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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 12047:
- Reform In Reverse Gear? (N. Venkiteswaran) (Business Line, N. Venkiteswaran, Jun 09, 2003)
Some of the Government's recent policy announcements give the unmistakeable impression that the logic of a coherent economic philosophy has been given the complete go-by.
- First Rumblings (Telegraph, Dayita Datta, Jun 06, 2003)
Since the advent of cable television, National Geographic and Discovery Channel have brought home to millions of viewers the destructive power of our restless planet with their coverage of the eruptions of Mount St Helens, Mount Pinatubo or the almost ...
- Relaying Modernity (Telegraph, Suhrita Saha, Jun 06, 2003)
There are two dominant schools charting various dimensions of British rule in the subcontinent — the nationalist and the imperialist. Combined with the post-Orientalist and the post-colonial debate, subaltern scholars are reinterpreting and re-evaluating
- Permit Pressure (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2003)
Wielding guns is only one way of terrorizing people. There are other ways such as threats and extortion of money. Naga rebels have long imposed “taxes” on the people to run their underground governments. Refusing to pay these taxes often meant facing the
- An Indian In Pakistan (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jun 04, 2003)
Back in Pakistan last week after a gap of two years, I found myself back again on the familiar terrain of everyone wanting to know whether this time it is for real — or whether we are once again chasing chimeras. To demonstrate national solidarity, I
- Bank On It (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2003)
Elections are due in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh and Central elections are also close. Consequently, efforts by the labour ministry and the labour minister to postpone unpopular decisions are understandable. The government has decided
- Machismo Is Not The Answer (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jun 03, 2003)
A modern combat aircraft is a demanding design, development and management challenge on whose success or failure rests not only the future of the organization developing it, but also the operational potential of the sponsoring air forces. Not surprisingly
- Reforms And Urban Poverty (Supriya Roychowdhury) (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jun 03, 2003)
Several dimensions of our economic reform model reflect the impact of an abrasive marketisation policy, entirely
- Reform Labour Laws , Pant Tells States (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
The Planning Commission today asked states to undertake labour law reforms to generate employment.
- Brake On Acceleration (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 02, 2003)
At the World Bank annual development economics conference in Bangalore in May 2003 on “Accelerating Development”, the private sector and its role in development was discussed. Innovation is through new product development. Financing innovation requires
- To Deliver A Baby That Is Europe’s Own (Telegraph, Shada Islam, Jun 02, 2003)
Notwithstanding the US’s unilateral action in Iraq, the EU has its own plans when it comes to northern Africa and west Asia
- Seat Slash Order To Colleges (Telegraph, Mita Mukherjee, Jul 12, 2002)
The pro vice-chancellor of academics, Suranjan Das, has issued a circular to over 200 colleges instructing them to limit the number of admissions at the undergraduate level to 150 for non-laboratory based pass courses.
- Contract Farming: Sowing Promise (Business Line, Amalendu Jyotishi, Jul 11, 2002)
AGRICULTURAL commodity production is susceptible to institutional and market failure. Contract farming is often seen as an answer to these systemic imperfections.
- Cosmology In Rigveda -- The Third Premise (Hindu, PATRIZIA NORELLI-BACHELET, Jul 11, 2002)
History is indeed recorded in the Rigveda, as well as in the Epics, but one has to use correct cosmic formulas to make this discovery, bearing in mind that the ancients were not at all concerned with keeping records for posterity as we do today.
- Discrimination At Work (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jul 11, 2002)
Legitimate discrimination on the basis of ability and performance is obstructed by the pervasive suspicion that all discrimination, at least in India, is at bottom and by its nature invidious.
- Musharraf's Order Or Disorder? (News International, Farhan Bokhari, Apr 25, 2002)
The success of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's General President, at next Tuesday's referendum may already be a foregone conclusion, thanks to the widespread state-cum-'nazim' backed struggle to make his campaign anything but a failure.
- An Epistle To Mr Advani (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 05, 2002)
Dear Advaniji,
You have begun what is unquestionably the most profound and consequential interaction between our country and the United States of America since the two meetings between the then president, Bill Clinton, and the prime minister.
- Corporates: On The Fine Line Of Ethics (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 05, 2002)
THE outgoing chief of the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI), Mr D. R. Mehta, in the swan-song interviews he has been giving the media in the last few months, has sought to explain his lack of success in regulating the capital market satisfactorily.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Feb 05, 2002)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- Gm Revolution Vs Languid Government Policies (Business Line, Gurumurti Natarajan, Feb 05, 2002)
GENETIC modifications and the selection of favourable traits have been the fountainhead of agricultural advancement over thousands of years.
- The Past Is Not Another Country (Telegraph, Nandini Chaterjee, Feb 04, 2002)
The furore over moves to rewrite the National Council for Educational Research and Training history textbooks and expunge them of passages.
