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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 12412:
- Asia's Male Tilt (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15, 2004)
This year, millions of young men in China and India will reach their 19th birthday with little prospect of finding a wife. It's not that young, single women aren't available - it's that they don't exist in the same numbers.
- A Case For Alternative Sources Of Power (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 14, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme has assured that steps will be taken to put in place policies to enhance the country's energy security, particularly in the area of oil.
- Not Garlands All The Way (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Jun 13, 2004)
Forty years after the death of Nehru, there is still an irrepressible wish to play the game of, “What might have been” if circumstances had panned out differently. Would independence have come earlier? Would there not have been that terrible bloodshed...
- Ilo Report Fears Rise In Migration (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 12, 2004)
Failure of globalisation to provide jobs and economic opportunities is expected to see a further rise in migration trends, according to a new International Labour Organisation report.
- The Tcs Foray (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 12, 2004)
The much-discussed public floatation of shares of Tata Consultancy Services is a step closer to fruition with the software giant filing the draft prospectus for its initial public offering.
- Saving Small Farmers (Hindu, C.H. Hanumantha Rao, Jun 11, 2004)
A big push to public investment in rural infrastructure is essential.
- Musharraf Doctrine (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 09, 2004)
LIKE the Monroe doctrine, we now have the Musharraf doctrine. And that too, adumbrated in the issue of The Dawn of June 2 in which the President of Pakistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has put in a surprise appearance as the author of an article titled ...
- Pakistan Caught In Violence (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Jun 09, 2004)
SECTARIAN violence stalks the land called Pakistan. Karachi is the epicentre of this storm. In May alone over 60 persons died a violent death in this city.
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs. But trade blocs still have an important role to play in expanding markets, gaining...
- Dealing With Oil Prices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2004)
The modest slide in world crude prices this week does not signal a reversal of the trend of the past six months. Prices have drifted downward after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided last week to increase oil production by ...
- Security Scenario The Upa Has Its Loose Cannon (Statesman, Keith Flory, Jun 09, 2004)
The budget, scheduled for early next month, could serve as one indicator.
- Musharraf Doctrine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
LIKE the Monroe doctrine, we now have the Musharraf doctrine.
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Hindu, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs.
- Dealing With Oil Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
THE MODEST SLIDE in world crude prices this week does not signal a reversal of the trend of the past six months.
- 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.
- Domestic Politics And West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
The recent general election threw up some interesting aspects of major political parties' approach to the situation in West Asia.
- Friendship Can Never Be A One-Way Street (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jun 03, 2004)
THERE were some interesting nuances in the approach of major political parties to the situation in West Asia during the recent general election.
- Interlinking Of Rivers - Buffetted By International Politics (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 01, 2004)
Inter-linking of rivers has been much in the news. That the new Government at the Centre is also looking at the idea is clear from the Union Water Resources Minister, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi's recent statement that he would study the report of the ...
- Mcmedia & Market Jihad (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 01, 2004)
So may be it's safe now to speak about the market without its leaping off a cliff, screaming. (Or maybe not quite. By close on Monday, share prices recovered nearly half the losses they logged soon after opening.)
- 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 ...
- 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.
- India's Next Moves (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, May 18, 2004)
India's elections were as much a revelation to Indians as they were to rest of the world. Prime Minister-elect Sonia Gandhi will be inaugurated tomorrow, after the victory last week of her Congress Party far outpaced the results of all major . . .
- India's Election Is Wake-Up Call For Markets: William Pesek Jr. (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, May 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's election slogan was ``India Shining.'' The millions who don't feel part of the magic retorted with their own: ``We won't feel ignored.''
- Dynastic Duties In India (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, May 14, 2004)
For the masses of poor in China who resent being left out of their nation's rush to riches, often the only choice is to revolt. In India, by contrast, the poor can vote.
- India's Pm Expected To Form Coalition (The Scotsman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2004)
INDIA’S prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, was expected to scrape back into power this week, after voting ended yesterday in the fifth and final stage of the country’s marathon election.
- A Democratic India Is Overtaking China (Boston Globe, Editorial, Boston Globe, May 10, 2004)
India is now in the middle of what many Chinese would give their right arm for -- a general election. Yet China is the power that gets all the attention.
