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Articles 12321 through 12420 of 27558:
- Economics: Beyond The Definition (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jan 21, 2002)
AS EARLY as 1932, Lionel Robbins said in The Nature and Significance of Economic Science that a century earlier J. S. Mill had stated that the definition of a science had invariably not preceeded but followed the creation of the science itself.
- Tn To Target Specific It Sectors In New Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2002)
THE Tamil Nadu Government will frame the proposed Information Technology (IT) policy segmenting each sector within IT such as hardware, software, IT-enabled services and IT education.
- Enron, The Story That Broke Too Late (Indian Express, Howard Kurtz, Jan 21, 2002)
Bethany McLean, 31, a Fortune magazine reporter with an impossibly soft voice, decided to take a hard look at Enron last January. The Houston energy company didn’t like her questions.
- Cutting Flab (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 21, 2002)
TAMIL NADU is perhaps the first among the States to emulate the Centre by setting up a single-person Commission to suggest ways to downsize the Government.
- Currency: The Seductive Demon (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 21, 2002)
SO much of a nation's psyche, honour, and fortunes are tied up with its currency.
- Down A Middle Path (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
In Kashmir, we need to defeat terrorism through democracy.
- Towards Colser Strategic Cooperation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2002)
THE INKING OF the bilateral agreement on military information exchange underlines sharply that strategic cooperation between India and the United States is rapidly assuming a new and extremely significant dimension.
- Enron: Will It Re-Define Business-Govt Links (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
IT IS inevitable that the collapse of Enron should have created a series of aftershocks on the political and economic environment of the US.
- Energia: A Proud Concept In Power Management (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 21, 2002)
WHEN Matsui Takamura first handed over to me the annual report of the Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., I paid little attention to it.
- Telecom Tariff (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2002)
The reduction in telecom tariff is not a windfall for subscribers, but a long overdue correction.
- Selling Sick Psus (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2002)
JESSOP AND PARADEEP Phosphates, the two ailing public sector undertakings shortlisted for privatisation this fiscal, will provide another test for the Government's disinvestment initiative.
- Realty May Get Access To Overseas Borrowings (Business Line, Shaji Vikraman , Jan 21, 2002)
THE Government is considering a proposal to lift the ban on use of proceeds from `external commercial borrowings' (ECBs) for investment in real estate and property development, signalling a major policy shift.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 20, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.
- Tale Of Two Retainers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
More on the Congress. With the Uttar Pradesh elections round the corner, two long time family retainers, Makhanlal Fotedar and RK Dhawan, have been rehabilitated by Sonia Gandhi.
- Insecure In The Middle (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 20, 2002)
Once, in the Sixties, being middle class meant ironed clothes to wear, enough to eat, a newspaper to read, a watch to tell time by and, perhaps, a scooter to ride to work.
- Place In The Sun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
A successful foreign policy has to be driven by a vision. The makers of the policy must be guided by an overarching concern about the country’s status in international affairs.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 20, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 20, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- Colour Me Black (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
Colour blind? Certainly not. They know the colour white when they see it.
- The Fuse Gets A Bit Longer (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 20, 2002)
It appears that the state of lessened hostility between the Israelis and the Palestinians, fragile though it is, could continue for a while.
- Action, Not Words (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2002)
As expected, United States' Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Delhi began and ended on a cordial note.
- Rumblings From Rome (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2002)
Within less than a month of the euro's launch, the E.U. applecart has been well and truly upset by Italy under Silvio Berlusconi.
- After Gujarat Earthquake: Some Building Blocks Towards Safety (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Jan 20, 2002)
ANNIVERSARIES of tragic incidents are normally observed by paying homage to the victims.
- Killing Pressure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 20, 2002)
There are certain traits in Western Society that are seemingly exclusive to it.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 20, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- Brother George And Brother Paul (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
What was our venerable rakhsa mantri up to in Toronto at the end of the US leg of his jaunt abroad?
- Man Who Would Be Prime Minister (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 20, 2002)
Narain Dutt Tiwari — four times chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, twice chief of the Uttar Pradesh Congress committee, former Union finance minister, industry minister and what not — is eager once again to become a chief minister.
- Welcome To Moscowashington (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 19, 2002)
As the subcontinent fetes Colin Powell, step back three decades in time, almost to date. Then get down to figuring out this funny new world.
- Now, Economics Will Drive Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 19, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 18. Sino-Indian relations have long been on hold, thanks to decades of mutual distrust and political wariness.
- Unity Of Problems (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
The irrepressible George Bernard Shaw once described England and the United States of America as two countries separated by a common language.
