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Articles 23721 through 23820 of 27558:
- A Scientist Turned Technocrat (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 09, 2001)
IN India, research-driven companies are very few.
- Always Against The Grain (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, May 09, 2001)
Michel Foucault, Parisian philosopher, died of AIDs in June 1984 at the age of 57. In 1983, when there were no symptoms of the illness that killed him, he had written that he wanted no posthumous publications. One doesn’t know if this letter was the resul
- Dialogue On Jammu & Kashmir (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, May 09, 2001)
IT IS hard not to be repetitive on Jammu and Kashmir. That is because there is no marked advance in the efforts, initiated from time to time, to resolve this issue.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 09, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life
- From U.S. To Iran: An Indian Rope Trick? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 09, 2001)
From the United States to Iran! If the acme of diplomatic skill is about managing irreconcilable contradictions and profitably engaging two nations that are daggers drawn, India will be demonstrating some of that capability this week.
- India’s Food Revolution (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2001)
M.S. Banga, chairman, Hindustan Lever Limited, delivered a talk titled “Food Revolution.
- Act One, Part Two (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2001)
The 1986 act for maintenance of divorced Muslim women was passed amidst the storm that followed the Shah Bano judgement. Called the Muslim Women’s (Protection of Rights at Divorce) Act 1986 (MWA).
- The U.N., Racism And Caste - I (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , May 09, 2001)
THE WORLD Congress on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance will be held in South Africa from August 31 to September 7, marking the culmination of the International Year of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Hurriyat Wants A Role It Doesn’t Have The Strength To Play (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, May 09, 2001)
SOME eight years ago, I received a call from a top central government official. He said a person by the name of Yasin Malik was on fast unto death and had requested a meeting with me.
- All Quiet On The Asian Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2001)
Missile defence is back on the boil in Asia, thanks to U.S. President George W. Bush.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2001)
The consensus seems to be that the gross domestic product growth rate this year will not touch the 6.5 or 7 per cent promised in the budget. The National Council for Applied Economic Research’s Business Confidence Index also reflects gloom and doom, since
- General Musharraf’s Self-Coronation (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 09, 2001)
PERHAPS inevitably General Musharraf’s sudden decision to crown himself as his country’s President has got inextricably intermixed with the summit at Agra between him and the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- Serious Problems Ahead For The Country (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, May 09, 2001)
The stalemate in Parliament and the chaotic scenes witnessed were unprecedented. The refusal of the NDA government to accept a JPC on the Tehelka scam or refer it to the CBI and the unwillingness of the Congress party to be content with the judicial inqui
- Asian Nations Set To Sign Currency Swap Agreements (The Financial Express, Phillip Day, May 09, 2001)
The deals would be designed so that a country under attack could borrow foreign currency, most likely US dollars, from another country and use those funds to buy its own currency.
- Jumping From The Fire... (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, May 09, 2001)
The least one might have expected from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) when a handful of shares were being brazenly ramped up barely 15 months ago is finally being done. Rolling settlement is to be implemented from July 2.
- Tax Administration Needs To Be Re-Engineered (The Financial Express, Ashok Kumar Bal, May 09, 2001)
The fiscal situation offers a formidable challenge to policy makers and economic administrators.
- Heil Fuhrer Jayalalitha! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 09, 2001)
IN this ancient land of the most populous democracy, there is a dark area of pure despotism.
- Not So Kind Hearts And Coronets (Telegraph, David Cannadine, May 09, 2001)
The British Empire, David Cannadine argues in his new book, “was first and foremost a class act.”
- Rites Of Passage (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2001)
Build a consensus on work permits for migrants in Assam.
- Rolling Back The Market (The Economic Times, Peter Self, May 09, 2001)
THE NATION state has become a beleaguered institution. Some see it as failing to meet its responsibilities. Others see it as too remote and authoritarian for the requirements of an increasingly individualist society.
- The Islamic Concept Of Reincarnation (Times of India, Sultan Shahin, May 09, 2001)
THAT reincarnation is a Hindu belief is well known. But it is not as well known that belief in reincarnation is central to Islam as well.
- The Pink Buddha Of Kolkata (Indian Express, Ajit Kumar Jha, May 09, 2001)
Former finance minister of West Bengal, Ashok Mitra, once quipped, ‘‘I am communist, not a bhadralok.’’
- Band-Aids Are No Cure (Indian Express, Surjit S. Bhalla, May 09, 2001)
For market’s sake! Let banks do the banking.
- Perking Up That Cup Of Coffee (Indian Express, Tara Sinha, May 09, 2001)
There’s a new brew simmering in the ‘on premise’ drinks sector.
