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- Smelling The Tokyo Rose (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 14, 2003)
Defence Minister George Fernandes makes no attempt at hiding his affection for Japan. Apart from a painting of Mahatma Gandhi — said to be painted by a Burmese refugee who lives in his house — the only other decoration on the walls of Fernandes’ South....
- Fiis Breathe Easy (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2003)
FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS must have heaved a sigh of relief after the recent Supreme Court ruling on their tax status. Though they have invested close to $20 billion in the decade since the market was opened up to them, the FIIs are widely perceived
- Market Forces In The Animal Kingdom (Indian Express, Alan C. Miller, Oct 14, 2003)
The US may allow trade in endangered animals if it subsidises conservation projects
- Boost To India-Thailand Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2003)
BUT FOR THE 1997 economic meltdown, Thailand might have emerged as the leading Asian Tiger among the Southeast Asian countries. Its economy was growing at a robust eight per cent of GDP. The country has now recovered from the problem, though the ...
- Oil Smoothens A Dynasty's Rule (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Oct 14, 2003)
The big game in the Caucasus is bound to gain momentum after the presidential elections in Azerbaijan where both Russia and the U.S. have decided dynastic succession is the best option.
- Corporate Credit Portfolio — Baking Assets On The Fire Of Securitisation (Business Line, Venkat Ramaswami, Oct 14, 2003)
The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SRFESI) was definitely a strong indication that the corridors in New Delhi were waking up to calls from Wall Street. It is time for the wake-up signal to b
- Stretching Exercises And Real Yoga (Deccan Herald, Dipankar Khanna, Oct 14, 2003)
Yoga can bridge the distance between the physical and mental sheaths through advanced psychic work-outs
- A Nobel For Techniques (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2003)
ECONOMICS PROPOUNDS MANY theories but has few tools to test the validity of hypotheses proposed. It is inevitable that the discipline often comes up short in offering empirical proof for its theories. For one thing, while economics claims to be a ...
- Our Ayodhya, And Ram’S (Indian Express, Radha Kumar, Oct 14, 2003)
The mandir-masjid issue has led to Islamic and Hindu extremists feeding on each other. And endangering India
- 4 Yrs As No 2, Ia ‘climbs Up’ To Tie With Jet At The Top (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 14, 2003)
But Jet is still way ahead in age group 25-35
- Bjp Trumpets Nda’S 4 Years In Office (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 14, 2003)
It was party time in the BJP camp today. The occasion: The NDA government’s completion of four years in office. Having celebrated its five years in office barely six months ago, the party had its own logic for this backward counting. ‘‘We are counting the
- Togadia Tests Pm’S Trust: Warns Riots If Vhp Stopped (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 14, 2003)
A day after Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee urged the nation to trust the VHP on its plans for an assembly in Ayodhya on October 17, he came under attack from VHP firebrand Pravin Togadia who threatened ‘‘communal violence’’ if the Centre and the Utta
- Patents For Peace And Happiness (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Oct 13, 2003)
Indian scientists should be encouraged to assign their patents to a bank to be used for the common good.
- Govt Gets First Chance To Make Sc Think Again (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 13, 2003)
HPCL-BPCL: Jessop hearing today may end Centre’s dilemma on disinvestment verdict
- Please Spare Us Our Silly Points (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 13, 2003)
Hurry back, all is forgiven. Ditch MAX for Morrison or Atul Wassan. Bring with you, your lovely, moist smile, your transparent saris and ignorance of cricket. Rescue the India-New Zealand cricket series from the commentary of men more dead than alive and
- Intelligence At A Premium? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2003)
The controversies surrounding the Blair Government's Iraq policy have stripped the intelligence establishment of its mystique.
- Oh God, What A Game! (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Oct 13, 2003)
Saeed Anwar, at the batting crease, was a delight to watch. The small-built Pakistan former opening batsman leaned into effortless off drives and cover drives and cut with precision.
- Getting Back On The Growth Path (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 13, 2003)
What the developed world needs to do is to "coordinate" monetary policy, which will bring about stability in capital flows and an orderly realignment in exchange rates but only if it is "combined with coordinated fiscal expansion".