- Fundamental Faultlines (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 19, 2002)
Yossef Bodansky ranks as one of the pre-eminent names in the study of terrorism.
- The General's Sly Refrain (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 19, 2002)
As expected, it has taken only less than a week to unravel the jihadi magic played by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Going by the reaction to his January 12 speech, the whole world seems to be in a mood to give the General a standing ovation.
- Disperse The War Clouds (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Jan 19, 2002)
To ease the tension, the Governments of India and Pakistan should withdraw the anti-people measures of stoppages of bus/train/air services and the ban on TV channels.
- All For Your Country (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
Seven years ago I received an invitation to deliver a series of lectures in certain Norwegian universities. I knew no one in Norway.
- Never Say Quit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
He should have been worrying, not celebrating his 52nd birthday at his home in Mumbai’s Malabar Hills.
- Let's Not Ease The Pressure On Pakistan (Pioneer, Sumant Dhamija, Jan 19, 2002)
All of America's immediate short term objectives in respect of Afghanistan achieved, and Pakistan, basking in the afterglow of international attention and flush with funds, will now shift its focus completely to Kashmir.
- Burden Of The Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
Pragmatism weighed with the BJP when it dropped 41 sitting legislators in Uttar Pradesh while announcing candidates for 309 seats in the state. The party has identified them as the least likely to win in the February elections.
- The Fact Of The Hyphen (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 19, 2002)
When Afghanistan was last in the news, the military ruler of Pakistan said one thing and did another, explaining to his American mentor that “Muslims have the right to lie in a good cause.”
- Action, Not Words (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 19, 2002)
As expected, United States' Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Delhi began and ended on a cordial note.
- Killing Pressure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 19, 2002)
There are certain traits in Western Society that are seemingly exclusive to it.
- Left Out In The Cold, Some Warm Comfort For Pakistan’s Minorities (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Jan 19, 2002)
LAHORE: For Cecil Chaudhry, war hero and rights activist, the news came straight out of the blue.
- Playing The Numbers Game (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 19, 2002)
Ashok Gehlot and Digvijay Singh must be congratulated for their courageous and visionary steps to put a leash on the spiralling population graph.
- For Peace That Passes Terrorism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 19, 2002)
The perceptible change in tone and urgency among the leading protagonists of the war against terrorism - the US and Britain - and the consequent increase in pressure on Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorism.
- The Doctor's Prescription (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 19, 2002)
The RBI has come to the cautious conclusion that certain forms of Governemnt spending have a positive impact on the economy.
- `No Time-Frame For Crr Cut' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
THE Reserve Bank of India has not set any pre-determined time-frame for the one-time reduction of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) to three per cent.
- Infrastructure Growth Down To 2 Pc In Apr-Dec (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
REFLECTING the general slowdown in the economy, the infrastructure index of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has registered a dismal two per cent growth during the first nine months of the current fiscal, as against 6.8 per cent during Apr-Dec.2000.
- The New U.S. Factor (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2002)
A DEFINITIVE DE-ESCALATION of the emotionally surcharged crisis across the India-Pakistan divide and a substantive resumption of dialogue between the two countries constitute the exploratory purpose of the Powell mission to Islamabad and New Delhi.
- Ins Cautions Members On Lml Ads (Business Line, Sudha Menon, Jan 19, 2002)
THE Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has issued a circular to member publications and accredited advertising agencies advising them to exercise caution while accepting advertisements from scooter manufacturer LML Ltd.
- Petroleum Deregulation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2002)
DEREGULATION OF THE petroleum sector is slated to commence in a big way with the Government reiterating its longstanding commitment to do away with the administered price mechanism (APM) for petroleum products by the end of this fiscal year.
- Holding Back The Give-Aways (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 19, 2002)
FOR the first time in several years, a concerted effort is being made to phase out or scrap the incentive provisions in the income-tax code. First, the Parthasarathy Shome panel was set up to advise on tax policy for the Tenth Plan.
- Should India Go For Strategic Oil Reserves? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jan 19, 2002)
IN the wake of increasing tension between India and Pakistan, the re-thinking on strategic oil reserves is assuming importance.
- Corporate Straits (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
MUCH OF THE Indian corporate sector is ill and some firms may well be in the terminal stage.
- Retrospective Policy Changes -- Fuelling Problems For Urea Units (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jan 19, 2002)
While fixing the policy parameters in its obsession to reduce subsidy, the Government should not ignore the overriding need to ensure the continued viability of all efficient plants.
