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Articles 11221 through 11320 of 12412:
- There's Been Shortage Of Ready Gold Stocks (The Economic Times, MUKUL SONAWALA, Nov 22, 2004)
Gold price rise is far from speculative. The reason is that gold has been dormant for 20 years. The range varied from $330 to $375. Since the recent price movement has been moving in a new range, above $390, which is highest in 16 years, it has attracted
- Toys For The Generals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2004)
The US has a long history of rewarding its allies for services rendered, unmindful of the blatant misuse that the beneficiaries may make of these gifts.
- Let's Go On A Long Drive (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, Nov 22, 2004)
It is a case of stealing the treasure house of imagination. This time the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has rallied itself into a mega partnership with the ministry of ...
- A Bad Idea (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2004)
Union communications minister Dayanidhi Maran feels that parts of the frequency spectrum should be available to all telecom licensees on a technology neutral basis.
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Fed Chief Weighs Down On The Dollar (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 22, 2004)
The dollar's attempted rebound last week was killed by the Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan, arguing that the world would not indefinitely finance the American current account deficit.
- Goodbye, Galliwasp! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
The Vietnamese warty pig and Fernandina rice rat are back from the dead. They have been spotted again, after being written off as extinct in the mid-Nineties.
- Disturbing Lags In Education (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2004)
The education for All global monitoring report (2005) has turned the spotlight on substantive questions of quality of teaching and learning.
- Sober Growth Prospects For Asia In 2005 (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2004)
Monetary tightening, unrelenting oil price volatility and soaring US deficits all portend a significant slowdown in the dynamic East Asia.
- Blair’S Proximity To Bush (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Nov 19, 2004)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been ruminating about his country’s place in the world and its relations with its principal allies, the US and Europe.
- A Compulsive Guzzler (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Nov 19, 2004)
In the not too distant past, the world feared oil prices reaching $40 a barrel. Today, it is praying that prices will come to that level.
- Textiles, Post-Quotas — A Tangled Skein For Developing Countries (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Nov 19, 2004)
The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) was designed essentially to correct a long-standing anomaly in the multilateral trading system.
- Where Are The Toilets? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Even though India has established itself as a major power in the comity of nations, it is a shame that most people in the country do not have toilets. This is a sad reflection on the insensitivity of successive governments and the failure of the planning
- Trials Of A Pioneer (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 19, 2004)
Monastic intrigues have been a source of macabre fascination for the laity. From Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose to Dan Brown’s best-selling
- Hindi Business (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Nov 19, 2004)
When it comes to different languages, some people can make much ado about what’s in a name
- More Than A Gesture (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Nov 18, 2004)
In this season of elections, another has popped up online. This one pertains to Manipur, the state Manmohan Singh is scheduled to visit on Monday.
- The Bush Second Term (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
Few countries are as cautious and pragmatic in their conduct of foreign policy as the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese have learnt the art of refraining from passing gratuitous comments on issues that do not directly affect their national interests
- Bush Second Term — The Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2004)
From pragmatic double-speak and open welcome to horror, the re-election of Mr George Bush has drawn diverse responses across the world. While there is scope for strategic cooperation with the US, New Delhi will have to learn to manage its differences with
- Beyond 6000? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2004)
Though the stock markets might remain stable, investors must exercise caution
- Case For Chief Of Defence Staff (Tribune, Lt-Gen Vijay Oberoi, Nov 17, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's emphasis on the need for a joint culture for the three defence services, in all aspects of their functioning, is timely and appropriate.
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- Cell Growth (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2004)
Firm figures on India’s cellular subscriber base will have to wait. But 2004 will be remembered as the year when India’s stock of cellular phone subscribers overtook the fixed-line subscriber base of around 40 million.
- Gold Rush (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
The sustained weakness of the dollar is beginning to leave a lasting imprint on gold. The Bush administration has not been too worried about the dollar’s slide against other currencies, particularly the euro.
- Wickedly Free (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2004)
The spirit of the internet is essentially and wickedly free. This is why the sins of the globalized world — organized paedophilia and terrorism — take on their most elusive and hydra-headed forms in that medium.
- Outsourcing: Win-Win For All (Business Line, P. K. Goyal, Nov 16, 2004)
In the post-WTO (World Trade Organisation) era, trade barriers are falling as member-nations open out to free market. Goods and services have started moving from one nation to another more freely.
- Outsourcing Of Obesity To India (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 16, 2004)
If consumers couldn’t sense the danger posed by fast food, will they realise what GM food will do to them?
- A Man For All Seasons (Hindu, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 16, 2004)
The one essential quality that distinguishes V.R. Krishna Iyer from his judicial brethren and puts him in a class of his own is compassion. A tribute on his ninetieth birthday.
