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- Global Economic Trends And India (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 06, 2001)
THE latest reports of gloom in the global economy are significant for India.
- Growing More Food On Less Land (Telegraph, Jaydev Jana, Aug 06, 2001)
During the last 50 years, the total production of food grains in India has jumped from 51 million tonnes in 1950-51 to the current level of 206 million tonnes, resulting in a self-sufficiency in food.
- Played Out In Pushkar (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Aug 06, 2001)
OF COURSE we’ve all heard of Pushkar and seen pulsating pictures of colour, cattle, camels and freaked-out firangis.
- It Takes Two To Tango (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Aug 06, 2001)
WHEN some years ago there were persistent calls for England’s senior most judge to quit office, his bland response was that he had ‘‘all the Christian virtues, except resignation.’’
- Life In The City After Chambal (Indian Express, Shrikant Khandekar, Aug 06, 2001)
A late morning chat with Phoolan Devi about banditry, Mohar Singh, and much else.
- Line Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
Neither excessive optimism nor sheer folly can be adequate excuse for the hope that the militants in the Kashmir valley will change their spots.
- Enron Revisited (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 06, 2001)
The Enron controversy has become a matter of national and international significance.
- Musharraf At Home And On The Road (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 06, 2001)
Two structures — grand, glamorous and hugely wasteful — symbolize the interregnum over which Pervez Musharraf presides at home.
- Policy-Makers Should Ensure Pension Funds Don’t Go The Mf Way (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Aug 06, 2001)
After a point of decay, there comes a turning point, says the 24th hexagram of I Ching, the famous Chinese Book of Changes.
- Turkey At The Crossroads (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 06, 2001)
TURKEY'S economy is in deep trouble. On July 17, the lira declined 8 per cent to a level of 1.48 million to one US dollar.
- India's Strategic Positioning -- Strengthened By The Genus (Business Line, P. Krishna Rao, Aug 06, 2001)
BACK in 1934, G. F. Gause of Moscow University conducted a series of genetic experiments.
- The Secular Rabble (Hindustan Times, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 06, 2001)
While the BJP-led government led by an “old” and “unwell” prime minister continues on its uncertain course, another motley group has come into being, calling itself the People’s Front (PF).
- How Old Bad Investments Crowd Out New Private Ones (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Aug 06, 2001)
An unaddressed issue of reform is the protection that bad investments get, and thus crowd out new investments in the real economy.
- Economic Competence: The Global Gulf Widens (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Aug 06, 2001)
US INDICATORS signal economic bottom is at hand. In the week that ended, the US dollar continued to lose ground against the euro, and, to a lesser extent, against the yen as well.
- Deja Vu (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 06, 2001)
NEWS of recent happenings in India on the political and financial fronts must have acted like a deja vu effect on old timers who had been following public affairs in the country since Independence.
- The Maharaja Stalled (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
THE MUCH delayed and often-controversial privatisation of Air-India has received another setback.
- Absurd Stricture (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
THE RESERVE Bank of India's direction to banks forbidding them to close down branches due to shortage of staff is typical of the conflicting pulls and pressures under which public sector banks function.
- Rethinking Bailouts (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Aug 06, 2001)
WHAT is it about the recent spate of financial sector bailouts that leaves even the most cynical observers with a sense of foreboding? It could be the bailouts per se.
- Vajpayee's `Quit' Drama (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 06, 2001)
ON JULY 31, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said: ``Since I am Prime Minister, I am responsible. I feel I have not been able to manage and discipline the NDA.
- Why India Should Support A New Round Of Negotiations (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Aug 06, 2001)
WHEN Thiru Murasoli Maran talks to Robert Zoellick this week, the best thing he can do is be positive.
- The U.S. Stake In South Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2001)
MS. CHRISTINA ROCCA, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, has scrupulously followed the normative rules of a ``familiarisation tour'' during her visit to this region.
- Higher Judicial Appointments - I (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Aug 06, 2001)
MANY HIGH Courts have vacant court halls and Benches with no robed brethren available to sit and dispense justice.
- Safety First (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
There are many advantages to GM crops over traditional and crossbred crops.
- Death Dance In Doda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2001)
REPORTS from Jammu and Kashmir are deeply disturbing. Militants have stepped up their heartless attack as in Doda district on Friday night snuffing out the life of 17 persons.
- Vrs For Govt Employees (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2001)
IF what the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Mr Arun Shourie, announced in the Rajya Sabha last Thursday is to be believed, the Central Government employees will be offered a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) sooner than expected.
- How To Deal With Natural Disasters (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 06, 2001)
FLOODS in Orissa, Poland and Pakistan, volcanic eruption in Sicily and the continuing plight of victims of the Gujarat earthquake are reminders that the only way of saving a world that is hostage to act of God —
- The Phoren Trained (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Aug 06, 2001)
A trip to a foreign land for a bureaucrat is like going to Shangri-La or Johnson’s Happy Valley or Milton’s Estotilandia.
- Not Nibbling At, But Chewing Away States’ Powers (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Aug 06, 2001)
“THE Union will go,” said a grim Sardar Patel, warning the Constituent Assembly on October 10, 1949, “You will not have a united India.
