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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 6237:
- Heading For Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2004)
With over two-thirds of the votes in Indonesia's first direct presidential elections already counted, the results may be known in the next few days.
- To Kasauli, Unbitten By A Mad Dog (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 26, 2004)
There was a time when the very mention of Kasauli raised people’s eyebrows: “Kyoon! paagal kuttey nay kaata hai?” (Why, have you been bitten by a mad dog?) was the knee-jerk verbal reaction.
- The Policy-Execution Disconnect (Hindu, N. Vittal, Jun 26, 2004)
While every government tries to follow policies which, in its view, are good for itself and society, when it comes to execution there is a disconnect.
- `Project'ing Corruption In Multilateral Banks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2004)
When ministers in India declare themselves stoutly in favour of economic reform, the sub-text is their enthusiasm for hefty loans from multilateral development banks
- Say It With Rewards (Hindu, Phil Hogan, Jun 22, 2004)
Children respond better to carrots than to sticks - especially if they don't have to eat them.
- The Ugc Radar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
ON the face of it, the University Grants Commission’s system of assessing the performance of universities through a method called the “performance radar” is interesting.
- Stability Can Be Dicey (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 18, 2004)
The sensex doesn’t seem to have been able to shed its nervousness which followed the Vajpayee government’s defeat. There is apparently still a lingering nostalgia for the pro-business inclinations of the NDA government as opposed to the populist and ...
- Good, Bad And Economics (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jun 15, 2004)
Is there anything absolutely `good' or `evil'? Or, is everything a combination of good and bad? Mahatma Gandhi maintained that while man combines in him both the angel and the devil, the aim of social reformers should be to enable people foster the ...
- Food For Work (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Jun 14, 2004)
The new Government should ensure that food-forwork programmes adhere to the basic principle of distributing food rather than cash.
- Fighting Aids (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 14, 2004)
The UK’s prestigious Economist magazine provided unprecedented four-page coverage to India (April 17) — not because of the then forthcoming elections, but “the subject not figuring in election issues” and proposed as the new government’s ...
- Failed By Fallacies (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 14, 2004)
Though the previous government left the economy in fairly good shape, it did not get the mandate to rule because of increasing rural-urban, rich-poor disparity and rising unemployment, particularly among the educated.
- One For The Road: Another Kind Of Exclusion Politics (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Jun 13, 2004)
Irrespective of the party you support, and laudable though the voters’ independence and the “democratic success” of the recent electoral exercise are, there is one thing that is worrying.
- Economic Reforms In The Mirror Of Public Opinion (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Jun 13, 2004)
The supporters and opponents of economic reforms often forget that the people too have an opinion on this matter. Verdict 2004 is a warning against taking public opinion for granted
- Criminals In The House (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jun 12, 2004)
The Fourteenth Lok Sabha, which was elected with much hope, has done disservice to the country in the first session itself, disappointing the people of India who voted for it.
- The `Tainted' Debate (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jun 11, 2004)
Ideally, those undergoing trial should be excluded from office until acquitted. But this requires changes in the law.
- Cmp: What Face The Reforms? (Hindu, Sharad Joshi , Jun 09, 2004)
The new Government's Common Minimum Programme promises reforms with a human face. But this is easier said than done, as implementation would encounter problems political and fiscal. Sharad Joshi examines the CMP, putting it in historical perspective.
- Populism Versus Responsibility (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 09, 2004)
With the Railways Minister planning a populist Rail Budget, the divestment agenda hamstrung by the Left and power sops being doled out to farmers and domestic consumers in some States, it is clear that more than a fiscal sleight of hand will be ...
- Cmp: What Face The Reforms? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jun 09, 2004)
The new Government's Common Minimum Programme promises reforms with a human face. But this is easier said than done, as implementation would encounter problems political and fiscal. Sharad Joshi examines the CMP, putting it in historical persp ective.
- Populism Versus Responsibility (Hindu, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 09, 2004)
With the Railways Minister planning a populist Rail Budget, the divestment agenda hamstrung by the Left and power sops being doled out to farmers and domestic consumers in some States
- A Case For Good Protectionism (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 08, 2004)
THE defeat of the NDA Government and the victory of the Congress(I) supported by the Left is one more symptom of the growing worldwide backlash against globalisation.
- The New Cji Is Sensitive To Problems Of The Needy (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 03, 2004)
Mr Justice R C Lahoti, who took over as Chief Justice of India (CJI) on June 1, is considered by legal experts as “conservative” in matters of interpretation of law, yet competent, sharp and sensitive to problems of the poor and the needy.
- Upa's Common Minimum Programme I: Issues And Implications (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 01, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme has done a good job of delineating the "human face" of economic reforms. It contains a "solemn pledge" to provide a Government that will not only be accountable, transparent, responsible and responsive "at all times" but ...
