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Articles 24921 through 25020 of 27558:
- A Thief In The Night: Understanding Aids (Telegraph, Vishwas R. Gaitonde, Apr 12, 2001)
Vishwas R. Gaitonde’s A Thief in the Night: Understanding Aids is a thoroughly researched and informative book that has freed itself from many of the prejudices and reticences that dog the Indian HIV/AIDS campaign.
- What Delhi Can Learn From Kathmandu (The Economic Times, Rakesh Wadhwa, Apr 12, 2001)
WHEN tourists fly from Delhi to Kathmandu they do not see slums. Why?
- The Lady Vanishes (Hindustan Times, Inder Malhotra, Apr 12, 2001)
IT IS superbly written, its pages bear the imprint of diligent research, and there has already been much hype about it.
- The Tories' Xenophobia (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 12, 2001)
NOT SINCE Enoch Powell's infamous ``rivers of blood'' speech on immigration nearly four decades ago has a responsible British politician's statement provoked so much outrage as the Tory leader.
- Delayed Convictions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 12, 2001)
ACCORDING to media reports, Arun Jaitly has mentioned that there is keen need for judicial reforms.
- Friends With Enemies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 12, 2001)
IT MUST be quite unusual for a foreign minister to conclude a successful diplomatic mission in one capital and then fly to another even if these two countries are not on the best of terms.
- $ 5 Billion A Bomb Shatters Pak Economy (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Apr 12, 2001)
It is not yet official. But Pakistan’s declared intent of signing the CTBT should be taken on its face value.
- Not The Whole Truth (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 12, 2001)
THERE IS an element of disingenuousness in L.K. Advani’s deposition before the Liberhan Commission.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 12, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 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.
- Poets And Prophets (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 12, 2001)
Writing about a brilliant young poet, Mohammed Iqbal said: "Who is this traveller from Day's domain, Who has stormed into Night's undisputed realm?
- Catch-22 Once Again (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 11, 2001)
THAT THE BJP and its dwindling number of friends are not finding it easy to cope with the problems posed by the Tehelka revelations is evident from what transpired at the NDA meeting on Monday.
- Blind Confidence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2001)
It is good to see confidence. The chief minister of West Bengal has it in abundance.
- Signals From Haidergarh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2001)
The Congress may call it the second Tehelka, but the rigging and misuse of official machinery in Haidergarh was not quite out of the ordinary.
- Enron Raises A Stink (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2001)
Enron has raised a protective wall around itself to contain the damage flowing from the Madhav Godbole report and to hit back at the MSEB’s punitive rebate demand of Rs 402 crore.
- Calibre As Promotion Criterion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2001)
LIEUT-GEN Harwant Singh (retd) has stated that artillery officers should not be included in the category of “general cadre officers” since the arm they belong to does not qualify to be called the “fighting arm”.
- Wheels Of Injustice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
It is not merely that a chief minister went on the rampage on the weekend in Tamil Nadu.
- For Less Risky Markets (The Economic Times, Joseph Massey, Apr 11, 2001)
TURBULENCE in the capital market is again forcing us to think whether our risk management is commensurate with the risk in the system.
- Advantage India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 11, 2001)
THE ADITYA Birla Group is making a foray into healthcare, with a 200 crore rupee hospital near Pune.
- Why Is Suresh Prabhu In Such A Hurry? (The Economic Times, Abheek Barman, Apr 11, 2001)
SURESH Prabhu sits in his second floor room in Delhi’s Shram Shakti Bhavan, dressed in a white shirt and matching trousers.
- Second Best Option (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 11, 2001)
THERE is much fizz about the prospects of gas from Iran. But the long delayed Iran-India gas pipeline project seems to have been put on the back-burner, for now.
- Artillery As A Fighting Arm (Tribune, Avinash Prem, Apr 11, 2001)
AT this crucial juncture where the line between conventional warfare and nuclear conflagration is blurred, the focus of attention should be on the higher direction of war and effective utilisation of forces in an NBC.
- Chennai Crisis – Part Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2001)
THE Centre has exercised its softest option in the unnerving Tamil Nadu problem: to recall Governor Fathima Beevi.
- Suddenly Rich? (The Economic Times, Sushil Mehra, Apr 11, 2001)
AJIT Jogi’s attempt to derail Balco’s disinvestment is a classic case of `fence eating the crop’.
- Eu’s Growing Concern Over Taliban Activity (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Apr 11, 2001)
As public attention in India remained focused on the announcement of the appointment of the suave, sophisticated and experienced Mr K.C. Pant to initiate negotiations with a wide cross-section of public opinion in Kashmir.
