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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Still Not Open Enough (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The ongoing 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing is all over the news space.
- A Passing Urge (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 18, 2007)
Martin Amis’s remarks about Muslims, made in the course of an interview with The Times more than a year ago, have turned up in the headlines again.
- Hunger Stalks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
There could, after all, be some substance in the prediction that a substantial part of India would turn into sub-Saharan Africa while the rest prospered like California as the country proceeded on the path of economic progress.
- Increased Military Spending Keeps South Asia On The Boil (Deccan Herald, Gobind Thukral, Oct 18, 2007)
Rising defence spending will not only aggravate South Asias internal and external disputes, but also exacerbate human security.
- Monks Confront Military Regime (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all cross Burma that brought down the one-party socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over three thousand people perished when the army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Pressuring The Generals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
It is no surprise and entirely in character that the military junta in Myanmar has vowed to “march on” — refusing to change its political course in the face of increasing international pressure to halt its brutish crackdown on all opponents . . . .
- More At Stake Than Monks And Military In Myanmar (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In the stormy street protests in 1988 across Burma that brought down the one party Socialist regime of Gen. Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Japan To Alter Support Of U.S. In Afghanistan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The Japanese cabinet approved a new antiterrorism bill Wednesday that would extend a refueling mission in the Indian Ocean but curtail Tokyo's support for U.S.-led combat operations in Afghanistan.
- India Has 1 Lakh Millionaires (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Is rich getting richer in the country? It seems so as a latest study has found that India’s High Networth Individuals (HNIs) population has touched 1,00,000 mark at the end of 2006.
- Bush Defends Stand On Dalai Lama, Urges China To Hold Talks With Him (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
US President George W Bush defended on Wednesday his plan to appear at an award ceremony for the Dalai Lama in the face of Chinese objections and urged Beijing to open talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader China views as a separatist.
- Bloggers In Arms (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2007)
The monks in Burma have no idea. No idea that people all over the world — from Seoul to Vienna — are holding rallies to support their cause.
- America Was The Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2007)
Last week’s release of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey provides the most vivid evidence of a new worldwide consensus. But — and here’s the bad news — it highlights the fact that that the United States is becoming the odd country out.
- Be Practical On Burma (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all across Burma that brought down the one-party Socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the Army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- Hrw Seeks China's Intervention In Myanmar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Noting that China is one of Myanmar's largest investor, a United States human rights watchdog has urged Beijing to use its influence to help end "state repression" in Myanmar.
- Road Safety Is Paramount (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2007)
With the constant rise in the number of vehicles users the world over, road accidents too shot up.
- Indian It Professionals Worst Paid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
India ranks fourth amongst the ten worst IT paymasters in the world, a recent survey says.
- Delhi Changing Stance Towards Colombo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
India’s arms length policy towards Sri Lanka’s saga of war and peace may be changing, reports from India indicated in the wake of an official visit by President Mahinda Rajapakse to Delhi early this week.
- Confucius On Good Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
THE most spectacular economic growth in the last 60 years has occurred in East Asia. In spite of being destroyed in the Second World War, Japan rose to become the second largest industrial nation.
- Sebi Strikes The Right Note (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
SEBI's move to impose some restrictions on PNs in order to 'moderate capital flows', as the FM described it, will have little lasting impact.
- Extempore Plea To Save N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 17, 2007)
It was like a political requiem for the Indo-US nuclear deal which has dominated the relationship between Washington and New Delhi for two years and three months.
- Review India’S Policy On Myanmar: Tint Swe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
“Much more was expected from India’s foreign policy”
- Us Defends Bush-Dalai Meet, Says It’S A Meeting With A Spiritual Leader (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The White House vigorously defended President Bush’s plan to meet with the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, brushing aside China’s warning that it would damage relations between Washington and Beijing. Both Bush and members of Congress — who are presenting. . .
- Kims Last Card On Nuclear Issue (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
North Korea has reprocessed 50 kilos of weapons-grade plutonium.
- China Protests U.S. Award For Dalai Lama (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday voiced his government’s strong discontent of, and firm opposition to, the United States’ hospitality to the Dalai Lama, including the granting of a Congressional award and a planned meeting . . . . .
- India Second Best Destination For Fdi In 2007: Unctad (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
India has emerged as the second most attractive location after China, but ahead of the US and Russia, for global foreign direct investment in 2007, the World Investment Report of the UNCTAD has said.
- Brown Writes To Manmohan On Burma Standoff (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged the biggest economies of the world including India to provide support to Burma provided its ruling junta agrees to move towards democracy.
- Sleeping On The Job (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Oct 17, 2007)
India is the only country whose establishment officially defines 'national interest' as a 'vague' concept. As a result, the pursuit of a vague foreign policy leads to one fiasco after another. Burma is the latest example
- Nuclear Power Is Way Forward For China, India: Iaea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Amid uncertainty over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, a senior IAEA official has said that nuclear energy is the way forward for the booming economies of India and China.
