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- Afghans, Us Scramble To Salvage Constitution (Indian Express, MIKE COLLETT-WHITE, Jan 03, 2004)
Afghan leaders met US and UN officials behind closed doors on Friday, to try to end an impasse over a new Constitution that has exposed ethnic fault lines and undermined Washington’s vision of a strong presidential system. The Loya Jirga, or Grand
- N Korea To Let Us Team Visit Nuke Site (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 03, 2004)
A US delegation will visit North Korea next week to tour the North’s controversial nuclear complex at Yongbyon, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on Friday. He was confirming a ,USA Today report. Though the report said the January 6-10
- Indo-Pak Game Continues (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 03, 2004)
ONCE more, the ante has been upped regarding efforts to normalise relations between India and Pakistan, the hope of course being that, this time, the effort will succeed.
There is nothing unrealistic about such a hope if for no other reason than the
- Case For Indo-Pak Missile Talks (Tribune, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 03, 2004)
CLEARLY, the motivation to acquire missiles falls under political, strategic and economic-commercial and technology-related heads. Missiles are nice to have and keep. They add to a nation’s standing and prestige. Besides the political and commercial ...
- Bill In Ca Shop (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
THE NEW BILL to amend the Chartered Accountants Act appears to have set the cat among the pigeons. Accounting professionals are peeved that self-regulation is giving way to a bureaucratic regime, and that new fetters are going to be in place if the Bill
- To Know The Road Ahead, Ask Those Coming Back (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 03, 2004)
WOULD you add legs to a snake after you have finished drawing it? Probably not, but that is a Chinese proverb about doing something that is totally unnecessary and thus spoiling what you have already done, and perhaps also revealing one's ignorance about
- Safta: Much Effort For Little Gains? (Business Line, Sanjib Pohit, Jan 03, 2004)
SAFTA seems set for take off, but it may not as it is modelled now, liberalising commodity trade first and then services. For, apart from India, other countries have little to gain from a trading bloc; their industries would lobby against SAFTA fearing
- The Tussle Over Receipt Type (Business Line, R. Anand, Jan 03, 2004)
On the evergreen debate, capital versus revenue
- Looking Back, Looking Ahead (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 03, 2004)
It is increasingly becoming clear that without a flow of funds to the farm sector, the Indian economy will remain haunted by periodic production declines.
- Why Budget Needs A Fair Face (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Jan 03, 2004)
Irrational tax policies inhibit desire for compliance
- Peace Common Desire In India, Says Vajpayee (Indian Express, M. ZIAUDDIN, Jan 03, 2004)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said the entire spectrum of mainstream political opinion in India is for peace, cooperation and friendship with Pakistan. In an exclusive interview with Dawn at his residence here on Thursday, the PM made it
- Kalyan Attacks Mulayam, Says He Has Followed Coalition Dharma (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
Two days ahead of crucial meeting of Rashtriya Kranti Party, its president Kalyan Singh on Friday attacked the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led coalition saying he had nurtured it even after suffering humiliation and even after this if the coalition breaks, others
- Economics And Emotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
JUST AHEAD OF the second Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Centre has got the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2003, passed in Parliament. This enables People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in selected countries to have a dual nationality status. In doing so, ...
- Loner’s Lamentation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
NOBEL laureate Amartya Sen has held the Narendra Modi government responsible for the riots that followed the Godhra carnage in Gujarat. In a programme broadcast by the BBC on the New Year day, he has asked for a judicial examination of the allegations ...
- No Permanent Enemies (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
The art of the possible: this is the best known definition of politics. A more cynical view would define politics as the pursuit of interest masquerading as the contest of principles. Both views can draw enough support from the prevailing state of play in
- On The Wings Of Cbms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
THE ongoing efforts to normalise relations between India and Pakistan provide an encouraging setting for the success of the Islamabad session of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The latest confidence-building measures (CBMs) announced
- The Muddle Over Tds Interest - Ii (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Jan 03, 2004)
THE fundamental structure of Chapter XVII-A has been analysed in ACC Ltd vs ITO (74 ITD 369).
