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- Fdi: Suffering From Sectoral Infirmities (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 15, 2001)
THE exit of Enron and AES from the Indian power scene has generated worry.
- The Onus Is On George Bush (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 15, 2001)
THE warning has been issued repeatedly by the worlds intelligentsia that if Washington does not tread warily in its campaign against the perpetrators of the September 11 outrage, the US may have to rue its decision to pursue its current military campaign.
- War Will Revive Economy (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Oct 15, 2001)
WHAT impact does the Afghanistan factor have on the Indian economy?
- Unearthing New Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 15, 2001)
THERE IS EVIDENCE of a new policy prescription in the Union Mines Secretarys recent observation that captive mining as backward integration in non-ferrous metal ventures is to be discouraged.
- A Crisis In Direction (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 15, 2001)
The Congress is slowly picking up the pieces after the untimely and tragic demise of Madhavrao Scindia.
- Heaven On A Hillside (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Oct 15, 2001)
LATE one golden afternoon last month, on a green hillside in Banikhet, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, I was pitchforked into a trial by fire.
- Did Somebody Say Press Freedom? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 15, 2001)
The media reflects moods. There’s sobriety. There’s wonder. There’s fear.
- That Bizarre State Of Affairs (Telegraph, Pathik Guha, Oct 15, 2001)
India figures in the Nobels this year, on the 100th anniversary of the most coveted prize on this planet.
- Exposing Blair And Engaging America (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Oct 15, 2001)
THE central issues before Indian diplomacy now flow from the statement of British Prime Minister Tony Blair that Pakistan had a valid interest in Afghanistan. This statement has far-reaching consequences for the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The Task Ahead (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Oct 15, 2001)
A GRIEVOUS error of judgment on September 11 led to a colossal human tragedy - the death of innocent civilians in the U.S., followed by the massive air strikes in Afghanistan.
- Economics, War And Peace, And The Us Vision (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Oct 15, 2001)
Year one of the 21st century has started with a challenge to policy orthodoxy in the capitalist haven, the United States.
- Delay In New Buy-Back Norms Stirs A Controversy (The Financial Express, Rashmi Das, Oct 15, 2001)
More than a month after the terrorist attacks in the United States and half a dozen statements made by two Cabinet ministers, the amendments relaxing share buyback norms are yet to see the light of the day.
- Complacency On Oil Prices Should Not Go On For Long (The Financial Express, Ardhendu sen, Oct 15, 2001)
The first of the missile showers over Kabul did not bring any relief to oil producers. Brent, which closed at $21 and 5 cents a barrel on October 5, 2001, was at $20 and 50 cents on October 9.
- When To Let Kabul Fall (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 15, 2001)
WASHINGTON, OCT. 14. As Afghanistan braces for the second week of American attacks, the big questions remain.
- An Unequal War (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2001)
A WEEK after the start of the bombing of Al-Qaeda and Taliban targets, the coalition behind the US campaign against terrorism is already fraying at the edges.
- Genius Kids Who Did The Country Proud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2001)
ANY person observing Preet and Nilesh indulge in the banter of youth wouldn’t notice anything special about the duo.
- Spirituality's Place In Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 15, 2001)
CAN you work for a tobacco company while at the same time be a non-smoker and be convinced of the ills of smoking?
- The Bnp And India (Hindu, Padmaja Murthy, Oct 15, 2001)
ON OCTOBER 1, Bangladesh went to the polls to elect the eighth Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament).
- Pakistan Does About-Turn, Then Goes Round In Circles (Indian Express, Ayaz Amir, Oct 15, 2001)
WE are caught in the whirl of events over which we have no control. We are not calling the shots in the war raging in Afghanistan.
- Supreme Court On Secularisation And Shah Bano Ii (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Oct 15, 2001)
EVEN as Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was bestowed the Nobel Prize last week ostensibly for literary excellence but essentially for reviling against Islam.
- Pracharak In Power (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 14, 2001)
A CHANGE was expected, in fact long overdue.
- The Battle Has Just Begun (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 14, 2001)
THE BUSH administration is giving indications of getting into a different phase of the military operations in Afghanistan.
- Riding Out The Shockwaves (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 14, 2001)
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE is no vaccine which can give immunity against the deadly terrorism virus.
- Sitting On A Powder Keg (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Oct 14, 2001)
AS THE U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan takes an ugly turn, with claims of growing civilian causalties, the military Government in Pakistan is faced with a sensitive situation.
- Sarkaritel.Com (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2001)
Sarkar and business don’t make good company. But an enterprising Delhi entrepreneur, Ameya Sathaye, has made business out of the Government.
- New Turn In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Oct 14, 2001)
THE bombing of Taliban positions in Afghanistan should have had an expected response from Begum Khaleda Zia’s new administration in Dhaka.
- Forgive Me, Madam (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2001)
Post Balco, the Chhattisgarh CM seems to have been gripped by a new obsession — Nai Sadi Ke Mor Pe.
