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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 12047:
- Bullish On Bangladesh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
In spite of sporadic unrest, rampant corruption and a polarized political system that’s all but dysfunctional, Bangladesh finds itself in the midst of a sustained boom. The main drivers: surging export growth and a robust service sector
- Triggering The Right Growth Impulses (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 22, 2006)
Estimating potential output is helpful for both policymakers and the markets. Though difficult to arrive at, especially in an interdependent world where uncertainties are far too many, it should be pursued, says A. VASUDEVAN.
- In The Line Of Hire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Of late, a series of incidents have taken place involving senior officers of the Armed Forces in acts of gross misdemeanour and worse.
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- India’S Largest $12-B Fdi In Orissa Hits A Roadblock (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The makeshift road-blocks cordoning off three village panchayats— Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga— are taking on metaphorical dimensions for the Orissa and the central governments.
- ‘If I Don’T Discharge My Duties, Who Will?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Pointing out that the Governor has been made the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board by the state, Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha says it is his job now to facilitate the yatra. The controversy was an unnecessary one, created by politicians, but it is . . .
- Pay Homage To Catalonia (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 22, 2006)
The vote for devolution in Spain reveals a mature attitude to democracy.
- In Defence Of Public Sector Enterprises (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Jun 22, 2006)
The Government should reiterate its commitment to a mixed economy like that in many European countries and see to it that public enterprises are given a level playing field to operate.
- Understanding The Fundamentals (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jun 22, 2006)
Defining the fundamentals before action holds the key to success of any venture, be it national or corporate, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- In China, A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 22, 2006)
Improving the quality of university education and generating enough jobs for the burgeoning number of graduates is a task of urgency.
- Solving The Tax Muddle Is Key (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The conventional wisdom was that the Chinese SEZ model could not be replicated in a democracy like India.
- Export Eventualities (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
The data released by the ministry of commerce and industry indicate that India’s exports grew by almost 30 per cent during May 2006, touching $9.4 billion, as compared to $7.2 billion a year ago.
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- Modes Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
How does one take action against the police? Among various mundane possibilities, there are two that demand special attention: a reprimand from the chief minister, and a slap from a furious citizen.
- Rapacious Raj (Tribune, Johann Hari, Jun 21, 2006)
Britain is still a nation locked in denial. If you point out basic facts about the British Empire - that the British deliberately adopted policies that caused as many as 29 million Indians to starve to death in the late nineteenth century, say — you . .
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Socialism Without Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
In order to see why Blairite Labour has been such a hit, it is necessary to understand the attraction of socialism-without-Marx, says Janet Daley.
- Half Realisation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
There appears to be dispassionate rethinking in Pakistan on many fronts. Not very long ago some of the neighbouring country's retired army and air force officers had made bold disclosures about myopic vision of their rulers.
- Tharoor Says He Won’T Be An Indian Agent, If Elected (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
Mr Shashi Tharoor, India’s nominee for the next United Nations Secretary General, tonight rubbished speculations of his becoming an Indian “agent” in case he was to get elected to the UN top job.
- Govt Allocates Rs 37 Cr For Itis In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Union Labour Ministry has allocated Rs 37 crore during the Tenth Plan to set up new Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) and upgrade the existing ones in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Wheat Imports And Food Security (Frontline, M.S. Swaminathan, Jun 21, 2006)
The need of the hour is a National Food Security Board.
- Legislators & Their Double Standards (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 21, 2006)
A few years ago, Indian parliamentarians passed a legislative Bill in record time. The Bill sought to increase their salaries and perquisites.
- Creating The Future’S Rural Supermarket? (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Jun 21, 2006)
Bank branches in rural areas can be like convenience stores, selling products needed there
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Kumaraswamy Moves Into Lucky Abode With Six Cows (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
With the Karnataka Chief Minister moving into the "lucky" house after waiting for four months, the troubles dogging Kumaraswamy arising out of the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway may become a thing of the past.
- Not Quite Model Malaysia (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2006)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s critique (‘Malaysian straitjacket for India’, IE, June 17) of my article (‘Be affirmative’, June 16) mixes up the difference between an empirical and a normative argument.
- In Strike’S Own Country, Left U-Turn: It, Tourism ‘Hartal-Free’ In Kerala (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 21, 2006)
Desperate for an image makeover but shying clearly off Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee-model solutions, the Left Government in Kerala today declared that it would banish, but not ban, hartals from both the state’s sunrise sectors—IT and tourism.
