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- From India First To Pakistan First (Business Line, B. Raman , Oct 25, 2001)
THE administration of the US President, Mr George Bush Jr, has a large number of ex-Pentagon/CIA/DIA hands, who had in the past closely interacted with the military-intelligence establishment of Pakistan and, hence, think well of it.
- Fictions In The Darkness (Telegraph, RUKUN ADVANI, Oct 25, 2001)
The novelist and eccentric democrat, E.M. Forster, died at the age of ninety-one in 1970 and has been artificially kept alive ever since then by the heart and lung industry of Merchant & Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabwala.
- How To Play The Game Right (Telegraph, Mohit Sen, Oct 25, 2001)
The United States of America’s war on terrorism is too narrow in focus.
- Financial Terrorism (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2001)
Why is our finance minister so innocent?
- Securing Pak. Nuclear Arsenal (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 25, 2001)
WASHINGTON, OCT. 24. The likelihood of the United States acting unilaterally to take out Pakistani nuclear weapons to prevent them from falling into the hands of extremist elements is considered here to be an extremely remote one.
- Winner Turns Loser (Indian Express, Chitra Subramaniam, Oct 25, 2001)
It was all there. The three cars — a Mercedes for ‘‘sahib’’, Maruti for the Mrss’’ and a Toyota for the son and heir apparent.
- Increasing Trade Can Provide A Lasting Solution To Indo-Pak Conflict (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, Oct 25, 2001)
The European Union (EU) offers many a lesson on the path India and Pakistan should take to achieve sustained peace and prosperity.
- The Security Of Pakistan’s Nukes Is A Cause For Global Concern (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Oct 25, 2001)
Where are Pakistan’s nuclear weapons? It doesn’t seem to be bothering people enough. What sort of assurances can President Pervez Musharraf can give to the world that his nukes are safe?
- The Elusive Spirit Of Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2001)
THE SPIRALLING RHETORIC on the India-Pakistan front shows how intense are the hard feelings that the Governments on both sides seem inclined to let fly at each other like some uncontrollable sparks.
- Think Positive, Mr. Vajpayee! (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 25, 2001)
AS THE Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, prepares to travel to Russia and the United States, he needs to get the country out of the crabby mood it has slipped into so soon after September 11.
- Lessons From The Gulf War (Hindu, Harald A Gould, Oct 25, 2001)
DESCRIPTIONS OF the Afghan operation suggest that the United States may be on the brink of making the same mistakes that doomed the war against Iraq to eventual failure.
- A Peace Package (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Oct 25, 2001)
NOT MANY would have watched the TV channel, the Maharishi Veda Vision, that recently broadcast an interesting video conference involving 1,500 participants, including journalists from all over the world, to propagate its novel and enduring peace package.
- How Noble Is The Nobel Prize? (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Oct 25, 2001)
ALFRED Nobel must be turning in his grave — rather, shaking in anger at the violence they have done to his Will and the kind of people they have bestowed his millions on.
- Come Back To Traditional Basmati Sowing To Capture Market (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 25, 2001)
Though India takes pride in being home to genuine Basmati, it has done precious little to retain this much-valued product.
- Afghan War: Indian Perspective (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 25, 2001)
ON SEPTEMBER 28, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1373.
- Will The Cci Deliver? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 25, 2001)
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (the MRTP Act) was amended in 1984 to equip the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (the MRTPC) with powers to combat unfair trade practices as well.
- Eu Unveils Plan For Kyoto Pollution Market (The Financial Express, Alister Doyle, Oct 25, 2001)
The European Commission proposed a first international market in the right to pollute on Tuesday as part of a UN plan to combat global warming that has been shunned by the United States.
- Afghan Operations: A Marshall Plan? (Business Line, S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Oct 25, 2001)
"We are also looking forward to strengthening our cooperation on a full range of bilateral and regional issues.