- Indian Rupee Shapes Up As Asia's New Bellwether: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Apr 27, 2004)
The Indian rupee is not exactly a trader's favorite. It accounts for no more than half a percent of the global foreign exchange market.
- Shining Example (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2004)
It is no longer enough to praise the Indian elections, which completed the first round of voting yesterday, merely on the grounds that they are being held in "the world's largest democracy".
- Cisco Makes Inroads Into India (CNET.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2004)
Cisco Systems is digging deeper into the Indian market, as it prepares for an explosion in telecommunications spending there.
- Is India The New China? Or A `Brown Paper Bag'?: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Apr 01, 2004)
When David Burton, the International Monetary Fund's top boss in Asia, was recently quizzed about the most important economic developments in his region, there was a winner tucked away among all the ho-hum questions.
- Powell Asks India To Open Its Markets (CNET.com, Dinesh C Sharma, Mar 16, 2004)
Offshore outsourcing figured prominently during talks between U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Indian leaders Tuesday, with the United States asking India to further open its markets.
- An Alliance Of Insecurity (AlterNet, Editorial, The Alternet, Feb 12, 2004)
When Ariel Sharon traveled to India last September, it was the first visit of an Israeli Prime Minister since the two nations achieved independence more than 55 years ago.
- India Rises As Strategic Us Ally (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2004)
Every Republic Day, India struts its military stuff, dragging out the latest ballistic missiles and tanks and parading the finest soldiers on the subcontinent. But Monday, on this year's anniversary, India has a bit more to strut about.
- Teeing For Peace (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 07, 2004)
Golf, it can safely be said at the conclusion of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is now a vital element in the conceptualization and execution of Indian diplomacy. A little known aspect of the diplomacy which ...
- Dollar's Descent Worries Financial, Commodity Markets (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 07, 2004)
THERE is eerie nervousness in financial and commodity markets with no end in sight for dollar's descent, as the euro and pound sterling take the strain and both have soared to a new high against the dollar. The pound has risen by $1.80 against the ...
- Steel Price Rise Puts Brakes On Auto Component Sector Growth (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
THE domestic auto-component industry, which is emerging as a key global hub for auto components, has been badly hit by the rise in the steel prices, including the latest hike this month. "This is an industry that cannot re-negotiate long-term prices
- Hare And Tortoise (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 07, 2004)
THE old fable of the hare and the tortoise is being played out before our eyes, it seems. Ever since India liberalised, it had been fed with a heavy dose of inferiority complex with reference to China. It was assumed that China, the hare, was leaving
- Is Free Trade Good For The Environment? (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Jan 07, 2004)
ONE of the most contentious issues surrounding globalisation is the concern that free trade hurts the environment, both locally and globally. The classic argument for free global trade is that it is efficient for countries to specialise in goods where the
- China Injects $45 Bn To Bail Out Two Banks (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 07, 2004)
China has injected $45 billion into two of its Big Four state banks in a long-awaited bail-out of its indebted financial sector, a major step towards selling stakes in the banks. The country tapped its massive foreign exchange reserves to pour capital
- India Can Shine If It Has A Shanghai Or Two. (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jan 06, 2004)
India is shining. Or so its government proclaims in full-page newspaper advertisements nowadays.
- Indian Bpos To Capture 56 Pc Share: Icra (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
THE Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will at 50 per cent annually and capture 56 per cent of the total offshore BPO business by 2006, according to a report by ICRA Ltd. However, ICRA warns that prospects of a backlash in the US again
- Early Childhood Care And Education - First Steps On The Development Path (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 06, 2004)
The sooner the Centre and States realise the importance of universal elementary education, the faster can a new development model be created for India, based on the blend of technical skill, superior knowledge and a population of literate Indians.
- Don’t Need Strategy For Friendship: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
In a rare interview given a few hours before his departure for Islamabad, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee told Nasim Zehra of The News: ‘‘I think we can have a dialogue with President Musharraf and the dialogue will take us to some results.’’ A confident
- ‘india Could Be Third Largest Stock Market By 2050’ (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 06, 2004)
The stock markets of Brazil, China, India and Russia could be as large as the combined markets of the world’s four top economies by 2050, Standard Life Investments said on Monday. Investors fretting over likely low returns from mature economies should ...
