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Articles 7321 through 7420 of 27558:
- Cop At Large! (Tribune, S. Zahur H. Zaidi, Nov 06, 2004)
These are liberal times. If you don’t talk about liberalisation you are oldfashioned. Post-dinner conversations invariably end with the oftrepeated conclusion ...
- The All-Powerful Me (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Nov 05, 2004)
Perplexed you seem to be. Scratch your brain to know who I am. Don’t you worry too much, I would love to help you establish my identity. Must have witnessed a mushroom growth of tiny hutments springs over the land which was once a stretch of lush grass.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 05, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- Sense On Aviation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 05, 2004)
The Naresh Chandra Committee’s call for unbundling of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and coproratisation of airports makes ample sense.
- What Will Bush Do In His 2nd Term? (Tribune, Niall Ferguson, Nov 05, 2004)
It’s over. President George W Bush has won a convincing victory. Overwhelmingly, voters in Europe favoured Kerry — in Britain by a margin of four to one. Rest assured, nearly half of all Americans are feeling as baffled as you are. And so, I have to admit
- Polls Apart (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2004)
There's nothing like a good show. The best, and the greatest, show is the US presidential elections. There's good reason to keep this going, every four years, if not more frequently.
- Slipped Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2004)
What distinguishes Indian legislative assemblies is the oscillation of mood. People either sleep or fight. In the interim, they either drone or scream.
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- The Uniform Beckons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Lack of language skills of candidates for the army from K’taka affects recruitment
- Towards Reconciliation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2004)
CLOSE on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promise to replace the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, with a more humane law, the Union Government’s decision to form a special committee to review the Act is welcome.
- Who Is Afraid Of Social Engineering? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 05, 2004)
How is it that "lowering" standards to make an extra buck is all right, but making allowances for bright though socially deprived pupils becomes "social engineering"?
- Nobody Loves A Loser (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 05, 2004)
The JD(U) national executive meet in Ranchi has expressed outrage at the BJP’s proclaimed return to Hindutva, and called for an immediate meeting of the NDA.
- E-Hazard Goes Global (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 05, 2004)
India is proud of its information technology but are Indians sufficiently aware of the menace that uses IT as a stalking horse?
- This Is Now A Bush Era (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Put plainly, the U.S. is moving steadily and solidly to the right.
- Bullish On Crude, Bullish On Bonds (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Nov 05, 2004)
If the crude oil price rises in the coming year it is bound to drag down economic activity rather than stoke consumer price inflation.
- Bush Is Back (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 05, 2004)
In an ironic twist, the American people decided to unite behind a person who has perhaps divided them the most. No recent President of the United States polarised people more than Mr George W. Bush...
- Bush Victory: Time To Build On Us-India Partnership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 05, 2004)
With George W. Bush back in the White House, the nation's security will certainly be the foremost priority of his Administration. The election pledge to exterminate terrorism may have a beneficial
- Convincing Win (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Bush’s victory will give him a legitimacy his first term did not have
- Flip-Flops And Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2004)
The third volte-face in as many years by Zahira Sheikh, a key witness in the Best Bakery burning case, might in the end do more damage to her own credibility than to the cause of the prosecution in the ongoing retrial in a Mumbai court.
- Democratic Afghanistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2004)
President Hamid Karzai has won his country’s first battle of the ballot, as officially announced by the UN-Afghanistan Electoral Board, but he had to face a tough fight.
- Meddling With Mahatma (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 05, 2004)
IT seems that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government could never have enough of meddling with others' writings on one count or another.
- Draft Environmental Policy: Inadequate Economic Inputs (Business Line, L. Venkatachalam, Nov 05, 2004)
The Draft Environmental Policy, which is available on the Ministry's Web site till November 30 for comments, makes passing mention of such concepts as incomparable value
- End Of History, And Its Last Fan (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Nov 05, 2004)
Among the few things Americans agree on these days is that their country is deeply divided. Their elections saw both the support for, and disapproval of, President Bush reaching near fanatical proportions.
- In Their Own Hands (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 05, 2004)
It is customary for election results to be followed by an onrush of belated wisdom. This is particularly so when the outcome defies the profundities of the editorial classes.
- Investment Commission — New Window To Old Problems (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2004)
If access to markets, distribution networks, technologies and strategic assets such as brand names are the main motivations for Indian companies to go abroad
- It’S Now An Era (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Despite Iraq and unemployment, Bush won because he represented the values of the conservative majority
- Let The Reinsurer Go For An Ipo Instead (The Economic Times, J D AGARWAL, Nov 05, 2004)
This is a critical stage when there are already enough onslaughts by Left parties on the government against raising the limits of foreign direct investment (FDI) and disinvestment.