- Portents Of A World Civil War (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 24, 2001)
THE Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, hopes the anti-terrorist strike on Afghanistan will be a quick operation and that it will come to an end before the Afghanistani refugees in Pakistan.
- Easiest Job (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 24, 2001)
YOU want to know what the easiest job in the world is?
- Ready For Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2001)
West Bengal is getting tough. The oasis of peace is showing definite signs of acknowledging the unsavoury realities of organized crime.
- Trends In Us War Against Terrorism (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 24, 2001)
ON September 28, 2001, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved of Resolution 1373.
- Freedom Of Media -- All's Not Fair In This War? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 24, 2001)
AN INTERESTING fallout of what the US and its media call ``war against terror'' is the dilemma of a country that is stifling, though through veiled suggestions, the voice of independent media.
- Success In Space (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2001)
IT is heartening to note that while India wallows in mediocrity and misery on terra firma, it manages to post spectacular triumphs in space.
- Over To Doha. Singapore’s Relief Is The World’s Challenge (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Oct 24, 2001)
The world has given a brave thumbs up to Doha and Singapore isn’t the least envious.
- A Half-Hearted Sop (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2001)
INDIA is getting more integrated with the global monetary system than many realise.
- No Justice For Racial Abuse Victims In Uk (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Oct 24, 2001)
BY now it is well-known that racial assaults and violence, at times culminating in deaths, are increasingly becoming common in the West.
- My Manipur Days (Tribune, Roshni Johar, Oct 24, 2001)
A “fauji” is always on move. Daddy’s posting to Imphal resulted in the longest journey in terms of time, not kilometres. From Delhi an overnight train took us to Lucknow from where we travelled in yet another one to Amingaon.
- Illegal Guns Galore (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2001)
IT is not hard to spot the hidden guns as warlords, drug kings and their bodyguards cruise around the dusty Pakistan frontier town of Quetta in their huge four-wheel drives.
- Telling It Like It Isn't (Hindu, Ameena A. Saeed, Oct 24, 2001)
IN A country where time is of the essence, the American people get their information from the electronic media. Television has taken on the role of covert instrument of indoctrination, American style.
- Waging War On Bureaucratic Terrorism (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 24, 2001)
Truth, tolerance, justice, a sense of lifes beauty and a near-violent rejection of their opposites - the system itself must be forced to reflect these virtues, or it had no business. -- John le Carre in The Constant Gardener.
- The Terror At Our Doorstep (Indian Express, Monika Koul, Oct 24, 2001)
The real threat comes from biological, not nuclear, weapons.
- Shabana Versus Shahi Imam (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Oct 24, 2001)
IT all began with the September 11 terrorist attacks in the USA, leading to the death of 5,400 innocent persons.
- Let’s Cooperate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2001)
The United States of America has much to be pleased about in the outcome of the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting at Shanghai.
- Everything Hangs Together (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 24, 2001)
Or why the finance minister needs to help Governor Jalan.
- The Sheriff And His Posse (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Oct 24, 2001)
Playing the role of the global sheriff, Washington has rounded up a vast international posse for its “war against terrorism”.
- Brave Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 24, 2001)
Predictably, the NDA constituents like the BJP, Samata Party, Janata Dal (United) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janashakti are happy about the court ruling as it gives them a fresh opportunity.
- ‘Young’ Hearts, Creaking Joints (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Oct 24, 2001)
For a brief moment there, Ambika Soni and Kamalnath forgot that they weren’t so young any more.
- The End And The Beginning Of A War (Indian Express, Thomas E. Ricks, Oct 24, 2001)
The fear among military strategists in the US is America’s war in Afghanistan could spill over to its neighbourhood, including India
- Has India Been Sidelined? (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 24, 2001)
Has India been sidelined in the new global situation after September 11? Yes, if one were to go by circumstantial factors.
- Democracy As Pursuit Of Power (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Oct 24, 2001)
AS FAR as sheer political cynicism, obscene indifference to the fate of the people of India, manipulation of sentiments.
