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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 27558:
- Facing The Dragon (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Aug 26, 2004)
New Delhi has made it clear that it does not see China as a “threat” to India. The official position reflects a correct assessment of our security environment.
- Election Season (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2004)
THE significance of the October elections in Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh cannot be overemphasised. The first to be held after the UPA government was installed at the Centre, they will show in which direction the wind blows.
- Dialogue With Pakistan (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 26, 2004)
When Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee met Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad during the SAARC Summit in January this year, India agreed to the resumption of the dialogue with Pakistan following a categorical commitment by the General that he would not allow any ...
- The Bull In The Numbers (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 26, 2004)
Some blame lies on accountants for choosing inappropriate methods of valuation, says
- Uma Gives Bjp A New Political Tool (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 25, 2004)
The Uma Bharti episode regarding the national flag may seem like yet another scene in the political theatre of the absurd but at its core lies something more serious.
- Nepal Under Maoist Siege (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Aug 25, 2004)
Nepal is under siege. The Maoist insurgents have declared an indefinite blockade of Kathmandu since August 18. Though the Nepal government claims to be confident in dealing with the situation, ordinary citizens are feeling the pressure. Prices of ...
- Railway Budget: The Facts Behind The Figures (Business Line, K. Balakesari, Aug 25, 2004)
ONE more Railway Budget, has come and gone, accompanied by all the usual noises. It is strange, but true, that the direction which one of the largest public undertakings and the biggest organised employer in the
- Redrawing The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s foreign secretaries are very good at redrawing the world — with the stroke of a pen.
- Rhetoric And Reality (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 25, 2004)
Lack of political will has adversely affected the promotion of people-to-people contacts between India and Pakistan.
- Sand, Sun And Safety (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Aug 25, 2004)
When I returned from Phuket, Thailand, last week, I fell into a deep depression just wondering how long we will take to get our country cleaned. Phuket, a popular sun-and-sand destination for the world, has beautiful clean beaches
- Shady Acquittals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2004)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is face to face with the third stinging directive from the Supreme Court.
- Show Of Strength (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 25, 2004)
By not lifting the Kathmandu blockade, the Maoists want talks on their terms
- Simple Problem, Simple Solution (Tribune, Karan Singh Dalal, Aug 25, 2004)
CAPT Amarinder Singh has unwittingly provided an avoidable and contentious issue to the politicians of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan by enacting the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004.
- Spiralling Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2004)
The Blockade of Kathmandu Valley by Maoist guerrillas is an unprecedented show of strength by the eight-year-old insurgency.
- Banking On Unity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2004)
BY going on strike on Tuesday, the bank employees have demonstrated their power to cripple the country’s financial sector.
- The Left's Dilemma (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2004)
Although the commitment of the Left parties to the continuance of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government is not in doubt, differences over issues such as
- Beware Of Mergers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2004)
The proposal to merge India's giant petroleum companies into megalithic corporations requires cautious appraisal. Mergers are, in theory, the very antithesis of competition, hence unwelcome
- Unique Space For A Relinquisher (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 25, 2004)
By giving up power, Sonia now commands enormous power with which she can initiate a massive social reform
- Insulating Economy Against Surging Oil Prices (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Aug 25, 2004)
After much delay and heartburn, the Government finally reconciled itself to the inevitable: A cut in Customs and excise levies on petroleum products.
- Innovative Edge (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 25, 2004)
IT IS a truism that corporates can survive in the era of global competition and advances in technology only by constantly renewing themselves and presenting to the customers and stakeholders convincing evidence of striving for the best standards of ...
- How To Move On Slippery Ground (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 25, 2004)
India’s new goal should be energy security, so that it can save itself from the pitfalls of the volatile crude oil prices
- Need For Planning Before We Build (Deccan Herald, A RAVINDRA, Aug 25, 2004)
There is need to create an independent planning agency, allowing BDA to focus on infrastructure development
- Ensuring Speedy Justice — Reducing The Backlog Of Cases (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 25, 2004)
Access to statistics on cases and their disposal can increase judicial efficiency and enhance the image of the judiciary in the public eye.
- Crisis In Schools (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 25, 2004)
Trimester system is a non-starter and students are yet to get text books
- Keeping Outsourcing Blues Out Of Us Election Politics (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Aug 25, 2004)
To remain globally competitive, the American firms willy-nilly will have to outsource their jobs. However, It would be in their interests that this sensitive issue is kept out of electoral politics.
- Talking On (Telegraph, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2004)
The ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan has led to high-level interaction, in the last few weeks, between officials of the two sides.
- Living Without Oil (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 25, 2004)
The Age of Entropy is here. We should all now be learning how to live without oil.
- Energy Security — Devise Alternative Strategies On War Footing (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 23, 2004)
The international price of crude oil has hit an all-time high of $46 to the barrel. The reasons for the increase are many and not too well understood.
