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- Will Aec Shock Ahmedabad Power-Users? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Oct 19, 2001)
AHMEDABAD Electricity Company (AEC), arguably the costliest power utility in the country, seems all set to take the tariff for the domestic consumer beyond Rs 5 per unit.
- Privatising Rural Prosperity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 19, 2001)
AFTER NEARLY FIVE decades of state mandated development planning, vast sections of the population, especially those in the rural areas, continue to lead a life of abject poverty.
- The Unkind Cut For The Middle-Class (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 19, 2001)
IT IS hard times for the middle-class. First came the announcement that administered interest rates will be cut 150 basic points.
- Boosting Economy -- Export Thrust, Rate Cut Won't Help (Business Line, A. S. Firoz, Oct 19, 2001)
WHETHER the RBI would cut interest rates in its forthcoming Credit Policy, a certainty till a few days back, is now under a cloud, as the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, seems to have seen the limitations of this measure as an economy booster.
- Dreams And Interest Rates (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Oct 19, 2001)
VELYAMMACHI, the matriarch of the house, woke with a start. Angel Gabriel had confided to her in her dreams that interest rates would drop.
- Cmie Slashes Export Growth Forecast From 7% To 1% This Fiscal (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Oct 19, 2001)
Union commerce minister Murasoli Maran seems to be a die-hard optimist. “There is no need to revise our target”, Mr Maran was quoted as saying at the Economic Editors Conference held in New Delhi the other day.
- The Feint In Policy Debate Is A Matter Of Interest (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Oct 19, 2001)
A decade ago, under Fund-Bank inspiration, the policy of keeping the interest on government borrowings on the low side drew severe flak.
- Afghanistan Looks To Its Once And Future Ruler (Indian Express, Tina Susman, Oct 18, 2001)
Former king Mohammad Zahir Shah’s exit from his land was followed by a run of instability and blood-letting that still hasn’t stopped. Yet, many Afghans don’t seem enthused by his return.
- We Live Under Masks (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Oct 18, 2001)
IN life we deal with momentum perceptions, skill levels, with logic, hope and emotion.
- Of Powell Doctrine (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
"WHAT'S the point of having this superb military you're always talking about if we can't use it?" Ms Madeleine Albright screamed at Mr Colin Powell.
- A King In Demand (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
Contrary to the tide of history that has made monarchs an almost extinct species, the exiled 87-year-old king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, has suddenly found himself being called in from the cold.
- Muslim Rage Is For Real (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
THE ‘‘Muslim rage’’ goes unnoticed unless expressed stridently.
- Loss Of Leverage For India (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 18, 2001)
It was a painful experience - during a recent visit abroad, especially the four weeks in the U.K. after September 11 - to find India almost completely missing in the media focus on terrorism or the debates on diverse issues arising out of it.
- Caste, Race And Sociologists - I (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Oct 18, 2001)
The Durban conference has brought forward the barrenness of contemporary social sciences, especially sociology, in providing genuine intellectual input on the issue of caste and race.
- Stirring The Communal Cauldron (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 18, 2001)
A SERIES of recent events ought to awaken all those who had been lulled into complacency by the fact that the BJP appeared to have been acting as if it were a moderate party at the centre of the ideological spectrum.
- The Terrorism Ordinance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2001)
THE UNION CABINET'S approval of the promulgation of an ordinance to combat terrorism paves the way for the law enforcing agencies to be armed with additional powers to tackle the scourge.
- Draft Statement Against Terrorism Drops Reference To Money Laundering (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 18, 2001)
Shanghai: In an apparent nod to China, a revised draft of an anti-terrorism statement to be issued by leaders at their Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit dropped an earlier specific reference to fighting money-laundering.
- Tea Industry In Crisis: Has Corporate Farming Failed? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 18, 2001)
The domestic tea industry is in the midst of a crisis with exports falling in the face of increasing global demand, decline in profit levels and large accumulation of stocks.
