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Articles 14021 through 14120 of 27558:
- Osama Bin Laden Tape (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
After weeks of internal discussion and top-level assessment of various pros and cons, the Pentagon has finally released a videotape in which Osama bin Laden, in conversation with some aides and a Saudi cleric.
- Sectarian Outfits Cash In On Rival Fronts’ Blame-Game On Kerala Violence (The Financial Express, K. P. Sethunath, Dec 15, 2001)
The sectarian violence rocking Kerala since December 6, the ninth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
- Here Comes The Son (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2001)
When small town boy Manoj Bajpai took on the role of the polo-playing playboy prince of Jodhpur in Khalid Mohammad’s film, Zubeida.
- Diversity Concerns In Higher Education (Hindu, S. Srinivasa Rao, Dec 15, 2001)
The current crisis in higher education is not purely a problem of lack of resources, it is equally importantly, if not more, of content and attitudes.
- Crisis Of Civilization (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2001)
The spectre of violence now haunts the globe. The terrorist attack on Parliament House on Thursday demonstrates that the phantasm is a terrifying reality.
- What Happened To Zero-Based Budgeting? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
The Government is rightly concerned with the need for garnering extra resources.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 15, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Causes Of The Taliban Collapse (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
When the war clouds first started gathering over Afghanistan following the terrorist strikes on the United States on September 11.
- Sezs: Hubs Of Economic Activity? (Business Line, Alice George, Dec 15, 2001)
SPECIAL Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced by the EXIM Policy 2000, may not have the desired economic results in terms of increased foreign exchange earnings and foreign investments if the fundamental issues and systemic bottlenecks are not resolved.
- Chimera Of Security (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 15, 2001)
AMONG other things, the outrage on Parliament on Thursday has once again proved beyond a shadow of doubt that the attainment of political power and effective governance are two entirely different things.
- Govt Procurement Agreement: A Chance To Reduce Corruption (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 15, 2001)
Government procurement was one of the four new issues which was brought under the work programme of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its first Ministerial Conference in Singapore in December 1996.
- Tamil Nadu Plans To Make Tourism ‘A Spiritual Experience’ (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Dec 15, 2001)
Tamil Nadu is right now in the green room, dressing up to entice the world to its enduring heritage and enchanting beauty.
- China Says Arms Control Key After Us Drops Abm (The Financial Express, John Ruwitch, Dec 15, 2001)
BEIJING: Chinese President Jiang Zemin has called for multilateral efforts to ensure global stability following a US decision to abandon the 1972 anti-ballistic missile treaty and press ahead with a missile defence system.
- Intermediational Cost Rations In Psbs -- Reduction, An Important Objective (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 15, 2001)
THE ratio of operating expenses to a bank's assets may be treated as a measure of the ratio of intermediational costs.
- Sad Global Response (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
The attack on Parliament House by a group of armed terrorists has exposed the hollowness of the global commitment to stamping out all forms of terrorism from the face of the earth.
- A Day After The Attack (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
There is much surprise, and even shock, in the gunbattle in the Parliament complex on Thursday.
- Motivating ’Em For Self-Policing (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 15, 2001)
Three years ago on my return to the Delhi Police after an experience of prison management, I was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Training).
- “Primary” Area Of Darkness (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Dec 15, 2001)
Great news, at last, for the millions of not-at-school children of India.
- Private B-Schools Should Focus On Faculty Development (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Dec 15, 2001)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) charge some Rs 110,000 per year per student for the MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree.
- Sept 11, Dec 13: Pak Dates With Policy Change (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 15, 2001)
Musharraf’s U-turn on Afghanistan should have been accompanied by a change in other aspects of Pakistani policy.
- ‘Pm Has Lost The Grip’ (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 15, 2001)
On a dark, wintry Delhi evening last week I went to meet Ram Jethmalani. With chaos in Parliament over Kargil coffins and POTO and with the political atmosphere in this very political city polluted with whispers.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- On Second Thoughts... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THE car used for the terrorist attack on Parliament, it is true, had a fake home ministry pass, but since that lulled the security forces a bit and enabled the car to get past the first tier of security, expect a lot of tightening in the days to come.
- The Foxhole Mindset (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
IF someone suggested within a day of the attack on Parliament that we were exaggerating the terrorist threat, he would not even need to get his head examined before being thrown into the mental asylum.
- The Nation On Bended Knee (Indian Express, K. K. Khullar, Dec 15, 2001)
THE history of independent India shows that our democracy has produced the largest number of democratically-elected mini, as well as maxi, dictators.
- ‘Contract Rates Much Higher Than Rates Offered By The Firm, Led To Additional Expenditure Of Rs 6.73 Crore’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, which has slammed the Ministry of Defence for irregularities in procurement for Operation Vijay.
- The Factory Which Produced `Jehadis' (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 15, 2001)
KABUL, DEC. 14. Around 10 km south of the main Kabul city stands Darul Aman, the administrative capital of the former Afghan King, Amanullah Khan.
- Blasted Nuisance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
The most striking feature of Thursday's terrorist attack on Parliament, located at the heart of the capital's high security zone, was the sheer audacity of it.