- N-Power Is "Way Forward" For China, India: Iaea (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Amid uncertainty over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, a senior International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official has said that nuclear energy is the "way forward" for the booming economies of India and China.
- Build An Energy-Efficient India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
India is a country of extreme weather. It has large regions with burning hot seasons in summer and freezing cold winters.
- Deve Gowda’S Crisis: It’S All In The Family (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
While all eyes were on the political drama in Bangalore on who would form the next government, there was a family yakshyagana of sorts in former prime minister Deve Gowda’s house.
- Don’T Kill The N-Deal (Tribune, O.P. Sabherwal, Oct 17, 2007)
THE coming conclave(s) between the UPA government and the Left on October 22 and thereafter will to a large extent decide the fate of the Indo-US civilian nuclear accord.
- India May Use Trade To Make Bangla Act On Terror (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Oct 17, 2007)
Annoyed with Bangladesh’s failure to take action against terror groups acting out of its soil, the Government is seriously considering the use of trade-related measures to extract some deliverables from the current regime in Dhaka.
- China Not A Threat But A Promise (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
THE conventional wisdom is that China is rising and the United States is on its way down.
- India 'To Overtake Uk' (British Broadcasting Corporation, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
India could overtake Britain and have the world's fifth largest economy within a decade as the country's growth accelerates, a new report says.
- Ensure Trekkers ‘Take Permission’ For Expeditions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Taking a serious view of the official laxity in ignoring the need for mandatory permission to undertake trekking expeditions in higher Himalayas in the region on the Indo-China border, the Uttarakhand government has asked for strict compliance . . . . .
- India's Economy 'Nears $1 Trillion' (British Broadcasting Corporation, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
If we needed a reminder of India's growing global economic presence, we had it last week in the steel industry when India's Tata won a stock market auction for the European company Corus.
- The High Cost Of Feeling Low (Daily Times, Peter Singer, Oct 17, 2007)
Around the world, many primary care physicians underestimate the seriousness of depression. Many of them lack adequate training in recognising mental illness, and may not be up to date with treatments options.
- Will Putin Change The Strategic Map? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 17, 2007)
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is in Iran and the world is tense with expectations of a change in the regional strategic map.
- Discovering Gwadar (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
THE district of Gwadar, traditionally a part of Makran, lies in the southern-most part of the Province of Balochistan. It extends over 600 kilometres of coast-line on the Arabian Sea — along its southern limits — and unirrigated and desertic . . . ..
- Freedom For Citizens Can Be Secured Through Courts, Not Parliament (Asian Age, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 17, 2007)
Judicial activism is a much talked about phrase, but really, it is only one manifestation of judicial power.
- Climate, Nobel And Al Gore (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Oct 17, 2007)
Nobel awards for Peace can often be contentious. But not so this year. Barring a few diehard critics who question the phenomenon of global warming itself, the world has welcomed the 2007 award to Al Gore, former US Vice-President and a . . . . .
- Extracting Gains From Mining (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
In the light of the recent happenings in mineral-rich States of Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh , the transformation of mineral deposits into sustainable development gains would be a daunting task if the interests of all the stakehol . . . . .
- India Second Only To China In Attracting Fdi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
UNCTAD releases World Investment Report
U.S. emerges third followed by Russia, Brazil
Many MNCs expand operations in India . . .
- Problems Of Equality (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2007)
Rising inequality has emerged as a subject of debate in various parts of the world.
- India Is The Second Most Attractive Fdi Hotspot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
India, which was the fourth largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia, attracting US$17 billion while China claimed top spot with US$69 billion, according to World Investment Report 2007, emerged as the second most attractive. . .
- “Nuclear Energy Can Meet Future Demand” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
James Connaughton, chairman of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.), on Monday said nuclear energy was critically important to meet the increasing energy demands of the future.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Effective Environmental Management — Principles and Case Studies: Rory Sullivan, Hugh Wyndham; Allen & Unwin, Australia. Rs. 395. All Men Are Brothers — Autobiographical Reflections – Mahatma Gandhi: Compiled and edited by Krishna Kripalani. . .
- Perspectives On Corporate Governance (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Oct 16, 2007)
Prescriptions for good quality governance of the corporate and financial sectors in a globalising economy
- Hu Jintao Vows To Reverse Income Disparity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In a keynote speech to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here on Monday that China would deepen reform of the income distribution system to reverse the growing income disparity.
- Pranab For Collaboration In Tackling Climate Change (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
India has called for collaboration between developing and developed countries in creating technologies to deal with climate change while ensuring energy security and economic growth.
- The Goldilocks Touch (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The sensex burst through 19000 today — and appeared to underscore the fact that India is now one of several Goldilocks economies that are “neither too hot, not too cold”.
- “Nuclear Power Is Simply Not Necessary” (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Oct 16, 2007)
By awarding the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Norwegian Nobel Committee has more than simply underscored the need to reduce the threat of climate change to the security of mankind.
