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Articles 26621 through 26720 of 27558:
- Amateurish amusings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 29, 2001)
THE Prime Minister deserves compliments for looking forward to the past during his millennium-end musings at his southern sojourn. A true tribute indeed to T.S. Eliot who wrote:
- The criminalisation of politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 29, 2001)
On the very day and perhaps at the very moment the President, Mr K R Narayanan was admonishing the country's political class for putting up candidates with criminal records for berths in the country's legislatures, Sadhu Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Rabri
- Transparency in Internal Assessment (Daily Excelsior, S K Bhalla, Jan 28, 2001)
Some richly embroidered communications from the University of Jammu knock an intelligent person out when one reads the contents. In one such communication addressed to Principals of all Degree Colleges of Jammu Province they were requested to confirm impl
- Hacking for defence and offence (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Jan 28, 2001)
A thief might be set to catch a thief only because he knows all the tricks of the trade. He is familiar with the methods and responses of those engaged in thievery, with their ways of treating clues, releasing red herrings, putting away loot, dissuading s
- Nature's fury (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 28, 2001)
AS INDIA MOURNS the thousands who have died in Gujarat, it is worth recognising that how we respond to this overwhelming disaster will be a test of our collective humanity. Earthquakes can neither be predicted nor prevented. But Governments and civil soci
- Should criminals, politicians be allowed to contest election (Daily Excelsior, V.Y. Kantak, Jan 28, 2001)
For the first time in free India, a host of ministers including a former Prime Minister, a former Home Minister of the Government of India, former Chief Ministers and a number of former Cabinet Ministers in States have been either convicted by criminal co
- Peace initiative: Horse without a wish to it! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Jan 28, 2001)
It is nice to speak of peace, of people, of progress and a thousand other sweet-sounding words but before those imaginary lollipops could become substantive props, to raise lofty structures upon, they must themselves have some anchorage, some root. But ca
- WHAT A CHANGE ! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 28, 2001)
During the pre-independence period, there was nothing like pre-nursery, nursery, kindergarten classes. All eligibles would join at +5 directly in Class I. It was a simple Takhti, Dawaat, slate and Qaida affair. Sums would be solved on the slate while hand
- Legends in their lifetime (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 28, 2001)
BOTH Ustad Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar, recipients of the Bharat Ratna, have become legends in their lifetime. Both have become synonym of melody; both have achieved divinity in music; both transcend in the realm of spirituality as the rhythm of th
- Beauty queens (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 28, 2001)
I have known a lot of beautiful women of whom only two bothered to pit their good looks against other girls of their age. And won. One was the late Persis Khambata who made her mark as an actress playing a stellar role in Startrek and the other was Anjana
- There's more than economics to this Budget (Hindu, ALOK MUKHERJEE, Jan 28, 2001)
The Union Budget is an annual ritual. But what is unprecedented, says ALOK MUKHERJEE, is that this time several rounds of consultations are taking place at the top political level on its likely shape.
- Valid concern (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 27, 2001)
THE PRESIDENT, MR. K. R. Narayanan, has in his customary Republic Day-eve national broadcast spoken out with characteristic candour against certain structural and prima facie regressive changes mooted - and being emphatically canvassed - in the basically
- Today's youth (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Singh Jamwal, Jan 27, 2001)
In modern age, youth has always been looked and felt with exasperation. The ebullience, the favour, vigour and much more, no wonder every age group seems to get branded into it. Therefore youth are rightly described as ''action-people and life breath'' wh
- Tackling child labour (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 27, 2001)
THE FIRST NATIONAL conference on child labour ended with the hope that it will attain its objective, as stated by the Union Labour Minister, Mr Satya Narain Jatiya, of ``evaluating child labour projects that have been going on for more than a decade,'' an
- The worst over, the best beckons (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jan 27, 2001)
For long a self-contended senior citizen of the subcontinent, India in the past year has realised that it is a key player in Asia whose worth lies not just in how well it manages Pakistan or Kashmir but in how effectively, and how soon, it integrates itse
- Seismic fury (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2001)
The Government's response to the situation arising out of the earthquake that devastated Gujarat and affected large parts of the country on Friday, displays a welcome sensitivity and sense of urgency.
