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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 27558:
- The “watan” Factor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2004)
Sisghtseeing can be exhausting. We were on the eleventh day of our land tour that covered — starting from Paris — Bonn, Berlin, Prague, Salzburg and Munich. We had made advance hotel bookings for the first 10 days and left the remaining days open-ended.
- Market Hegemony And Health (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 16, 2004)
On December 16 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) convenes its final hearing on health care and human rights at New Delhi, to listen to testimonies from real life experiences that will be narrated by citizens and activists.
- A Film Festival, Not A Carnival (Indian Express, Pradip Biswas, Dec 16, 2004)
The 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), held on the sands of Panjim’s Miramar Beach, got over last week and the Union minister of information and broadcasting, Jaipal Reddy, has announced that next year’s festival, too, will be held in Goa.
- Using Oil As A Lever Against U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 16, 2004)
If oil is the engine of Venezuela's newfound determination to assert its independence from the U.S., then PDVSA, the public sector company that controls the extraction, refining and sale of the country's crude oil, is undoubtedly its motor.
- 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.
- A Caution About Headroom (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Dec 16, 2004)
The company law permits corporates to have more than one managing director. Section 316 (2) provides that "a pubic company may appoint or employ a person as its managing director, if he is the managing director or manager of one and of not more than one c
- The Snatchers’ World (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Dec 16, 2004)
The way chain-snatchers have proliferated in this garden city of ours, of late, shows clearly enough that this city is being looked upon as a happy haven by this breed of the underworld. According to the guidelines presumably prevalent among this fraterni
- Violent Reminder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
The deadly attack on a musical show by Indian film stars in the Sri Lankan capital has come as a violent reminder of the deep divisions that plague the island and contribute to keeping its ethnic conflict alive and far from a settlement. Investigators hav
- Suraj Parkash — A Magnum Opus (Tribune, Harbans Singh Virdi, Dec 15, 2004)
Kavi Chooramani Bhai Santokh Singh produced the best work of his life Sri Gur Partap Suraj Granth, also known as Suraj Parkash, at the fag end of his life. It is a history of the Sikh Gurus along with Banda Singh Bahadur in a chronological order.
- Stress Is Showing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 15, 2004)
The report card on the Indian economy could have been a lot better. An inflation rate of around 7 per cent punctured the virtues of a probable 6 per cent growth.
- Between Mnna And Nssp (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's flying visit to Delhi last week has restarted the controversy over the sale of US weapons to Pakistan. Every time India and Pakistan are about to acquire new weapons, a big shindig is raised by the other side on how
- 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
- A Sweet Evening (Tribune, Kanchan Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
Oh God, I am a victim of various fears — with or without reason. Till recently, I had a phobia about Pakistanis. I would dread a Pakistani as a wild creature. I invariably found them rebellious, defiant and combative.
- `Breaking' Patents — Effective Use Of Compulsory Licensing (Business Line, Feroz Ali. K, Dec 15, 2004)
In the light of the Doha Declaration and the bold Brazilian initiative to break the patent of several HIV/AIDS medications, the Government should provide for effective compulsory licensing
- Bhopal And Beyond (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 15, 2004)
What many of 'Sri Lanka's Tamils would like to hear the LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabakaran, say in his "Heroes' Day Address."
- Put Up A United Front (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 15, 2004)
It’s not even a free trade area yet, but when it grows up it wants to be just like the European Union. The whole history of the continent is against it, of course, but then Europe’s previous history didn’t leave much room for optimism either.
- Corrective Measures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 15, 2004)
Even as the mid-year review of the economy has forecast a 6 per cent growth in the GDP in the current fiscal, it has voiced serious concern on the fiscal front due to slippages in revenue collection.
- Sombre Notes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2004)
Understandably, eyebrows have been raised in Parliament and outside over Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's reported statement in Seoul asking North Korea and South Korea not to follow India's example and become nuclear powers.
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- No Takers For National Hockey Championship Due To Ihf Politics (Tribune, M.S. Unnikrishnan, Dec 15, 2004)
The National Hockey Championship for the Rangaswamy Cup was once the most prestigious event in the hockey calendar of the country. Many careers were made and many decimated at the altar of the National Championship.
- No Business (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2004)
Things have indeed come to a fine pass when the government has to be reminded that the job of the legislature is to legislate after debating on the proposed laws.
- Musharraf’S New Strategy (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 15, 2004)
News, newspaper columns and drawing room gossip normally sustain Pakistani politics. These are now being used to sidetrack and divide the Opposition. The Opposition is making preliminary moves to start a mass agitation.
