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- 'A Market For Eda Tools In India Too' (The Economic Times, KALPANA SHAH, Nov 04, 2004)
Electronic design automation (EDA) shrinks development cycles for the software industry.
- Islam And International Politics — A Clash Of Civilisations? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2004)
The dilemma that Islam faces today is seen to be in no small measure due to illiberal and intolerant attitude that some of its constituents and those who lead them exhibit through word and action.
- Made Legal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Wearing several hats comes easily to Mr Pervez Musharraf. Now, both houses of Pakistan’s parliament have seen and endorsed his point of view, allowing Pakistan’s president to continue as its army chief as well.
- Palestinians Gripped By Fear (Tribune, Donald Macintyre, Nov 03, 2004)
MUSTAFA Abu Shawari did not pause from slapping dough for the traditional qatayef of Ramadan on to the hob outside the Nazareth restaurant in Ramallah as he considered the fate of the sick old man in his bed some 400 yards away.
- Prejudiced And Politically Suspect (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2004)
"Satish sharma's actions were wholly arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional." So said a Division Bench of the Supreme Court in November 1996 in the so-called petrol pumps cases
- Whither National Farmers Commission? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 03, 2004)
At the fag end of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, on the initiative of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a National Farmers Commission was set up to look into all aspects of
- Why Press Note 18 Needs To Be Scrapped (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 03, 2004)
There is no logic in letting Press Note 18 continue after opening up much of the manufacturing sector to 100 per cent FDI.
- Why Palestinians Still Back Arafat (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 03, 2004)
Palestinians value their democracy and will not accept a pliant successor.
- Forced Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Sterilization already carries an ugly historical baggage in India. But in the country’s largest and most populous state, population control has become another means of reinforcing existing forms of social oppression.
- Big Is Better (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 03, 2004)
Mergers of public sector banks to form five or six mammoth banks are on the cards
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Debate On Censorship (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Nov 03, 2004)
There is need to encourage people to acquire an aesthetic sense that makes censorship irrelevant
- Cracked And Mouldy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 03, 2004)
By the time this column appears in print, one of the most acrimonious election campaigns in the history of the free world would be over.
- Code In Disuse? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 03, 2004)
IN 2002, the Indian Medical Council (IMC), after years of deliberations, and with the approval of the Union Ministry of Health, notified a set of Regulations mandating the adherence to essential standards of professional conduct, etiquette and ethics by
- Cbms Not Enough (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Nov 03, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is pressing ahead with his campaign to create and demonstrate flexibility in Pakistan’s traditional Kashmir stance, the perceived core of all problems with India.
- Awaiting Death, He Writes Poems (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Nov 03, 2004)
TEN years ago 40-year-old poet V. Radhakrishnan murdered a gangster in a village in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. The gangster had slaughtered his friend’s cattle and threatened his wife with widowhood.
- Aircraft Mishaps And Training (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Nov 03, 2004)
Air force pilots must be taught to cope with unfamiliar and unpredictable situations to prevent accidents
- Change In Myanmar (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Nov 03, 2004)
Khin Nyunt's sacking as Prime Minister was the fallout of a power struggle in Myanmar's ruling military junta.
- Unnatural Advantage (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 02, 2004)
The Finance Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, is open to foreign banks acquiring 10 per cent share every year for three-four years that would enable them get majority stake in Indian private banks and is ready
- Tailored For The Corporates? (Hindu, Ajay Gudavarthy, Nov 02, 2004)
How do we reconcile the need to study for jobs with an academic and genuinely inquisitive learning?
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2004)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule.
- Oil Price Hike: A Blessing In Disguise (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 02, 2004)
THE Finance Ministry is worried about the impact of the price of oil. It has cut the import duty on oil to soften the impact of the price rise.
- Mid-Term Review Of Credit Policy (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 02, 2004)
The RBI has tried to maintain the delicate balance between price stability and growth. Despite strong inflationary expectations, the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has resisted the temptation of even
- India As A Permanent Member (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 02, 2004)
The United Nations headquarters in New York witnessed an unprecedented show of strength this year by the aspirants for permanent seats in the Security Council: India, Japan, Germany and Brazil. Paradoxically
- Forces Driving The New Economy (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Nov 02, 2004)
There is a general tendency to presume that the old and orthodox thinking is regressive, while the new and novel is good. But this assumption need not be always right.
- Face It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2004)
Refusing to face a problem is no way to solve it. Dhaka’s refusal to admit to the problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshis into India, therefore, raises suspicions about its motives.
- A Retrospective View (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 02, 2004)
The Rajyotsava awards have been devalued by the current practice of inviting applications for them
- Piracy In The Digital Era (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Nov 02, 2004)
By refusing to adapt to technological developments, the film industry is depriving itself of revenues from legal sale of videos, rental and merchandising.
- Encouraging Signs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2004)
After the multiple crises in the North-East since June this year, the first positive signs have emerged from the troubled region. In Manipur, the Centre appears to have dropped its
- Age Of Wisdom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2004)
The will to retire is not very strong among most Indians. The resistance is rooted in reasons both economic and psychological — in that order.
