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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 27558:
- A Return To Past Practice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2004)
The Government has decided to raise the minimum support price for the common variety of paddy by a modest Rs.10 a quintal (an increase of less than 2 per cent), but what is
- Venezuela's Vote (Hindu, Selma James, Aug 14, 2004)
Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has achieved a level of grassroots participation most politicians can only dream of.
- Pakistan Plots Return Of Taliban (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2004)
Pakistan wants to restore Taliban control over Southern and Eastern Afghanistan so as to establish "strategic depth" throughout that country in the conviction that the Americans are bound to leave in due course.
- Drug Watch (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 13, 2004)
The recent MoU between India and Pakistan is yet another CBM
- Epf: A Difficult Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2004)
The decision to lower the yield on provident fund money lying with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) was bound to be contentious.
- Forex Market Intervention For Transition Economies (Business Line, Anil Kumar Angrish, Aug 13, 2004)
Domestic monetary policy and exchange rate management are largely affected by forex flows. The kind of exchange rate regime that is followed in an economy determines the impact of forex flows on monetary policy.
- Fund Of Funds For Efficient Asset Allocation (Business Line, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Everybody has changing investment requirements, depending on the market conditions and personal needs. Most people tend to invest more in equity despite market frenzy.
- Going Beyond Msp (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 13, 2004)
More than half way into the kharif season, the Centre has announced the minimum support price for various crops.
- Inflation Is All Gas (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 13, 2004)
IT HAPPENED in a crowded bus that Mr Common Man found suddenly that his wallet was empty. Even as he was trying to figure out how he lost money, his neighbour in the seat said, sympathetically, "I'm sorry."
- Is China Worth Emulating? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 13, 2004)
China has not been successful in attracting "huge" amounts of foreign investment as is being claimed. The real growth rate may be less than India's. Poverty and unemployment are rising again after some initial improvement.
- Mantra To Carry On (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Although our problems may never leave us, we should learn to leave them down for a while
- New Sovereigntism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 13, 2004)
THIS is an appellation that has gained currency to describe a tendency on the part of a country or its policy-makers to be narcissistically obsessed with its sovereign rights in its relations with other nations or in its reaction to international ...
- At Cross Purposes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
CLARIFICATIONS that there has been no difference of opinion on the Manipur crisis between Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have come.
- On The Trail Of Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
THE two-day official-level talks between India and Pakistan on terrorism and drug-trafficking have ended on expected lines.
- Tragic Deaths (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 13, 2004)
A heart-rending tragedy has unfolded in Hyderabad over the last one week. Hundreds of impoverished parents of children suffering from serious congenital heart disease (CHD) flocked to the city in the hope of getting free treatment.
- Peace Must Be A Priority (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 13, 2004)
IT is a strange coincidence: the day Pakistan’s delegation on cultural matters and visa relaxation was in New Delhi for talks with its Indian counterparts, the Pakistan Cabinet decided that its visa regime should be tightened up. Obviously, the scope ...
- Spare A Thought For Blue Bull (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Aug 13, 2004)
THE Blue Bull is endemic to India alone, that is, it is not found anywhere else in the world, which places it in the class of living world heritage that needs to be preserved to posterity.
- The `Best Hope' In South Asia (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Aug 13, 2004)
Despite a profoundly questionable American effort to prop up an unpopular and disingenuous regime in Pakistan, India should doggedly focus on the pursuit of its own interests.
- The Name Is The Thing (Tribune, M. K. Agarwal, Aug 13, 2004)
“WHAT is the latest move of Sonia Maino?” you are asked. The question fails to register any feeling with you because you can’t, in the first instance, identify the subject.
- Un And Internet Governance (Deccan Herald, SHASHI THAROOR, Aug 13, 2004)
One year ago, on the eve of the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, some in the media expressed concern that the Summit would push to limit freedom of the press.
- Yearning For Authentic Governance (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 13, 2004)
India's stark socio-economic disparities have many causes, one of which could be the high modal income ratio. The difference in incomes between those employed in the government sector and those outside is among the highest in the world.
- Allotment Of Ministerial Bungalows (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
GETTING ministerial bungalows vacated in Delhi is quite a tricky job for the government.
- Athens 2004 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
THE greatest, grandest sporting spectacle of the world is about to start. The next fortnight will be filled with drama, triumphs, tribulations, laughter, tears, razzmatazz and much more.
- Freedom From Want (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2004)
Such is the ordinariness of the 58th year in the life of a nation that it will rarely be treated as more than a fleeting calendar event.