- Nstl: Making Waves In Ship Design (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Feb 04, 2002)
NESTLING amid rich greenery, the Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NSTL) at Visakhapatnam lies totally hidden from public gaze.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Premen Addy , Feb 04, 2002)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Rbi's Report On Currency And Finance 2000-01 -- A Welcome Tilt Against Deflation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 04, 2002)
Unconstrained by monetarist dogma, the RBI's recent Report on Currency and Finance has been brave enough to bare the difficult choices before the country.
- Some Home Truths About Chinese Threat (Business Line, S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Feb 04, 2002)
`We have a duty level of about 65 to 83 per cent on Chinese goods. With such protection, what else is needed?
- Business Vigilance In A Consumer Society (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Feb 04, 2002)
AMERICAN business is full of peculiarities, hooked to a rolling economy and a fast changing consumer society.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Feb 03, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- `Crude' Impact Of War (Business Line, Nilanjan Banik , Feb 02, 2002)
CAN you guess the likely impact of war on terrorism in Afghanistan? A rise in oil price.
- Of Tall Claims And Unfulfilled Plans (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 02, 2002)
PROJECTIONS have all gone awry in the final year of the Ninth Plan (2001-02) despite the best Budget the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, could craft for the economy.
- Twice Bitten, Never Shy? (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Feb 02, 2002)
THE saying, `once bitten, twice shy', probably, excludes politicians, who, despite being repeatedly proven wrong, still pursue their selfish goals at the cost of national interest.
- Meeting The Challenge Of Terror? (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Feb 02, 2002)
India's greatest strength is its democracy. The attack on its symbol can best be answered by renewing our faith in, and resolve to strengthen, democracy.
- Pre-Emptive Strike (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
IT must be the single most unappreciated sector in India.
- Terrorism: The Two Faces Of Us (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE early 1980s, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had handed over to a group of Sikh terrorists, who had hijacked a plane of the Indian Airlines (IAC).
- Transfer Pricing -- Harassment In Store (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Feb 01, 2002)
SECTION 92 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 has been replaced by Sections 92 to 92F through the Finance Act, 2001.
- Mission Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2002)
Jammu and Kashmir is labouring under many disadvantages.
- Rural Employment In The 1990s (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Feb 01, 2002)
WHEN the first results of the 55th Round of the National Sample Survey were released, it was already apparent that there had been some major shifts in patterns of employment, especially in the rural areas.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Feb 01, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- Exports In The Time Of Recession (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
AS A STATEMENT of intent, the Medium Term Export Strategy attempts to raise hopes that India can bag one per cent of the world's merchandise exports over the next five years.
- Searching For Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
THE EUROPEAN UNION is India's largest trading partner, but considering the history of India's economic links with the members of the E.U. the volume of two-way economic flows is a very small proportion of Europe's trade with the rest of the world.
- A Missed Opportunity (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 31, 2002)
DESPITE THE heightened global talk about human rights, the inaugural South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) convention held in New Delhi on November 11 and 12 went virtually unnoticed.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 31, 2002)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- Ultimate Conquest (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 31, 2002)
HAS the last surviving bastion of the world outside the US fallen? Has the US succeeded in making the ultimate cultural conquest?
- S&t As Drivers Of Economic Growth (Business Line, R. K. Pachauri, Jan 30, 2002)
THE official Web site of the Commonwealth Knowledge Network says the stock of science and technology (S&T) manpower in India is 6.3 million.
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- Labouring Men (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
Labour is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and both the Centre and the states can legislate on labour.
- King Solomon’s Mind (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 30, 2002)
Enshrined in the heart of the Old Testament, is a jewelled cluster comprising, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. They are numbers nineteen to twenty two in the thirty nine sections of that grand old book.
- Hi-Tech History (Business Line, G. S. Balakrishnan , Jan 30, 2002)
THE historian of today has an edge over his worthy predecessor.
- Rethinking Watershed Strategy (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Jan 29, 2002)
RECENT YEARS have seen a welcome emphasis on watershed programmes as a cornerstone of rural development in India.
- Apeda Specifications For Quality Control -- Rice Exporters Told To Fall In Line (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has expressed concern over the inadequate steps taken by rice exporters to implement its specifications for rice mills concerning quality control.
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- Destructive Creation (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Jan 28, 2002)
Joseph A Schumpeter, noted economist, has not been able to sleep even in his grave ever since the Public Works Departments (PWD) in India adopted him.
- Military Must Matter (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 28, 2002)
January 2002 appears to be a month of military men and controversies in the Indian sub-continent. It started with the Army Day press conference on January 11, 2002 by Indian Army Chief General S Padmanabhan.
- The Zhu Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 28, 2002)
It was a multi-dimensional visit by the Chinese Premier to India and the job for the two sides is to consolidate the gains through serious follow-up.
- Farmer Suicides In Kerala's Rice-Bowl -- High-Input Tech Kills Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 28, 2002)
EVEN as the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns continue to be stacked to the ceiling and New Delhi remains directionless as regards food management, down South, in Palakkad, once Kerala's `rice bowl'.
