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- Advani In A Dilemma (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 25, 2004)
Perhaps the most difficult question facing the Bharatiya Janata Party is how to take forward the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Hindutva agenda — after all, the BJP is the political arm of the RSS — and yet not annoy its allies in the National Democratic
- Business Writings (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 25, 2004)
A recent issue of The Economist takes a rather dim view of the business books which are being churned out on all sorts of themes.
- Close Race Between Bush And Kerry (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Oct 25, 2004)
While the question of jobs is likely to hurt Bush’s chances, Kerry appears to be faltering on Iraq
- Collapse Of The British Constitution (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Oct 25, 2004)
The electorate, not Parliament, not the judiciary, and certainly not the Labour Party, appears to be the only institution that can stop Tony Blair doing anything he wants.
- Do We Deserve A Place Among The `Deadbeat Nations'? (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 25, 2004)
One of the many architectural works of Charles Correa is India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations. As the URL of that office www.un.int/india/about_pmi.html would inform, it has "a striking
- From Adversaries To Friends (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 25, 2004)
One of the biggest barriers to the peace talks with the Nagas is not what the National Socialist Council of Nagalim or its leaders...
- How India Hurts Its Tourism (Tribune, Prem Kumar , Oct 25, 2004)
I am an NRI from Canada. I went there for higher studies some 30 years ago and stayed on. Now an affluent pensioner, I am in India to renew my ancestral bonds and visit its major religious and historical sites.
- Inconvenient Questions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2004)
As people’s groups, NGOs, and mass movements, we are deeply concerned at the way governments over the last few years have severely
- For Pse Autonomy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 25, 2004)
The government's concern about the fate of India’s public sector enterprises is becoming an essay in confusion.
- Licence To Loot? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2004)
India has the dubious distinction of being among the 55 most corrupt countries in the world.
- Indian Outsourcing Boom Needs U.S. Front Office: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Oct 24, 2004)
Corporate America's big vote of confidence in India's services prowess came in April, when International Business Machines Corp. snapped up a company near New Delhi, which handles e-mail queries for Amazon.com Inc.
- Onions More Pungent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to hike foreign investment in aviation to 49% and to put such investment on the automatic route is welcome.
- Social Chemistry And Gender Did The Trick (Hindu, Rajeshwari Deshpande, Oct 24, 2004)
If the victory of the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party is somewhat surprising, more surprising is the social chemistry of that victory.
- The Ncp Emerges In Its Own Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
How did the Congress-NCP alliance survive anti-incumbency and such things as the BSP and rebel factors? Suhas Palshikar and Yogendra Yadav with Abhay Datar explore the ...
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 24, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power.
- The Bipartisan Predicament (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Oct 24, 2004)
Few proponents of reforms had thought that in a controversy between the Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia who symbolises ...
- `Mild Approval' Wins The Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2004)
Voters were almost equally divided on whether the economic condition of the State under the Sushilkumar Shinde Government had improved or deteriorated
- Centre Won’T Shy Away From Labour Reforms In Textile Sector (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2004)
THE textile sector is passing through a critical phase. The quota regime which has helped industry achieve a decent growth over the years will end this December.
- Contract Farming: Joining Hands For Mutual Gains (Tribune, K.N. Rai, Oct 24, 2004)
Globalisation has brought enormous opportunities for Indian agrarian economy. Besieged with problems like fragmented landholdings, the lack of infrastructure
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 24, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 23, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- The Bipartisan Predicament (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Oct 23, 2004)
Few proponents of reforms had thought that in a controversy between the Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia who symbolises pro-market reforms and the Left that abhors them, they could side with the latter.
- Man With A Golden Gun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2004)
In the latest battle between good and evil, Veerappan was clearly Ravana. And STF chief K. Vijayakumar is — at least for the moment — Rama
- Mea’S Meow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2004)
The Ministry of External Affairs would make Anton Chekhov jump with delight. The reservations of the South Block mandarins about Chief Election Commissioner T. S. Krishnamurthy’s plans to visit the United States are somewhat amusing, if not odd.
- Punjab’S Progress (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Oct 23, 2004)
The spectrum of regional inequalities in India is a very wide one with Punjab and Bihar having per capita incomes of Rs 25, 048 and Rs 5,466 respectively at the opposite ends.
- Smells From The Kitchen (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 23, 2004)
There is so much emphasis on what one should eat or drink in our religious traditions which have neither logic nor any bearing on health.
- Sports-Mortem (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Oct 23, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his “anguish” and “consternation” over the pathetic performance of the Indian contingent at the recently concluded Athens Olympics where India finished at the bottom of the medals table and he has asked ...
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 23, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power. The Maharashtra result is part of an ongoing process of rejecting the BJP's cynical and amoral quest for power.
