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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 27558:
- Budget: Let Down By Leakages (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jul 22, 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.
- Confidence Vote On Futures (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 22, 2004)
The Liberalised Framework announced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India should expand the `futures' and `options' segment, and result in moving much of the speculative activity from the `spot' to the `derivatives' market.
- A Will In The Present With Baggage From The Past (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2004)
CONFUSION in Kolkata is about Priyamvada's will and Lodha's luck, even as Birlas look blank. "Where there's a will there's a way," they say, but here's a will that's beating its way to courtroom battles and newspaper headlines.
- Democratise The Boardrooms (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jul 22, 2004)
The Indian polity is only as democratic as the Indian corporate sector. Both have been persisting with British models that leave a lot to be desired.
- Time To Renew The Congress (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 22, 2004)
The Congress, as the oldest political outfit in the country and still the only all-India party, has to take the lead in reviving itself as a political organisation.
- The Pressure For Accountability (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Jul 22, 2004)
Right to Information can help even citizens to keep tabs on government expenditure and behaviour
- The Last Shangri La (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jul 22, 2004)
Nestled between the snow-capped high-altitude mountains of the Great Himalayan Range and the Shamshabari Range in north Kashmir is the pristine Gurez Valley — probably the last remaining Shangri La since the Zanskar Valley in Ladakh was discovered a ...
- Testimony Or Convention Speech? (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Jul 22, 2004)
Yes, I am aware that the US President, Mr George Bush, as the Republican Nominee, will deliver his convention speech in August. But reading the testimony of the Federal Reserve chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan
- Fair-Feathered Friends (Deccan Herald, MELISSA LOBO, Jul 22, 2004)
I must have been smiling in my sleep that Saturday morning. It had been a couple of months since my college vacations that I had last visited my family. I was dreaming that I was having a conversation with my brother. Suddenly...
- Show Him The Door (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2004)
Law is finally catching up with Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren. Reports suggest that a police team from Jharkhand is already on his trail. The UPA government is at the receiving end for retaining him as a minister when an arrest warrant is pending ...
- Seize The Opportunity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2004)
In a welcome move, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War (PW) has declared its readiness to have talks also with Governments of the other States
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 22, 2004)
For the rudderless BJP weighed down by the electoral defeat, the issue of quota on the basis of religion has come as a potential political weapon for launching a long-drawn conflict with the UPA government.
- Once More To The Wto Table (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2004)
After the multiple crises in the North-East since June this year, the first positive signs have emerged from the troubled region.
- Nature’S Fury (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2004)
Long-term plans are needed to prevent the annual floods that devastate Assam
- Pm’S Prescription (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2004)
The letter written by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to all Chief Ministers last week addresses some of the major concerns and issues relating to administration, Centre-state relations and social and economic policies which are relevant to the country now.
- State Budget And Cmp Squared Off (Deccan Herald, GOPAL K KADEKODI, Jul 21, 2004)
The pro-farmer State budget is welcome, but inflationary pressure on the oil front could upset calculations
- Shameful Inaction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2004)
It is not surprising that the National Commission, appointed by the United States Government to probe the events leading up to the tragedy of 9/11, has criticised both the Clinton and Bush administrations for failing to
- Venusian Woman (Deccan Herald, SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, Jul 21, 2004)
July is a critical month for India as well as the rest of the world — it will decide the course of global trade talks
- Too Little, Too Late (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2004)
The Supreme Courts order, directing the Centre to disburse to survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster Rs. 1,505.46 crores that is part of the settlement reached with the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), comes not a day too soon.
- Military Rules, Not Okay (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jul 21, 2004)
The nation's political parties and politicians are continuously losing credibility as a result of increasing criminalisation of politics.
- Karnataka's Predictable Budget (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2004)
After the Central and Andhra Pradesh budgets, it was very much on the cards that the Congress-led coalition Government in Karnataka would also come up with what it could project as a "pro-farmer, pro-poor budget."