- Arafat's Time Is Running Out (Pioneer, Alexander Bovin, Dec 15, 2001)
For a long time Israel tried to tell the international community that terrorism is a planetary threat. The world refused to listen.
- Selective Cleansing Won't Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2001)
THE DISMISSAL OF Mr. Amarmani Tripathi, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Trade Tax and Institutional Finance, may well be held out as evidence of the BJP's value-based politics.
- Bolting The Stable Door (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THANKFULLY, some semblance of normalcy has returned to Parliament a day after it faced an unprecedented attack.
- Diversity Concerns In Higher Education (Hindu, S. Srinivasa Rao, Dec 15, 2001)
The current crisis in higher education is not purely a problem of lack of resources, it is equally importantly, if not more, of content and attitudes.
- Monitoring The Borders (Hindu, Varun Sahni, Dec 15, 2001)
It is high time Indian defence planners started analysing the viability of a more technology-intensive force structure.
- A Challenge To Strategic `Order' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, seems poised to notify Russia of his intention to end his country's adherence to the bilateral Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty of 1972.
- Consumer Boycott (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 14, 2001)
DR Monroe Friedman of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, US), the renowned authority on consumer psychology, has thrown a sort of academic bombshell with his book, *Consumer Boycott.
- Banning Biological Weapons (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 14, 2001)
It is difficult to see how any verification regime acceptable and uniformly applicable to all countries could meet U.S. requirements for reliable verification as well as its objections to intrusive inspections.
- How Strong Is Nhb’s Case Against Anz? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2001)
Between 23rd March 1992 and 20th April 1992, ANZ received 9 cheques drawn on the Reserve Bank of India all crossed ‘A/c Payee only’. In all the cheques the ANZ was the payee.
- Parliament Stands Firm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
Yesterday, the unthinkable happened. Parliament House, arguably the most familiar symbol of Indian democracy after the Tricolour, came under a direct terrorist attack.
- Never Mind The Wicket, India Inc. Needs To Take The Bat And Score Runs (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Dec 14, 2001)
For a nation which used sheer determination, will power and optimism as the most effective weapons to win its Independence, the depth of pessimism today, especially in Indian industry, over the future of the country is quite shocking.
- Ushering In A Culture Of Peace (Tribune, Gulzar Singh Sandhu, Dec 14, 2001)
To understand the necessity of peace we must understand the structures of war and conflict.
- A Challenge To Strategic `Order' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, seems poised to notify Russia of his intention to end his country's adherence to the bilateral Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty of 1972.
- Japan Will Guide Yen Lower If Too Strong: Shiokawa (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2001)
TOKYO: Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said on Thursday that Japan must try to guide the yen lower if it becomes too strong, but added that monetary authorities must intervene in the market with caution.
- Beyond The Uneasy Afghan Setting (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 14, 2001)
IN the face of growing violent tendencies, intolerance and conflicts, the collapse of the Taliban regime, symbolically speaking, is a landmark development in the history of human civilisation.
- Learning The Hard Way (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 14, 2001)
WITH Begum Zia back in power, the Hindus are on the run in Bangladesh. At this rate, there will be no Hindus left in that country.
- A Neighbour In Danger (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Dec 14, 2001)
It is six months since Nepal suffered the trauma of regicide. The king, Gyanendra, is still to stabilize his authority and credibility.
- No Agriculture Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2001)
IT is sad to say that India has no agriculture, actually foodgrains production, policy. Really there is an unfinished conflict between the Agriculture Ministry now headed by Mr Ajit Singh and the Consumer Affairs Ministry looked after by Mr Shanta Kumar.
- Peace Process In Nagaland (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE BRIEF MEETING that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, had with Mr. Isaac Swu and Mr. Thiungaleng Muivah - the two leaders of the NSCN(I-M) - during his official visit to Japan.
- Criminals In Legislatures? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2001)
IT has often been alleged that criminals have joined the ranks of politicians, defiling the holy precincts of legislatures.
- Coffins Account (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2001)
Mr George Fernandes has not done it again. Brazen defensiveness is becoming his signature tune, as his unassailable innocence turns into an article of faith out of dogged public reiteration.
- Poto And Pota: A Resolution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 14, 2001)
Fighting terrorism cannot become a political fashion... The sensible compromise is a new offence of terrorism investigated and tried through ordinary procedures.
- Righteous Rajnath (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
At another moment, in another context, it might have been an act of political propriety, even courage, no questions asked.
- Banning Biological Weapons (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 14, 2001)
It is difficult to see how any verification regime acceptable and uniformly applicable to all countries could meet U.S. requirements for reliable verification as well as its objections to intrusive inspections.
- Poto And Pota: A Resolution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 14, 2001)
Fighting terrorism cannot become a political fashion... The sensible compromise is a new offence of terrorism investigated and tried through ordinary procedures.
- Chinese Universities Ban Marriages Among Students (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2001)
Many Chinese universities bar their students from getting married, lest the joys of wedded life distract them from their studies.