- Nepal Maoists Against Polls (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Oct 16, 2007)
Shorn of his throne and royal powers, King Gyanendra has become a commoner, virtually ending the 239-year old Shah dynasty in Nepal.
- Will She, Won’T She? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf’s repeated messages to Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto that she must put off her planned October 18 return until the Supreme Court decides on the election disqualification case against him reflect the. . .
- Two Steps Back (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 16, 2007)
The coalition government’s hesitation over India’s nuclear agreement with the United States of America has put off speculation about an imminent general election.
- Hu For Open China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday promised to unswervingly expand socialist democracy and fight corruption in a comprehensive way.
- Mahindra Plans To Spend $1b To Raise Production (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s biggest sport-utility vehicle maker, plans to spend about $1 billion in the next four years to double automobile production capacity as local demand grows.
- India Outsources Outsourcing (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
From his tree-top-high office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, the head of India's giant software company Infosys, explains the rise of an economic phenomenon about to engulf the world: outsourcers are outsourcing themselves.
- What's Not Exciting To Vodafone Ceo? (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Arun Sarin has got more than he bargained for when he paid a bomb to acquire Hutchison Essar; he’s getting a taste of ‘how they do business in India’ and he sounds bowled over. Yes, Hutch Essar is adding 1.5 million to 2 million subscribers per month.
- Indian Government Fears Backlash As Stock Market Hits Recor (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The stock market boom in India reached new heights yesterday with the Mumbai index shooting past 19,000 for the first time and creating paper fortunes worth billions of pounds for the country's richest industrialists.
- India's Tigers Under Siege (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
With homemade muskets, Lakhan and his brothers tracked one of India's endangered Bengal tigers as it slunk along the forested trails and lakes of Ranthambhore National Park, not far from Lakhan's village.
- Asian Publications Are Back With A Bang (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2007)
After the recent retrenchment, regional publications are back in Asia with a distinct Asian flavour.
- Eu Meet To Focus On Myanmar, Iran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
European Union foreign ministers meeting on Monday will assess ways to punish the military junta in Myanmar for its crackdown on opposition forces and to sway Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
- Dealing With The Yangon Junta (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 16, 2007)
India needs to overtly engage the junta and cultivate contact with pro-democracy forces.
- China For Peace Pact With Taiwan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
However, Hu warned the democratic island against formally declaring independence, but did not take the opportunity to threaten force as predecessors have in the past.
- Upa Shrewd On Suu Kyi (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 16, 2007)
After hectic advocacy by Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Burma Campaign, UK, British MPs John Bercow and Baroness Caroline Cox met a Chin group on the India-Myanmar border last month, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged an emergenc. . .
- Increased Dieselisation In Cars (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 16, 2007)
Turbo diesels exhibit significant advantages over naturally aspirated gasoline engines, showing typical fuel efficiency gains of 30 per cent, with CO2 reductions of more than 20 per cent.
- Tax The Car, Fund Public Transport (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 16, 2007)
None can deny the security one gets by owning a product instead of renting it.
- Toys: Time For A Better Gameplan (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
The recent recall of as many as 19.6 million Chinese-made toys by Mattel and the subsequent high drama can be analysed at different levels — company, industry and country.
- Sensex Sights 20,000; Time To Blink? (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
Politics, macro-economics, good earnings reports and a few positive corporate developments took the Indian stock market to yet another high on Monday.
- 19k With $600m Fii Funds (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Foreign institutional investors took the Sensex soaring to 19,000 on Monday, making the 1,000-point journey from 18,000 to 19,000 in just four trading sessions.
- China's Hand (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 16, 2007)
At a recent conference of State police chiefs, the China connection to India's North-Eastern insurgency was brought out loud and clear.
- Anarchy Everywhere (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 16, 2007)
When protesting farmers are fired at in Nandigram and Singur, it is not a democratic system of governance.
- Fighting Poverty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2007)
The interim assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals provides a reality check to India, which is currently in the grip of a growth euphoria, thanks to a booming stock market.
- Governance Reforms India's Top Priority For Next 20 Years: Kamal Nath (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Exuding optimism on a day when the Sensex hit a record 19,000 points back home, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath told a gathering of top British economists that the next two decades in India will be marked primarily by "reforms in governance."
- More Democracy By 2020, Vows Hu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Chinese leader Hu Jintao pledged on Monday to make the Communist government more open and responsive while moderating the juggernaut economy to produce more balanced growth.
- Disturbing Diagnosis (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2007)
A recently released report by the UN and Asian Development Bank points out that India is a laggard in meeting some of the millennium development goals (MDGs) identified in 2000.
- Libya, Vietnam, Burkina-Faso To Join Unsc Next Year (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Burkina-Faso, Libya and Vietnam were set on Tuesday to be elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two years beginning next January 1, a UN source has said.
- “War Scenario In Iran Would Be A Disaster” (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 15, 2007)
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign MinisterMassimo D’Alemafeels the first response to 9/11 should have been “peace in Jerusalem, not war in Baghdad.”
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