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- A Contentious Report By Un Panel (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 14, 2004)
BY an unhappy coincidence, the much-awaited UN high-level panel report on “Threats, Challenges and Change” came within hours after the Wall Street Journal carried the opinion of an influential Congressman that Mr Kofi Annan should step
- Bharat Ratnas, From Missile To Music (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 14, 2004)
MANY Indian homes wake up to the sweet strains of "Kausalya Supraja Rama" and "Shuklambaradaram Vishnum", rendered with matchless melody and devotion by M. S. Subbulakshmi.
- Erasing The Past (Telegraph, Barun De, Dec 14, 2004)
Park Street is now Mother Teresa Sarani. But if public memory is left to such demagogic mercy, our urban pride will wither away
- F-16 Sale Endangers Peace Process (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 14, 2004)
New Delhi’s apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India relationship.
- How Diversity Drives Business (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2004)
Since the 1960s, the idea of a monoculture has been losing out to a pluralistic society resulting from cultural integration. Globalisation has shrunk boundaries and increased the rapidity of communication.
- Change At The U.N. (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Dec 13, 2004)
Reform is necessary but should not be undertaken under threat from one or more states.
- The Pieces Of Peace (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
When I read the news that Google was initiating a drive to digitise and upload to the Internet millions upon millions of books from some of the finest research libraries in the world
- The Song Of Dawn (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 13, 2004)
WE lived at the foot of Chuttipara, a mountainous rock that spread over a square kilometre. Legend has it that Ram and Sita spent some time in a cave on this rock during their ‘vanvas’.
- Seeking Outside-The-Box Solutions (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 13, 2004)
All the misalignments retarding industrial growth are well known. Yet, nobody wants to correct the existing set-up to improve efficiency.
- The Confusion Continues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There is an urgent need for policy that will bring order and clarity to the admissions process for technical education in the country.
- When Linda Was Refused Admission (Indian Express, T. R. Andhyarujina, Dec 13, 2004)
Fifty years ago, in 1952, eight-year-old, Linda Brown, was refused admission to a public school in Topeka, Kansas, because she was Black and the school was reserved for White students.
- China’S Growing Influence (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Dec 13, 2004)
While the US government was cautioning the European Union against lifting the 15-year arms sales embargo against China, America’s technology giant IBM was selling its non-lethal personal computer business to a Chinese company.
- Get Ship-Shape (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 13, 2004)
Some 40,000 ships ply the planet's oceans, most of them crewed by the world's poor and owned by shadowy offshore companies flying flags of convenience.
- Pakistan Becomes A Us Protectorate (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 13, 2004)
Following the 9/11 commission report, the US Congress is enacting legislation to implement the recommendations of the commission. The commission in its recommendations had focussed attention on the need for the US helping Pakistan to develop a promising,
- How To Develop A Superpower (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
The United States’ global primacy depends in large part on its ability to develop new technologies and industries faster than anyone else.
- It Is In Giving That They Receive (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 13, 2004)
While the Christmas season brings with it the feeling of generosity and of giving to others, such humanistic motivations are not sufficient for all.
- Once In An Epoch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There are relatively few creative people about whom it can be said, without exaggeration, that their achievement is likely to have a following a hundred years from now.
- Civilisation Fat (The Economic Times, RAJA M, Dec 12, 2004)
AT a gym facing Mumbai's Marine Drive, pear-shaped patrons pant on imported cardio machines and tread mills while gazing city lights across the Arabian Sea bay.
- Ec Expertise In Demand (Tribune, Ravi Bhatia, Dec 11, 2004)
THE expertise acquired by the Election Commission is in demand globally. The United Nations and the Commission Electoral Independante of Cote de’ Ivoire have signed memorandums of understanding with the Election Commission for cooperation in electoral mat
- Money Is Not A Problem (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 11, 2004)
ON November 17 in Srinagar the Prime Minister announced an “economic revival plan” of Rs 24,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir. By unwrapping the package as a bold new one, the Prime Minister is guilty of some terminological inexactitude. What is new is just
- When The Scales Of Justice Tilt Too Far (Indian Express, T S R SUBRAMANIAN, Dec 11, 2004)
The judicial system is in urgent need of reform. Without it India cannot become a competitive economy
- Strategic Partner? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 11, 2004)
The US Defence Secretary, Mr Donald Rumsfeld’s maiden visit to India after the President, Mr George Bush’s electoral victory, is an acknowledgement of the ‘’strategic partnership’’ that has evolved between the two countries.