- Democracy In The Indian Context (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 05, 2004)
Unless drastic electoral reforms are pursued, our country will continue to have criminal elements at the helm
- Pro-West Candidate Leads In Ukraine Poll (Tribune, Askold Krushelnycky, Nov 04, 2004)
Exit polls from Ukraine’s fiercely contested presidential election have showed that the pro-Western opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko is in the lead.
- Making Gold Glitter In Households (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 04, 2004)
Unlike real estate, gold is divisible and is highly liquid. It is easy to bequeath and less cumbersome in terms of transferability. Given the demographic shift and social security requirements during old age ...
- More Appropriate To Rewrite (Business Line, Raghunath Ravi, Nov 04, 2004)
THE Concept Paper (CP) that gives a draft of the Companies Bill — prepared by the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA), but yet to be vetted by the Law Ministry — is claimed to be a "compact version" that contains
- Mr. Bush's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2004)
The electoral system once again generated much tension and uncertainty before producing a clear winner in the contest for the White House.
- Old Order Changeth (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Nov 04, 2004)
At the rate things are going, today’s future citizen could be tomorrow’s employer
- Outrageous Behaviour (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2004)
Tuesday’s disturbances in the Orissa Assembly, in which Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was injured, are a matter of shame.
- Outsourcing Vigilance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 04, 2004)
Sebi’s plan to seek private agencies’ help for corporate governance is a wise move
- Protect Christians Of Dalit Origin (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Nov 04, 2004)
There is need to legislate a bill to give Christians of SC/ST origin their due rights and privileges
- Scores Low On The Market Front (Business Line, Umesh P. Maskeri, Nov 04, 2004)
THE Concept Paper (CP) on codification of the Companies Act proclaims toserve as a pre-cursor to the re-codification of the company law. What follows are some of the important provisions of the CP that have a bearing on the capital market.
- Safe Motherhood Becomes A Reality (Tribune, Usha Rai, Nov 04, 2004)
It was an amazing sight! Gendibai, a 45-year-old tribal volunteer of ARTH (Action, Research and Training for Health), was standing in the middle of Kanuja village in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, her ...
- A Big Step On Vat (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 04, 2004)
The country has taken a significant step towards a value-added taxation regime, with the Centre and State governments agreeing on a framework of a compensation package, should there be a revenue loss for the latter consequent to the switch to the VAT ...
- Summit Time For Manmohan (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 04, 2004)
Two upcoming summits, with the European Union and ASEAN, provide an opportunity for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve India's global profile.
- Pricing And Marketing, The Key For Oil Psus (Business Line, K. N. Venkatasubramanian, Nov 04, 2004)
For all those who were at one time part of India's petroleum refining and marketing industry, albeit in the public sector for over three decades, the news item `PSU Oil Cos.
- Time To Go On Another Paper Chase (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2004)
The mid-term appraisal of the tenth five year plan may help assess how far the goals of the NCMP can be realized
- Two Children (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 04, 2004)
The abuse of power is at the heart of rape. Yet, from the point of view of law, this generalization must be able to accommodate a diverse range of scenarios.
- Politics And Fuzzy Maths (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Nov 04, 2004)
At 2.30 on Wednesday morning, Washington time, the graphic on the lower right-hand corner of the screen on CNN showed Bush 249, Kerry 242. A click away, the figures on Fox News
- Back To Bush (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
Americans elect their president, but their choice affects the entire world, thanks to US pre-eminence and interdependence of nations in the era of globalisation.
- The Laughing Link (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Nov 04, 2004)
When one is feeling just a wee bit lost, lonely and low, then just delving into one’s past and reliving happy moments can well boost the spirit. I find myself doing this all too often.
- Is It A Clash Of Civilisations? (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 04, 2004)
Just after the Cold War ended following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Harvard Professor and former National Security Council member Samuel Huntington alluded to new “fault-lines” in the global order in his writings and in his book “The Clash of ...
- A Successful Decade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 04, 2004)
There are plenty of flattering messages to be drawn from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's recent exhortation to certain well-run Indian financial institutions to go global.
- Bush's Second Coming (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 04, 2004)
The world at large will look at a second Bush administration with a fair amount of trepidation.
- Credit Policy — Rbi Prefers To Wait And Watch (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Nov 04, 2004)
The latest Credit Policy should rank as the best possible in the current context. Like a seasoned batsman who has a relaxed stance but refuses to pre-decide what stroke to play, the Reserve Bank of India seems to prefer
- Decelerating Demographic Growth (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 04, 2004)
Global debates about population policy are confusing. One side argues that rising human populations threaten our environment and prosperity.
- Import To Consume (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Nov 04, 2004)
Every day, thousands of commodities are transported from other states of India to West Bengal for local consumption.
- Enhance Productivity (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Nov 04, 2004)
Good economics in the country is all about balancing various national efforts in different sectors
- Face The Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2004)
The cotton price fall from last year’s Rs 2,800 a quintal to Rs 1,750 or so this season is due to excess production and market manipulation by traders.
