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- Siachen Dialogue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2004)
Though the Indian and Pakistani negotiators could not produce any concrete result after their two-day talks over the Siachen issue, there is reason to feel satisfied at the end of the day.
- Justice For Bilkis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2004)
THE Modi government of Gujarat does not have any credibility among the people. It enjoys a similar reputation in the eyes of the courts also.
- `Engaged Employees' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 09, 2004)
True to the penchant of management gurus to reinvent themselves and re-engineer their vocabulary, a new phrase, "engaged employee" has been minted from out of their fertile brain to denote one who is fully motivated to
- Prefer Performance, Not Procedure (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 09, 2004)
If the Prime Minister truly wants a diligent and efficient bureaucracy, he should withdraw the Financial Advisors who breathe down the necks of hard-pressed officials making nitpicking objections
- Personnel To Gain (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2004)
The FTA between India and the US will benefit both countries and strengthen ties
- Whose Coalition Is Better? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 09, 2004)
We have the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Ms Sonia Gandhi to supervise the Prime Minister.
- Avoidable Tragedy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 09, 2004)
Proper reinforcement measures could have prevented the Tehri mishap
- A Product To Trade Views On Inflation (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Aug 09, 2004)
The inflation data spooked the financial markets last Friday. The S&P CNX Nifty declined 1.3 per cent while bond yields increased at least 15 basis points (bps) across the yield curve.
- A Senseless Confrontation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 09, 2004)
The good news from the recent talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute over the Siachen Glacier is that the two sides have agreed to hold further discussions on the
- After All, You Get What You Pay For (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 09, 2004)
``YOU get what you pay for'' is an adage one hears about frequently in the US. The meaning is simple. The quality of a product or service is reflected in its price. If there are two types of toaster ovens, and you go for the one that is cheaper, there is
- Inflation Surges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 09, 2004)
The rate of inflation announced on Friday is well above the top end of market expectations. The widely used measure for tracking inflation, the wholesale price index (WPI),
- Home Alone (Deccan Herald, PADMA SESHADRI, Aug 09, 2004)
Although being home alone was my decision, locking myself in a single room wasn’t
- Inflation Pressures (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 09, 2004)
Prices in the economy are officially declared to be going up at over 7 per cent per annum and if the latest round of oil price hikes are factored in, the number would only be higher.
- Abu Ghraib & The Milosevic Standard (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 09, 2004)
Just as Slobodan Milosevic was prosecuted, charges can be brought against George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld for the commission of war crimes by their subordinates.
- Put Care In Cure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 08, 2004)
In the US, doctors customarily keep extensive records of their diagnosis and treatment as supporting evidence in case of malpractice suits. This caution is thanks to a legal and business culture where the consumer is king.
- Reservations May Lead To Economic Injustice (Deccan Herald, P N VENUGOPAL, Aug 08, 2004)
When the Congress manifesto talked about creating a national consensus on the issue of getting a reasonable share of jobs in the private sector for the “backward classes”, most people took it only as an election gimmick.
- Beyond The West (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Aug 08, 2004)
In today’s world, more people are more free than ever before. The west’s possibilities of helping the others out of unfreedom are also larger than ever. But what are the basic terms of engagement that people in the west propose to the rest of the world?
- Spiritual Voyage (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Aug 08, 2004)
My childhood laughter at devotional songs changed when I attained adulthood and maturity
- Uma Sharma’S Film On Kathak Impressive (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 08, 2004)
For some reason, most classical dancers perform as never before during August. There’s been one invite after another — from Odissi dancer Ranjana Gauhar to Kuchipudi — dancer Swapnasundari.
- Varsity Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2004)
Academics and educationists should have the final say on jurisdiction
- Blow To Bush (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2004)
The 9/11 commission report has called the US govt’s bluff on its reasons to invade Iraq
- Lure Of Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Aug 08, 2004)
It is a City that attracts people from different parts of the country, as a result of its rich legacy
- Malaysia’S Quick March (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 08, 2004)
The rendezvous with the new South East Asia is a sparkling discovery. Prosperity, in Malaysia for instance, is not just a trickle down but a solid swathe. When I first came to Kuala Lumpur the airport building was a Lutyens bungalow, today’s ...