- Reining In The Military (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 11, 2004)
The NHRC should step in to investigate the extent of human rights violations by the security forces in J&K
- Party And The Party (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 11, 2004)
The day after the raucous party, are some leftover questions. Like, who picks up the tab for the fun and frolic, the flamboyant sycophancy of Congress men and women?
- Parliament Live (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 11, 2004)
When he took charge as Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee, India's senior-most parliamentarian, promised to bring order and discipline to a House that seemed
- Message To Rumsfeld (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 11, 2004)
THE visit of US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to New Delhi was significant for two reasons. It was the first by a senior US official after President George W. Bush was re-elected for a second term.
- Manmohan Singh In The Northeast (Hindu, Walter Fernandes, Dec 11, 2004)
The Northeast needs not more packages but serious steps towards a solution to the problems that have resulted in insurgency.
- Iron Man Rumsfeld (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 11, 2004)
The timing could have been much better, but we can still see some positives out of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to India.
- Bhopal Remembered (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 11, 2004)
Although in the immediate aftermath of the disaster a number of environmental laws were enacted, they are inadequate in content and implementation.
- Ambition Gets Asean Aggressive (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 10, 2004)
Asean is now seeking Asia-wide opportunities for sustained export-led growth and the intricate web of trade accords planned will certainly lead to a significantly higher share of Asian exports in world trade in the coming decades.
- Holiday In Lahore (Tribune, V. N. Kakar, Dec 10, 2004)
Once on a weekend holiday in Lahore, I walked into the room of my buddy, Khan Chand Duggal, in the Ewing Hall hostel of the Forman Christian College. I had never stayed with him earlier.
- Human Rights: A Sad Anniversary (Deccan Herald, MARIO SOARES, Dec 10, 2004)
Without respect for human rights, the opponents of terrorism will be on the same moral level as terrorists
- Laloo-Paswan Spat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 10, 2004)
Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has denied the accusations he had made against Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan.
- The Patent Controversy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 10, 2004)
By rushing through the Third Patents Amendment without proper parliamentary scrutiny, India is short changing its post-Doha obligations to both its own and the world's poor
- Musharraf’S Ploys (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 10, 2004)
A whole lot of political wheeling and dealing is going on in Pakistan to prevent a revolt against the dictatorship
- Now For A Breakthrough (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2004)
The centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) have shown commendable clear-headedness in putting aside their differences to make possible the meeting ...
- The Rupee And The Dollar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 10, 2004)
On Monday, December 6, 2004, the rupee closed at an eight month high of 43.64 to the dollar. Since November, the appreciation has been 140 paise.
- When Banks Merge And Emerge Bigger (Business Line, A. S. Ramasastri, Dec 10, 2004)
Merger appears to be the buzzword in the Indian banking industry today. There have been a few mergers in the recent past, some out of compulsion and othersout of strategic planning.
- Issues Patently Questionable (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 10, 2004)
In less than two months, India will be obliged to do the follow-up on the WTO-mandated product patent stipulations, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, made a strident statement:
- Change The 1945 Balance Of Power (Indian Express, KENNEDY GRAHAM, Dec 10, 2004)
The report of the UN High Level Panel on reform of the UN says that the Security Council needs to be expanded and be proactive on pre-emptive miliary strikes
- Forget Efficiency. Let’S Do It (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 10, 2004)
In the normal course, I would oppose any new government activity on the grounds that it is probably unnecessary, is likely to increase the power and the influence of an already ...
- Iraq: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 10, 2004)
Since there is a total ban on reports of the inch-by-inch decimation of all life and property in Falluja (for the sake of democracy, of course).
