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- Chile: Breaking The Market Myth (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 09, 2004)
Chile has a market-oriented economy characterised by a high level of foreign trade. After a decade of highly impressive growth rates, Chile experienced a moderate recession in 1999 brought on by the global economic slowdown.
- Dear Mr Bush (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 09, 2004)
IT is customary for Heads of Government to send congratulatory messages to Heads of State when they win elections. When a US President wins a second term, heads of State and Government vie with one another in congratulating him.
- French `Activism' In Ivory Coast (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 09, 2004)
The Ivory Coast campaign gives Paris an opportunity to strengthen its military presence in the lucrative region of the Gulf of Guinea.
- Why Bush Win Will Please Osama (Hindu, Robin Cook, Nov 08, 2004)
All the checks and balances that the founding fathers constructed to restrain presidential power are broken instruments.
- All Not Lost For Democrats (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 08, 2004)
Moral Americans tilted the balance in favour of Bush, but post-poll surveys show that the Democrats need not panic
- 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.
- Karzai Wins Mandate For Offensive On Warlords And Drugs Trade (Tribune, Nick Meo, Nov 08, 2004)
Hamid Karzai has been officially named winner of the Afghan election, becoming the country’s first leader to be elected by the people and putting him in a strong position for a confrontation with the country’s warlords and a promised offensive against the
- 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.
- The Decline Of An Empire (The Economic Times, RAJA M, Nov 07, 2004)
As I write this on Wednesday, President George W Bush seems to have been re-elected. Weeks back, I told disbelieving colleagues in the media this could happen.
- Voters’ Right To Know, Us Style (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 07, 2004)
I watched all the three presidential debates as most Americans did. It was like our Ramayana serial days back home when at certain part of the serial, it became a 'must see' and we rushed home. During the first debate, I found myself nervous.
- Washington’S Monuments (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Nov 07, 2004)
There is a city that is inescapable in almost anyone’s view of November 2004. The city, Washington DC, holds the white building that ...
- Blues! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 07, 2004)
Blue, blue, my world is blue,/ blue is my world now I'm without you,” the English version of Vivky Leonardos' 1967 Eurovision contest entry ‘L'Amour Est Bleu’ goes
- More Of The Same (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Nov 07, 2004)
In the early hours of November 3, the Republican National Committee thanked everyone for contributing to President Bush's re-election.
- 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 ...
- North Korea: `World's Most Misunderstood Nation' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 06, 2004)
With Mr George W. Bush continuing in his seat as the self-appointed protector of the free world, we could be seeing more action, especially in the `Axis of Evil' countries such as Iran and North Korea.
- No Tax To Sniff (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 06, 2004)
The myriad provisions in the tax law will apparently make it difficult for any taxpayer to get out of the clutches of the taxman if income is earned through transactions in India.
- 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.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 06, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- 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.
- Time To Pay Up, Mr Bush (Telegraph, Boris Johnson, Nov 06, 2004)
Now that George W. Bush is in his second term, he must back Ariel Sharon’s efforts to clear settlers from Gaza
- Pak’S Extraordinary Thrust (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 06, 2004)
Musharraf wants a quick solution to the Kashmir tangle but is reluctant to take Nawaz and Benazir on board
- Arafat, The Father Of His Nation (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Nov 06, 2004)
The feats of the Palestinian leader are a tribute to his greatness
- Arafat’S War (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2004)
History seldom speaks the language of the vanquished. Yasser Arafat’s struggle for a patch of land that the Palestinian people could call their country will be projected as an act of sustained terror.
- Fallacy Of Nuclear Deterrence (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Nov 06, 2004)
Recently Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee disclosed that India had “credible nuclear deterrence in place”. The Defence Ministry is now engaged in raising “specialised forces to tackle nuclear threat in all its dimensions”.
- Dangerous Obsession (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 06, 2004)
Osama bin Laden’s intervention in the American presidential election was a bit like Lyndon Johnson’s vow to ensure that “no harm comes to this girl” before Indira Gandhi’s re-election in 1967.
- E-Hazard Goes Global (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 06, 2004)
India is proud of its information technology but are Indians sufficiently aware of the menace that uses IT as a stalking horse?
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 06, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- Homi Bhabha's Vision (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Nov 06, 2004)
It is certain that the Indian atomic energy programme would not have grown as it has done without the vision and leadership of Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
- Europe's Leap Towards Integration (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 06, 2004)
The establishment of a Constitution for the 450 million citizens of the European Union (E.U.) marks a decisive step down the road to political integration of the continent.
- An Inevitable Price Hike (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 06, 2004)
Given the relentless surge in global oil prices, there was no alternative for the Government except to raise domestic fuel prices.
- The All-Powerful Me (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Nov 05, 2004)
Perplexed you seem to be. Scratch your brain to know who I am. Don’t you worry too much, I would love to help you establish my identity. Must have witnessed a mushroom growth of tiny hutments springs over the land which was once a stretch of lush grass.
- Tale Of Two Ballots (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2004)
After information Technology and bio-tech, it could be the gargantuan exercise of voting and counting that might give India a distinct global advantage.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 05, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- What Will Bush Do In His 2nd Term? (Tribune, Niall Ferguson, Nov 05, 2004)
It’s over. President George W Bush has won a convincing victory. Overwhelmingly, voters in Europe favoured Kerry — in Britain by a margin of four to one. Rest assured, nearly half of all Americans are feeling as baffled as you are. And so, I have to admit
- Polls Apart (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2004)
There's nothing like a good show. The best, and the greatest, show is the US presidential elections. There's good reason to keep this going, every four years, if not more frequently.
