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Articles 19821 through 19920 of 27558:
- Fiscal Reform (Hindu, Amaresh Bagchi, Jul 18, 2001)
WHILE FEW would disagree that the economic reforms of the 1990s have changed the face of India, one area where reform efforts have stumbled and apparently fallen flat is in the fiscal sector.
- Savouring A Decade Of Reforms (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Jul 18, 2001)
THIS month marks the end of the first decade of India’s economic reforms. What have we accomplished?
- Agra Summit Not A Complete Failure (The Financial Express, Inder Malhotra, Jul 18, 2001)
Given its inability even to issue a bald joint statement, it is entirely understandable that the Agra summit between Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is being written off as a “failure”.
- Perceived Threat From Chinese Imports: A Futuristic Scenario (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jul 18, 2001)
Some might consider that China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will help modify the way it conducts its trade relations. WTO accession could increase access to China’s markets for exporters.
- Beijing's Triumph And Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2001)
FROM THE TIME of the ancient Olympics, politics and sport - always deemed to be far apart with little in common by the idealists - have indeed mixed with explosive effect.
- Hope Floats (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
YOUR editorial 'Inviting trouble' (ET, July 16) appears blinkered. It does not mention the proposed introduction of NAV from January 2002.
- You’ve Got Mail (To Pay For) (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 18, 2001)
TRY TELLING anybody that you’ll have to pay to send or receive an e-mail and he’ll probably dissolve into laughter.
- One More To Go (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2001)
TWO rounds of the three-stage auction for mobile telecom licences are over, with winners already decided in nine out of the 17 circles for which bids took place. By now, the contours of India’s future telecom market are visible.
- Happy, And Not So Happy, Telecom Tales (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Jul 18, 2001)
DELHI, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Himachal Pradesh, UP (West), Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. And possibly, UP (East), Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat as well.
- Offensive Spending (Hindustan Times, PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI, Jul 18, 2001)
GENERAL PERVEZ Musharraf has a problem and he’s in denial about it. He wants to rebuild Pakistan, restore the sick man of the subcontinent. But he also believes India has to be kept running a fever.
- Risk Management In Banks Is Surely A Public Good (The Economic Times, Janmejaya Sinha, Jul 18, 2001)
SHOULD the taxpayer be as concerned as a bank's shareholders in a bank's risk management capability?
- Russia-China Bear Hug (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2001)
THE Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, and his Chinese counterpart, Mr Jiang Zemin, have been at pains to underscore that the Good Neighbourly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that they have signed is not an axis or alliance.
- Neither Success Nor Failure (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 18, 2001)
TASHKENT, SIMLA, Lahore and now Agra. The city of Taj Mahal has joined the other three to become yet another landmark in the turbulent history of India-Pakistan relations.
- Crop Insurance: A Serious Business (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jul 18, 2001)
CROP insurance that offers efficient and comprehensive protection to farmers has been under discussion since Independence. A Pilot Crop Insurance Scheme (PCIS) was in place between 1979-80 and 1984-85.
- Summit's Collapse Was In The Script (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 18, 2001)
Confidence building measures? What confidence building measures? Kashmir is the biggest confidence building measure! -- The Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Supreme Accolade Of Global Acceptance (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 18, 2001)
WHILE the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, struggled in Agra to compose their differences.
- Relative Economics Of Environmental-Friendly Fuels (Business Line, Peter Jones, Jul 18, 2001)
THE fuels commonly used today, such as petrol or diesel, are derived from crude oil, and are referred to as conventional fuels.
- Efficacy Of Public Audit System In India (Tribune, Dharam Vir, Jul 18, 2001)
THANKS perhaps to the preoccupation with the search for the so-called hidden agenda in the appointment of the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution and the controversy generated by the commission’s consultation.
- Dev Anand Plans Film On Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2001)
IRREPRESSIBLE Bollywood actor-director Dev Anand plans to make a film on the palace massacre in Nepal in which virtually the entire royal family was wiped out.
- A New Spirit Of Liberation (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Jul 18, 2001)
I have just finished reading what is perhaps the most stimulating and rewarding book I’ve read.
- ‘They Owe Me Eight Years’ (Tribune, Nick Patron Walsh, Jul 18, 2001)
IT was the long hot nights in the dirty interrogation centre in Pappatot, on the border between Kashmir and Pakistan, that broke 18-year-old Chaudhary Aurangzeb.
- The Elusive Extra Mile To Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2001)
A `POSITIVE' SPIN preferred by India to explain the slow collapse of the Agra summit is that the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Pakistan's President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, have begun a new journey towards a peaceful resolution.
