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- Calibrating A Conflagration (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Dec 09, 2001)
The VHP's various programmes ensure that the communal fire is stoked for electoral gains while the BJP can keep the Ram temple issue out of its election manifesto.
- Defying The Odds (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 09, 2001)
Whether the political victory helped her in the legal battles or not, her victory on the legal front is set to boost Ms. Jayalalithaa's political fortunes.
- Coup For Peace (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 09, 2001)
Observers in Koenigswinter were unanimous. What Lakhdar Brahimi had helped achieve was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
- Rivals Thrown Together (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 09, 2001)
For Sri Lanka, much will depend on how the mandate in the just-concluded polls is interpreted by Chandrika Kumaratunga and Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Emerging Trends In University Administration (Tribune, Prithipal Singh Kapur, Dec 09, 2001)
University education before the advent of independence was the privilege of the elite or the children of such employees of the government who happened to occupy a few high places that were being progressively offered to Indians.
- People At War (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 09, 2001)
The formation of the People's Guerilla Army has led to a regrouping of the naxalites.
- A Minefield Ahead (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2001)
Hamid Karzai will need all the luck in the world to balance the contradictions and bring a semblance of governance to Afghanistan.
- Some Solid Effort (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2001)
Love’s labour lost? Congresswallahs in Bengal and beyond, and former Congresswallahs in the Trinamool, think it is not so much affection as self-promotion that has prompted the political couple Samir and Krishna Chakraborty.
- New Jordan Envoy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 09, 2001)
Jordan 's new envoy to India, Nabil Talhouni, took over very recently. This week he and his spouse hosted a reception for the delegates from Jordan Phosphate Mines and the Arab Potash companies.
- Tight Ropewalk (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 09, 2001)
As tension escalates in West Asia, India's foreign policy vis-a-vis that region seems to be going through a phase of walking a tight-rope. In his speech at the Libyan function, read in absentia, Prime Minister Vajpayee did condemn the ongoing actrocities.
- Criminal Neglect Of Primary Schools (Tribune, T. R. Sharma, Dec 08, 2001)
Article 45 (Directive Principles of State Policy) lays down that within a period of 10 years commencing from the date of promulgation of the Constitution of India (January 26, 1950) the State shall endeavour to provide free.
- Winds Of Change In Sri Lanka? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE of Sri Lanka seems to be expanding.
- Onus Of The Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2001)
AFTER FEROCIOUSLY RESISTING genuine demands to cede political space to women and eventually scuttling the Bill aiming to reserve for them 33 per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies last December.
- Sinha's Bravado? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT IS willing to prime the pump and risk a higher fiscal deficit than budgeted.
- Making Big Issue Out Of Merchant Banking (Business Line, Shaji Vikraman , Dec 08, 2001)
IN 1993-94, at the height of the capital market boom, when several primary issues would open on one day, even flunkies to the bosses of Indias leading merchant banks would fly business class, jetting from one town to another, hawking these issues.
- Advani On Corruption (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 08, 2001)
THE other day, the Union Home Minister, Mr L. K. Advani, did well to warn the nations industry and business interests generally that they should not try to violate or shortchange established laws and policies for achieving short-term gains.
- Chandrika Voted Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2001)
A grim constitutional crisis has arisen in Sri Lanka.
- ‘If Nda-Dmk Equation Changes, It Will Be Karunanidhi’s Doing’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
Cho S Ramaswamy, journalist and nominated Rajya Sabha member, is credited with a deep understanding of the rough and tumble of Tamil Nadu politics.
- What The Cbse Wanted Deleted From History Textbooks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
Medieval India: A History Textbook for Class XI, by Satish Chandra Pages: 236-237 Chapter: Climax and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire-1 Section: The Sikhs
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- Of Monarchs And Maoists (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 08, 2001)
The Nepalese cannot be blamed for jumping to the conclusion that only the Maoist insurrection has saved them from being browbeaten by India into accepting rigorous trade terms.
- ‘Vcs Have Fewer Proposals Now, But Quality Is Looking Up’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 08, 2001)
The Indian venture capital industry, which holds great potential for growth, is yet to cross many milestones.
- Sounding The Retreat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
The politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the enemy of promise in West Bengal. It has gone out of its way to hinder one crucial plan the chief minister of the state, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, had for giving a new image to the state.
- Corporate Crusaders Inc (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
CORPORATE wars, we have been told by Home Minister L.K. Advani and Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie over the last few days, are becoming so serious, they are sabotaging government decisions.
- Private Universities: Why Not? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 08, 2001)
Before commenting on the latest utterances of the man in charge of India’s education system, Mr Murli Manohar Joshi, let me set for you the backdrop. We have the largest number of illiterate people in the world.
- Food For Talk (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
If in spring, a young man’s fancy turns to love, the onset of winter does strange things to a Bengali patriarch’s soul.
