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- Bad Mouths (The Economic Times, Vebhav Gupta, May 06, 2001)
THIS is in response to the news item captioned 'Parliamentary etiquettes amiss at Budget session'. In the past, most parliamentarians were known to have outstanding oration capabilities and in-depth knowledge on a lot of subjects.
- Violence In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2001)
THE POLL PROCESS in Assam has been vitiated. The spurt of violence in the past few days, including the murderous attacks on candidates may not be new.
- The Bookie's Book (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2001)
If Nick Leeson could associate himself with a bestseller on how his rogue-trading almost broke the Barings Bank, not too many eyebrows need be raised over the report that our very own Mukesh Gupta.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2001)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- Assam’s Lost Decade (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 05, 2001)
A ‘people’s movement’ that became a cruel joke.
- A School For Matrimonials (The Financial Express, Iqbal Sachdeva, May 05, 2001)
A shining chauffeur-driven Opel Astra screeched to a halt in front of the Guru School of Management and out came a newly married couple, Asha and Aseem, dressed in designer clothes.
- May Day Globaloney (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2001)
Protests against globalisation have become mandatory on Labour Day, and this year was no exception.
- Clueless Congress (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2001)
The paradox of the Indian political scene today is that while the BJP, the principal ruling party, finds itself in a state of serious drift.
- Time To Ignore Chohan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
PUNJAB is not for Khalistan. Those who are making yet another attempt at reviving old bitter memories — they include Dr Jagjit Singh Chohan — are surely not friends of the people.
- Don’t Prevent Speculation; Don’t Encourage Speculators (The Economic Times, L C Gupta, May 05, 2001)
THE DEBATE on stock market speculation continues to be extremely confused in India and it is missing the central issue involved.
- Burden Of The Psus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
OF all the fields where well-thought policy is yet to enter, disinvestment is about the biggest and the most vexatious.
- The Politics Of "Ban" (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
THE existence of the Deendar Anjuman became public knowledge after its name was linked with the targeting of Hindu and Christian places of worship in some South Indian cities.
- Special Status (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
THE immediate beneficiary of the grant of special category status to Uttaranchal will be Chief Minister Nityanand Swami.
- Return From Exile (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2001)
Pro-Khalistan ideologue Jagjit Singh Chauhan has returned to India in a glare of publicity.
- And Quiet Flows The River? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 05, 2001)
THE test of short period monetary policy is in the effects it produces in varying the levels of real inventory holdings.
- Code For Legislators (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
LOK Sabha Speaker G. M. C. Balayogi while inaugurating the three-day conference of presiding officers in Chandigarh on Thursday performed the ritual of appealing to the elected representatives of the people to exercise self-discipline.
- China All Set To Overtake Us In The Infotech Race (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2001)
Following is an extract from Crouching Tiger-Hidden Dragon and the Sleeping Elephant — A Perspective on the IT Industry in China by the Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology, an apex body representing the Indian IT hardware sector:
- When Silence Is Not Golden! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
PAKISTAN has not only been waging a proxy war against India, it has also been engaged in a concerted propaganda offensive.
- Political Will For Reform (The Economic Times, N. Vittal, May 05, 2001)
GOOD economics means bad politics and vice versa in our country today. The Railway budget for the year 2001-2002 was seen as an example of ``good politics is bad economics’’ syndrome.
- The Offence-Defence Balance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2001)
Time to rethink security policies in the light of the US move.
- Unprepared For Rain (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2001)
IMAGINE the plight of the family forced to live with rainwater in the house! And children helping parents to drain out water somehow.
- Kashmir At Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, May 05, 2001)
EVERY visit by a Pakistani ruler to India has its interesting and ironic moments. The visit of the author of Kargil, Gen Pervez Musharraf, was no exception. The lunch hosted by Prime Minister Vajpayee on July 15 had its own interesting facets.
- Yes, Mr Bush (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 05, 2001)
THE UNCRITICAL Indian response to George W. Bush’s proposal on a missile shield has underlined the distance which New Delhi has travelled in the last few years.
- Double Standards (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 05, 2001)
THERE CAN be no question that organisations that work to weaken the fabric of India by vitiating the communal equilibrium, and disrupting defence and other sensitive installations, need to be dealt with sternly.
