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- The Saving Clause (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 08, 2001)
FORCE MAJEURE clauses envisage eventualities beyond the control of contracting parties. Such clauses are of two types: open and close ended.
- Cable Cabal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2001)
NOT too long ago, when licence and inspector raj was all pervasive, everyone thought that breaking free from its clutches would result in the dawn of a new era. No such luck.
- Even Better Than The Real Thing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
A FUNNY thing has happening on entertainment channels.
- The Doha Imponderables (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 08, 2001)
IN THE NORMAL course, the fourth WTO Ministerial conference, starting in Doha tomorrow, should be an important date marking the progress of the world economy towards an open trading regime.
- Snapping The Soviet Link (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 08, 2001)
Today's Hungary would like to forget as a bad dream the past when it was part of the eastern or the Soviet bloc.
- Time To Turn The Clock Back? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
VRINDA GOPINATH looks at whether every corner of the country is in sync with Indian Standard Time.
- India And The U.S.-Russian Alliance (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 08, 2001)
THE PRIME Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, begins his engagements in Washington today on the eve of a historic breakthrough in U.S.-Russian relations.
- The War Of Words Resumes (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 08, 2001)
CHENNAI, NOV. 7. After Mr. O. Paneerselvam took over as Chief Minister, there was a lull in the State.
- Avoid The 'Great Game' (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Nov 08, 2001)
THE CENTRAL dividing line in India today is not between Left and Right, or pro and anti-American, between Islam-baiters and those who are not.
- Travel Advisory For Pervez (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
Lock up the house with care before taking that flight.
- Laloo Yadav's Travails (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT ruling directing Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav (along with Mr. Jagannath Mishra) to surrender before the Special Court at Ranchi and face trial is indeed in conformity with the legal requirements.
- Friends: A Rerun (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
Putin’ in place the pieces of the Afghan puzzle.
- Tough Battle Ahead In Doha (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 08, 2001)
AN AIR of uncertainty surrounds the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar (November 9-13), given the venue's proximity to the war zone and threat perceptions of sudden terrorist attack.
- Urea Fertiliser -- Safeguarding India's Interests At Doha (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Nov 08, 2001)
MUCH has been said about the group-wise uniform concession scheme for urea (based on the ERC) with which the Government proposes to replace the existing unit-wise retention price scheme (RPS).
- Dual Strategy Required To Sustain Agro Exports (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 08, 2001)
It is now clear that developed countries are reluctant to reduce their level of domestic support and export subsidies to sustain agriculture.
- Back To Moscow Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2001)
THERE are several plus and two minus points in the revived Indo-Soviet relations. The Russian Federation has declined to describe the Kashmir killings as a result of cross-border terrorism, as India wanted.
- It’s Our War Too (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Nov 08, 2001)
India too stands to gain from the current global war against terrorism.
- A Fusion Of Bhakti And Shakti (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 08, 2001)
THE Bhagavad Gita is acknowledge as world’s great scripture. T.S. Eliot wrote that the Gita was the next greatest philosophical poem to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
- Bush Is No Honest Broker (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
Talk to Musharraf, but not because US says so
- In Real India, There Is No Place For Religious Fundamentalism (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 08, 2001)
After a miserable performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Lok Sabha polls in 1980, Atal Bihari Vajpayee observed that they could not consider any state safe like the communists who had West Bengal as their preserve.
- Complex Regulations Cutting Deep Into Trade Reform (The Financial Express, Sunil Kumar, Nov 08, 2001)
When confidence levels are down, even the best get the blues. Thus as the last vestige of quantitative restrictions (QRs) and the import-licensing regime was removed in April 2001, it was not the opening of the economy that was celebrated.
- Implementation + New Round = Win–win For All. Amen! (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 08, 2001)
Ever since the European Union made its proposal a few years ago for the Millennium Round, a number of developing countries, including India, have emphasised that resolution of the problems of implementation needs the undivided attention of the WTO.
- Return Of Khaleda Zia -- Prospects For India-Bangladesh Relations (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 08, 2001)
JUST over a week ago, the National Security Adviser, Mr Brajesh Misra, paid a brief and low-key visit to Bangladesh carrying a message of greetings from the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to his newly elected Bangladeshi counterpart.
- This Is Audacity! (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Nov 08, 2001)
WHAT is audacity and arrogance? The significance of these words is well understood with reference to the behaviour of people in certain situations.
- Get Trips Out Of The Wto (Business Line, Bipul Chatterjee, Nov 08, 2001)
THE WORLD is reeling under the scare of anthrax. Every day cases are reported mainly from the US but elsewhere too.
- The Energy Perspective (Indian Express, Ramesh Vaish, Nov 08, 2001)
Celebrating the many faceted dance of life.
- Life Is A Big Jumble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
The new demographics promise nothing less than a redefinition of the stages of life.
