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Articles 48621 through 48720 of 53943:
- ‘We Started Decrying Five-Star Culture Without Realising It Was A Synonym For Excellence’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 11, 2003)
Jaswant Singh, Union Finance Minister, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express.
- India's `Pamir Knot' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 11, 2003)
Although India moved quickly after the collapse of the Soviet Union to engage the newly independent republics, it was Tajikistan that drew real close to India and became New Delhi's natural ally in Central Asia.
- Resolve Dabhol (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 11, 2003)
For far too long the governments at the state and central levels have sought to resolve the Dabhol mess since the project was shut down in 2001 and assets over $ 2 billion are now lying unutilised.
- India’s Bridge To Mongolia (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Nov 11, 2003)
In the late eighties, Mongolia was at the crossroads of history. It was the presence of Indian monk Lama Kushok Bakula Rimpoche that really helped at that crucial stage.
- China's Hurtling Growth And Trade Tensions (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 11, 2003)
China's rapid growth -- close to double digit this year -- is worrying economic planners who hope to achieve balanced development, reduce wide income disparities between the urban and rural areas, and absorb the unemployed millions.
- Cross-Border Power (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 11, 2003)
New Delhi has for long looked at the Central Asian states as a potential source for its energy requirements. Now, an offer has come from a Central Asian nation, which could meet some of India’s energy needs.
- India Frets As China And Pakistan Embrace (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Nov 11, 2003)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's three-day visit to China has been noted with some satisfaction by their common neighbor, India.
- Afghanistan's New Constitution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2003)
The draft constitution publicised last week does take cognisance of this reality. It provides for the delegation of power to the provinces and local bodies though the details of the devolution package have yet to be worked out.
- Slugging It Out For The Top Slot (The Financial Express, Senthil Chengalvarayan, Nov 11, 2003)
Birla should worry with Agarwal going global
- Personal Undertakings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 11, 2003)
The PSU expose reveals that our ministers have learnt little from the Petrol Pump Scam.
- India Inc Goes Shopping (Asia Times, Indrajit Basu, Nov 11, 2003)
Many Indian companies are deciding India isn’t big enough for them. This is a classic path that has been followed by many other countries as their economies create investors eager to play on a world stage, with more money than the local economy can bear.
- Terror Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2003)
The blasts in Riyadh are another warning signal, specially directed against the Saudi regime
- Better Option Than Oil And Gas Pipelines (The Financial Express, Omkar Goswami, Nov 11, 2003)
Treat this article as you will — either as a sober tract on future growth possibilities, or the ranting of a proselytiser of reforms. But first, some very recent history. In the last fortnight, I had three ‘revelations’. The first was a conference where C
- India's Growth Expected To Continue (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2003)
Rating agency CRISIL on Friday said growth rates witnessed in the current fiscal year in several sectors are expected to continue for more than three years, even as it predicted rising wages in the information technology sector by 2007-08.
- Lucknow In A Labyrinth (Indian Express, V. N. Kakar, Nov 11, 2003)
In Lucknow, they have two remarkable landmarks. One is called the Bhulbhalian (labyrinth). The other is the Ghazi-ud-Din Hyder canal. Both were built centuries ago by the nawabs of Agra and Oudh. Bhulbhalian was the offshoot of a famine. The nawab wanted
- India's Confused Privatization (Asia Times, Arun Bhattacharjee, Nov 11, 2003)
The zigzag divestiture of India's government-held businesses is starting to endanger the program, with the breakneck speed of the sale of some operations starting to come under a cloud. And with that, so is the reputation of Arun Shourie, India's minister
- How Putin Touched A Raw Nerve (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 10, 2003)
Most commentators do admit that some Russians like Khodorkovsky made billions in the great privatisation bazaar when the national wealth was disposed of for pennies.
- 'We Can Supply Power To India Via China’ (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Nov 10, 2003)
India and Kyrgyztan have stressed the importance of enhancing trade and investment ties so as to raise current bilateral trade levels.
- It Takes Two To Manage A Border (Indian Express, Anand Kumar, Nov 10, 2003)
during the biennial meeting of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), India had proposed joint patrolling of the common border between the two countries.
- Poor Grade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2003)
Instead of quibbling, India must take firm measures to correct its male-female literacy ratio.
