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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 12047:
- Desperation In West Asia (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
in recent times has West Asia been as confused and uncertain about the future. America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq have been traumatic events while the threat of violence and terrorism is fuelled by the injustice of continuing Israeli occupation of
- Not Viable (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government, goaded by the national advisory council, is certain to place the rural employment guarantee bill before parliament in the winter session.
- Why Blame Natwar? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, does a disservice to his cabinet colleagues when he refuses to defend them in public.
- It Is Not Boom Time In India (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 20, 2004)
The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index last crossed 6,000 in January 2004. It has now crossed a record of 6,400.
- Gambling On Guaranteed Employment (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Dec 20, 2004)
IT is an ambitious project — and hugely expensive. The aim is to provide 100 days employment to one member of a rural family below the poverty line in 150 districts in the first year, raising it annually to cover 600 districts by the fourth year. Four cro
- Jobs For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2004)
The UPA government’s decision to provide by legislation at least 100 days of casual employment at a prescribed wage rate annually to one member of every poor rural household is a laudable step in the direction of improving the socio-economic condition of
- Us Equities Outlook Is Weakly Positive (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 20, 2004)
The outlook for American stocks is neither exciting nor gloomy, as the prices reflect lower earnings multiples. As oil prices climb, some profit-taking can be expected early in the New Year, followed by some stability.
- Plantation Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 20, 2004)
The centre finds itself on the defensive over the continued weakness in the prices of plantation crops such as coffee, tea and pepper. Some members of Parliament, especially those from Kerala, fault the liberal import policy for this.
- No 100 Per Cent Guarantee (Indian Express, RAGHAV GAIHA, Dec 20, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill to be tabled in Parliament has sparked a debate on the desirability and feasibility of extending the innovative Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra to the poorest 150 districts in India.
- The Indian Connection (Deccan Herald, JOSEPH BERGER, Dec 18, 2004)
A divide exists between Guyanese immigrants of Indian descent and their Indian brethren, in the US
- In Harmony (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 18, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s ambassador, Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Calcutta under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Get Busy On A Few World Problems (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 18, 2004)
What are the ten most serious challenges we all face? Climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation
- The Ticking Bomb Inside Mosque And Madrasa (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 17, 2004)
A range of authorities have pointed to the urgent danger brewing in Muslim ‘religious’ centres, the porosity of our borders and demographic threats. Yet to voice them invites the charge, ‘communal’
- Job Guarantee — For Whom And How? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Dec 17, 2004)
The Employment Guarantee Scheme of the government can succeed only if the private sector is involved
- Fdi In Retail Sector — A Trade Policy For Trade (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Dec 16, 2004)
The pan-chewing, dhoti-clad, English-ignorant retail trader should not be seen as `inefficient' and `cost ineffective' who needs to be bleached by globally-accepted detergents.
- Wars, Strategies In 'The Twilight Zone' (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Dec 16, 2004)
While we may be satisfied that the percentage of Indians living below the poverty line is falling and that only a tiny percentage die of starvation, we are hardly aware that India has the largest number of malnourished children in the world.
- Reservations In Private Sector (Deccan Herald, G. Thimmaiah , Dec 15, 2004)
The private sector should respond positively to affirmative action for the disadvantaged sections of society
- In A Buffalo Economy (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Dec 15, 2004)
On a field trip to rural Haryana, what struck me was the dissonance between per capita incomes and living conditions, especially as they affect women.
- Endogenous Development Centres Hold The Key Here (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 15, 2004)
In most places, the word globalisation conjures up images of businessmen and corporate consultants on six figure salaries making offers that governments cannot refuse.
- Cities As Brands (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2004)
Banglore's declining status in the Gartner study on hot IT investment destinations in India holds important lessons, not just for Karnataka’s capital but for other cities in India.
- Bring Back The Old Sting (Telegraph, Rajashri Dasgupta, Dec 15, 2004)
It is time for the feminist movement to revisit some issues and think of strategies to make health a fundamental right
- Deep Inside Jharkhand (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 14, 2004)
Last week I strayed into rural Jharkhand. I took a bus far away from pucca roads, and drove miles on village paths. Then I realized the secret of Tata Motors’ success
- That Eternal Weave (Indian Express, MANJU KAUL, Dec 14, 2004)
In the beginning it is different — he views you with a certain amount of apprehension — like you are an intruder, ready to usurp his place. Gradually
- 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.
- Ram And Roti (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
Ram and Roti do combine to make an effective political pitch. By highlighting the success of Mr Narendra Modi in stimulating the economy of Gujarat, Mr LK Advani sought to reinvigorate the morale of the BJP's
- 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.
- Job Schemes Must Effect Grassroots Changes (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 13, 2004)
The final test of the Employment Guarantee Act will lie in the poverty alleviation it promises and the quality of assets it builds. That the assets it helps build should be maintained properly goes without saying.