Section 191 mandates tax authorities to recover tax which has not been deducted, only from the assessee (that is, the payee from whose income the deduction
- 200 Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Lydia Polgreen, Jan 03, 2004)
After 200 years of independence, Haiti remains an impoverished and troubled nation.
- Left Unity Under Telangana Cloud In Andhra (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 03, 2004)
The demand for a separate Telangana — that will include the premier cyber city of Hyderabad — threatens not just the unity of Andhra Pradesh but has cast a shadow over the prospects of ‘‘Left unity’’ in the state which is likely to witness simultaneous
- Kaif Out Of Tri-Series (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
Mohammed Kaif has been ruled out for the One-Day International triangular series in Australia from January 9. Kaif, who was included in the 16-member team announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on December 28, 2003, has been ruled
- Us To Open Biggest Mission In Baghdad (Indian Express, Robin Wright, Jan 03, 2004)
In Prepration for ending its occupation of Iraq, the US is making plans to create the largest US diplomatic mission in the world in Baghdad, complete with over 3,000 staffers. The transition will mark the hand-over of responsibility for dealing with
- Share The Risks, Split The Spoils (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Jan 02, 2004)
All works of fiction that make money for the publisher and author do so only when they are published as co-editions, that is, in an identical format in a number of countries or languages. Co-editions make possible sharing of production costs and, more ...
- China Bans ‘dirty’ Ads During Dinner (Indian Express, MARK MAGNIER, Jan 02, 2004)
China rang in the New Year by banning advertising during dinnertime for sanitary napkins, haemorrhoid ointments and athlete’s foot medicines. ‘‘This is really welcome,’’ said Lei Jianqiang, 33, a railway employee. ‘‘Those ads are so disgusting.
- Quake Eases Iran-Us Ties (Indian Express, EDMUND BLAIR, Jan 02, 2004)
Iranian officials hinted on Thursday that US aid to earthquake victims may have eased decades of mistrust between the US and Iran. Meanwhile, 11 more survivors were pulled from the devastation in Bam, state radio said today. Relief workers pulled a
- Target 6,000: Sensex Set To Hit Bull’s Eye (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
Up by 76.51 pts to 5,915.47, best close since Feb 14, 2000. Beware, valuations already gone through the roof
- Us Shrimpers Move Against India, 5 Others (Indian Express, Ajayan, Jan 02, 2004)
The new year does not seem to augur well for the $410-million Indian seafood export to the US after shrimp farmers there filed a petition for anti-dumping duties against India and five other countries on Wednesday. According to the petition filed by
- Why Interest Rates Should Go Up (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Jan 02, 2004)
If, as policymakers claim, India is moving towards a market driven interest regime, then rates should be determined by demand and supply. Lower interest rates cannot be achieved through administrative diktats but by increasing the availability of capital
- Cement Down The Spine (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 02, 2004)
In early 1991, when the ramshackle Chandra Shekhar government was at the helm, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader hosted a small dinner for the then party president, L.K. Advani. For the BJP, those were heady days. The Somnath to Ayodhya rath yatra of
- Take That: Now Brazil Fingerprints Us Guests (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 02, 2004)
Brazil on Thursday began fingerprinting and photographing US visitors on the orders of a judge.
Federal Judge Julier Sebastiao da Silva, furious at US plans to fingerprint and photograph visitors on entering the US, ordered Brazil’s authorities do the
- Focus On Jobs To Counter Ulfa Plan: Gogoi (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jan 02, 2004)
With the three-week offensive by the Royal Bhutan Army having dealt a severe blow to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the state government today said it would create more jobs to prevent the outfit from exploiting the frustration of the ...
- Jamaat Quits Hurriyat, Won’t Join Geelani Now (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Jan 02, 2004)
The new year began on a bad note for the Hurriyat Conference with the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami formally announcing its decision to dissociate from the separatist amalgam.
The move is being viewed as a serious setback for the moderates led by ...