- A Calmer Colombo (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Nov 10, 2003)
Sri Lanka would gain if, instead of clashing openly, the major parties coordinated their efforts in tackling negotiations with the LTTE.
- An Unreasonable Restriction (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 10, 2003)
Political leaders in India should realise that arbitrary governance also creates political and policy uncertainty and destabilises the environment for business.
- Climate Change: Think Out Of The Box (The Financial Express, Robert O. Blake, Nov 10, 2003)
For too long, the debate on climate change has been deadlocked. It’s time to move beyond that.
- The Great Immigrant Bazaar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2003)
IT SHOULD HAVE made for the perfect equation. By 2050, many rich countries with low fertility and birth rates will need to have allowed in millions of immigrants to replace their own ageing labour force. Millions of people in the developing world are wait
- Chennai’S Tinpot Dictator (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2003)
The jail terms ordered by the Tamil Nadu assembly against the editor and several other senior journalists of The Hindu and against the editor of a DMK newspaper, evidently at the behest of Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha, are the acts of a petty tyrant.
- The Drdo Theft: Wither Cip Policy? (The Financial Express, Subimal Bhattacharjee, Nov 10, 2003)
The recent incident of the theft of computer CPUs and hard disks from DRDO’s Metcalfe House complex in Delhi is shocking, and brings to light the poor state of security at one of the critical installations of the defence ministry. But overall, it raises c
- Chimera Of Economic Pre-Eminence (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 10, 2003)
FIVE WEEKS ago, Goldman Sachs dropped a bombshell when it suggested in one of its periodic global papers that the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) were poised to take on the economic leadership of the world, displacing in the process econo
- Dirtying The Dozen (Hindustan Times, Irfan Husain, Nov 10, 2003)
Extracting concessions aimed at promoting peace with our neighbour out of the Pakistani establishment is as tough as yanking out a healthy tooth from the jaws of a difficult patient. The grudging, ungracious response to India’s ‘peace package’ took a week
- 3-Day Summit To Focus On Women (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
The tense situation in her country has forced Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga to decline from delivering the key address at the International Summit on Gender and Poverty. But PM A.B. Vajpayee, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former RBI chief Bima
- Personal Policies (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 09, 2003)
Minister of State for Finance A V Adsul wanted his loyal political worker Anwar Ibrahim Qasi to be appointed as his assistant personal secretary. But the Shiv Sena minister was thwarted by the Department of Personnel which turned down his candidate on the
- Remove Curbs On Movement Of Mediapersons From India, Pakistan (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 09, 2003)
During discussions on confidence-building measures by India and Pakistan (and in bilateral interaction between the SAARC countries, in general), the issues related to the free flow of information and easy movement of mediapersons have received scant att
- 'Guns No Solution, Flexibility Is Key' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Neither you nor any of your present crop of Hurriyat leaders were part of the 1989 movement. Now, how can you claim to legitimately represent the Kashmiri struggle in talks with the Centre
- Reversal Times (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 09, 2003)
That Industrial Development Bank of India’s (IDBI) revival plan includes a possible reverse merger with IDBI Bank is old news. But IDBI under M. Damodaran’s leadership has planned a far more ambitious future for itself and has even finalised its revival s
- News Reel 02-11-03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
SRI LANKA plunges into chaos as President Chandrika Kumaratunga sacks three key ministers of the Ranil Wickremasinghe government. Accusing the Prime Minister of yielding too much to the Tamil Tigers, she, however, asserts the peace talks will be on course
- Don Your Monkey Cap And Chew This (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 09, 2003)
"Monkey Menace in South Block reaches alarming proportions" - News item
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
With regard to P Chidambaram’s Our other northern neighbour, I have some questions to ask. You observe that ‘‘The Maoists are reported to be receiving help from China.’’ Can you give any reliable information indicating that China is helping the Nepal Maoi
- This Mrs G And That Mrs G (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 09, 2003)
Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary went by almost unnoticed. There was that little fracas over grandson, Feroze Varun, being denied entry (or so he said) to her samadhi and there were the usual pictures of Sonia, family and flunkeys seated in mournful reme
- Lanka: That Sinking Feeling (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 09, 2003)
If we have a troubled neighbour on the northern border, our neighbour on the southern border has plunged itself into a major constitutional crisis.