- More Tax, Less Revenue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2004)
In a mostly self-congratulatory mid-term review, the government has at least admitted a revenue shortfall. Obviously, the government is spending more than it earns.
- M(p)tv. Enjoy! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2004)
There are those who cavil about the waste of finite resources entailed in the latest TV serial in town. Others dread its soporific properties which have the potential to put an entire nation of continental proportions to sleep.
- Land Grab In Shadow Of Wall (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Dec 15, 2004)
Bulldozers were preparing the ground for hundreds of new homes, despite the Israeli Government's claim that it is not expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
- Kyunki Party Isn't Parivar (Pioneer, Neha Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
When the boob tube's numero uno bahu, Smriti Irani, excitedly pronounced in Surat that she would fast unto death until Narendra "bhai" stepped down from Gujarat's chief ministership
- Combating The New Ghettos (Deccan Herald, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Dec 15, 2004)
New ghettos are cropping up around the world. They differ from the old ghettos in nature and dimension, and their number grows every day. They can be as large as a suburb, a country, a region, or a continent
- 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.
- Way To Go: Growth Plus Egalite (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 15, 2004)
There are three serious issues being raised in the winter seminar season in Delhi. The first is whether India grew faster in the nineties as compared to the eighties.
- Ethics And Short Cuts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
If the ratification of the Kyoto protocol by Russia is seen as a landmark event that ushered in a new international framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emission
- 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.
- Corporates, Capital- Or Capitalist-Owned? (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Dec 15, 2004)
A promoter may dilute his stake so much that other shareholders end up owning the company. Yet, he may call the shots, simply by being able to manage the company better than anyone and, more important, being so perceived by shareholders.
- 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.
- Why `She' Still Remains Unwanted (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 15, 2004)
A conference on sex selection diagnosis and female foeticide in Goa last week brought to light the disturbing proof of India holding one half of its population
- 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
- India Must Think Big, Act Fast On Latin America (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Dec 15, 2004)
China's entry into Latin America is a win-win for both sides. Latin America has the resources China needs and China offers market and capital.
- Raw Incompetence (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2004)
The quiescence of the intelligence agency on the Rabinder Singh issue shows its fear of exposure
- Kyunki, It’S Modi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2004)
The melodrama was diverting. Indian television’s favourite bahu, scheduled to pull the trigger on her own son in a much-hyped episode of Kyunki saas... later in the month, fired at another intimate enemy off-screen on Sunday
- Left To Die (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Very few people in West Bengal know how to deal with cardiac arrest. And this includes a shamefully large number of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff.
- Mid-Year Economy Review: Exuberance Subdued By Politics (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 14, 2004)
In accordance with the remit of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act 2003, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, laid a report of Mid-Year Review of the Economy
- No 11, Kotturpuram (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Dec 14, 2004)
The address was not imposing. Nor was the person residing in it. She owned no material possessions, laid claim to no property. She did all the household chores and was known to cook her own food.
- Non-Identical Super Twins (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2004)
It may be more than a happy coincidence that two great Indian cricket champions achieved significant personal landmarks in the first Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka recently.
- Preserving Proprieties (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 14, 2004)
There are many questions on the role of the President and the Supreme Court vis-à-vis the project for interlinking rivers.
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Punjab On The Mat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE Punjab Government's decision to remove all the Punjab Police Service (PPS) officers from the posts meant for the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers should be seen in the context of the latter's long fight for justice.
- 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
- Rupee Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Buoyed by sustained strong foreign capital and trade inflows the rupee has been appreciating vis-à-vis the U S dollar.
- 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
- The Chavez Phenomenon And The U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 14, 2004)
Shortly after he appeared on national television in October 2001 holding aloft bloody photographs of children killed by the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, President Hugo Chavez Frias of Venezuela received a visit from Donna Hrinak
- The Kindness Of Animals (Hindu, McFadden, Dec 14, 2004)
Why should animals help out stricken humans - does it prove that altruism is a natural instinct?
- Towards Saner Road Mobility (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 14, 2004)
Every day multitudes of motor vehicles traverse our roads, burning hydrocarbon fuels and spewing masses of noxious fumes. The streets of Bangalore are clogged with traffic.
- Treaty Shopping — Plugging The Mauritius Loophole (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 14, 2004)
The India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty is under the scanner, with New Delhi keen on re-negotiating some of the controversial provisions.
- Uneasy Allies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Partners in a coalition are not necessarily natural allies. In fact, some partners in the United Progressive Alliance at the Centre are rivals in state-level politics. Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan may both be ministers in the UPA governme
- Private Sector Job Reservation — Striking The Middle Path (Business Line, P. K. Doraiswamy, Dec 14, 2004)
The principle of job reservation for certain categories cannot, per se, be faulted by anyone with a social conscience. But there are problems in applying such a policy in the private sector.