- Koh-i-noor (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2001)
Lata Mangeshkar is not merely the country's most celebrated singer; she is also the most abiding symbol of post-Independence India's cultural regeneration. Her contribution to the bonding of this nation of incredible diversities is probably beyond being c
- Stop this charade. Would you! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Jan 27, 2001)
It is not the question of ceasefire or its extensions but the basic obligation of the state to govern, to ensure the safety of the people, protection of its writ. The Constitution had envisaged it (but only by half) and provided for two modes of governanc
- Getting away with severance (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 27, 2001)
The ICAI's suggestion to amend the law to restrict tax evasion through restrictive covenants may not be effective considering the myriad ways in which the agreements can be drafted, says T. C. A. Ramanujam
- A Governor speaks (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 27, 2001)
THE West Bengal Governor, Mr Viren Shah, needs to be complimented for having said what he did earlier this week (Wednesday) at a gathering comprising academics.
- BOLD INITIATIVES (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 27, 2001)
Persisting with peace initiative despite opposition from within and outside has been mentioned as bold step by President K R Narayanan, Governor of J&K Girish Saxena and others during their Republic Day messages. Even Farooq Abdullah who had strong reserv
- Making Musharraf behave (Daily Excelsior, B. Raman , Jan 27, 2001)
The Prime Minister, Mr A.B.Vajpayee, has shown tre-mendous moral courage in extending the cease-fire in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K) by another month from January 26, despite strong ground indicators of Pakistan's insincerity in responding to the earlier India
- Breaking caste barriers (Pioneer, Rajeev Deshpande, Jan 27, 2001)
The articulate general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Amar Singh, has made a mark for his forthright style of communication. Not a man to mince words, he spoke about the current political situation -- the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's pronouncements on the A
- Plant Varieties Bill -- Safeguarding farmers' rights (Business Line, K. L. Mehra, Jan 27, 2001)
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee on ``the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Bill, 1999'' has held discussions with several interested groups to ascertain their views on the changes to be incorporated in the revised Bill.
- Public men need private leisure (Pioneer, Naseem Naqvi, Jan 27, 2001)
Kumarakom will be remembered for years to come for various reasons. Of course, nearly all the reasons have something or the other to do with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's recent holiday in this place located in the backwaters of Kerala.
- Can Jharkhand be different? (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Jan 27, 2001)
THE BIRTH of Jharkhand as the 28th State of the Indian Union marked the realisation of a long-cherished dream of its tribal population. They had waged a historic struggle for about a century to carve out a State of their own. During the last few years, ho
- Dealing with China (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Jan 27, 2001)
NO MATTER what gloss is put on Mr. Li Peng's visit, there has been a basic shift for the worse in Sino-Indian relations after Pokhran-II when compared to the earlier post-Cold War period. Nothing brings this out more clearly than the difference between th
- The Lok Pal Bill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2001)
MR. ATAL BEHARI Vajpayee's recent statement about to the Lok Pal Bill settles the question about whether the office of the Prime Minister will fall within its purview. Over the last couple of months, there have been (unfounded) worries that conflicting vi
- Need for better governance (Pioneer, Arvind Kumar, Jan 26, 2001)
There is no need to change the Constitution. Instead what we need to do is to make the System work. We need to transact business in Parliament, the government needs to take a quick decisions on long pending issues, courts need to dispose litigations faste
- The state of the Republic (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 26, 2001)
It is time for stock-taking as India completes yet another year as a Republic today. Has the country been able to secure for its citizens the objectives the Republic is meant to achieve and which are set out in The Preamble to the Constitution? If not, wh
- Mr India on Capitol Hill (Pioneer, P N Tiku, Jan 26, 2001)
The India caucus in the United States Congress, primarily responsible for promoting Indo-American relations may have to shift its perspective with the coming in of the new Republican President George W Bush.
