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- Jyotiraditya Scindia: Bjp’s Envy, Cong’s Pride (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Dec 26, 2001)
JYOTIRADITYA Scindia’s decision to follow his late father into the Congress was quite a blow for the BJP, which has yet to come to terms with the loss of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia in Madhya Pradesh.
- Protecting The Young (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 26, 2001)
Last year in December, a Swiss couple was arrested after activists belonging to the Forum Against Child Sexual Exploitation tipped off the Mumbai police about their involvement in a possible child abuse racket.
- Eating Crow (Tribune, Ram Verma, Dec 26, 2001)
Having been in government service all my life, I have acquired, it now looks pretty clear, two odious traits: miserliness and a moralistic fervor.
- Defining Neighbourly Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 26, 2001)
THE STARK CONTRAST between the present phase of growing bonhomie between India and Sri Lanka, on one side, and the dangerous escalation of tensions in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
- Support Yes, Intervention No (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
Ever since he took office as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe has assiduously tried to present an India-friendly profile.
- Cheery Chase (Pioneer, Vandana Kumari Jena, Dec 26, 2001)
"Are you from Orissa?" asked my boss when I went on a posting to Delhi a few years after marriage. "I am from Delhi, sir," I answered, and when he drew my attention to my surname I clarified, "My husband is from Orissa."
- Peso Passions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 26, 2001)
That Argentina has defaulted on external debt worth $155 billion — the largest single default in history — is not surprising.
- Power Play After Terror Strike (Tribune, P. Raman , Dec 25, 2001)
The suicide attack by the ISI-sponsored terrorists on Parliament House and its aftershocks have left behind many significant anecdotes.
- Babri Masjid And After (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 25, 2001)
Whenever December 6 approaches, we have to remind ourselves of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and of the mindset that would justify that barbarism.
- Elusive Peace In W. Asia (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2001)
Everybody yearns for peace, and so do the Palestinians and the Israelis. Yet peace is nowhere in sight in that sensitive region. The reason is that both sides find it difficult to make compromises.
- Tumbling Telecom Tariffs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2001)
MORE THAN TWO years after the first attempts by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to rebalance long-distance phone charges, major cuts in telecom tariffs are finally taking place in India.
- Indo-Pak. Crisis At A Delicate Moment (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 25, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 24. Pakistan's moves this week against the terrorist groups operating on its soil are likely to decisively shape the evolution of the current crisis between the two subcontinental rivals.
- Implications Of Doha For India - Ii (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 25, 2001)
We should prepare for negotiations on all Singapore items rather than continue to entertain the hope of blocking them two years hence.
- The Myth Of The Popular Will (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2001)
It is always risky, and often unfair, to read situations by speculating on the motives that are alleged to underlie them.
- Tumbling Telecom Tariffs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2001)
MORE THAN TWO years after the first attempts by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to rebalance long-distance phone charges, major cuts in telecom tariffs are finally taking place in India.
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- Parallel Lines (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
Organizational elections of political parties are usually stage-managed affairs aimed at legitimizing leaders’ personal control.
- Is There Need For A Separate Railway Budget? (The Financial Express, Aarti Khosla, Dec 25, 2001)
What is the rationale behind a separate railway budget? After all, the Constitution of India provides for only one ‘Annual Financial Statement’, popularly known as Budget, to be laid before both Houses of Parliament (Article 112).
- Agriculture: Tough To Quantify Benefits Now (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 25, 2001)
“We have agreed to address only the trade-distorting subsidies and not the whole gamut of agriculture subsidies, said Pascal Lamy, European Union’s trade commissioner, at a meeting with the civil society in Delhi recently.
- A Disappointing Series (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2001)
The English cricketers were described as a bunch of "B" grade county players when they landed in Mumbai.
- Changing Profile Of Terrorism (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Dec 25, 2001)
Terrorism is death and destruction by design when victims are totally unrelated to the cause espoused. Attacks on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11 and India’s Parliament on December 13 point to a sharp change in the profile of terrorism.
- A Nation On The Edge: Abort, Retry, Escape (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Dec 25, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S military leaders have had a propensity for adventure unmatched by other dependent states in the modern age.
- Exim Measures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
The new exim policy, however, is not without checks and balances.
- Fractured Verdict From Doha (Business Line, Anil K. Kanungo, Dec 25, 2001)
WHETHER the verdict from Doha went largely in favour of India or against its interests is still not quite clear.
- Conference On Fraud? (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Dec 25, 2001)
THIS seems to be an age of seminars and symposia.
- ‘Bilateral Trade Has Not Touched The Real Potential’ (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 25, 2001)
While there is enough scope for furthering trade, priority needs to be given to consolidation, says the Algerian ambassador to India, Adbelrim Belarbi.