- Tax By The Wire (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Jan 19, 2002)
THE following are the views/recommendations of the High-Power Committee on Electronic Commerce and Taxation with regard to business transacted by persons in India with those in other countries through the Internet:
- Wipro Posts 17 Pc Rise In Q3 Net (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
WIPRO Ltd has recorded a 12 per cent growth in revenues at Rs 875.9 crore and a 17 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 223.6 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001.
- The Unaccountables (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Jan 19, 2002)
Scanalised by how Arthur Andersen could destroy thousands of e-mails and paper documents related to its audit of Enron and the energy major’s more than unconventional accounting methods?
- For Defensible Frontiers (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
INDIA’S war against terrorism has entered the second phase since December 13.
- Pakistan's Defining Moment? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
THE REFORM AGENDA being unveiled by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, is meticulously designed to restructure his country's society and politics.
- Musharraf's Speech And Indian Muslims (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 18, 2002)
Whether the Pakistani General will follow up his speech with reforms or not, will be seen in the due course.
- Populist Postures (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
POLITICIANS learn neither from the past nor from the present. The Congress party’s decision to include in its manifesto for Punjab the promise of free electricity is a case in point.
- Destination South Asia (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 18, 2002)
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is currently on a visit, his second in the past one month. Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji was also in India with his delegation.
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- Undermining Ties (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 18, 2002)
Recent reports about the United States' stand on Israel's sale of Phalcon Airborne Early Warning Command and Control System (AWACS) and Arrow series of anti-tactical ballistic missiles (ABTM), do little good to the increasingly close Indo-US relations.
- Gateways Of Cities (Indian Express, Rajeev Ahuja, Jan 18, 2002)
IN current troubled times airport security may have tightened across all airports.
- Burying The Zia Legacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
BY delivering that speech last Saturday General Pervez Musharraf has embarked on a path which will conclusively end (if he succeeds, that is) the era inaugurated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- The Bend In The Sutlej (Indian Express, S. P. Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
SYL has always stood for controversy in Punjab. Now that the Supreme Court judgement has directed the Punjab Govt to complete the project in a year, political parties are rehashing their rhetoric and sharpening their knives.
- Flying The Flag (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
WHEN THE NATIONAL flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in July 1947, it was spoken about as a symbol which belonged to all Indians — and in equal measure.
- Choices For The Northeast (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jan 18, 2002)
The differing concerns of the people in the area could pose a serious impediment to lasting peace in the Northeast. They have to be addressed above all by people in the region.
- A Short-Lived Unhappy Episode (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 18, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 17. It was unseemly, it was avoidable - this wrangle over the Government's plan to send all-party delegations abroad to mobilise international opinion in support of India's case against cross-border terrorism.
- Saffron Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 18, 2002)
An able prime minister always minds his back garden and looks beyond his garden fence to the world outside.
- Nabard Moots Bank Loans Against Godown Receipts -- Guidelines Awaiting Government Nod (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Jan 18, 2002)
COMMERCIAL banks can start funding farmers against godown or warehouse receipts, if the proposal put forth by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) gets the nod from the Government.
- Out Of The Ashes (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 18, 2002)
We have to brace ourselves for the experience. Each year, about this time, when the weather turns pleasant, expatriate economists, much like the migratory birds from Siberia, visit the country for a week or a couple of weeks.
- Dumped (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 18, 2002)
Perhaps, after all, partners in the National Democratic Alliance cannot be taken for granted.
- Kutch Revisited -- With Rubble & Uncertainty For Company (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jan 18, 2002)
BHUJ, Anjar and Bachhau in Kutch district live alone in the ruins of last year's earthquake, with the choking rubble piling up in select corners of the towns.
- Insurance Sector (Business Line, A. Jacob Sahayam, Jan 18, 2002)
Competition has started bearing fruit for the insurance industry.
- Hardware-Software Marriage -- Zhu Calls For Synergy In It (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2002)
THE Chinese premier, Mr Zhu Rongji, on Thursday suggested that India and China work together and promote each other in the information technology sector.
- Irda Nod For Licences To 7 Third Party Administrators (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Jan 18, 2002)
IN yet another significant liberalisation move, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has granted an in-principle approval for the issuance of licence to seven companies for acting as third party administrators (TPAs).
- State Govt Cos Can Undertake Coal Mining (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2002)
UNDER the revised Coal Mining Policy, which came into existence on December 12, State Government companies or their subsidiaries can undertake mining of coking and non-coking coal or lignite reserves.
- Sports And Sportsmen (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 18, 2002)
THE other day, I was invited to meet the England women's cricket team at a cocktail party.
- What Price Growth? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2002)
IS THE CURRENT low inflation slowing economic growth? The RBI's Report on Currency and Finance 2000-01 does seem to suggest this.
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