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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 27558:
- Bush Raises The Banner (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2005)
Most second-term presidents in America tend to bask in the glory of their re-election and gently fade into the night. But not George W. Bush, who has unveiled a radical agenda for America and the world.
- Regulating The Nbfcs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2005)
Non-banking financial companies, whether or not accepting public deposits, are a motley lot not so easily amenable to regulation and supervision, given their heteromorphic characteristics.
- Where The Assessee Won Because The Taxman Slept On (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 22, 2005)
This is not about Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, a TV sitcom, but about Sarabhai M. Chemicals vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara, a case that occupied the Supreme Court recently.
- A Manageable Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2005)
Pakistan's decision to refer the Baglihar dam issue to the World Bank is regrettable since it stands in stark contrast to the positive engagement with India that has unfolded over the past many months.
- A Shaft Of Sunlight (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 22, 2005)
These days without fail, the papers are full of news stories which invariably suggest that there is a devaluation in standards relating to human behaviour.
- A Touch Of Uncertainty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 22, 2005)
Which way will the verdict swing in the elections to the State Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Haryana? Up until a fortnight ago, the answer seemed self-evident:
- After Disaster People Don't Give Up, But Bounce Back (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 22, 2005)
In Mumbai, a woman rents out her comfortable apartment and moves out to a shack beneath a bridge, despite the risk of flooding and fire in the new place. Why so?
- From Aryana To Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 22, 2005)
Aryana was the original name of Afghanistan. If I was to draw up a list of the most unfortunate nations of the world, Afghanistan would be on the top. I went there three times over 30 years ago to do a booklet on the work of UN agencies
- Bush Declares War For Freedom (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Jan 22, 2005)
Even those who dislike President George Bush have to admit that his second inaugural speech is one of the finest delivered on similar occasions. It is a declaration of war on those who oppose democracy and freedom.
- Laloo, Uninterrupted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2005)
As a ploy, it is as disingenuous as it is tested. In Bihar, came a rare confession from Laloo Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal has failed to deliver on promises of development.
- Cloning Glory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 22, 2005)
ONE man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. True. So, why bring in Osama bin Laden, by way of his look-alike, Maulana Meraj Khalid Noor as Mr Ram Vilas Paswan has done, into the Bihar election campaign?
- Four More Years (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 22, 2005)
US President George W Bush has started his second term in office on a belligerent note. His inaugural address has been described as the most combative speech to be delivered by an American president in 50 years.
- Game For More (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2005)
The importance of being Sania Mirza goes beyond what she gained or lost yesterday. It’s about changing the attitude to women’s tennis in India
- Gennext Is Gennow (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 22, 2005)
What do you say when a straight-sets defeat for an Indian in Grand Slam third round becomes the stuff of headlines? Or when merely a point scored in the first set lost 1-6 becomes a cause for national cheer?
- Appearance & Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 22, 2005)
There may be need for tempering with a sense of realism the jubilation over Karnataka securing approval of the Planning Commission for its biggest ever annual Plan for 2005-2006.
- Powerless! (Indian Express, Ayesha Chawla, Jan 22, 2005)
It was January 19, 2005, 4 pm. Sitting in a tea room in Lausanne with friends, I experienced a power breakdown that spread from Geneva to Vevey.
- The Wonder Drug (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Jan 21, 2005)
It was 1976. We were taking part in a high-level Army exercise in Punjab. Some staff officer with a spiteful sense of humour had codenamed the exercise ‘Summer Holiday’. While there was plenty of summer, but holiday?
- Pharma Sector — No Side-Effects Of Patent Regime (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 21, 2005)
India's pharma industry is one of the most cost-effective manufacturers of generic drugs, and the overall outlook is encouraging.
- Punjab’S Success Story (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jan 21, 2005)
Economics defines land, labour, capital and management as four principal factors of production. Land and capital by themselves are inert resources. It is the management that applies appropriate doses of labour to the right mix of land and
- Restraint Is Worth It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
Despite the Pakistani denial, Indian forces seem to have gathered enough proof to conclude that Tuesday’s mortar shelling at the Line of Control in the Poonch sector was a violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2003.