- Microsoft, New Economy And Loss Of Monopoly (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, May 09, 2001)
JUST a year after he had received the biggest rebuff of his career from a little-known district judge, putting his whole business empire in jeopardy.
- The Burden Of Food (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 09, 2001)
EVEN AS the food stocks with the Food Corporation of India have increased to 45.74 million tonnes, which is way above its buffer stock norms.
- Work To Rule (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee's announcement that the Union government would consider issuing work permits to Bangladeshi immigrants is hopefully an indication that New Delhi will address the issue of regional migration in a humane and rational manner
- Brand Power (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2001)
Why does a core base of voters stay loyal to a Jayalalitha or a Laloo Yadav come what may? Marketers would answer that with a single word: branding. The functional benefit provided by any product makes up only a small part of the brand experience
- Taxing Troubles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 08, 2001)
New laws require a parliament that works.
- New Spin On Spider Silk (Business Line, R. Sundaram , May 08, 2001)
MAHATMA Gandhi made goat's milk famous in a land of holy cows.
- A Leaf Out Of The Hawala Diary (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, May 08, 2001)
IT’S been a decade (May 3, 1991) since the sensational Jain Hawala corruption case unravelled with raids on the residence, office and farmhouse of ‘‘diary-keeper’’ S.K.Jain.
- Tamil Nadu’s Record Of Decisive Verdicts May Go For A Toss (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, May 08, 2001)
POLITICAL uncertainty has always been anathema to the people of Tamil Nadu.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2001)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- Apocalypse Then (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 08, 2001)
THE VIETNAM syndrome is the trauma which Americans are supposed to have suffered because of their defeat at the hands of a tiny impoverished country.
- Vacillating Sebi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 08, 2001)
THE SEBI DECISION to keep the ban on short sales till July 2 does not come as a surprise.
- Good Riddance For The Markets (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, May 08, 2001)
The time has finally come to write an obituary of badla which had the broker-controlled stock markets in India in a virtual stranglehold.
- Doubts About Didi (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
A week, the cliche goes, is a long time in politics. It can also often be quite cruelly decisive.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 08, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 08, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- The Mouse Map (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
The Roman poet Horace, who wrote that ``the mountain laboured to give birth to ridiculus mus, would certainly not have seen eye-to-eye with Craig Venter, the president and chief scientific officer of Celera Corporation.
- Sluggishness At Home One Reason For Higher Exports (The Financial Express, T. Bhanu, May 08, 2001)
It is not often and across the board that we achieve, let alone surpass, export targets. But that is precisely what happened last year when India’s overall exports grew by 20 per cent against the target of 18 per cent.
- Welfare Spending Should Focus On Pensions, Old Age Care (The Financial Express, P. C. Gupta, May 08, 2001)
The pension scheme is structured for the benefit of the unorganised sector.
- Inter-Corporate Loan Regime Needs Relook (The Financial Express, S. Murlidharan , May 08, 2001)
A good deal of time is devoted by the Company Law Board (CLB) in disposing of cases of alleged mismanagement of companies.
- Southern Cross (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
For TV channels covering elections, checking out the usual suspects is a must.
- Mishra Omission (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, May 08, 2001)
NATIONAL Security Advisor (NSA) and Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra was not shown the final version of the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) press statement on New Delhi’s reaction to US President Bush’s missile defence plans.
- Big On Symbolism (Times of India, C. Uday Bhaskar, May 08, 2001)
But the Devil's in NMD's Detail.
- Dismal Message Of The Mini-Poll (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 08, 2001)
EVEN more sensational than the outcome of the Assembly elections in five states is the smooth manner in which Ms Jayalalitha, having swept the polls, swept into the office of Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister.
- Benazir And I (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 08, 2001)
That first interview is difficult to forget.
- Who Will Tell On Airtel? (The Financial Express, Umesh Anand, May 08, 2001)
Telecom firms play sufferer while gouging consumers.
- Cut And Thrust (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan loves to spring surprises.
- Mother's Land (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
Among the pantheon of India's colonial administrators, those with the scholarly bent always reckoned that there was a strain in indigenous folklore.
- For A Few Votes More! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2001)
THE Prime Minister has made a highly significant announcement about his government's readiness to issue work permits to Bangladeshi migrants suspected to be foreigners at an election rally in Silchar (Assam).
- Save The Girl Child (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2001)
THE Supreme Court has dealt a powerful blow to the obnoxious practice of killing the girl child in the womb.