- Not by rhetoric alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2001)
CAN we bring in a corruption-free regime in India? The task has become more difficult today than ever before. Still, with the requisite political will and a determined approach, it should be possible to curb corrupt practices if those at the helm address
- Minister-civil servant relations -- Mutual dependence, striking a balance (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Jan 26, 2001)
MINISTER-CIVIL service relations have become topical with the recent transfer of some top officials of the Finance Ministry. The Government's action has received adverse media and public reaction. There is need to view the entire episode in the broader pe
- A ceasefire balancesheet Peace process lacks a sense of direction (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 26, 2001)
HOW effective and rewarding has been the ceasefire in militancy-infested Jammu and Kashmir which Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was gracious enough to announce on November 23, 2000, on the eve of the holy month of Ramzan? This has subsequently been e
- Blockbuster banking (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2001)
IN ONE FIERCE burst Mr P. S. Subramanyam, chief of the UTI, has run past Mr K. V. Kamath of ICICI and Mr Deepak Parekh of HDFC, in the three-way race to preside over the biggest and best private bank in the country.
- The balance sheet (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2001)
The golden jubilee of the Indian republic is an apposite occasion to recall its many sterling achievements. India has navigated the transition from colonial rule to a democratic, republican order with great courage and success.
- Coping with crime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2001)
The Gujarat government's decision to introduce the Control of Organised Crime Bill, shows, once more, how difficult it is becoming for the law-and-order machinery in India to cope with the menace. Gujarat has its own share of crime bosses; one of the most
- Roadblocks to US leadership (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Jan 26, 2001)
DO we know the United States well enough? Yes, as well as the four blind men knew the elephant they set out to explore.
- Night of the general (Pioneer, Suhit Sen, Jan 26, 2001)
It's difficult to decide which is worse: the drone or the bite. If you are in hospital on intravenous drugs for three or four days suffering considerable discomfort if not pain, as you will be if you get malignant malaria, you might decide that the bite i
- Farce in the name of Panchayat Elections (Daily Excelsior, Pamela Bhagat, Jan 26, 2001)
In an attempt to give credence to its claim that democracy had reached the grassroots level, the Centre pressurised the State Government in Jammu and Kashmir in November last year to hold elections to the Panchayats.
- Wheat man’s burden (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2001)
AGRICULTURE in this part of the country is in a deep crisis. The only solution is total restructuring under tightly controlled conditions. Everyone knows the litany of woes. Punjab and Haryana grow too much wheat and rice. The government pays too much for
- REPUBLIC DAY (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 26, 2001)
As the nation celebrates 52nd Republic Day, it is appropriate to take stock of several aspects that continue to affect teeming millions of this great democracy. First, National Population policy announced with much fanfare has failed to take off. Conseque
- Services rendered to Saudi Monarchy (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 26, 2001)
Nothing substantial about the military government’s deal with Nawaz Sharif trickled down from the Chief Executive’s much touted broadcast soon after his bete noire set his foot on Saudi soil. Pakistani nation is as blank as it was about this deal.
- Breaking a mindset (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2001)
THE DIPLOMATIC NOVELTY of an intensive engagement between India and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan's traditional patron-ally, was the prime attraction of the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh's latest visit to Riyadh. The reported success of the tour,
- India's journey through past five decades (Daily Excelsior, Dinkar Shukla, Jan 26, 2001)
The Golden Jubilee Year of the founding of the Indian Republic comes to a close on the forthcoming Republic Day. It was on this day 51 years ago that the people of India solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, democratic republic. This Rep
- US STAND (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 26, 2001)
America has not only welcomed extension of cease-fire in Jammu & Kashmir by another month but has also asked militants to halt violence. One really does not know whether militants would heed US advice. But there is an element of gradual pressure being bui
- Vandemataram : The hymn of a nation (Daily Excelsior, Nalin Chauhan, Jan 26, 2001)
Never perhaps in world literature did a single book inspire the imagination of millions to lay down their lives at the altar of freedom or a song launch a million into fighting to gain that freedom.
- Trifling with truce (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Jan 26, 2001)
No matter what one might say about Pakistan, it speaks in one language where Kashmir or India is concerned.