- Not Having Quota Will Breed Inequality (Deccan Herald, V. Ranganathan, Aug 08, 2004)
There is nothing wrong with reservations in the private sector. The notion that efficiency is not served by reservation is quite misplaced, since the very concept of efficiency is based on what benefits it brings in for the reference group.
- Defining Lens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 08, 2004)
More than anyone else who has recorded and interpreted the world and the human condition through a camera's lens, Henri Cartier-Bresson, who passed on in Paris on Tuesday, can be called a witness to a ...
- Challenge Of Tainted Order (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 08, 2004)
The question of "tainted ministers" and "tainted legislators" must not be seen in isolation. Nor can we run away from the gravity of the problem by politicising it selectively.
- Welcome Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 07, 2004)
Doctors should ensure that there is no cause for negligence in the treatment of patients
- What Are The Thoughts Of A Man On Death Row? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 07, 2004)
How does it feel to be someone who knows that he will not be alive, say, a month from now, not because he is terminally ill but because he will be killed by the state?
- Defining Lens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2004)
More than anyone else who has recorded and interpreted the world and the human condition through a camera's lens, Henri Cartier-Bresson, who passed on in Paris on Tuesday, can be called a witness to a century-the 20th.
- Doctors Are Not Criminals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2004)
THE relief granted by the Supreme Court to the doctors by ruling that they cannot be held criminally liable for negligence for the death of a patient during the treatment due to error of judgement or an accident actually helps ...
- Us Aspirations In Space (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 07, 2004)
There are dreams in the US of the day when outer space will be cleansed of bureaucracy and suffused with the spirit of competition
- Pumping Up Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 07, 2004)
Three decades after it was sent packing by the then government, multinational Royal Dutch/Shell is all set to re-enter the country's lucrative petroleum product retailing business.
- Mixed Messages On Arms From U.S. (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Aug 07, 2004)
The U.S. Government that went to war because Saddam Hussein did not fully comply with U.N. weapons inspections unilaterally rejects similar control over its own arsenal.
- ‘Natural Solutions’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 07, 2004)
Instead of politicising the Cauvery waters issue, efforts at resolving it should get support
- Punjab Claims On Syl Misleading (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Aug 07, 2004)
THE SYL canal issue is very easy to solve but has been complicated by politics. The issue can be entrusted to a body of renowned engineers for a solution. Since the issue involves engineering details, most people do not understand the game played by ...
- Challenge Of Tainted Order (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 07, 2004)
The question of "tainted ministers" and "tainted legislators" must not be seen in isolation. Nor can we run away from the gravity of the problem by politicising it selectively.
- Put Care In Cure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2004)
In the US, doctors customarily keep extensive records of their diagnosis and treatment as supporting evidence in case of malpractice suits. This caution is thanks to a legal and business culture where the consumer is king.
- Defence Structure Needs Overhaul (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Aug 07, 2004)
Defence sources reveal that the formulation of a war doctrine was discussed at the Army Commanders’ Conference in April. Though the whole information has been kept classified, yet in the briefing it has come to light that the concept of battle groups ...
- Perils Of Early Polls In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 07, 2004)
Bush seems to be determined to push Afghanistan to disastrous elections to serve his electoral interests at home
- Calculus Of The Differential (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 07, 2004)
MOST governments make a distinction between tax rates for domestic and foreign companies, and India is no exception. While business profits of foreign companies are taxed at 40 per cent, domestic companies bear a
- Sweet And Sour (Deccan Herald, SAILAJA NIKAM, Aug 07, 2004)
The journeys to and from a conference venue turned out to be diammetrically opposite experiences
- Some Kindness To Gifts In Kind (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 07, 2004)
It is just as well that the Finance Minister has heeded the advice of the cognoscenti and decided to bring to tax receipts camouflaged as gifts. If all goes well, this well-merited move would take effect from September 1, 2004.
