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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 17201:
- Coming Soon: A Pill To Cure Forgetfulness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2001)
You know the symptoms. You spend half an hour trying to remember where you left your half-filled trolley in the supermarket;
- On The First Morning Of Ramadan (Indian Express, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed , Nov 19, 2001)
What can the Afghans expect for Iftar? Food for the lucky, bombs for the unlucky
- Doctors Of Deception (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2001)
IT is a sad commentary on the state of higher education in the country that readymade doctoral theses are available in Chandigarh — at a paltry price of Rs 500!
- Indo-U.S. Defence Dialogue (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 19, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 18. The long-stalled Indo-U.S. defence cooperation appears poised for a forward movement with high level bilateral military and civilian defence talks scheduled to be held here over the next few weeks.
- Palestine: The Core Issue (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Nov 18, 2001)
THOSE who are asking why the Muslim community, barring a few liberal exceptions, haven’t denounced Osama bin Laden and his devilish disciples.
- Clearest Voice Of Dissent (Pioneer, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 18, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Strings Attached (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Nov 18, 2001)
FOR a while now, the multilateral donor community has expressed concern that liberalisation policies at the State-level in India have not kept pace with the Central Government's overall drive towards economic reforms.
- Eccentric English (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2001)
There is no egg in the egg plant, no ham in the hamburger and neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
- Clearest Voice Of Dissent (Pioneer, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 17, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Specious Arguments (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2001)
THE UNION CABINET'S proposal to replace the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) with a more stringent law.
- Fear And Learning In New York (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 17, 2001)
Some quiet in J&K, few red faces in Pak: shouldn’t we get more out of Sept 11?
- Us Must Keep An Eye On Pak (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 17, 2001)
HIGH time the US realised how it has been taken for a ride by Pakistan.
- The Demand For Autonomy (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 17, 2001)
THOUGH THE Indian state, even as it came into existence, became aware of the potential of pluralism and identities constituting society to articulate itself to demand a political system with an `adequate' power-sharing arrangement.
- Phobias In Cold Print (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 17, 2001)
FDI in the print media is in the interest of readers.
- When And How Will It End? (Pioneer, Shreedhar, Nov 16, 2001)
The US war in Afghanistan is being waged relentlessly. Before analysing its impact, three factors must be noted. For the first time, the US is fighting a faceless enemy.
- Trade Secret Security Can Give Corporates A Competitive Edge (The Financial Express, Ravi Singhania, Nov 16, 2001)
Trade secret is any formula, pattern or a device relating to a compilation of information which is used in business.
- China’s Sectoral Policy Overhaul A Risk: Jf Funds (The Financial Express, Sabyasachi Mita, Nov 16, 2001)
HONG KONG: The lack of clear policy direction in key business sectors in China is the major risk facing investors after Beijing’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), JF Funds said on Thursday.
- Two Good Jobs And One Bad Outcome (The Financial Express, Bibek Debroy, Nov 16, 2001)
Mike Moore must be delighted that the Doha talks haven’t collapsed.
- Banning Biological Weapons (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Nov 16, 2001)
AS DELEGATES from over 160 nations gather in Geneva for the three-week-long Fifth Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), beginning on November 19.
- New Paradigms In Derivatives Trading (Business Line, R.G.Bhatnagar, Nov 16, 2001)
DERIVATIVES trading which, till recently used to be an exclusive domain of the top financial institutions and banks, now appears to have caught the fancy of other operators as well.
- When Putin Met Vajpayee (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2001)
Bilateral relations with Russia are coming back on track.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 15, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York.
- From A Village Boy To A Scholar (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Nov 14, 2001)
THIS is a follow up on the life graph of a boy from village Bara Gaon in Varanasi.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 14, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York, telling Pakistan to forget about Kashmir.
- Education And Professional Councils (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Nov 14, 2001)
I REMEMBER Late Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao telling me once (soon after he got appointed as a Minister for the first time) that he had preferred shipping to education for one simple reason.
- The Doha Ivory Tower (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 14, 2001)
THE Report on the course of world trade in 2000 presented by the WTO about the same time as the Doha ministerial meeting is a grim pointer to the probable worse tidings ahead of the world economy in the immediate future.
- How Prepared Is India To Tackle Bio-Chemical Terror? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Nov 14, 2001)
“Though so far there has been no confirmed case of the spread of anthrax virus in the country, the threat of bio-chemical terrorism and radiological and nuclear warfare is real, not imaginary.
- Code For Mps, Mlas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 14, 2001)
THE entire country will welcome the initiative taken by the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr G. M. C. Balayogi, to convene a high-level conference of leaders of political parties, presiding officers of State Assemblies and the chief whips.
- ‘The Rich Worry About Longevity, The Poor About Life And Death’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Supachai Panitchpakdi, 55, is courteous to a fault. As he settles down to this interview by the breathtaking view of the sea from Doha’s Ritz Carlton.