- 11th Plan To Focus On Reforming Labour Laws (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Flexibility needed to tap export markets, says Planning Commission paper
Accelerated growth of manufacturing suggested
Dismantling of import quotas needed
Many jobs can be generated in construction industry
- Bad Economics Zone? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 21, 2006)
With the 25,000-acre SEZ in Haryana taking shape, and with Maharashtra setting the pace with reforms to labour law in SEZs, India seems to be effectively moving forward on the agenda of creating Special Economic Zones.
- Iraq: Some Damning Statistics (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
Within a couple of days of George W. Bush’s return from his extraordinarily surreptitious foray into Baghdad’s green zone, his nation’s self-proclaimed newspaper of record, The New York Times, had a bit of bad news for the president.
- Who Are The Poor? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2006)
The author is secretary general, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi
- Upalokayukta Orders Probe Into Electrocution Of Woman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
She was electrocuted after she came in contact with a live wire
- Karzai Urges More ‘Human Concern’ From China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Beijing has been criticised for mistreating minorities and maintaining friendly relations with regimes in Sudan and Myanmar
- Siliguri Gets New Luxury Address (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The north Bengal trade hub will get its second five-star hotel by 2007.
A collaboration of Fortune Park Hotels, an ITC-Welcomgroup subsidiary, and Lipika Enterprise, a Darjeeling real estate firm with hotels there and in Gangtok, was announced . . .
- Xi Plan Scenario (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 21, 2006)
A more optimistic outlook is warranted
- Army Commander Says Waziristan Under Control (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Pakistan Army has put militants in Waziristan “on the defensive” and the situation in the Waziristan tribal areas has “cooled down tremendously”, Commander 11 Corps Lt Gen Mohammed Hamid Khan has said. Others disagree.
- How To End A Nightmare (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
The image of a resurgent Bengal is incompatible with the mindset of its political leadership and the functioning of its slothful administrative machinery, writes A.K. Chatterjee
- Agri-Health Synergy (Business Standard, Surinder Sud, Jun 20, 2006)
Closer ties between the agriculture and health sectors can be highly rewarding. It’s time we reorient related public policies.
- Search For Efficiency — A War For Workable Workers, This! (Business Line, Alok Ray, Jun 20, 2006)
Adding new skills may not necessarily improve the lot of the job seekers.
In a dynamic economy, as new industries come up and old ones phase out, there will be retrenchment. But there is no cause for concern, as with a little bit of retraining . . .
- The Case Of The Two-In-One Author (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jun 20, 2006)
It took two writers to create three interesting bylines. Kalpana Swaminathan is a surgeon working in Bombay. She is also the author of several books.
- Ilo Asks Myanmar To Take Steps To End Forced Labour (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The UN labour agency has asked Myanmar to take "tangible and verifiable" measures within the next few months to stop forced labour or face the prospect of further action.
- Bird Flu Outbreak In North China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A new bird flu outbreak has been reported in north China's Shanxi Province, said sources with the Ministry of Agriculture here on Monday.
- Another Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
There are two reasons why one can't ignore the bus tragedy near Ramban along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday. One is the large number of casualties.
- Safety Concerns Over New Hiv Drugs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The excitement over a novel class of drugs being developed to fight HIV has been dampened by fears that they could pose serious safety risks, including the possibility that they might actually speed the progression of AIDS.
- Behind Ice Lies J&k Govt-Governor Chill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The roots of the controversy over the allegedly “man-made” lingam in the Amarnath cave to “compensate” for the lack of a “natural” one lie in the troubled political history of the Amarnath yatra ever since it came under the control of the Shrine . . .
- National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau To Be Set Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The government today decided to set up a National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along the lines of the Narcotics Control Bureau that would have powers to investigate crime related to wildlife.
- Focus On Afghanistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
One can count on the Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid to write forthrightly for Western publications about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.
- Towards An East Asian Economic Unit (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Jun 20, 2006)
The coming East Asia Summit should start by coalescing various ongoing FTAs
- Labour Reform Pains (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
The Planning Commission's proposal to radically overhaul India's antiquated labour law cannot but gladden industry and investors, not least because the Industrial . . .
- Deliver Us From Evil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
As pilgrims gather at the Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir and pay their respects to the natural Shivling that has formed there every summer since, well, recorded history, a disquieting and downright dangerous frenzy is being sought to be created . . .
- Unrealistic & Absurd (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Going by the frequency with which statements demanding a new constitution are made in Pakistan, it would appear as if making or unmaking the basic law is child’s play.
- Where Statistics On Indian Elections Speak (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jun 20, 2006)
For students of politics, elections are always important events.
- Free And Unstable (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Applying Precedents (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s directive to the High Courts and the subordinate judiciary on Thursday to interpret the previous judgements correctly while examining cases coming before them for decision has not come a day too soon.
