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Articles 22421 through 22520 of 27558:
- Getting Unreal (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , May 31, 2001)
The Hurriyat is an "honorable", household name today, and its leaders, with or without Kashmir, have attained unmatched status thanks to the media blitz.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, May 31, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Punish The Guilty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2001)
It is hardly surprising that the murder of five members of a Dalit family in Hasnapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Sunday, has sent waves of shock and revulsion throughout India.
- Politics Of Reincarnation (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
THE THIRD front is a curious phenomenon in Indian politics. It usually lies quietly, almost forgotten, but the moment the party in power faces any trouble, it springs to life.
- Murderers In Uniform (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
MORE THAN a generation ago, Justice A.N. Mulla of the Allahabad High Court had held that the police in India were possibly the most “lawless” among armed groups in the country.
- The Road Back For Nepal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 31, 2001)
NEPAL’S DESCENT into despair, anger and turmoil after the tragic events of last week was only to be expected given the high regard in which the late king was held in the country.
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 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.
- Neither Here Nor There (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, May 31, 2001)
One is said to be fashionable and trendy if one brings about revolutionary changes in ones appearance.
- To Hope Or Not To Hope (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 2001)
hope has nothing to do with hype. Compared to the high expectations raised by Vajpayee’s visit to Lahore and the media hype accompanying it the proposed New Delhi visit by Gen. Musharraf, almost a month later, is going to be a rather prosaic affair.
- A Party Adrift (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 31, 2001)
WHILE the ruling National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxists) and the Panthers Party have asked their grass root workers to gird up their loins.
- Nepal At The Crossroads (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 31, 2001)
The shocking tragedy that engulfed Nepal's Royal Family when the traditional Friday night get together turned into an appaling carnage is going to leave deep scars on the psyche of Nepal's people.
- Will It Pour? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 31, 2001)
THE INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL Department's forecast of a `normal' South-West monsoon this year -- 14th in a row -- should warm the hearts of a large section of the rural population, not to mention policy-makers and other stakeholders.
- Financial Derivatives Policy -- Time To Show Gumption (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, May 31, 2001)
IF WE were required to provide examples of the impoverishing speed at which critical macroeconomic reforms are conceived, discussed and implemented in India, we could choose four poignant examples.
- `Kashmir: Needed, Creative Resolution' -- Dr Mari Fitzduff, Director, Initiative On Conflict Resolution (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 31, 2001)
At the international conference on Conflict, Ethnicity and Nationalism, organised last week by the British Council in Derry, Northern Ireland, Business Line spoke Dr Mari Fitzduff, Professor of Conflict Studies, and Director of INCORE (Initiative on Confl
- Have Qrs Been Really Dismantled? (Business Line, D. S. Mehta , May 31, 2001)
THE initial euphoria that the Exim Policy-2001 ended the `Quota Raj' and opened up the market to imported goods is all over.
- Good News For Smokers (The Economic Times, N P Mishra, May 31, 2001)
SINCE the last World No-Tobacco Day, much has happened on the tobacco scene in India. And more is likely to happen soon! If you are a smoker, you may soon have to contend with a ban on smoking signs in government offices and public places everywhere in In
- Food Security: The Need To Get Back To Basics (The Economic Times, Mohandas Moses, May 31, 2001)
THE RECENT conference of chief ministers, at which the Centre tried to sell the idea of decentralised grain procurement to the states, predictably ended in a stalemate.
- Science In Public Policy (The Economic Times, Parth J Shah, May 31, 2001)
IS OUR public policy on economic to environmental issues based on science? Do facts, evidence, and objective deliberations determine it? Or do we rely largely on our hunches and gut feelings, our ideological sense of how the world works -- what Thomas Sow
- So Far So Good (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2001)
IT would take an incurable optimist to expect any fundamental change in India-Pakistan relations during the visit of General Musharraf. Despite the warmth of the communications between Prime Minister Vajpayee and General Musharraf, there are few signs of
- Blame People Not Systems (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , May 31, 2001)
LAST fiscal, the IT sector -- recognised as the economy's No 1 growth engine -- came out with flying colours despite the US slowdown. One would like to see such impressive performance in other sectors such as tourism which, in Andhra Pradesh, has now been
- Well Begun But ... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has finally agreed to the long-standing demand of the Reserve Bank of India to take over its stake in the State Bank of India. This is a welcome move, albeit more than a trifle delayed.
- From Tiger To Pussy Cat (Hindustan Times, Sujata Anandan, May 30, 2001)
MAHARASHTRA’S PUGNACIOUS Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal is currently under attack from a section of Muslims owing allegiance to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- Shooting The Monkey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
ATTACHMENT is based on the fixed belief that security will be gained through external symbols that validate the individual desiring them.