- Importance Of History (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 06, 2004)
The importance of history has been confirmed by two recent articles that appeared in The Pioneer: One, "History as science" (Second Opinion, July 31) by Mr Priyadarsi Dutta and the other, "What's it about history?" (The Cutting Ed, August 1) ...
- Us To Get Osama On Election Eve? (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 06, 2004)
Arnaud de Borchgrave is a renowned journalist, associated earlier with Newsweek and the United Press International (UPI). At present, he is editor at large of The Washington Times and UPI. In an article titled “Real terror culprit” in ...
- U.S. National Security Politicised (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Aug 06, 2004)
There is a vacuum at the heart of George W.Bush's second-term programme.
- The Tehri Tragedy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2004)
The tunnel cave-in near the Tehri Dam has come as a rude shock and raised doubts about safety measures, if any, undertaken by the private company executing the project.
- The Rape Of Himalaya (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 06, 2004)
For centuries, the mountains, the Himalaya and the Vindhya, and the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Sindhu, Krishna, Mahanadi and Cauvery, have been the cradles of India's civilisation.
- Figuring Out The Judiciary (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 06, 2004)
Every mature legal system requires detailed raw data about courts.
- Better Accountability Of Public Service Agencies... (Business Line, Tejendra Khanna, Aug 06, 2004)
Public service agencies can be subjected to external audit to assess their degree of `people-friendliness'. Unless the `voice of the people' is made an essential part of the governance matrix and punishments and rewards are meted out, based on collective
- Environmental Priorities For The Government (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Aug 06, 2004)
There are several notions about the environment in India and the need for environmental protection arising out of a host of factors ranging from judicial pronouncements to campaigns launched by green activists, media publicity and international ...
- Manipur In Turmoil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2004)
The Centre’s initiative to tackle the situation in Manipur is rather belated. Ever since the custodial death of 32-year-old Thangjam Manorama Devi on July 11, the state has been in turmoil.
- The Population Time Bomb Is Ticking (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 06, 2004)
India's current population is 102.8 crore, to which are added 44,640 babies born every day or 1.6 crore (equal to the entire population of Australia) every year.
- Internal Conflicts In Israel, Palestine (Deccan Herald, P R KUMARASWAMY, Aug 06, 2004)
Sharon and Arafat are beset by opposition from within their own support bases, on the issue of a settlement
- Not Adequately `Budget'ed For (Business Line, S. Srinath, Aug 06, 2004)
With tax exemptions for NRIs withdrawn, it may not be worth remitting funds in India.
- Smoked Out (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 06, 2004)
Whatever the adverse consequences consumption of pan masala/gutkha may pose to public health, it is hard to see how the Supreme Court could have sustained the ban that Maharashtra and a few other States thought it fit to impose.
- Take Quality Management To A Higher Plane (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Aug 06, 2004)
In today's world of rollercoaster markets, rapidly shifting competitive structures, escalating customer demands, emerging technologies and intensifying competition, businesses need to respond swiftly.
- The Myth Of A Subsidy Cut (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 06, 2004)
Developed countries have ensured that there are no cuts in farm subsidies in the latest round of WTO negotiations
- Cushioning Oil Price Volatility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2004)
The first increase in the retail prices of petrol and diesel following the adoption by the oil companies of a new band took place on July 31.
- Facts And Forecasts Are Like News And Views (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 05, 2004)
Accountants are inveterate past-watchers and so they often earn a bad name for not certifying forecasts. But you know they are conservative.
- Free, Rooted In `Friend' (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 05, 2004)
Free is freely doing its rounds these days, be it in free power for agriculturists, free healthcare for the elderly, hostages yet to be set free, or free trade agreements between countries.
- Europe Roots For Kerry (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 05, 2004)
In European capitals, still smarting from their bruising experience with the Bush White House over Iraq, Mr. Kerry's promise to pursue a more multi-lateralist approach to international affairs has gone down well.
- A Victim Of Chinese Fancy (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Aug 05, 2004)
First because of my feet I took fancy to the Chinese shoemakers on The Mall at Shimla. When I had started learning ice-skating, I was told by an expert,” Get the skates fixed through one of these.