- Combating Proxy War: India Can Do It (Tribune, I. D. Swami, Oct 14, 2001)
WHEN terror unleashed by an individual who entertains fanciful ambition struck America, world leaders’ attitude towards terrorism has suddenly taken a dramatic change.
- Intriguing Web Of Incongruities And Links (Tribune, David Devdas, Oct 14, 2001)
MY friend Aftab got married in Srinagar a fortnight ago. His “Pinky bhabhi” took over the kitchen a few days before the wedding She cooked for his entire joint family, leaving his mother and sisters free to prepare for the wedding feast.
- The Shakehand That Gets Bjp Worried (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2001)
POLITICAL circles in the capital are busy speculating the likely fall-out of the new bonhomie between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.
- A Yankee In Downing Street (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 14, 2001)
IN AMERICA, he has been dubbed a de facto member of the President, Mr. George W. Bush's Cabinet and nicknamed the ``commander-in-chief'' of the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism.
- Towards An Enduring Victory Of ‘Freedom Over Fear’ (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Oct 14, 2001)
FOR the first time, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a unanimous resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter spelling out a comprehensive anti-terrorism framework enforceable qua member states.
- Pracharak In Power (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 14, 2001)
A CHANGE was expected, in fact long overdue.
- Making The Nobel Noble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2001)
There is a profound irony in the announcement of a Nobel prize for peace when a raging war engages the entire world’s attention.
- Where Are All The Maulanas? (Indian Express, Tarun Vijay, Oct 14, 2001)
The psyche war began the day President Bush addressed the senate.
- Back To The Future: Reviving Grand Council (Indian Express, Steven Mufson, Oct 14, 2001)
After the 21st century satellites and fighter jets are done in Afghanistan, Bush administration officials are planning to turn to a 2,000-year-old political model that was used by Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
- Their Anger Is Palpable (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 14, 2001)
OSAMA BIN LADEN has displaced Mr. Saddam Hussein as the hero of the Arab street.
- The Battle Has Just Begun (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 14, 2001)
THE BUSH administration is giving indications of getting into a different phase of the military operations in Afghanistan.
- Riding Out The Shockwaves (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 14, 2001)
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE is no vaccine which can give immunity against the deadly terrorism virus.
- Std Blues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2001)
Such things can happen only on All Fools’ Day. The Department of Post and Telegraph in Leh suddenly got a patriotic brainwave and offered the Indian Army STD telephone connections from where the troops could make calls at 1/4th the market rate.
- Beijing Seminar Stirs Hope For Warmer Ties With The Vatican (The Financial Express, Tamora Vidaillet, Oct 13, 2001)
An academic seminar in Beijing bringing together Roman Catholic scholars from around the world has offered a glimmer of hope that a standoff between China and the Vatican may be easing, church sources said in Beijing on Friday.
- Hungary For Action Against All Forms Of Terrorism (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 13, 2001)
Hungary's is a typical case of the deep commitment of the European nations to combat terrorism after the recent attacks in the U.S.
- False Premises (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Oct 13, 2001)
MINISTERS FROM some 20 countries begin a two-day meeting in Singapore today in another attempt to launch a new round of negotiations at the World Trade Organisation.
- The Changing Role Of External Commercial Borrowings (The Financial Express, Ravi Singhania, Oct 13, 2001)
The world of Indian corporate finance revolves around a three letter world —ECB (external commercial borrowing).
- Will Raising Fii Investment Levels Really Help? (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Oct 13, 2001)
The recent decision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to permit foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to invest in Indian companies beyond 24 per cent of the issued and paid-up capital up to levels permitted.
- Away In The World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2001)
Mr V.S. Naipaul, this year’s Nobel laureate in literature, “doesn’t represent anyone but himself”.
- Neck Deep, 40,000ft High (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2001)
WHAT does your average district magistrate do when trouble breaks out and he doesn’t particularly know who is behind it, where he is hiding and how to restore order?
- Quiet And Solitude By The Ganga (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 13, 2001)
Two days after the full moon in early October, I set out for my bi-annual visit to Har Ki Paudi on the west bank of the Ganga in Hardwar.
- Beyond Challenge (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2001)
No tears will be shed for either a murderous Osama bin Laden or a fanatical taliban, and only a legalistic few might quibble that the law of nations casts its protection over even rogue states and repugnant governments.
- Brave Old Words (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2001)
SILENCE is golden. And when it is made an element of state policy, particularly for dealing with sensitive issues like the security of the country, it often proves more precious than real gold.
- How Prepared Are Our Defence Forces? (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Oct 13, 2001)
These are very sensitive times for the Indian government and its defence forces.
- Jayaprakash Narayan Symbolised Humanity (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 13, 2001)
“QUIT India Movement” launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, was only making halting progress in the initial months despite Mahatma's mass following and the efforts of the Congress to make it a massive movement.
- Leaping On To Anti-Us Bandwagon (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Oct 13, 2001)
IT is, said the Taliban’s Ambassador to Ismalabad, an illegal action by the tyrant America.