- Onions More Pungent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to hike foreign investment in aviation to 49% and to put such investment on the automatic route is welcome.
- Knave Or Fool? (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 23, 2004)
Sunday’s Stop the War protesters in London, carrying skeletal images of the Grim Reaper, were a reminder that come
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Unusual Interest In Us Election (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Oct 23, 2004)
There is an unprecedented interest in Europe in the US Presidential elections. I have not witnessed such interest in the UK during the last five elections for the US President.
- Collapse Of A Flyover (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2004)
While Panipat badly needs a flyover on the Sher Shah Suri Marg cutting through the city, the one it had on the road to Rohtak collapsed suddenly on Thursday morning.
- Celebration And Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 22, 2004)
It is in the very nature of the Man Booker Prize that almost every award is attended by a mesmerising mix of celebration and controversy.
- A Small Step Forward (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2004)
ON Wednesday the government raised the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the domestic airlines from 40 to 49 per cent.
- Advantage People's War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 22, 2004)
At the end of the first round of talks between People's War, now called the Communist Party of India (Maoist), and the Andhra Pradesh Government, the naxalite groups seem to have wrested the initiative.
- An Expat Launch Break (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 22, 2004)
A new “expat association” was formed a few weeks ago in one of south China’s coastal cities, soon after the long summer break ended.
- Petty And Grand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 22, 2004)
What is common to Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Russia, Tanzania and India? They have all been perceived as equally corrupt in the public sector.
- What Is Disputed And What Is Not (Deccan Herald, SREEDHAR, Oct 22, 2004)
India’s preoccupation with Pakistan and China’s engagement with Taiwan have facilitated current peace
- What Happened In Vidarbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 22, 2004)
In the Lok Sabha polls, the BSP devastated the Congress-NCP alliance. In the Maharashtra elections, it also wrecked the BJP-Shiv Sena combine in many places.
- Transparently Corrupt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2004)
IF India and America were to enter the track marked corruption and start running in opposite directions, guess who would win the race. Remember the race is being run on the principle of “by hook or by crook” enunciated by the West when it was wild.
- The World Economic Disorder (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 22, 2004)
Despite six decades of their existence, multilateral agencies such as the UN, the World Bank and the IMF, have not been able to make the world a better place in terms of peace, security and development with equal opportunities for all citizens.
- The Bipartisan Predicament (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Oct 22, 2004)
Few proponents of reforms had thought that in a controversy between the Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia who symbolises
- Reforming Babudom (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Oct 22, 2004)
Ever EVER since Dr Manmohan Singh’s government took charge, it has focused attention on good governance. A dedicated and dynamic bureaucracy, sensitive to the changing times, is all that is essentially required for good governance.
- Onions More Pungent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 22, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to hike foreign investment in aviation to 49% and to put such investment on the automatic route is welcome.
- Interest Rates Can Move Down Too (Business Line, Akshat Lakhera, Oct 22, 2004)
The secular downward movement in interest rates in the last few years has made the market insensitive to the fact that there exist "interest rate cycles".
- Curing Corruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 22, 2004)
The Corruption Perception Index 2004 Report, which ranks India as the 55th most corrupt nation among 106 countries, fails to shock and awe.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 22, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Stability Of Prices Or Inflation? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 22, 2004)
Though the preamble to the RBI Act, 1934 mentions "monetary stability" as the objective of the central bank, it was quietly changed to mean a stability in the rate of inflation, variously mentioned as 5, 6 or 7 per cent, depending on the latest trend ...
- Revitalise Rural Credit Thru Nabard (Business Line, V. Jagan Mohan , Oct 22, 2004)
The huge gap in rural credit still exists in spite of a wide rural credit structure. Therefore, the time has come to leverage Nabard's formidable financial strength to revitalise the rural credit structure.
- Nuclear Power In Asia (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 22, 2004)
The time has come for India, Russia, China, and Pakistan to harmonise their nuclear security and energy development policies.
- Let The Saffron Kumbhakarnas Sleep (The Economic Times, RAJIV DESAI, Oct 22, 2004)
What ideology? The BJP is intellectually and morally bankrupt with just one item on its agenda: power. The Maharashtra result is part of an ongoing process of rejecting the BJP's cynical and amoral quest for power.
- Endless Tale Of The Essential Onion (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2004)
A few days ago, members of Rapid Action Battalion stood near onion shops in Bangladesh, in response to public outcry at the spiralling cost of the vegetable.
- Why The Us Should Not Reelect Bush (The Economic Times, GEORGE SOROS, Oct 21, 2004)
I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics, but these are not normal times. President George W Bush is endangering the US and the world’s safety while undermining American values.