- Selection Of World Bank's Chief — Time To End Western `Carve-Up' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 21, 2005)
Wheels (within wheels) have begun moving in the industrial countries, especially the US, by way of setting the machinery in motion to install a person of their choice in the place of the current World Bank President
- Stir In Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2005)
It may not be possible to set much store by the suspension of four Janata Dal (Secular) members from the party in view of the fact that the internal squabbles have been an inseparable part of this particular political entity.
- Talking Down Portfolio Flows (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2005)
There are bound to be different answers to the question whether the Reserve Bank of India Governor's recent statements on portfolio flows into the stock markets were inappropriately timed.
- Party At Crosspurpose (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 21, 2005)
India and Pakistan seem determined to restart the cross-border bus from Munabao in Rajasthan to Khokhrapar in Sind, what with talks slated for the first week of March. Come summer, both Hindus and Muslims will get
- The Task Facing Mahmoud Abbas (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Jan 21, 2005)
The attack by Palestinian gunmen on Gaza's Karni crossing last Thursday, in which six Israelis died, and Israel's response seem wearingly familiar.
- The Thaw And The Talks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2005)
The sign on this road should read: curves ahead, drive with caution. When Union Home Minister L.K. Advani sits down to talk to the Hurriyat Conference faction led by Abbas Ansari tomorrow, it will mark a historic moment in this country’s
- Towards An Oasis Of Peace (Telegraph, TUMPA MUKHERJEE, Jan 21, 2005)
So underworld dons like Aftab Ansari, Sheikh Vinod, Gabbar and Hatkata Dilip have been prevented from using their mobile phones and are secure in their jails. Will that decrease the crime rate in Calcutta? No.
- Under A Cloud (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 21, 2005)
Peace talks always have a cloud hanging over them. The collapse of the negotiations between the Andhra Pradesh government and the Maoists is, therefore, not entirely unexpected.
- Unnatural Sexuality Versus Natural Justice (Indian Express, NIVEDITA MENON, Jan 21, 2005)
Is it natural to be normal? This is the fearsome question that lies unrecognised at the heart of the furore around the issue of Section 377 of the IPC.
- What State The Vat? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2005)
The white paper on the Value Added Tax, released by the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, does no doubt offer some insights into the legislative framework on the proposed system of
- Why Reserves Are Not Resources (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 21, 2005)
Large economies having a vigorous interface with the global economy may require large foreign currency reserves to act as stored energy that smoothen the transmission of resource power to drive the growth engine.
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 21, 2005)
If the schemes are illusory, the National Employment Guarantee will end up being neither national, nor providing sufficient employment, nor being a guarantee.
- Hegemony, Uninterrupted (Indian Express, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 21, 2005)
As India heads for another parliamentary election it may be useful to look at the politics of caste. The last six years of the BJP’s rule have seen the forces of Hindutva consolidating their control over institutions of Hindu spiritualism, business and ed
- Out Of Jurisdiction, Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2005)
In yet another act completely out of jurisdiction, the Election Commission has undertaken to examine whether the release and use of the Justice U.C. Banerjee interim report on Godhra amount to a violation of the model code of conduct.
- Congress Does A Shuffle (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2005)
Many have sworn there’s a new Sonia Gandhi of late. The lady of 10 Janpath has stepped out of the fortress more than once, in full media glare, to meet with potential allies.
- Dr Joshi And His Strange Loves (Indian Express, Shubh Saumya, Jan 21, 2005)
Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi speaks these days like a class warrior. His campaign to belittle and bully IITs and IIMs would make a Marxist proud.
- A Reassessment Of Netaji Bose (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Jan 21, 2005)
A big change has come about in the attitude of political parties towards Netaji Subhas Bose and the role he played in the nationalist movement. It was not many years ago that the Congress as the ruling party at the Centre fought shy in giving
- Jails In A Mess (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2005)
It is full one year since the Beant Singh murder accused wormed their way out of the Burail jail in one of the most sensational incidents of its kind in the country. Despite a massive manhunt reportedly launched for the terrorists, there is no trace of th
- Need For A Mangrove Wall (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jan 21, 2005)
Natural disasters are tragedies for the poor. But for the rich and influential, it is an opportunity — a god-sent opportunity to make more money. The killer tsunami waves that ravaged through the southern coastline open up one such great avenue.
- Nris Caught In Legal Tangles (Tribune, Shubha Singh, Jan 21, 2005)
As the overseas Indian community grows larger and maintains close links with the homeland, an increasing number of Indians in India and abroad have begun facing legal complications with regard to family matters.
