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Articles 25921 through 26020 of 27558:
- The Fakir of IPI (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2001)
BETWEEN World War I that ended in 1919 and the beginning of World War II in 1939, in both of which he participated, my father spent the bulk of the years allotted to him fighting against the Fakir of IPI. He had to do that, as a part of the Indian Army.
- Statement of intent (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2001)
GOING BY THE address to Parliament by the President, Mr. K. R. Narayanan, to mark the beginning of the Budget session, the Central Government has major plans for the economy. But given the Government's record of moving in fits and starts it is one thing t
- Resilient Gujaratis (Business Line, M. Thiagarajen , Feb 20, 2001)
AFTER having stayed in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for well over 13 years, I decided to move down South with a heavy heart. Gujaratis are some of the most wonderful people I have come across. I always carried sweet memories of Gujarat, thanks to the warmth and ho
- Question of rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 20, 2001)
The findings of the case study on sexuality minorities undertaken by the Karnataka unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL-K) may appear somewhat unconventional in the eyes of puritanical fanatics. Yet, it may not be totally prudent either to
- Unsound idea (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 20, 2001)
The view of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) that a reduction in taxes in the forthcoming budget will stimulate growth rests on the same kind of contrived logic that says that lower taxes lead to increase in revenues. While one wo
- Kashmir: proof of maturity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 20, 2001)
THIS is how a mature nation behaves. The admission by Lieut-Gen J. R. Mukherjee, GOC of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps of the Army, that his men did open fire at protesters at Haigam and Maisuma last week and his expression of regrets at the unfortunate inci
- Fiscal responsibility and the budget Restoring the health of govt’s finances (Tribune, Dharam Vir, Feb 20, 2001)
THE winter session of Parliament will be remembered in the annals of the financial administration of the country for the introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill, 2000. Having featured in the manifesto of the main opposition pa
- Learning from China (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 20, 2001)
Prime Minister Vajpayee is anxious to increase India's economic growth rate to nine per cent. In order to achieve this he is everyday throwing open new sectors of the economy to foreign investment.
- Fast track to bankruptcy (Pioneer, R. C. Acharya, Feb 20, 2001)
In its report of the year ending March 1999 the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has been highly critical of the Railway's headlong rush towards bankruptcy by opting to take up populist projects, which are patently un-remunerative.
- Body of evidence (Pioneer, Hilal Bhat, Feb 20, 2001)
Call a man a vandal and it is quite likely that he may live up to this reputation." I always held a contrary view until I met Elhaj. Youthful, stout, with an innocent Arabic face red as a ripe tomato, Elhaj was determined to become a nuclear scientist.
- Reservations: an undiscovered aspect (Tribune, Sagarpreet Hooda, Feb 20, 2001)
Reservations have been a controversial issue in the Indian polity since their very inception. Much of the controversy is inherent in the subject due to its complexity. The intensity of the controversy has varied with differences in social locations and co
- Few takers for educational websites (Tribune, Sharvani Pandit, Feb 20, 2001)
Educational sites targeting Indian students may have mushroomed on the Internet in recent years, but they do not fetch the kind of eyeballs that their creators had envisaged.
- Real issues untouched (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 20, 2001)
GENERALITIES, and not specific issues, figure in the President’s Address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Monday. Only on Pakistan’s well-documented role as an abettor in terrorism is there a clear-cut formulation. On other areas of policy, the gover
- Full-stops before a fuller youth (Pioneer, G K Varma, Feb 20, 2001)
The Joint Commissioner of Police Amodh Kanth once informed the print media that about 2000 youths in the age group of 16 to 25 years who had a propensity to commit a crime have been found in three Delhi police districts.
- Lashkar's web (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 20, 2001)
The reports of Lashkar-e-Toiba setting up its base in the Capital should not be treated with the kind of cynicism reserved for such intelligence warnings.
- Case for caution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 20, 2001)
If some of the straws floating in the wind during the last few days are any indication, optimism about the future of India-United States ties under the Bush administration need to be tempered with caution.
