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Articles 52121 through 52220 of 53943:
- Men In Flannels & Men In Suits (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2001)
THE ESSENCE OF sport is the willingness to counter challenges within a set of mutually agreed-upon rules, the ability to face up to uncertainties and the courage to accept all decisions - just or unjust - in one's stride.
- ‘Supachai Will Spend More Of His Time With The Oecd’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 24, 2001)
Pascal Lamy gives one last look to a somewhat unflattering piece on him in The Financial Express.
- Education Bill Needs A Relook If It’s To Serve Desired Purpose (The Financial Express, Shikha Chadha, Nov 24, 2001)
India tops the world in having the highest number of illiterates. Recent estimates point out that the number of children below 15 years joining the labour force varies from 17.4 million to 44 million.
- Wanted In Pakistan, Someone To Bell The Cat (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 24, 2001)
THE turn of events in Afghanistan over the past two weeks is being described as a strategic debacle for Pakistan.
- What Has Dalmiya Done? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Jagmohan Dalmiya has only himself to blame for the mess he has created.
- The War On Tv (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2001)
BBC [POINT OF THE DAY]
‘‘This is a man (bin Laden) who probably hasn’t slept in the same bed very often over a number of years;
- Laloo’s Ranchi March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2001)
CALL it politics or theatrics, it makes no difference when it comes to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Laloo Prasad Yadav.
- Among The Believers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2001)
Does my Makkah-Madina affiliation irritate some of my Hindu friends?
- Quick On The Draw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 23, 2001)
The arrival of an Indian diplomatic mission in Kabul on Wednesday was truly a historic event. It symbolised, as few other things have, the total change of scene that has taken place in Afghanistan.
- Potshot At Poto (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 23, 2001)
Why are the political parties playing the POTO game?
- Reviving Afghan Relations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2001)
INDIA'S decision to station in the Afghan capital medical and paramedical personnel and set up a liaison office can be considered a good beginning to reconstruct its Afghan policy.
- Bjp’s New Stance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2001)
HOME Minister L. K. Advani surprised his secular critics by unambiguously denouncing the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) for its forced entry into the makeshift structure in Ayodhya on October 17.
- Genetically Modified Plants -- Biological Intervention, The Answer (Business Line, Ashok Chaudhury, Nov 23, 2001)
GENETICALLY modified (GM) or transgenic plants will play an important role in Indian agriculture.
- Risk-Based Supervision Of Banks (Business Line, P. P. Pathrose, Nov 23, 2001)
THE banking system, over the past ten years, has changed dramatically. Advances in technology, closer relations among economies, liberalisation, deregulation, and so on, have made banking far more complex.
- Making Punishments Punitive (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 23, 2001)
How far the corporate world is criminally responsible for its acts of omission and commission is the question awaiting the answer of the Attorney-General, Mr Soli Sorabjee.
- Making The Market Economy Work (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 23, 2001)
"WE are all socialists now." That was what was said in the heydays of socialism.
- A New Call For West Asia Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2001)
A CANDID ADVOCACY of a ``viable Palestinian state'' may have enhanced the credentials of the U.S. as a self-styled honest broker in West Asia at this psychologically salient moment.
- Reclaiming 23 Lost Years (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2001)
IT’S difficult to know where to begin when it comes to chronicling the immediate past of Afghanistan’s women, just as it is difficult to know where to stop when it comes to fathoming the future.
- Search For A Suitable Head For Sebi Gets Tough (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Nov 23, 2001)
Here's a golden chance for all those who love challenges and controversies, are adept at walking the tight-rope doing a fine balancing act between the strong corporate lobby and a status quo-loving finance ministry.
- Building New Strategic Ties (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 23, 2001)
Moscow: "Shout for us across the Himalayas whenever you need us."
- Informal Sector: A Dilemma Between Removal And Revival (The Financial Express, Siddartha Mitra, Nov 23, 2001)
There have been several attempts to control the size of the informal sector through licensing or physical controls. The cycle rickshaw sector in Delhi has been the object of one such attempt. The policy has clearly failed.