- Nikahnama : A Reply To Triple Talaq (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Aug 13, 2004)
Uniformity in personal laws is not desirable but there is case for reform in Muslim personal law
- Health Panel Formed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday announced the formation of a National Commission on Health and a number of measures for improving the health sector, including a Rs 300 million fund for disabled people , upgradation of nurses’ pay ...
- Frills Of Ageing (Deccan Herald, SNEHLATHA BALIGA, Aug 12, 2004)
Along with years, you also gain other appendages, weight, blood sugar and the like
- Ban Zimbabwe, It’S The Only Way (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Aug 12, 2004)
Not since South Africa was banned from international cricket for its apartheid policy has the International Cricket Council been presented with the kind of clear-cut moral choice to be made in Zimbabwe.
- Add To Your Anti-Fraud Armour (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2004)
FRAUD is a demon that never dies. So, here is one more anti-fraud guide, this time from Ernst & Young.
- No Handholding In Public (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 12, 2004)
A subtle change in India’s relations with Israel is likely to take place in the new dispensation
- Now And Then (Deccan Herald, SHARADA PRAHLADRAO, Aug 12, 2004)
Comparing the present with the past is a useful hobby, especially when experience is on your side
- Pakistan’S ‘Strategic Depth’ Idea (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
JUST a few days before he died in a mysterious air-crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia-ul-Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent. General Zia was ecstatic that following the Geneva Accords, Mikhail Gorbachev was all set to withdraw
- Peace Through Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Aug 12, 2004)
India-Pakistan ties could be normalised through the development cooperation between the two neighbours
- Play Of Science (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
Science and technology will have a bigger role in this Olympics than ever before
- Whose Interest? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2004)
The decision of the trustees of the Provident Fund Organisation to scale down the interest payable on member accumulations to 8.5 per cent should occasion no surprise.
- New Chapter In War On Terror (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 12, 2004)
Just a few days before he died in a mysterious air crash on August 17, 1988, General Zia ul Haq shared some of his thoughts with a German correspondent.
- Bridge Too Far (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
This is one bridge-built over the Yamuna and linking Allahabad with Naini on National Highway No 27-the Samajwadi Party has burnt with the Congress.
- Failed Occupation Of Iraq (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 12, 2004)
A TV station ban, 160,000 foreign troops, trumped up charges: is this the free society Iraqis were promised?
- Rather Than Reservation In Private Sector (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 12, 2004)
The Government's focus should be on making entrepreneurs out of large segments of civil society, especially those belonging to Scheduled Castes/Tribes or Other Backward Classes, rather than providing limited job opportunities in listed companies...
- Need For Compact Ministries In State (Deccan Herald, SANDEEP SHASTRI, Aug 12, 2004)
Backroom bargaining and the politics of accommodation make for jumbo-sized ministries in the State
- Modi In Trouble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
BJP leadership’s handling of dissidence will be an indicator of the party’s future strategy
- Maiden Flight (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
A Saras prototype is flying, but its commercial viability is still in question
- Laying Pota To Rest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2004)
The Union Cabinet's decision to lay the Prevention of Terrorism Act to rest will be welcomed by all those who value democratic freedoms and respect for human life and dignity.
- Law Of The Averages (Deccan Herald, A V SRINIVAS, Aug 12, 2004)
In our family, those who do not get past the high benchmark of intelligence are at once declared ‘average’
- Into The Cold (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
RAW’s inability to confront Singh with evidence in time enabled him to escape
- Governor Sets Social Agenda (Tribune, Swati Vashishtha, Aug 12, 2004)
The recent political showdown between the Congress and the BJP over the sacking of four Governors has sparked a national debate. While carefully choosing to keep himself from commenting on the issue, Governor of Uttranchal Sudershan Agarwal has a ...
- Price For Paddy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
THE minimum support price (MSP) announced on Tuesday for paddy, oilseeds and pulses indicates that the government wants to encourage price-led crop diversification. Attempts to wean farmers from the wheat-paddy cycle to oilseeds and pulses have yet to ...
- To Win Is To Put Rules Back Into The Game (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2004)
WITH a great game coming up soon in Athens, here is Dick Pound with his book, Inside the Olympics, from Wiley (www.wiley.com). It promises `a behind-the-scenes look at the polities, the scandals, and the glory of the games', touching upon topics of ...
- What Price Truth If It Does Not Hiss? (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 12, 2004)
CLAUSE 56 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2004 has been robbing accountants of sleep for the last about a month.