- Fiscal responsibility -- to whom? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 20, 2001)
The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill, 2000, which has already been tabled in Parliament, involves an attempt to reduce the capacity of future governments to respond to national needs and democratic pressures, in favour of adhering to arbit
- Disaster management -- A national responsibility (Business Line, Arun Ghosh, Feb 20, 2001)
IT IS heartening to see that the Centre has agreed to reimburse the Gujarat Government the full cost of rebuilding the property, totally lost or damaged by the earthquake that shook Bhuj, Anjar, et al down to rubble, with even the distant Ahmedabad suffer
- Meeting economic growth agenda (Business Line, Nirupam Bajpai and Jeffrey D. Sachs , Feb 20, 2001)
India should try to achieve rapid growth via the export route as it has the resource base, the entrepreneurship, access to the sea coast, a vast labour force, everything except the interest of the government which has neglected this for long. It must also
- Road to Yangon (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 20, 2001)
THERE ARE AT least three ways in which the recent visit of the Union External Affairs Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, to Myanmar can be evaluated. One, on grounds of strengthening economic relations. Two, of integrating Myanmar in a regional framework of whic
- No Sikh migration from Valley (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Feb 20, 2001)
Sikhs in Kashmir Valley have finally decided not to migrate to other parts of the country. Killing of six members of their at Mehjoornagar-Srinagar caused panic among them and they had threatened mass migration. But almost everybody from Central leaders i
- Hope for peace (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 20, 2001)
THERE HAVE been some indications recently that the Norwegian peace initiative may finally break the ice in Sri Lanka, paving the way for a dialogue between the Government and the LTTE. The fact that the Tamil Tigers have appeared conciliatory and in a rea
- The T-90 tank deal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 20, 2001)
THE FORMAL INKING of the deal for 310 T-90 tanks with Russia concludes the extended rounds of negotiation which, at one time, seemed in danger of getting bogged down in a disagreement over pricing. What the Defence Minister had described as only ``a small
- Loss of political momentum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 20, 2001)
THE INSENSITIVITY SHOWN by the security forces in handling the protest demonstrations in the wake of a suspected `custodial death' in Haigam - palpable in the way the army men opened fire killing in all seven civilians in Haigam and Maisuma - has seriousl
- Foul is fair (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 19, 2001)
MANIPUR IS one state where the weird is often the ordinary. It is perhaps only in this state that a leader like Radhabinod Koijam had to float three political fronts in as many days to become Chief Minister. First, the Samata Party members led by Mr Koija
- Quake relief and politics (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Feb 19, 2001)
``I FEEL no despondency in me... I am not feeling helpless... The nation has got energy of which you have no conception but I have.'' This was Mahatma Gandhi's response to a group of Congressmen (the Indian National Congress) who in April 1934 went to him
- Handling waste (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 19, 2001)
The proposals based on the environmental impact assessment done by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) with respect to dump sites in Bangalore should be heeded by the Mahanagara Palike and suitable action taken without delay.
- Cheers for RBI (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 19, 2001)
FOR QUITE THE right reasons, the Reserve Bank of India has broken into springsong with a cut in the Bank Rate and the CRR (cash reserve ratio). But the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, must sit in for a jugalbandhi on February 28, if this song should
- Not a heroic act (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 19, 2001)
THE SURVIVAL of an apparently hale and hearty Saddam Hussain a decade after the Gulf war is something which the Americans evidently cannot stomach. It must seem almost obscene to them, and especially to W, as their new President is called, that while W’s
- God alone is worthy of immortal love (Pioneer, Harish C Gaur, Feb 19, 2001)
God bestows His mercy, love and grace equally on all beings. He said in Bhagavada Gita, "I am the same (meaning impartial) to all beings. To Me there is none hateful or dear, but those who worship Me with devotion exist in Me and I exist in them" (Gita, 9
- Eminent citizens urge India, Pak to begin talks (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Correspondent, Feb 19, 2001)
NEW DELHI, Feb 18: Eminent citizens from both sides of the border have urged India and Pakistan to begin talks on all outstanding issues as the two countries had expressed their preference for a peaceful settlement of all disputes through the ceasefire in
- Growing uncertainty of equity market outlook (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Feb 19, 2001)
IT IS normal for fund managers to visit us from time to time to commend the virtues of investing in their funds. On February 16, we had a conference call with Putnam Investments -- a well-known fund house in the US. Two of the charts they had sent us caug
- A matter of interest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 19, 2001)
BORROWERS from banks have reason to be happy; the interest rate is set to come down but by a minuscule 0.5 per cent. By the same token, depositors will be irked since they have to pick up the bill. The changes are not automatic since barring the SBI, the
- The spreading malaise of corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Feb 19, 2001)
In the perception of the people, politicians have become a maligned lot. Hardly anybody believes them, even when they raise a voice against injustice faced by the public. The issues raised by them always appear, or at least give an impression of having a
- Railways burden (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 19, 2001)
Ms Mamata Banerjee's efforts to raise resources internally by the Railways as an alternative to steep increases in freight and fare, deserves a welcome.