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- The Uniform Beckons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Lack of language skills of candidates for the army from K’taka affects recruitment
- E-Hazard Goes Global (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 05, 2004)
India is proud of its information technology but are Indians sufficiently aware of the menace that uses IT as a stalking horse?
- This Is Now A Bush Era (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Put plainly, the U.S. is moving steadily and solidly to the right.
- Divided Empire (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2004)
The quirkiness of Ohio’s electoral laws may have delayed President George W. Bush’s victory speech on Wednesday, but it cannot detract from his conclusive, but narrow, win in the American election.
- 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 Is Back (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2004)
In an ironic twist, the American people decided to unite behind a person who has perhaps divided them the most. No recent President of the United States polarised people more than Mr George W. Bush...
- 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
- Convincing Win (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Bush’s victory will give him a legitimacy his first term did not have
- Democratic Afghanistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2004)
President Hamid Karzai has won his country’s first battle of the ballot, as officially announced by the UN-Afghanistan Electoral Board, but he had to face a tough fight.
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 05, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- In Their Own Hands (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 05, 2004)
It is customary for election results to be followed by an onrush of belated wisdom. This is particularly so when the outcome defies the profundities of the editorial classes.
- 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
- It’S Now An Era (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Despite Iraq and unemployment, Bush won because he represented the values of the conservative majority
- Democracy In The Indian Context (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 05, 2004)
Unless drastic electoral reforms are pursued, our country will continue to have criminal elements at the helm
- Making Gold Glitter In Households (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 04, 2004)
Unlike real estate, gold is divisible and is highly liquid. It is easy to bequeath and less cumbersome in terms of transferability. Given the demographic shift and social security requirements during old age ...
- Mr. Bush's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2004)
The electoral system once again generated much tension and uncertainty before producing a clear winner in the contest for the White House.
- Pricing And Marketing, The Key For Oil Psus (Business Line, K. N. Venkatasubramanian, Nov 04, 2004)
For all those who were at one time part of India's petroleum refining and marketing industry, albeit in the public sector for over three decades, the news item `PSU Oil Cos.
- Politics And Fuzzy Maths (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Nov 04, 2004)
At 2.30 on Wednesday morning, Washington time, the graphic on the lower right-hand corner of the screen on CNN showed Bush 249, Kerry 242. A click away, the figures on Fox News
- Back To Bush (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
Americans elect their president, but their choice affects the entire world, thanks to US pre-eminence and interdependence of nations in the era of globalisation.
- Is It A Clash Of Civilisations? (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 04, 2004)
Just after the Cold War ended following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Harvard Professor and former National Security Council member Samuel Huntington alluded to new “fault-lines” in the global order in his writings and in his book “The Clash of ...
- Bush's Second Coming (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 04, 2004)
The world at large will look at a second Bush administration with a fair amount of trepidation.
- Decelerating Demographic Growth (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 04, 2004)
Global debates about population policy are confusing. One side argues that rising human populations threaten our environment and prosperity.
- Import To Consume (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Nov 04, 2004)
Every day, thousands of commodities are transported from other states of India to West Bengal for local consumption.
- Face The Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2004)
The cotton price fall from last year’s Rs 2,800 a quintal to Rs 1,750 or so this season is due to excess production and market manipulation by traders.
- Islam And International Politics — A Clash Of Civilisations? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2004)
The dilemma that Islam faces today is seen to be in no small measure due to illiberal and intolerant attitude that some of its constituents and those who lead them exhibit through word and action.
- Made Legal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Wearing several hats comes easily to Mr Pervez Musharraf. Now, both houses of Pakistan’s parliament have seen and endorsed his point of view, allowing Pakistan’s president to continue as its army chief as well.
- Satish Sharma Again! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
THE UPA Government appears to have come up with a clever solution for dealing with tainted politicians, particularly if they are Congressmen: remove the taint and accommodate the tainted.
- Why Palestinians Still Back Arafat (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 03, 2004)
Palestinians value their democracy and will not accept a pliant successor.
- Cracked And Mouldy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 03, 2004)
By the time this column appears in print, one of the most acrimonious election campaigns in the history of the free world would be over.
- Tailored For The Corporates? (Hindu, Ajay Gudavarthy, Nov 02, 2004)
How do we reconcile the need to study for jobs with an academic and genuinely inquisitive learning?
- 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
- Face It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2004)
Refusing to face a problem is no way to solve it. Dhaka’s refusal to admit to the problem of illegal migration of Bangladeshis into India, therefore, raises suspicions about its motives.
- Piracy In The Digital Era (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Nov 02, 2004)
By refusing to adapt to technological developments, the film industry is depriving itself of revenues from legal sale of videos, rental and merchandising.
- A Tightrope Walk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2004)
Nothing quite rouses the Bharatiya Janata Party's rank and file as a mention of that elusive party goal — a "magnificent Ram temple" in Ayodhya.
- 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.
- Clinical Trials And Good Practices (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 02, 2004)
Many who agree to participate in trials are often unable to distinguish between treatment and research.
- Does Your Vote Really Count? (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Nov 02, 2004)
The responses of India and the US to their electoral problems have been very different
- 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
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 01, 2004)
Any talk of politics and its practitioners invariably turns to Indira Gandhi. You could like her or hate her but surely not ignore her. Such was her personality.
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