- Iran And The U.S. (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 23, 2004)
Ideological imperatives notwithstanding, practical considerations are beginning to be voiced in the United States on ties with Iran.
- Taking Power To The People (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Aug 23, 2004)
With a few changes, the proposed conciliation board bill could meet the demand for legal services, at the grassroots
- Future Fuel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that his government would endeavour to make India a leader in the new and renewable energy sector in a short time comes in the wake of rising international oil prices.
- For The Future (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2004)
The Tata investment proposal in Bangladesh is not yet final. However, since synergies on both sides are tapped, there is no reason why it should not materialize.
- Living With High Oil Prices (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Aug 23, 2004)
Even at high production levels, the era of cheap oil may be coming to a close. Spiralling fuel prices require that public transport systems be upgraded.
- Engineering Solutions To Inflation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 23, 2004)
Conventional economic theory holds that interest rates will have to be raised to reduce money supply and curb inflation. But this is a win-lose option as it will also slow down economic growth.
- Ladakh: Gateway To Central Asia (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 23, 2004)
A road to Central Asia through China? That might seem rather far-fetched, given the recent history of India-China relations.
- Congress Parivar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2004)
THE first session of the All-India Congress Committee after the formation of the UPA – the first Congress-led coalition at the Centre – is significant in more ways than one, not all of which redound to the credit of the party.
- Chakravyuh Of Backwardness (Tribune, Rajan Kashyap, Aug 23, 2004)
How closely sport mimics a nation’s history! We are dismayed to find that the promised crop of world beaters has seldom materialised; not in the fabric of India’s chequered history, nor equally, in the sports arena.
- Fixed Maturity Plans: Managing Interest Rate Risks Through Them (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Aug 23, 2004)
Fixed maturity plans that most fund-houses offer under their umbrella of bond funds have largely gone unnoticed. Or at least, these plans are not as aggressively marketed as the floating-rate bond funds.
- What Lies Beneath (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 23, 2004)
It would be misleading to say that there is a hidden war going on at the top of the Chinese Communist Party, because there is always a secret war going on there.
- The Uma Taint (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2004)
After going hammer and tongs at the government over the tainted ministers issue, the BJP was left with little manoeuvrability when the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister...
- The Way To Defeat Terror (Deccan Herald, Benazir Bhutto, Aug 23, 2004)
Dictatorship and religious extremism, fuelled by inequality, must be countered by returning to democracy
- Tinkering With Tariffs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 23, 2004)
The decision by the Government to slash import tariffs on non-alloy steel to 5 per cent is part of the multi-pronged approach to containing inflation wherever it can.
- Welcome Proposal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2004)
Govt must first tackle corruption in civil services, to improve the administration
- Making People-To-People Contacts (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Aug 23, 2004)
The candlelight vigil ceremony organised by the Hind-Pak Dosti Manch at the Wagah border on the eve of Independence Day provided the writer an opportunity to interact with politicians, theatre personalities and housewives from Pakistan.
- Wreckers At Work? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 23, 2004)
A part from other things, capitalism is also an enigma. It has always striven to escape from its own contradictions, and in the process, got entangled in them further.
- Safety Net (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2004)
Who killed Naif Ahmed? There is a way of working backwards from an “accident” in order to work out a sequence of determining factors that usually stops somewhere.
- Resolve The Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2004)
It is a matter of serious concern that disaffection within a professional community in Tamil Nadu, caused or complicated by a series of ill-considered acts by the higher judiciary, has snowballed into a State-wide protest, creating law and order
- Perverse Demand (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2004)
Truck operators’ opposition to service tax is totally unjustified
- On Savings In A Season Of Lending (Business Line, S. Sridhar, Aug 23, 2004)
Savings are one half of the raison d'etre for the existence of a bank and, hence, need to be promoted with the same gusto that marks the marketing of loan products.
- No Getting Away From Sycophancy? (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Aug 23, 2004)
She is the "high command" for the rank and file of the Congress. More so now than ever before.
- Nagas Sweet And Sore (Tribune, Tirath Ram, Aug 23, 2004)
IN 1992, I was posted in Mariani, situated on the Border of Nagaland and Assam. One day when I was sitting in my office four or five Naga youths forcibly entered it and demanded a crate of rum failing which I may have to face the consequences.
- Us Actions Put Asia Into A Tailspin (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Aug 23, 2004)
The Bush administration’s push into Iraq has fanned the jehadi fire in Asia and endangered its security situation
- Gujarat: The Wheels Of Justice Get Moving (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Aug 22, 2004)
Faced with a hostile Centre, a determined Supreme Court, and an unforgiving set of liberal activists, the Narendra Modi regime will not have it easy in the weeks ahead
- We Will Withhold Our Guns But Not Withdraw, Says Varavara Rao (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 22, 2004)
IN a path-breaking effort, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has initiated a dialogue with naxalite organisations, most prominent of whom is the People’s War.