- Next Steps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 10, 2004)
If Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, has a sense of recent history, he may find it intriguing to learn that Indo-US ties got consolidated only towards the end of the second term of the Clinton presidency.
- Temples Of Dissent (Indian Express, S. M. A. Kazmi, Dec 09, 2004)
The Uttaranchal government has proposed a move to bring a legislation in the next Assembly session to bring the famous Char Dham temples under direct government control.
- The Favourite Whipping Boy (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 09, 2004)
Is India conspiring to wipe a neighbour called Bangladesh out of the face of the earth through “desertification” of the country or
- There’S No Turning The Flow (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Dec 09, 2004)
The Delhi government recently announced that it would impose a levy on groundwater. The West Bengal government too has said that it intends to pass a new law to restrict exploitation of groundwater and create new waterbodies.
- New Image Of The Old Cheque (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Dec 09, 2004)
On October 28, 2004, , a significant piece of legislation came into effect in the US, to facilitate a major change, aided by technological developments, in the mode of collection of outstation cheques
- Stem Cells, Cloning, And Ethics (Hindu, Lewis Wolpert, Dec 09, 2004)
There is no moral justification for banning research using embryonic stem cells. It offers great hope to all those suffering from a wide variety of illnesses.
- Save The Auditors From Becoming Box-Tickers (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 09, 2004)
There used to be that once-in-a-week session that read `moral science' in school timetables. A slot essentially for storytelling, though kind teachers were not against allowing students to do their own thing.
- Reforming The United Nations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2004)
The recommendations of the panel mandated to propose reforms for making the United Nations a more effective instrument of collective security might not satisfy either the countries that fret at restraints imposed by international norms or those that seek
- France Woos India And Its Markets (Deccan Herald, KATRIN BENNHOLD, Dec 08, 2004)
Since President Jacques Chirac returned from a high-profile state visit to China two months ago with more than $4 billion in contracts, his government has quietly turned its attention to Asia’s other rising giant:
- Banking On Foreign Funds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2004)
By going for a sponsored ADR (American Depository Receipt) issue, which will lift foreign shareholding in ICICI Bank from 70 per cent to 74 per cent, the Chief Executive
- Vultures And Values (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2004)
For long has the United States been described as a “vulture culture” which is very different from having a few culture vultures, like we do in India.
- What Price The Largesse For Kashmir? (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 08, 2004)
The only effective antidote to insurgency is the restoration of good government and order. With the latter largely absent in Kashmir, any new package might end up putting more good money into the hands of those who cannot deliver the goods.
- The French Socialist Vote (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2004)
France's socialist party (Parti Socialiste) has voted convincingly in favour of the European Union Constitution in last week's internal ballot.
- High-Level Exercise In Futility (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 08, 2004)
The report of the body set up by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the hope of recovering some of the world body’s lost prestige after US President George Bush had treated it as irrelevant and launched his unlawful war on Iraq on false pretences, is out.
- Al-Qaeda Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 08, 2004)
The attack by suspected militants with links to the al-Qaeda on the US consulate at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia indicates that contrary to claims by the Saudi government, the militant infrastructure and network in the kingdom remains in a position to strike ev
- A Void In The Ranks (Telegraph, Arshi Khan, Dec 08, 2004)
Yasser Arafat’s death on November 11 was a real setback to the west Asia peace process. The French president, Jacques Chirac, who went to the Paris hospital after hearing of the death
- Rising Cost Of Petrol (Tribune, S.K. Sharma, Dec 08, 2004)
Considerable interest has been generated among political parties, the media and the general public in petroleum products due to the rise in their prices and the subsequent rollback.
- Junior’S Death As Reality Check (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Dec 08, 2004)
The lynch mobs are out again. Cricket is off the boil so they need a new target. The tragedy of Cristiano Junior pops up nicely for the national jury that is our TV audience (and, distressingly, the Talking Heads with more at stake) to have a go at Subrat
- The Corporate Road To An Industrial Disaster (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 08, 2004)
Words cannot capture the magnitude of the disaster that struck Bhopal on that fateful night of December 2, 1984. One author describes it as `the Hiroshima of chemical industry.'
