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- Technology For Clean, Efficient Vehicles (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Jan 23, 2002)
IT IS propitious that the SAE India Mobility conference was held soon after the announcement of the governmental high-level committee's recommendations on the auto fuel policy.
- A Century Of Crises (Telegraph, Anup Sinha, Jan 23, 2002)
The 20th century witnessed unprecedented economic change. The growth of income has been phenomenal, rising from $6.4 trillion in 1950 to $35.4 trillion in 1995.
- The Karachi Connection (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 23, 2002)
After Kabul and Kandahar, it is time to turn to another hub of terrorism in the neighbourhood, Karachi. If one were to draw lines on a world map linking various terrorist acts, all the lines will, without fail, cross Pakistan's port town of Karachi.
- Roll Out The Vat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2002)
Fifteen states and five Union territories were supposed to switch to value added tax from April 1, 2002, with others following suit.
- Criticism Of The Court — Ii (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 23, 2002)
A National Judicial Commission to investigate charges against judges is a Constitutional necessity.
- Ball In General's Court Now (Pioneer, C. P. Chinda, Jan 22, 2002)
War clouds can be seen hovering over the skies of India and Pakistan these days.
- Easy Commerce (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 22, 2002)
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's recent visit to India was aimed at expanding the political and economic cooperation between India and China.
- Righting And Rewriting Indian History (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Jan 22, 2002)
The on-going dispute over Indian history and the behaviour of some of its protagonists is little short of amazing.
- How’s That (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2002)
The glorious uncertainty of cricket is made ridiculous when the umpiring is incompetent.
- A Spontaneous Consensus (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Jan 22, 2002)
Colin Powell visited New Delhi briefly early last week. L.K. Advani and George Fernandes have been in Washington.
- Rights And Wrongs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2002)
There have always been debates on the definition and scope of human rights, but there cannot be any excuse for the state to take away these rights.
- Welcome, But ... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 22, 2002)
The state of Goa is planning to make HIV tests compulsory for people before they tie the nuptial knot.
- Putting It Bluntly (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 22, 2002)
The Union Home Minister, Mr LK Advani put it succinctly when he said during an exclusive interview with The Pioneer that his quarrel was not with General Pervez Musharraf but with Islamabad which should change the policy formulated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- Opportunities, Not Threats (Indian Express, Gita Bajaj, Jan 22, 2002)
The Government of India is planning to commit the higher education sector for globalisation.
- Out Of Pique (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
Remember this children’s story? Downstream stands a lamb on the riverbank, drinking. Upstream stands the wolf watching. Gruffly, he says: “How dare you muddy my water?”
- Readying For The World (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jan 22, 2002)
With all the discussion on Doha, agreement on agriculture, Rio after 10 years, the budget for agriculture, you must be a bit jaded like me. So I decided to get back to the field.
- Poll Time In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2002)
DESPITE THE ABYSMALLY low standard of living, destruction caused by floods and an insensitive administration, the political discourse in the villages of Uttar Pradesh has always reflected a deep sense of maturity.
- Escalation Of The Battle Within? (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Jan 22, 2002)
Much of the focus of the events of the past few weeks, in the aftermath of the December 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, has been on the possibility of a major war breaking out between India and Pakistan.
- `Distribution Is Key To Power Reforms' -- Mr Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister For Power (Business Line, Ashok Dasgupta , Jan 22, 2002)
AFTER over 10 years of tinkering with reforms, the Centre now appears to be on the right track in putting the power sector back on the rails.
- Motivational Mela (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
MY recent sojourn in the US has left me disillusioned with the Indian corporate culture. Companies are not doing much to boost employee confidence. There are rarely any motivational retreats or marketing jamborees.
- Negotiating In Good Faith (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 22, 2002)
Now that the Americans are leaning on us to do what we should have the good sense to do on our own, it is but a matter of time (and face-saving) before we and the Pakistanis find ourselves at the negotiating table, with the Americans.
- The Case For De-Escalation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2002)
THE DEFENCE MINISTER, George Fernandes, is absolutely correct when he says that other nations do not have the right to demand that India pull back its troops from the western border.
- The Threat Of An Industrial Recession (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 22, 2002)
Recent announcements regarding trends in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) from the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) point to a significant slowing of growth in the registered industrial sector in India.