- For An Autonomous Cbi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
It's shameful that the government has denied CBI permission to proceed against former petroleum minister and Congress leader Satish Sharma and others for their alleged role in a petrol pump scam.
- 'A Market For Eda Tools In India Too' (The Economic Times, KALPANA SHAH, Nov 04, 2004)
Electronic design automation (EDA) shrinks development cycles for the software industry.
- Inching Towards Vat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
The next financial year will see the beginning of India’s transition to a value-added tax, with all major states save UP agreeing to replace sales tax with VAT beginning April 1, 2005.
- Islam And International Politics — A Clash Of Civilisations? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 03, 2004)
The dilemma that Islam faces today is seen to be in no small measure due to illiberal and intolerant attitude that some of its constituents and those who lead them exhibit through word and action.
- Palestinians Gripped By Fear (Tribune, Donald Macintyre, Nov 03, 2004)
MUSTAFA Abu Shawari did not pause from slapping dough for the traditional qatayef of Ramadan on to the hob outside the Nazareth restaurant in Ramallah as he considered the fate of the sick old man in his bed some 400 yards away.
- Prejudiced And Politically Suspect (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2004)
"Satish sharma's actions were wholly arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional." So said a Division Bench of the Supreme Court in November 1996 in the so-called petrol pumps cases
- Satish Sharma Again! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
THE UPA Government appears to have come up with a clever solution for dealing with tainted politicians, particularly if they are Congressmen: remove the taint and accommodate the tainted.
- Whither National Farmers Commission? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 03, 2004)
At the fag end of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, on the initiative of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a National Farmers Commission was set up to look into all aspects of
- Why Press Note 18 Needs To Be Scrapped (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 03, 2004)
There is no logic in letting Press Note 18 continue after opening up much of the manufacturing sector to 100 per cent FDI.
- Why Palestinians Still Back Arafat (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 03, 2004)
Palestinians value their democracy and will not accept a pliant successor.
- Forced Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2004)
Sterilization already carries an ugly historical baggage in India. But in the country’s largest and most populous state, population control has become another means of reinforcing existing forms of social oppression.
- Big Is Better (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 03, 2004)
Mergers of public sector banks to form five or six mammoth banks are on the cards
- The Politics Of Governor's Office (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 03, 2004)
In the interest of smooth Centre-State relations and in a truly federal structure it is desirable that a chief minister be consulted on the appointment of a Governor.
- Food For All, And More To Spare (Telegraph, Prasanta K. Ray, Nov 03, 2004)
The food processing industry needs to be encouraged if India is to make a dent in the world market for food products
- Debate On Censorship (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Nov 03, 2004)
There is need to encourage people to acquire an aesthetic sense that makes censorship irrelevant
- Crocodile Tears For Onion Growers? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2004)
What is holding up decanalisation of onion exports? From Day One, the new government — right from the Prime Minister to the civil servant concerned — has been promising and announcing a series of
- Cracked And Mouldy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 03, 2004)
By the time this column appears in print, one of the most acrimonious election campaigns in the history of the free world would be over.
- Code In Disuse? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 03, 2004)
IN 2002, the Indian Medical Council (IMC), after years of deliberations, and with the approval of the Union Ministry of Health, notified a set of Regulations mandating the adherence to essential standards of professional conduct, etiquette and ethics by
- Cbms Not Enough (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Nov 03, 2004)
President Pervez Musharraf is pressing ahead with his campaign to create and demonstrate flexibility in Pakistan’s traditional Kashmir stance, the perceived core of all problems with India.
- Belligerent Posturing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2004)
The freshly developed cracks in the alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and its principal ally, the Janata Dal (United), have more to do with the Assembly elections due in
- Awaiting Death, He Writes Poems (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Nov 03, 2004)
TEN years ago 40-year-old poet V. Radhakrishnan murdered a gangster in a village in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. The gangster had slaughtered his friend’s cattle and threatened his wife with widowhood.
- Aircraft Mishaps And Training (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Nov 03, 2004)
Air force pilots must be taught to cope with unfamiliar and unpredictable situations to prevent accidents
- Change In Myanmar (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Nov 03, 2004)
Khin Nyunt's sacking as Prime Minister was the fallout of a power struggle in Myanmar's ruling military junta.
- Waiting For A Miracle (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Nov 03, 2004)
Miracles happen once in a lifetime. It is thus ridiculous to expect the magnificent victories at Calcutta and Chennai in 2001 to be repeated in 2004.
- One School, Two Badges! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 02, 2004)
Long before a man called Narendra Modi and his politics gripped Gujarat, the mindset on which communalists thrive was becoming increasingly pervasive in the state of Mahatma Gandhi.
- When Chandigarh Was Young (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Nov 02, 2004)
I have lived in Chandigarh since the 1950s and the current debate about the threat to the future of the city has taken my mind back to what things were like at that time.
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