- Budget session at a critical juncture (Tribune, S. Sethuraman, Feb 19, 2001)
PARLIAMENT'S budget session is going to begin in a sombre setting with the nation’s thoughts centred on the aftermath of the Gujarat earthquake which took thousands of lives and has darkened the lives of millions in the state. Gigantic tasks of rehabilit
- Old is gold (Tribune, M. K. Agarwal, Feb 19, 2001)
OLD is Gol ” is a familiar saying, but the present obsession for everything that is new and modern has almost driven the maxim from people’s mind. Especially those in a hurry have little time and even less inclination to give it a thought. I beseech them
- Communalising quake relief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 19, 2001)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party high command has allowed Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel to stay put evidently because it wants to spare the state the trauma of a political aftershock close on the heels of the devastating earthquake. He was under pressu
- Senonomics way to development (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Feb 19, 2001)
In his article, "Angst of welfare economics" (January 23), Mr Bharat Jhunjhunwala castigates what he labels as the Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's "state-driven welfare model" epitomised by the "Kerala Model". He wants it to be consigned to dustbin because i
- Road to Mandalay (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Feb 19, 2001)
The first all-weather road between India and Myanmar was inaugurated last week during External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh's visit to that country.
- When Atlas shrugged (Pioneer, P N Banerji, Feb 19, 2001)
It was an ironic Republic Day. Ironic in the sense that while India - I wonder why we haven't switched over to Bharat - displayed its cultural heritage and armed might, nature was busy wreaking dreadful havoc and fury upon Gujarat.
- Budget and the development decade (Business Line, Nirupam Bajpai and Jeffrey D. Sachs , Feb 19, 2001)
NEW DELHI has proclaimed the new decade as a Decade of Development, during which India will meet bold targets for economic growth and social development. What are the challenges in meeting these goals? We suggest that the 2001-02 Budget should be the oper
- The Expanding Divide (Deccan Herald, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Feb 19, 2001)
Law is commonly understood as the body of rules prescribing a code of conduct for governments and citizens in politica]ly organised societies. While law operates in a restricted area, morals and ethics have wider circumferences. Sometimes law is referred
- Lower bank rates (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 19, 2001)
The Reserve Bank`s announcement on Friday reducing the bank rate by half a percentage point did take many analysts by surprise. The Union Budget is due in just about two weeks, and it was presumed that whatever decisions the Government had in mind to pep
- Motivation as commerce (Business Line, A. B. Shivkumar , Feb 19, 2001)
``ALWAYS think positively. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Set both short- and long-term goals, and be sure about what you want to do, when, where and how. Motivate yourself through good thoughts and concentrate only on your goal.''
- Spoken English in schools (Daily Excelsior, Gayatri Kotwal, Feb 19, 2001)
It can be inferred in the words of F G French - "Anyone who can read English can keep in touch with the world without leaving his own house".