- Wanted: Some Economic Reforms (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 26, 2002)
DURING a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha stunned the members by painting a very gloomy picture of the domestic industry.
- Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
IF the manufacturing sector is down in the dumps today (growth is a fourth of what it was six years ago) and agriculture remains a gamble in the monsoons, what will save the Indian economy?
- Single Regulator: A Troubled Exercise (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is currently inquiring into the stock market scam, is set to extend its remit for recommending the appointment of a `super-regulator' for the financial sector. This would form part of its report on the scam.
- Aftershocks (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 26, 2002)
As we celebrate another Republic Day it might be worthwhile to spare a thought for the many ways in which our power elite nobs our weakest citizens of the little they have.
- Will Higher Inflation Spur Growth? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 26, 2002)
FOR various understandable reasons, a powerful viewpoint has gained ground in recent months calling for a larger fiscal deficit and a higher growth rate of money supply than the current 15-16 per cent per annum.
- The Incentive Disincentive (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 26, 2002)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why exemptions and deductions have become a drag on revenue mobilisation.
- Terrorism: Now In The East? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 25, 2002)
On December 22, 1994, two boys in Domkal in West Bengal's Murshidabad district discovered several bombs very near a temporary dais from which Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, now Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- Oh, What A Lovely War (Indian Express, Ratna Rajiah, Jan 25, 2002)
“War was return of earth to ugly earth,/ War was foundering of sublimities,/ Extinction of each happy art and faith/ By which the world had still kept head in air.” — Robert Graves
- Marching To Danger (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2002)
AS the Sant Chetavani Yatra from Ayodhya draws closer to Delhi, a question has reared its tired head once again.
- General's About-Turns Are All Too Frequent (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 25, 2002)
In the light of Pakistan's theocratic history, for General Musharraf to immediately accept the call of the US led anti-terrorist coalition could be termed as surprising.
- Welcome Move On Coal Mining (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2002)
NEW DELHI'S LATEST decision to permit coal and lignite mining by State government companies or their subsidiaries appears to be intended to facilitate a new tier for the development of the sector.
- Kerala's Financial Crisis (Business Line, A. Jacob Sahayam, Jan 25, 2002)
Faced with mounting financial difficulties `Kerala unveils harsh steps to overcome financial crisis' (Business Line, January 10).
- `Reform Process Must Focus On Agriculture' — Mr M. Narasimham (Business Line, Ch. Prashanth Reddy , Jan 25, 2002)
MR M. Narasimham, Member, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and a staunch advocate of the reforms process, is credited with substantial contributions to the banking sector.
- Seamless In Love (Indian Express, Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami, Jan 24, 2002)
Within Vrindavan, the pilgrimage circuit to meet Krishna usually starts with a visit to Govind Dev, who is the master of the land called Vraja.
- Chinese Premier's Visit -- Caution Dilutes India's Gains (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 24, 2002)
IF INDIA wished, it could have reaped any number of strategic advantages from the momentous visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji.
- Linking The Lost India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2002)
THE DICHOTOMIES THAT cut across India cannot be better explained than through the wide differences between rural and urban road linkages.
- Labour Market Reforms -- Need For Credible Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 24, 2002)
AFTER dithering for years, the Government appears to have finally made up its mind to push through much-needed labour market reforms.
- A General And A Minister (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 23, 2002)
The fraudulent 'deshbhakts' who preside over New Delhi ought to be slowed down in their heedless quest for making India into a garrison state.
- Some More Patience With The Victims (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2002)
Amendment of sections 376B, 376C and 376D. Given the gravity of these offences, we recommend enhancement of punishment, with a minimum punishment of not less than five years.
- Status Quo In Epf Rate For Now -- Linking To Special Deposit Scheme Mooted (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 23, 2002)
THE Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recommended that the interest payable on EPF deposits for 2002-03 be retained at the existing 9.5 per cent.
- Technology For Clean, Efficient Vehicles (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Jan 23, 2002)
IT IS propitious that the SAE India Mobility conference was held soon after the announcement of the governmental high-level committee's recommendations on the auto fuel policy.
- A Century Of Crises (Telegraph, Anup Sinha, Jan 23, 2002)
The 20th century witnessed unprecedented economic change. The growth of income has been phenomenal, rising from $6.4 trillion in 1950 to $35.4 trillion in 1995.
- Swimming In The Common Pool (Telegraph, Mrinmoy Chanda, Jan 22, 2002)
Geneticists have demonstrated that all human beings are incredibly similar genetically, unlike most other species of large mammals.
- Welcome, But ... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 22, 2002)
The state of Goa is planning to make HIV tests compulsory for people before they tie the nuptial knot.
- Motivational Mela (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
MY recent sojourn in the US has left me disillusioned with the Indian corporate culture. Companies are not doing much to boost employee confidence. There are rarely any motivational retreats or marketing jamborees.
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