- Platform: Life In The Womb (Hindustan Times, Kusum Mehta, Apr 11, 2001)
CAN AN unborn child claim maintenance from its father?
- Power Corrupts (Hindustan Times, J. N. Dixit , Apr 11, 2001)
IT IS just about a month since the Tehelka film on defence supplies scam was filmed at the Ball Room of Hotel Imperial in Delhi.
- Vision Inc (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
In a recent speech at Wharton University (which we excerpted on June 20), Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy spoke of how his company followed a lofty vision, ``something larger than ourselves''.
- Steal-Proof Cars (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
A South African firm has manufactured a car alarm which, when the vehicle is swiped, sheds the number-plates to reveal a sign saying `stolen'.
- Rally Of Despair (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
In the aftermath of the Armsgate scandal, the phrase `comrades in arms' has come to mean something entirely different for the BJP and the National Democratic Alliance.
- Licence To Converge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2001)
Policy flip-flops, cross-talk and utter confusion.
- Russia's Soft Underbelly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2001)
RUSSIA'S ATTEMPTS TO rig up a regional grouping that can help stem the tide of Islamic fundamentalism in the neighbourhood appear to be meeting with modest success. Mr. Vladimir Putin, who came to the Presidency riding a wave of popular support for orderi
- Fiji And Its Polity (Hindu, Biman C Prasad, Apr 11, 2001)
THE DECISION by Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs to appoint the Interim Administration led by Mr. Laisenia Qarase goes beyond the provisions of the 1997 Constitution.
- India’s Food Revolution (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Apr 11, 2001)
M.S. Banga, chairman, Hindustan Lever Limited, delivered a talk titled “Food Revolution — A Win Win for Farmer and Consumer” at the annual general meeting on June 22.
- Rework The Roadmap (Times of India, Rajesh Kalra, Apr 11, 2001)
THANKS to the downturn in the US economy, the software sector is going through its most turbulent times ever.
- Indo-U.S. Ties: Need To Concretise Resolves (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Apr 11, 2001)
An important outcome of Mr. Jaswant Singh's visit to the United States, in his rather unique capacity as Minister for both Foreign Affairs and Defence, is the two countries' joint decision to revive the practically-languished defence dialogue.
- Communalisation Of The State Apparatus (Hindu, C P Bhambhri, Apr 11, 2001)
A BELIEVER in the impartiality of the custodians of rule of law receives a shock when he finds that they are guided by religious- communal considerations while dealing with situations of inter- religious community conflicts.
- Ornamentalism: How The British Saw Their Empire (Telegraph, David Cannadine, Apr 11, 2001)
The British Empire, David Cannadine argues in his new book, “was first and foremost a class act.”
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 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.
- With Hope And Anxiety (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Apr 11, 2001)
What has made the Indian government give up its earlier stance not to have any talks with the leader of the military coup in Pakistan unless the regime he heads puts a stop to cross-border terrorism?
- Those Old Jalopies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2001)
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s resolutions about reducing pollution, announced on World Environment Day, would have sounded fanciful had not the Left Front government made some headway in this area in its previous incarnation.
- Millennium Round (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2001)
A ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization is scheduled in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
- Sobering Thought (Times of India, R. Kusuma, Apr 10, 2001)
CHEER up, Arundhati. All of us who have gone out to sip the heady wine of a public cause must sober down sooner or later, one way or another.
- Choppy Waters For Congress (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 10, 2001)
It hasn’t been a good week for the Congress considering that some of the advantages provided by the Tehelka revelations have been undone by the latest rumbles within the party.
- Another Chance In Kashmir? (Hindu, Salman Haidar , Apr 10, 2001)
A NEW phase has opened in Kashmir with the Government's call to all parties to start talking.
- The India-U.S. Engagement (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2001)
While the strategic expectations of India and the U.S. about each other have not yet been delineated by either side in the latest context of the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh's surprise dialogue with the American President, Mr. George W. Bu
- Trial By Media (Times of India, Pooja Kothari, Apr 10, 2001)
THERE was one victim in the recent tragic happenings of Nepal who was not even present in the Narayanhity palace that fateful Friday night when the entire royal family was massacred, but has been put at the centre of the scene - Devyani Rana.
- India & Maoist Menace In Nepal (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Apr 10, 2001)
THE mystique of the Nepal monarchy is gone — perhaps for ever. There is now nothing to unite the Nepalese people. And the Maoists, like the destructive ganas of Shiva (Pashupati), are spreading everywhere to take over the country.
- General Musharraf V. President Musharraf (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Apr 10, 2001)
HOW different will be General Pervez Musharraf in the new civilian robe of presidency? Does it make him more respectable and acceptable to the world community, especially to India?