- India's Banks Are Solvent. Are They Healthy?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 15, 2004)
India's finance ministry appears to disagree with the central bank's sanguine view on the health of the country's banking system.
- Has To Work This Time (Deccan Herald, DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 15, 2004)
Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian hero who is being held in an Israeli jail, may be the man to halt the killings
- Tripped At The Start (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
Every year, over the last few years, the World Bank has been coming out with an analysis of the various elements that govern business conditions in different countries.
- Need For Demand Management (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Nov 15, 2004)
With crude oil prices hovering around $50 a barrel and India's oil import dependence increasing to 68% since 1986, we need to reconsider our strategy to improve India's energy security.
- Visions And Verdicts (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Nov 13, 2004)
Tomorrow, November 14, is the birthday of India’s first prime minister. This is an appropriate moment to reassess his legacy, but only before issuing a disclaimer: your columnist is not a member or supporter of the Congress party.
- The Sankaracharya's Arrest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2004)
The Dramatic arrest and incarceration of the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi — the most high profile of all contemporary Hindu religious leaders
- Bush Re-Election: Terror, Trade And Ties (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 13, 2004)
The US President, Mr George W. Bush, has been re-elected for another term. The convincing victory, with a few million popular votes in his favour, must be reassuring for Mr Bush.
- Strategic Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2004)
The fifth European Union-India annual summit at the Hague marks a highpoint in bilateral cooperation, with leaders calling for revitalising joint initiatives to strengthen multilateral institutions.
- Coming Closer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
That New Delhi figures in the Brussels' world view was underscored by the Indo-European Union Summit in The Hague deciding to expedite the pact for India joining the EU's Galileo global positioning system.
- Bush Victory — Golden Opportunity For India (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 11, 2004)
There were two basic differences between the US President, Mr George W. Bush, and his Democrat challenger, Mr John Kerry, in the presidential elections.
- A Blueprint For Kashmir (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2004)
Whether we like it or not, President General Pervez Musharraf has been able to retrieve the Kashmir problem from the backburner. Our satisfaction is that the military establishment he heads has realised that no solution is possible through hostilities.
- New Bonds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2004)
With India and the European Union embarking on a strategic partnership, co-operation between the two sides on a broad range of political, economic, technological and cultural issues is poised to deepen substantially.
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers — Untested Hype, Unresolved Issues (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 10, 2004)
The project to interlink six major rivers promises to remain bedevilled for a considerable time by unresolved engineering, operational and financial issues.
- Europe As A Partner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2004)
THE Fifth India-European Union summit at The Hague on Monday put India in a special category. India has acquired the status of a “strategic partner” of the EU, the honour
- The New Structure Of Global Balances (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 09, 2004)
Developing countries, especially the so-called "emerging markets", have become net exporters of capital since 2000.
- Investment Commission — Gameplan To Attract Foreign Funds (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 09, 2004)
To help realise the Tenth Plan growth target of 8 per cent and to make the country attractive for investors, there is the need to constitute the Investment Commission.
- Sops For Myanmar (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Nov 08, 2004)
The recent visit of Myanmar’s Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe to New Delhi has raised the question whether India has thrown into disarray the long-standing international efforts to bring national reconciliation and restore democracy in that countr
- Economic Consequence Of Bush Re-Election (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 08, 2004)
Despite the entreaties of the defeated candidate Senator John Kerry to the re-elected President, Mr George Bush, to heal the divide in the country, it is somewhat remote that divisions would be closed.
- National Carriers Need Fdi Wings (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Nov 08, 2004)
Notwithstanding the hints given by the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel, while receiving the second report of Naresh Chandra Committee on November 2...
- Nuts And Bolts Of Doing Business (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 08, 2004)
The latest report on Doing Business 2005, published by the World Bank, cites the findings of the Copenhagen Consensus, which included the views of a number of Nobel Prize winners to the effect that easing start-up was ...
- Russia's Mixed Blessing (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 08, 2004)
Migrant labour helps alleviate an acute demographic crisis and sustain economic growth, but also creates ethnic and social tensions.
- Need To Contain India’S Expanding Population (Tribune, Seema Sengupta, Nov 07, 2004)
THE need to focus serious attention on population control for a developing country like India is of paramount importance.
- What Bush Victory Means For India (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 06, 2004)
THE positive side of George W. Bush’s re-election for India is obvious. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any negative aspects. To take the plus points first, New Delhi will not have to undertake the tedious task of explaining its policies to a new ...
- Oil Price Goes Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2004)
Thursday's petro price hikes will hit everyone. Keeping the kerosene rate unchanged will not spare the poor the brunt of soon-to-rise prices of all transportable goods, including groceries.
- Us Elections: Implications For India (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 06, 2004)
Mr George W. Bush has won another term as the President of the US. What are the implications for the world, especially India? Alok Ray says that an inkling may be had from the stand he took vis-à-vis ...