- Building Mutual Faith (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 14, 2004)
Peace in the subcontinent is the key to development and real growth. To achieve that we must make Saarc a body that does not permit any infiltration, of any kind, into its portals.
- A Contentious Report By Un Panel (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 14, 2004)
BY an unhappy coincidence, the much-awaited UN high-level panel report on “Threats, Challenges and Change” came within hours after the Wall Street Journal carried the opinion of an influential Congressman that Mr Kofi Annan should step
- A New `Lease' On Securitisation (Business Line, Paramdeep Singh, Dec 14, 2004)
Globalisation has fuelled the need for greater liquidity and granularity of investments in the real estate market. Securitisation — transformation of firm specific assets and prospects into marketable securities
- An Inauguration (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Dec 14, 2004)
WE are, indeed, a God-fearing and thrifty people with a high IQ. We can also take pride in the fact that we have been able to solve many intractable problems related to foodgrain production, milk, telecommunications, etc
- Jharkhand Chemistry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2004)
The first expansion of the Union Cabinet by a Prime Minister is usually attended by high expectation. Yet the only Minister Manmohan Singh inducted into the Cabinet late last
- Bharat Ratnas, From Missile To Music (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 14, 2004)
MANY Indian homes wake up to the sweet strains of "Kausalya Supraja Rama" and "Shuklambaradaram Vishnum", rendered with matchless melody and devotion by M. S. Subbulakshmi.
- December Brings Another Reminder (Indian Express, Murlidhar C. Chandare, Dec 14, 2004)
December is a special month in the history of a world that has witnessed some horrific scenes of blood-letting. It was on December 10, 1948, that United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a bid to make the world
- Erasing The Past (Telegraph, Barun De, Dec 14, 2004)
Park Street is now Mother Teresa Sarani. But if public memory is left to such demagogic mercy, our urban pride will wither away
- F-16 Sale Endangers Peace Process (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 14, 2004)
New Delhi’s apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India relationship.
- Fast Retraction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE mystery of actress Smriti Irani’s somersault over her threat to go on a fast-unto-death to demand the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not yet been solved.
- Governments Must Co-Operate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2004)
Yet another urban co-operative bank (UCB), ironically named Prudential, has fallen prey to the deep-seated malaise of this vital yet poorly managed sector.
- 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.
- Invest In Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Poverty, AIDS and armed conflict have taken a heavy toll of the lives of over a billion children around the world. These have condemned children to a brutal existence
- With Serious Injury To Our Conscience (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Dec 14, 2004)
Why don’t we realize that in an emergency, a few seconds can make all the difference?
- Beyond Nuclear Stability (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 14, 2004)
As India and Pakistan start talks on nuclear and conventional military confidence-building measures this week in Islamabad, part of the attention of the negotiators should be riveted on those outside the room
- Change At The U.N. (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Dec 13, 2004)
Reform is necessary but should not be undertaken under threat from one or more states.
- Autonomy For Kashmir (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Dec 13, 2004)
With the militants having unleashed a wave of violence and killings in the Valley, the nation was facing a serious situation in Kashmir. Besides deploying the security forces in numbers, the Union government did not know what else to do.
- An Enviable Record (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 13, 2004)
To suggest that there was a certain inevitability about Sachin Tendulkar equalling Sunil Gavaskar’s record for the most Test centuries might be stating the obvious. After all, when he made his international debut as a doe-eyed teenager
- 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
- Corruption Index And India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 13, 2004)
A first achieved by India in the Global Corruption Barometer survey is the pessimism over the decline of corruption in the next three years or so.
- Road To Kabul (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2004)
Among the subjects Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz discussed when the latter was in New Delhi recently was transit rights for India to Afghanistan and Iran through Pakistan.
- The Song Of Dawn (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 13, 2004)
WE lived at the foot of Chuttipara, a mountainous rock that spread over a square kilometre. Legend has it that Ram and Sita spent some time in a cave on this rock during their ‘vanvas’.
- Schools Without Teachers (Tribune, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There has been a huge shortage of teachers in primary schools in rural Punjab. The shortage is estimated at 12,000 teachers and 5,000 principals.
- 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.
- Pillars Of Basel Ii (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 13, 2004)
From time to time, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), located in Basel, Switzerland, puts together esoteric edicts under exotic titles prepared by a few financial wizards of G-10 cloistered within its
- The Confusion Continues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There is an urgent need for policy that will bring order and clarity to the admissions process for technical education in the country.
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