- Israel Pooh-Poohs World Courtvv (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jul 21, 2004)
With overt US support, Israel has consigned a World Court judgment against it to the trash bin
- What India Has To Learn From China (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 20, 2004)
We have deviated from the path of self-reliance by putting all our eggs in the corporate basket
- Transfers For What? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to all Chief Ministers, reviving a tradition set by Jawaharlal Nehru, to help tackle the menace of transfers and postings of civil servants is timely.
- The Muddle Over A Charge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2004)
The Access deficit charge Charge regime is headed for a prolonged debate with the two opposing camps — the incumbent, Bharat Sanchar Nigam, and the domestic private telecom operators
- Fake Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2004)
Higher revenue and the social sector have been kept in mind in the surplus budget
- Slave Labour In Brazil (Hindu, Paul Brown, Jul 20, 2004)
An unpublished report for the ILO says that despite the best efforts of the Brazilian Government, slave labour continues in the country's interior.
- Reviving Good Practice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — a cerebral leader who takes the challenges and burdens of governance seriously — must be commended for reviving an excellent tradition: Jawaharlal
- Revitalising Panchsheel (Hindu, K. R. Narayanan, Jul 20, 2004)
As co-originators of the Panchsheel, it is the internationalist duty of China and India to march forward, revitalise their friendly relationship, and project the Five Principles for the peace, progress, and stability of the world.
- Great Metamorphosis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2004)
Higher revenue and the social sector have been kept in mind in the surplus budget
- Power Of Productivity (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jul 20, 2004)
That the Budget 2004, crafted by a dream team of a government wearing pro-poor symbols on their sleeves, should be the causus belli for the Left Parties, to clamour against privatisation per se and hike in FDI is only mildly surprising.
- A Tax That Needs Thought (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Jul 20, 2004)
The New Foreign Trade Policy, is good, but if India has delusions of leapfrogging in the global trade order, it misses too many realities
- No `One-Ways' In Globalisation (Business Line, Satya Prabhakar, Jul 20, 2004)
Globalisation, as most countries have to come to finally comprehend and accept, is not only inexorable and inevitable but also largely beneficial despite short-term restructuring pain and suffering.
- Is There Political Will? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Jul 20, 2004)
The State CMP lacks foresight, but its pro-poor measures could be effective if the corrupt are weeded out
- Budget 2004-05: Mirage Of Goodies For Farm Sector (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Jul 20, 2004)
Despite the Government's right noises on support to the agriculture sector, there is no clear roadmap to boost farm growth. Addressing the debt-related crisis by promising more credit can only lead to greater indebtedness.
- 91st Constitutional Amendment: Not Quite Adequate (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 20, 2004)
ON July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, limiting the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature, came into effect.
- Resignations A Charade (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2004)
Political leaders in Haryana seem to be playing oneupmanship on the sensitive waters issue. The BJP called a Haryana bandh on Monday, which evoked a limited
- Budget & Financial Sector Reform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 20, 2004)
Amidst the well-pulicised emphasis on agriculture and the social sector, the recent budget, which was the first official economic policy foray of the United Progressive Alliance
- A Growth-Oriented Budget (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Jul 19, 2004)
Mr. P. Chidambaram deserves to be complemented for presenting a progressive and growth-oriented budget for 2004-05. Comfortably placed with impressive performance in the preceding year, achieving a growth rate of 8.2 per cent, inflation
- Testing The Waters (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 19, 2004)
In giving the district units in Andhra Pradesh a free hand in deciding whether or not to have an electoral understanding with the Telugu Desam Party for the local body polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party has sought to use these low-stake elections as a test
- Nation Scarred (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 19, 2004)
No calamity that takes a heavy toll on human life can go without collective outpouring of grief. Even so, the tragedy that occurred in a primary school in Kumbakonam town of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is particularly numbing, plunging the entire ...
- China And Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2004)
As the South Asian Foreign Ministers meet this week in Islamabad, the idea of associating China with the plans for economic integration in the subcontinent should get some serious attention.