- What Is Faith? (Indian Express, Lata Mani, Oct 18, 2001)
FAITH comes gradually to most people. It is rather like a day dawning. Light begins to disperse the darkness, and over the course of a few hours dispels it altogether.
- Does Us Have The Medicine? (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Oct 18, 2001)
STAND down, India and Pakistan, especially India because you are no use to us, while Pakistan is, even if it is aiding and abetting what you ill-informed people call terrorists in Kashmir.
- Powell Comes And Goes (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
India can’t expect others to fight its battles.
- Pervez Musharraf’s Next Year (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 18, 2001)
ON October 12, when the ongoing U.S.-led bombing of the Taliban in Afghanistan was in its fifth day, Pakistan’s military ruler and self-appointed President, General Pervez Musharraf, celebrated the second anniversary of his coup.
- Tada In New Garb (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2001)
PARENTS of most pre-school children have had this experience. Whenever they tell the young ones that they are short of money, the innocent reply is: "Why don't we print more notes?"
- Welcome To The Land Of The Politically Unequal (Telegraph, Sanjay Kumar, Oct 18, 2001)
There has been a lot of hullabaloo and endless controversy whenever the bill for the reservation of seats for women in the legislature has been introduced in Parliament.
- Snags And Contradictions (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Oct 18, 2001)
Never before has America been in the grip of such fear and panic.
- Shah Bano Law Revisited (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2001)
FOR an extremist like Shahi Imam supporting the jehad call, we are lucky that there is also a moderate like Shabana Azmi opposing it.
- Old Times’ Sake (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2001)
A new anti-terrorist ordinance to replace the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act inevitably excites nervous speculation.
- The Learning Organisation: Getting Business Value From Knowledge (The Financial Express, Alok Khandelwal, Oct 18, 2001)
“An organization...learns faster and better than competitors through benchmarking...through sharing and implementing best practices...by learning from experience, and through continuous learning and personal growth.”
- A “Viable” Card (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
THE international bulwark against terrorism has been cobbled together with the help of a glue of rather dubious quality.
- Western Women Too Cover Their Heads (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
Foreign women in Saudi Arabia are increasingly covering their heads in public to avoid attracting attention as anti-West sentiment mounts in the kingdom, residents say.
- Global Defence Spending Set To Increase (The Financial Express, Ranjit B Rai and P K Jain, Oct 17, 2001)
The dastardly unconventional attacks of September 11 in the United States killed over 6,000 innocents in New York and caused losses of billions of dollars the world over.
- A Rich Language, Though Unknown (Telegraph, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Oct 17, 2001)
After Jharkhand, the neglect of Maithili and Mithilanchal once again seems have become a major political issue, not only in Bihar, but also in Jharkhand.
- Heart Of The Money Matter (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 17, 2001)
A key missing link in India’s post-September 11 dealings with the Bush administration has been the will and the wherewithal to aggressively pursue joint efforts to cap the money trail from rich Islamic states.
- Time To Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2001)
Terrorists or militants are a constant threat even to a country where they have bases for their subversive activities.
- India And Pakistan Should Stop Playing Politics On The Hoof (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 17, 2001)
This is the worst of times. This is also the best of times. Both New Delhi and Islamabad should utilise the opportunity to come closer.
- How This War Has Entered My Life (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Oct 17, 2001)
AS an adolescent, I lived in the liberal atmosphere of Lucknow’s service gentry society.
- Border Skirmish Or Tension? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
THERE is more to the Indian shelling across the border in two sectors across the Kashmir valley than meets the eye. It could be a routine local affair, an assertive commander repaying Pakistan firing in kind.
- Hindus In Bangladesh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2001)
REPORT of attacks on Hindus in pockets of Bangladesh should not be treated as an internal problem of that country.
- Need For Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2001)
THE INTENSIVE SHELLING of some Pakistani military positions by the Indian Army on Monday night has exposed the fragility of the Vajpayee administration's strategic thinking on the Kashmir issue in the present volatile international situation.
