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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 27558:
- Primitive Accumulation Versus The Rule Of Law (The Financial Express, Chanakya , Nov 20, 2001)
Some of the politicians and civil servants who made money used it to live well, fulfilling their feudal dreams. Some who knew the ropes sent the money abroad.
- Staff Agitations Put Tn On A Slippery Road (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Nov 20, 2001)
Not just something, but many things are rotten in the state of Tamil Nadu. What is surprising is that the decay has been so sudden, and the government seems clueless.
- Messing Up With People's Savings (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Nov 20, 2001)
IT IS indeed difficult to reconcile the monetary policy measures, announced by the RBI Governor, Mr Bimal Jalan, with the prevailing macro-economic conditions.
- Trade And Environment: ‘Trade Off’ At Doha Is No Loss (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 20, 2001)
While India is rejoicing on major gains in several areas of the hard-fought agenda of the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it is a bit upset on the inclusion of environment in the Ministerial Declaration.
- Oil Price Slump Could Help Global Economy (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2001)
INTERNATIONAL oil prices fell to a new two-year low of less than $l8 a barrel on November 15, with Opec failing to win support from non-Opec producers, notably Russia.
- Mine Of Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 20, 2001)
PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN mining has been disappointingly slow to happen.
- The Afghan Kaleidoscope (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 20, 2001)
NOT FOR the first time nor, one suspects, the last, Afghanistan is playing a role in world history unmerited by its economic weight, unwarranted by its military power.
- Made In Pakistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 20, 2001)
Atal Behari Vajpayee, 77, just couldn’t decide on the right kind of jacket for himself.
- West Asia: Disquieting Signals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2001)
The cause of the Palestinian homeland became a subject of intense discussion immediately after the unthinkable terrorist attack in the USA on September 11.
- Politics Of Poto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2001)
Opposition to POTO (Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance) is building up and the Congress, which will decide its fate in the Rajya Sabha, has promised to block its passage.
- How Humans Learnt To Walk (Tribune, Robin McKie, Nov 19, 2001)
It is the key, defining ability of our species, the one critical evolutionary feature that sets us apart from other creatures.
- Making Money In The Great Game Of Social Advancement (The Financial Express, Chanakya , Nov 19, 2001)
You cannot walk an inch in India, it seems, without coming near the putrid smell of corruption and nepotism. Bribery seems to be all pervading. Every one complains about it.
- I’m Back With Many Trophies From The Battlefront: Murasoli Maran (The Financial Express, Murasoli Maran, Nov 19, 2001)
With his pencil-thin moustache and his long sideburns commerce minister Murasoli Maran looks like a comical villain in a spaghetti-western movie.
- Wearing The Mantle Of Untruth (Tribune, Ram Verma, Nov 19, 2001)
The TV images of the bizarre spectacle of passenger planes going straight into the World Trade Center towers and a monstrous fireball enveloping them, billowing black clouds rising ominously to the sky.
- Feather In Mr Maran's Cap (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 19, 2001)
THERE is one school of thought which holds that, after two years, the severe consequences of the Doha Declaration.
- Is Small Industry R&d-Oriented? -- Positive Evidence From Karnataka (Business Line, M. H. Bala Subrahmanya, Nov 19, 2001)
SMALL-SCALE industry (SSI) in India is now exposed to local and global competition as never before.
- Scrap The Pds! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 19, 2001)
THE NEWS of the Centre considering the discontinuation of foodgrains procurement will gladden those who had been watching the alarming proportions this indefensibly costly racket had assumed over the years.
- Why India Is Insulated From Oil Shock (Business Line, S. Majumder , Nov 19, 2001)
IN THE fluid world situation, especially vis-a-vis the Afghan war, the oil-producing nations are in two minds about cutting production to raise prices.
- Cut Diesel Price (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 19, 2001)
THE PETROLEUM MINISTER, Mr Ram Naik, last week handed out an assurance that the Government would not increase prices of petro-products till March next year.
- Doha Ministerial: A Triumph Of Sorts? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 19, 2001)
PREDICTABLY, the fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that wound up on November 14.
- No More Middle Ground On The Tamil Question (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 19, 2001)
COLOMBO, NOV. 18. At a recent workshop organised by the Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance, one of the speakers was critical of the role of Tamil journalists in the country's ethnic conflict.
- Afghan Girl Weds Punjabi Boy (Tribune, Satinder Singh, Nov 19, 2001)
An Afghan woman who fled her homeland when the Taliban wrested control is making a new beginning in India just as the Islamic militia is being driven out of power.
- Vision 2020 -- Making A Beeline In Wrong Direction? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 19, 2001)
MAKING a beeline is a well-known expression. It emphasises the way bees go straight to their goal.
- Every 8th Person In Bangalore Is Diabetic (Tribune, Editorial, Washington Post, Nov 19, 2001)
The consequences of rapid and mindless urbanisation are more prominent in Third World countries than elsewhere.
- Developments In Afghanistan (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Nov 19, 2001)
Events have been moving so fast in Afghanistan that each passing day raises more questions, and faster than the questions raised by the preceding day can be answered.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
Seedsavers of crops worldwide have been threatened as never before. A technology appropriately called the 'terminator technology', has been creating waves in agricultural circles since March.