- Amp Sanmar Takes The Field With Steve Waugh (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
AMP Sanmar Assurance Company Ltd on Monday announced its arrival on the life insurance scene in India, pinning its business hopes on the potential in small towns and villages and the brand-building effects of the captain of the Australian cricket team.
- Scientists Deny Pak Claims On `Infested' Wheat (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 22, 2002)
SCIENTISTS at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have refuted Pakistan's claim about Indian wheat being infested by Karnal Bunt (KB) disease.
- Spy Who Knew Bangladesh Better Than Its President (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
‘‘A foreign intelligence agency is the eyes and ears of the government.
- Rice And Cnn (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 22, 2002)
Evidently, US National Security Advisor Condoleezza had switched on CNN to hear the General that Saturday — but only for a few minutes.
- India And Lanka: Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Third Time Lucky? (Indian Express, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Jan 22, 2002)
The reactivated peace process in Sri Lanka has once again focused attention on the role of India in the resolution of its southern neighbour’s ethnic conflict.
- Kashmir: Lessons Of History (Hindu, Navnita Chadha Behera, Jan 22, 2002)
The great Indian success story lies in its total faith in democracy... and devising rules of the game in away that allows power sharing among different communities. The challenge lies in extending that logic to Jammu and Kashmir.
- A Fired-Up Singareni Collieries Looks At Currency Swap Option (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jan 22, 2002)
SINGARENI Collieries Company Ltd, which had charted out strategies to beat the mounting debt burden by adopting a fiscal re-engineering approach, has emerged triumphant from the brink of financial disaster.
- Hesitant Recovery On Cards In 2002? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 22, 2002)
WITH the New Year, hopes ran high that the simultaneous slowdown of the economies of Europe and the US, which characterised 2001, would end and that the global economy would be on the road to recovery.
- Aiming At The Arsenal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
Defence Minister George Fernandes returns from the United States after what has obviously been a successful visit.
- Kashmir Needs To Be Resolved (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jan 21, 2002)
Without a solution of the Kashmir problem, India and the whole South Asian region will not enjoy peace and attain prosperity.
- Spared For Charity (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
The concessions given to charitable trusts and for donations given for charity have been the focus of attention of tax reformers from time to time.
- Suspended Belief (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Jan 21, 2002)
September 11 and December 13 were major setbacks to American and Indian interests in relation to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Security Concerns Himalayan (Indian Express, K. V. Rajan, Jan 21, 2002)
Colin Powell's recent visit to Nepal was the first by a US Secretary of State since the two countries established diplomatic relations 55 years ago. It is, perhaps, yet another measure of how much the world has changed since September 11.
- The Truth About Govindacharya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 21, 2002)
There are events which seem small in themselves but which become watersheds in the country’s political life. Belchi in 1977 was about more than the killing of a few Dalits in a backward village of Bihar.
- Dalit Agenda And The Action Plan (Pioneer, K. S. Chalam, Jan 21, 2002)
Keeping the past experiences of the Dalit movement and the present socio-economic situation in the country, an agenda is to be prepared.
- Cross Border Horror (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 21, 2002)
In Pakistan he was ‘‘de-escalatory’’ (like an upside down stairway?);
- A Fine Balance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 21, 2002)
The American secretary of state, Mr Colin Powell, performed a remarkable balancing act during his recent visit to India and Pakistan.
- ‘India’s Been Too Sceptical, Should Give Us The Benefit Of Doubt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
Over the past decade Fareed Zakaria has emerged as one of the premier foreign policy commentators in the United States.
- For Fruitful Talks (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 21, 2002)
While the governments of India and the United States watch out for the kind of action Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf takes on India's demand for the custody of 20 persons, wanted for involvement in terrorist and other heinous crimes.
- The Yen And Asian Currencies (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Jan 21, 2002)
THE Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, was on a tour of Asian countries to demonstrate the commitment of Japan to this part of the world.
- The Attack On Parliament And After (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
December 13 was a black day for India, when the country witnessed the most audacious terrorist attacks on our Parliament.
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Net Worth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 21, 2002)
The virtual space of the internet seems to be getting more interesting by the day.
- Kakinada Port: A Difficult Transition (Business Line, Ch. R. S. Sarma, Jan 21, 2002)
The AP Government finds itself in a piquant position as its first attempt at privatisation of a port has run into rough weather.
- Caromatic Flavours (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
The automobile industry may have driven itself into a cul-de-sac in the more prosperous regions of the globe.