- Oil On Fire (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 06, 2004)
Oil companies may finally have something to cheer about, with the Government deciding to revise upwards the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
- A Part Of The Whole (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Nov 05, 2004)
Muslims make up about 10 per cent of the Chinese population, but months can pass before you see one in south China — that is, a Chinese who looks like a Muslim.
- Bullish On Crude, Bullish On Bonds (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Nov 05, 2004)
If the crude oil price rises in the coming year it is bound to drag down economic activity rather than stoke consumer price inflation.
- Bush Victory: Time To Build On Us-India Partnership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 05, 2004)
With George W. Bush back in the White House, the nation's security will certainly be the foremost priority of his Administration. The election pledge to exterminate terrorism may have a beneficial
- Investment Commission — New Window To Old Problems (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2004)
If access to markets, distribution networks, technologies and strategic assets such as brand names are the main motivations for Indian companies to go abroad
- China And India Are In A Race Too Close To Call: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 04, 2004)
China and India, the two Asian giants, are both trying to become rich, each in its own way. China is big in manufacturing, while India's strength is in services.
- Summit Time For Manmohan (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 04, 2004)
Two upcoming summits, with the European Union and ASEAN, provide an opportunity for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve India's global profile.
- Time To Go On Another Paper Chase (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2004)
The mid-term appraisal of the tenth five year plan may help assess how far the goals of the NCMP can be realized
- Enhance Productivity (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Nov 04, 2004)
Good economics in the country is all about balancing various national efforts in different sectors
- Why Press Note 18 Needs To Be Scrapped (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 03, 2004)
There is no logic in letting Press Note 18 continue after opening up much of the manufacturing sector to 100 per cent FDI.
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Cbms Not Enough (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Nov 03, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is pressing ahead with his campaign to create and demonstrate flexibility in Pakistan’s traditional Kashmir stance, the perceived core of all problems with India.
- Change In Myanmar (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Nov 03, 2004)
Khin Nyunt's sacking as Prime Minister was the fallout of a power struggle in Myanmar's ruling military junta.
- Pay Less And Get Rich (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 02, 2004)
Experience shapes expectations. When India became free, it had behind it almost a century of economic stagnation under British rule.
- Oil Price Hike: A Blessing In Disguise (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 02, 2004)
THE Finance Ministry is worried about the impact of the price of oil. It has cut the import duty on oil to soften the impact of the price rise.
- India As A Permanent Member (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 02, 2004)
The United Nations headquarters in New York witnessed an unprecedented show of strength this year by the aspirants for permanent seats in the Security Council: India, Japan, Germany and Brazil. Paradoxically
- China's Rate Hike Is Just The Beginning (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 02, 2004)
Just on the eve of the US Presidential elections, China managed to steal the thunder away from the US with its rate hike.
- Will The War Lovers Win? (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 01, 2004)
The US presidential election will decide how the world will react to terrorism in the future
- Clinical Trial On Trial (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 01, 2004)
According to a report, the global outsourcing opportunity in pharmaceuticals, which worked out to about $24 billion in 2002, was expected to climb to $48 billion by 2007.
- Hope For Fdi Flow Into Small, Medium Units (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 01, 2004)
If the Investment Commission is not to be old wine in a new bottle, it has to guard against the failings of the old Indian Investment Centre.
- Looking Beyond Musharraf's Proposals (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 01, 2004)
There are options on Kashmir which lie beyond what both India and Pakistan consider unacceptable. The challenge is to explore them.
- The Unfolding Uniform (Telegraph, Ashok Ganguly, Oct 31, 2004)
That statement from Larry Pressler, made during his recent visit to India, coincided with the fifth anniversary of President Musharraf in army uniform and a pledge to remain in uniform, as the head of state, for another five years, to safeguard the future
- No Chinese Threat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 30, 2004)
Does the Chinese rate hike portend major upheavals in the global economy, and for India? This is grossly unlikely. Indian economic agents reaching for the panic button should relax.
- Why India Survives (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 30, 2004)
Ever since India became independent, there have been sceptics who have predicted its imminent demise. Some have claimed that it would soon become a basket-case, marked by mass famines
- Iran's Nuclear Programme (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2004)
Three key European countries have offered new incentives, with the apparent backing of the U.S., to Iran to stop enriching uranium.
- Investment By Commission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2004)
Arunachal Pradesh will be the biggest beneficiary of the proposed new Investment Commission. The Investment Commission (IC) is expected, obviously enough, to do better than the India Investment Centres (IICs) now being wound up.
- Wooing Fdi In Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Oct 28, 2004)
Raising FDI caps alone will not increase foreign investment as a safe business environment does not exist here
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