- Do Investment Talking Heads Practise What They Preach? (Indian Express, Monika Halan, Nov 09, 2003)
From your mutual fund agent to CEOs of insurance and mutual fund companies, everybody’s saying: make an asset allocation. Meaning don’t put all eggs in one basket, divide investments between cash, debt and equity products. One principle of sound investing
- Judicial Accountability (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 09, 2003)
Accountability is the sine qua non of democracy. Transparency facilitates accountability. No public institution or public functionary is exempt from accountability although the manner of enforcing accountability may vary depending upon the nature of the o
- Chorus: Amma, Lay Off (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly’s decision ordering the arrest of editors and senior journalists of The Hindu and Murasoli for ‘‘breach of privilege of the House’’ evoked widespread protest in the state.
- Jews And Israelis (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Brawn At Mr Universe Shows Off Brain Too (Indian Express, Nitin Nair, Nov 08, 2003)
From a psychologist to an engineer, they come in odd shapes and sizes
- Peking Duck Beats Delhi Belly (Indian Express, Kishwar Ahluwalia, Nov 08, 2003)
Recently, CII organised an India week in China, which included two major conferences on tourism in Shanghai and Beijing. The agenda was to give travel between the two countries a substantial boost. But before the conference, one encountered a quick realit
- Repentant, Resolute (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 08, 2003)
Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke to Britain’s FINANCIAL TIMES and the paper immediately spotlighted two moments: ‘‘Justice will be seen to be done’’ in Gujarat, India’s Prime Minister told the FT. He also ‘‘vehemently’’ rejected any suggestion that the economic
- Politics Is Not A Cantonment (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 08, 2003)
The generals in Pakistan have usurped public space and silenced their rivals. This is just not tenable
- Early Elections & Tdp Calculations (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Nov 08, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu's main strength remains the lack of cohesion within the Congress, which is the main opposition in Andhra Pradesh.
- Amma Has Freedom To Press — Hard (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
The Hindu: Citing privilege, House orders arrest of 6 journalists, MLA
- Chandrababu Wants To Logout And Reboot (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 08, 2003)
Decision likely as early as today
- Accused In Dowry Death, Officer Gets Bail & His Govt Job (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 08, 2003)
Women’s group says this violates Government rules, officer says it doesn’t
- Is The Euphoria Justified? (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 08, 2003)
There is simply no case for crowing about the performance of the Indian economy in 2003-04.
- Other Headlines (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Indian State Orders Editors' Arrest, Faces Protest (Washington Post, Reuters, Nov 08, 2003)
- The legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu faced media protests Saturday after it ordered five journalists and the publisher of one of the nation's most respected dailies held for alleged slander.
- The Road Is The Point (Indian Express, Dilip D Souza, Nov 08, 2003)
lines on a map move you, you should travel in Europe. Internal borders are essentially gone, currency exchange is a memory. For better or worse, English is widely enough spoken that you can manage without another language.
- Peace Should Stay: Anxious India To Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Chandrika calls up Vajpayee
- Outsource Or Perish! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2003)
OUTSOURCING is being viewed by politicians, legislators, media and the public in the US as an unmitigated evil. Even academics who ought to know better have been denouncing it as the cause of layoffs of American personnel by corporates and erosion of grow
- Choked Wetland Gets Lease Of Life In Chennai (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 07, 2003)
This story might have its beginning in politics but might end up in resurrecting a dying wetland screaming for intervention. Environment Minister T R Baalu has put pressure on arch rival J Jayalalitha’s Tamil Nadu government to clean its act on the Pallik
- Global Beauty: Mix West And Sadda Punjab (Indian Express, Sujeet Rajan, Nov 07, 2003)
Saira Mohan has been on 50 magazine covers; Newsweek is the latest
- Girls Missing Again, This Time In Schools (Indian Express, Amba Batra, Nov 07, 2003)
Drive 30 minutes from Delhi to learn why India’s at bottom of UNESCO report
- Gsp Of A Different Kind (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 07, 2003)
The idea is that better market access for GSPs should lead to women's economic and social empowerment over the long haul.