- Seizing The Moment (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Dec 12, 2004)
MS Neena Gill, Labour MEP from UK and head of the European Parliament's South Asia & Saarc Delegation, has the best explanation for why EU-India relations have been upgraded to a ‘strategic’ level at the Amsterdam Nov 8 EU-India Summit.
- Parambikulam Panorama (Indian Express, George N Netto, Dec 11, 2004)
Within minutes of passing the flaming red signboard welcoming us to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, we were coasting along through a dense, ominously silent teak forest extending endlessly into the distance.
- Let Them Have Their Exits And Their Entrances (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 11, 2004)
A Mother Goose rhyme reads: "Jerry Hall, he was so small, a rat could eat him, hat and all." True, small may be beautiful, but to be small and yet survive is tough, not only for Hall but also more than half of the small players in business.
- Focus On Agriculture (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 11, 2004)
The latest World Employment Report (WER) brought out by the International Labour Office in Geneva has a chapter "Why Agriculture Matters",
- Where The Ribbon Got Stuck In The Old Typewriter (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 11, 2004)
We have long forgotten the old and faithful typewriters that had rollers to chug along and inked ribbons to give form to thoughts. To evoke your nostalgic memories, however, is the Kores India Ltd case that the apex court decided recently.
- Checking Martian Health Threat (Hindu, Seth Shostak, Dec 10, 2004)
Just as the plague came to Europe from Asia's distant habitats so too might Nasa unwittingly import extraterrestrial pathogens from Mars for which we have no defence, fear scientists.
- Name Of The New War Is `Trade' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 10, 2004)
The world's second largest economy, Japan, hinges its hopes on trade surplus to help in achieving growth beyond the 0.1 per cent recorded for the last quarter....
- 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 ...
- Leonard Woolf’S Last Posting (Indian Express, MOHAN K. TIKKU, Dec 10, 2004)
Well before he became famous as a member of the Bloomsbury Group in London or as husband of Virginia Stephen, Leonard Sidney Woolf landed in Sri Lanka as a cadet of the Ceylon Civil Service.
- The Callused Little Hands Of A New Economy (Indian Express, SUMA RAMACHANDRAN, Dec 10, 2004)
Child panchayats in Karnataka take up the cause of working children and help them plan their lives
- Corporate Governance And Central Banks (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 09, 2004)
Central banks have the incentive to adopt the international best practices of corporate governance because financial communities often perceive such methods as a prelude to making the central banks independent and accountable
- 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.
- Quest For Permanent Seat (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 09, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hot-paced visit to this country will be remembered as something of a landmark for two good reasons. The first is its undoubted importance in purely bilateral terms.
- What’S Left Of Bengal (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Dec 09, 2004)
The degeneration of West Bengal into one of the most backward states in India, and of Calcutta into little more than a very big mofussil city, began somewhere in the mid-Sixties. That was the time when we saw the use of “mass movements”, bandhs, hartals,
- Laloo Yadav Well Entrenched In Bihar (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 09, 2004)
THE Bihar assembly elections early next year are a subject of intense debate. Anyone after a visit to the state would have convincingly predicted the end of the 15-year-rule, rather misrule, of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
- Empowering The Rural Masses (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Dec 09, 2004)
It seems as though the moment which Jawaharlal Nehru had spoken about so evocatively 57 years ago, of India’s “tryst with destiny” and “the time to redeem our pledge”
- 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:
- Too Rigid To Work (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 08, 2004)
Labour-market rigidities constrain growth in employment. This argument has often been advanced by economists. In the absence of flexible labour markets in the organized sector
- Valley Of Individual Trauma (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Dec 08, 2004)
In J&K, there are still over 6000 ‘missing’ young men. They were taken for interrogation by security agencies. Never to return home. Needless to add this violation of human rights is just one of the factors that widens the alienation of the civilians in t
- No Funds For R&d (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 08, 2004)
It is a shame that the university in the IT capital of the country does not currently have funds for research and development. The state government is to blamed for this state of affairs in Bangalore University.
- Aid From Expatriates (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 08, 2004)
There are more than three million persons of Indian origin who have settled down in the UK and the US, either as citizens or under the non-resident category.
- 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.
- Constitution, Parliament, And The People (Hindu, Somnath Chatterjee, Dec 08, 2004)
Unless we eliminate the nexus between politics and crime and also between politics and religion, the country is in danger of losing its identity.
- Overhaul The Epf Act (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2004)
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) board has accepted an 8.5 per cent rate of interest on the provident fund.
- British Home Secretary In The Dock (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Dec 08, 2004)
One always admired the British Home Secretary, Mr David Blunkett, a blind person, who has admirably handled two of the most important and challenging portfolios of education and home affairs.