- Not quite out of the blue (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 19, 2001)
THE BLOCKING once again of the effort to open the domestic skies to investment by foreign airlines should not surprise anyone not only because old habits are said to die hard but also because the protectionist lobby in domestic civil aviation is still a f
- Driving with circumspection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 19, 2001)
THE SALE OF any well-run public sector unit will cause plenty of excitement and controversy. Maruti's cannot be expected to be smooth, no matter how considered the Government's decision has been. Since 1992 when the disinvestment programme first took off
- Smooth road towards ERP : Vendor selection (Daily Excelsior, Yuvraj Mehta, Feb 19, 2001)
Some years ago, an MNC embarked on a vendor selection and implementation plan to arrest declining market share and gain competitive edge. It implemented Oracle's Consumer Packaged Goods bundle, Manugistics, Industri-Matematik International, and Indus Inte
- STORMY SESSION (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 19, 2001)
As Budget session commences today with address by the President to joint sitting of Parliament, there is enough of fodder with the opposition to make it a real stormy session. While last session can be remembered for being rocked on the issue of resignati
- Agni II: A boost for defence (Daily Excelsior, Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, Feb 19, 2001)
On 17 January, India success-fully testifired the Agni II thus taking another decisive step towards its stated goal of a credible nuclear deterrence. Although this was the second Agni II test, it was the first time this missile was testified in its final
- Why not to sympathise with Mr Sinha ? (Daily Excelsior, M.N. Minocha, Feb 18, 2001)
The mandarins in the North Block are having a harrowing time to give shape to budget 2001-2002. The earthquake in Gujarat has added more misery to balance the debit and credit accounts of the NDA government. The Prime Minister has reportedly asked to prep
- Prabhu's blessings over Haryana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 18, 2001)
THE power sector reforms in Haryana which had taken a backseat, is back on the rails. If the state Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, is to be believed, the effort has required divine intervention — well almost.
- Menace called bureaucracy (Tribune, Shyam Ratna Gupta, Feb 18, 2001)
ADDRESSING the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at the end of 2000 in New Delhi, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee conceded candidly that there was need for a cut in the staff of government departments
- LTTE's options (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 18, 2001)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE's) threat of pulling out from the Norwegian peace process, if banned from the UK under the Anti-Terrorist Act, merits close scrutiny.
- Civilian killed, 2 hurt in Doda Militants chop off ear, nose of PDD official (Daily Excelsior, Excelsior Correspondent, Feb 18, 2001)
JAMMU, Feb 17: Militants chopped off nose and ear of a Power Development Department (PDD) officials at village Panangarh in Rajouri and gunned down a youth in Kastigarh area of Doda district. Two civilians were injured in exchange of firing between VDC me
- Relief material continues to pour in (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 18, 2001)
RELIEF material for the Gujarat quake-hit is continuing to come in from several countries. In fact on February 20 evening the French Embassy is arranging for “An Evening Of Solidarity Towards Gujarat” to collect for the quake victims. The French ambassado
- The man who ushered in telecom revolution (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 18, 2001)
GO to remote areas and you will come across bright yellow STD\PCO boxes. Put through a call anywhere you like; within seconds you will be speaking to a desired destination or person. In small towns almost every street has an STD\ISD booth and the governme
- Can the cigarette be stubbed out? (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Feb 18, 2001)
The Centre's proposed anti-tobacco legislation has been a long time coming. But how effective will it be? MUKUND PADMANABHAN, with inputs from SANDEEP DIKSHIT, discusses the burning issue.
- United Nations for the new millennium (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Feb 18, 2001)
MUCH has been said during the last few weeks about the UN and people’s participation. A recent issue of the weekly newsletter published by the UN office in New Delhi dwelt on a number of sectors in which endeavours have been and are being made to persuade
- Transfer has become a profitable industry (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Feb 18, 2001)
THERE was a time when corruption was hidden behind the doors and curtains. To be considered even having a stain on the reputation was a mental torture. One could count the persons of doubtful integrity on one’s fingertips. Now all finger and toe-tips woul
- Who will protect our protectors in khakhi? (Tribune, Prem Kumar , Feb 18, 2001)
THERE is nothing funny about a reliable national paper reporting that the “security forces have taken over control of the police control room.” Police control rooms now need protection. This was at Srinagar after an attack by militants that led to a 13-ho
- Himalayan glaciers are melting (Dawn, G. V. Joshi, Feb 18, 2001)
According to the US-based World Watch Institute a di-saster is waiting to happen in the Himalayas.