- `Wherever Sorrow Is, Relief Would Be' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2005)
THE tsunami toll has crossed two lakh. Almost in every nook of the world, there are efforts to mobilise resources for the relief of the affected people, reminding one of a line in the New Testament: "Every man according to his ability, determined to send
- No Symbolism Please, They Are French (Indian Express, Ayesha Chawla, Jan 21, 2005)
On January 17 as hundreds of Sikhs, Muslims and Jews took to the streets of London to protest, it became evident that people are not willing to give up their religious identities which are as important to them today as
- Money To Burn? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 21, 2005)
If a country’s prosperity is defined in terms of the foreign exchange assets it holds, India had never had it so good. Foreign exchange holdings at this moment exceed $ 130 billion.
- Minor Spark (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2005)
The India-Pakistan ceasefire along the Line of Control and international border, in force since November 2003, was violated with Pakistani mortar fire on Tuesday. The issue remains shrouded in mystery, as Islamabad has stated that the
- Living With The Chandras (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 21, 2005)
It's happened yet again. A window suddenly opens to a seemingly normal household and what we witness causes us to shudder in horror. So immured have we become to the routine attacks on daughters-in-law/wives
- No Escape From Party Poopers (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 20, 2005)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s toughest task lies in convincing middle-level CPI(M) leaders about the importance of capital
- What’S The Line? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2005)
What is this government’s official line on homosexuality? Many Indians, whatever their sexual orientation, might wish to have a clear answer to this question with increasing urgency.
- Indo-Pakistan Peace Process (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Jan 20, 2005)
According to Ayesha Siddiqua, a defence analyst at the Department of International Relations of Quaid-e- Azam University, “Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan’s security perception remains India-centric, dominated by an extreme sense of threat perceived
- Just Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2005)
It is rare, but it happens. When everything in a much-worn process is done just right, the result becomes a model of how the process should be conducted all the time.
- How To Do Reputation Audit (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 20, 2005)
AUDIT has a reputation of its own, we know, but have you ever heard of `reputation audit'? If you're saying, `Uh, what!' let me tell you about Fame & Fortune, written by Charles J. Fombrun and Cees B. M. Van Riel, from Pearson (www.pearsoned.co.in).
- Keys To The Mind (Indian Express, VESSANTARA, Jan 20, 2005)
The female deities in Buddhism express the qualities of Enlightenment through a tremendous range of appearance and archetypes. The mature and beautiful Prajnaparamita, whose body is a galaxy of golden Buddhas
- Life Term For Cops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2005)
The strict instructions issued by the Supreme Court last year that lawlessness and custodial violence will be dealt with severely seem to be having a salutary effect.
- Many Different Paths To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Jan 20, 2005)
Every year, the Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation bring out a book called The Index of Economic Freedom, the centrepiece of which is an index ranking countries
- Mercantile Accounting Is No Mathematical Model (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 20, 2005)
Facts of the TCI Finance case make interesting reading. The company incurred expenditure for conducting legal proceedings against defaulting debtors and claimed the outlay as business expenditure.
- More Flights To Us (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2005)
The civil aviation agreement recently finalised between India and the USA will be the beginning of a new era for the country’s aviation industry. The agreement, to be signed in February 2005
- Interim Report On Godhra Incident (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 20, 2005)
One can find fault with the timing of the release of the interim report of the Justice U. C. Banerjee Committee and the BJP can heap all the accusations it wishes on the Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Powell On Tsunami Aid (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 20, 2005)
India’s stake in the effort to stamp out terrorism entitles it to feel perturbed at the implications of Mr Colin Powell’s linkage between relief and religion in stricken Banda Aceh where the tsunami killed over 100,000 Indonesians.
- Say Chak De Phatte To That (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, Jan 20, 2005)
This past month I have been pumping the accelerator up and down the Grand Trunk Road to Chandigarh and beyond, to Ludhiana, taking in the sights and smells of a rich countryside
- Saying No To Aid (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2005)
Many in the West were offended by India turning down offers of aid immediately after the tsunami. Is this a carryover of the colonial mentality?
- Technically Speaking... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2005)
Pakistan, it appears, has made up its mind to seek World Bank intervention over the Baglihar project issue. While it is within its rights to do so, it may not be the wisest of moves.