- A Kerry In Every Bush (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Oct 21, 2004)
In Bush-land, where “you are either with us or against us,” it all depends on which paper you are reading, which channel you are watching, which website you are scrolling down.
- The Iron Man Cometh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2004)
It speaks for the panic in the Bharatiya Janata Party that it has turned for help to Lal Krishna Advani — the man who, 14 years ago, set the BJP on the belligerent path of Hindutva, thereby rewriting the course both of his party and the country.
- What Ails Urban Cooperative Banks? (Business Line, Vasant Godse, Oct 21, 2004)
Human resource and technology are the primary inputs that can help urban cooperative banks perform optimally.
- An Opportunity For Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 21, 2004)
The ostentatious deadlock over the question of chief ministership in Maharashtra constitutes another opportunity for the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, to redefine the quality of her leadership:
- Trench Warfare (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Oct 21, 2004)
All of us have heard of canals on the Mars. I suspect these were once roads maintained by their municipality. So, when our colony road resembled a Martian landscape, we approached the authorities.
- Managing Natural Assets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2004)
Punjab has had a dismal record in conserving biodiversity. That the state may soon have international assistance in this task is, indeed, welcome.
- Rbi's Tilt Towards The Status Quo (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Oct 21, 2004)
Nobody in his right mind would accuse P Chidambaram of being a votary of government interference in firm-level decisions.
- Power Play (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 21, 2004)
India’s courting of the generals will affect Myanmar’s pro-democracy struggle
- Unshackling Rural Markets - Key Vectors Of An Overdue Agenda (Business Line, R. Gopalakrishnan, Oct 21, 2004)
The widening gap in per capita income between the farm and non-farm sectors has huge economic and social implications. Agriculture must be brought to centre-stage and, more important, the emphasis must shift from production to marketing.
- 'Our Clinics Target Lalitaji & Family' (The Economic Times, Vinay Pandey, Oct 21, 2004)
The inability of the state to provide primary healthcare has opened a window of opportunity for the private sector.
- Reforming School Education (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Oct 21, 2004)
There is need to do away with examinations at the school-leaving stage and hold tests for further education
- It Is A Close Race (Hindu, Bhargavi Shiva, Oct 21, 2004)
With less than two weeks to election day in America, the Bush-Cheney strategy of creating a fear psychosis seems to have had an impact.
- Babes In The Advertising Wood (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Oct 21, 2004)
There was a news item, recently, regarding a case filed against a bottled-drink maker by a child labour activist at Hyderabad, for glorifying child labour.
- Britain’S Tale Of Artistic Woe (Deccan Herald, SOUREN MELIKIAN, Oct 21, 2004)
Lack of public funding could mean the loss of some precious historical treasures to private collections
- Closer Ties With Britain (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 21, 2004)
After imperial Britain packed up and left the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, Indian leaders found a ready excuse for the country’s maladies. Whenever floods, drought or famine occurred we blamed the British.
- Going Round The Evolutionary Cycle (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Oct 21, 2004)
It was the Britons who gave cricket its modern shape, philosophy and culture
- Fast-Forwarding Indo-Vietnamese Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2004)
The historic occasion of the golden jubilee of the Nehru-Ho Chi Minh meeting in Hanoi has provided a valuable opportunity for India and Vietnam to review the whole gamut of bilateral relations so that they can be put on a fast track.
- Nobel And Consistent (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Oct 21, 2004)
During the first fortnight in October, economists all over the world speculate on who are likely to win the Nobel prize.
- Exploitation On Tap (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 21, 2004)
Why is Britain using aid money to persuade South Africa to privatise its public services?
- Nobel For Wangari (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 20, 2004)
Once again and for the second successive year this time the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has gone beyond the criteria laid down by the founder of the award. Alfred Nobel’s testament has directions for the awards instituted by him.
- Living In The Moment (Deccan Herald, A S IYER, Oct 20, 2004)
One should be able to communicate the pleasure derived from living in ‘The Now’, to others
- Doctors With Dictionaries (Deccan Herald, MARK RICE-OXLEY, Oct 20, 2004)
A lot of South Asian interns, who have come to Britain to work, are finding it difficult to get jobs
- The New Hindu Growth Rate! (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 20, 2004)
Ironically, economic prosperity and higher literacy levels seem to lead to mass slaughter of the girl child in India
- Politics Of Gas (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 20, 2004)
Commerce often succeeds where politics fails, especially in these market-driven times. The Tata Group’s decision to invest nearly $2 billion in new projects in Bangladesh could do more to ease relations between Dhaka and New Delhi than politicians and ...
- Not A Very Different Ball Game (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Oct 20, 2004)
When was cricket first played? This question has not yet been clearly answered. Based on assumptions, historians of cricket have all informed the world that the game of cricket began in the south of England in the 14th century.
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