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- Policies For Development (Deccan Herald, Montek singh Ahluwalia, Nov 19, 2004)
There are many areas in our domestic policy agenda which should also receive priority attention
- Linking Trade To Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Nov 19, 2004)
Many human rights organisations hold that diversity trade audits can be used to eliminate Dalit discrimination
- The Economy Will Move At Far More Cost (The Economic Times, P K SIKDAR, Nov 19, 2004)
The government is contemplating 100% increases in the cess on petrol and diesel but, given the costs of collection, it is easier to levy than to collect a cess.
- Deferred Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
It could have been titled "Lack of Human Development Report". The Human Development Report 2004 on Punjab gives facts and figures to show what was generally
felt ...
- Farewell, Shobini! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
In a way, the plight of sportsmen is worse than that of extras in a film. For a few seconds they play the king, only to lead a life of penury and deprivation after that.
- Going For Gold? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 18, 2004)
Looking for a good return? Do your homework well
- Caste In Class (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 18, 2004)
The relationship between literacy and social change is far from unproblematic in India. Deep in rural Bengal, the problem of caste has cropped up in a rather unexpected form among the children attending a primary school.
- In Science, Fraud Is Fabrication And Falsification (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 18, 2004)
'Breaking News' is about the ongoing investigations in a temple accountant's murder case causing much anxiety about unholy alliances, and widespread breast-beating over abrupt betrayal.
- Diplomatic Oil (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s diplomatic moves to secure oil and gas acreage abroad make sense. But their novelty is an eloquent comment on how focused our foreign service has been on matters of core concern for the nation.
- Learning To Live With Disasters (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Nov 18, 2004)
Space technology can provide early warnings of natural disasters to enable governments to take timely measures
- Time For Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 18, 2004)
It seems to be a time of new peace initiatives in the North-east. The prime minister’s promise to open peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom adds to this air of optimism.
- A Presidential View Of Banking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
A P J Abdul Kalam’s address to the bankers' conference in New Delhi last week was a refreshing departure from the platitudes mouthed by political functionaries on such occasions.
- Wrestling With Religious Hatred (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 18, 2004)
Instead of enacting a law against inciting religious hatred, the British Government should fine-tune and enforce the existing anti-racist laws.
- Why It Does Not Help To Shirk In The Name Of Sickness (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 18, 2004)
Section 22 of the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA), a favourite with many sick companies, provides that no proceedings for the winding up, execution, distress sale or the like against any of the properties of the
- Economic Growth: Savings Score Over Reforms (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 18, 2004)
The economic growth of the 1990s is largely attributed to the reforms by the Centre. But this is only half the story. For the real credit must go to the phenomenal rise in household savings, including of proprietorship and partnership firms.
- Uma Bharti, Bjp And Sonia (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Nov 18, 2004)
The BJP has to move forward from its Sonia fixation and start looking at roti and makan issues
- Basic Instinct (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Nov 18, 2004)
British newspapers have been carrying reports of the sacking of the Conservative MP Boris Johnson as a frontbencher and spokesperson for the arts.
- The Bush Second Term (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
Few countries are as cautious and pragmatic in their conduct of foreign policy as the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese have learnt the art of refraining from passing gratuitous comments on issues that do not directly affect their national interests
- Progress Towards Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 18, 2004)
In a deal put through recently by the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, all but three States have agreed to replace the State sales tax with the value added tax (VAT) from April 2005.
- Some Birthdays Are Not So Happy (Telegraph, Nalin Verma, Nov 18, 2004)
The contrasting plights of the BJP in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh explain the differences in the birthday celebrations of the two states
- Unified Licensing Regime Proposals (Business Line, Prabhat Dayal , Nov 18, 2004)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is to finalise its recommendations on unified licensing regime (ULR) shortly.
- Arrest The Drift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 18, 2004)
A tough challenge confronting policymakers this year on the farm front is the mixed trend in the production of commercial crops, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, each of which is facing a unique problem that is seen
- India Steps Forward On Kashmir (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Nov 18, 2004)
India's new government is proving its will to continue to ratchet down tensions with Pakistan over one of the world's most dangerous potential flashpoints.
- Bush Second Term — The Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2004)
From pragmatic double-speak and open welcome to horror, the re-election of Mr George Bush has drawn diverse responses across the world. While there is scope for strategic cooperation with the US, New Delhi will have to learn to manage its differences with
- Beyond Protocol (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 17, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi should have gone to Cairo for the funeral service of Yasser Arafat. There are relationships between leaders that transcend protocol or clinical diplomatic dissection.
- Getting Physical (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
SEBI’S desire to shift from cash to physical settlement of derivatives is welcome. It will reduce speculation and help in better price discovery.
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- Tourism: A Valuable Economic Package (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Nov 17, 2004)
Tourism is the new kid on the block. Much of the hype is shifting from the technology sector to the glamour world of travel and hospitality. Suddenly, all-round support is coming to an industry, that has remained in a stupor for decades. About time too.