- Gen’s Ramzan Problem (Indian Express, Megan K. Stack, Nov 13, 2001)
He has brought it up in Paris and Turkey, Britain and the United States. The beleaguered president keeps on asking, even though Western leaders repeatedly have dismissed his plea.
- Can’t Skirt The Ground (Indian Express, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Nov 13, 2001)
I Was sitting in a Connecticut restaurant when breaking news on CNN and other TV channels began showing President George W. Bush informing his nation that he had ordered his armed forces to destroy the Al-Qaeda, and its supporter, the Taliban.
- Automobile Industry -- More Variety, More Competition (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Nov 13, 2001)
WHEN THE first car rolled out of Maruti Udyog's plant in Gurgaon on December 14, 1983, it marked the beginning of a revolution in the Indian automobile industry.
- The Fight Against Terrorism (Tribune, Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, Nov 13, 2001)
AGAINST the background of the US-led international coalition’s war against terrorism, to many people the most frightening prospect is that Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network might use weapons of mass destruction.
- Salem Steel Plant In Search Of A New Mooring (The Financial Express, S. Rohini, Nov 13, 2001)
Salem Steel Plant (SSP), which belongs to the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) group of companies, is slated for divestment. SSP manufactures high-class quality steel using imported technology and capital equipment.
- Potential For Swiss Investment Into India Yet To Be Fully Tapped (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Switzerland has been one of the stable trading partners of India.
- India’s Major Gains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2001)
UNDERSTATED, if not unstated, is the knitting of a close strategic relationship between India and the USA.
- Issue Of Indo-Pak Dialogue (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Nov 12, 2001)
THE course the Indian leadership has adopted on General Musharraf’s repeated request for a meeting in the New York is unfortunate.
- Enron In Trouble; Microsoft Sees Reprieve (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 12, 2001)
ENRON is facing corruption charges, and this time it has nothing to do with Maharashtra!
- Us Needs A ‘Few Good Men’ For Cracking Osama’s Code (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, Nov 12, 2001)
The key to clandestine operations lies in covert communications: a fundamental principle that is only well understood and cleverly mastered by Al Qaeda’s chief architect, Osama bin Laden.
- Security Of Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal (Hindu, K. Santhanam, Nov 12, 2001)
AS THE war in Afghanistan enters the fifth week, concerns have emerged about the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
- Soft-Spoken Patil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2001)
The Congress decision to make Mr Shivraj Patil its Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha did not come as a surprise as he was seen a frontrunner for the post since the vacancy arose following the demise of Mr Madhavrao Scindia in a plane crash.
- Blanking Out Of Afghanistan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 11, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky teaches Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Top Specialist In Biological Weapons And Defences (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 11, 2001)
BEFORE defecting to the USA, Dr Ken Alibek was the top biological weapon specialist in erstwhile Soviet Union.
- Arms And The Agent (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2001)
ENTREPRENEURS IN the recession-hit economy have been in a state of eager anticipation ever since the Defence Ministry signalled its intention of allowing agents to represent foreign suppliers.
- Blanking Out Of Afghanistan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 10, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky teaches Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Minister Asked To Apologise For Defamation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2001)
A senior Indian minister has been slapped a legal notice demanding Rs 10 million and a public apology for defaming a social scientist sacked in August from a top government post.
- Labour Reforms: Time They Happened (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 10, 2001)
THOUGH the reforming of India's labour laws and regulations is still the much-talked about component of the comprehensive economic reforms of the last decade, there has been scarcely any matching action.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Nov 10, 2001)
HISTORICALLY, THERE is little evidence that Indian farmers are reluctant to innovate.
- The Meaning And Importance Of Harbinson’s Words (The Financial Express, Bibek Debroy, Nov 10, 2001)
“Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on. “I do,” Alice heartily replied; “at least — at least I mean what I say — that’s the same thing you know.”
- Dna Fingerprinting: Two Sets Of Standards? (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Nov 10, 2001)
THE lack of awareness among Government departments of each other's work is fairly common. Despite the wide use of computers, launch of websites and inter-departmental committees, this `ignorance' persists.
- Indo-Russian Security Relations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
QUITE CLEARLY, THE Prime Minister's visit to Russia went far beyond the generalities of the Moscow Declaration on international terrorism and the joint statement on globally relevant strategic issues.
- The First Month Of The War (Hindu, T. Sreedhar, Nov 09, 2001)
ANY ASSESSMENT of the U.S.-led grand alliance's month-long military operations in Afghanistan must take cognisance of three factors.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - I (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
TEN YEARS ago, when the debate about GATT, patents and ``intellectual property rights'' was at its height, opponents raised a storm of fear.