- Prisoners In Pak Jails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2001)
WHILE cautious optimism is building up for the July 14 Indo-Pak summit, a small section of the population on both sides of the border looks forward to a possible announcement on the exchange of prisoners detained in both countries.
- Paying For Power (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
The state of electricity board finances has long been a major impediment to power sector reforms.
- Information Roadblock (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
It is a classic case of the right hand not knowing - or, more likely, being cynically unconcerned - about what the left is up to.
- The Sea Of Myth (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
Was Plato the world's first sci-fi writer? Did he produce the story of Atlantis, the lost continent, entirely from imagination, or is there any truth in it?
- A President’s Pet Phobias (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2001)
BY donning a third hat, that of President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf has added to his country’s and his own problems.
- Circle Of Anger (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 10, 2001)
He who, while still here, is able to withstand the impulse born of desire and anger, before liberation from the body -- is a yogi. He is a happy man.
- Messages In The Media (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf quite obviously views himself as a forceful communicator of Pakistan’s national interest.
- Solving The Market Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2001)
THE STOCK MARKET crisis has claimed its first significant victim.
- In Defence Of Mutual Funds (The Economic Times, Amit Kumar, Apr 10, 2001)
IF THE markets crash it must be time to indulge in mutual fund bashing. And so, once again we have had investors and casual observers commenting on the bleak present and unsteady future of mutual funds in India.
- Wake Up To Realise The God Within You (Times of India, Seema Burman, Apr 10, 2001)
THESE days people change countries, jobs, houses and partners in a futile quest to live happily ever after.
- The Konishiki Connection (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2001)
THE news that two former sumo wrestlers have flown in from Tokyo to Thiruvananthapuram to lose weight through Ayurvedic therapy indicates that a whole new niche market could be opening up in the services sector.
- On Travels... And Talks (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Apr 10, 2001)
I AWOKE with a jolt. I had dozed off in the back of the air-conditioned bus that was taking an international group of libertarians to Samode Palace, Rajasthan, for a ‘retreat’.
- Corruption: Blame The System? (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, Apr 10, 2001)
ARE Indians intrinsically corrupt? Can corruption be reduced?
- Red Star Flickers Over Nepal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 10, 2001)
The Nepal government has been under pressure from the Maoists for a considerable period of time.
- Hang The Guilty While Sparing The Market (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Apr 10, 2001)
IT IS indeed unfortunate that capital markets in India have never received the due importance from finance ministers.
- Olive Green And Jackboots (Hindustan Times, Kanwar Sandhu, Apr 10, 2001)
The Tehelka revelations about some serving defence officers accepting bribe should not come as a surprise to those who have been watching the Indian military over the years.
- A Preface To Martian Chronicles (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 10, 2001)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seems to have played it safe this time while launching its latest Mars mission — the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
- Roadblocks To Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2001)
INDIA'S UBIQUITOUS ROAD system is a network of paradoxes. In quantitative growth terms it is immense. Yet, qualitatively much remains to be done.
- The U.N., Racism And Caste - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Apr 10, 2001)
MR. ANDRE BETEILLE has argued two major points in his article, ``Race and Caste'' (The Hindu, March 10).
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 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, Apr 10, 2001)
There is nothing better for the national morale than a show of solidarity vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Rooted Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 10, 2001)
Back in the Seventies, a group of political scientists advanced the theory that India was a “multinational” state rather than a simple “nation-state”.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, Apr 10, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 10, 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.
- Spectrum First (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2001)
UNION communications minister, Ram Vilas Paswan seems hell bent on being difficult.
- Tau Devi Lal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2001)
DEVI Lal was truly the tau of Haryana and fittingly the political leadership and the farming community of the state went to Delhi to attend his funeral.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 09, 2001)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- Cracking The Code (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 09, 2001)
Once again, it has been all rhetoric and no action. Even the faint hope that the Tehelka exposures might persuade the political elite to introduce greater transparency in its functioning has been belied.
- Wanted: A Policy To Contain `Feel-Bad’ Factor (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Apr 09, 2001)
THINK back to the Reserve Bank of India’s recent monetary policy announcements. Without exception, they all tried to boost the feel-good factor.
- Boost Investor Confidence To Shore Up Savings (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Apr 09, 2001)
EVERYBODY today accepts that economic growth requires rising levels of investment, and hence of savings.
- Time Will Judge (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 09, 2001)
HOW easy it is to confuse the finger for the moon is demonstrated by ``Tehelka: Missing the donkey’’ by N Vittal (ET April 7). The article itself serves as an example.
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