- The Road From Doha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 19, 2001)
THE WORLD TRADE Organisation's meeting at Doha has been quickly followed by claims and counter-claims about what the agreement on a negotiating agenda means for India.
- Feats Of Focus (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 19, 2001)
AS the days shorten and assorted seasonal aches afflict us, it’s normal to succumb to post-Deepavali gloom.
- Health Of The Nation (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
Right from our childhood we have been told that "health is wealth", and we should not need Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and Jammu-born Mehboob-ul-Huq to regularly tell us that the best fields of investment for a nation’s development are health and education
- The U.S.- Russia Consensus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 19, 2001)
THE U.S. PRESIDENT, Mr. George W. Bush, and his Russian counterpart, Mr. Vladimir Putin, seem eager to downplay divisive issues that can only cloud their joint commitment to combat international terrorism.
- Including The Excluded (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 19, 2001)
Kabul, fell one day after some 500 men and women from South Asia adopted at a meeting in New Delhi a statement on the sovereignty of Afghanistan. It was a premonition or wishful thinking on their part.
- Talk Talk, Little Action (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
All India Women’s Conference chairperson, who attended a seminar on women in Jammu has spoken about the need for educating women about their rights so that they can fight injustice.
- The Challenges In J&k (Hindu, Balraj Puri, Nov 19, 2001)
THE WORLD, they say, changed on September 11. How does the change affect the situation in Jammu and Kashmir?
- Flawed Arguments, Sirs (Indian Express, Abhishek Singhvi, Nov 19, 2001)
Recent defences of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) range from Arun Shourie’s invocation of the US law to Law Minister Arun Jaitley’s reference to the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
- Doctors Of Deception (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2001)
IT is a sad commentary on the state of higher education in the country that readymade doctoral theses are available in Chandigarh — at a paltry price of Rs 500!
- An Opportunity For India (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 19, 2001)
THE DEVELOPMENTS in, and in relation to, Afghanistan have overtaken the outcome of the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's trip abroad, not particularly shining in any case.
- ‘Political Issues Will Take Precedence Over Economy In The Winter Session’ (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 19, 2001)
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil’s chief asset for his new role as Deputy Leader of Opposition in place of Madhavrao Scindia is his sound grasp of parliamentary rules and procedures.
- Meanwhile, In Other News... (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 19, 2001)
Advertisements for liquor may have been banned from television but when the spirit is willing, alcohol will find a way to beat prohibition.
- A Chance For Aiadmk, Bjp To Move Closer? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 19, 2001)
CHENNAI, NOV. 18 The support from Tamil Nadu and the ruling AIADMK for the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance is born out of several considerations - chiefly political and security.
- Get Out Of Poverty Syndrome (The Kashmir Times, Vinod Mehta, Nov 19, 2001)
Higher investment is only one of the preconditions for realizing a high rate of economic growth in any country.
- Indo-U.S. Defence Dialogue (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 19, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 18. The long-stalled Indo-U.S. defence cooperation appears poised for a forward movement with high level bilateral military and civilian defence talks scheduled to be held here over the next few weeks.
- Ritual Of Convenience (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2001)
THERE is no likelihood of any business being conducted in Parliament today.
- A Vvip Village Called Bathindi (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 19, 2001)
Mahatma Gandhi saw the vision of new India in the villages of the country.
- Fall From Grace (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Nov 18, 2001)
WHEN the U.S. administration began mapping out its strategy against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, after the September 11 attacks, it was clear that it believed support from Saudi Arabia was indispensable.
- Advani’s Symbolism: Heads I Win Tail You Lose (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2001)
UNION Home Minister L.K .Advani has always been known as a thinking man, a strategist.
- Darling Of The West (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 18, 2001)
FROM being a nation shunned to a ``frontline'' ally and a coveted guest at the high table in Downing Street, and at Waldorf Astoria across the Atlantic...
- Fishing In Troubled Waters (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Nov 18, 2001)
THE political games being played in the aftermath of the communal riots in Malegaon are more abhorrent than the violence itself. Political parties of all hues are engaged in scoring over each other and if the macabre manipulations lead to a fresh bout.
- Fears Over Peace And Stability In Afghanistan (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Nov 18, 2001)
EVEN as some parts of the world celebrate the ouster of the Taliban forces and the ushering in of the US-backed Northern Alliance, there is apprehension that the situation could further degenerate.
- This ‘Smart’ Surgeon Is More Dangerous Than Osama (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 18, 2001)
NOW that the Taliban rule is coming to an end , Osama bin Laden’s days appear to be numbered.
- Timely Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2001)
THE concern voiced by Abu Abraham in his article “A legacy denied: All that Nehru stood for is now under attack” (Nov 11) is timely.
- Re-Inventing A Political Buddha (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 18, 2001)
Through some of his dulcet poems Rabindra Nath Tagore brought Buddha and Shivaji closer to every Bengali's heart.
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Punjab’s Benevolent Ruler (Tribune, Mohinder Singh, Nov 18, 2001)
POPULARLY known as the Lion of Punjab, Ranjit Singh was not only the greatest man of his time in Punjab but was also among the few leading figures of the history of that period.
