And Shine (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
Coming first is by now second nature to America’s chief diplomat. And it’s also clear that Condoleezza Rice is de facto member of the globe’s First Family
- In Dock With A Document Processor Off The Dockyard (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2004)
IBM Global Services India P Ltd knocked the doors of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Bangalore
- The Practical Joke (Deccan Herald, G R MULKY, Nov 20, 2004)
People with a real knack for practical jokes are usually able get away with them too
- Evolving European Union (Tribune, K.K. Katyal, Nov 20, 2004)
There There is a glow in the eyes of the senior executive of the European Central Bank at Frankfurt as he reels off details of the processes leading to introduction of euro, the common currency for European Union (EU).
- Reins Are On Oil Pricing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 20, 2004)
It is official at last that there is no system of free pricing of petroleum products. The admission, coming from no less than the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, himself is significant because
- Jobless In J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2004)
There are basically three types of militants in Jammu and Kashmir today. First are the foreigners trained and sent in by Pakistan.
- Goodbye, Galliwasp! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
The Vietnamese warty pig and Fernandina rice rat are back from the dead. They have been spotted again, after being written off as extinct in the mid-Nineties.
- Don't Ask The Way To The Village If You Don't Want To Get There (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2004)
The US State Department has voiced serious concern about "jailed monk's trial," informs the headline of a hot story on www.phayul.com, reporting what the now outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell and ...
- Disturbing Lags In Education (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2004)
The education for All global monitoring report (2005) has turned the spotlight on substantive questions of quality of teaching and learning.
- Advancing An Argument On Advance (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 20, 2004)
Accountants have grappled with expressions such as `total sales', `turnover', `gross receipts', and so on. Essentially accounting terms, these surface frequently in tax litigations as well.
- Sober Growth Prospects For Asia In 2005 (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2004)
Monetary tightening, unrelenting oil price volatility and soaring US deficits all portend a significant slowdown in the dynamic East Asia.
- Not An Outsider (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 20, 2004)
A Singaporean friend who minces no words was blunt on the telephone. “Bush’s ‘house nigger’ has gone,” he bellowed,
- Cashing In On Kashmir (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 19, 2004)
Foreign minister Natwar Singh is probably right when he says we should not expect miracles on Kashmir from the ongoing dialogue with Pakistan.
- Dangerous Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 19, 2004)
The green signal for oil drilling in Alaska may spell an ecological disaster
- Different Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 19, 2004)
A different approach may sometimes signal hope. The visit of the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to Kashmir seems to hold the promise of difference.
- A Compulsive Guzzler (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Nov 19, 2004)
In the not too distant past, the world feared oil prices reaching $40 a barrel. Today, it is praying that prices will come to that level.
- A Hundred Years Of Bondage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 19, 2004)
The Indian cooperative movement has completed 100 years, but its points of light are too few and far between.
- Textiles, Post-Quotas — A Tangled Skein For Developing Countries (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Nov 19, 2004)
The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) was designed essentially to correct a long-standing anomaly in the multilateral trading system.
- Where Are The Toilets? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Even though India has established itself as a major power in the comity of nations, it is a shame that most people in the country do not have toilets. This is a sad reflection on the insensitivity of successive governments and the failure of the planning
- What Colour Is Your Religion In A Dark Room? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 19, 2004)
Saffron splashes being all too visible on the cover pages of magazines, we had better come to terms with religion, that is busy these days litigating rather than pontificating.
- The Wilting Lotus (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 19, 2004)
The secular camp could not have written a better script for itself. Not only has its main political opponent, the BJP, lost two elections in a row, the party has fallen into such disarray that its plight is almost embarrassing to behold.
- Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 19, 2004)
There is always a trade-off between efficiency, equity and pragmatic implementation concerns, on one side, and the impact of tax policies on incentives to invest productively
- Reaching Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 19, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to Kashmir on Wednesday and the notes of hope and commitment to peace and prosperity that he struck ....
- Public Sector Oil Companies' Merger (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 19, 2004)
Each of the Indian oil companies can emerge as a giant provided it is allowed to go full steam ahead and take competition head on with best practices, up-to-the-minute technologies and timely business intelligence.
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