- Keeping The Cultural Contacts Alive (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 09, 2001)
For a country that is essentially Euro- centric, Hungary's efforts to maintain contacts with India are noteworthy, particularly in the cultural field.
- Mega Merger Of Oil Companies Will Be A Difficult Test To Pass (The Financial Express, Ardhendu sen, Nov 09, 2001)
It was interesting to read about the proposed mega merger of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL).
- ‘We Can Give Banks A Run On The Retail Side’ (The Financial Express, Pallav Sinha, Nov 09, 2001)
JM Morgan Stanley, largely know as an investment bank, has embarked on an aggressive retail strategy. This foray is one of the most ambitious by the non-bank entity.
- The Long Cave (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Nov 09, 2001)
LIKE everyone else, I have been brooding over Osama bin Laden (ObL, for short).
- Make The Wto Challenge An Opportunity (Business Line, G. Thimmaiah , Nov 09, 2001)
THE WTO meeting at Doha has again raised the issue of costs and benefits of remaining a WTO member.
- Up To Install Touch-Screen Kiosks To Attract Tourists (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 09, 2001)
LUCKNOW: Adopting aggressive marketing techniques to boost tourism in the state, the Uttar Pradesh tourism department has decided to attract international and national tourists by installing state-of-the art.
- Voice The Right Farm Concerns At Doha (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 09, 2001)
THAT this is no more a bipolar world is now a reality to live with. Indeed, it seems to be emerging as a `rich man's world'.
- Revival Of Old Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2001)
BOMBING of Afghanistan has pushed all other developments to the back of newspaper headlines.
- Vajpayee On Crucial Foreign Visits (The Kashmir Times, O. N. Mehrotra, Nov 09, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee began on November 4, his ten-day crucial visit to three major world capitals--Moscow, Washington and London--and New York.
- Full Independence For Tibet (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 09, 2001)
THE Dalai Lama has asked the world to prevail upon the Chinese to grant full autonomy to Tibet in exchange for the acceptance of the nominal suzerainty of China.
- Chennai: Down The Drain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2001)
But politicians are too busy fighting a turf war to care.
- Time To Turn The Clock Back? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
VRINDA GOPINATH looks at whether every corner of the country is in sync with Indian Standard Time.
- Who Will Police The Police? (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Nov 08, 2001)
Criminal justice is the cutting edge of the rule of law and its functional lancet is the police force - cadres and leaders alike.
- Tough Battle Ahead In Doha (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 08, 2001)
AN AIR of uncertainty surrounds the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar (November 9-13), given the venue's proximity to the war zone and threat perceptions of sudden terrorist attack.
- A Fusion Of Bhakti And Shakti (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 08, 2001)
THE Bhagavad Gita is acknowledge as world’s great scripture. T.S. Eliot wrote that the Gita was the next greatest philosophical poem to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
- Get Trips Out Of The Wto (Business Line, Bipul Chatterjee, Nov 08, 2001)
THE WORLD is reeling under the scare of anthrax. Every day cases are reported mainly from the US but elsewhere too.
- The Energy Perspective (Indian Express, Ramesh Vaish, Nov 08, 2001)
Celebrating the many faceted dance of life.
- Life Is A Big Jumble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2001)
The new demographics promise nothing less than a redefinition of the stages of life.
- A Patent Problem Called Anthrax (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Nov 07, 2001)
THE Canadian government’s decision to manufacture the generic version of the antibiotic drug, Ciprofloxacin, has expectedly met with no voice of dissent from the patent holding MNC.
- New Labour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
But will the Congress now support labour reforms?
- The Irony Of Illegal Bt Cotton (Hindu, C. S. Prakash, Nov 07, 2001)
THE ISSUE of illegal Bt cotton making headlines in the Indian media provides some valuable lessons.
- Limited Options For Usa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 07, 2001)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made all the right noises but the implication was not very pleasant for New Delhi ears.
- Reality Check For Us (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 07, 2001)
IN MOSCOW today, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, will no doubt reflect that four weeks into the undeclared war on Afghanistan.
- Techniques To Counter Terrorism (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Nov 07, 2001)
THE ultimate in horror that terrorism is now capable of unleashing was demonstrated on September 11.
- Ccmb's Strides In Transgenics (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Nov 07, 2001)
IN THE quest for developing cost-effective and humane alternatives to using animals for scientific research, especially in drug discovery, researchers at the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have made a major breakthrough.
- India’s Anthrax Warrior: Unseen, Untested (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2001)
India’s battle against anthrax is being plotted in an institution which still hasn’t identified the recent mysterious fever in Siliguri.
- Us Nightmare: Broken Arrow From Pak N-Arsenal (Indian Express, Steven Mufson, Nov 06, 2001)
About two weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a group of medium-level Bush administration officials met with experts on South Asia for a discussion of whether war in Afghanistan might detonate bigger problems in Pakistan.
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