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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 12047:
- Watchword For Judges, Lawyers (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, May 09, 2005)
A few weeks ago Vice-President B.S. Shekhawat was to inaugurate a seminar on public governance but could not, as he had to go to Rome.
- I Won't Quit, Vows Blair (Hindu, Gaby Hinsliff , May 09, 2005)
British Prime Minister reveals 2008 timetable for departure?
- Father, Son And Holy War (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2005)
Readings on Afghanistan essentially consisted of travelogues, war tales and narratives of the carnage by militant Islamists
- Exploring A World Of Narrative (Hindu, ARUNDHATHI SUBRAMANIAM , May 08, 2005)
Daksha Sheth's "Postcards From God" showed the rough edges of the first shows. But it is clearly a work in progress.
- Ins And Outs Of Court Martial (Tribune, Meet Malhotra , May 08, 2005)
MY interest in court martial trials goes back a few years when a colleague informed me that the conviction rate in such trials was nearly 100 per cent.
- Time To Address Infrastructure Bottlenecks (Tribune, David Devadas, May 08, 2005)
IN the days when no road straddled the Great Himalyan Range between the Valley and Ladakh, relay runners used to carry mail across the 17,000-foot range and the icy ridges around Kargil.
- Beautiful Metaphors (Hindu, SABITA RADHAKRISHNA , May 08, 2005)
A book that every craft lover should have.
- Blair's Historic Win (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
With Labour winning Thursday's parliamentary election in the UK, Prime Minister Tony Blair has been assured a place in history.
- New Models Required (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, May 07, 2005)
Poverty alleviation programmes do not require more money, but what they need is good governance
- Not Quite Blaring (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 07, 2005)
The message of a general election manifests itself in strange ways. In the early hours of Friday, Mr Tony Blair became the first person to lead the British Labour Party to a third consecutive election victory.
- An Alliance Of Convenience (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
The Architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Sour Victory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2005)
The Labour Party’s historic third-term victory in the British general elections comes with a chastising message for its leader, Tony Blair. . .
- Voters Teach Labour The Iraq Lesson (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
As expected, fear of the Conservative Party trumped anger against the Iraq war in the British general election to give the Labour Party an unprecedented third term in office.
- A Boycott Call Shakes Up British Academia (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 06, 2005)
The decision by Britain's premier Association of University Teachers to enforce an academic boycott of Israel has evoked mixed reactions.
- When Will Tony Blair Step Down? (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , May 06, 2005)
The British Labour Party cannot afford to erode its base in the country any further.
- Mamata's Moment Of Reckoning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
If Many Theorists are convinced that economic growth is impossible without making compromises on environmental policy,
- How Aids Saps The Economy (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, May 06, 2005)
HIV/AIDS is estimated to have affected 5 million persons in India. What are the economic consequences of the disease?
- Business Defines Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 06, 2005)
Until Recently, China was a worthy rival to India, not only in the political domain but also in the business arena, as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- Farm Prosperity The Key (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 05, 2005)
Bartering food self-sufficiency for industrialisation will only worsen the poverty situation in the two countries
- The Dough Is In The Land, Not The Bread (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 05, 2005)
Five years after privatisation, Modern Food assets are being stripped.
- Self-Interest And After (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, May 05, 2005)
For the past week there have been statements, comments and speculation on India’s policy towards Nepal
- Yale, India, And The Failure Of The `Global University' (Hindu, Ajay Gandhi, May 04, 2005)
Yale, through its historical amnesia about its roots in colonialism and slavery, its unethical investment policies and demeaning work culture, abrogates the responsibility it claims to bear as a global university.
- Why There Should Be A Hope In Hell (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 2005)
The success of Bhalki, a village in Bengal, shows that it is possible to follow a model of governance which is not Western, writes Bhaskar Ghose
- Rice: Towards Enhancing Yield In Rain-Fed Areas (Business Line, Jaya Raj , May 04, 2005)
IN SPITE of the impressive gains achieved in overall food production in recent years, the food scenario in India remains a cause of concern with respect to production and consumption. Even a marginal dip in foodgrains output for one year can lead to . . .
- Why Unbundle Pseb? (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 03, 2005)
Privatising or unbundling public sector enterprises/ boards in India/Punjab should be seen as a part of the policy shift made in July, 1991.
- New ‘nikahnama’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2005)
THE much-awaited model ‘nikahnama’ has been given its seal of approval by the All-India Muslim Personal Board.
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Paradigm Shift (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, May 03, 2005)
A thoughtful and provocative examination of the stratum of thought and belief that underlies the intolerant hyper-nationalism of the Hindu Right
- `We Will Turn Zero-Debt By 2005-06 End' (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , May 03, 2005)
I do not think Max India has any business to have debt, as it is the holding company. By the end of 2005-2006, we will become a zero-debt company.