- Wto Accord: Faulty Frame, Rude Reality (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Aug 05, 2004)
There is much brouhaha over the framework agreement reached by World Trade Organisation members in Geneva last week, with the developing countries in an exult over the concessions drawn from the developed nations. Nothing could be farther from reality.
- Fta, Worries And Opportunities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 05, 2004)
It was fairly obvious that, as he flew into Bangkok last week, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and his team were not entirely comfortable endorsing the India-Thailand free trade agreement the Vajpayee Government had committed the country to last
- A Wasteful Tour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2004)
Deccan Herald drew furious response from readers, forcing Mr Poojary to react
- Finality Eludes Forex Accounting (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 05, 2004)
Accounting for fluctuations in the rate of foreign exchange has always been a tricky issue. This is proved by the fact that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has revised twice its Accounting Standard on Accounting for the effects ...
- Murder In Manipur (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 05, 2004)
Thousands of people in Imphal witnessed a horrifying scene on July 15. A dozen women, both young and old, assembled at the gate of Kangla, the historic seat of the Manipur kings. One by one, they shed their clothes to the last thread, all the while ...
- Jihadis And Secularism (Pioneer, Sridhar Pant, Aug 05, 2004)
Balbir Punj's article, "Secular objectives sans objectivity" (Opinion, July 2), reveals the perversion in the self-claimed "secular" intelligentsia and media. However, he seems to be at a loss to assess the real objective of "distorted secularism".
- Joint Budgeting By Icaew And Cima (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 05, 2004)
THE ICAEW and CIMA have produced a joint report on budgeting as the result of a forum organised together, according to Accountancy magazine.
- Muslim Troops For Iraq (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 05, 2004)
TWO ground realities about Iraq are bound to have far-reaching and long-term consequences, especially for the presidential elections in the United States. First, the resistance to American “occupation” — unaffected by the “transfer of sovereignty ...
- Bjp In Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2004)
There is to be no end to the Bharatiya Janata Party's current troubles, judging by the warnings and threats hurled in its direction — first by its spiritual mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
- Kerry’S Idea Of America (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2004)
MR John Kerry, who has won the Democratic nomination for the November 2 US Presidential election, has impressed not only the Americans but also the people elsewhere in the world with the acceptance speech he delivered in Boston.
- Moratorium: A Sanatorium For Angry Depositors? (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 03, 2004)
Everything was smooth in our lives, except for noisy scenes in Parliament and market ups and downs, with an added dose of entertainment in the form of vanishing Ministers and astonishing wills, till the
- Gasping For Air (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2004)
The ‘lungs of the world’ may be getting a little too congested for comfort going by projections of a massive biosphere-atmosphere experiment which started in 1998.
- For Access To Science Publications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2004)
In July, the movement for `open access' got an important boost when the Appropriations Committee of the United States' House of Representatives and the Science & Technology Committee of the United Kingdom's House of Commons
- Behavioural Science And Firm Transparency (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Aug 03, 2004)
While working towards promoting transparency and openness, a look at some problems and the possible checks and balances that need to be given special care.
- A Milestone Accord (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 03, 2004)
Much is being made of the accord reached by World Trade Organisation members at Geneva on the "framework" negotiations, with the progress being described as "significant" for the completion of the Doha Round.
- A Life Lived Full (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 03, 2004)
WHEN a senior journalist died, we decided to have an obit on him. But nobody in the newspaper I worked for then knew him so well as to write a piece on the newsman. At the height of the anti-Press Bill agitation
- Power Crisis Can Be Avoided (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Aug 03, 2004)
During the 2002-2003 kharif season, Punjab purchased electricity worth about Rs 1,200 crore from outside to save the rice crop from drought effects. If the opportunity cost of the electricity withdrawn from the industrial and domestic
- Targeted Food Stamps (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Aug 03, 2004)
In a country like India where the target group is very large, and where it is clearly important to focus on ensuring that the malnourished are reached, a universal scheme is better than a narrowly targeted one.
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