- A Change Of Scene In Bollywood (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 19, 2004)
At Mumbai's New Empire theatre, the sole show devoted to screening Monster opened with a stunning contrast. Ahead of Hollywood's offering came the trailer of Garv.
- Code For Doctors (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 19, 2004)
After years of dithering, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has drawn up and published in the Official Gazette regulations governing the professional conduct, etiquette and ethics for medical practitioners.
- Aicc Revamp: Reward And Punishment (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jul 19, 2004)
Nearly two months after the Congress came to power at the Centre via the coalition route, the party president, Sonia Gandhi, set herself to the task of re-building a team to run the affairs of the All-India Congress Committee.
- Gorbachev's Ghost (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jul 19, 2004)
Saddam Hussein gave international currency to the phrase "mother of all battles" during the first Gulf War. The Elections 2004 could be, in a manner of speaking, described as the mother of all electoral battles in Independent India.
- Peace On The Guillotine, Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2004)
Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir cannot succeed unless the central precondition for democracy exists: a commitment by all parties to resolve differences through discourse, not military means.
- Making `Delivery Mechanism' Deliver (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Jul 19, 2004)
Post Budget, there is much talk of `delivery mechanism' being the key to make a difference for Rural India. Delivery mechanism is the channel through which government spending on social priorities flows — ministries, departments and district officials.
- Reform Customary Laws (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The debate over personal laws often comes down to the following:
Gender equality — how patriarchal customs and laws, be they Hindu or Muslim, treat men ad women differently in terms of their legal entitlements.
- Reformed Regime-I A Ploy To Deprive The Poor (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Jul 19, 2004)
According to the media, corporate world, and private institutional finance houses, everything was fine in India because the balance of payment was in surplus, the growth rate was high, the foreign
- No Benchmark For Morality (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 19, 2004)
Notwithstanding the laws against corruption, the country has witnessed a steep rise in corrupt practices. Both the volume of money and people involved have reached an all-time high.
- Tilting At Windmills (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 19, 2004)
The fertiliser Minister's preoccupation with bringing urea distribution under total administrative control is difficult to fathom when more pressing issues pertaining to the fertiliser policy should be engaging his attention.
- Further Reflections On The Budget (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 19, 2004)
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's Budget 2004-05 has been the subject of many discussions, compliments and complaints. It has not been a Dream Budget, as his last effort was. But it is not the nightmare his critics have sought to make it.
- Globalisation And Cultural Identity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The following are extracts from the UNDP’s Human Development Report, 2004: Globalisation has increased contacts between people and their values, ideas and ways of life in unprecedented ways.
- Continuity In Foreign Policy (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 19, 2004)
There are various ways of looking at the recent discussions in New Delhi of the two visiting dignitaries — the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, and the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, but one point was striking
- Idbi's Generosity (Business Line, Dinesh Narayanan, Jul 19, 2004)
Industrial Development Bank of India is a lucky lender. The development financial institution, which just redefined itself as a commercial bank, quietly wangled a budgetary support of Rs 9,575 crore — Rs 9,000 crore
- Cet Imbroglio — What Next? (Deccan Herald, H K SHIVANANDA, Jul 19, 2004)
While Karnataka has much to do in the Supreme Court, it should immediately provide relief to students
- Consistency In Tax Laws Key For Financial Planning (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Jul 19, 2004)
The 2004-05 Budget has introduced measures that may have a bearing on financial planning. The changes in short-term and long-term capital gains tax apply to securities that are listed on stock exchanges.
- Celebrating Diversity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 19, 2004)
The UNDP-commissioned Human Development Report 2004, released in Delhi on July 15, has a special significance for India. It closely examines the relationship between cultural diversity and development.
- Incomplete Investigations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 19, 2004)
A political compromise in one case and bureaucratic reticence in the other saved United States President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair from being held responsible for invading Iraq on false pretences.
- Intelligence Loses Its Reputation (Hindu, William Pfaff, Jul 19, 2004)
The findings of the British and American intelligence services on Iraq were edited to deliver the conclusions Tony Blair and George W. Bush wanted.