- Musharraf Finds English Press Helpful (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Oct 13, 2001)
OBVIOUSLY it is the US bombing of Afghanistan and the consequent protests in several cities that continues to dominate the mainline newspapers in Pakistan.
- A Nobel For Mr. Naipaul (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2001)
FORTY-FIVE YEARS after he published The Mystic Masseur - the hilarious journey of a failed school teacher who becomes a revered mystic - Mr. V. S. Naipaul has been decorated with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- America, Oil And Afghanistan (Hindu, Sitaram Yechury, Oct 13, 2001)
IT HAS finally happened. American imperialism has begun its unilateral war against Afghanistan.
- Hungary For Action Against All Forms Of Terrorism (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 13, 2001)
Hungary's is a typical case of the deep commitment of the European nations to combat terrorism after the recent attacks in the U.S.
- What Sheikh Could Not Write (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 13, 2001)
Omar Sheikh erred in assuming that the policemen accosting him and his associates were on a routine patrol.
- Complete Isolation Of Taliban (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2001)
THE beleaguered Taliban regime of Afghanistan has failed to evoke any sympathy even from the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).
- Their War, Not Ours (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2001)
SINCE the yardstick of the success or failure of India’s foreign policy is linked to Pakistan’s standing in the international community.
- The War On Television (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2001)
I don’t take Colin Powell’s statement on face value. The Americans don’t have the guts to go beyond Al Qaeda.
- Competitive Advantage: Alternative Scenarios (Business Line, S. Venu , Oct 12, 2001)
COMPETITIVE advantage is now an accepted buzzword in the strategic management jargon.
- World Bank Shift Gears Unobtrusively (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 12, 2001)
WITH the Washington Consensus of policy-based lending strategy of the Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.
- Policy Of National Interest (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2001)
NATIONAL interest can change a countrys policy. This is how the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has defended his decision to support America.
- Are Fears Of Global Recession Real? (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Oct 12, 2001)
ECONOMISTS and business analysts around the world are coming to terms with the fact that the global economy has arguably entered a period of recession and uncertainty.
- Crusading Is The Idea (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 12, 2001)
Circa fifty years ago, the United States of America was in the midst of a frenzy of patriotism: a general call to arms, Korea-ward ho, Syngman Rhee, the devil incarnate, had to be installed as that country’s absolute ruler.
- Vision Thing (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 12, 2001)
I now understand why the senior Mr George Bush, when he was the US President, was riled by the `vision thing'.
- Little Sympathy In Oic For Pak. (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 12, 2001)
MANAMA (Bahrain) OCT. 11. Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) get together to ponder the consequences that could befall the member-states as the U.S. retaliates for the terrorist strikes of September 11.
- Address Kashmir's Alienation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2001)
EVER SINCE THE United States proclaimed its intention to mount a global `war' on terrorism in ``all its forms'', as a response to the September 11 carnage, India has been investing considerable energy in getting the Governments worldwide.
- Afghanistan After The Taliban (Hindu, T. Sreedhar, Oct 12, 2001)
SINCE THE last week of September, the media has been debating the post-Taliban scenarios for Afghanistan.
- Replacing Apm In Oil Products: Tough But Unavoidable (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Oct 12, 2001)
The administered pricing mechanism (APM) for oil products is slated to end this fiscal.
- Counter-Strikes And The Law (Hindu, V. S. Mani, Oct 12, 2001)
LOSS OF innocent human lives resulting from terrorist acts anywhere in the world must shock the conscience of humankind everywhere.
- The Opiate (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Oct 12, 2001)
DO TERRORISTS make good rulers?
- ‘Green Corporate Practices Will Pay In The Long Run’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 12, 2001)
At a time when environmental concerns are gradually showing up in corporate boardrooms, the Tata Energy Research Institute (Teri), in an effort to encourage this trend, has constituted the Corporate Environmental Awards.
- Export Credit Refinance Rate Should Be Delinked From Bank Rate (The Financial Express, Atmadip Ray, Oct 12, 2001)
So far, so good. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has scored a point or two by announcing a whole set of packages to give impetus to export proceedings.
- Regional War With Global Reach (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Oct 12, 2001)
THE air and missile attacks the US has launched on Afghanistan will have far-reaching implications for regional and global security.
- When The Media Battle Is Joined (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2001)
MEDIA attitudes on the battering of Afghanistan fascinate me quite as much as they did when Operation Desert Storm began a decade ago in spectacular style.
- A Small Aircraft And The Clouds Of Doom (Indian Express, Hari Bhagat, Oct 12, 2001)
Flying through cumulo nimbus clouds requires both experience and nerves of steel.
- We Kidnap Bela, A Lonely Tourist (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2001)
I checked out of Galaxy, taking the one small bag I had left there with me and went to find Bela. On the way to Ghaziabad, Salahuddin talked respectfully to both of us.
- New Politico-Strategic Equations (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 12, 2001)
WHAT will be the fallout of Afghan developments in the light of the changing politico-strategic setting in India's neighbourhood? What will be the nature of new alignments in the region?
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