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- Taking On Nature (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2004)
Democratic freedom should include the freedom to dream. There is however a problem. Some people’s dreams can turn out to be some other people’s nightmares; democratic freedom, we could be told, also includes the freedom to
- Tools In Its Reserve (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 29, 2004)
In the light of the rising inflation, observers had been eagerly awaiting the Reserve Bank of India’s credit policy, released on October 26.
- The Transfer Of Judges (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 29, 2004)
Transfer of High Court judges without their consent undermines judicial independence. Errant judges must be dealt with by a judicial commission with due process.
- Not By Commerce Alone (The Economic Times, S NARAYAN, Oct 29, 2004)
Alternatives for the control over the use of natural gas are a topic of policy debate once more, with prices of crude oil ruling higher than ever before.
- Explaining The ‘Anglosphere’ (Deccan Herald, GLENN REYNOLDS, Oct 29, 2004)
George Bush’s coalition is bound by more than a common bond like the English language
- My Ultimate Hero (Deccan Herald, Dinesh Kumar, Oct 29, 2004)
My hero is a man who has not allowed the number of his marriages to catch up with his age
- Managing Schools (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 29, 2004)
Quickly learning lessons from the terrible tragedy at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu last July when 90 young students of the Sri Krishna Primary School perished in a fire accident, both the Central and State Governments
- Judicial Commission Must For Transparency (The Economic Times, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 29, 2004)
Though in not too distant past integrity of higher judiciary level was unimpeachable, but such uprightness cannot be boasted of now.
- Investment By Commission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
Arunachal Pradesh will be the biggest beneficiary of the proposed new Investment Commission. The Investment Commission (IC) is expected, obviously enough, to do better than the India Investment Centres (IICs) now being wound up.
- Help Put Erring Judges On The Right Path (The Economic Times, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2004)
This is a court of justice,” a lawyer exclaimed while arguing a case in the Supreme Court of America.
- Gaza First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 29, 2004)
It takes a great deal of disorientation to think of Mr Ariel Sharon as the harbinger of peace. But his evident determination to start the withdrawal of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip forces the world to do precisely this.
- Disinvestment: Will New Approach Pay Off? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 29, 2004)
The Government's new approach that gradual dilution of government ownership through public offer is preferable to large-scale privatisation means that it will gradually shed small portions
- An Act Of Faith (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
The decision of the Union cabinet to continue with the Illegal Migrants (Detection by Tribunals) Act, 1983, in Assam, is a half step in the right direction.
- Government At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 29, 2004)
It must please the Congress that it fought for and retained the Chief Ministership of Maharashtra in the face of mounting pressure to yield the post to its partner, the Nationalist Congress Party.
- Now For The Final Award (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2004)
With the Supreme Court dismissing the Karnataka petition seeking the reconstitution of the Cauvery Waters Tribunal (CWT), the decks have been cleared for the tribunal to go ahead and complete its work quickly.
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- Wooing Fdi In Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Oct 28, 2004)
Raising FDI caps alone will not increase foreign investment as a safe business environment does not exist here
- The End Of A Story? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
How does the mid-term credit policy unfolded by the RBI on Tuesday affect individuals? It may lead to an increase in interest rates for housing and consumer loans, though competition may drive banks to delay the hikes as also to keep them for the shortest
- A Number To Count On (Business Line, Krishna Sharan Mishra, Oct 28, 2004)
"Our vision: To be the most dynamic and respected regulator — globally" This is the citation which is prominently displayed on the Web site of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Keeping to the spirit ...
- Style Over Substance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2004)
India must put forward flexible and imaginative proposals on Kashmir
- Round And Round They Go, Endlessly (Telegraph, Nishit Dholabhai, Oct 28, 2004)
The Centre needs to tackle the issue of integration — the main demand of the NSCN(I-M) — if there is to be lasting peace
- Musharraf’S Loud Thinking (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is given to springing surprises. And New Delhi cannot be faulted if it is feeling irritated or amused at what he has said at his Iftaar party.
- The Power Of Weakness (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 28, 2004)
When the history of modern international relations is written, perhaps one paradoxical lesson will stand out: we often overestimate the power of power.
- General Fix-It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2004)
Mr Pervez Musharraf likes making a mark. But the president of Pakistan never does so without a purpose, even if the purpose appears insubstantial to whoever is not in the general’s shoes.
- How Export Enclaves Can Deliver (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 28, 2004)
It is heartening that India aims to garner 1.5 per cent of world trade by 2009. Notwithstanding a buoyant growth rate recorded by exports in recent months, the country can ill-afford to forget that a modest target of one per cent of world trade ...
- Assassination Of The Mahatma (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Oct 28, 2004)
The real assassin was not Nathuram Godse, but Hindu communalism of which Savarkar was the most ardent ideologue and practitioner.
- Into The Easy-Hearted Man And Hugged Into Snares (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 28, 2004)
"Before the starry threshold of Jove's court," is how John Milton's poetic masque Comus begins. Equally interesting is the verdict in the Essar Oil Ltd case that came a few weeks ago from the airy threshold of the apex court.