- Well-Deserved Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2001)
The good news is that the game of cricket is alive and kicking.
- Education As Fundamental Right (Tribune, L. H. Naqvi, Dec 08, 2001)
I am sure that the daily wage workers, the coolies and the rickshaw-pullers have not sent a thank you note to the Prime Minister for making education a fundamental right for children in the 6-14 age group.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- Big Men With A Little Madness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
YOU can go to Mohali to see cricket. Or to get an insight into this peculiar Indian inability to digest success, to tolerate somebody who leaves visible, lasting evidence of his success staring in your envious face.
- Parents Of Nri Children Lead Lonely Lives (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 08, 2001)
Parents of numerous NRI sons and daughters are living lonely lives in spite of having all modern comforts. Though well-off in terms of material wealth without their children and grandchildren, a distinct emptiness is all that fills their lives.
- Equity Market: Rising Above The Crises (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Dec 08, 2001)
MARKETs thrive on sentiment particularly the stock exchange, which is nothing but a pressure-cooker of emotions and biases making the best bet.
- Winds Of Change In Sri Lanka? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2001)
THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE of Sri Lanka seems to be expanding.
- Spread Ratios In Public Sector Banks (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 08, 2001)
IF WE assume that the ratio of non-interest to income to interest income is either not significant or is the same in each public sector bank.
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- No Choice, Chandrika (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
THE voters in Sri Lanka have shown greater maturity than their leaders in the just-concluded parliamentary election.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- Onus Of The Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 08, 2001)
AFTER FEROCIOUSLY RESISTING genuine demands to cede political space to women and eventually scuttling the Bill aiming to reserve for them 33 per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies last December.
- Emerging Tasks For Mr Sinha (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 08, 2001)
THE Budget time is at hand, and the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, is sending mixed signals.
- Child Labour Should Be On Forefront Of National Agenda (The Financial Express, Jyoti Mehta, Dec 08, 2001)
Though child labour in some countries is played down, in many others it has become a crisis which governments are trying to deal with. Latest statistics show that about 250 million child workers exist in the age group of 5-14 years the world over.
- Nabard Best-Suited For Single-Agency Supervisory Role (The Financial Express, P. Satish, Dec 08, 2001)
In his speech at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, Y V Reddy, began with the famous opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities:
- Japan Needs To Remodel Its Investment Outlook (The Financial Express, Smita Banerjee, Dec 08, 2001)
Japan has been a significant partner of India in terms of economic benefits. It was given overriding importance as an engine for the growth of India’s market-driven economy in the post-liberalisation period.
- How Do They Get There? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
Intelligence failure? Our chief minister is not too sure, but he is mightily upset with the fact that state secrets should not remain secrets at all.
- This Is How The Others Would Like It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
Talking about discipline, veteran journalist and member of the Rajya Sabha, Kuldip Nayar, has a complaint.
- A Small Gift In Return (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
Quite evidently, the gods are not as forgiving as the people of Tamil Nadu (or should we say, even the blind goddess?). So Amma had to rush back to the Guruvayoor temple the moment she got her re-entry pass to chief ministership.
- Evolution Of The Debt Market -- A Long, But Rapid Journey (Business Line, Rukmani Vishwanath, Dec 07, 2001)
TILL 1991, money was collected and lent according to Plan. If planning went awry, the government sent word to its banker.
- History Is Not “A Pack Of Tricks” (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 07, 2001)
History is a mirror of society—the mirror which reflects realities and, as such, is expected not to distort right images or project wrong ones.
- The Wima Windfall (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 07, 2001)
If you are a Delhi journalist and write a sort of political column, the question most frequently put to you, even by perfect strangers, is, ‘‘So will the Vajpayee government last?’’
- ‘Itc Hotels’ Schemes For Ex-Servicemen Have Been Mutually Beneficial’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2001)
The Indian Armed Forces are historically acknowledged to comprise the finest professional and chivalrous soldiers in the world.
- A Continuing Exclusion (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Dec 07, 2001)
This Ramzan I have observed more fasts than I normally do. I have thought much more about the community.
- `Banking On Prudential Reforms' -- Mr V. Leeladhar, Cmd, Union Bank Of India (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Dec 07, 2001)
REFLECTING over a decade of reforms in the banking industry, Mr V. Leeladhar, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank of India, feels that the most significant steps forward has been the laying down of prudential norms for bankers.
- Heal Thyself (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2001)
Doctors do not like being treated on par with sellers of goods.
- Emerging Economic Challenges To Diplomacy (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Dec 07, 2001)
EVEN as the entire nation remained glued to television sets watching the Taliban collapse under sustained American bombings and onslaughts of the Northern Alliance.