- Why No Future For Interest Rate Futures (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Oct 13, 2003)
THE National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently made a presentation on how market players can use interest rate futures for hedging. This gives us an opportunity to debate on why there is no trading in these contracts on the NSE now. The reason cited is that..
- Stamps Of Dishonour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
A LOCAL PUNE court recently remanded Krishna Yadav, the Telugu Desam MLA and former Andhra Pradesh Minister, to custody in connection with the fake stamp papers scam. Mr. Yadav, who was arrested last month by the Maharashtra police under the ...
- Coasting On Cross-Subsidies (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
THE ROAD TO reforms, even a die-hard would concede, is full of bumps. The cross-currents of interests, post-adjustment hiccups, together with memories of initial disappointments, have led to a general downgrading of expectations, which were never very ...
- Knowing One’S Onions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
The tears and fears caused by the humble pyaaz continue to dominate India’s poll politics
- Someone Just Sold India’S Karachi Home, Pak Probes (Indian Express, Amir Zia, Oct 13, 2003)
Pakistan has launched a probe into the alleged fraudulent sale of a house belonging to the Indian High Commission to a local businessman, police officials said on Sunday.
- Low On Funds, Gandhi’S Ashram Weighs A New Business Option (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
Wardha’s Sewagram Ashram considers plan for holiday homes, unsure how Gandhians will react to the move
- Pawar Keeps The Pot Boiling: It’S For Cong To Decide, Not Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
Sonia origin: Upset Shinde waits for word from New Delhi
- Shirin’S Prize (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
Nobel for the Iranian crusader debunks facile ‘axis of evil’ equations
- There’S A Road From Cancun (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Oct 13, 2003)
Move the process forward to a fair outcome that benefits all
- Dawood’S Trusted Woman In Cop Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
In all of Mumbai and its hinterland, she was apparently the only one whom dons Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel trusted for a direct conversation.
- The Poet’S Words (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Oct 13, 2003)
Life, love and letting go
- ‘we Made Mistakes Like Discouraging Private Sector, We Are Changing Now’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 13, 2003)
You are the only Marxist ruler, if I could call you so, in the whole world. Isn’t it so, and an elected one at that, barring the small government in Tripura
- After The Battle In Iraq .... Is The War On Asian Currencies Right? (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 13, 2003)
Given the US focus on Asian currencies, if the yen strength persists, the risk of a currency war rises, with pressure on China to do something. The Bank of Japan would be forced into aggressive intervention. Central banks would race to destroy the value o
- Map Blues For Cong In Amethi (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Oct 12, 2003)
Chhatrapati Shahuji dist is history, more work for party
- Iba For Global Forum To Fight Terrorism (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
The International Bar Association (IBA) has called for a global convention for ‘‘improving cooperation in combating terrorism’’. Releasing a report in Washington on Friday of its task force on terrorism, IBA said such a convention will provide technical..
- Multi-National Force To Move To Interior Afghanistan (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 12, 2003)
NATO, which has the responsibility for the International Security Force in Kabul, will soon move to main provincial centres and other areas in the interior according to information received here. With that, the external security presence in A
- The Maya Behind The Raids (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 12, 2003)
What I like about Mayawati is her honesty. That may sound like a funny thing to say but I am being completely serious. I like her for never having made any attempt to hide her millions.
- Tashkent Se Aaya Mera Dost, He Wants A Bit Of Bollywood (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 12, 2003)
Hindi-speaking Uzbek at the film festival shops for the Khans
- Jaipur Foot Gets Spring In Its Step (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Oct 12, 2003)
It’s going to be lighter, better and cheaper
- Give Us Our Substandard Bangalore International Airport: Govt (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 12, 2003)
Yes, exactly that’s what the Govt has said to the private consortium that’s building it: it has set the minimum standard at 3 out of 5. This is below the IATA’s Asian standard of 3.5
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
P. Chidambaram, commenting on the attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, advocates a separate Telengana state as a solution to the endemic Naxalite violence that is plaguing the state for the past two decades (An attack seeks answers,
- Kurds Bide Their Time (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 12, 2003)
The relationship between the Kurds and the Arabs is uneasy.