- A Tale Of New City (Tribune, Madan Gupta Spatu, Nov 07, 2001)
BESIDES astrology and Nostradamus’ prophecies, there is another system of knowing the future called hypnosis.
- When In Us Plane, Don’t Ask Questions (Tribune, Vasantha Arora, Nov 07, 2001)
Curiosity killed the cat. Well almost, as an Indian in the US discovered after asking an innocuous question that sent law enforcement agencies — edgy after the terror attacks — into a spin.
- China, Asean To Create Free Trade Area In 10 Years (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 07, 2001)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: China and 10 Southeast Asian countries agreed at a regional summit in Brunei on Tuesday to create a free trade area within 10 years, which they hope will propel their economies to new heights.
- Romeos, Beware Of The Karate Kick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2001)
There is a confident but understated swagger in Radhika Sharma’s walk, a complete change from the time not too long ago when she dreaded the idea of going to college for fear of harassment by Romeos.
- Indo-Swedish Trade Yet To Gather The Right Momentum (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Nov 07, 2001)
India and Sweden have traditionally enjoyed good relations. Indo-Swedish trade, which was initiated in the 18th century through the Swedish East India Company, has been growing steadily.
- A Patent Problem Called Anthrax (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Nov 07, 2001)
THE Canadian government’s decision to manufacture the generic version of the antibiotic drug, Ciprofloxacin, has expectedly met with no voice of dissent from the patent holding MNC.
- New Labour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
But will the Congress now support labour reforms?
- The War On Television (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
‘‘I will assign responsibility to every nation in this global fight against terrorism.
- Watch It, There’s A Blackbuck In The Field (Indian Express, Stavan Desai, Nov 07, 2001)
Blackbuck are on the rampage in Mehsana’s fields—even as the Forest Department watches on.
- Convergence Of Noble Minds (Indian Express, S V Nair, Nov 07, 2001)
Gandhi’s politics and Tolstoy’s spirituality complemented each other.
- The Irony Of Illegal Bt Cotton (Hindu, C. S. Prakash, Nov 07, 2001)
THE ISSUE of illegal Bt cotton making headlines in the Indian media provides some valuable lessons.
- Limited Options For Usa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2001)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made all the right noises but the implication was not very pleasant for New Delhi ears.
- Glitzy But With Limited Range (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2001)
EVEN BY THE standards of the passenger car sector in India, recent developments are particularly frenetic.
- Strategic Depth In Afghanistan (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2001)
THE GAINING of strategic depth in Afghanistan has been a major objective of Pakistan's policy.
- Building Indo-U.S. Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2001)
AT THE END of another high profile visit to New Delhi by an American official, there is greater bilateral optimism.
- Simply Vegetating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 07, 2001)
THE VEGETABLE oil industry and trade are going through turbulent times, increasingly buffeted by low level of domestic production trailing consumption demand by a large measure.
- Can Saudi Arabia Cope? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 6. One of the casualties of the current American military campaign against Afghanistan has been the traditional silence in the United States on the internal politics of Saudi Arabia.
- India Should Favour A New Trade Round (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 07, 2001)
With the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) scheduled to begin this week at Doha, Qatar, WTO’s former Deputy Director-General, Anwarul Hoda.
- States Not Playing The Desired Role In Furthering Reforms (The Financial Express, P. Raghavan, Nov 07, 2001)
The economic crisis experienced by the Indian government at the close of the financial year 1990-91 was the outcome of a combination of factors like weak balance of payments position.
- Reality Check For Us (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 07, 2001)
IN MOSCOW today, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, will no doubt reflect that four weeks into the undeclared war on Afghanistan.
- Techniques To Counter Terrorism (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Nov 07, 2001)
THE ultimate in horror that terrorism is now capable of unleashing was demonstrated on September 11.
- Ccmb's Strides In Transgenics (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Nov 07, 2001)
IN THE quest for developing cost-effective and humane alternatives to using animals for scientific research, especially in drug discovery, researchers at the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have made a major breakthrough.
- Wasted Rhetoric (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 07, 2001)
Sir, - `If you are not with us you are against us', `we will get him dead or alive', `smoke him out and chase him down', `we are slowly lightening the neck of the enemy' - these are the words of the head of the most powerful State.
- Negativism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2001)
AMONG the commonly encountered traits which cause no end of irritation, if not conflict, is a negative attitude to ideas and proposals.
- Each With His Own Albatross (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Nov 06, 2001)
THE celebrated Coleridge poem, “The Ancient Mariner” has, for generations, held the reader captive almost in the manner of the afflicted mariner holding “the wedding guest” by the coat-button, as it were, pouring out his weird, uncanny tale.
- Ketchup, Coffee, Alcohol Good For Health (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2001)
THE November issue of a Hamburg men’s magazine has some shocking food for thought: it claims that certain foods and beverages considered unhealthy are anything but damaging.
- The War On Television (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
‘‘The tens of thousands of refugees are scattered all over the place and it is really difficult to access them.