- Govt Wants To Ensure Polio Doesn’t See ’05 (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 02, 2004)
The Union health and family welfare minister made two resolutions for the new year — a polio-free India by the end of 2004 and more than Rs 1,100 crore to spend on the mission. The budget is close to double the 2003 expenditure of Rs 600 crore. Close
- Mod Wants More Teeth: George Eyes Bigger Budget Pie (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
For the first time in years, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sought ‘‘additional funds’’ from the Finance Ministry. This comes in the wake of the Centre clearing the Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) for the Indian Air Force. Another deal for the
- Stamping Out Stamp Scams (Business Line, S. Arvind, Jan 02, 2004)
THE latest scam to hit the country, involving the large-scale printing and sale of postal and insurance stamps, non-judicial stamp-paper, court-fee stamps, and so on, has come to light at least now only because of its all-India ramifications, the ...
- Musharraf Wins House Trust (Indian Express, Amir Zia, Jan 02, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf won a vote of confidence in both houses of Pakistan’s Parliament and four provincial assemblies on Thursday, keeping him in power until late 2007. The vote means Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, will remain ...
- Magical Growth Rate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
THE rosy picture of the economy painted by the Central Statistical Organisation is bound to make every Indian feel proud of the country’s performance this fiscal. The economy grew by a record 8.4 per cent during the second quarter (July-September) and is
- And Terror Starts A Fresh Count In 2004 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant died when an improvised explosive device (IED) he was carrying on a bicycle exploded accidentally in the downtown area of the city, officials said here. Seven civilians were also injured, two of them critically,
- And The Empire Lives On (Telegraph, DIPANKAR DAS, Jan 02, 2004)
Early December, a high-profile East African Indian immigrant, Yasmin Alibhai Brown, stunned the world by belatedly returning the title of Member of the British Empire to the Queen. This came within days of the refusal of Benjamin Zephaniah, the dread ...
- A Watershed Year For Indian Diplomacy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 02, 2004)
WHAT seemed to be a Sisyphean labour till a couple of years ago in the context of Indo-Pakistan relations, now looks possible. The two countries were on the road to detente in the year just ended.
During the past 56 years of turbulent Indo-Pakistan ...
- Finally, Drdo Picks Up Stress Blip On Army Radar (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Jan 02, 2004)
After conducting counter-terrorism operations for more than a decade in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army is brushing up its stress-management manuals and techniques. As part of it, the DRDO’s Psychological Research Laboratory has listed warning signals for ...
- Indo-Pakistan Talks: Ten Issues (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 02, 2004)
India and Pakistan have been trapped for too long in arguing about procedural issues and defending past political postures.
- Five Days That Could Change The World (Indian Express, Rohit Brijnath, Jan 02, 2004)
Ganguly’s men eye greatness, as Aussies keen to give Steve Waugh a grand farewell
- Disgruntled Diaspora (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Ministry of External Affairs and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry are jointly organising the second Pravasi Bharathiya Divas on January 9-11 at New Delhi with the usual pomp and circumstance. The significance of January 9
- Statutory Minimum Price: Bitter News For Sugar Industry (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Vajpayee Government has again yielded to populist pressure at the cost of an industry which tried its best to reason otherwise with the administration. But the sugar industry stands isolated in the face of combined pressure exerted by the Agriculture
- Missiles Are Cost-Effective (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Jan 02, 2004)
RECENTLY the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, UK, hosted the first ever workshop on missile issues in South Asia that was attended by strategic experts from India, Pakistan and China, the three countries in the region with ballistic missiles.
- Grooming Customers To Be `Techno-Ready' (Business Line, Vinay Kamath, Jan 02, 2004)
COMPANIES launching high-tech gadgets need to be sensitive to the "technology-readiness profiles" of their customers before putting their products out in the market. They also need to develop marketing strategies, which evolve as a product ages in the
- How Do They Get Rich? (Hindu, Virginia Postrel, Jan 02, 2004)
The process of economic development is hard to repeat. The great mystery is why.