- V-DAY (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 18, 2001)
V-Day should normally connote Victory Day. 'V' invariably stands for Victory and it is indicated with two fingers making V shape. Be it the election rally during run up to the trial at the husting or speech for showing gratitude to the electors, V contras
- Are you from the land of Kamasutra? (Tribune, Sonoo Singh, Feb 18, 2001)
STRANGE are the ties that bind me to my fellow-country men (even those I do not know) while living in a foreign land. Of course, while in the UK, it is rather unlikely that you won’t see a turban-wallah crossing the road or an Asian woman crushed along si
- Along with holding talks with Pakistan, India must engage with political formations in Kashmir Enter the tunnel (Daily Excelsior, Karan Singh, Feb 18, 2001)
The recent condemnable and bar-baric massacre of Sikhs in the Valley and of Bakerwals in Jammu is yet another grim reminder, if one were needed, of the terrible and tragic situation that has prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy began almost 12 y
- Ayodhya benchmark (Pioneer, Kamal Kant Gouri , Feb 17, 2001)
Jana Krishnamurty is the vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the hot favourite for presidentship of the party last year. However, his name got struck off at the last moment to make way for Mr Bangaru Laxman. Mr Krishnamurty has since slip
- Nab the builders (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 17, 2001)
ONE HOPES Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel stands by his words. He promised on Friday that stringent action will be taken against those builders who are found to have compromised on the quality of construction material in Kutch, and especially in Ah
- HEADING FOR JEHAD (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 17, 2001)
Highly interesting reports continue to emanate from Pakistan that provide an indication of that country heading for jehad by the fundamentalist terrorist outfits. One is reminded of the famous adage which says, ''Those who live by the sword also perish by
- Is Kashmir back to square one? (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayaz, Feb 17, 2001)
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: When Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announced Government of India’s unilateral ceasefire with Kashmiri militants on November 18 last year, people in the Valley heaved a sigh of relief indeed. With over a decade of the experience of
- Force multiplier (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 17, 2001)
A modern armoured fighting vehicle like the T-90 tank had become a necessity for the Indian Army for three very valid reasons.
- LTTE's options (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 17, 2001)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE's) threat of pulling out from the Norwegian peace process, if banned from the UK under the Anti-Terrorist Act, merits close scrutiny.
- Keep militants on the run in J&K (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Feb 17, 2001)
Over the past years, many "solutions" to the Kashmir problem have emerged from time to time: a US-sponsored "way forward" that led nowhere; the pressure tactic of an "autonomy report"; "Track II Diplomacy" and a great deal of meddling by entirely well-int
- Wrong kind of people making decisions on our behalf (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Feb 17, 2001)
On an evening stroll, last week, I stumbled upon the police making a Valentine’s Day arrest. I would have minded my own business had I not noticed a frightened, young girl standing beside a police van. She was staring into the van and seemed to be in conv
- Post-quake Budget (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 17, 2001)
THE GUJARAT earthquake seems to have robbed the Budget of any surprises. A tough income tax surcharge has already been announced and, judging from the clarifications provided by Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, the Budget will not contain any further dire
- HEADING FOR JEHAD (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 17, 2001)
Highly interesting reports continue to emanate from Pakistan that provide an indication of that country heading for jehad by the fundamentalist terrorist outfits. One is reminded of the famous adage which says, ''Those who live by the sword also perish by
- Hurriyat leadership have change their stance (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 17, 2001)
The peaceniks, the trackers of the 2nd and 3rd varieties, are all agreed that the Vajpayee government must take the Musharraf regime at its word and gift-wrap the Hurriyat team and have it delivered in Islamabad for Pakistan to tell us how exactly to come
- Valentinian love- A cultural conundrum (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Feb 17, 2001)
Coming after a furore over the elite-friendly beauty pageants, the protests against Valentine Day celebrations this year have the society birds all up in the arms. Settled derogations like 'culture policing', 'puritans to fore', with an occasional 'fascis
- Failure in Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 17, 2001)
THERE ARE two purposes behind the unilateral ceasefire which is being observed by the security forces in Kashmir. One is to expose with greater clarity the real perpetrators of violence in the Valley. The other is to provide a feeling of reassurance to th
- In the wake of the quake (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Feb 17, 2001)
N. R. Moorthy warns that relief fund collections, if not monitored, could lead to a scam
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