- On To Iraq, Say Us Hawks (Indian Express, Ronald Brownstein, Nov 23, 2001)
With Taliban falling, Bush is being urged to extend war to a serious bid to topple Saddam.
- Fiction As Fact? (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Nov 23, 2001)
QUITE some time ago, I wrote a novel, The Oblivion Tapes. A few friends, mostly Americans, advised me against writing it.
- The Evil Empire And The Crusader-Turned-Gladiator (The Financial Express, Ravi Kapoor, Nov 23, 2001)
With the government announcing the sale of CMC Ltd and HTL Ltd in October and hotels of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and Hotel Corporation of India this month, the privatisation process is at the threshold of the take-off stage.
- India-Pakistan Talks: Yes, No, Maybe (Hindu, Kanti Bajpai, Nov 23, 2001)
WITH THE Northern Alliance's dramatic gains in the ground war in Afghanistan, India must turn its attention to relations with Pakistan.
- China, Japan Fail To Make Progress On Trade Row (The Financial Express, Bill Savadove, Nov 23, 2001)
BEIJING, NOV 22: Japan and China met on Thursday to try to resolve a festering trade dispute over Chinese agricultural products for the fourth time in a month, but cut off talks after just three hours without making progress.
- Leveraging On History (Business Line, Lee D. Parker, Nov 22, 2001)
WE LIVE and work in an age where change is highly valued and the future is our governing professional and corporate orientation.
- Pakistan: Reaping The Whirlwind? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 22, 2001)
PAKISTAN today is in the unenviable position of having two enemies, vis-`-vis the developments in Afghanistan.
- Effective Ban On Smoking Has To Come From Within (The Financial Express, T. Bhanu, Nov 22, 2001)
We all know that soliciting in public is a punishable offence. But can one strike a hush-hush deal with a sex worker, escort her to a hotel room, or a private place and partake of her ‘service’ on offer? The answer is yes and no.
- Maran’s ‘Marginal Loss’ At Doha May Prove Substantial (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 22, 2001)
India agreeing to the inclusion of the environment clause in multilateral trading may water down the gains it achieved in trade in agriculture if effective steps are not taken in time.
- Many Can’t Stomach Bush Ramzan Feasts (Indian Express, Hanna Rosin, Nov 22, 2001)
AS PRESIDENT Bush hosts Ramzan feasts at the White House this week to bolster Muslim support for the war on terrorism, he is shadowed by criticism of the administration’s outreach efforts to American Muslims during the past two months.
- Cricket Code & Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2001)
A LITTLE BIT of prudence on the part of India's cricketers as well as by the match referee, Mr. Mike Denness, could have saved cricket from the latest controversy in South Africa.
- Retrograde Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2001)
ALTHOUGH THE DECISION of the Supreme Court Bench to return without any comment the Resettlement (of J&K State Subjects Who Left State Before 1954 And Now Living in Pakistan).
- Neutralising Afghanistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 22, 2001)
AS THE American military campaign to oust the Taliban from its last strongholds continues and the first steps of a peace process unfold in the German capital Berlin on Monday, there is broad international consensus on four issues.
- Win-Win At Doha (Hindu, Amit Dasgupta, Nov 22, 2001)
SELF-INTEREST motivates all negotiations, but good negotiators know that the only successful strategies are those that strive for win-win solutions.
- Shots & Holes (Indian Express, Anupreeta Das, Nov 22, 2001)
ASSAM’S vitamin A drive seems to have gone horribly wrong.
- Iftar Diplomacy, Us Style (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
Drop the bombs and pass the kebabs.
- Poto Politics (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 22, 2001)
INDIA has joined the global coalition in fighting terrorism, yet, internally, it is struggling to find support for a just and necessary legal framework to counter the same.
- Sweet Surprises (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2001)
THE MINISTER FOR Food and Consumer Affairs Mr Shanta Kumar, deserves to be complimented for keeping his promise of a phased decontrol of the sugar sector.