- Why Interest Rates Should Go Up (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Jan 02, 2004)
If, as policymakers claim, India is moving towards a market driven interest regime, then rates should be determined by demand and supply. Lower interest rates cannot be achieved through administrative diktats but by increasing the availability of capital
- Dumping Suit Against Indian Shrimp Export To Us - China, Thailand & Vietnam Also Face Problems (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jan 02, 2004)
A COALITION of US shrimp farmers has filed a trade complaint seeking to curb $2.4 billion of annual shrimp imports from India, Thailand, China, Brazil, Vietnam, and Ecuador. The SSA, which represents the interests of eight shrimp producing US States,
- India Shining (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
The year 2003 has ended with good news and not just because foreign exchange reserves have crossed 100 billion US dollars. In 2003-04, the Central Statistical Organization’s first quarter estimates showed a gross domestic product growth of 5.7 per cent.
- Home And The World (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Jan 02, 2004)
Western secular modernity viewed history as a panoptical narrative produced by rigorous scholastic enterprise and based on solid, unalterable archival evidence. It scornfully dismissed other possible sources like autobiographies, memoirs and local lore
- Statutory Minimum Price: Bitter News For Sugar Industry (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Vajpayee Government has again yielded to populist pressure at the cost of an industry which tried its best to reason otherwise with the administration. But the sugar industry stands isolated in the face of combined pressure exerted by the Agriculture
- Govt To Testfire Agni Iii This Year (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
In a major step that will boost its missile-delivery capabilities, India is all set to testfire the 3,000-km range Agni III missile early this year. According to Dr V.K. Aatre, scientific advisor to the Defence Minister, the Defence Research and ...
- Mexican Flights Come Under Us Scanner Now (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
A week after the Christmas Eve cancellation of six Air France flights from Paris to Los Angeles, US authorities cancelled Aeromexico’s Flight 490 to LA on New Year’s Eve for fear it may have been targeted by Al Qaeda. Officials were so concerned about
- Tyre Imports From China To Enjoy Duty Sops (Business Line, K. R. Srivats, Jan 02, 2004)
DOMESTIC tyre manufacturers will have to contend with tyre imports from China at much lower protection levels from January 1. The Finance Ministry has formally included China in the list of countries (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Korea) that can
- Standardspeak On Point Of Sale (Business Line, P. S. Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
On determining when `sale' is performed for the purpose of AS-9
- Npa Chase With Millstones Tied (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Jan 01, 2004)
On the rough road ahead for banks and financial institutions in managing non-performing assets
- The Shattered European Dream (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2004)
The year gone by saw the masks of unity and integration torn off to reveal an E.U. rife with fragmentation, infighting and personal rivalry.
- Vajpayee's Challenge (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 01, 2004)
While Mr. Vajpayee may be able to lead the NDA back to power, this may not be enough for him to leave a permanent stamp on history.
- Sachin’s Problem: Switching Off From Perfect Bowling Bait (Indian Express, Sandeep Dwivedi, Jan 01, 2004)
OUT OF TOUCH: Sachin falling for oldest trick in the book, as Amarnath did 20 years ago
- New Year Pronouncements (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 01, 2004)
While India will emerge stronger in 2004, it is only political will that can bring about a real change in the economy, society and politics.
- Come Clean (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
If the time for poll alliances comes, Mr Harkishen Singh Surjeet’s season cannot be far behind. It is not easy, however, to make out what kind of alliances the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is striving to strike up this time.
- Punjab The Victim (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE crisis in the Punjab Congress that has brought administration in the state to a virtual standstill is far from over. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's placatory measures to win the dissidents over to his side are yet to yield the desired results...
- Seeing Through The False Front (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, Jan 01, 2004)
The British may have bagged the Hooghly riverfront project, but for the rejuvenation plan to have relevance local sanction is a must
- Kunte Plays Out A Cautious Draw (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte played out a cautious draw with top seed GM Vladimir Epishin of Russia in third round of the premier event of the Hastings International Chess Congress here. The draw, however, did not help Kunte improve his position in the 7
- Get Saarc Going (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
EVERY SUMMIT OF the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) raises the same question: can this grouping of seven nations ever get its act together to achieve any of its goals? In the nearly two decades of its existence, SAARC has ...