- And Quiet Flows The Cash (Hindustan Times, Jyoti Trehan, May 05, 2001)
THE BIGGEST concern of criminals with illegitimate money is to make its source obscure and to legitimise it so that it can be used without any encumbrances.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 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.
- Elections In Tamil Nadu Turn Into A Farce (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, May 05, 2001)
THE Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) party came to power in Tamil Nadu in 1967 dethroning the Congress which had a 20-year run in the state. The Congress has not been able to recapture power there since then.
- India Plays A Key Role For Oracle Corp (The Economic Times, THOMAS ABRAHAM, May 05, 2001)
ORACLE India Development Center has had among the best product quality numbers in Oracle Corporation, and has moved from being a development resource to becoming a strategic partner for Oracle product divisions.
- Cricket, Laloo Cricket! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 05, 2001)
BIHAR cricket has found a new godfather after the creation of Jharkhand saw the bosses of Jamshedpur moving lock, stock, barrel and wicket into the other fold.
- The Hare & The Tortoise (Business Line, Ashok Dasgupta , May 05, 2001)
EVER since the East Asian meltdown a couple of years ago, both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have had a few good things to say about India.
- E-Divide And Rule? (The Economic Times, S. Vijay Kumar, May 05, 2001)
A POINT that many people have made, and rightly so, is that e-governance is not a substitute for good governance.
- Lessons From Ranjit Singh (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, May 05, 2001)
THERE COMES a time in a man’s life when he sheds all his ambitions and is unconcerned with the consequences of what he says. He speaks his mind.
- Bureaucratising The Armed Forces (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2001)
Air Chief Marshal (retd) O.P. Mehra argues that the need of the hour is not a chief of defence staff but to ensure that the defence services are made partners in policy formulation and decision making concerning national defence issues.
- Science, Astrology And Openness (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, May 05, 2001)
ON THE University Grants Commission's proposal to introduce astrology, vastushastra etc., into the science curricula of universities, its protagonists have often argued that one should `keep an open mind' regarding these disciplines.
- The Badla Option (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 05, 2001)
I AM with Rajiv Goel in his defence of badla (ET, May 1), a time tested system. A stock market scam does not mean that we have to do away with the stock market itself. SEBI should have tried to plug the systemic loopholes, instead.
- Ethics Of Expose (Times of India, Mahesh Daga, May 05, 2001)
Two Wrongs don't Make a Right.
- The Fat’s In The Fire (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2001)
McDonald’s gets a taste of vegetarian power.
- A Catch-22 Situation (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2001)
New problems in PSU divestment.
- Hardly Market Savvy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 05, 2001)
THE CENTRE IS desparate. It wants to liquidate the alarmingly large stocks it has thoughtlessly accumulated over the last three years.
- Cease Fire, Discuss Land: Naga Rebels (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2001)
The second part of a discussion with Sanjoy Hazarika, NSCN (I-M) leaders Muivah and Swu discuss why defining the Naga territory is crucial for peace.
- India In Bush's 100 Days (Hindu, Amitabh Mattoo, May 05, 2001)
NOT OFTEN in Indo-U.S. relations has there been a chance to pass judgment on the likely trajectory of bilateral relations after the first hundred days of a new administration in Washington.
- Indo-Us Relations In The Bush Era (The Financial Express, Prakash Shah, May 05, 2001)
Promising early signs amidst surprisingly early foreign-policy activism.
- Go For It, Mr Goenka (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, May 05, 2001)
Incoming chiefs, whether corporate or political, it is true, do tend to promise a lot when they first come to power.
- Made For Each Other (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2001)
Sonia-Mamata ties epitomise politics without principles.
- Mock Battles (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 05, 2001)
SELF-HELP, or swadeshi, has been the preferred course of action by the saffron brigade, among others, whenever a choice has been presented between foreign and domestic expertise in almost every sphere of national activity under the sun.
- Lic Honing Its Investment Skills (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , May 05, 2001)
RECENTLY, the LIC announced that it will focus on its core competence and review its investment portfolio. Officers, it is said, have been specially selected for manning the investment operations.
- Parting Pains: Let Us Just Be Fair To The Khaitans (The Financial Express, D. K. Taknet, May 05, 2001)
The parting of ways between the Khaitans and the Magors has prompted publication of all kinds of stories in the media about the two families who have been working together since the fifties.