- Christmas Past (Indian Express, George N Netto, Dec 25, 2001)
YOU know Christmas is round the corner in Munnar when you wake up in the morning to find your bedroom window frosted, your lips chapped and your extremities benumbed by the cold.
- Shadow Boxing In Tn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
The battle between the ruling AIADMK and the DMK in Tamil Nadu has assumed a new dimension, this time over the removal from the Marina beachfront in Chennai of the statue of the second century symbol of Tamil womanhood, Kannagi.
- Spit And Polish (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 25, 2001)
IN my next birth, ambassador K S Bajpai is once known to have famously remarked, I would like to be born as the Pakistani high commissioner to India.
- Indo-Pak. Crisis At A Delicate Moment (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 25, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 24. Pakistan's moves this week against the terrorist groups operating on its soil are likely to decisively shape the evolution of the current crisis between the two subcontinental rivals.
- Implications Of Doha For India - Ii (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 25, 2001)
We should prepare for negotiations on all Singapore items rather than continue to entertain the hope of blocking them two years hence.
- Response To Pakistan's Terrorism (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Dec 25, 2001)
There are leverages available to India in the economic, political and societal arenas that are potentially as and perhaps more effective than the military ones.
- The Myth Of The Popular Will (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2001)
It is always risky, and often unfair, to read situations by speculating on the motives that are alleged to underlie them.
- Call Of Duty And Line Of Fire (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Dec 25, 2001)
The injury caused to ANI cameraman Vikram Singh Bisht in the attack on Parliament has once again turned the spotlight on the hazardous nature of journalism.
- The Post-Taliban 'Spirit' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2001)
AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT, which has been strenuously put together under the auspices of the United Nations, has assumed office in Kabul to herald a post-Taliban era in Afghanistan.
- This Is Where The Terrorists Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
“Infrastructure facility” means any publicly or privately owned facility providing or distributing services for the benefit of the public, such as water, sewerage, energy, fuel or communications.
- Why The Global Economy Is Limping (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Dec 25, 2001)
Seldom do the three major economic areas in the world experience recession (meaning close to zero or negative growth) at the same time.
- Forward Push (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
During the period between 1993-94 to 1996-97, which had been marked by high growth in overall exports, exports of agricultural and allied products had grown by 23 per cent every year.
- The Politics Of War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
AS this might be the last Christmas of peace and goodwill on our benighted subcontinent, before we go hurtling down to the disaster which overcame Europe through the first half of the last century.
- Ways To Revive And Refresh (Telegraph, SRINJAY CHAKRAVARTI, Dec 25, 2001)
India’s exports have hit the trough following the terrorist attacks on the United States of America and the subsequent war in Afghanistan.
- Security Needs A New Mindset (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 25, 2001)
THE setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on national security and the indications that all the major political parties are clearly committed to the objective after the attack on Parliament.
- Industry: From Slowdown To Crisis (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 25, 2001)
IF THE industrial slowdown was a major disappointment last year, it has reached crisis proportions in 2001.
- Babus Beyond Belief (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Dec 25, 2001)
The boss revolved in his high-back chair and laughed loud enough to shake me and my over-sized ego. Just like Gabbar Singh.
- Algeria Calls For More Private Sector Participation From India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 25, 2001)
India-Algeria relations date back to the days of the Algerian liberation struggle (1954-62) when India advocated the cause of Algerian independence at the United Nations and other fora.
- Double Standards (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 25, 2001)
The American people are unable to comprehend why their culture of markets, democracy and freedom evokes such a lot of hostility across much of the world.
- Is This A Place In Time Warp? (Pioneer, Anuradha Bhattacharjee, Dec 25, 2001)
After virtual call cards (VCC) were introduced some months ago, BSNL sent its subscribers in Noida a mailer listing eighteen authorised agents.
- Going From Bad To Verse (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Dec 25, 2001)
As another year draws to a close and the nation takes stock of the triumphs and tribulations-mainly the latter-that it brought, it is time to cast aside gloom and get into a cheerful mood.
- No Resting On Oars (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 25, 2001)
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh's presence at the inauguration of the interim Afghan government in Kabul last Saturday and the warm welcome given to Indians in the Afghan capital, are developments that should not cause surprise.
- Peace, Through War (Indian Express, Abhisel Sarda, Dec 25, 2001)
CAN war bring peace? In fact, only war can bring peace. History tells us war has brought peace to most of the regions where it was fought. World War II brought peace to most of Europe and America.
- Last Resort (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
India’s diplomatic relations with Pakistan have reached a new nadir after the December 13 terrorist attack on Parliament. New Delhi has withdrawn its high commissioner from Islamabad.
- Implications Of Doha For India - I (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 24, 2001)
Some important gains were made and some of the losses minimised even while India had to give in on several critical issues because of its essentially weak bargaining position.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- The Pakistan Conundrum (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, Dec 24, 2001)
In the long term, the only hope is that the Pakistani state and society, through introspection, or other means, will move away from its anti-Indian identity.