- Reviving India's Economy: Judo Strategy May Pay High Dividends -- Ii (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 22, 2001)
FOR far too long, Indias policy-makers have been building their growth models on parameters applicable to industrial countries whose understanding of the economic laws was coloured by their specific contexts and cultures.
- Declaration Broadly Serves India’s Interests (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 22, 2001)
The achievements of the Indian delegation at the Doha Ministerial Meeting cannot be measured against the yardstick of Government’s position as that itself evolved rapidly in the light of the emerging international consensus.
- Fdi Is Welcome In Retail Trade, But Is It Really Needed? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Nov 22, 2001)
Retailing is one of the largest private industries the world over, with annual sales exceeding $6 trillion, accounting for a sizeable share in gross domestic product (GDP) besides being a major employment generator.
- This Is No Misa (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
IN 1969, Henry Kissinger, newly appointed national security adviser, was talking off the record to the media. ‘‘Will you repeat your predecessors’ mistakes in Vietnam?’’
- It Shall Be A Folly To Cry Foul (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Nov 22, 2001)
No one is perfect. No one can be always right. Everyone can err. The mortal man is not exempted from making mistakes. We know it. Still, we go on finding fault. At all times.
- Pakistan's Debacle In Afghanistan (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2001)
Speaking on Pakistan's independence day on August 14, General Pervez Musharraf proclaimed: "The Taliban are the dominant reality in Afghanistan and the international community should engage.
- Denness' Mens Rea (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Nov 22, 2001)
Dear Uma Bharatiji - Today a proud and free citizen of a free India is compelled to write this open letter for your urgent intervention to save India from the clutches of the ICC.
- Where Will The Taliban Go Now? (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Nov 22, 2001)
Much has happened during the last few days, which would significantly affect Afghanistan and the Indian sub-continent.
- Denness Stumps Cricket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
Most members of the English cricket team currently in India wanted to skip the tour for security reasons.
- Poverty Of Programmes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
Everyone knew that all poverty alleviation programmes are ineffective, if not a hoax, and the beneficiaries are middlemen and very junior local officials. No, says a top Planning Commission official.
- Should Octroi Go? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a ruling on Monday, cleared the way for the Punjab Government to abolish octroi.
- Campaign Against Taliban, Al-Qaeda (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2001)
Speaking on Pakistan’s independence day on August 14 less than a month before the horrendous terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, General Pervez Musharraf proclaimed:
- Kapil Back To His “First Love” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
After nearly 18 months of self-imposed ‘‘sanyaas’’ from cricket, Kapil Dev, who along with Sunil Gavaskar, should be among the leading lights in international cricket of all times, has decided to return to his ‘‘first love’’.
- The Secularism Of Celebration (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
SOCIOLOGISTS claim that the farther the contemporary Indian travels from his roots the more he seeks to return to them.
- Alcoa Gets Major Foothold In China Upstream Metals (The Financial Express, Kathleen Kearney, Nov 22, 2001)
HONG KONG: Alcoa Inc, the world’s largest aluminium producer will finally acquire a 50 per cent stake in China’s most modern aluminium plant following years of discussions, and the key to the deal is alumina, analysts said.
- The War On Tv (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 22, 2001)
STAR NEWS
‘‘I would think it’s impossible for Pakistan to be in Kabul.
- Europe's 'General' Views On Nine-Eleven (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Nov 21, 2001)
Strange are the ways of the world, even stranger the ways of warfare, especially George Bush's first war of the 21st century.
- Missed Melody (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 21, 2001)
"Menon" - a deep, confident, decisive voice always answered, in response to telephone calls made to their Friend's Colony residence.
- Computer Literacy For The Masses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2001)
BY EMPHASISING THE importance of computer literacy, the Union Information Technology Minister, Mr. Pramod Mahajan, has considerably enhanced the present challenges facing the nation's policy-makers.
- Nation Doesn’t Need Draconian Laws (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Nov 21, 2001)
TERRORISM may have acquired a new dimension after the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon in Washington on September 11.