- Clearest Voice Of Dissent (Pioneer, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 18, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Maulana Azad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 18, 2001)
According to evidence unearthed by the Director of Archives, Government of West Bengal, Dr Pranab Kumar Chatterjee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on 5June, 1888, in Mecca.
- Fishing In Troubled Waters (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Nov 18, 2001)
THE political games being played in the aftermath of the communal riots in Malegaon are more abhorrent than the violence itself. Political parties of all hues are engaged in scoring over each other and if the macabre manipulations lead to a fresh bout.
- Kashmir At The Crossroads (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 18, 2001)
THE fallout of the Taliban's debacle in Afghanistan is bound to have its impact over the next phase of the armed struggle in Jammu and Kashmir.
- India Trips Rich (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 18, 2001)
India's numerically impressive team (only four less than the one from the US) of officials, led from the front by Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran.
- Terrorism: Don’t Allow The Momentum To Die (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Nov 18, 2001)
Terrorism has a long antiquity. But it never took such a macabre proportion that it has assumed of late.
- Operation Freedom Abroad, And Assault On Liberties At Home (Indian Express, George Lardner Junior, Nov 18, 2001)
Military tribunals spark fears, on left and right, that Bush is trampling on too many rights.
- Laden's Laboratories (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 18, 2001)
The reported discovery of evidence of the Al Qaida distributing to cells in its terrorist network an unknown number of CD-ROMS containing precise, deadly formulae for making chemical and biological weapons.
- Hindu Exodus From Bangladesh: It’s Economics Again (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Nov 18, 2001)
EARLY last week, Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia promised at a victory rally in Dhaka that her government would rebuild the historic Ramna Kali temple that was razed in the aftermath of the Babri demolition.
- Back To The Future In Kabul? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 18, 2001)
THE fall of Kabul to the Northern Alliance marks the beginning of the end of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
- The Gloves Are Off (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 18, 2001)
NEITHER Mr. Jacques Chirac, the conservative President of France, nor his Socialist Prime Minister, Mr. Lionel Jospin, have officially declared they are candidates in the next presidential election in May.
- Fall From Grace (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Nov 18, 2001)
WHEN the U.S. administration began mapping out its strategy against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, after the September 11 attacks, it was clear that it believed support from Saudi Arabia was indispensable.
- Darling Of The West (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 18, 2001)
FROM being a nation shunned to a ``frontline'' ally and a coveted guest at the high table in Downing Street, and at Waldorf Astoria across the Atlantic...
- De-Legitimise Terror As State Policy (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Nov 18, 2001)
Most ruthless in the suppression of their own hapless people, and most cowardly in battle.
- The Most Auspicious Month For Punjabis (Tribune, Khushwant Singh, Nov 18, 2001)
WITH Divali and Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary falling close to each other, even a skeptic may be forgiven for thinking that their closeness may be auspicious. Diwali is the most important Indian festival of the year.
- Strings Attached (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Nov 18, 2001)
FOR a while now, the multilateral donor community has expressed concern that liberalisation policies at the State-level in India have not kept pace with the Central Government's overall drive towards economic reforms.
- Good Boards Are Good But Really Hard To Come By (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Nov 17, 2001)
There is a reason for my curiosity about corporate governance.
- Where Modernisation Is Seen As An Enemy Of Islam (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 17, 2001)
LAST week my travels took me to a couple of Muslim villages near the Rajasthani town of Nagaur.
- Suzuki And The Wto (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 17, 2001)
The GOI-Suzuki fight provides valuable insights into government thinking on the WTO issue.
- Resting Their Case? Objection, My Lord (Indian Express, Smruti Koppikar, Nov 17, 2001)
Bharat Shah may still be behind bars, but has MCOCA really struck at the heart of Mumbai’s underworld?
- Gas Sparks In Bangladesh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2001)
IT does not take much time or effort to organise a strike in Bangladesh. In fact, it is done so often that it appears to be a national pastime.
- The Afghan Endgame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2001)
INDIA won two points in its Afghan policy on Thursday. It is formally recognised by the UN as a key member to decide on the future set-up in Afghanistan.
- De-Legitimise Terror As State Policy (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Nov 17, 2001)
Most ruthless in the suppression of their own hapless people, and most cowardly in battle.
- Clearest Voice Of Dissent (Pioneer, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 17, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Maulana Azad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 17, 2001)
According to evidence unearthed by the Director of Archives, Government of West Bengal, Dr Pranab Kumar Chatterjee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on 5June, 1888, in Mecca.
- Re-Inventing A Political Buddha (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 17, 2001)
Through some of his dulcet poems Rabindra Nath Tagore brought Buddha and Shivaji closer to every Bengali's heart.
- Giving Readers Good Choices (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 17, 2001)
THE headlines in the newspapers and visuals on the televisions are becoming predictive and depressive at times.
- Classifieds (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Nov 17, 2001)
A newspaper carries two types of advertisements — display and classifieds. The latter are for the needy who is in search of a room or a groom; a jar or a car; a bone or a loan and the former is the cackle of a hen.
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