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Articles 20921 through 21020 of 27558:
- An Accord Bungled (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Jun 27, 2001)
The BJP led National Democratic Alliance at the centre has yet to learn ways for tackling insurgency and reaching accord with terrorists.
- Turkey's Unending Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2001)
CAUGHT IN THE battle between a military top brass that zealously guards its self-proclaimed role as protector of democracy and an Islamic political group with an extremist agenda.
- Did A Decade Of Reforms Accelerate Economic Growth? (The Financial Express, Sanjaya Baru, Jun 27, 2001)
For the first 50 years of the 20th century the Indian economy grew at a little over zero per cent per annum. Between 1950 and 1980, growth accelerated to 3.5 per cent.
- A General And A Swayamsevak (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 27, 2001)
THE PAKISTANI High Commissioner has just announced the revised rules of international diplomacy: summits do not have agendas.
- In A Bear Grip? (The Economic Times, Jacob John K, Jun 27, 2001)
THE STOCKMARKETS are waiting anxiously for July 2, 2001; the day wide-ranging changes take place in the Indian markets. And at stake is the very future of our markets.
- In Memory Of Arun Ghosh (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jun 27, 2001)
WHEN economists are alive, they make news by their statements on contemporary economic affairs.
- Agenda For Musharraf (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 27, 2001)
THE JULY SUMMIT between the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf is not expected to produce any favourable result, especially vis-a-vis the Kashmir issue.
- Ipr: `Intellect' Unlimited (Business Line, Arvind Padmanabhan , Jun 27, 2001)
INTELLECTUAL property (IP) is a term used to describe intangible creations of the human intellect protected by law. In simple terms, IP is a product got after applying human intelligence that has commercial value.
- ‘We’re One Of The Lowest Cost Producers’ (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2001)
Telco’s loss of over Rs 500 crore may have come as a shock. But, insists Ravi Kant, Executive Director of the company’s commercial vehicles business unit, it would be wrong to conclude that the company’s strategy has been wrong.
- Sowing More, Reaping Less (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Jun 27, 2001)
IT IS hardly surprising that some of the top fast-moving consumer goods companies are being stung by the slowdown in sales in the rural market.
- The Collapse Of Reason (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2001)
OBFUSCATING THE FACTS seems to be the order of the day.
- An Agenda For The Summit (Hindu, Suba Chandran, Jun 27, 2001)
THE DATE is fixed. The venue is fixed. But what are we going to talk Gen. Pervez Musharraf? In the past, we did talk to each other and there were meetings which were termed `historic', `new beginning' etc.
- Economic Progress Must Go Along With Social Justice (The Financial Express, Mohan Dharia, Jun 27, 2001)
The Planning Commission has prepared a Draft Approach Paper for the 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-2007).
- Wanted: A Vision (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2001)
THE SURFACE transport ministry is trying to garner private interest in highways not covered by the National Highway Development Project (NHDP). This is excellent.
- Calcutta Attorney Convicted (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2001)
Calcutta
Bhagendranath Chatterjee, Attorney-at-law, was convicted of criminal breach of trust by the Third Presidency Magistrate in respect of Rs 6,000 entrusted to him for being sent to Mr D.N. Tagore along with Rs 4,000 belonging to Haripada Ray.
- A Temple For Amitabh Bachchan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2001)
FROM a demi-god to god Indian screen superstar Amitabh Bachchan is making the transcendence.
- Knowledge And Strategy (The Economic Times, Michael H Zack, Jun 27, 2001)
SINCE companies are in a race to build the competencies that determine global leadership, successful companies have stopped imagining themselves as bundles of businesses making products.
- What Happened In Nepal? (Business Line, Ramesh Upadhyaya, Jun 26, 2001)
THE massacre of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya Rajyalakshmi, their two sons, Crown Prince Dipendra, Nirajan, sister Shruti, among others, in the Narayanhiti palace in Kathmandu has cast a dark shadow over the future of both monarchy and democracy in Nepal
- Communication Breakdown (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2001)
While an alarmist view of any situation must be avoided, it is clear that the government’s handling of the North-east has inflamed passions in the region and grievously complicated the political scenario.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 26, 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.
- Pension Explosion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2001)
A time bomb is ticking away and it could cause as much havoc to government finance as interest payment is doing today.
- Naga Ceasefire: Clearing The Air (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2001)
AFTER HAVING ANNOUNCED, unilaterally, the decision to enlarge the ceasefire with the NSCN(I-M) rebels to parts of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the Union Home Ministry is now talking of a review.
- Dispute Over Dead Lambs (Business Line, P. Krishna Rao, Jun 26, 2001)
THE WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) adopted the Appellate Body Report and the Panel Report on `United States - Safeguard Measures on Imports of Fresh, Chilled or Frozen Lamb Meat from New Zealand and Australia' on May 16.
- How The World Can Win Its Battle Against Aids (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 26, 2001)
There are two wrong approaches to the global threat of HIV/AIDS. One is to underestimate or ignore it. The other is to despair. The first can only be described as irresponsible. The second is unjustified.