- Beijing Makes It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
WHICH city gets to host the Olympic Games depends on two factors. One is, of course, the facilities it offers and its capability to organise the mega-event. On that count, Beijing indeed is an odds-on favourite.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Enemies In Wait (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
According to the Congress, the ruling coalition is busy with its internal squabbles instead of caring for the suffering people. Floodwaters have damaged crops covering about two lakh hectares of land as well as thousands of dwellings.
- To Work With Dignity And Freedom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
Most of the 36.1 million people infected with HIV are in the prime of their working lives.
- New Twist To Sensitive Cases (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 17, 2001)
CHENNAI, JULY 16. The sudden and tragic suicide of businessman Ramesh and his family has provided a new twist to the politically sensitive cases in the State.
- Uti And Interest Rate Reductions (Business Line, R. Y. Narayanan, Jul 17, 2001)
THE US-64 imbroglio and the so-called support for `small investors' across the political spectrum have raised doubts over the planned revamping of the pension system and interest rate structure for small savings.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 17, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- Cantonment Boards Have Become Irrelevant (Tribune, Pritam Bhullar, Jul 17, 2001)
RECENTLY, a proposal was mooted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that all cantonment boards should be abolished and the civic administration of cantonments should be taken over by the Army.
- In The Shadow Of Taj (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2001)
THE Taj spirit pervaded the second day of the Indo-Pak summit on Sunday. The day started on a highly hopeful note.
- Musharraf Does Some Tough Talking Over Breakfast (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Jul 17, 2001)
THE hesitant optimism of Sunday evening, articulated by none other than Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf when he described his talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as “fruitful” at the Taj Mahal.
- The Ias... And The Ips (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Jul 17, 2001)
WHENEVER I drive to Dehra Doon, I pass through what is definitely the worst town on Planet Earth: Khatauli. Here, the 'highway' serves as the town's main street - and the road simply does not exist.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 17, 2001)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- A Long Wait (The Economic Times, Sam Easow, Jul 17, 2001)
LET us all Asians whole-heartedly welcome International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2008 Olympics to Beijing. Ever since the modern Olympics began in 1896, they have been monopolised by the West.
- There’s Money To Make (Hindustan Times, Rashid Ahmad, Jul 17, 2001)
ON MAY 23, while speaking to a group of Indian traders who were part of a SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Abdul Razzaq Dawood said that Pakistan would not grant most favoured nation (MFN).
- View Of The Little People (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 17, 2001)
IT’S A moving story of the way old people in Uri have received New Delhi’s announcement that it intends to open the road between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad (or more precisely, Uri and Domel) which has been shut since 1947.
- No Room For Propaganda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 17, 2001)
IF THE Agra summit ran into a roadblock on the last day, delaying General Pervez Musharraf’s departure for home, it was because of the hardline stand he took during his breakfast meeting with media personnel.
- The Asian Option (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, Jul 17, 2001)
AS India opens out, many new options are developing. Although India is in Asia it has traditionally looked west.
- When In Paris, Do As .... (Tribune, P. Lal , Jul 17, 2001)
PARIS conjures up the image of a city full of life. Beautiful women and magnificent buildings.
- Looking Beyond Anti-Dumping Action Against China (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jul 17, 2001)
While some of the affected industries may cry foul, experts do not seem to agree that the Chinese are dumping the products on us.
- Restricting International Conferences (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT, in its wisdom, has dismissed the petition challenging the Union Home Ministry memorandum making it mandatory for organisers of international conferences.
- Summits Don't Serve Basmati Rice (The Economic Times, Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Jul 17, 2001)
THERE is a Hindu belief that one's bitterest enemies turn up as blood relations in the next life.
- Learning From Past Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Jul 17, 2001)
THE decision of the Group of Ministers to set up a separate Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has predictably drawn flak from the country’s intelligence (not necessarily intelligent) community.
- Directionless Prasar Bharati (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Jul 17, 2001)
LAST YEAR Prasar Bharati had sold its entire prime time on the Metro Channel to Mr. Kerry Packer. On the expiry of his lease, it has been making frantic efforts to auction this valuable chunk to fresh bidders.
- Towards Greater Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
WITH THE UNIT Trust of India (UTI) announcing a scheme to ensure limited liquidity on the investment in units, the time has come to look at its problems from a larger perspective.
- Where Now, From Agra? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 17, 2001)
LIKE the path of true love, that of peace is long and tortuous too. Just look at all the conflicts raging in the world -- major and minor. Learning to be patient is the name of the game in any conflict-resolution initiative.
- Low Interest Rates, High Liquidity, Weak Growth (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Jul 17, 2001)
A puzzling feature of the economy is the industrial slack in the face of softening interest rates. Business should have lapped up cheap funds, and expanded investment.
- Competition: Analysts And Auditors In The Dock (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 17, 2001)
THE economic downturn combined with fierce competition is bringing out the worst in human nature.