- A Timely Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2004)
India, Russia and China took a small but significant step towards making their combined weight count in international affairs when their Foreign Ministers met on the sidelines of the ...
- I Don’T Think I Said That (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Oct 28, 2004)
They call it “misstatement”. The president of the United States does not lie when he says, as he did during his last debate with his challenger, “I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden.
- Rbi At Its Transparent Best (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI continues the tradition of openness and transparency in conveying facts and assessment of what lies ahead.
- Running The Dawk (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 27, 2004)
“Sesquicentenary” is quite a mouthful. That’s what the post offices are celebrating now — 150 years
- Take On A Deeper Shade Of Green (Telegraph, Shama Parveen, Oct 27, 2004)
A large number of development projects cleared by the MoEF do not fulfil the conditions under which they were cleared...
- Targeting Inflation (Business Line, P. Mukherjee, Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. V. Reddy, has obviously targeted inflation in the Mid-Term Review.
- Upping Ante On Interest Rates (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Oct 27, 2004)
The tension in the money market over the last few weeks on a "rate hike" was put to rest by the Reserve Bank of India with a repo rate hike of 25 bps while leaving the Bank Rate and the CRR untouched.
- Of Hedgehogs And Foxes (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Oct 27, 2004)
The Sangh Parivar, the BJP and Mr. Advani will soon have to square the proverbial circle.
- Npt Is Of No Use (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 27, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laying the foundation for Proto-type Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam on October 23 is both an act of faith in the Indian scientific community and a challenge to international conventional wisdom.
- A Cautious Monetary Stance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
In recent years the Reserve Bank of India's credit policy statements and the mid-year reviews have been by design devoid of sensational announcements.
- A Review Of Hard Times (Business Line, Ajay Mahajan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of Credit Policy comes amid hard times with soaring metals and minerals prices, as reflected in the CRB Futures Price Index trading at a 23-year high, and crude hovering around $55 per barrel.
- Acquittal Mode (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2004)
Fourteen years of high-profile judicial proceedings in the St Kitts case have proved to be a wild-goose chase, with the last accused, self-styled godman Chandraswami, being discharged by court.
- Before The Die Is Cast (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Oct 27, 2004)
“It’s hard work, you know.” That is not George Bush referring to his role in the Iraq war, although he used the phrase, ad infinitum, during his pre-poll debates.
- Better Chance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 27, 2004)
The conviction of underworld don Abu Salem and his companion and Bollywood actress Monica Bedi by a Portuguese court in Lisbon is good news for India as it may help in the extradition of the much-wanted criminal.
- President Karzai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2004)
The Afghans have finally reposed their faith in the leadership of President Hamid Karzai. As expected, he has won the October 9 elections with a comfortable majority, though the results will be declared officially in a few days.
- Bracing The Economy (Business Line, R. Ravimohan, Oct 27, 2004)
The Credit Policy announced today is significant for the signals it sends out. Inflation and fiscal discipline are highlighted as incipient problems, and the policy braces the economy for these.
- New Ally (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2004)
The visit to India by Myanmar’s top military leader, Mr Than Shwe, is significant for a variety of reasons. Although the visit may dishearten supporters of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader...
- Bombshell For Bush: 350 Tonnes Of Explosives Go Missing In Iraq (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Oct 27, 2004)
In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration, nearly 350 tons of lethal explosives — which could be used to trigger nuclear weapons — have vanished from a military facility in Iraq supposed to have been guarded by US troops.
- Moving Forward With Kyoto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
Endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Parliament clears the way for coming into operation of the international agreement on targeted reduction of heat-trapping
- Giving The Policy A Gilt Edge (Business Line, R. V. Joshi , Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI Mid-Term Review of the Annual Policy 2004-05 was eagerly awaited this time around, though such a policy announcement had almost
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI makes a masterly analysis of the macro-economic developments over the last half-year. The Credit Policy is a measured response to a difficult policy challenge offered by inflationary trends
- Maintaining Momentum (Business Line, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of the Monetary Policy for 2004-05 was expected to be a balancing act by the Reserve Bank of India between the need to contain inflationary pressures and the requirement to ensure the
- Kerry's Not Scary (Hindu, Andrew M. Dailey, Oct 27, 2004)
Why Indian BPO partisans should stop dreading a Kerry win and worry instead about their marketing.
- In Sync With The Times (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Oct 27, 2004)
The Mid-Term Review of the Annual Policy Statement is in line with the current developments happening in the economy.
- Spitzer Settlement Creates Indian Research Jobs: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 26, 2004)
Just as Smith was trying last year to steer his loss-making Internet financial services company, Market Age Plc, into a new area -- equity-research for retail . . .
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- Trek To Nagpur (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
If the Congress ran to the Nehru-Gandhi family in its hour of crisis to seek Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party has opted for the tried and tested leadership of Mr L.K. Advani as it seeks a way out of its acute difficulties after the double wham
- Top Secret (Tribune, G. S. Aujla, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the most popular tools in the stock-in-trade of bureaucratic subterfuge is oft-used and frequently misused epithet “top secret” usually marked on files of restricted circulation.