- Only Vultures And Parasites (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
IT’S NOT a theatre of the absurd. It’s the art of the dubious aligned to sleaze in which principles and ethics are dirty words.
- Take Them On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
DELHI’S traders are as usual up in arms against the government’s plans to go ahead with the Delhi Rent Amendment Bill.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- New Twist To Sensitive Cases (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 30, 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.
- The Millennium Round Won’t Help The Millions (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, May 30, 2001)
THE EUROPEAN Union has been relentless in its efforts to launch a comprehensive new round of trade negotiations in the WTO.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Take Them On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
DELHI’S traders are as usual up in arms against the government’s plans to go ahead with the Delhi Rent Amendment Bill. And they have come up with a really grand reason: apparently, according to these traders, they have become the owners of the properties
- Sun's Energy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
O all learned people, fully realise your conduct towards different objects of the universe, know ye the electricity that maintains all beautiful objects.
- Communication Breakdown (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 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.
- Laptops & Liberalism (Times of India, Mahesh Daga, May 30, 2001)
LAST week, the Taliban made it mandatory for minority Hindu men in Afghanistan to wear distinctive clothing and the women to wear burqas.
- Aum: The Sound That Liberates (Times of India, P.V. Narayana Swamy, May 30, 2001)
THE Mandukya Upanishad starts with an arresting declaration - "The word AUM is all this, that was in the past and all that would be in future.
- Mandir Miscalculation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
Looks like the BJP is spending sleepless nights over its once flagship brand, Ayodhya.
- Rising Profit Rate In Us Economy (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 30, 2001)
THE rate of profit is an important concept in economics. In classical economics, according to Ricardo, the net product in an economy can be equated with national income minus rents. The net product is then distributed between profits and wages.
- Tough Talks By The Week (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
Few can excel our leaders in talking tough and in yielding to force, especially when it threatens their chairs.
- Reinventing The Centre (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 30, 2001)
LAST MONTH, the politically fashionable thing to do, it seemed, was to decry the presumed concentration of power in the Prime Minister's Office;
- Terminator Technology In Agriculture (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 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 Full Monty: He’s Hot, He’s Not (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, May 30, 2001)
A LITTLE bird flew across the world wide Web the other day with an interesting piece of gossip:
- Well Begun But ... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT has finally agreed to the long-standing demand of the Reserve Bank of India to take over its stake in the State Bank of India. This is a welcome move, albeit more than a trifle delayed.
- Quite Inviting (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2001)
THIS letter is in reference to your editorial "Welcome invitation" (ET, 25 May).
- The Intolerance Industry (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
It’s difficult to predict what will hurt the sensibilities of people and leave them so humiliated that they have to resort to violent protest.
- Turkey On His Mind (Hindustan Times, Gajendra Singh, May 30, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf has anointed himself President of Pakistan while retaining the all-powerful post of army chief.
- Mother Of All Crimes (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, May 30, 2001)
The last few years have witnessed miraculous advancements in medical science.
- From Tiger To Pussy Cat (Hindustan Times, Sujata Anandan, May 30, 2001)
M AHARASHTRA’S PUGNACIOUS Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal is currently under attack from a section of Muslims owing allegiance to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- Practicing Untouchability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
OUR former defence minister, the ever irrepressible and maverick, George Fernandes can never be accused of shying away from taking a separate stand.
- Awareness Of Window Blinds Is Low In India (The Economic Times, Chaitali Chakravarty, May 30, 2001)
HUNTER DOUGLAS, a US $1.7 billion multinational group, engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of window covering products, architectural and improvement products plans to redefine the Indian interior design and architecture industry.
- Steeling For The Next `Big One' (Business Line, Eva Haridas, May 30, 2001)
WHEN the earth rocked under Gujarat on Republic Day, it laid waste entire townships and colonies.
- Manipur Conundrum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 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.
- No Scope For Detours (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 30, 2001)
BY SPECIFYING that India’s sovereignty over Kashmir is non-negotiable, New Delhi has made it clear that the “high road to peace” with Pakistan will not involve any detours.
- Energised Inflation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 30, 2001)
THE SLAYING OF the inflation monster has been a much publicised accomplishment of the 1990s.
- Farooq’s Autonomy Gimmick (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 2001)
While rejecting the Centre’s plea to the chief minister to revise the State Autonomy Committee report and submit another plan for deolution of power.
