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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 27558:
- Arrest The Drift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 18, 2004)
A tough challenge confronting policymakers this year on the farm front is the mixed trend in the production of commercial crops, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, each of which is facing a unique problem that is seen
- Bush Second Term — The Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2004)
From pragmatic double-speak and open welcome to horror, the re-election of Mr George Bush has drawn diverse responses across the world. While there is scope for strategic cooperation with the US, New Delhi will have to learn to manage its differences with
- Beyond Protocol (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 17, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi should have gone to Cairo for the funeral service of Yasser Arafat. There are relationships between leaders that transcend protocol or clinical diplomatic dissection.
- Beyond 6000? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2004)
Though the stock markets might remain stable, investors must exercise caution
- Beg Your Pardon, My Lord (Telegraph, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Nov 17, 2004)
Forming a national judicial commission may be the first step in the much-needed scrutiny of the judiciary
- Getting Physical (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
SEBI’S desire to shift from cash to physical settlement of derivatives is welcome. It will reduce speculation and help in better price discovery.
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- A Breather For The Bjp (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 17, 2004)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has been facing turbulent times, with the party reeling from one shock to another right from the unexpected defeat of the National Democratic Alliance it led in the general elections in April, through
- Tourism: A Valuable Economic Package (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Nov 17, 2004)
Tourism is the new kid on the block. Much of the hype is shifting from the technology sector to the glamour world of travel and hospitality. Suddenly, all-round support is coming to an industry, that has remained in a stupor for decades. About time too.
- The Turban Issue Turns Knotty (Tribune, Harbans Singh Virdi, Nov 17, 2004)
Sikhs are at crossroads in France. The latest French law which bans conspicuous religious symbols and apparel in public schools has caused tension for Sikhs and ruffled their religious feathers.
- The Importance Of Being Driven (Telegraph, Gargi Gupta, Nov 17, 2004)
Why do so many Calcuttans shy away from driving their own car?
- The Ganguly Googly (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2004)
Somewhere in this business of suspension is a moral. On Saturday, the International Cricket Council suspended Indian captain Saurav Ganguly for two Tests. In the cold light of the morning after the weekend, the same ICC suspended the suspension.
- The Chucking Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The International Cricket Council has been presented with a stark choice by the finding by a panel of former international cricketers
- The Challenge Before Africa (Deccan Herald, WANGARI MAATHAI, Nov 17, 2004)
The devastation that HIV/AIDS is wreaking in Africa in the midst of abject poverty is of a scale found nowhere else
- Strategic Issues In Product Recall (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Nov 17, 2004)
Whether or not to recall the product depends on the nature of the defects and whether the problems can be attended on-site.
- Smile In Place (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2004)
In India, the ruling party’s agenda often becomes the government’s business. The distinction between partisan and administrative priorities gets even more blurred if elections are round the corner.
- Respect The Boundary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The recent protests in northern Sri Lanka against encroaching Indian fishermen highlight a problem that has eluded a solution despite the excellent ties between New Delhi and Colombo.
- Protecting Local Cultures (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 17, 2004)
While nations should not be closed to other cultures, they must safeguard their cultural diversity too
- For Fair Trade Agreements (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
The Indo-Thai free trade agreement (FTA) is yet to take off, save on 82 items, because of technical hitches over rules of origin (RoOs).
- Cell Growth (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2004)
Firm figures on India’s cellular subscriber base will have to wait. But 2004 will be remembered as the year when India’s stock of cellular phone subscribers overtook the fixed-line subscriber base of around 40 million.
- Low-Cost Carriers: Sky Is The Limit (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Nov 17, 2004)
After sweeping Europe and the US, the low-cost carrier (LCC) revolution has swept now arrived in Asia.
- How Safe Is The Temple? (Telegraph, Gyan Pathak, Nov 17, 2004)
We are increasingly losing our sense of security, be it in a crowd, in privacy, in the law court, in the police station or even in places of worship. The arrest of the sankaracharya of Kanchi only heightens that feeling.
- Hamid Karzai’S Victory (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Nov 17, 2004)
MR Hamid Karzai’s triumph in Afghanistan’s first-ever election may augur the decline of Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan. Since the seventies, Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on its playing the religious and ethnic cards. Created as ...
- Gold Rush (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2004)
The sustained weakness of the dollar is beginning to leave a lasting imprint on gold. The Bush administration has not been too worried about the dollar’s slide against other currencies, particularly the euro.
- Gift Of The Grab! (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Nov 17, 2004)
There are two faces of gift — the beautiful and the ugly. The former conveys finesse, fervour, sentiment, affection, respect or appreciation for a number of things and attributes.
- From Confrontation To Cooperation (Hindu, Michael Krepon , Nov 17, 2004)
An exit strategy out of the Kashmir impasse might be found through measures that are expressly designed to increase the well being of those who live on both sides of the divide.