- A New Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2001)
THE UNITED NATIONS seems to have drawn a rough but promising road map that might help steer Afghanistan, a failed state, towards a civilised political future.
- Too Much Emphasis On Capital Adequacy? (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Dec 07, 2001)
AMONG the more significant measures that came under banking sector reforms is the linkage of a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets, better known as the capital adequacy ratio norm.
- How China Has Surged Ahead Of India (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 07, 2001)
AFTER 15 years of hard work and tough bargaining, China has become a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the recent Doha Ministerial Meet.
- Ambiguous Economics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 07, 2001)
THE world has long fallen for the claims of economists to the status of a science for their somewhat nebulous field.
- Food For Learning (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2001)
One of the aspects of primary education that does not often get the attention it deserves is the mid-day meal scheme.
- Eyeing The Reserves (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 07, 2001)
THE KEEN DESIRE of the Government to strip Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) of its huge hoard of cash reserves seems to be influenced by two concerns.
- Ugc Ban On Franchise (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 07, 2001)
Franchise, to explain it for the uninitiated, is a permission given by an institution or a company, often with a known brand name, to operate a service or sell its product in a particular area.
- Politician's Freedoms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Dec 07, 2001)
AS I am quite seriously thinking of becoming a politician, I thought I should consult my old pal, Gulabjamun-ji.
- China Says 2002 Exports Vital To 7 Pct Gdp Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2001)
BEIJING: China said on Thursday, its exports faced worse prospects than during the Asian economic crisis and that it needed to maintain measurable exports growth to help attain seven percent economic growth in 2002.
- Economic Crisis May Create New Hurdles For Jayalalithaa (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Dec 07, 2001)
It was Navaratri and Deepavali together on December 4 for AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa, and her close aides.
- `Banking On Prudential Reforms' -- Mr V. Leeladhar, Cmd, Union Bank Of India (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Dec 07, 2001)
REFLECTING over a decade of reforms in the banking industry, Mr V. Leeladhar, Chairman and Managing Director, Union Bank of India, feels that the most significant steps forward has been the laying down of prudential norms for bankers.
- Fdi: Putting It In Perspective (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 07, 2001)
There is a constant refrain in many quarters that India has not seen adequate FDI inflows, despite a decade of liberalisation, to an extent comparable with China, Brazil or even Malayasia.
- India, U.S. Bury The Ghosts Of 1971 (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. When the American aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, docks at Mumbai in the next few days, India and the United States will have finally buried the ghosts of the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh.
- Taiwan Opens Its First Condom Restaurant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 07, 2001)
Taiwan following the example of Thailand, opened its first condom restaurant on Thursday to raise public awareness of AIDS.
- Pwg, Mcc Attract Poto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 07, 2001)
As was widely expected, the Centre has outlawed the Peoples War Group (PWG) of Andhra Pradesh and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) of Jharkhand.
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - Ii (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 07, 2001)
The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), like its predecessor, the TADA, defines only a terrorist act and not terrorism. In POTO, ``overawing Government by law established'' is no longer a terrorist act.
- Iftars - Then And Now (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Dec 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. One day in early seventies, Mr. I.K. Gujral, then a member of Indira Gandhi's Cabinet, invited Mr. Shafi Quereshi, Minister of State for Railways, to a meal.
- India, U.S. Bury The Ghosts Of 1971 (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 6. When the American aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, docks at Mumbai in the next few days, India and the United States will have finally buried the ghosts of the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh.
- Caste And Social Structure - Ii (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 07, 2001)
Contrary to the inflated rhetoric of the anti-Mandal backlash, the OBCs are not overtaking the upper castes - not even in the rural areas where they are undoubtedly a force to reckon with.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
- Politics & Public Finance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2001)
THE TAMIL NADU Chief Minister, Mr. O. Paneerselvam's announcement of a partial rollback of the recent price hikes shows the sharp conflict between politics and economics.
- A New Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2001)
THE UNITED NATIONS seems to have drawn a rough but promising road map that might help steer Afghanistan, a failed state, towards a civilised political future.
- For Boys Who Want To Be ‘Real Men’ (Tribune, Subhra Priyadarshini, Dec 07, 2001)
Thousands of adolescent boys aspiring to become “real men” stand puzzled by hundreds of new questions, answers to which they can’t seek from parents or teachers and know for sure that friends won’t be of much help either.
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - Ii (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 07, 2001)
The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), like its predecessor, the TADA, defines only a terrorist act and not terrorism. In POTO, ``overawing Government by law established'' is no longer a terrorist act.
- Double Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2001)
The growing strategic convergence between India and the United States of America was again demonstrated during the recent meeting of the bilateral defence policy group in New Delhi.
- Sony Ceo On Head-Hunt (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Dec 07, 2001)
This one’s about the head of an organisation who for the moment looks like he has his throne, but very little of the kingdom he once used to lord over.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
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