- The First & Last Don (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2005)
It’s exactly 400 years since the publication in Spanish in early 1605 of a book titled El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha.
- Watching The East Wind (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jan 20, 2005)
On April 8, 1976, another Chinese leader, Zhou Enlai, passed away. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution had just ended. Modern China had gone through its 10 most tormented years.
- Will We See A New Bush? (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jan 20, 2005)
Previous occupants of the White House have sometimes used their second term differently, replacing a narrow agenda with one that seeks to serve the longer term national interest.
- Hope Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2005)
It may or may not be a mere coincidence that Pakistan's violation of the ceasefire in force along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir occurred on the same day-Tuesday-it announced its decision to seek the World Bank's arbitration on India's Baglihar hy
- An Ocean Of Ignorance (Indian Express, S.Z. QASIM, Jan 20, 2005)
Few people living away from the sea would realise the crucial role it plays in our weather system. For instance, the monsoon — on which the livelihood of millions depends — is based on the energy released by the sea
- Tp Audits Have Been A Learning Experience (The Economic Times, Srinivasa Rao, Jan 20, 2005)
Recent global surveys indicate that transfer pricing (TP) is the most important international tax issue that MNCs face.
- Centre's Challenge On Vat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2005)
The stage would finally seem to be set for a modest but realistic beginning to the integrated value-added tax on goods and services that India needs.
- A Perspective On The Partition (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Jan 20, 2005)
Forty years ago, in 1966 to be precise, I had close acquaintanceship with Peter Stursberg. He was in India as a visiting correspondent of the British Labour Party daily, Daily Herald
- Advanced Education Stumbling Along (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jan 20, 2005)
Advanced education is in poor shape partly because of the perception that in a country with a large number of poor, the state should focus on primary and secondary education.
- Protector Of The Democratic Citizen (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Jan 20, 2005)
At the height of Emergency, when the Opposition was in jail, the Government pushed through the notorious 42nd amendment, sought to widen the ambit of Article 31(C) and to substantially curb individual freedom.
- An Opportunity In Adversity (Business Line, S. Srinath, Jan 20, 2005)
The relief that came after the tsunami tragedy was as big as the wave that hit the coastal areas of the South. The noble gesture was tarnished by some complaints that the aid packages have not reached certain pockets.
- Zhao's Death Puts Hu In A Quandary (Asia Times, Tian Jing, Jan 20, 2005)
For Chinese communist leaders, a paper political epitaph is historically more durable than a gravestone - and more powerful: it has the ideological strength to make or break reputations and those of entire innocent families.
- Autonomy For J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2005)
THE Centre’s decision to set up a committee to study the question of autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir is a step in the right direction.
- Booked For No Books (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jan 20, 2005)
Coughlins Law, attributed to Laurence C. Coughlin, states: "Don't talk unless you can improve the silence." If one glances through some of the provisions of the Concept Paper (CP) on company law
- Caution On Oilseed Imports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 20, 2005)
The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mr Sharad Pawar's explosive statement in Mumbai at the World Congress of International Association of Seed Crushers that there
- Gujarat’S High (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Jan 20, 2005)
Uttarayan, Gujarat’s annual kite festival, has started attracting crowds from even abroad. Earlier, only NRIs and specifically NRGs (Non-Resident Gujaratis), used to be seen flying kites amid a gaggle of revellers. They would time their homecoming around
- Cruel Witness (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jan 20, 2005)
It is premature to write on calamities even as events are unfolding. But when one is cruel witness to a comic drama being enacted by the very ones
- Egs Demands Other Reforms (Indian Express, Arvind Virmani, Jan 20, 2005)
A basic objective of economic and social policy is to ensure that all able-bodied citizens are provided a job at the prevailing market wage for unskilled work.
- For The Health Of The World’S Poor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2005)
For an AIDS patient in a poor country lucky enough to get antiretroviral treatment, chances are that the pills that stave off death come from India. Generic knockoffs of AIDS drugs made by Indian manufacturers
- Go Beyond Status Quo (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Jan 20, 2005)
The reaction in the media to the proposal of troop pull out from Siachen was premature. Even if there were to be any agreement on the issue, its shape and modalities are yet to be worked out.
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