- Governance Quality In Haryana (Tribune, Karan Singh Dalal, May 08, 2001)
IN the democratic set-up of a civilised society, individuals delegate their right to rule over themselves to their representatives through vote for systematic governance.
- Laloo's Pitch (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2001)
Time was when cricket was a safe haven for the Indian princely tribes - the maharajas who abdicated their rude little kingdoms for the grand empire of civility.
- Time The Regulatory System Woke Up (The Financial Express, D. N. Ghosh, May 08, 2001)
Market imperfections happen. The crying need is an anchor for leadership.
- A Giant Stirs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 08, 2001)
SBI belatedly sees the virtues of retail.
- Full Credit To An Unfazed Rbi (Business Line, Manas Paul, May 08, 2001)
THE Reserve Bank of India is in no doubt about continuing with the financial sector reforms and methods of tackling market issues.
- India's New Pointman In Moscow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2001)
EVEN after losing its super power status Russia occupies a unique place in India's scheme of things.
- Badla’s Diehard Supporters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2001)
IT can happen only in India – resorting to cheap tricks to stall an important decision.
- Theory Of ‘Karma’ And Rebirth (Tribune, Nand Kishore Kapoor, May 08, 2001)
ALMOST all religions and sects of the world believe in the theory of “karma” and reincarnation in one form or the other.
- Cpi(m)'s Economic Activism -- Moulding A Growth Model In Kerala (Business Line, M. K. Das, May 08, 2001)
IN INVESTMENT-starved Kerala, the report on an innovative financial and technical tie-up with a foreign company for a major project in the State with enormous employment potential ought to grab headlines.
- Corporate Governance: How Not To Misgovern (Business Line, A. N. Madhavan, May 08, 2001)
THE IMPORTANCE of corporate governance lies in its contribution both to business prosperity and to accountability.
- Grain Policy, What Policy? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2001)
MUCH was expected of the Abhijit Sen committee on long-term grain policy. Disappointingly, it has solely concentrated on suggesting ways to reduce the bulging stock (about 65 million tonnes by July) with the FCI.
- On Paying Taxes... To A Kleptocracy (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , May 08, 2001)
THE NEWS-MAGAZINE Outlook posed an extremely pertinent question on its recent cover: Why the @#$% should we pay taxes? About four years ago, I asked myself the same question.
- Us Slowdown Hard On Indian Software (Business Line, S. Sivakumar, May 08, 2001)
LATEST information from the US seems to suggest that its economic `slowdown' is more serious than what was thought of earlier.
- Us-China-India: On A New Course (Business Line, D. S. Soman , May 08, 2001)
THE collision between a Chinese fighter aircraft and a lumbering American E-3 spy plane has opened an interesting chapter for India.
- Aiadmk Front A'`bundle Of Contradictions': Vajpayee (Hindu, M.R. Venkatesh, May 08, 2001)
The Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, tonight ridiculed the AIADMK-led front for the May 10 Assembly polls as a ``bundle of contradictions'', even while asserting that the DMK- inclusive NDA alliance had emerged as a model for integrating the backward cl
- Monetary Policy Matters (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, May 08, 2001)
COMPARED to the enormous media attention given to the budget, the Annual Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2001-2002, presented on 19 April, sneaked in almost unnoticed.
- Is Import Through Ste, Wto Compatible? (The Economic Times, Uttam Gupta , May 08, 2001)
IN THE Exim policy released on 31 March, in respect of 27 sensitive items including wheat, maize, rice, diesel, ATF, etc.,
- Black Humour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2001)
PETER Sellers couldn’t have done better. After beating his chest about India’s lack of openness on March 31, commerce minister Murasoli Maran has let loose with a barrage of non-tariff barriers that effectively block the imports of 300, mainly foodstuff.
- The Regulator Should Set An Example In Governance (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, May 08, 2001)
AT THE close on Friday (May 4), the market was delicately poised, waiting with baited breath for a final pronouncement by Sebi on the fate of deferral products.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , May 08, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 08, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- The Case Of Contempt (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, May 08, 2001)
The majesty of law cannot be so easily tarnished.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Powell's Flawed Gift Of Prophecy (Business Line, Premen Addy , May 08, 2001)
POLITICAL correctness is a confection least calculated to promote moral disquiet and political disorder.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 08, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2001)
The consensus seems to be that the gross domestic product growth rate this year will not touch the 6.5 or 7 per cent promised in the budget.
- The Migrant Card (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 08, 2001)
THE IDEA of work permits for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants has been under consideration for some time. Among those who favoured it is Union Home Minister L.K. Advani.
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