- India Becoming Economic Power House: Drucker (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
Management guru Peter Drucker has said India is becoming an economic powerhouse very fast and its progress is far more impressive than that of China. In an interview to Fortune magazine, he said, ‘‘India is becoming a powerhouse very fast. The medical ...
- The Perils Of Private Food Export (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 05, 2004)
IT appears that the liberalisation and globalisation process is reaching a stage where it can do the most damage to the disadvantaged and under privileged in so vital a sector as food. What else can explain the decision of New Delhi to let private traders
- India In $100-B Forex Club Sans Export Boom! (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 05, 2004)
WITH disaggregated balance of payments data available up to September, a clear picture has now emerged as to how India has managed to pile up a $100 billion plus foreign exchange reserves kitty. Between end-March 1991 and September 2003, total forex
- The Perils Of Private Food Export (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 05, 2004)
IT appears that the liberalisation and globalisation process is reaching a stage where it can do the most damage to the disadvantaged and under privileged in so vital a sector as food. What else can explain the decision of New Delhi to let private traders
- Making An India-Pakistan Deal (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2004)
If the present up-beat mood here on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit continues for another couple of days, it might not be entirely unrealistic to expect a broad political agreement between India and Pakistan on how to revive the peace proces
- After 6000, What? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2004)
THE Bombay Stock Exchange sensex crossed the 6000 mark and closed at 6027 on January 2. Last time the sensex went beyond 6000 was on February 11, 2000. How is it different this time? First, this is one of the fastest-ever rallies in stocks. The 30-scrip
- Overcoming Social Deficits (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2004)
INDIA IS DOING very well economically and is capable of becoming a developed country in the foreseeable future, perhaps even within two decades. However, there is no question of its joining the "league of developed nations" unless there is ...
- Year Of Some Big Decisions (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 05, 2004)
History normally runs on rails, with one development following another in fairly obvious succession. It may seem like a roller-coaster ride at times, but twenty years later the outcome is just about what you would have expected at the start. Once in a ...
- Lal Badshah (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jan 04, 2004)
IN the telegrammatic world of newspaper headline writers, a chestnut that resurfaces periodically, especially in the murky, confusing seasons before and after an election, when coalitions are simultaneously evaporating and solidifying is ‘‘Surjeet active
- Sonia, Undisturbed (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jan 04, 2004)
Sonia, we know, answers no questions. Her biographer does not trouble her with too many
- India Tackles Adult Illiteracy (British Broadcasting Corporation, Richard Black, Jan 03, 2004)
Researchers in India have been giving details of a novel scheme aimed at increasing adult literacy.
- Case For Indo-Pak Missile Talks (Tribune, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 03, 2004)
CLEARLY, the motivation to acquire missiles falls under political, strategic and economic-commercial and technology-related heads. Missiles are nice to have and keep. They add to a nation’s standing and prestige. Besides the political and commercial ...
- Bill In Ca Shop (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
THE NEW BILL to amend the Chartered Accountants Act appears to have set the cat among the pigeons. Accounting professionals are peeved that self-regulation is giving way to a bureaucratic regime, and that new fetters are going to be in place if the Bill
- 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
- Economics And Emotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2004)
JUST AHEAD OF the second Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Centre has got the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2003, passed in Parliament. This enables People of Indian Origin (PIOs) in selected countries to have a dual nationality status. In doing so, ...
- China Bans ‘dirty’ Ads During Dinner (Indian Express, MARK MAGNIER, Jan 02, 2004)
China rang in the New Year by banning advertising during dinnertime for sanitary napkins, haemorrhoid ointments and athlete’s foot medicines. ‘‘This is really welcome,’’ said Lei Jianqiang, 33, a railway employee. ‘‘Those ads are so disgusting.
- Us Shrimpers Move Against India, 5 Others (Indian Express, Ajayan, Jan 02, 2004)
The new year does not seem to augur well for the $410-million Indian seafood export to the US after shrimp farmers there filed a petition for anti-dumping duties against India and five other countries on Wednesday. According to the petition filed by
- China Not To Shelter Insurgents From N-E (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
Taking note of reports that some Indian insurgents may move northward from Bhutan and enter Chinese territory to seek shelter, China today assured India that it will closely monitor the situation and not allow its territory to be used by anybody for ...