- CEASEFIRE (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 25, 2001)
Extension of ceasefire by another month beyond January 26 has to be viewed from several angles. There has been enough of debate at all levels. Within the ruling apparatus there are doves and hawks. Within the State position is no different. Within the cou
- Reaching for the sky (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2001)
AS INDIA HEADS towards a decade of overall economic reform, its airport sector remains a laggard. It was, therefore, an event of high symbolism when the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, formally inaugurated the already-delayed Bangalore international a
- Chinese goods: Boon or bane? (Business Line, A. D. Mitra, Jan 25, 2001)
THE recent flooding of Chinese goods into the Indian market has raised a hue and cry, and the question whether we should accept this silently. From the narrow viewpoint of the average consumer, sufficiently satisfactory quality goods are available at rock
- Is SAIL still a gem? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2001)
AUTONOMY TO MANAGEMENTS of public sector undertakings should be the norm rather than the exception. So when the Group of Ministers (GoM) sits soon to decide whether Steel Authority of India Ltd should be allowed to retain its Navaratna status, it would do
- Truth about Netaji (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 25, 2001)
The report that the Union Home Ministry, which looks after the National Archives, is prepared to show the relevant parts of two classified files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to the Justice Manoj K. Mukherjee commission investigating the mysterious disapp
- Tuber's travails (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 25, 2001)
Farmers in Punjab recently protested in an unusual way over the low prices and overflowing stocks of potatoes. They dumped 400 odd trolleys carrying 30,000 quintals of the commercial crop on the road.
- Death of ideology (Pioneer, Suhit Sen, Jan 25, 2001)
It would be tempting to interpret the willingness displayed by the members of the All-India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPB) to talk with representatives of the government on the Ayodhya issue as a genuine change of heart, or a desire to accommodate those se
- Religious passion misdirected (Pioneer, SK Srivastava, Jan 25, 2001)
The recent comment of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about Ram Temple at Ayodhya as "an expression of national sentiment" was followed by quick and sharp comments. Criticism ranged from stating that Mr Vajpayee was unmasked to the extent of the media
- Landed with a riddle (Pioneer, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Jan 25, 2001)
In India's development economics, West Bengal's policy of Land Reform, the much hyped Operation Barga is treated as a reference point. We now proceed to examine how far the Left Front Government's land reform policy has impacted the Dalit masses in the St
- Straight path to electoral reform (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Jan 25, 2001)
The Election Commission has come a long way and is now 50 years old. The Chief Election Commissioner MS Gill talks about successful performance of the Commission in holding free and fair polls since the first general elections in 1952.
- Stream of unconsciousness (Pioneer, Krishan Kalra, Jan 25, 2001)
Last week I saw Yamuna crying. Yamuna, the holy river and one of the three that merge at the "Sangam" in Allahabad, was shedding copious tears. In fact she had been like that for quite some time now but I had not noticed. You start taking those who are yo
- What ails India-Nepal relations A study of psychological and other factors (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Jan 25, 2001)
THE serious disturbances witnessed in Kathmandu and a few other towns over the alleged anti-Napali remarks of actor Hrithik Roshan came almost exactly a year after the hijacking of Indian Airlines aircraft IC 814. It was more than a mere coincidence, part
- Kashmir has spoken (Hindustan Times, Anand K.Sahay , Jan 25, 2001)
The first phase of the panchayat election in Kashmir changes everything. It decidedly challenges the decade-old belief — propagated assiduously by Pakistan and prominent Western circles — that the rural population of the overwhelmingly Muslim areas of Jam
- Sahara’s woman of destiny (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2001)
IT is surprising to meet a woman, minus all those high flying and cultivated upmarket trappings, who has been specially entrusted the task of restructuring a private airline. At first glance, Ms Vandana Bhargava easily passes off as a quintessential house
- Spirituality on show (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Jan 25, 2001)
Menka Shivdasani WHATEVER the software experts might say, the fact is that India's biggest export is its mysticism. It's been getting a little tired lately, as trips to the once-swinging Osho Ashram or Goa might tell you, but there is still a huge market
- Pressing on with peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2001)
INDIA has posed a cruel dilemma before the Pakistani rulers by extending the cease-combat operation order in the Kashmir valley for one more month. Islamabad is already under pressure from the new dispensation in Washington to go slow in aiding and abetti