- Wages Of Unemployment (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 31, 2004)
More than failing the farmers, the NDA fell because unemployment became excessive. But tackling rural and urban joblessness requires a broad-spectrum approach that goes beyond ideological purity. Needed are less simplistic and more comprehensive ...
- The Reds Under Manmohan's Bed (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, May 28, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is now in place. The inevitable hiccups in the appointment of a 68-member council of ministers (cabinet) from as many as 12 alliance parties have been sorted out.
- Is Manmohan Singh Right For India's Top Job?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, May 20, 2004)
It was the autumn of 1970, and the Delhi School of Economics was abuzz with left-wing fervor.
- Man Behind India's Economic Boom Named Prime Minister (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic boom, was named prime minister of the world's largest democracy on Wednesday -- a magnanimous act of patriotism and just plain street smarts by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of his party.
- Democracy, The Winner (Business Line, Pradip Shah, May 14, 2004)
WITH no single party emerging the clear winner, there is understandably some anxiety on the governance front. Some of our citizens who were `feeling good' may now be `feeling bad'.
- Washing Dirty Money (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
CLEANLINESS is a virtue, normally. In some cases, however much you clean, there is the stigma that never goes. For instance, funds that are born of illicit origin can never shake off the tainted tag in spite of best of efforts. Bhure Lal's book Money
- Truce At Last (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
STRICTLY speaking, the recent fracas in the Punjab Congress is the internal matter of the party. But in reality, the whole State will breathe easy now that the warring factions have ostensibly buried the hatchet. The State was suffering more than the
- Kashmir’s Orphans Spread Trust And Goodwill (Tribune, Usha Rai, Jan 07, 2004)
WE hear often of the widows of Kashmir and the agonising search for the missing men in their lives but there are hardly any stories about the children who have been orphaned by the 13 years of turmoil in the valley. So it came as a surprise to meet this
- Interlinking Of Rivers: Ripples Of Concern (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 07, 2004)
NEVER before has any proposal won the unstinted support of the apex court, the first citizen and the chief executive of the country all at the same time. With this unprecedented backing, the Government has pressed in all available resources to steamroll
- Sleep After Retiring (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jan 06, 2004)
AEONS ago, it was thought that those tactically well placed to receive bribes and did so would lose their daily dose of "gentle sleep from Heaven that slid into the soul". We do not know whether those who believed in this adage, slept well or not. But
- Cas: The Fading Picture (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jan 06, 2004)
The script is all muddled for the Conditional Access System. Instead of rushing to implement an ill-conceived system, the Government could have waited for the enactment of the Convergence Bill, which envisages a super-regulator that could have resolved
- Force Of Corruption (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Jan 06, 2004)
In a matter of a few decades, corruption has taken deep roots among the police, mainly owing to political interference
- Ibm Executives, South Korean Officials Charged With Bribery (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 06, 2004)
Some 48 South Korean government officials and corporate executives, mainly from IBM Ventures, were charged with bribery in a case involving state contracts of computer parts and servers, prosecutors said on Monday.The indictments followed an investigation
- Need For A New Index Of Happiness (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jan 04, 2004)
THE year that has gone by has been most unusual for my family and me. It has been one of extremes both personally and professionally. From the fifth floor of my Delhi Police Headquarters I found myself on the planes and taking elevators to the 22nd floor
- Ava Garderner And The London Bobby (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Jan 03, 2004)
AVA Garderner was one of the most ravishing Hollywood beauties of her time. The Lord had apparently created her in a moment of extreme ecstasy. Life magazine once commissioned her to draw the attention of the London bobby posted at the Buckingham Palace
- To Know The Road Ahead, Ask Those Coming Back (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 03, 2004)
WOULD you add legs to a snake after you have finished drawing it? Probably not, but that is a Chinese proverb about doing something that is totally unnecessary and thus spoiling what you have already done, and perhaps also revealing one's ignorance about
- Mutiny In Punjab Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
SOLDIERS UNDER ENEMY fire know how to survive: they bunker down and conserve their ammunition until an opportunity to hit back presents itself. For reasons known only to the Congress rebels in Punjab, they have chosen to charge out of the ...
- U.S. Eyes Russian Turf (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Dec 31, 2003)
Russia has sent a strong signal to the U.S. that it will fight attempts to erode its position in the former Soviet states.
- 'Satyendra Lived Up To His Name' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2003)
The murder of Satyendra Dubey brings out the sheer horror of corruption in India. On the pages of Indian Express we have read of the anger and outrage among the people. For any sustainable advantage, such sentiments have to be institutionalised.