- Striving To Excel In Indian And Foreign Fields (Business Line, Latha Venkataraman, Jan 21, 2002)
`Excel has not looked at capital expenditure as the major way to grow.
- Economics: Beyond The Definition (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jan 21, 2002)
AS EARLY as 1932, Lionel Robbins said in The Nature and Significance of Economic Science that a century earlier J. S. Mill had stated that the definition of a science had invariably not preceeded but followed the creation of the science itself.
- Cutting Flab (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 21, 2002)
TAMIL NADU is perhaps the first among the States to emulate the Centre by setting up a single-person Commission to suggest ways to downsize the Government.
- Currency: The Seductive Demon (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 21, 2002)
SO much of a nation's psyche, honour, and fortunes are tied up with its currency.
- Towards Colser Strategic Cooperation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2002)
THE INKING OF the bilateral agreement on military information exchange underlines sharply that strategic cooperation between India and the United States is rapidly assuming a new and extremely significant dimension.
- Enron: Will It Re-Define Business-Govt Links (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
IT IS inevitable that the collapse of Enron should have created a series of aftershocks on the political and economic environment of the US.
- Energia: A Proud Concept In Power Management (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 21, 2002)
WHEN Matsui Takamura first handed over to me the annual report of the Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., I paid little attention to it.
- Selling Sick Psus (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2002)
JESSOP AND PARADEEP Phosphates, the two ailing public sector undertakings shortlisted for privatisation this fiscal, will provide another test for the Government's disinvestment initiative.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 20, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- Air Your Views (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
A strict disciplinarian who cannot think beyond her jhola, sandals and sometimes the people, Mamata Banerjee also cannot think of travelling in one particular private airlines.
- Insecure In The Middle (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 20, 2002)
Once, in the Sixties, being middle class meant ironed clothes to wear, enough to eat, a newspaper to read, a watch to tell time by and, perhaps, a scooter to ride to work.
- Place In The Sun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
A successful foreign policy has to be driven by a vision. The makers of the policy must be guided by an overarching concern about the country’s status in international affairs.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 20, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 20, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- The Fuse Gets A Bit Longer (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 20, 2002)
It appears that the state of lessened hostility between the Israelis and the Palestinians, fragile though it is, could continue for a while.
- Rumblings From Rome (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2002)
Within less than a month of the euro's launch, the E.U. applecart has been well and truly upset by Italy under Silvio Berlusconi.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 20, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- It's Time To Draw The Line (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 20, 2002)
Privately, political parties across the spectrm concede that the LoC as the International border is the only feasible solution to the Kashmir issue.
- Welcome To Moscowashington (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 19, 2002)
As the subcontinent fetes Colin Powell, step back three decades in time, almost to date. Then get down to figuring out this funny new world.
- Now, Economics Will Drive Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 19, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 18. Sino-Indian relations have long been on hold, thanks to decades of mutual distrust and political wariness.
- Unity Of Problems (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
The irrepressible George Bernard Shaw once described England and the United States of America as two countries separated by a common language.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 19, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 19, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Going by the reaction to his January 12 speech, the whole world seems to be in a mood to give the General a standing ovation.
- The Powell Touchdown (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
If US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s purpose in touring the subcontinent was to ferry messages across the heavily militarised border between India and Pakistan, his visit must be termed a success.
- Disperse The War Clouds (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Jan 19, 2002)
To ease the tension, the Governments of India and Pakistan should withdraw the anti-people measures of stoppages of bus/train/air services and the ban on TV channels.
- All For Your Country (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
Seven years ago I received an invitation to deliver a series of lectures in certain Norwegian universities. I knew no one in Norway.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 19, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- Burden Of The Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
Pragmatism weighed with the BJP when it dropped 41 sitting legislators in Uttar Pradesh while announcing candidates for 309 seats in the state. The party has identified them as the least likely to win in the February elections.
- The Fact Of The Hyphen (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 19, 2002)
When Afghanistan was last in the news, the military ruler of Pakistan said one thing and did another, explaining to his American mentor that “Muslims have the right to lie in a good cause.”
- Left Out In The Cold, Some Warm Comfort For Pakistan’s Minorities (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Jan 19, 2002)
LAHORE: For Cecil Chaudhry, war hero and rights activist, the news came straight out of the blue.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 19, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- The Doctor's Prescription (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 19, 2002)
The RBI has come to the cautious conclusion that certain forms of Governemnt spending have a positive impact on the economy.
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