- Islamic Township in Islamic Republic (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 25, 2001)
After Commander Tariq conquered Southern Spain in the early phase of Islamic conquests northward, the city of Cordova (Qurtaba in Arabic) became the Moor capital in Spain. Students of English literature know the Moors through Shakespeare’s Othello. The st
- Emerging fuel options for automobiles (Daily Excelsior, Satinder Singh, Jan 25, 2001)
Surging oil prices as a result of frequent 'petro-quakes' and environmental concerns have renewed the interest of the oil industry to seek viable alternatives to substitute petrol and diesel oil for transport vehicles. The gaseous fuels from petroleum sou
- Persisting with peace initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2001)
IN DECIDING TO extend the two-month-old ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir by one more month, beyond January 26, the Government of India has acted with commendable judiciousness. Unlike the last occasion when the Ramzan initiative came up for review for the f
- Shabana Azmi- A catalyst for change ? (Daily Excelsior, Pamela Bhagat, Jan 25, 2001)
Catalyst for change', is the sobriquet that Member of Parliament and actor Shabana Azmi, has bequeathed upon herself. And she feels that she has enough reason to do so. In 1998 Azmi was nominated as the UNFPA's (United Nations Population Fund) Goodwill Am
- Farm sector: Sound the wake-up alarm (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 25, 2001)
BOTH PARLIAMENT and the country have witnessed a very strange spectacle of ``political somersaulting,'' by seasoned politicians, who have axes to grind. The next round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations is not far off and the second round of d
- Man does not live by bread alone (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Junjhunwala, Jan 25, 2001)
Kerala boasts of highest achievements in health and education but is yet plagued by problems of low economic growth, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicides. Instead of education having ushered in an era of economic prosperity and happiness, it has made those
- Antyodaya sounds good (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2001)
PUNJAB and Haryana are reported to be putting pressure on the Centre to bear the cost of implementing the ambitious Antyodaya Anna Yojna. Haryana has promised to start providing 25 kg of rice or wheat per “poorest of the poor” family at highly subsidised
- The naming game (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 25, 2001)
S. Murlidharan on why some companies prefer to go in for multiple brand names rather than eponymous ones
- THOSE WHO LIVE BY (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 24, 2001)
There is a saying in English that those who live by the sword also perish by the sword. It has come out to be true in the case of Pakistan which promoted and sustained Talibans. It now transpires that Pakistan is disillusioned with the behaviour of Taliba
- Unsafe food (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2001)
DO we ever think about the safety aspect of what we eat? Forget about what we call hygiene. Is our food free from adulteration? It is difficult to be sure about its purity today. The problem is on the rise. In fact, it is assuming alarming proportions day
- They too deserve a life (Hindustan Times, Lindsay Barnes, Jan 24, 2001)
DEVILAL KARMAKAR from the next village came panting into our courtyard at mid-day. His wife had just given birth and the baby wasn’t all that it should be. Within 10 minutes I reached the house, and saw the lifeless, limp, perfectly formed baby lying on a
- Ceasefire: Cause for optimism (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 24, 2001)
The Ramzan ceasefire, and its subsequent extensions, has given the insurgency afflicted people of Jammu and Kashmir a glimpse of life. It is not as if the rattle of gunfire or the blast of grenades have vanished.
- It is not enough: APHC Political package also needed (Tribune, M N Kak, Jan 24, 2001)
JAMMU, Jan 23 — The suspense is over. The Indian Government has extended the ceasefire, which was enforced on November 27, by another month to enable New Delhi to get added political mileage over Pakistan in the world.
- Foreign investment `depends on Indian industrial policy' -- Mr Yoshihiko Saeki, President of Jetro (Business Line, Ashok Dasgupta , Jan 24, 2001)
For Japanese businessmen, especially those engaged in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), India still remains a country where doing business is difficult. A decade into liberalisation, Japanese investors still fear that far from making profits in I
- Crisis in Punjab agriculture New strategy for sustainable growth need of the hour (Tribune, S. K. Ray, Jan 24, 2001)
A LITTLE over two years ago (October 23-24, 1998), a two-day brain-storming meeting was organised by Punjab Agricultural University at Ludhiana. The purpose was to discuss the emerging crisis in Punjab agriculture and suggest an appropriate strategy for r
- Bitter harvest (Pioneer, Vandana Shiva, Jan 24, 2001)
Our food and farming systems are in deep crisis. Food scares are spreading. Farmers are committing suicides in thousands or selling their kidneys to pay back debts for high cost agricultural inputs such as seeds and pesticides which were supposed to have
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