- Nurseries Of Alienation (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Dec 30, 2003)
Geographical enclavement in a remote pocket has provided the physical basis for a kind of "internal colonialism" faced by Adivasis throughout India.
- A Spokesman Of The Rural Downtrodden (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 29, 2003)
A sincere human being, a true intellectual and a great playwright having written 33 plays in Punjabi with an abundant use of the Doabi dialect of the Hoshiarpur region, Charan Dass Sidhu, who has been given the Sahitya Akademi Award, symbolises a saga of
- Reforming Politics (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 29, 2003)
The latest amendment to the Constitution (on defections) should be the beginning of serious reform and not the end.
- Year Of A Small War Made Big (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 29, 2003)
While truly historic regime-changes took place and an epidemic killed hundreds, the world remained obsessed with a minor war for most of 2003
- Job Creation: Not Just An Economic Problem (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 29, 2003)
Even as jobs have to be created to accommodate India's ever-increasing population, technology developments are destroying existing ones. The issue, therefore, is not merely adding enough jobs but also creating replacements for those lost. As the obstacles
- ‘his Sacrifice Should Initiate A Movement’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2003)
I strongly condemn the brutal murder of the honest and noble engineer Satyendra Dubey. The most tragic aspect of the case is that his murderers are still roaming free. Dubey paid the price for exposing rampant corruption. I appreciate his exceptional ...
- ‘i Urge You All Not To Let My Bhaiya’s Sacrifice Go In Vain’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2003)
This is Dhananjay, brother of late S K Dubey. I read the article 'Letter to a Murdered Mate', The Indian Express, Dec 5. I don’t have any word to express my feelings. The media in general and the Express team in particular have been of great support when
- He Blew A Scam’s Cover, Now They Find He Was Murdered (Indian Express, S. Ahmed Ali, Dec 28, 2003)
Before Abdul Karim Telgi hit the headlines again, Maharashtra’s scandal of the season was the MPSC scam. The cash-for-appointments racket had landed several bigwigs of the state Public Service Commission, including its head S D Karnik, in jail.
- He Blew The Whistle, We Hear The Sound (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 27, 2003)
After the Dubey murder, the thousands of IITians working selflessly in India need to renew their pledge to their country
- Corruption In Politics Touched New High (Tribune, Gaurav Chaudhury, Dec 27, 2003)
THE ugly spectacle of lies and videotapes was witnessed once again in 2003, bringing to the fore the degeneration of Indian politics. By its sheer size, magnitude and nature, the story of scams this year went beyond the confines of capital markets and ...
- Charity Begins At Home (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2003)
IT is the season of good cheer and treats for all. Those who are feeling left out should try their luck in politics. As lawmakers they can give themselves lavish treats that ordinary mortals dare not even dream about. All this is possible in 15 minutes...
- Taming Of The Nizam (Tribune, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 27, 2003)
IT was the last week of December in 1948 and there was a flurry of activity in Hyderabad as the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, had planned a visit to the newly incorporated princely state in the Indian Union, on Christmas Day. Also, the
- Politicians As Easy Targets (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 27, 2003)
A society that acquires habitual contempt for politics and politicians is not a society on the road to moral enlightenment; it is a society opening itself up to despotism.
- The Whistle Echoes (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 27, 2003)
It seems Satyendra Dubey’s story touches someone new everyday. This week, the ECONOMIST retold the tale of the young engineer with the very direct gaze who lived in Bihar and was murdered for blowing the whistle on corruption in the prime minister’s pet
- ‘brother’s Ideals Yes, But Govt Work, No’ (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 27, 2003)
Today marks one month of the murder. We don’t expect much: grieving family
- Sound Of A Whistle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2003)
I salute you for making the murder of Satyendra Dubey a national issue. But Dubey’s killing cannot be compared to that of Bhagat Singh, as some readers have done in their letters. We must remember Bhagat Singh was hanged by the British; Satyendra Dubey...
- In The War Against Graft (Telegraph, SRINJAY CHAKRAVARTI, Dec 26, 2003)
The cross-border anti-corruption treaty signed by about 100 nations in mid-December 2003 is a milestone in the long-drawn battle against global corruption. India has also extended its support to the convention against corruption, organized under the ...
- Five `I's For Budget 2004-05 (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Dec 26, 2003)
In the coming Budget, the Government ought to focus on `I's: Interest rates, Investment, Infrastructure, Information and Image. The Finance Minister who, in his previous portfolio, did a lot to enhance the country's prestige should use the Budget to ...
- Making Whistle-Blowing 100 Per Cent Safe (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Dec 26, 2003)
Whistle-blowing is one sure way of getting the signals of corruption in high places across before serious damage is done. Otherwise, these may not surface for years, as with the stamp scam. The government's antennae must, therefore, be tuned to catch ...