- A Watershed Year For Indian Diplomacy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 02, 2004)
WHAT seemed to be a Sisyphean labour till a couple of years ago in the context of Indo-Pakistan relations, now looks possible. The two countries were on the road to detente in the year just ended.
During the past 56 years of turbulent Indo-Pakistan ...
- Disgruntled Diaspora (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Ministry of External Affairs and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry are jointly organising the second Pravasi Bharathiya Divas on January 9-11 at New Delhi with the usual pomp and circumstance. The significance of January 9
- Missiles Are Cost-Effective (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Jan 02, 2004)
RECENTLY the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, UK, hosted the first ever workshop on missile issues in South Asia that was attended by strategic experts from India, Pakistan and China, the three countries in the region with ballistic missiles.
- Dumping Suit Against Indian Shrimp Export To Us - China, Thailand & Vietnam Also Face Problems (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jan 02, 2004)
A COALITION of US shrimp farmers has filed a trade complaint seeking to curb $2.4 billion of annual shrimp imports from India, Thailand, China, Brazil, Vietnam, and Ecuador. The SSA, which represents the interests of eight shrimp producing US States,
- A Question Of Identity (Telegraph, SHAMS AFIF SIDDIQI , Jan 02, 2004)
The rise of Hindutva in our country has brought to the fore issues of religious, social and cultural identity. It has led to a fresh evaluation of India’s heritage, its culture and religious thoughts. In the circumstances, Indians must learn to think ...
- Tyre Imports From China To Enjoy Duty Sops (Business Line, K. R. Srivats, Jan 02, 2004)
DOMESTIC tyre manufacturers will have to contend with tyre imports from China at much lower protection levels from January 1. The Finance Ministry has formally included China in the list of countries (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Korea) that can
- Textile Sector Emerges Flavour Of The Year (Business Line, Anna Peter, Jan 01, 2004)
FOR the textile industry, 2003 has been a year of bonuses, with some unforeseen stumbling blocks.
It started off with the Finance Ministry announcing a slew of sops for the textile industry - reducing import and excise duties and completing the ...
- New Year Pronouncements (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 01, 2004)
While India will emerge stronger in 2004, it is only political will that can bring about a real change in the economy, society and politics.
- Dollar Breaches 1.25 To Euro (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 01, 2004)
For how long will this turbulence continue on the currency market is anybody's guess, but a recession-prone European Union is obviously dreading any further rise of Euro against the dollar.
- Siddharth Claims Scottish Open U-19 Boys Crown (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Siddharth Suchde clinched the first ever gold for India in the under-19 event of the Scottish Junior Squash Open as he defeated top-seed Jose Angel Becerill of Mexico in the final round. Second-seed Suchde showed a good form to upset the Mexican in three
- Thank You, 2003! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 31, 2003)
NORMALLY, on December 31, the excitement is all about the New Year. The only thought for the year that has been with us for the previous 12 months is usually a la Lord Tennyson in his famous poem, Ring out, Wild Bells: "The year is dying in the night, and
- Asean Ties: India Must Look To The East With Greater Vision (Business Line, Gautam Murthy, Dec 31, 2003)
INDIA has moved purposefully in developing a broad economic and strategic partnership with the dynamic countries of South-East Asia.
- Chinese Mirage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2003)
It is typical of political rebels to lose a sense of reality. They create such a make-believe world of their own that they cannot make sense of the world around them. Something similar seems to have happened to the leaders of the United Liberation Front
- Doha Round Blues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2003)
THERE CAN BE no illusions about the fact that the Doha round of trade talks of the World Trade Organisation is in a limbo. The message from the recent meetings of the WTO General Council is that differences among countries on the major issues are ...
- Making India An Economic Superpower — Stem The Rot In Governance (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Dec 30, 2003)
Governance failure is the single biggest impediment to achieving a higher growth rate of the economy.
- $100 Billion: Understated, Underexplained (Business Line, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 30, 2003)
A surfeit of dollars, unless taken off the market, automatically raises the price of the rupee on account of the `excess demand'. India, like China, has been trying hard to resist this increase in the `value' of its domestic currency, which has an ...
- Right To Protest: At What Cost? (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 29, 2003)
TWO recent court judgments that relate to the right to protest have resulted in a raging public debate in the country. On September 29, the Calcutta High Court banned rallies and processions in the city during weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
- 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
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