- Needed: Good Global Pr (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 26, 2001)
Against bad publicity on Enron.
- More Trouble, Not Less (The Financial Express, Jasjit Singh, Jun 26, 2001)
A frozen Pak defence budget means more reliance on China and on nuclear weapons.
- Condemned Before Life (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2001)
Perhaps taking a cue from a recent directive issued against female foeticide by the Sikh religious leaders, a large number of their counterparts from other faiths shared a dais in New Delhi on Sunday to condemn the heinous practice.
- Farmer Banga (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2001)
Hindustan Lever chairman M S Banga's name may not spring to mind immediately if one is asked to compile a list of India's agricultural experts.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Jun 26, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- Trade Surpluses Do Not Ensure Growth (The Economic Times, Neeraj Kaushal, Jun 26, 2001)
DO TRADE surpluses bring economic prosperity? If we go by conventional thinking, most prevalent among the Indian left, the answer is yes.
- Poverty May Have Declined, But Quality Of Employment Has Worsened (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, Jun 26, 2001)
Ten years of reforms is a good enough time frame to assess whether they have had a human face in impacting on poverty and employment.
- Quadruple Your Money (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2001)
A STUDY of 49 public sector undertakings by this newspaper reveals that they have a market capitalisation of only Rs 95,000 crore although their reserves alone exceed Rs 100,000 crore.
- Remote Services: More Than Meets The Eye (The Economic Times, S. Sharma, Jun 26, 2001)
REMOTE services are business processes and services performed or provided from a location different from that of their users or beneficiaries, and delivered over telecom networks and the internet.
- Pricing Telecommunication Services (The Economic Times, S. Rajagopalan, Jun 26, 2001)
STRANGE things are happening in the telecommunication sector in the US. The biggest long distance phone carrier, AT&T, has announced an 11 per cent increase in long distance charges from July 1 this year.
- The 360-Degree Markets (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Jun 26, 2001)
A HUNDRED feet above ground level, tightly strapped on to a flimsy seat, legs suspended in the air, poised to fall faster than gravity, part of another 360 degree loop, all of a twitter on something called Kracken it suddenly begins to feel a bit familiar
- Paranoid, Doomed To Fail (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jun 26, 2001)
It is ironic that in a land that once boasted of the world’s most ancient seats of learning, open to scholars from all around the world with universities such as Nalanda and Takshila,
- What Market Signals On Interest Rates Mean (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Jun 26, 2001)
These days the government is borrowing cheap. So are some corporates! This is contrary to revealed wisdom.
- The Story Of Singapore’s Growth Miracle (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jun 26, 2001)
From “Third World to the First” was the befitting sub-title of the illustrious Singapore story penned by the city-state’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and released towards the end of last year.
- Kashmir & Secession (Times of India, Rahul Shivshankar, Jun 26, 2001)
MOMENTS after prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and president Pervez Musharraf had resolved to ``tone down the rhetoric'' ahead of the Agra summit, Pakistan was back in rhetoric mode.
- The Intolerance Industry (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2001)
t’s difficult to predict what will hurt the sensibilities of people and leave them so humiliated that they have to resort to violent protest.
- A Second Look (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2001)
AS A SPECIAL Session of the United Nations General Assembly meets to discuss how to combat the global spread of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Turkey On His Mind (Hindustan Times, Gajendra Singh, Jun 26, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has anointed himself President of Pakistan while retaining the all-powerful post of army chief.
- Who Comes First? Cleric Or Reformer (Pioneer, Ehtashamuddin Khan, Jun 26, 2001)
The landslide victory of President Mohammad Khatami in the recently-concluded Presidential election in Iran indicates an important fact-that religion, the 'opium of the masses', can no longer numb the aspirations of Iranians.
- Planning Delusions (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 26, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a nine per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- See-Through Money For Fair Elections (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Jun 26, 2001)
The Congress party has after a long time taken a right step in the direction of electoral reform.
- Dumb Charade (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2001)
There is nothing better for the national morale than a show of solidarity vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 26, 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 U.K. - Another Quick Fix? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jun 26, 2001)
THEY CALL it the demographic time-bomb, and it is the potential implosion of the workforce in the wealthy countries of the world as longevity increases steadily but aggregate populations remain roughly constant.
- A Suicide Manual (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jun 26, 2001)
A RECENT article in The Economist observes that ``money's not everything, but can it buy you happiness? Governments of the rich countries, as well as the OECD, in Paris, worry about the links between economic growth and well-being.''
- Sebi Should Have Shown More Gumption (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 26, 2001)
IN ``Financial derivatives policy: Time to show gumption,'' the authors had advocated the introduction of options and futures on individual stocks (Business Line, May 31).
- The 'China Factor' In Ties With U.S. (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 26, 2001)
SYDNEY, JUNE 25. It came quite easily to Mr. Jaswant Singh. In response to a shot-in- the-dark question from an Australian reporter in Adelaide on Friday.