- Identifying Real Backwards And Dalits (Tribune, Pradeep Kumar, Oct 17, 2001)
A report of the Social Justice Committee set up by the UP Government to identify castes among the backwards and the Dalits who have actually cornered major benefits of the reservation policy in the last few decades.
- Look Beyond Wagah And Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
We have more Muslims than Pakistan, sell this to Powell.
- Diseased War (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2001)
The danger of biological weapons being used by terrorist groups is no longer a figment of the imagination of science fiction writers.
- Global Coalition Later, Home Front Now (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 17, 2001)
THE latest statement from the Osama bin Laden network, the al Qaeda which has not been refuted puts on record what the rest of Indians had suspected and Kashmiris had always known.
- Personal Secretariats (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 17, 2001)
IN any organisation, irrespective of whether it is part of government or private or public sector, the personal secretariat of its head occupies a pivotal position.
- Can Economics Blend Identities And Avoid Clashes? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Oct 17, 2001)
THE Nobel Committee, in awarding the literature prize to Sir Vidyadhar Naipaul, has referred appreciatingly to his portrayal of suppressed civilisations.
- Australia Urges Leaders To Send Clear Economic Signal (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 17, 2001)
SHANGHAI: Australia urged Asia-Pacific leaders on Tuesday to send a clear, strong message to the region that will shore up waning confidence and revitalise economies in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
- Pro-Active Firing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
Troubled times do not mean Pakistan can take advantage.
- Shepherding The Media (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2001)
REPORTING A WAR throws up several challenges to the media. More than during normal times two basic attributes are put to ruthless examination with every military escalation:
- A New Wto Round Now Almost Certain (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Oct 17, 2001)
CHENNAI, OCT. 16. The message from last weekend's `informal ministerial' meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Singapore is that the launch of a new round of negotiations is now almost a certainty.
- Clueless Despite The Clues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2001)
Had the CIA and FBI looked more closely, they would have found clues to prevent September 11 in the rubble of the recent bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the USS Cole
- Civil Liberties Endangered (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 17, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Union Home Ministry is thinking of quietly slipping in by ordinance the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000.
- Cave-Bound, Generally Speaking (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Oct 17, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf would have learnt by now that it is not easy to live by the sword.
- Saudi Citizens Can Turn To Their Govt (Indian Express, Laurie P. Cohen, Oct 17, 2001)
The Saudi Arabian government has retained a Washington lawyer and dozens of lawyers all over the U.S. to track them down and represent them.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom (Hindu, Satish Chandra, Oct 16, 2001)
RECENTLY, A section among the Sikhs has been led to believe that the account in the NCERT's textbook, Medieval India, meant for class XI has cast serious aspersions on the patriotism of Guru Tegh Bahadur and has presented facts in a distorted manner.
- Shanghai Greets With A Smile, Hides Inconveniences (The Financial Express, Tiffany Wu, Oct 16, 2001)
Shanghai greeted a week of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) meetings on Monday with smiles despite the significant inconveniences imposed by a massive security operation made even tighter since the September 11 attacks in the US.
- Now For The Booster Dose (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Oct 16, 2001)
Among the many failures of the left’s long rule in West Bengal, those in education and healthcare have been the most glaring.
- On Permanent Alert (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2001)
These are difficult times for the easily terrified.
- Outright Mischief (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2001)
Al-Qaeda’s reference to Kashmir is a self-serving exercise.
- Emerging Dilemmas In Afghanistan (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Oct 16, 2001)
THE MILITARY campaign in Afghanistan has commenced on expected lines and is proceeding rapidly towards dilemmas instead of victory.
- Ways To Keep Poverty At Bay (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Oct 16, 2001)
ONE thought that chronic hunger in some sections of the population was a peculiarly Indian problem. Not so. It is still an Asian malaise, not just a South Asian malaise.