- Blame Game In Srinagar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 02, 2004)
THE finding of a high-level Central security team that there were lapses in the security cover provided to National Conference president Omar Abdullah and his father and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah should be taken in the right spirit.
- Call For A New Forum (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2004)
This week, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage celebrates its 20th anniversary. It was the creation of Indira Gandhi, who, with Pupul Jayakar and a group of enlightened professionals, realized and acknowledged the
- China's Rate Hike Is Just The Beginning (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 02, 2004)
Just on the eve of the US Presidential elections, China managed to steal the thunder away from the US with its rate hike.
- Clinical Trials And Good Practices (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 02, 2004)
Many who agree to participate in trials are often unable to distinguish between treatment and research.
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2004)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development
- Does Your Vote Really Count? (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Nov 02, 2004)
The responses of India and the US to their electoral problems have been very different
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 01, 2004)
Any talk of politics and its practitioners invariably turns to Indira Gandhi. You could like her or hate her but surely not ignore her. Such was her personality.
- Speak A Common Tongue (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 01, 2004)
Most of the world thought that this battle ended about 50 years ago, when America emerged as the new superpower and its language became the normal medium of communication.
- Spreading Its Tentacles (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Nov 01, 2004)
The US is seen as an occupying power by a hostile populace in Iraq and has no popular backing
- Stubborn Things (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Nov 01, 2004)
The mythology is all in place. The killing of the great asura, Kuse Munusamy Veerappan, took place during Navaratri, with J. Jayalalithaa, an indomitable Durga to her followers, providing the inspirational surge.
- Youth Affairs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 01, 2004)
Being a people’s minister can be a thankless and hazardous job. All are welcome at Mr Subhas Chakraborty’s home, and the sports and youth affairs minister’s magnanimity is too general to be able to distinguish between the good, the bad and the dodgy.
- Capacity Building Among Farmers (Business Line, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 01, 2004)
For Banks, Agricultural credit is the flavour of the season. Conscious of the need to ensure consistent growth in lending to the farm sector, the new Government since the day it assumed office has been working on a package of measures.
- Altruism And Economic Behaviour (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 01, 2004)
A sign I see in a local grocery store encourages me to buy bananas at a higher price because it is a `fair trade' product. Similar signs are also found near the shelves selling some brands of coffee.
- Clinical Trial On Trial (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 01, 2004)
According to a report, the global outsourcing opportunity in pharmaceuticals, which worked out to about $24 billion in 2002, was expected to climb to $48 billion by 2007.
- Corruption In Public Life (Tribune, T. S. Krishna Murthy, Nov 01, 2004)
Corruption in Indian public life is often discussed these days since it has started seriously affecting the quality of life in a big way. No doubt, there have been efforts in the past to acknowledge the existence of the menace and its enormity.
- Challenge Lies In Changing The Mindset (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Nov 01, 2004)
We have inherited a system of education, which invariably generates an expectation in the mind of the parent and the child of a white collar occupation. What we require instead is a system that produces a multi-collar workforce.
- Hope For Fdi Flow Into Small, Medium Units (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 01, 2004)
If the Investment Commission is not to be old wine in a new bottle, it has to guard against the failings of the old Indian Investment Centre.
- Looking Beyond Musharraf's Proposals (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 01, 2004)
There are options on Kashmir which lie beyond what both India and Pakistan consider unacceptable. The challenge is to explore them.
- School Curriculum Should Be More Student-Friendly: Ncert Chief (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2004)
Prof Krishna Kumar, the new Director of the National Council for Educational Research and Training, is an expert in his own right.
- Measured Progress Is What Can Be Achieved (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 31, 2004)
Speaking to Pakistani journalists at an iftar party hosted by Information Minister Sheikh Rasheed on October 25, General Pervez Musharraf did some “loud thinking” about what he believed was a road map for a settlement of the Kashmir issue.
- The Crucial Amendment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2004)
If neither George W. Bush nor John Kerry comes through convincingly, November 2004 could make November 2000 look like a high school picnic.
- Jamnalal Bajaj Awards For Two Gandhians (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 31, 2004)
Come November and the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation picks up outstanding personalities for conferring its prestigious awards. The Foundation chose this year an hitherto little known but a veteran Gandhian
- Senior Citizens Deserve A Safety Net (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, Oct 31, 2004)
The world is going white. A demographic restructuring of the world populace is underway. United Nations estimates put the number of those aged 60 plus at 600 million, i.e. 10 per cent of the world population.
- The Unfolding Uniform (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Oct 31, 2004)
That statement from Larry Pressler, made during his recent visit to India, coincided with the fifth anniversary of President Musharraf in army uniform and a pledge to remain in uniform, as the head of state, for another five years, to safeguard the future
- Can Kerry Carry The Day? (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 31, 2004)
With two days to go for the American presidential election, it has become a race too close to call
- Feasts Of Colour, Bangs And Razzmataz (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Oct 31, 2004)
1984” wasn’t just George Orwell’s novel’s famous title, it was also the year of Bob Geldof’s Ethiopia Rock Concert. What was almost unmanageable in that pop concert was not the millions in currencies that rolled in, often flooding the 200 lines set up for
- Europe For Kerry (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 31, 2004)
Among Eurpeans, it is a resounding 'Yes' for America and 'No' for George W. Bush.