- India’s Anthrax Warrior: Unseen, Untested (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
India’s battle against anthrax is being plotted in an institution which still hasn’t identified the recent mysterious fever in Siliguri.
- Us Nightmare: Broken Arrow From Pak N-Arsenal (Indian Express, Steven Mufson, Nov 06, 2001)
About two weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a group of medium-level Bush administration officials met with experts on South Asia for a discussion of whether war in Afghanistan might detonate bigger problems in Pakistan.
- Untying The Red Knot (Indian Express, Ayesha Chawla, Nov 06, 2001)
Why must we waste so much time just pleading?
- Indo-Russian Nuclear Cooperation (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Nov 06, 2001)
EXCHANGE of information and knowhow in nuclear science and technology has been taking place between the nuclear establishments of India and Russia for two decades.
- Foreign Affairs (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 06, 2001)
Prime Minister’s Vajpayee’s visit to Russia, the US and Great Britain, all in the same breath, indicates just how much the world has changed.
- The Schroeder Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 06, 2001)
THE RECENT visit of the German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schroeder, to India was significant from several angles, particularly for the signals it conveyed that there is life after September 11; that it is business as usual for the two countries.
- The Adivasis Of Orissa (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, Nov 06, 2001)
BIHAR IS generally considered the worst-off of India's States with little hope of things getting better.
- Bjp: Quest For Survival Strategy (Tribune, P. Raman , Nov 06, 2001)
A series of incidents in the past few weeks in the ruling BJP and the RSS parivar have led to different kinds of interpretations about the nature and extent of the increased rumblings.
- Repairing Rather Than Reinventing Railways Is The Need Of The Hour (The Financial Express, Aarti Khosla, Nov 06, 2001)
While scarce resources were sunk in unremunerative projects, the budgetary support was reduced and the share of the Indian Railways (IR) in the Plan outlay was drastically cut.
- There's Gold In Them Thar Wars! (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 06, 2001)
Frankly, Id like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
- Adb Raises Aid To Pakistan To $950 Million (The Financial Express, Tahir Ikram, Nov 06, 2001)
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it planned to raise economic assistance to Pakistan this year to $950 million from a planned $626 million because of the impact of the Afghan war.
- Wto: Why All The Fuss Over The Doha Ministerial? (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 06, 2001)
The hype in India over the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), scheduled to begin this week at Doha, can only match the Niagara Falls in its fury, but in substance it is as nonsensical as an elephant climbing the Mount Everest.
- Not Quite Cricket, This (Business Line, Premen Addy , Nov 06, 2001)
WHEN the history of the present events in Afghanistan is written, there surely will be room for a footnote, or even a chapter, on the crisis of faith.
- The New Tentacles Of Terrorism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 06, 2001)
IN A FLASH, the world's approach to terrorism changed on September 11.
- Our Role In Their War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
South Asia can teach the world to deal with the crisis.
- Money Laundering (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 06, 2001)
The terrorist attack on the US in September has brought to the surface the need for an anti-money laundering law and enforcement mechanism worldwide.
- Ficci-Cii Perspective On Wto Strategy (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, Nov 06, 2001)
After the debacle at Seattle, the Prime Minister invited the FICCI and CII to come forward with their views on India’s strategy towards trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation.
- Cut And Paste Doesn’t Work In Education (Indian Express, Sanjiv Kaura, Nov 06, 2001)
The education bill, in its present form, is a damp squib.
- A Balanced Diet Can Dispel Sadness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2001)
The feeling of sadness which affects many people at the onset of autumn can easily be relieved with a balanced diet.
- Poto Is No Answer To Terrorism (Indian Express, K. S. Subramanian, Nov 06, 2001)
The Prevention Of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) displays the hallmarks of intellectual laziness and worse on the part of the Union home ministry.
- Food Exports And Right To Food (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 06, 2001)
IT APPEARS that New Delhi is bent on pursuing a food `export' policy, throwing to the winds any semblance of economic rationality or financial prudence.
- Recycle Waste Water For A Cleaner Future (The Financial Express, Sunil Ghorawat, Nov 05, 2001)
Ninety per cent of waste water in developing countries is released without any kind of treatment, according to a recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- Pal At The Moment Of Crisis (Telegraph, Nayan Chanda, Nov 05, 2001)
The years of indulgence towards Pakistan when it was the United States of America’s ally against the Evil Empire in Afghanistan has come back to haunt Washington.
- A Poto Start (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2001)
INDIA has been forced to sit on the bench (where non-players sit in a football match) in the ongoing global battle against terrorism, and the BJP does not like it at all.
- Lashkar, Jaish In Dragnet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2001)
IF a demand is not accepted for long, it becomes almost an obsession. The clamour for US action against the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was one such plea of India.
- Rumsfeld: At The Right Place And Right Time (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Nov 05, 2001)
THERE are going to be very few senior leaders in the country when US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld comes calling on Monday.
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