- Food For Work: Promise And Challenges (Hindu, Narayan Lakshman, Nov 17, 2004)
The danger of elite capture of the administering institutions implies the need for monitoring and a nuanced understanding of local conditions.
- Corporate Governance For Pses (The Economic Times, S. M. Dewan, Nov 17, 2004)
Issues of corporate governance for PSEs are beginning to be seriously looked at by the UPA.
- Charged Atmosphere (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2004)
The long “chargesheet” made by Congress leaders in Haryana against Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, which the latter prefers to call a “vague, baseless and politically motivated” memorandum, has come out at an unusual time.
- Omnipresent Companion (Deccan Herald, MADHU NEGLUR, Nov 17, 2004)
The pot-hole has an Indian nationality and outlives even the ministers who feed it
- Religion Census: A Faithful Count (Business Line, N. Rama Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
The recent debate on growth of the population of the various religious groups has somewhat overshadowed the valuable data generated by the Census of India on these groups.
- Punishment Coming (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2004)
As a captain, Ganguly has to set an example and only got what he deserved
- Pm Sets The Real Pace (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister is a person who not only knows where he is going but has the courage to proclaim his convictions and the decisiveness to do what he regards as imperative to take the nation forward to its rightful destiny.
- Wickedly Free (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2004)
The spirit of the internet is essentially and wickedly free. This is why the sins of the globalized world — organized paedophilia and terrorism — take on their most elusive and hydra-headed forms in that medium.
- Trouble With Sustainability (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Nov 16, 2004)
It is all too common for discussions on sustainability to focus entirely on how to make our resource consumption more efficient, and very little on how people can work and earn a living without destroying the world.
- Shameful Stampede (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
It is a shame that a stampede broke out at New Delhi railway station on Saturday resulting in the death of five persons, with many more being injured.
- Outsourcing: Win-Win For All (Business Line, P. K. Goyal, Nov 16, 2004)
In the post-WTO (World Trade Organisation) era, trade barriers are falling as member-nations open out to free market. Goods and services have started moving from one nation to another more freely.
- Outsourcing Of Obesity To India (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 16, 2004)
If consumers couldn’t sense the danger posed by fast food, will they realise what GM food will do to them?
- No Need For Presidential Form (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
Democracy is based on certain assumptions. It is rooted in the principle of political equality of all citizens. Every voter is expected to cast his vote in a responsible manner. Democracy in theory is different from democracy in practice.
- Making A Business Out Of Politics (Telegraph, Jyoti Punwani, Nov 16, 2004)
The arrogance and political ineptness of its Maharashtra party president cost the Samajwadi Party dear in the assembly elections
- Lurid News, Libidinous Ads (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 16, 2004)
It is steaming hot in Kerala these days and it is not because of the weather. Competing with `hartals' for headline space are sex scandals of various hues.
- Candid Camera (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Nov 16, 2004)
In many ways, the Advani-Uma Bharti showdown on TV is a bigger setback for the BJP than the electoral defeats it suffered.
- Absence Of Dynamic Structure (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Nov 16, 2004)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s recent statement buried the long pending issue of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) once and for all. The erstwhile NDA government, despite its pro-defence orientation, somehow continued to dither all through.
- A Man For All Seasons (Hindu, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 16, 2004)
The one essential quality that distinguishes V.R. Krishna Iyer from his judicial brethren and puts him in a class of his own is compassion. A tribute on his ninetieth birthday.
- Sushri Uma Bharti (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 16, 2004)
I cannot say I know many BJP leaders. But Uma Bharti and I once exchanged glances. It was in Hyderabad.
- Let Truth Prevail (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2004)
Law should be allowed to take its course in the investigation against the Shankaracharya
- Banning Human Cloning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
Later this week there could be a highly divisive vote in the United Nations. Yet the issue at stake is one on which there should not be such polarisation.
- Drawing Down Troop Levels (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government's decision to reduce the level of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir will give a huge boost to both the now-stalled official talks with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference and the ongoing composite dialogue process with Pak
- Food For Work (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's inauguration of the National Food for Work Programme in 150 drought-affected districts on Sunday assumes special significance because it is said to be an improvement over all other programmes in the past four decades.
- Hub Of Militancy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
The latest report of the Ministry of Defence on militancy in South-East Asia is indicative that India is in for difficult times in the days to come, thanks to the growth of radicalism in the region, particularly Islamic fundamentalism.
- In Our Hearts Forever (Deccan Herald, PRABHU HARLE, Nov 16, 2004)
There is hardly a sorrow greater than when a loved one or a noble soul passes away young
- Inertia Is Hallmark Of Approach (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 16, 2004)
The State fails to utilise the full AIBP fund allocation, even as the pace of implementation of the project remains sluggish
- It's Literally Fishing In Troubled Waters (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 16, 2004)
IN recent weeks, there have been reports of Indian fishermen getting arrested for crossing the maritime borders of neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka and even from as far away as Oman in the Gulf region.