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2004)
Employment generation schemes can create conditions for much higher levels of economic activity and therefore growth, especially in the rural areas.
- Telecom: Barriers Beyond The Fdi Cap (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 26, 2004)
India needs huge investments to ensure that the growth rate of the telecom sector does not slacken. Nobody can quibble with this argument.
- Empty Gift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 26, 2004)
Three months after announcing its intentions in the Budget, the Government has raised the limit on foreign direct investment in the equity of private domestic airlines from 40 per cent to 49 per cent.
- Supreme Court And Regionalisation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2004)
The Supreme Court's decision to shoot down the suggestion that three benches of the apex body be constituted in the southern, western, and north-eastern parts of the country comes as no surprise.
- India-Sri Lanka Defence Agreement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2004)
The working understanding reached by India and Sri Lanka on a draft defence pact speaks to the cordiality in the relationship between the two countries achieved over the last ...
- Keeping Cool (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Oct 26, 2004)
The leaders of nations are always comfortable in tackling the familiar and easy items on the anti-terror agenda such as invading the privacy of individuals, incarcerating so-called suspects so on.
- Promise Of Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2004)
Rituals can sometimes capture the real thing. If the self-exiled Naga rebels pray in Nagaland’s churches during the next Christmas, it may well be a turning point in the Naga peace talks.
- Knowing And Telling (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the most fascinating and inexplicable transformations that we all see every time an election is held is the manner in which excited, energetic politicians standing for
- Power Of Atoms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2004)
Energy demand has always outstripped supply, particularly in India where the gap is huge and expanding. Thermal power has proved to be a curse in disguise and hydroelectric generation has not grown at the pace at which it should have because of various...
- Public-Private Partnership — The Road To Infrastructure (Business Line, Deepak Dasgupta, Oct 26, 2004)
One of the foremost priorities of the Government is to develop infrastructure — both physical and social.
- No To Human Cloning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2004)
India's stand on cloning presented before the United Nations legal committee is detailed and well-graded.
- Nuclear Is Sexy, Again (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 25, 2004)
“The worst possible nuclear disasters are not as bad as the worst possible climate change disasters,” declared the Centre for Alternative Technology in Britain recently, urging “a modest revival of nuclear energy.”
- Original Manager (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 25, 2004)
The man who gave professional management (and management education) the standing it has enjoyed for so many years died last month at the age of 93.
- Paradox Of India's Fiscal Sickness (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 25, 2004)
A recent Working Paper by Prof Ricardo Hausmann of Harvard and Ms Catriona Purfield of the IMF discusses the paradox of India's fiscal
- Performance, With Style And Index (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Oct 25, 2004)
Fund-houses should look to exploiting mispricing in assets through not-so-greatly exploited investment strategies. This would mean adopting hedge-fund-like strategies within the constraints of long-only strategies.
- Redemption In This World, This Land (The Economic Times, NANDAN M NILEKANI, Oct 25, 2004)
The debate on improving governance usually plays out along familiar lines. The romantics yearn for a bygone
- Telecom: Why 74% Cap Will Not Ring In Fdi (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 25, 2004)
India needs investment in telecom on a huge scale, including foreign investment. However, whether foreign investment would help improve network coverage and make phones available to those in villages and remote areas is extremely doubtful.
- The Nation State Still Thrives (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Oct 25, 2004)
Nation states show no sign of going into decline and in the years to come China and India will become major arbiters of all our futures.
- Welcome Grain Export Subsidy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2004)
It is heartening that New Delhi has at last realised the need to establish India as a reliable and long-term exporter of foodgrains.
- Warmth In The Air (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2004)
THERE has been a marked change in the attitude of the Chinese vis-à-vis India for some time. This welcome development could be noticed in the conciliatory language employed by the Chinese State Councillor, Mr Tang Jiaxuan, during his interactions with ...
- No Room For Moderates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2004)
The developments in Yangon last week resulting in the removal of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt do no good to the purported attempts to launch democratic reforms in Myanmar.
- Sikh Turban And French Law (Tribune, Subhash C. Jain, Oct 25, 2004)
THE objective of any law has to be the welfare of people. It is not an empty exercise and is meant to fill a gap in law. No law can aim at bringing about only
- Centre Is Less Independent (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Oct 25, 2004)
If London sneezes Delhi no longer catches a cold. But the US dreads the prospect of China sneezing
- Middle-East & Africa For India Inc (The Economic Times, PRAKASH NEDUNGADI, Oct 25, 2004)
The Middle-East and Africa represents an economic powerhouse of its own. With over 1.2 billion people, roughly the same size as of India or China, and a
- Dollar Slide And The World Economy (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Oct 25, 2004)
Lower growth in the American economy caused by rising oil prices and a possible drop in consumer spending spells a bearish outlook for the dollar.
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