- Cautious Optimism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister’s announcement on Wednesday to scrap the controversial Press Note 18 (PN 18) and replace it with a more liberal set of conditions, is the right step to create an investment-friendly climate in the country.
- Monetary Policy: Transparent And Responsible (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 03, 2005)
Management as an art and a science has been defined as "getting things done by other people".
- Globalisation Requires Local Citizenship Behaviour Too (Business Line, C. Gopinath , May 02, 2005)
As local communities in developing countries rush to attract factories to their neighbourhoods in the name of globalisation. . . ,
- Armed Security Or Human Security? (Deccan Herald, Sylvia Borren, May 02, 2005)
The Millennium Development Goals can be met if we approach them in a rights-based and gender-based way
- Voice Of An Era (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , May 01, 2005)
C.D. Narasimhaiah influenced the way a whole generation of students read, responded and critiqued English texts.
- Programme To Conserve Genetic Diversity Of Tiger Population (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Even as there appears to be no end for reports on dwindling numbers of tigers in different parts of the country, the Science and Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal on Thursday told presspersons that an initiative on the part of his Ministry to help . . .
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 30, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- Now Germans Are The Gastarbeiters (Hindu, Luke Harding , Apr 30, 2005)
Rising unemployment has meant that many Germans are now "guest workers."
- Post-Tsunami: Waiting For Things To Happen (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 29, 2005)
Tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction waits for land, funds, and norms.
- Employment Scheme Raises Hopes (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Apr 29, 2005)
In recent months the debate on the employment guarantee scheme (EGS) has dominated the discussion on poverty alleviation. Earlier, the overall response to the EGS was very positive.
- A Meal And A Chance To Learn (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 28, 2005)
Munni Sahariya, a lean, shy girl with a nose ring, spread a jute mat on the floor of her first-grade classroom and sat down with her three younger siblings
- How Far Can India Travel With The U.S.? (Deccan Herald, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 28, 2005)
Non-alignment gave India room for manoeuvre at a time when the country was weak militarily and economically. India would lose its soul were it now to become a vassal of America.
- False Claims, Lying Politicians (Deccan Herald, Hywel Williams, Apr 28, 2005)
In power politics, it is the big lie that matters — the deceit that is so implausible no one thinks you could have had the cheek to invent it.
- Suicide Epidemic Among Farmers (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 28, 2005)
Crop failures, rising health costs and daughters’ marriages have pushed farmers to the brink
- Goodness Is In Fashion In Corporate Governance (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Apr 28, 2005)
CORPORATIONS today touch our lives, from the food we eat to the quality of air we breathe.
- Realm Of Virtual Reality (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Apr 28, 2005)
At long last May 5, polling day for the 2005 UK general election, is almost upon us and the campaign boils as lukewarm as water at an extreme height.
- Better Future With Biotech (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2005)
The draft of the National Biotechnology Development Strategy currently placed in the public domain for debate among all stakeholders addresses the key issues facing the next sunrise industry.
- The Colour May Bleed At Times (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Apr 28, 2005)
For quite some time now, there has been talk about “hardliners” and “softliners” in the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- On `Money Trail' And Savings Rate (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Apr 28, 2005)
Little attention has been paid to the reported high saving/investment rate and the proposed tax on cash withdrawals in excess of Rs 10,000 from banks. Both are quirks, the first of statistics and the second of the political economy, says A. Vasude van. .
- Maharashtra's Coming Water Wars (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 27, 2005)
A new law could put irrigation beyond the reach of most farmers in Vidharbha.
- Un Escap Survey — Reaffirms Resilience Of Regional Economies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 26, 2005)
While assessing the impact of the tsunami and the soaring oil prices on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, the UN ESCAP Survey contends that the impressive economic performance under conditions of generally low inflation reaffirms the resilience...
- The Hunger Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
It is somewhat like a game of snakes and ladders. Ladders you eat, snakes you die.
- North-East Council Must Look East (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 26, 2005)
LONDON, APRIL 7. European officials are in a quandary over China's `fast escalating' textile and garment trade with the European Union countries. American trade and commerce officials are also in a similar predicament.
- Feel-Good Forecast (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2005)
Because It Is not often that the country's agricultural sector receives . . .
- Elephant And Dragon: Competing To Co-Operate (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 25, 2005)
THE recently concluded four-day visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wan Jiabao, to India has taken the bilateral relationship between the two countries to a new high as they have agreed to forge a new "strategic co-operative partnership."
- An Eye-Opening British Election (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Tony Blair and the British Labour Party are blessed in having an opposition party whose basic programme...
- Rumbles Of Acquisitions In Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 25, 2005)
DASGUPTA is Director, Strategic Acquisitions. His job, which he had held for a long and trusted time, is to purchase and nurture acquisitions on behalf of his holding company, an Indian family-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate. . . .