- Flawed Logic (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
THE SECURITIES APPELLATE Tribunal has redefined when insider trading is punishable. And it could well render impossible the task of nailing the offenders. That is because SAT insists that the insider ought to have had unfair advantage or profit motive whi
- Shrug Off The Cold War, This Is A New World (Indian Express, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Nov 07, 2003)
Pragmatism on the China front, infotech companies as a force multiplier. On security, think out of the box
- What The Credit Policy Has Ignored (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Nov 07, 2003)
The Credit Policy lacks action or pronouncement. Last year's GDP growth was sub-5 per cent and now there are projections for 7 per cent. The monsoon has been good; this could not have been built into the April planning. The stock market surged and forex r
- For A Chief Of Baghdad (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 07, 2003)
The military process in Iraq is overwhelming the political one
- War On Terror: The Us Dilemmas (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 07, 2003)
Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan... all represent the difficult challenges facing the US diplomacy in the world today, according to a recent report by a Task Force co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society in New York. G. P arthasar
- The Trinity Issues (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Nov 07, 2003)
Relations between India and the U.S. need to be based on a sympathetic understanding of each other's concerns and not against the backdrop of international rules of conduct which are breached whenever necessary.
- Did Blair Back Bid To Bug Mission, Asks Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Pakistan today asked Britain if the reported move by intelligence agency MI5 to bug its High Commission here had the backing of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government.
- Marrakesh To Cancun... Darwinism In Trade Talks (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Nov 07, 2003)
THE transformation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into a new avatar in 1995 — the World Trade Organisation — marked a paradigm shift. GATT was primarily about negotiating market access for traded goods. But the WTO's extension into n
- My Festival, Our Festivities (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 07, 2003)
Sehr’’ means the crack of dawn. ‘‘Sehri’’ is the meal before the ‘‘Fajir’’ prayer at dawn to enable one to keep body and soul together during the day’s fast in the month of Ramadan. Fasting ends after the ‘‘Azaan’’ or the call to prayer at ‘‘Maghrib’’, ju
- On Borrowed Prescriptions (Indian Express, Harmala Gupta, Nov 07, 2003)
We await a campaign against cancer grounded in Indian realities
- Iran's Sensible Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
IRAN HAS AVERTED a conflict with the United Nations Security Council by meeting a deadline set by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA had called upon Iran to suspend efforts to enrich uranium, permit intrusive and short-notice ...
- Lotteries: Regressive Taxation? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 07, 2003)
Do lotteries constitute a regressive form of taxation that ruins the poor? Those who play them are generating funds for projects that benefit the public, without tax rates having to be hiked. But, as most lotteries are played by people who can least affor
- Battling Alzheimer's (Hindu, Anahad O Connor, Nov 07, 2003)
Studies on Alzheimer's suggest that the benefits of a non-pharmacological approach should not be overlooked.
- A Media Farce In Two Acts (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 06, 2003)
In Britain's competitive media environment, obsessed with personalities, selection and presentation of news is becoming an increasingly arbitrary exercise.
- Hurriyat Is Dressed Up But Not For Mufti Party (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Nov 06, 2003)
No Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has done it in the past 14 years of militancy in the Valley. But when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sent invitations to top leaders of both factions of the Hurriyat Conference to join him at an Iftar party this evening, none
- Dawood Packs Bags, Moves To Pak Capital (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Nov 06, 2003)
He’s winding up Karachi operation, says report; panic in Pak over Muttawakil-CBI talks
- Chandrika Declares Emergency (Indian Express, Scott McDonald, Nov 06, 2003)
Adviser says truce with Tigers stands, LTTE denies rumours that North-South highway’s closed
- Accept Rupee Appreciation Gracefully (Business Line, K. Abraham Varkey, Nov 06, 2003)
While the rupee's rise has helped some exporters to rein in costs and increase their competitiveness in the global market, in general, profit margins have eroded. Indian importers, borrowers of foreign currency and the consumer have, however, all gained.
- A Paradigm Shift Called Kanshi Ram (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 06, 2003)
Kanshi Ram suffered a brain stroke on September 15 when he was travelling from Rajahmundry to Hyderabad. Since then he has remained immobile. For a few days he lost his speech but gradually regained his speech. Now both for the reasons of stroke and also
- `We And The Americans Are Looking In The Same Direction' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 06, 2003)
In the midst of chaos that is Baghdad today, its Deputy Mayor for Technical Affairs, Mr Faris Alasam, retains his calm and sense of humour. In an interview to Business Line in his office in Baghdad, he was optimistic about Iraq's future, but said the Amer
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