- The View From Beijing (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Oct 24, 2001)
The Osama bin Laden/al Qaida attack on the United States of America on September 11 was a mixed blessing for China.
- A Pragmatic Policy Statement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2001)
GOING BY THE RBI's recent track record, its mid-term review of monetary and credit policy was expected to be an analysis of the current macro-economic situation.
- Eye In The Sky (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2001)
THERE IS JUSTIFIABLE pride among Indian space scientists in the latest success achieved from the country's spaceport, Sriharikota.
- Freedom And The Roots Of Violence (Telegraph, STEPHEN REGO, Oct 23, 2001)
Among the first few victims of President George W. Bush’s “War against terrorism” were four individuals who had nothing to do with Osama bin Laden, the taliban or even terrorism.
- No Point Just Keeping Up With Joneses (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Oct 23, 2001)
ACCORDING to the Finance Ministry, the index of industrial production during April-July 2001-2002 increased just 2.3 per cent, compared to 5.9 per cent during the previous similar period.
- In Memory Of Morse (Indian Express, V. K. Singh, Oct 23, 2001)
When we arrived at the School of Signals at Mhow in July 1965 as newly commissioned second lieutenants, the monsoon was in full swing.
- Advantage Northern Alliance (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Oct 23, 2001)
The US bombing of the Taliban frontline indicates the willingness on the part of America to acknowledge the importance of the Alliance.
- The Great Game In Pakistani Mind (Indian Express, Khaled Ahmed, Oct 23, 2001)
One must take into account the kind of mind Pakistanis had on the eve of the American attack on Afghanistan.
- Raising The Anti-Terror Stakes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2001)
FOR THE U.S., the ringing chorus by the forum for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) against terrorism in ``all forms and manifestations'' is music indeed.
- Though Slowly, The Indo-Dutch Trade Is Steadily On The Rise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 23, 2001)
India and the Netherlands, traditionally share strong political ties. The highly successful visit of Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok in 1999 facilitated detailed discussions on issues of importance to both sides.
- Jalan’s Liquidity Offensive: But What Will The Additional Funds Achieve? (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Oct 23, 2001)
The biggest surprise in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) mid-term statement on Monetary & Credit Policy is undoubtedly the 200 basis point (bps) cut in the cash reserve ratio (CRR).
- Model Of Triumphant Pragmatism (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 23, 2001)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, has surprised most observers, especially the present writer, by unexpectedly cutting the bank rate, albeit by just 50 basis points.
- Middle Class Backlash Against Vajpayee (Tribune, P. Raman , Oct 23, 2001)
‘VINASHAKALE viparita buddhi’ has been a quote nauseatingly used by disgruntled politicians to snipe at each other.
- Smoking Them Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2001)
In India the same phenomenon seems to have reared its ugly head.
- Bancassurance: Need To Unleash The Potential (The Financial Express, Girija Upadhyaya, Oct 23, 2001)
With the opening up of the insurance sector, we see several banks poised for entry in to the business of insurance either through strategic partnerships or through joint ventures.
- Visions At Cannes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2001)
Ms Sushma Swaraj has come back from Cannes with her head full of cinema.
- Cola Karma (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2001)
Stop piggyback riders like the PWG in their tracks.
- A Kinder Tada? Take Another Look (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2001)
One would have thought that those who went through the experience of the Emergency would have been more circumspect about rushing in more draconian laws than we already have.
- Churchill Chased Flying Saucers (Tribune, Paul Harris, Oct 23, 2001)
BRITISH scientists and generals drew up a top secret report on Unidentified Flying Objects and then decided to cover up a wave of rumours and sightings that swept Britain in the 1950s, The Observer newspaper reported on Sunday.
- How Fair Is Army Judicial System? (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Oct 23, 2001)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence in its report, tabled in Parliament a few weeks ago, has severely criticised the Army judicial and redressal system.