- Living Theatres Of The Absurd (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jul 17, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's peace journey to Lahore in February 1999, was intended as a confidence building measure.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Manipur Conundrum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2001)
THE LEADERS OF the BJP and the Samata party may have agreed to ``forget'' the Manipur developments and decided to ``stay out'' of any exercise leading towards the formation of a new Government in the State.
- Will Haldia Gain If De-Linked From Kolkata Port? (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Jul 17, 2001)
The ongoing struggle between officials of the Kolkata Dock System and the Haldia Dock Complex of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is now in the open.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 17, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Small Step (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 17, 2001)
PRIME Minister Vajpayee and General Musharraf have clearly not been able to make any major breakthrough in their talks at Agra.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Discomfort In The Name Of Relief (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 17, 2001)
THE UTI’s new package, meant to provide comfort to the small investors, may actually cause greater discomfort to them.
- Great Game Of China (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 16, 2001)
CHINA COLLECTED another symbol of nationhood this week by being declared the hosts for the 2008 Olympic games.
- What Happened To Panchayati Raj Reforms (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 16, 2001)
THE high hopes with which the 73rd Constitution Amendment Bill giving statutory backing to panchayati raj institutions was passed in 1992 by Parliament and had been made effective after endorsement by the states from April 24,1993, are already drying up.
- Helpful, If Not Hopeful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
DAY One of President Pervez Musharraf’s visit has breathed some life into the summit meeting.
- Enemies In Wait (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 16, 2001)
According to the Congress, the ruling coalition is busy with its internal squabbles instead of caring for the suffering people. Floodwaters have damaged crops covering about two lakh hectares of land as well as thousands of dwellings.
- B’desh: Waiting For New Govt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
BANGLADESH is in the process of perfecting an interesting system of holding a general election.
- Enemies In Wait (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 16, 2001)
According to the Congress, the ruling coalition is busy with its internal squabbles instead of caring for the suffering people. Floodwaters have damaged crops covering about two lakh hectares of land as well as thousands of dwellings.
- Island Of Acrimony In The Floods (Telegraph, TILAK D. GUPTA, Jul 16, 2001)
Orissa seems to be caught in a never-ending cycle of misfortune.
- To Work With Dignity And Freedom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 16, 2001)
Most of the 36.1 million people infected with HIV are in the prime of their working lives.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 16, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- The Ias Lobby (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2001)
NEWS has it that a number of IAS officers are in line for heading NASSCOM — the association of software producers. This is, per se, not a bad idea.
- Students Get Ill To Win Good Marks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
SECONDARY schools are breeding stressed-out, overworked, materialistic and ill-educated students, according to a new study designed to uncover good news about the state of education.
- What Happened To Panchayati Raj Reforms (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 16, 2001)
THE high hopes with which the 73rd Constitution Amendment Bill giving statutory backing to panchayati raj institutions was passed in 1992 by Parliament and had been made effective after endorsement by the states from April 24,1993, are already drying up.
- Dhaka Rumblings (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jul 16, 2001)
REASONED DEBATE and a peaceful change of governments are at the heart of the democratic order.
- Muslim Rishis Of Kashmir (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Jul 16, 2001)
WITH THE heads of two antagonistic states having met in Agra, a limping but absolutely necessary and extended process of dialogue is going on.
- Governor No Rubber Stamp But Emblem Of Dignity (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Jul 16, 2001)
“(A) Governor can do a great deal of good if he is a good Governor and he can do a great deal of mischief, if he is a bad Governor, in spite of the very little power given to him under the Constitution we are now framing.”
- Helpful, If Not Hopeful (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2001)
DAY One of President Pervez Musharraf’s visit has breathed some life into the summit meeting.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 16, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Sustaining The Consensus (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jul 16, 2001)
WHATEVER THE outcome of the Agra summit, it has provided a precious byproduct in the domestic context - activation of the national consensus on foreign policy.
- Vision 2020 -- Passively Creating Employment (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jul 16, 2001)
FOR FOUR decades, the government went on a spree creating jobs whether they were needed or not.
- Urea: Proposed Uniform Pricing Scheme -- Ensure Parity In Feedstock Prices, First (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jul 16, 2001)
AFTER the Government announced -- in the 2001-02 Budget -- its decision to replace the existing unit-wise retention pricing scheme (RPS) for urea by a scheme of group-wise uniform concessions and determination of concession rates.
- Old-Young Divide (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 16, 2001)
GENERATION gap has acquired a new stridency because of the aggravation of certain tendencies characterising the psychologies of the old and young.
- Making Law, Breaking Law (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Jul 16, 2001)
JUNE 21, 2001: The red planet, Mars, comes closest to the Earth.
- Look At Ageing Population As Opportunity (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Jul 16, 2001)
SOMETIME ago I had argued that the rising numbers of the aged (above 60 years) in our population signified a vast new opportunity for our marketers.
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