- Orchestrating Crisis In Ukraine (Hindu, Mark Almond, Dec 08, 2004)
People power is on track to score another triumph for western values in Ukraine. Over the last 15 years, the old Soviet bloc has witnessed recurrent fairy tale political upheavals.
- Terror In Jeddah (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2004)
Monday’s terrorist attack on the US consulate at Jeddah shows that something is seriously wrong somewhere in Saudi Arabia.
- Prisoners Of Another War (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Dec 08, 2004)
Only greater vigilance and activism of the US judiciary can assure that detainees at Guantanamo Bay get justice
- The Dollar's Fall (Rediff on the Net, editoral, rediff on the net, Dec 08, 2004)
The reaching of the milestone of $125 billion in our foreign exchange reserves was noted with much satisfaction by commentators in India. But what does the effort to increase the reserves mean in the context of the dollar's near free fall over the . . .
- Remembering Jack Gibson (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 07, 2004)
IT is tragic that the most important reform of the United Nations in recent times should have come at a time its Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in America’s gun sight. Now in his final second term, the man who reached the top after the
- The Ballooning Of Americans (Business Line, Sharad Varde, Dec 07, 2004)
America is splitting at the seams, literally. But no one seems to care. For now, big is beautiful and obesity, a business. Feeding off the fat of the land, garment companies are launching a whole new range of
- Turning A Blind Eye (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 07, 2004)
The status quoist elements in the polity are to be blamed for perpetuation of the regressive customs in society
- A Wedding For The Aam Aadmi? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 07, 2004)
Orchids from Thailand, a different decor for each wedding function, fancy invitation cards, costing a couple of hundreds apiece; garments glittering with crystals
- A Space Of Delusions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 07, 2004)
Swapan Dasgputa’s article, “On another plane” (Dec 3), argues that “India will be better served by carving out our own definite space within Pax Americana”.
- The Us Dollar Versus The Chinese Yuan (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 07, 2004)
China is under increasing pressure from the US to revalue the yuan. With the US Government unwilling or unable to halt the decline of the dollar, this is seen as the means to prevent a dollar crash that can
- From One Ancient Civilisation To Another: Stop That Bomb (Indian Express, RYAN FLOYD, Dec 07, 2004)
India could win valuable concessions if it brokers peace between Iran and the West
- Malnad Splendour (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Dec 07, 2004)
Shimoga is one of the rainiest and most scenic districts of Karnataka. This is where the river Sharavathi has its source (there is a small Shiva temple on top of that source). Called ‘Ambutheertha’,
- Politicians With God On Their Side (Hindu, Max Hastings, Dec 07, 2004)
These American hijackers have made the world a more dangerous place.
- Powering Projects With Forex Reserves (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Dec 07, 2004)
In the power sector, the equity investment climate has always been buoyant. But the expected investment has not flowed into this area because of viability and bankability issues.
- India Shifts Gear On Iraq Policy (Asia Times, Editorial, Asian Times, Dec 07, 2004)
India's relations with Iraq appear poised for transformation, with Iraq's interim foreign minister, Hoshiyar Zebari, scheduled to visit New Delhi this month.
- Friendship Reaffirmed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 06, 2004)
Russia and India used the opportunity presented by President Vladimir Putin's visit to sort out differences that could have damaged the time-tested and healthy relations between them.
- Weak Dollar Serves The World Right (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 06, 2004)
If American demand can be supported only by a weaker dollar, the rest of the world has no option but to play along, until the costs of that policy become intolerable. Growth has halted in Europe and in Japan.
- Software Secrets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2004)
A company making a device based on an open code software has taken the initiative to give out its source code, the often zealously-guarded heart of any software programme
- A Beijing-Delhi-Moscow Axis? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 06, 2004)
In the post-Cold War world, the rule governing the flow of long-term international relations appears to be one where politics follows economics. In the earlier dispensation
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