- New Treatment For Juvenile Diabetes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2001)
ISRAELI researchers said today that they had succeeded in coaxing human embryonic stem cells into producing the hormone insulin in a key step toward creating a revolutionary treatment for juvenile diabetes.
- At The Top Of The International Agenda (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
Global funding for HIV/AIDS programmes is too small, too slow, too fragmented, and comes with high transaction costs. Global cooperation is growing, but remains piecemeal and is sometimes at odds in substance with country priorities.
- Reinforce Confidence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2001)
IN THE ONGOING crisis over the Unit Trust of India, both the Government and the Trust have won a reprieve.
- Double Green (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2001)
The Indian population is likely to reach 1300 crore by 2020 for which about 300 million tonnes of food grains are required. India will therefore be required to produce an additional 5-6 million tonnes of food grains annually.
- Harvesting Of Rainwater Only Way Out For India (The Financial Express, Sunil Ghorawat, Aug 06, 2001)
Inter-state feuds over water are becoming more and more common in India over fear of water shortages.
- Pm Must Take Up The Fdi Cause (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 06, 2001)
It is no secret that we are losing the race to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). The $2.6 billion that we attract per annum is peanuts compared to China ($43.2 billion), Brazil ($19.3 billion), Poland ($4.9 billion) and Malaysia ($4.6 billion).
- The Inside Story... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
APROPOS of your edit 'Crime and punishment' (ET, July 23), it is baseless and incorrect to state that the CBI lacks skill in investigating economic offences and bank frauds.
- 'Today Customers Look For A One-Stop Solution' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2001)
AT A time when most Indian companies have shelved their expansion plans, Infinite Computer Solutions has announced its plans to set up two development centres in India.
- U.S. N-Assistance To India, Pak.? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 06, 2001)
BANGKOK, AUG. 5. Will the United States, after years of opposing the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan, now try and ensure that their nuclear arsenals remain safe and secure?
- Undp As Biotech Salesman (Hindu, Vandana Shiva, Aug 06, 2001)
Human Development Reports were till now pathbreaking because they broke free of ruling orthodoxies and dominant paradigms of development and growth.
- Battle Inside The Gates (Hindustan Times, Jaya Jaitly, Aug 06, 2001)
Among the dismaying headlines that followed General Pervez Musharraf’s return to Pakistan were “15 innocents gunned down in Doda”, “Amarnath pilgrims attacked — three policemen killed”.
- Fluid Genome - A Paradigm Shift (Hindu, Debashis Banerji, Aug 06, 2001)
THE SEQUENCING of the human genome was completed in February this year.
- The Crisis Of Physics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 06, 2001)
It’s not the ‘faith’ which makes frenzied demolitions against the backdrop of medieval war cries or a bachelor’s degree in jyotish vigyan or karmakand an acceptable ideological agenda.
- The Requiem Of A Ravaged Remote ... (The Economic Times, Raghu Krishnan, Aug 05, 2001)
IT was the glare that got me down. Each time there was an argument at home, the better half just glared.
- Leaking Boat, Weary Captain (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Opportunism has been given a new name by the BJP, `compulsions' of politics, says Neena Vyas.
- Phoolan’s Legacy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2001)
Even as the police is desperately trying to cut through the web of deception and intrigue spun around the sensational slaying of the Samajwadi Party MP and former bandit queen, Phoolan Devi, another controversy has erupted around her death.
- Information Drought In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
For someone who claims the ``people's verdict is the ultimate verdict'', Ms. Jayalalithaa is unwilling to grant the people the right to information and the freedom of expression. Our Tamil Nadu Bureau reports.
- Tackling Us Presence Outside Its Borders (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 05, 2001)
THOUGH US President George Bush and the Japanese Prime Minister, Koizumi did meet at the recently G-8 summit at Genoa, Italy, it was as well that the US Secretary, Colin Powell did not include Japan during his around-the-globe trip.
- Of Witchcraft And Superstition (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 05, 2001)
A day hardly passes when newspapers do not carry reports relating to witchcraft and sorcery.
- Vajpayee’s Surgery And Agra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 05, 2001)
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has recently been under great pressure, physically and mentally. Immediately after his kneecap surgery, he played host to President Musharraf involving intense dialogue.
- Dragon Comes Closer Home (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
INDIA should lend an attentive ear to the smaller Saarc states’ demand that China be accepted as a member of the regional grouping.
- Are All Kashmiris Suspect? (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 05, 2001)
EXCEPT for a much-awaited downpour, everything else has been happening here, in the Capital city.
- Mismanaging Money-Monetary Mechanism (Tribune, Shyam Ratna Gupta, Aug 05, 2001)
IN real life truth can be stranger than fiction in early 1980.
- Tuition Menace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2001)
MS Anuradha Gupta, in her ‘Private tuition: a different perspective’ (July 15) has rightly asserted that private tuition has grown into a menace and a social evil prompted only by those who have taken teaching as commerce and not as a mission.
- In The Footsteps Of Raj Narain (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 05, 2001)
SHIV Sena MP Sanjay Nirupam is fast acquiring the icon of the irrepressible socialist leader, the late Raj Narain, who too was once a member of the Upper House.