- Bush’S Pet Goat And Decision-Making (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Aug 12, 2004)
National security issues cannot be endlessly debated, but a collective decision is better than an individual one
- Bush Draws Sustenance (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 12, 2004)
There are parallels that can be noticed between many policies and actions of Reagan and Bush
- War For Minds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
The outburst of the Education Ministers of BJP-ruled States at a meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) is only "Chapter Two" of a long-running struggle against partisan control over what should constitute "learning" for young minds.
- Vertical Mirage (Deccan Herald, U. S. Iyer, Aug 12, 2004)
Not all who chase dreams abroad find that the streets there are paved with gold
- Build On Gains (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
The new government should ensure continuity in its Pakistan policy
- Vanishing Trick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Two Faces Of The Same Coin (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 12, 2004)
The growth of the BJP at the Centre and state is more due to lapses of the other political parties than any attraction to its policies
- Goodbye Pota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
NO tears will be shed over the demise of the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which witnessed extensive misuse during its infamous tenure. That is just a polite way of saying that its exit would be celebrated. It was an affront to the ...
- Toxic History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
THE education ministers of the five BJP-ruled states did not cover themselves with glory by boycotting the first meeting of the newly constituted Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on Tuesday.
- Reagan Years (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
Reagan’s leadership saw the end of the Cold War and changed the face of global politics
- The Threats Within Pakistan (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 12, 2004)
Subnationalism and Islamic nationalism have jointly surfaced in Pakistan, but these should not be mixed up
- Still Short-Sighted (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2004)
JUDGING BY THE flurry of meetings and statements on the situation in Manipur, the Centre appears to have been finally jolted awake to the crisis in the State.
- Delayed Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Setback In Lanka (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is uncertainty in Lanka after the failure of the peace talks
- Sense Prevails (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
The political class seems to have realised how crucial the IT industry is to Bangalore
- New Mechanism Required (Deccan Herald, JOSE MANUEL DURAO BARROSO, Aug 12, 2004)
The UN has been successful in containing the damage of war, but not very effective in preventing conflict
- Trade-Off On Transit (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 12, 2004)
A decision by India and Pakistan to offer each other transit facilities for energy and goods will in one stroke reorder the geopolitics of the region.
- Pakistan As A Member Of Arf (Deccan Herald, G V C NAIDU, Aug 11, 2004)
India’s decision not to oppose Pakistan’s membership of the ASEAN Regional Forum is a welcome sign
- Nothing Presidential (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 11, 2004)
LAST time I visited Kerala, my niece Priya was at her garrulous best narrating her encounter with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. She showed me the hotel in Kochi where she and some other selected children had a meeting with the first citizen of India.
- Nurturing Bpo Boom (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
The fast-growing industry may suffocate if steps are not initiated to remove future roadblocks
- Opting For Rainfed Crops Better Than Blame Game (Deccan Herald, BHAVANISHANKAR, Aug 11, 2004)
Successive droughts during the last three years have dried up the soil in the catchment areas of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, to considerable depths.
- Un Fig Leaf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Even after the proposed transfer of power, the US will be the real masters of Iraq
- Situation Same (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Natwar Singh’s faux pas on Iraq was rather unfortunate
- Losing Argument (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Aug 11, 2004)
An attempt to win an argument with a friend, results in the end of the argument... and the friendship
- When Ladakhis Lost Innocence (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Aug 11, 2004)
Primitive logistics and forces of harsh geography were the twin factors which shielded Ladakh’s ancient identity against external influences, from the first dawn right up to the decade of 1940s.
- Water Dispute (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2004)
Consensus is the best way to solve a problem when people’s emotions are involved. Since the river water dispute between Punjab and Haryana falls in this category, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s idea of evolving a consensus to resolve the...
- Violation Of Human Rights In Sudan (Deccan Herald, RAJEN HARSHE, Aug 11, 2004)
India has a stake in protecting the political stability of Sudan, to safeguard its oil investments
- Uncertainty About Indo-Israeli Ties (Deccan Herald, P R KUMARASWAMY, Aug 11, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh government can be expected to tone down the pro-Israeli posture pursued by the NDA government
- Turmoil In Manipur (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 11, 2004)
I have seen it happening in Kashmir: men baring their chests and challenging the security forces to shoot them. What youthful Kashmir leader Yasin Malik was demanding when he went on fast unto death for the first time was that Amnesty International ...
- The Pressure For Accountability (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Aug 11, 2004)
It would be good if the State’s right to information law co-exists with the Centre’s freedom of information law
- The Ten-Year Cycle (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 11, 2004)
Going by fluctuations in the fortunes of political parties in India, the BJP could be in for a long period of decline
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