- Managing The Economic Affairs (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Oct 30, 2004)
The mantle of the Secretary in the Finance Ministry in charge of economic affairs has fallen on the the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, Dr Rakesh Mohan, with considerable experience earlier as Advisor to the Finance Minister.
- Mod Deletes Parts Of Pm’S Speech (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 30, 2004)
The early part of the week saw Dr Manmohan Singh addressing the commanders of the country at the Combined Commanders Not only was it an important moment for the Armed Forces but also it was the first time that Dr Manmohan Singh was addressing the ...
- New Agenda For The Bjp (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
As a one-time admirer and supporter of L K Advani, I welcome his return to the helm of affairs of the BJP, which he took from near-nothing to ruling the country.
- No Chinese Threat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 30, 2004)
Does the Chinese rate hike portend major upheavals in the global economy, and for India? This is grossly unlikely. Indian economic agents reaching for the panic button should relax.
- Opening The Burma Road (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 30, 2004)
The visit to India of the Myanmar strongman, Gen Than Shwe — the first by a top leader of that country in 24 years — should be seen as a step towards consolidating the diplomatic and economic gains made by the
- Opportunity For Independent Bpo Units (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 30, 2004)
According to a recent circular, if an independent entity undertakes BPO services for foreign companies and also renders services to others, it will not be treated as a permanent establishment in India of
- Sealed With A Kiss (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
Some three years ago, I took the liberty of greeting the daughter of the then Pakistan high commissioner, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, with a kiss.
- To Borrow Or Not (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 30, 2004)
The mid-term review of the annual credit policy announced by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy, on October 26 has sent out one signal in a rather loud and clear manner
- The Order Of Rebate (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 30, 2004)
There is need for a holistic approach to the law on rebates to clear the air of confusion
- The Varna Of Efficiency (The Economic Times, SUKHADEO THORAT, Oct 30, 2004)
Among the several reasons, the absence of discrimination in recruitments in the private sector and the possible adverse impact of reservation/affirmative
- Why India Survives (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 30, 2004)
Ever since India became independent, there have been sceptics who have predicted its imminent demise. Some have claimed that it would soon become a basket-case, marked by mass famines
- You've To Run Faster Just To Stay In The Same Place (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 30, 2004)
As if to answer a popular Zen koan, `What is the sound of one hand clapping?' there is the Möbius strip, named after the German mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius.
- Surviving Crude Logic (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 30, 2004)
World oil prices crossed $40 a barrel in mid-summer, and have since climbed to the mid-$50s. Today’s oil prices are still only two-thirds the real peak reached during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and future markets expect the oil price to fall back ...
- Un Blows The Whistle On Corruption (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 30, 2004)
Corrupt politicians in sizeable numbers are ruling the roost as elected representatives of the people.
- Making India World’S ‘Skill Capital’ (Tribune, Shamsher S. Mehta, Oct 30, 2004)
India is the IT hub of the world and the preferred choice of back office operations. Our capital markets are attractive and there is macroeconomic stability. We are grain surplus, our forex reserves are $ 120.6 bn, we have a robust manufacturing and
- Arms And The Middlemen (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 30, 2004)
Why was A shadowy Panamanian company contracted to assist in securing the sale of Mirage 2000 aircraft to India? The question has focussed attention on the role of middlemen in
- Enchanting Tongue (Deccan Herald, SHARBELLE FERNANDEZ, Oct 30, 2004)
It is the multitudinous anomalies in English that make it a perennially fascinating language
- Iran's Nuclear Programme (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2004)
Three key European countries have offered new incentives, with the apparent backing of the U.S., to Iran to stop enriching uranium.
- Indira Gandhi — 20 Years On (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 30, 2004)
Indira Gandhi looms large in India's consciousness, just as she had dominated the national stage for two decades irrespective of whether she was in power or out of it.
- It’S In Our Hands (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 30, 2004)
The police and the community should work together to prevent communal violence
- Policing Nbfcs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 29, 2004)
The Reserve Bank of India's proposal to non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) that they come up with an action plan to liquidate voluntarily their public deposits may have little immediate implications to
- Rape In The Nation’S Capital (Tribune, Ravi Bhatia, Oct 29, 2004)
THE recent rapes of a 15-year-old blind girl and a 13-year-old domestic help have once again ignited a heated debate involving the safety of women in the nation’s Capital.
- Scrap Of Evidence (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Oct 29, 2004)
AT the dead of the night, I tiptoed surreptitiously into the courtyard, thinking that none in the house had seen me indulging in that unusual act. Very secretly and making doubly sure of not being “caught in the act”, I took out the matchbox from ...
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