- Bitter Medicine (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2004)
Economic development helps the people, but it does little to cure political extremists of their infantile disorders. The Maoist violence in Midnapore once again proves the point.
- 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 Challenges Before Indian Banks (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2004)
The Reserve Bank of India's Report on Trend and Progress of Banking (2003-04) released recently places the major issues of Indian banking in a sound perspective.
- 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
- The Price Of Rice (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Dec 07, 2004)
Not many people may be aware that this year has been declared the International Year of Rice by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
- Ties Re-Defined (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 07, 2004)
The old bonhomie, based on ideological ties, between New Delhi and Moscow is a thing of the past. In the new, post-Cold War environment, hard-nosed economic and business considerations are wh
- In Search Of Horizon (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Dec 06, 2004)
“WHAT is a horizon, mom, my little one questions as she reads her geography chapter. I give her a scientific explanation. It is a line where earth and sky appear to meet but in reality they do not meet.
- Impoverishing The Poor (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Dec 06, 2004)
The Bank’s unswerving faith in agribusiness displaces poor farmers and will only add to burgeoning poverty globally
- Drifting Backwards (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 06, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union Labour Minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific temper” that inspired the....
- Growing Bond (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 06, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India seems to have cleared some of the doubts that had crept in regarding the future of the India-Russia relationship.
- Touch Of Class (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 06, 2004)
Corporate training and development is a major activity conducted by business schools, consulting firms, human resource departments of companies, management associations and others.
- More Oil For The Wheels (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 06, 2004)
The Assam government last week announced it would levy a cess on crude oil produced in the state. Minister of State for Planning Himanta Biswa Sharma said oil-producing companies like ONGC and Oil India would now have to pay Rs 200 per metric tonne of cru
- The Only Show In Town (Deccan Herald, Martin Jacques, Dec 06, 2004)
The left, as history knew it, is dead but the concerns that gave rise to it remain as relevant as ever
- The Key Institutional Weaknesses (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
At the third `ASEAN + India Summit' held in Vientiane, a few days ago, there was talk of `deepening' of the `partnership'.
- Needed: Perestroika (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 04, 2004)
Relations between Russia and India are badly in need of repair and hopefully Putin’s visit contributed to this.
- Woody, Ill-Seeming, Thick, Bereft Of Beauty (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
There are at least two views on `visual appeal'. Thus, according to some, you can see beauty if only you see right, while for others, it is too superficial to talk about.
- A Beach Eye View (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Dec 04, 2004)
Celebrated artiste Subodh Kerkar has presented half a kilometre of installations at Miramar beach, Panaji, as part of the celebrations of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.
- Darkness Visible (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 04, 2004)
Reports of Anil Ambani dashing to Tirupati while his mother rushed to her guru in Gujarat and of the new Union labour minister’s inaugural puja are a reminder that only a dwindling minority is concerned about the “scientific
- Down With Bandhs! (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 04, 2004)
This is a critical time for West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, which is in the middle of a campaign to restore its old image of being a progressive metropolis, leading the nation from the front.
- Globalisation: Need For Fairness (Hindu, Juan Somavia, Dec 04, 2004)
More fairness should be injected at all levels. That includes respecting core labour standards, promoting basic social protection, and reducing unbalanced patterns of investment and trade.
- South-South Trade Co-Operation (Business Line, S. Srinath, Dec 03, 2004)
The recently announced National Foreign Trade Policy (NFTP) 2004-2009 lays down an ambitious target of achieving an export growth rate that will enable India to account for 1.5 per cent of the world trade by 2009.
- Talk Of Court News: Who Loses And Who Wins (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 03, 2004)
These days, there is more action in courts than elsewhere, and judges seem to have the last word on almost anything. What fills the media is the "talk of court news,"
- Cracks In The Wall (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 03, 2004)
Since 1978, when Deng Xiaoping set China upon the road to a “socialist market economy”, the number of poor Chinese has reduced from 250 million to 29 million, says the government.
- Global Action Against Terrorism Should Be Concerted And United (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 03, 2004)
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is not a leader who flinches from answering difficult questions. In a written response to questions provided by The Hindu, President Putin does not believe that it is possible...
- Muscle Drill (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Dec 02, 2004)
The season of bandhs is back again. Political parties, covering virtually the whole ideological spectrum, are calling them all over the country over various issues and at the
- Tick To Tickle The Accountant Whom Everybody Else Ticks Off (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 02, 2004)
How do you tell an accountant in a crowd? Well, he's the balancing figure, after you're finished with everybody else. No flattering description, this is
- Autonomy For Cooperatives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised a constitutional amendment to promote the autonomy of the cooperative sector on the occasion of the official completion of 100 years of the movement.
- Get The Right Price (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Dec 02, 2004)
With the formation of a seven-member Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises, the market for distressed assets (DA) is set to become buoyant.
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