- Apec And Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2001)
WHEN the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation was founded 12 years ago it was decided that the forum would never discuss politics, or anything other than ways and means to promote economic growth.
- Vietnam And Afghanistan (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Oct 23, 2001)
There is an eerie resemblance between what happened in Vietnam and what the Americans appear to have in mind for Afghanistan.
- Build On The Triumph! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2001)
THERE was a time when whatever might happen in other disciplines, a victory in hockey was assured. No longer. We are as much in the dumps in the national game as in any other.
- Handling Waste Needs Wisdom (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Oct 23, 2001)
And the wise way to handle city waste is to get local communities involved.
- Looking For Derivative Growth (Business Line, S. Mahalingam, Oct 23, 2001)
It has not been our practice in the software services industry, traditionally a cash surplus industry, to pay attention to the credit policy of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Positive Signals On Available Resources (Business Line, Y. M. Deosthalee, Oct 23, 2001)
THE latest edition of the Credit Policy has special significance considering the present state of the economy, the recessionary trends world over, and the recent unprecedented global events.
- Will Noises Translate Into Action? (Business Line, H. S. Rajashekhar, Oct 23, 2001)
NO RBI Governor's job is enviable, especially when it comes to ensuring the effectiveness of monetary polices.
- No Point Just Keeping Up With Joneses (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Oct 23, 2001)
ACCORDING to the Finance Ministry, the index of industrial production during April-July 2001-2002 increased just 2.3 per cent, compared to 5.9 per cent during the previous similar period.
- A Bold Response (Business Line, Arun Kaul , Oct 23, 2001)
AGAINST the unfavourable industrial and export situation, the RBI has reduced the GDP growth target to 5-6 per cent from 6-6.5 per cent.
- Us Government Will Have Opinion Sewn Up When Body Bags Come In (Indian Express, Karen Deyoung, Oct 22, 2001)
THE Bush administration has sent US ground forces into Afghanistan secure in the knowledge that the American public overwhelmingly backs the action and is prepared to accept casualties.
- Missing: An Afghan Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2001)
IT is becoming increasingly clear that India is groping to put together an Afghan policy but so far without success.
- Ballooning Pension Bill–– No More Pay Commissions, Please (The Financial Express, Harjeet Ahluwalia, Oct 22, 2001)
New recruits in central government establishments will shortly be required to contribute towards a pension fund, as per the 2000-01 Budget announcement.
- Congress (I) Should Not Play With Fire (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 22, 2001)
The angry attack by the Congress(I), joined by the Left parties, on the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, has put paid to any hopes of its becoming an Act of Parliament.
- Channel Wars (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 22, 2001)
The idea was to stay away from war this week because there’s more to life than war.
- Afghanistan Sidestepping Kashmir (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Oct 22, 2001)
THIS will remain India’s great disappointment, not just with Mr Tony Blair’s and Mr Colin Powell’s visits but by the way it is suffering in Kashmir and the world is turning its face away.
- Biological Weapons: New-Age Terrorism (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Oct 22, 2001)
AMIDST the American pounding of Afghanistan, the world is gradually waking up to the threat of an unprecedented terrorist attack, which leaves behind tremendous political and scientific implications.
- The Death Of A Journalist (Indian Express, Amit Aishwarya Jogi, Oct 22, 2001)
Sanjiv Sinha, who died last month in the tragic air crash near Etah, loved life
- Why Sezs Remain A Paper Scheme? (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Oct 22, 2001)
Industry minister Murasoli Maran has set his heart on establishing special economic zones (SEZs) in India. China’s success with SEZs, which fuelled that country’s enviable export and Gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inspired Mr Maran.
- Charm, Beauty And Learning (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Oct 22, 2001)
Dharma kumar (1928-2001)
Dharma Kumar died early in the morning on October 19 in New Delhi after a prolonged illness.
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