- Engaging In Talk About Talks (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jan 01, 2004)
New Delhi's thinking on the nature of contacts with Pakistan's leadership, at the time of next week's SAARC summit, is crystallising in the light of the flow of signals from Islamabad. The meaning and implications of each word is carefully examined. The
- No Longer The Stereotype Terrorist (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 01, 2004)
Indian intelligence officials are increasingly concerned over the emergence of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as new hubs for the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The organisation is known to have been recruiting energetically among Indian expatriates in the wake of the
- India Must Gamble On The Highest Stakes Of Them All (Indian Express, PETER ROEBUCK, Jan 01, 2004)
India sits on the threshold of mighty achievement and on the verge of predictable destruction. Already Saurav Ganguly and his men have surpassed all expectations, a point worth bearing in mind amidst the disappointment of an opportunity missed in
- Australians At It Again; Indians At The Receiving End (Indian Express, Ashish Shukla, Jan 01, 2004)
The Indian resistance on the fourth day of the third cricket Test here was so frustrating for the Australians that they resorted to sledging to unsettle their rival batsmen.
‘‘Where have you learnt your technique, mate! This is all what John Wright...
- India Offers Fresh Peace Pack To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 01, 2004)
As part of its new year gift to the sub-continent, India today proposed to hold talks with Pakistan on starting bus routes across the Line of Control in Kashmir and the international boundary in Rajasthan, hiking the strength of their respective missions
- Ernie Ready To Take On Tiger In Desert Classic (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
South African Ernie Els confirmed today he will go head-to-head with world No 1 Tiger Woods at the 2004 Dubai desert Classic over the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club from March 4 to 7. Els, the only man to win the Classic twice, in 1994 and 20
- Pakistan: Chickens Coming Home To Roost (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jan 01, 2004)
The recent assassination attempts on Gen Musharraf can best be described as the wages of sin that Pakistan's rulers have inevitably to pay for the policies they have followed for over a decade. The ISI's inducting and training of terrorists and the ...
- Dollar Breaches 1.25 To Euro (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 01, 2004)
For how long will this turbulence continue on the currency market is anybody's guess, but a recession-prone European Union is obviously dreading any further rise of Euro against the dollar.
- Are You Neck-Deep In Numbers? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
GADGETS come with user's manual, software ships with help facility, research papers have ample footnotes, and there are commentaries for difficult poetry. However, much of company-speak is not accompanied by some help to understand. Understanding
- Swami Army Gear Up For Sydney (Indian Express, NEENA BHANDARI, Jan 01, 2004)
The thrill of a series-decider coupled with the emotions surrounding the farewell match of Australia Test captain Steve Waugh have provided supporters of both teams the perfect excuse to break into grand celebration during the Sydney Test, irrespective of
- Siddharth Claims Scottish Open U-19 Boys Crown (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Siddharth Suchde clinched the first ever gold for India in the under-19 event of the Scottish Junior Squash Open as he defeated top-seed Jose Angel Becerill of Mexico in the final round. Second-seed Suchde showed a good form to upset the Mexican in three
- When Cheap And Free Spelt Mega Value (Business Line, Aarati Krishnan, Jan 01, 2004)
MISSED the stock market rally? Take heart. If you are a consumer of branded products or services, there are still plenty of reasons to pop the champagne at the end of 2003. It was a year in which marketers, eager to lure new consumers into their fold,
- Setting Bloodhounds On The Watchdogs' Trail (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 01, 2004)
TODAY is January 1, and you want to wish everybody, "Happy New Year!" Yet, if you run into any accountant, the greeting may not be appropriate. The CA Act is undergoing change, and the forebodings are already on the DCA's site for all to see — "a Bill
- Toasting Time Again For All In It Sector (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
THE year 2004 promises to be full of excitement for the technology sector where domestic players — big, small and medium and multinational corporations have struck a positive mood. Herewith a perspective on the general outlook for the sector that is
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