- Party, Family Life Don’T Mix, Rabri Rebukes Laloo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
A piqued Rabri Devi, the Bihar Chief Minister, who on Saturday offered to resign expressing dismay over the performance of the ministers, reminded her husband and RJD chief, Laloo Yadav, that government, party and family work are worlds apart.
- Mamma, My Kitchen’S On Fire! (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 12, 2003)
Mamma mia! Mi scusi, mi scusi, mi scusi. Sorry, sorry, sorry, for not keeping in contacto. As usual, tua figlia, your daughter is molto occupato. As usual, the idiotas in the party cannot be trusted with anything, mamma, as usual We have to constantly do
- Don’T Link Taxes To Patriotism (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Oct 12, 2003)
TAX PLANNING: Tax evasion is undoubtedly wrong. But what about tax planning to secure relief from the rigorous net of taxation? In the UK, the settled legal position enunciated in the Duke of Westminster case was that ‘‘every man is entitled if he can to
- Reforms For Reforms’ Sake (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 12, 2003)
We have heard of the dictum ‘Art for Art’s sake’. We have seen, and continue to see, ‘Ministers for Ministers’ sake (take?)’. Now we have a new principle, thanks to Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie, and that is ‘Reforms for Reforms’ sake’.
- Yashodhara Stays, 4 More In Bjp’S Stable (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 12, 2003)
It was a day of both homecoming and house-hunting at the BJP headquarters here today. Those seeking a new abode included former Union ministers Arif Beg and Krishna Kumar and former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Bratin Sengupta.
- ‘delay In Taking Decisions Can’T Be Dubbed A Failure’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Do you think it would be appropriate not to take any action against K Muraleedharan and K Karunakaran in Kerala, both considered by majority Malayalees as obstacles worse than CPM to the current Antony administration
- After Naxals, It’S Cpm’S Turn To Break Rally Ban (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
The second incident violating the ban on rallies, imposed by Calcutta High Court on September 29, was today led by Left Front chairman Biman Bose, the man who spearheaded the Left Front tirade against Justice Amitava Lala’s order.
- Godhra Ghost Doesn’T Haunt Ram Sevaks (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Oct 12, 2003)
The Sabarmati Express stops here for two minutes in the dead of night, but the attention this station gets at the mention of ‘‘S-6’’ seems to last forever.
- ‘go Home’ (Indian Express, Munir Boweti, Oct 12, 2003)
Better leave Iraq’s fate to UN, Organisation of the Islamic Conference tells United States
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same..
- How To Deal With The Gang In New York (Indian Express, Shubh Saumya, Oct 11, 2003)
Treat the UN-centred order as a crime cartel. As the new toughie in town, India has to hustle its way in
- The Road Less Travelled (Indian Express, Vikram Kumar, Oct 11, 2003)
Detours through unexpected bursts of kindness
- Click! Now You Can Shoot At The Airport (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 11, 2003)
Photos in-flight or of planes landing, taking off? For that you have to wait
- Enlightenment, Buddha Style (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 11, 2003)
If India’s east is to emerge at all, Kolkata and West Bengal must be the engine
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same d
- In The Land Of Pure, Law Is On Trial (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Oct 11, 2003)
Pakistan’s justice system, based on blind enforcement of Islamic provisions, outdoes even Arab countries
- Which Way Will Political India Go? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
THE IMPORTANCE OF the Assembly elections in five States — Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chhattisgarh — scheduled for November-December 2003 stretches beyond the immediate. This is the final round of Assembly polls ...
- Policing The Net? Not Possible (Indian Express, Subimal Bhattacharjee, Oct 11, 2003)
Come October 14 and you will be unable to chat in MSN messenger, Microsoft’s chat services. Many in India and in some 30 odd countries will find this harsh. Microsoft claims that the reason for the move is to reduce the criminal solicitation of children..
- Myanmar's Easy Ride (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
THE MILITARY RULERS of Myanmar have snatched a diplomatic victory at the just concluded Bali summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). When the junta rearrested Aung San Suu Kyi last May, the 10-nation grouping made a ...