- Dial E For Eureka! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
MEDIA reports of two recent innovations indicate that the scientific temperament is not just alive and kicking but making a contribution towards resolving critical problems acutely common to the developing world.
- Tamil Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2001)
The AIADMK-DMK duel in Tamil Nadu has spilled over to the capital if the happenings in the Lok Sabha has been any indication.
- Spirit Of Fellowship Among Pilgrims (Tribune, David Devdas, Aug 05, 2001)
ADNAN is a soft-spoken, well brought up boy but, that day, his blood boiled. He felt like doing an Amitabh Bachchan type angry young man act and overturn some furniture.
- Extreme Prejudice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Israel has pushed its policy of assassinating inimical Palestinians too far, says Kesava Menon.
- Viral Fever (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2001)
EVERYTIME a hacker succeeds, everytime a virus is introduced, everytime a system crashes.
- From One Scandal To Another (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
HERE IS a story: a man goes to the police station to complain that in the dark of night a gang of robbers came to his house, entered forcibly, assaulted him and his wife, and decamped with cash and jewellery.
- Information Drought In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
For someone who claims the ``people's verdict is the ultimate verdict'', Ms. Jayalalithaa is unwilling to grant the people the right to information and the freedom of expression. Our Tamil Nadu Bureau reports.
- Powell Goes Calling... On Friends And Foes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
Differences over missile defence could well dictate the future of strategic relationships in the Asia-Pacific. Amit Baruah on Gen. Colin Powell's just-concluded tour of the region.
- Divided They Stand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2001)
The differences between europhiles and eurosceptics in both parties in Britain are becoming more obvious. Hasan Suroor reports.
- Why Blame The Chairman? (The Economic Times, Yassir A Pitalwalla, Aug 05, 2001)
IT’S the question that’s now being asked in cocktail parties of investment bankers and corporate honchos again and again: What is the role of the board members of a public sector company, bank or financial institution?
- Political Secretary For Sonia Gandhi! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2001)
SOME far-reaching changes in the Congress President’s office appear to be on the anvil.
- No Mean Business (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 05, 2001)
The chief minister of West Bengal has reason to congratulate himself.
- Rubbing Salt Into Wounds (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 04, 2001)
THANK GOD they have remembered him at last. So what if it’s after 41 long years? Surely, it won’t be a bad idea if our sports authorities, too, go for a miracle drug to revive their memory cells.
- Undermined (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 04, 2001)
WHILE NEW DELHI may be justified in claiming that the present policy framework for non-coal minerals is comparable to that of major mineral producing countries.
- Politics Of Vendetta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2001)
THE decision to launch a joint campaign by leaders of the main opposition parties in Haryana for the removal of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala is both laudable and laughable.
- Guinea Pig Syndrome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
The Kerala cancer research exposes a wider malignancy.
- Yuvraj Singh (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2001)
Last October, when a callow 18-year-old from Chandigarh tore the top-class Australian bowling attack apart in the ICC knock-out tournament in Nairobi, he was immediately hailed as the new great kid on the block.
- ‘Centre Is Very Casual In Its Approach To N-E’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
ASSAM Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who has completed 11 weeks in office, is a seasoned politician.
- The Great Indian Unwashed (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 04, 2001)
Manikuntala Sen tells of a doctor — a doctor, mind you — who mopped his face with his handkerchief through which he then strained the tea.
- The Cheerleader Brigade (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Aug 04, 2001)
At 2:15 pm on Friday, March 17, 2000, a little-known reporter blew a sizable hole in the stock of a high-flying, high-tech outfit called the Xybernaut Corporation’’.
- Slowdown And It’s Risks (The Economic Times, Girija Upadhyaya, Aug 04, 2001)
THE CURRENT slowdown in the GDP growth rate in the US economy and in IT spending has predictably had a drastic impact on the Indian software industry.
- Complete The `Revolution’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2001)
THIS is with reference to the news report ``Better handling can salvage fruits, vegetables worth Rs 17, 000 crore’’, (ET, July 25).
- Of Alluring Outlaws And Subaltern Pin-Ups (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2001)
EVERYONE loves a good bandit: the poor because the bandit supposedly represents the revenge of the oppressed upon the oppressor, and the rich — more surprisingly — because admiration for the bandit demonstrates broadness of mind and generosity of spirit.
- Urban Population Growth Way Below Official Estimates (The Financial Express, Parul Malhotra, Aug 04, 2001)
India’s urban population grew at an annual exponential rate of 2.7 per cent in the 90s, according to data recently released by the Office of the Registrar General. As it turns out, this growth rate falls way short of previous official estimates.
- The Warmth Of Four Walls (Indian Express, Shyamola Khanna, Aug 04, 2001)
Making visitors feel welcome demands special qualities.
- Should The Fm Go? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 04, 2001)
HE SHOULD, if only because of the fact that he has been in the saddle for some time now and he has nothing to show that his services are invaluable to the nation.
- Of Doubtful Wisdom (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 04, 2001)
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, would like to align the tax levied with the revised pay structure of the salaried class.
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