- The Ganguly Googly (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2004)
Somewhere in this business of suspension is a moral. On Saturday, the International Cricket Council suspended Indian captain Saurav Ganguly for two Tests. In the cold light of the morning after the weekend, the same ICC suspended the suspension.
- The Chucking Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The International Cricket Council has been presented with a stark choice by the finding by a panel of former international cricketers
- The Challenge Before Africa (Deccan Herald, WANGARI MAATHAI, Nov 17, 2004)
The devastation that HIV/AIDS is wreaking in Africa in the midst of abject poverty is of a scale found nowhere else
- Strategic Issues In Product Recall (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Nov 17, 2004)
Whether or not to recall the product depends on the nature of the defects and whether the problems can be attended on-site.
- Smile In Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2004)
In India, the ruling party’s agenda often becomes the government’s business. The distinction between partisan and administrative priorities gets even more blurred if elections are round the corner.
- Respect The Boundary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The recent protests in northern Sri Lanka against encroaching Indian fishermen highlight a problem that has eluded a solution despite the excellent ties between New Delhi and Colombo.
- Protecting Local Cultures (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 17, 2004)
While nations should not be closed to other cultures, they must safeguard their cultural diversity too
- For Fair Trade Agreements (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
The Indo-Thai free trade agreement (FTA) is yet to take off, save on 82 items, because of technical hitches over rules of origin (RoOs).
- Low-Cost Carriers: Sky Is The Limit (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Nov 17, 2004)
After sweeping Europe and the US, the low-cost carrier (LCC) revolution has swept now arrived in Asia.
- Hamid Karzai’S Victory (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Nov 17, 2004)
MR Hamid Karzai’s triumph in Afghanistan’s first-ever election may augur the decline of Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan. Since the seventies, Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on its playing the religious and ethnic cards. Created as ...
- Gift Of The Grab! (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Nov 17, 2004)
There are two faces of gift — the beautiful and the ugly. The former conveys finesse, fervour, sentiment, affection, respect or appreciation for a number of things and attributes.
- From Confrontation To Cooperation (Hindu, Michael Krepon , Nov 17, 2004)
An exit strategy out of the Kashmir impasse might be found through measures that are expressly designed to increase the well being of those who live on both sides of the divide.
- Corporate Governance For Pses (The Economic Times, S. M. Dewan, Nov 17, 2004)
Issues of corporate governance for PSEs are beginning to be seriously looked at by the UPA.
- Omnipresent Companion (Deccan Herald, MADHU NEGLUR, Nov 17, 2004)
The pot-hole has an Indian nationality and outlives even the ministers who feed it
- Religion Census: A Faithful Count (Business Line, N. Rama Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
The recent debate on growth of the population of the various religious groups has somewhat overshadowed the valuable data generated by the Census of India on these groups.
- Punishment Coming (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2004)
As a captain, Ganguly has to set an example and only got what he deserved
- A Date With Nehru (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Nov 16, 2004)
JAWAHARLAL Nehru had become the darling of the nation well before Independence, and a meeting with him was a privilege that few could miss out on if a providential occasion had come their way.
- Pm Sets The Real Pace (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister is a person who not only knows where he is going but has the courage to proclaim his convictions and the decisiveness to do what he regards as imperative to take the nation forward to its rightful destiny.
- Trouble With Sustainability (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Nov 16, 2004)
It is all too common for discussions on sustainability to focus entirely on how to make our resource consumption more efficient, and very little on how people can work and earn a living without destroying the world.
- Shameful Stampede (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
It is a shame that a stampede broke out at New Delhi railway station on Saturday resulting in the death of five persons, with many more being injured.
- Outsourcing: Win-Win For All (Business Line, P. K. Goyal, Nov 16, 2004)
In the post-WTO (World Trade Organisation) era, trade barriers are falling as member-nations open out to free market. Goods and services have started moving from one nation to another more freely.
- Outsourcing Of Obesity To India (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 16, 2004)
If consumers couldn’t sense the danger posed by fast food, will they realise what GM food will do to them?
- Not Flying Sky High (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 16, 2004)
It was great news that Indian Airlines has got clearance to acquire a new fleet of aircraft…the first time after Rajiv Gandhi’s premiership.
- No Need For Presidential Form (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
Democracy is based on certain assumptions. It is rooted in the principle of political equality of all citizens. Every voter is expected to cast his vote in a responsible manner. Democracy in theory is different from democracy in practice.
- Making A Business Out Of Politics (Telegraph, Jyoti Punwani, Nov 16, 2004)
The arrogance and political ineptness of its Maharashtra party president cost the Samajwadi Party dear in the assembly elections
- Sushri Uma Bharti (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 16, 2004)
I cannot say I know many BJP leaders. But Uma Bharti and I once exchanged glances. It was in Hyderabad.