- Against The Dole (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
The unemployment allowance scheme formally kick-started by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh raises many issues.
- Work Is Reward In Itself (Pioneer, Ajit Bishnoi, Jun 19, 2006)
One whose happiness is inherent, who is peaceful and works without contemplating the result alone is a true . . .
- 'Lyrics Today Aren't Poetry, Just Bad Prose' (OutLook, SAIBAL CHATTERJEE, Jun 19, 2006)
One of Bollywood's last active links with its golden era, the veteran lyricist shares his unique musical insight and sense of history in a freewheeling conversation.
- 23 Killed, 26 Injured In Bus Accident On J&k Highway (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
At least 23 people, mostly labourers from Bihar and Nepal, were killed and 26 others injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, a police . . .
- Myanmar Minorities Fear Being Dammed And Damned (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
From the ice fields of the Himalayas to the azure waters of the Andaman Sea, the Salween flows undisturbed through some of the most outwardly tranquil territory on earth.
- 23 Killed, 23 Injured As Bus Plunges Into Gorge (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a tragic road accident, 23 persons, mostly labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal were killed and 23 others received injuries, 13 of them critically, when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and plunged into deep gorge near Kela . . .
- Centre Dodges Left, Decides To Ease Labour Laws (Times of India, Sidhartha Kanungo, Jun 19, 2006)
In a fresh attempt to usher in labour reforms and yet avoid the Left's strident opposition to the move, the industry department has approached the PMO for a plan to set up five manufacturing investment regions (MIRs).
- Indian Business Invasion Of Britain (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Next month, UK Trade and Investment, the government-backed agency that encourages overseas companies to do business in Britain, will reveal how many Indian companies invested here in the year to April.
- Beyond The Drama, The Real Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
That was something of a record — more than 25 messages pointing out one error.
- Microsoft Initiative To Promote Indian It Market (Hindu, Shanthi Kannan, Jun 19, 2006)
Strategy aims at developing tools, technologies and training
The attempt is to change India from renting intelligence quotient to owning intellectual properties.
- Blacklisted Firm Got Drdo’S ‘Super-Sensitive’ Contract (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jun 19, 2006)
Shoghi: DRDO’s project now stuck after fraud concerning blacklisted firm; crucial equipment gathers dust at Customs
- Manmohan May Have To Labour On Policy (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 19, 2006)
The approach papers of the XIth Plan requires the UPA Government to undertake a range of politically sensitive measures to achieve the objective of high growth target.
- Weaving In Labour Reforms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 19, 2006)
Textile industry needs a flexible regime that creates labour mobility, redeployment avenues and higher incomes.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Jun 18, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Rs. 2.86 Crore Nabard Aid For Kodagu Distrcit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Development works to be taken up under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
Rs. 2.31 crore would be utilised to improve five roads
Rs. 30.4 lakh would be used to construct classrooms in pre-university colleges
State Government urged to . . .
- Musharraf Upbeat About Full Sco Membership (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday expressed strong hope for Pakistan to get full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), saying that it would not only benefit the country but also help the regional grouping achieve its goal . . .
- Mobile Conservation Laboratory Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
It is aimed at conserving the rare manuscripts at Kodi Math
- Ethics And The Economist (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jun 18, 2006)
A profound moral sense is never absent in the works of Amartya Sen.
- A Dream Takes Shape (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Jun 18, 2006)
Amisha Jedhe is finally fulfilling her brother's dream of building a peace park on the Indo-Pak border.
- Report On Britney Spears Namibian Birth Spiked (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Britney Spears, through her press representative, denied a report on Friday that she was considering a Namibian birth for her next baby. ......
- 10 Militants Involved In Car Bombings In Valley Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Police have arrested 10 militants involved in the recent car bombings and grenade attacks, including two on tourists, in the Valley and claimed that three Hizbul Mujahideen militants were linked with the killing of nine non-Kashmiri labourers in . . . .
- Spare Soft Targets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 18, 2006)
In a young nation, the aged suffer. Young India’s growth story has been built on the back of the efforts of the preceding generation.
- Mengal Too Is A Bit Reconciliatory (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 18, 2006)
PROMINENT Baloch leader Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal has said that he is not against the construction of Gwadar Sea Port but is concerned about the changing demographic trends. Talking to Pakistan Observer in Quetta, he said that he stands for development
- The Politics Of Gas Pipelines (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2006)
THE Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project has received a shot in the arm with the Russian president’s offer to participate in the venture.
- Conflict Resolution Must For Peace: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday called for addressing root causes of terrorism and underscored the need for resolution of conflicts including Palestine and Kashmir to ensure peace, security and economic development in Asia.
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