- Indo-Italian Trade Ties Move Toward Non-Traditional Items (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 16, 2001)
Italy is the fifth largest economy in the world which is marked by a strong services and industrial sector and predominance of dynamic family-owned small and medium enterprises. It’s foreign trade value is estimated at $440 billion.
- Poverty Of Effort (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 16, 2001)
It is now known that 60 lakh tons of foodgrains are rotting in the Food Corporation of India granaries.
- Germs Of War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2001)
THE LATEST THREATS of possible, but not yet definitively established, connections between germs and terror tactics should not be allowed to cloud logical reasoning and the preparedness of public health authorities across the world.
- Exports: Needed, Urgent And Committed Policy Action (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 16, 2001)
EXPORT as an engine for growth, export-led growth and `export or perish' with their intense connotations might have sounded serious mottos to developing countries intent on increasing their share of export in global trade.
- Capital Market: A Pervading Sense Of Despair (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 16, 2001)
AFTER nearly a decade of reforms and furious efforts by policy-makers to put in place international best practices, the Indian capital market presents a dismal picture.
- Not An Excess Of Activity At All (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Oct 16, 2001)
In a momentous judgment, the Supreme Court has recently shown that it is duty-bound to take sides with the poor people and it can rigorously direct the ruling authorities to take proper measures in the interests of the underprivileged.
- Fighting Taliban: Why India Should Stay The Course With Us (The Financial Express, Chanakya , Oct 16, 2001)
Colin Powell is to visit Pakistan and India, and many in India are anxious to impress upon the United States that it should expand its war on terrorism to cover the cross-border terrorists operating in Kashmir.
- For Whom The State Acts (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 16, 2001)
The government is meant to be for the people. But it is understandable that there should be serious doubts on this score.
- Al-Qaida's Threat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2001)
THE warning issued by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida outfit to America not to back "Hindus against Muslims" in Kashmir needs careful scrutiny. It is actually meant to raise the communal temperature in India.
- Diagnosing A Sick System (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Oct 16, 2001)
TWO news items appeared prominently on the front page of The Tribune on September 10.
- War: Severe Side Effects On India (Tribune, P. Raman , Oct 16, 2001)
INDIA will soon have to tackle severe repercussions of George Bush’s Afghan war in at least three areas.
- Stop War, Plead Parents Of A Victim (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2001)
HOURS after air strikes on Afghanistan began last week, thousands attended a peace rally in New York.
- Providing The Routine Services (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 16, 2001)
Create an enabling environment for women and children to benefit from products and services disseminated under the reproductive and child health programme.
- Protecting National Interest Not Disruptive: Maran (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 16, 2001)
Singapore: The press here described him as “difficult” , “contrariant”, and “a bit of an odd ball”.
- U.N. And A Symbolic Peace Prize (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2001)
THE UNITED NATIONS is the only global forum for waging `peace', albeit in imperfect ways that the changing moods and methods of its powerful states will allow.
- Attention Cvc (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 15, 2001)
INDIA'S political structure and the governing class in more than half-a-century of Independence have become masters in getting round every system and institution meant to call them to account.
- Universal Banking: Solution To Fis Problems? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 15, 2001)
THE fnancial istitutions (FIs), such as the ICICI and the IDBI, are reported to be exploring possibilities of conversion into universal banks as a solution for their problems.
- Us Equities Face Obstacles To Recovery (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 15, 2001)
AFTER swooning in the week in which it opened for trade after the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon, the US equity market had started to recover and barring a correction on Friday, it had scaled the levels that prevailed before the terrorist attacks.
- The Nobel Peace Prize (Hindu, C. V. Narasimhan , Oct 15, 2001)
Of all international awards, the Nobel Prize has acquired a special mystique.
- The Un And The Nobel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2001)
THE Nobel Prize for Peace has gone this year to an organisation and an individual — treating them either as complementary to each other or as two entities engaged in a similar or the same task.
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