- Drawback Drama (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2001)
EITHER THE GOVERNMENT had initially performed a shoddy job of calculating the duty incidence on export output or has now allowed itself to be bamboozled into conceding to the exporting community a refund.
- Drift As Policy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2001)
Is anyone in the Union government in control, or at least nominally in charge of the crisis-engulfed north-east? Given that its `strategy' for peace in the region changes almost daily, the answer perhaps is self-evident.
- Rise In Drug Abuse, Illicit Trafficking Ring Alarm Bells (Hindu, Shankar Jiwal, Jun 26, 2001)
The world observes International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26 every year.
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Agriculture Sector: Paradox Of Plenty (Business Line, S.S. Bhandare, Jun 26, 2001)
A SWEEPING survey of opinion-makers in business and industry reveals a cautious and subdued outlook on their production and investment plans, despite the various efforts of the Government.
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jun 26, 2001)
THE extremely irresponsible vendetta by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has provided the Union Government an opportunity, which it was looking for since after her installation as Chief Minister by the Governor.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 26, 2001)
When Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser and principal secretary to the prime minister, walked into the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters near Washington a few days ago for his scheduled,
- Negotiating With Naga Rebels (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Jun 26, 2001)
THE North-East is in turmoil. The ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland led by Mr Muivah and Mr Issac Swu beyond June 14 to cover Assam,
- Fallout Of Centre-State Divide (Tribune, P. Raman , Jun 26, 2001)
WE had a few occasions in the past when the political divide between the Centre and the states had been quite wide.
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 26, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand;
- Fighting Female Foeticide (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2001)
THE invitation to the heads of various religious groups for drawing a collective programme for ending the obnoxious practice of female foeticide has generated an avoidable controversy.
- Let The Indo-Pak Gambit Begin (Pioneer, Sidharth Bhatia, Jun 26, 2001)
Good chess players know that whatever pieces one might have, and whatever the tactics one may have devised, position counts for a lot in the game.
- Mother Of All Crimes (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, Jun 26, 2001)
The last few years have witnessed miraculous advancements in medical science.
- To Whip Or Not To Whip? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2001)
Horse racing in the country is in for a change. No more will the equines be beaten into submission, but only goaded to run faster with a synthetic cord that is not as cruel as the traditional leather whip.
- From Lahore With Hope (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 26, 2001)
Lahore looked different when I went there in the bus carrying Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee nearly two years ago.
- Spectre Of Drought (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jun 26, 2001)
the spectre of drought looms large in Jammu and Kashmir due to prolonged dry spell that has led to acute drinking water scarcity, drying up of ponds and lakes, fall in groundwater level and a severe drop in the flow of rivers, big and small.
- Wages Of Mistrust (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 26, 2001)
The roadmap to peace in the Northeast cannot be charted by the good intentions of any one party; everyone associated with the Naga issue must be willing to lay his cards face up on the table.
- Question Of Railway Safety (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2001)
HARDLY a year passes when there is no major train accident in India. Immediately an enquiry committee is constituted to go into the circumstances leading to the tragedy, and everything ends there.
- Trade Union Unity And Politics (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Jun 25, 2001)
ALMOST A decade after the Congress(I) was emboldened to give up its socialist pretensions and allow the then Finance Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to announce in Parliament the decision to adopt the principles of market economy (July 1991).
- Unmollified Manipur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 25, 2001)
IN its desperate search for a quick fix, the Centre has taken one half-step to muddy the Manipur situation. It summoned 10 political leaders on Saturday to attend its durbar and after three hours of “constructive talks”
- Plan Panel’s Delusions (Tribune, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 25, 2001)
PRIME Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a 9 per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- As Is Our Desire, So Is Our Destiny (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Jun 25, 2001)
When we look around, we find that the individual as well as society is ill. Man never wants to fall ill.
- Indispensable Babu (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2001)
REPORTS suggest that the government is toying with the idea of giving itself discretionary powers to raise the retirement to 62 for some bureaucrats.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 25, 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.
- One-Horse Town (Times of India, Girish Bhandari, Jun 25, 2001)
BY the time I left the town for higher studies, it had become a one-horse town. And that horse belonged to Miss Clarke.
- Disturbing Rail Safety Record (Hindu, C. V. Gopalakrishnan , Jun 25, 2001)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNE 24. The sense of shock being felt at the heavy loss of lives due to the derailment of four bogies of the Mangalore- Chennai Mail and its plunging into the Kadalundi river.
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jun 25, 2001)
THE extremely irresponsible vendetta by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has provided the Union Government an opportunity, which it was looking for since after her installation as Chief Minister by the Governor.
- Safety Derailed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2001)
The derailment of the Chennai-bound Mangalore Mail on a bridge on river Kadalundi near Khozhikode, which has taken a heavy toll of lives, underlines a stark fact: train travel is becoming unsafe in India.
- Neighbours In Search Of Lasting (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 25, 2001)
India and Pakistan share problems left behind by traditions and history, and of the economy.
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