- Good Ending (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
People’s initiatives can go a long way in influencing perceptions and decisions of political leaders.
- Global Inequalities (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 24, 2001)
An article by William Easterly and Ross Levine in a recent issue of the World Bank Economic Review discusses what we have learnt from a decade of empirical research on growth.
- How To Delight The Tourist (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Dec 24, 2001)
SEMINARS, conventions, papers, and forums on the topic of leveraging India's tourism potential abound.
- The New Crisis In Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LOGIC of India's decision to recall its High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Vijay Nambiar, seems to suggest that the latest crisis in bilateral relations can yet be managed with care and prudence from both sides.
- Aftershocks From Enron's Collapse (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 24, 2001)
FOR THE last few years, Enron Corporation has been in the centre-stage of Indias financial news. The future of Dabhol Power Corporation is in doubt, with suitors for its assets still unsure of its revival prospects.
- Words Over Troubled Waters (Telegraph, Jack Fairweather, Dec 24, 2001)
David Blunkett, the British home secretary, recently posed the question, “How do they [immigrants] avoid a conflict between embracing the history and identity of someone born abroad and identifying with Britain.
- Implications Of Doha For India - I (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 24, 2001)
Some important gains were made and some of the losses minimised even while India had to give in on several critical issues because of its essentially weak bargaining position.
- Dial M For Mozart (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 24, 2001)
As war clouds gather over the world, the Christmas gift market abroad has reportedly dropped by as much as 70 per cent. The Argentine president had to quit because of poverty riots.
- Continued Neglect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 24, 2001)
THE NASSCOM and the Computer Society of India (CSI) have been paying scant attention to a growing virus.
- The Pakistan Conundrum (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, Dec 24, 2001)
In the long term, the only hope is that the Pakistani state and society, through introspection, or other means, will move away from its anti-Indian identity.
- Striking At Will (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2001)
Our biggest handicap is our soft-state image. The terrorists have foreknowledge of this.
- Caricature Leader (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
Just as a debt crisis in Argentina can stampede investors into a panic-stricken exodus from markets throughout Latin America, so a political crisis in Zimbabwe can lead them to treat the whole of southern Africa as “unstable”.
- A Lesson In Adulthood (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Dec 24, 2001)
I was not yet 14. My father was a government doctor who got posted to a jail hospital.
- Is India Really A Soft State? (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Dec 24, 2001)
Doubtless, December 13 took us all by surprise. The glorious sandstone structure of our Parliament House had never before witnessed this kind of an attack.
- Uti Unmasked (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2001)
It is a devastating indictment of the UTI but the shocked investors or the Finance Ministry will not benefit from it.
- Tasks Before Karzai Regime (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2001)
This is the beginning of a new era in war-torn Afghanistan.
- Downslide Begins (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Dec 24, 2001)
The September 11 terrorist attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hit at the heart of American sensitivity; it changed the world for the US.
- Global Inequalities (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 24, 2001)
An article by William Easterly and Ross Levine in a recent issue of the World Bank Economic Review discusses what we have learnt from a decade of empirical research on growth.
- Good Ending (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2001)
People’s initiatives can go a long way in influencing perceptions and decisions of political leaders.
- The Rage Of Reason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2001)
Three consecutive Decembers that have seen three terrorist strikes have left us in the winter of our discontent.
- Looking Beyond Mere Karma (Pioneer, P. D. Pant, Dec 24, 2001)
During his speech in the Lok Sabha on the conclusive day of the session on December 19, Prime Minister Vajpayee refuted the old philosophic notion that life being perishable, all efforts to save it will be fruitless.
- That’s Entertainment? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 24, 2001)
It is that time of December when we remember the time gone by.
- Merits Of Inaction (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Dec 24, 2001)
Sometimes not doing anything is the best strategic course. In India, we have lost sight of this and have become enthralled by the cult of ‘‘action’’. The BJP is the party most at fault here.
- What Is The Way Ahead? (Indian Express, H. Kaushal , Dec 24, 2001)
The prime minister and Home minister have spoken about tackling Pakistan.
- Now Relief, On A War Footing (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, Dec 24, 2001)
On Saturday, as India’s high-powered delegation headed into Kabul for the installation ceremony of the Afghan interim government, Indian diplomacy seemed fully on track.
- Connecting With 20-M Forgotten Children Of Mother India (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 24, 2001)
An indepth report under jurist LM Singhvi tells us how very little we have done to convert the deep and abiding ties among 20-million diaspora with India into a national strength.
- Unilateral Us Decision On Steel Imports May Spur A Trade War (The Financial Express, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 24, 2001)
The United States’ pressure on the multi-billion-dollar steel industry world-wide to check a global slump in prices is slowly leading to some very hard decisions.
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