- Dissidence In Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2003)
WITH THE DISSIDENT faction in the Punjab unit of the Congress agreeing to let the AICC president, Sonia Gandhi, handle the inner-party rivalry, the Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, appears to have earned a respite. The Agriculture Minister, ...
- One Land, Two Sovereigns (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 26, 2003)
Small problems here often lead to big tensions between India and Nepal," says Bharatendu Mallik, the young and popular Mayor of this town on the banks of the Mechi River that has long defined Nepal's eastern boundary with India.
- Supreme Court Has Stood Up For The Meek (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Dec 26, 2003)
2003 will certainly go down in the histroy of Indian judiciary as an eventful and significant year with the Supreme Court writing some new chapters in the jurisprudence book by giving candid opinions on controversial issues like the common civil code ...
- ‘india Needs A Constitutional Body To Fight Corruption’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2003)
In the case of Satyendra Dubey’s murder, by focusing on the politico-criminal nexus Indian Express and its readers are hitting the wrong target. The real culprit is the bureaucracy, which has institutionalised corruption by conducting incestuous and ...
- Transparency In Transfer: At Least One Govt Dept Puts It All On The Web (Indian Express, ANILKUMAR NARAYAN , Dec 25, 2003)
One Government department has shown the way.
In an attempt to make the process of transfer of its officers transparent and corruption-free, the Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance has made it mandatory for its Group A officers to seek ...
- ‘a Bright Spark Is Doused Out’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2003)
Satyendra Dubey’s murder is a case of a bright spark being doused out. This committed engineer could have served the nation for decades, saved the taxpayers millions of rupees. The incident leaves one with very little faith in the government and its ...
- Resignation, For What? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2003)
MR Chagan Bhujbal resigned as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra owning up "moral” responsibility for the attack on the office of a television network by his supporters. Had they just carried the flags of the NCP, Mr Sharad Pawar and not Mr Bhujbal ...
- Bhujbal Stamped Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2003)
His departure will help uncover links between politicians and scamsters in the stamp paper scandal
- Dubey:india’s Hero Number One For 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
Satyendra Dubey’s courage and honesty have made him India’s hero number one for 2003. His sacrifice is a wake-up call for us.
- Verdict? Not Guilty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
FORMER Prime Minister Narasimha Rao has been cleared of the charge of having cheated NRI pickle-maker Lakhubhai Pathak. Controversial godman Chandraswami and his right-hand man K. N. Agarwal too were acquitted by a Delhi court. The judiciary decides cases
- Political Bosses As Reformers (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 24, 2003)
The new anti-defection law does not address the core of the problem: entrenched traditions and practices of bossism in every political party.
- Bhujbal Turns In Papers, Telgi Is Stamped All Over (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
Maharashtra Deputy CM resigns, fig leaf: freedom of the press; NCP may replace him with two from party
- Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2003)
THE FORMER PRIME Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, must feel that the legal clouds that hung gloomily over him have finally lifted. With his acquittal in the Lakhubhai Pathak case, Mr. Rao has been cleared in the third and last corruption case in ...
- The Rot Within (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Dec 23, 2003)
R.S. Sharma’s case illustrates that corruption at the top destroys the police force’s commitment and encourages more corruption
- India Shining? Indeed, In Its People! (Business Line, P.T. Jyothi Datta, Dec 23, 2003)
AT AN inter-city airport in South Africa, a photo-journalist covering the Cricket World Cup earlier this year was confronted by a charming lady who quipped: "Are you from India? Pity your boys lost in the finals!" This admiration-filled remark was indeed
- ‘that Was Illegal Gratification’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2003)
Judeo video:CBI registers case against Judeo, 3 others; Jogi, son’s homes among 17 places raided
- In Raipur, Cbi Switches To Jogi Audio (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Dec 22, 2003)
Cash-for-MLA: Party summons ex-CM to Delhi, may soon decide his fate
- ‘it’s Not Just Bihar, The Rot Is Everywhere’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2003)
It is the taxpayer’s money that is being looted by the mafia. Let the NHAI stand up to periodic financial audits. If the media highlights such an audit and the follow up action, and keeps the public posted about the progress of the Golden Quadrilateral
- Still Not The Perfect Shine (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 22, 2003)
At a recent conference on globalization the discussion was focussed on the “how” rather than the “what” or “why” issues that had dominated the subject until recently. The success stories of Indian companies that had begun to look at the world as the ...
- In A Legislator’s Universe (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 22, 2003)
Bangaru Laxman and Dilip Singh Judeo hold a very valuable lesson for our political class: the craft of graft is not be practised by greenhorns. These novices did not know that naked moolah is poison and should never be touched by one’s hands. But whereas
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