- While Beckham Sleeps (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Jul 19, 2004)
The mind boggles at the ridiculous extents to which people sometimes go, in the name of ‘art’
- Bond With Berlin (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 19, 2004)
The announcement that India and Germany considered each other "natural candidates" for a permanent seat at the enlarged United Nations Security Council (UNSC), made at a joint press conference in Delhi last week by
- Rebel With A Cause (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 18, 2004)
While differences between Tamils in the North and East are very old, Col Karuna has achieved what was unimaginable by bringing about a split in the LTTE
- Republic Of Bihar (Pioneer, Kumud L Das, Jul 18, 2004)
That Biharis are born with the highest emotional quotient in India was proved on May 22, 2004. Eleven ministers sworn-in from Bihar turned most Biharis and non-resident Biharis (NRB) settled in Delhi emotional
- India's Inherent Strength (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 18, 2004)
What is the vitality of India? How is it to be viewed in today's regional and global perspective? These questions evoked animated discussions among 50 scholars drawn from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, America...
- Farmer Can’T Wait (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The faltering monsoon poses a tough challenge for the government given how rhetoric drips with “concern” for the poor farmer. What poor farmers need when rainfall is inadequate, or worse, when there is drought, is quick delivery of assistance.
- Green Oscar: Befitting Award For Rathore (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jul 18, 2004)
Few have heard the name of Goverdhan Rathore and fewer know the outstanding work he has done in providing greener alternative to firewood in the form of biogas.
- Controversy Over History Writing: Time For A Consensual Approach (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 18, 2004)
Very few students read history after completing their school education. And fewer opt for history as a subject at the undergraduate level and beyond. But they cannot escape studying this subject till the matriculation stage.
- Continue More Price Support To Wheat & Rice, Says Swaminathan (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jul 18, 2004)
Prof M.S. Swaminathan needs no introduction. He has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential Asians of the 20th century (by Time magazine), one of the only three from India (the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore).
- Amarinder Singh's Terminator Act (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jul 18, 2004)
Never before has any Chief Minister in this country acted so outrageously as has Amarinder Singh in Punjab by enacting — suddenly and somewhat surreptitiously
- Prayer Promotes Ties And Spreads Harmony (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 18, 2004)
I heard over the radio the other day of “faith” as a management tool being used in corporate offices here in America. It alerted me instantly for it rang a familiar bell. I heard it with greater attention. The announcer narrated how the employees were sta
- Ib’S Role Has Not Been Understood Properly (Deccan Herald, R N KULKARNI, Jul 18, 2004)
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda’s recent statement that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) should monitor the activities of state ministers, is fraught with dangerous consequences.
- Learning From Heart-Breaking Tragedy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2004)
The death of 90 primary school children in an inferno in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu on Friday is all the more heart-breaking because it could have been so easily averted if only basic safety procedures and building regulations had been adhered to.
- Let Truth Prevail (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The Opposition has been stalling Parliament for several days, objecting to a probe of the Godhra train carnage which triggered an anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, taking thousands of innocent lives.
- Reality Bites (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2004)
As a Finance Minister concerned with projecting his Budget as investor-friendly, Mr P Chidambaram did the right thing by announcing hikes in FDI caps in telecom, civil aviation and insurance.
- The Lure Of Democracy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 17, 2004)
The latest issue of the `Human Development Report' says that Indians have a very high regard for their institutions, higher than what people have in the US, Germany, Switzerland and Australia.
- Towards Sustainable Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jul 17, 2004)
The Union budget, if properly implemented, can ensure sustainable food security for the people
- Small Ministries Are Better (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Jul 17, 2004)
On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution came into effect. From this day on, the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in the states must not exceed 15 per cent of the members in the Lok Sabha or state legislatures.
- The Idea Of Cultural Liberty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2004)
The 2004 edition of the Human Development Report makes a bold attempt to expand the idea of human development by incorporating respect for cultural diversity.
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