- Of Polls In Insecure Times (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, Dec 14, 2001)
Barely three months ago Uttar Pradesh chief minister Rajnath Singh looked like an immensely satisfied man. His popularity graph was soaring, based on the twin pillars of Mandir and Mandal.
- Chinese Challenge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2001)
WHEN, LAST MONTH, the Doha Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation approved the entry of Beijing into the world body, the French Finance Minister, Mr Larent Fabius, had said: We are talking about the WTO.
- Crisis Of Confidence In World Aviation (Business Line, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Dec 14, 2001)
FOR THOSE who want a quick disinvestment of Air India (AI) and Indian Airlines (IA), the information in the Table should come as a surprise.
- Banking On Better Service And Product Innovation (Business Line, P. P. Pathrose, Dec 14, 2001)
THE complexion of the banking sector has changed dramatically in terms of products and services in a market where the customer has more options than ever before.
- Freedom-Fighters Don’t Terrorise (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, Dec 14, 2001)
The adage ‘one man’s freedom-fighter is another man’s terrorist’ has been used both in the context of the violence in Kashmir and the September 11 attacks. It is a gross over simplification. Because freedom-fighters do not terrorise.
- Barriers On Recovery’s Road (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 14, 2001)
A New interim administration is to come into being in Kabul on December 22, but Hamid Karzai, a sort of prime minister of this interim arrangement, was unable to keep his appointments in Kabul earlier this week because he was busy sorting out Kandahar.
- ‘Guidelines Weren’t Followed; Troops Had To Make Do With Defective Gloves During Operation Vijay’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2001)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report on procurement for Operation Vijay, has stumbled upon cases of contracts being signed for ammunition with little or no shelf life.
- Point Of Order (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2001)
It is not a question of how many terrorists were killed and how many got away, if any at all. Because dead or alive, the terrorists who struck at Parliament in broad daylight on a day of business were enormously successful.
- Peace Process In Nagaland (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2001)
THE BRIEF MEETING that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, had with Mr. Isaac Swu and Mr. Thiungaleng Muivah - the two leaders of the NSCN(I-M) - during his official visit to Japan.
- A Storm In The Desert (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Dec 14, 2001)
While reporting on Rajasthan’s famous saathin, Bhanwari Devi, I was amazed by the level of manipulation that she has been subjected to over the past few years.
- ‘Service Is The Rent We Pay’ (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Dec 13, 2001)
THE institution nominated for this year’s Rotary India award has a century-long history of aiding empowerment of women.
- Larger Gender Picture (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Supreme Court's expression of displeasure at the indifference of most states in the matter of enforcing the anti-sex test directive is understandable.
- Nepal Ready For A Value Add Norm, If It’s Reasonable (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 13, 2001)
There’s a lull on the Indo-Nepalese trade front, ever since a three-month extension was granted to the treaty earlier this month.
- Open Your Arms To Fdi In Retail Sector (The Financial Express, T. Bhanu, Dec 13, 2001)
Those were the days when our foreign exchange reserves position was not as comfortable as it is today.
- Found Wanting (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2001)
A culturally and socially backward-looking country can turn technological advances into weapons of destruction.
- Flex-Ible Manoeuvres (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
There was a time when the Vajpayee government talked loudly about zero tolerance of corruption.
- A Boost For Economic Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT judgment upholding the Government's disinvestment in BALCO sends out several salutary messages.
- Reforms And Reservation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Dec 13, 2001)
The tension is not between reservation and marketisation, but between positive discrimination as defined by populist politics, and the need for deep structural changes and genuine commitment to create resources for the poor.
- Opposition Denied Space (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 13, 2001)
It is rowdy, ugly. It offends good taste. The scenes in Parliament these days are exasperating even to its members.
- ‘Clothing, Ammunition, Arms Couldn’t Reach Troops In Time, Rs 1,046 Cr Spent Fruitlessly’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
Two years after Kargil, the Ministry of Defence is under fire from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for using Operation Vijay as ‘‘an excuse’’ for pushing through procurement of weaponry.
- Terminally Guided Munitions (Krasnapol (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
Against an urgent requirement projected in May 1999 the Army Headquarters for OP Vijay, a conditional contract was concluded in August 1999 with KBP Tula, Russia for supply of 1000 terminally guided munitions (TGMs).
- Coffingate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2001)
The last word on the Kargil war has not been said.
- Hold That Amendment (Indian Express, Sanaya Nariman, Dec 13, 2001)
The state shall endeavour to provide within a period of ten years free and compulsory education for all children, until they complete the age of 14 years.
- A Severe Indictment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2001)
ALREADY UNDER A murky cloud following the Tehelka exposure, Mr. George Fernandes and his Defence Ministry have been virtually drowned by evidence, which strongly suggests that emergency purchases.
- Strengthen Indo-Japan Co-Operation In The Agro-Rural Sector (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Dec 13, 2001)
Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s recent visit to Japan indicates a warming up of relations between the two countries. There is a need to carry this relationship forward for mutual economic and diplomatic gains.
- Tamil Nadu's Revenue Arrears (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Dec 13, 2001)
Apart from the uncontrolled growth of revenue expenditure, there has been a grave deterioration in tax collection.
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