- Has To Work This Time (Deccan Herald, DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 15, 2004)
Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian hero who is being held in an Israeli jail, may be the man to halt the killings
- Unfit To Sell! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
The two most-redundant books in American bookshops on November 3 would have been Unfit for Command by John E O’ Neill and Jerome Corsi, and Unfit Commander by Glenn W Smith.
- The Oath Of Secrecy (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Nov 15, 2004)
If our elected representatives remind themselves that they owe their primary allegiance to the people of India they would be demanding an oath of transparency to replace the oath of secrecy.
- The Roads To Perdition (The Economic Times, GAYATHRI NAYAK, Nov 15, 2004)
Over the past few years, especially after 1997-98, there's been no end to the chatter on financing of infrastructure in India.
- Tripped At The Start (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
Every year, over the last few years, the World Bank has been coming out with an analysis of the various elements that govern business conditions in different countries.
- Simply Inconsequential (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Nov 15, 2004)
IF the coverage of the US presidential election by the media there highlighted some pertinent lessons to be learnt, the 2004 Assembly and Lok Sabha polls provided several insights in the context of news coverage by the media.
- Witness For The Prosecution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 15, 2004)
There is something very sinister behind Zahira Sheikh changing a stance she has publicly held consistently for over two years.
- Escape From Unholy Brotherhood (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 15, 2004)
One has to view the Naresh Chandra Committee's report on reforming the aviation sector in India through the lens of competition.
- Half-Yearly Review Of Central Finances (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
ONCE every month, the Finance Ministry issues a useful review of the state of Central public finance and the economy. The latest review for October 2004 covers the half-year April 1, 2004 to September 30.
- Here Comes The Real Bush Fire (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Nov 15, 2004)
In the end, “moral issues” were more important than Iraq. But George W. Bush need not bother with US public opinion any more
- Pm’S Welcome Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
India’s decision to reduce the number of troops deployed in Jammu and Kashmir is, perhaps, the most significant confidence building measure (CBM) so far announced after the India-Pakistan composite dialogue process was set in motion.
- To Be Resorted To In The Rarest Of Rare Cases (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
The Indo-Thai free trade agreement (FTA) is yet to take off, save on 82 items, because of technical hitches over rules of origin (RoOs). It is imperative that RoOs
- A Reality Check On Perceptions (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 15, 2004)
A writer, Ron Suskind, wrote about a conversation he had with an unnamed advisor to the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in an article published in The New York Times on October, 17.
- Banking Reforms (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 15, 2004)
There are daunting challenges facing the banking industry today
- Oil-Rich, Corruption-Riven (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 15, 2004)
The TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, which ranks countries by perceived corruption, terms oil-rich Angola, Azerbaijan, Chad, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen the most corrupt nations.
- Be A Sport, Don't Tax (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 15, 2004)
The suggestion from the income-tax department that the tax-exempt status to the Board of Control for Cricket in India be withdrawn is interesting.
- Turn It Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 15, 2004)
Making a nasty din is remarkably easy. And it is just as difficult to discipline man-made noise with the fear of punishment. The problem reaches a kind of peak during Kali puja and Diwali, when aural damage is taken to be divinely licensed.
- Build It-Driven Integrated Banking System (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
SEBI’S desire to shift from cash to physical settlement of derivatives is welcome. It will reduce speculation and help in better price discovery.
- Don’T Go By The List (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 15, 2004)
“The only thing it proves is that white South Africans have telephones,” said Max du Preez, a South African journalist with a talent for understatement.
- In The Next Session, Please (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
The government should lose no time in instituting a pension regulator and announcing clear-cut policy to permit 100% foreign direct investment in pension fund management.
- Investing In Scholarships (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 15, 2004)
Even as there is talk of reservations in the private sector, corporates should organise, collectively, a nationwide scholarship programme for talented poor children, as woefully poor-quality education lies behind the demand for reservation.
- It's Confidential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 15, 2004)
Client confidentiality may take a new hue in India. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants suitable changes to be made in the Chartered Accountants and Advocates Act.
- Management By Prioritising (Business Line, P. Muthuraman , Nov 15, 2004)
THE bad news is time flies; the good news is you are the pilot. You cannot say you do not have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours every day that were available to Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein.
- Memorial In The Mind (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 15, 2004)
WHERE even the birds speak chaste Sanskrit lives Mandan Mishra,” a villager is believed to have told Adi Sankara when he enquired about the residence of the great Sanskrit scholar in the 8th century.
- Murder In The Mutt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
THE people in general and the Hindus in particular are shocked over the arrest and incarceration of the Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Swami Jayendra Saraswati.
- Need For Demand Management (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Nov 15, 2004)
With crude oil prices hovering around $50 a barrel and India's oil import dependence increasing to 68% since 1986, we need to reconsider our strategy to improve India's energy security.
- New Twist To Best Bakery (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 15, 2004)
THE cat is out of the bag. I was at pains to know why Zaheera Sheikh had changed her statement on the Best Bakery case, which covered the burning of people alive.
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