- Six Tete-A-Tetes Or A Dialogue Of Seven? (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Apr 25, 2005)
The 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) to be held at Dhaka in the first week of February . . ,
- Swara Yoga: How To Harmonise Breath (Deccan Herald, Lata Ramaswamy, Apr 24, 2005)
Research has shown that air flow in the turbinates in the nose triggers neuronal responses that set up reflexes throughout the body.
- Reducing Oil Dependence In The Future (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Apr 23, 2005)
It is time we followed traditional wisdom by fully exploiting indigenous sources of energy — both commercial and non-commercial — to fuel the growth of our economy.
- Aids Spreads In Himachal (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Apr 23, 2005)
Industrialisation of Himachal Pradesh has brought in a large population of truckers and migrants, who are among the highest transmitters of the deadly HIV virus in the state
- "The Future Doesn't Hang On A Single Man" (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Apr 23, 2005)
Israeli Vice-Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, says his Labour party will leave the government if Israel halts the process of peace with the Palestinians.
- India Makes Cheap Anti-Aids Drugs, But Not For Its Patients (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Apr 23, 2005)
INDIA may have the second largest number of HIV/AIDS patients in the world, but access to anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs is still very limited.
- India Ranked 6 In Us' List Of Textile, Apparel Exports (Business Line, Sudanshu Ranade, Apr 23, 2005)
IN all the euphoria about the lifting of quotas, it is all too easy to forget that the US increased its textile and apparel exports by 200 per cent over the past 15 years.
- Nse's F&o List: Inclusion Criteria Shocks Brokers (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Apr 23, 2005)
THE National Stock Exchange's decision to introduce more securities for futures & options (F&O) trading has not found favour with many stockbrokers as they think the exchange has included many illiquid stocks and left out some liquid stocks
- Yes, Blair Will Win The Election (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Apr 22, 2005)
The Conservatives' vicious personal campaign has ensured that a third victory will leave Prime Minister Tony Blair empowered as never before.
- A Forceful Message, But Will It End Poverty? (Hindu, Sanjay Reddy and Antoine Heuty, Apr 22, 2005)
A practical approach to reducing human deprivations must actively foster learning about the best strategies, rather than presuming that these strategies are known in advance
- Weather Gods Smile (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2005)
THE forecast of a normal monsoon for the country as a whole during 2005 would be welcomed, and not only for reasons of a bountiful agricultural harvest. More than any other factor, it is good rainfall that determines the health of the Indian economy.
- Bones To Pick With The Bonus Law (Business Line, S. Muralidharan, Apr 21, 2005)
The Payment of Bonus Act needs to be revamped, says S. Murlidharan
- Ngos: To Whom Are They Accountable? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 21, 2005)
The activities of non-governmental organisations have grown manifold and, hence, the issue of their accountability becomes important.
- Why Creativity For Managers? (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 20, 2005)
Managers need to entertain a healthy disrespect for structure and an equally healthy respect for rebellion
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-Ii (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 19, 2005)
India’s civil services, which have been modelled on the British pattern, are based on the principle that they should remain politically neutral and carry out their duty of providing advisory inputs for policy making and of implementing the policy decision
- All That Is Not In Actual Control (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 19, 2005)
Until there is a left government at the Centre, India’s relations with China will continue to be dictated by US interests in the region, writes Achin Vanaik
- Agriculture: What’S Wrong? (Tribune, Birinder Pal Singh , Apr 19, 2005)
It is unfortunate that the "land of five rivers" is fast proceeding towards the brink of prosperity and depleting its water resources.
- Giving Indian Manufacturing An Edge (Hindu, N N SACHITANAND, Apr 19, 2005)
For achieving a high annual growth rate, India's manufacturing sector will have to raise the bar.
- Rewriting The Rules On Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2005)
The heads of Government of the European Union (EU) have decided to rewrite the framework directive to liberalise the internal market in services following mounting opposition
- Fear Of The Foreigner In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 19, 2005)
With less than two weeks to go for elections in Britain, immigration remains the main battleground with voters consistently ticking it as the single most important issue.
- India, Pak To Set Up Joint Business Council — Revive Commission On Economic Issues (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2005)
Taking forward the recent improvement in bilateral relations to the area of trade and economic co-operation, India and Pakistan on Sunday. . .
- A Painful Saga (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 18, 2005)
AS Air-India’s jumbo carrying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was taxiing at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at Port Louis in Mauritius, I switched on my mobile to check whether the roaming facility was available there
- Labour Under Blair Set For Victory (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Apr 16, 2005)
Most opinion polls predict a reduced majority for the Labour in the general election on May 5. Estimates differ. . .
- How Surplus Accumulates In Our Villages And Towns (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 16, 2005)
Gandhiji said, "Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
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