- Can Mumbai Become Shanghai? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 11, 2003)
Cities are increasingly a joint enterprise of the rich and the poor. A vision for their future must integrate the needs of both.
- A Bother For Bush (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 11, 2003)
The row over the leak of an undercover CIA operative's name to the media refuses to die down, much to the Bush administration's discomfort.
- Govt May Have To ‘circumvent’ Sc Ruling On Oil Psus: Dy Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
The Supreme Court’s ruling blocking the disinvestment of HPCL and BPCL is an ‘‘obstacle,’’ says Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, and to keep the momentum of the reforms process going, the Government will have to either ‘‘circumvent it or find a way out.’
- Ncert Denies With Straight Face, Advani Says Chief Told Me Only 3 Lines Are ‘similar’ (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Oct 11, 2003)
After a meeting with NCERT director J S Rajput whose authors are accused of plagiarising parts of a Class XII textbook on world history, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said today that ‘‘it can happen that thoughts are expressed in a similar fashion.’’
- The Curdled Controversy (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Oct 10, 2003)
IT IS now almost a year since the simmering tensions between Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF or Amul) Chairman, Dr Verghese Kurien, and his counterpart at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr Amrita Patel, came out in the..
- The Painful Reality Imf Ignores (Deccan Herald, Joseph Stiglitz, Oct 10, 2003)
The Fund has again failed in its most urgent task of reforming itself and has dealt with issues beyond its mission
- Pressure On Asian Currencies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
GOVERNMENTS OFTEN BEND economic theory to justify policy decisions that they feel will advance their economic interests. A good example is the argument the United States has been advancing in its attempts to pressure China to make its renminbi ...
- Appointments & Disappointments (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Oct 10, 2003)
Every judge must be an activist who shares the vision, the mission and the passion of the Constitution.
- The Use And Misuse Of Pota (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 10, 2003)
The curious case of the Union Minister of State for Non-conventional Energy Sources, M. Kannappan, should have woken the country to the problems being created by the use and misuse of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) but it evidently has
- Trans Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
For India, a decade’s efforts to look east are beginning to bear fruit
- To Catch A Mouse (Indian Express, Kalpana Parikh, Oct 10, 2003)
An animal rights activist’s bandicoot dilemma
- Elite, Or Bestial? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
When four members of an elite army unit commit rape it shows how deep is the rot
- Arnie, The Son-In-Law Of Camelot (Indian Express, Elizabeth Mehren, Oct 10, 2003)
At a family conclave, the largely Democrat Kennedys resolved to help Republican Schwarzenegger
- Motera’S Empty Standing Ovation (Indian Express, Sandeep Dwivedi, Oct 10, 2003)
Not alarming, says Dalmiya, this is the TV age
- A Neighbour’S Paranoia (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Oct 10, 2003)
Pakistan’s search for parity with India is leading it up a blind alley
- Postcards From Europe’S Heart (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 10, 2003)
Prime Minister Vajpayee told his hosts at the Indonesian resort of Bali that India was experiencing a demographic revolution: 54 per cent of its population is below 25 years. When he receives Pascal Couchepin, president of the Swiss Confederation early ne
- Hp Police To Make Locals Aware Of Maoists’ Activities (Indian Express, Gaurav Bisht, Oct 10, 2003)
Intelligence reports confirming the presence of Maoist rebels’ in Himachal Pradesh has rung alarm bells for the state police.
- The Day After, She Picks Up Kanshi Ram’S Rs 7.5-Lakh Tab (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 10, 2003)
Yesterday, a furious BSP leader Mayawati alleged that the CBI, during its search of her home, had taken away the Rs 5.5 lakh ‘‘her party workers had collected from poor Dalits’’ for their leader Kanshi Ram’s medical treatment. Today, Batra Hospital, where
- For Us Author, It’S A Copy But In Ncert It’S A ‘tally’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
It’s plagiarism, I don’t like it one bit’
- Dengue Spreads Wings Across India (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 09, 2003)
4,720 cases, 78 deaths reported
- Bombay Echo In Bali Over Janis Joplin And Rap (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 09, 2003)
A tourist paradise turns on the music and dances to forget nightmare
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