- It’s The Govt’s Job To Educate Small Savers About Market Risks (The Financial Express, R. C. Murthy, May 05, 2001)
An important angle which the newly-constituted Joint Parliamentary Committee should not fail to look into is how the hard-earned savings of the public were channelled into the Ketan Parekh stock market scam.
- A Milestone In The Space Programme (The Financial Express, Prashant Bakshi, May 05, 2001)
India’s space programme — from Aryabhatta in 1975 to the recent GSLV-D1 (Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) — has come a long way.
- Wasteminister Model (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2001)
In the 1960s, when Ram Manohar Lohia mocked Jawaharlal Nehru's physical infirmity, he had to apologise for his solecism.
- Anti-Landmine Campaign Isn’t About Taking Away Arms, But Banning An Illegal Weapon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2001)
Every twenty-two minutes an anti-personal landmine kills a person. Most of the victims are children or women.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, May 05, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 05, 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.
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Dumb Charade (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2001)
There is nothing better for the national morale than a show of solidarity vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 05, 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.
- Misguided Missiles (Hindu, Deepanshu Bagchee, May 05, 2001)
The new U.S. administration has finally rolled out its proposal for a national missile defence (NMD) system.
- The Two-Second Tribute (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, May 04, 2001)
Even the most difficult memories of the Holocaust must be kept alive.
- Change In Yamuna’s Course Sparks Row Between Haryana, Up (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, May 04, 2001)
The fickle course of river Yamuna from Yamunanagar to Hodal has kicked-up a serious row between Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
- Farmers That China Forgot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2001)
JOURNALISTS in China were shocked to learn that women farmers account for 65 per cent of China’s 320 million-strong rural labour force.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2001)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- Up The Ladder, Really? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 04, 2001)
Women construction workers climbing a scaffolding.
- To Work With Dignity And Freedom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2001)
Most of the 36.1 million people infected with HIV are in the prime of their working lives.
- Up The Ladder, Really? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 04, 2001)
Women construction workers climbing a scaffolding. Despite the many changes in the country's labour laws and greater emancipation, women labourers in the unorganised sector still earn dismal wages in tough and often unsafe conditions.
- A Transparent Lok Pal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2001)
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N. K. Sud deserves praise for directing the Punjab government to introduce transparency in the functioning of the Lok Pal.
- Speaking Of Shiva Soul And Salvation (Times of India, Karan Singh, May 04, 2001)
TIMES Music's sonorous recording of the celebrated Maha Mrityunjay mantra, preceded by selected devotional verses, evokes powerful images of Lord Shiva, the most awesome and yet the most gracious deity in the Hindu pantheon.
- Easier Said (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2001)
THE UTTAR Pradesh government has apparently decided to break up its power distribution system into five separate corporate units and subsequently to privatise these units.
- Thin Green Line (Hindustan Times, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 2001)
All of a sudden we have a problem with Bangladesh — friendly, neighbourly Bangladesh.
- Post-Bubble Swirl (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 04, 2001)
There is now reason to feel cheerful about India’s export performance since the target of 18 per cent of export growth will probably be met.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 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.
- Brave New Nervous World (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 04, 2001)
As the self-appointed arbiter of the world’s destiny, the US cannot but be one step ahead of the children of the lesser gods who constitute the other countries.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- At The Crossroads? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 04, 2001)
Declining auto sales don’t imply the R word as yet.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Help The Girl-Child (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2001)
Sir, - The recent raids on child adoption racketeers in Andhra Pradesh have uncovered merely the tip of the iceberg.
- Refocus On Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2001)
Sir, - We Indians, are trapped in a vicious circle of parochial politics, pandering stock markets, indifferent legislators, corrupt bureaucracy, overburdened Judiciary, and a fight between growth and graft which has affected.
- Start Afresh (Hindustan Times, Harbhajan Singh, May 04, 2001)
Several editors, journalists and representatives of journalists’ organisations have made critical interventions on the state of affairs prevailing in the Press Council.
- A Convicted Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , May 04, 2001)
NO DEMOCRACY can allow itself to be taken over by criminals.
- Roll On (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2001)
THE SEBI chairman, D R Mehta, must have some fond memories of July 2.
- Bengalis Are Liberal: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, May 04, 2001)
KOLKATA, MAY 3. For a historian of Indian nationalism, Muzaffar Ahmad Bhavan on Alimuddin Street evokes memories of Bengali revolutionary past.
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