- Pakistan’s Yes, No, If, But … (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
HAD it not been the inevitable consequence of riding two horses pulling in opposite directions, the condition of Pakistan could have been described as pathetic.
- Call Back The Cricketers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2001)
MR Mike Denness, the international match referee for the Indian cricket team's tour of South Africa, may have bitten more than he can chew by virtually accusing the entire visiting team of indulging in acts of cheating and violating the spirit of the game
- Bt Or Not Bt: That Is The Question (Pioneer, V. Shruti Dev, Nov 21, 2001)
Much furore has been created over the decision of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), a body under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).
- Fernandes Returns (Pioneer, B. Vivekanandan, Nov 21, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's decision to bring back Mr George Fernandes as Defence Minister is being criticised in certain quarters.
- Ban Mike Deness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 21, 2001)
No one can object to cricketers being punished for misconduct on the field.
- A Soldier: Why Should I Fight Terrorism? (Tribune, PN Khera, Nov 21, 2001)
INDIAN soldiers posted on the international border and the Line of Control have to fight an unseen enemy who has been infiltrated into the country to strike at strategic targets and innocent civilians or set up booby traps to blow up military convoys.
- A Voyage And The Elusive Vision - Ii (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 21, 2001)
IMAGE POLITICS is not the real answer to the difficulty that Official India encounters in acquiring a strategic vision and a roving focus to keep pace with the U.S.-led campaign against global terrorism.
- The Raging Controversy Over Poto (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Nov 21, 2001)
IT will be difficult to find an Indian who is not alarmed by the menace of terrorism. Everyone admits that it has already become all pervasive, mostly thanks to the pusillanimity of the government, and something drastic must be done to crush it at once.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before.
- Unfair! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2001)
Here is Dalmiya’s chance to stand up for Indian players.
- Shrinking Space Of Hinduism (Hindu, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 21, 2001)
THE DALITS embracing Buddhism in Delhi on November 4 became a national issue as it was made controversial.
- When Elephants Fight, The Grass Gets Trampled (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 21, 2001)
WHEN elephants fight, runs an old saying, it is the grass that is trampled.
- Temple Plots And Holy Men (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 21, 2001)
Why are Punjab’s Sikhs trapped in this medieval morass?
- After The Fall Of Kabul (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, Nov 21, 2001)
India must take the initiative and reopen its diplomatic mission.
- Eu-India Initiative For Corporate Social Responsibility (The Financial Express, Navtej Dhillon, Nov 21, 2001)
Indian and European business representatives are meeting in New Delhi today* (Wednesday) to see how best to meet their responsibilities to society at large.
- Much Ado About Nothing (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 21, 2001)
The ill-informed and prejudiced wran-gling between the ruling National Con-ference and BJP, its ally at the Centre and adversary in the State.
- The Road From Doha To Delhi (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 21, 2001)
TThe WTO meeting at Doha has agreed to a new round of negotiations on selected issues for the present.
- The Fight For Human Rights Has To Include The Excluded (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 21, 2001)
Kabul fell one day after some 500 men and women from South Asia, at a meeting in New Delhi, adopted a statement on the sovereignty of Afghanistan.
- Haryana Action Plan To Check Fast-Depleting Water Table (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Nov 21, 2001)
Alarmed by reports of continued and steep decline in the reservoir-level of underground water in Haryana, particularly in the southern part of the state which includes Gurgaon, the state government has constituted a Water Conservation Mission (WCM).
- Reviving India's Economy: Time To Think Of Offbeat Recipes -- I (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2001)
THERE has been no letup in the bad news on the economic front. India, in common with the rest of the world, is face to face with the spectre of a recession -- a word that nobody dares even to breathe.
- Mr Lamy, 40 Indian Parliamentarians, And The New Round (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Nov 21, 2001)
On Thursday, just a day after commerce minister Murasoli Maran has finished flaunting in Parliament the trophies he got back from Doha, European Union trade commissioner Pascal Lamy will perform a delicate diplomatic task.
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