- Banning Human Cloning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
Later this week there could be a highly divisive vote in the United Nations. Yet the issue at stake is one on which there should not be such polarisation.
- Drawing Down Troop Levels (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to reduce the level of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir will give a huge boost to both the now-stalled official talks with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference and the ongoing composite dialogue process with Pak
- In Our Hearts Forever (Deccan Herald, PRABHU HARLE, Nov 16, 2004)
There is hardly a sorrow greater than when a loved one or a noble soul passes away young
- Inertia Is Hallmark Of Approach (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 16, 2004)
The State fails to utilise the full AIBP fund allocation, even as the pace of implementation of the project remains sluggish
- It's Literally Fishing In Troubled Waters (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 16, 2004)
IN recent weeks, there have been reports of Indian fishermen getting arrested for crossing the maritime borders of neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka and even from as far away as Oman in the Gulf region.
- Public Tamasha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
Last week Lal Krishna Advani gave new meaning to the phrase `small-screen entertainment' by showcasing his party's internal battles before an invited audience of television journalists.
- The Roads To Perdition (The Economic Times, GAYATHRI NAYAK, Nov 15, 2004)
Over the past few years, especially after 1997-98, there's been no end to the chatter on financing of infrastructure in India.
- Tripped At The Start (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
Every year, over the last few years, the World Bank has been coming out with an analysis of the various elements that govern business conditions in different countries.
- Wanted: Cool Heads (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 15, 2004)
Those who are trying to blow up the arrest of the head of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt by the Tamil Nadu Police on a murder charge as an attack on Hinduism and indulging in the use of vilificatory language
- Escape From Unholy Brotherhood (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 15, 2004)
One has to view the Naresh Chandra Committee's report on reforming the aviation sector in India through the lens of competition.
- Half-Yearly Review Of Central Finances (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
ONCE every month, the Finance Ministry issues a useful review of the state of Central public finance and the economy. The latest review for October 2004 covers the half-year April 1, 2004 to September 30.
- Here Comes The Real Bush Fire (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Nov 15, 2004)
In the end, “moral issues” were more important than Iraq. But George W. Bush need not bother with US public opinion any more
- Pm’S Welcome Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
India’s decision to reduce the number of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir is, perhaps, the most significant confidence building measure (CBM) so far announced after the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process was set in motion.
- To Be Resorted To In The Rarest Of Rare Cases (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
The Indo-Thai free trade agreement (FTA) is yet to take off, save on 82 items, because of technical hitches over rules of origin (RoOs). It is imperative that RoOs
- Garden Shock (Deccan Herald, Sudha Narasimhachar, Nov 15, 2004)
Bangalore has changed so fast, even its old sobriquet has failed to catch up with it
- Equity-Linked Annuities For Pension Investors (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Nov 15, 2004)
If media reports are to be believed, professional money managers may be able to manage pension funds by end 2005. The Government is likely to have three types of plans to suit investors' risk appetite.
- A Reality Check On Perceptions (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 15, 2004)
A writer, Ron Suskind, wrote about a conversation he had with an unnamed advisor to the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in an article published in The New York Times on October, 17.
- Oil-Rich, Corruption-Riven (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 15, 2004)
The TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, which ranks countries by perceived corruption, terms oil-rich Angola, Azerbaijan, Chad, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen the most corrupt nations.
- Be A Sport, Don't Tax (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 15, 2004)
The suggestion from the income-tax department that the tax-exempt status to the Board of Control for Cricket in India be withdrawn is interesting.
- Build It-Driven Integrated Banking System (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
SEBI’S desire to shift from cash to physical settlement of derivatives is welcome. It will reduce speculation and help in better price discovery.
- Don’T Go By The List (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 15, 2004)
“The only thing it proves is that white South Africans have telephones,” said Max du Preez, a South African journalist with a talent for understatement.
- Investing In Scholarships (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 15, 2004)
Even as there is talk of reservations in the private sector, corporates should organise, collectively, a nationwide scholarship programme for talented poor children, as woefully poor-quality education lies behind the demand for reservation.
- Management By Prioritising (Business Line, P. Muthuraman , Nov 15, 2004)
THE bad news is time flies; the good news is you are the pilot. You cannot say you do not have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours every day that were available to Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein.
- New Twist To Best Bakery (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 15, 2004)
THE cat is out of the bag. I was at pains to know why Zaheera Sheikh had changed her statement on the Best Bakery case, which covered the burning of people alive.
- Vale Of Good Intentions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 14, 2004)
Some gift horses must be thoroughly inspected in the mouth. This is especially important in an atmosphere of fragile trust, for to make a wrong estimate of the gift’s value leads to confused responses.
- Valley Of Fear (Telegraph, Avijit Ghosh, Nov 14, 2004)
Sten guns, cellphones and agents on the job — the image of the Chambal dacoit has changed over the years. What hasn’t is the centuries-old cycle of violence in the region.
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