- Wajahat: In The Eye Of The Storm (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 22, 2004)
IF freedom of speech and dissent are important ingredients of democracy, one cannot take a harsh view of Wajahat Habibullah’s opinion on the Kashmir dispute which runs somewhat contrary to India’s established policy since 1972.
- The Ruins Of Victory (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Aug 22, 2004)
To travel from Hospet village to Hampi, a distance of a mere 13 kilometres, is to leave behind the prosaic, familiar scenes of rural Karnataka.
- Striking Lawyers And Challenging Issues (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Aug 22, 2004)
On July 30, 2004 the Madras High Court issued a judicial notification to regulate the practice of advocates before courts in Tamil Nadu.
- Difference Between East And West (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Aug 22, 2004)
IF I were back in an ink-smelly newspaper office again I would commission a project for the reporters. It is: check what happens, over time, to institutions set up by private persons or groups with the intention of doing something for the public.
- And Let's Not Forget Godhra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2004)
Two years after 58 people were killed on board the Sabarmati Express at Godhra, the incident is still shrouded in mystery.
- An Indictment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2004)
R.B. Sreekumar, the then Additional Director-General, Intelligence, sent a note titled "An Analytical note on current communal scenario in Ahmedabad" to two persons
- A Separate Layout Will Be A Costly Mistake (Deccan Herald, K JAYAPRAKASHA HEGDE, Aug 22, 2004)
If our elected representatives, judges, bureaucrats and other dignitaries also were to stick to principles, they would have never misused the ‘discretionary power’ of the chief minister by reselling the land allotted to them and making huge money.
- India’S Electoral System, The Finest In The World (Tribune, R. Rathnaswamy, Aug 22, 2004)
Election is one of the important elements of a democracy. The citizens must be able to pursue their interests and realise their goals.
- How Gay Is Their World? (Telegraph, Avijit Ghosh, Aug 22, 2004)
By day he worked for an NGO. But his nights were taken up by raucous gay orgies. And the murder of Pushkin Chandra in New Delhi last week will only reinforce the vicious stereotype about homosexuals.
- A Missing `Intent' That Is Causing Tension (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 21, 2004)
Chartered accountants are a worried lot these days. And naturally so. The Finance No. (2) Bill, 2004, appears to hit them below the belt. Clause 56 of the Bill inserts a new Section 277A in the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
- Going Great Guns (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2004)
At four, a .22 was his pet possession. Then it became a pricey Perrazi. No prizes for guessing what Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore treasures most today
- Fine Line Between Traders And Investors (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Aug 21, 2004)
Following the controversy generated by the proposed securities transaction tax, the proposal has now been revamped to distinguish between different categories of intermediaries.
- Duet Of Life (Deccan Herald, NAVARATNA LAXMAN, Aug 21, 2004)
I have fond memories of my identical twin, whose highs and lows I, quite literally, shared,
- Doping Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2004)
THE euphoria over winning a silver medal in shooting has evaporated quickly with the ignominy of two Indian weightlifters testing positive for drugs.
- Corporate Sector Deserves Better Treatment (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 21, 2004)
In most countries, corporate entities are subject to tax on their profits on a standalone basis and the dividends distributed thereon are also taxed in the hands of the shareholders subject to exemptions up to a point.
- China Trade Beckons Ladakh (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 21, 2004)
As the economic juggernaut in China reaches the nation's far western corners in Tibet and Xinjiang and the relations between New Delhi and Beijing improve, the long frozen Sino-Indian frontier here is coming alive.
- Hal Bags Contract From Airbus (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Aug 21, 2004)
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged its biggest ever export contract from Airbus Industries, France.
- A Reality Check On Tibet (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 21, 2004)
India should have little hesitation in accommodating Chinese sensitivities on Tibet.
- Special Cadre (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Aug 21, 2004)
It was the Britons who gave cricket its modern shape, philosophy and culture
- A Day Of Shame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2004)
It was more than the end of the road for two athletes — it was a disgrace for the nation
- A Solid Case Of Fluid Laws Governing Unstable Gases (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 21, 2004)
Excise Tribunal members in New Delhi had to contend with much gas when the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) case was before them.
- Heritage, Arts In Neglect (Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, Aug 21, 2004)
Apropos your expose, “Tapestries removed from the court of Chief Justice,” (August 3), I think we sub-continental people have no respect for our arts and our past.
- Moral Science For Those Who Can Read The Market Signs (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 21, 2004)
Come September, trade equations will change even as markets take a few more baby-steps towards freedom. "No, we are only plunging into free-doom," protectionists would argue.
- Sobering Effect (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 21, 2004)
The duty cuts on petroleum products should help check inflation
- Spectre Of Inflation (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 21, 2004)
IF there is one economic phenomenon that politicians not only understand rather well but also fear the most, it is inflation. Rising prices affect all sections of society but hurt the poor the most.
- Struggle With The Centre (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 21, 2004)
In Pakistan, the periphery will not remain subjects for long but the Centre refuses to budge
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