- Msp Muddle And Food Exports -- Boasts Aside, Can We Make The Grade? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, May 30, 2001)
BOTH the US and Canada have cried foul and dragged India to the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement body complaining that India is `exporting' `subsidised' wheat in violation of WTO norms.
- Supporting New Initiatives In Politics (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 30, 2001)
AN IMPORTANT hypothesis concerning developing countries such as India is that the poorer they are, the more important seem the political differences between such countries preventing closer economic and related spheres.
- Overtaken! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 30, 2001)
CALIFORNIA'S Silicon Valley is fast losing its pre-eminence as a preferred destination for hi-tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 30, 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.
- The Union Of India And The Wto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2001)
THE ABSENCE OF an informed debate on the implications of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) among Indian political parties requires urgent correction.
- Misgivings Stay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2001)
Mr Jaswant Singh's reiteration on Monday of the Government's stand that Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) was an integral part of India is good in so far as it goes.
- Spectre Of Drought (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, May 30, 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.
- Brand Royalty (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
The notorious tight-fistedness of the Indian consumer has caused much grief to many a marketer.
- Who Are We Talking To? (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 30, 2001)
The irony of choosing May 23 to invite General Pervez Musharraf for peace talks seems to have been lost on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- Cultural Question (Pioneer, Avijit Pathak, May 30, 2001)
Enough has already been said and written about the need for intensifying the cultural component in education. It has been repeatedly asserted, particularly by the dominant political force, that cultural knowledges - from Vedic mathematics to astrology, fr
- See-Through Money For Fair Elections (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, May 30, 2001)
The Congress party has after a long time taken a right step in the direction of electoral reform.
- Planning Delusions (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 30, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee had advised the Planning Commission to aim for a nine per cent growth rate in the Tenth Plan.
- Who Comes First? Cleric Or Reformer (Pioneer, Ehtashamuddin Khan, May 30, 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.
- The Luncheon Meeting And After (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, May 30, 2001)
Few understood the significance of the impromptu meeting between the Prime Minister and the Home Minister on Tuesday, the first of May.
- The Millennium Round Won’t Help The Millions (The Economic Times, T.K. Bhaumik, May 30, 2001)
THE EUROPEAN Union has been relentless in its efforts to launch a comprehensive new round of trade negotiations in the WTO.
- Muslim Women And The Law (Hindu, Sona Khan, May 30, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT'S decision to introduce a Bill in Parliament to amend legal provisions to enable women and other dependents to seek higher maintenance is a welcome move.
- Beyond The Original Message (Hindustan Times, Imtiaz Ahmad, May 30, 2001)
SHOULD MUSLIM women have the right to maintenance in the event of divorce? This question has acquired importance in view of the announcement that the government proposes to bring in two legislations to ensure that women get early relief in cases of marita
- From Lahore With Hope (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, May 30, 2001)
Lahore looked different when I went there in the bus carrying Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee nearly two years ago.
- Twelfth Knight (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 30, 2001)
Winds of change have been blowing in the world of cricket since the mid-1970s.
- Read Writing On The Political Wall (Pioneer, CJM Mathew, May 30, 2001)
The Tehelka expose showed in a dramatic fashion the dangerous ramifications of corruption in our polity and bureaucracy. Honest politicians and bureaucrats welcomed the expose while some deflected its impact and weaved a conspiracy tale.
- Reforms Belaboured (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 29, 2001)
THE BHARATIYA MAZDOOR SANGH is becoming increasingly strident in its criticism of the Government's proposals to reform the labour laws.
- Sick Man Of Asia (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 29, 2001)
NEARLY THREE years after the mass upheaval that brought down the autocratic rule of President Suharto and 19 months after the ailing former Muslim cleric Abdurrahman Wahid assumed the presidency, Indonesia faces yet another crisis.
- Inviting Ridicule (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2001)
A classic example of how a government can tie itself up in knots over a serious issue is reflected by the needless controversy being generated over the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
- Himalayan Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 29, 2001)
The shock and outrage over the killing of King Birendra and his family members and the outbursts of grief by the hundreds of thousands who thronged the funeral procession attests to the monarchy's strong, unifying hold over the Nepalese people.
- Every One Wants To Be Minister In Goa (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, May 29, 2001)
Manipur shocks every one but should anyone get shocked? Remember Goa where the public verdict has been changed several times as everyone wants to become a minister.
- Take The High Road (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 29, 2001)
As New Delhi prepares to spread out the welcome mat for Pervez Musharraf, there is a marked divergence of views on how the operative word is spelt.
- Maintenance Matters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 29, 2001)
A full fifteen years after the plight of Shah Bano stymied India's political class into intractable polarities.
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