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Articles 26921 through 27020 of 27558:
- New Himachal Districts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2001)
IT is not certain how serious the Himachal Pradesh Government is about carving out four or five new districts out of the existing 12, but it is a luxury which it should not even think of at this stage, given its precarious financial health. It has been ru
- Juggernaut In The Slow Lane (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Jan 17, 2001)
There is a growing awareness in India about the need for improved infrastructure and there is no dearth of seminars and discussions on it, but in actual terms, there is not much follow-up action.
- China's charm offensive? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2001)
THE DIPLOMATIC RANGE of the latest discussions between Mr. Li Peng, a senior Chinese leader touring India at present, and his interlocutors including the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, seems to have transcended the usual limits of an official v
- TRIPARTITE TALKS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 17, 2001)
Centre has once again ruled out any tripartite talks involving Hurriyat and Pakistan. Even bilateral talk with Pakistan is not possible unless Pakistan reins in Pak-sponsored terrorists infiltrated in Jammu & Kashmir State.
- Something Fishy About Globalisation (Hindustan Times, M.J. Vijayan, Jan 17, 2001)
THE IMPORT of fish is bound to destroy the domestic fish industry like in the case of rubber, tea, edible oil, pulses and apples, argues M.J. Vijayan
- Kashmiriyat Killed (Pioneer, Harminder Kaur, Jan 17, 2001)
The overwhelming response from the Valley to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ceasefire call, an unprecedented rally by the J&K Awami League which was enthusiastically attended by a large number of locals, including women and children once again refl
- Content, context and chaos (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2001)
A new event – a range of installations by six Delhi-based artists and a guest curator, also Delhi-based – opened the other day at the Panjab University’s Museum of Fine Arts. Much has been sought to be made of it, but I have a problem with the event. And
- King's Comedown (Pioneer, Onkar Chopra , Jan 17, 2001)
We were all lazing around in the winter sun, waiting for a trunk call from Delhi, where meeting of the special committee of the Central Parliamentary Party was in session to select candidates and allot party tickets for the forthcoming State Assembly by-e
- COLLECTIVE EFFORTS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 17, 2001)
Worsening power situation demands collective efforts at all levels. As the adequate release of power depends upon the benevolence of the Central Government, it is imperative that all the six Members of Parliament from J&K State meet the Prime Minister and
- A case for axis against terrorism (Tribune, T. D Jagadesan, Jan 17, 2001)
IN recent months the all-round spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Nepal, has rekindled the concern of the intelligentsia all over India in particular and the world in general. In the process, many positive suggestions have been thrown up
- Pakistan’s Dilemma (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 17, 2001)
THERE IS apparently some concern in Pakistan about its declining image. It is not only that the country is ‘internationally reviled’ for its military dictatorship, as The Economist has noted, the perception that it is really no more than a pale version of
- The dowager empress out to destroy inc (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Jan 17, 2001)
The Congress has done it again! After Ms. Sonia Gandhi's as cent to the party's presidency through the farce of an election, members of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) have authorised her to nominate members to the Congress Working Committee (CWC)
- Will Yashwant Sinha yield to corporate sector? (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Jan 17, 2001)
All eyes are focused on the Union Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, following the demand from the corporate sector for abolition of the 20 per cent tax on distributed profits of domestic companies, which is commonly known as the dividend tax.
- Ties with Beijing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 17, 2001)
The Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, Mr Li Peng's current visit to India provides yet another indication of the remarkable improvement that has occurred in India-China ties which had deteriorated sharply following
- Status quo at Ayodhya? (Hindustan Times, Vasant Sathe, Jan 17, 2001)
THE PRIME Minister’s Musings from Kumarakom is an apology for the total failure of his Government on the political and economic fronts. It is virtually an election speech for the likely mid-term election to the Lok Sabha that might be either co-terminus
- Face The Competition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 17, 2001)
THE REMOVAL of quota restrictions on agricultural goods in two months’ time is causing concern among farmers. Already, there has been a sizeable increase in edible oil imports, alarming the oil seed growers. The question of protection is being raised once
- Lanka Moves Towards Dialogue (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 17, 2001)
The New Year has brought luck to the once-beleaguered Sri Lankan Army (SLA). But will it bring peace to the island? SLA has turned the corner in Jaffna by recapturing ground it had lost to the LTTE last year.
- Regionalisation And Globalisation (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 17, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is back from a week-long tour of Vietnam and Indonesia. The Prime Minister had stated that the visit was meant to try to build stronger relationships with the Asean countries. One of the last things the Prime M
- Engaging A Democracy `Icon' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2001)
THE UNITED NATIONS has done well to broker a political engagement between Myanmar's ruling military junta and its arch adversary and a phenomenal proponent of democracy, Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi. However, it is a measure of diplomatic circumspection that the
- Panchayat Polls In J&k (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2001)
THE heavy turnout of voters in the first of the eight-phase panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be seen as the reflection of the will of the people to manage their own affairs at the grassroots level. However, the more heartening aspect of the
- Ad hoc move? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 17, 2001)
ON HINDSIGHT, the move to discontinue with the system of ad hoc Treasury Bills to finance the fiscal deficit has proved costly for the Government and the economy.
- Dolly, Polly, Andi -- Gm And Cloning Back With A Bang (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 17, 2001)
FIRST came Dolly the sheep, followed by Polly, the sheep that was cloned using fibroblast cells obtained from a fetus genetically modified with a human gene. These cloned animals created waves during 1997-98 in the UK and the world over. The developments
- Are there no full stops to Kashmir? (Business Line, Harihar Swarup , Jan 17, 2001)
THE jehad-crazed Taliban-inspired militants from Pakistan spare nothing -- not even fellow Islam believers. It is this group that is responsible for the unleashing terror in Kashmir, and for making daring but suicidal attacks elsewhere. For example, at th
- Gender Equality Called For (Pioneer, G K Varma, Jan 17, 2001)
The Union Government has earmarked the year 2001 for women empowerment. The Delhi Commission for Women is launching a year long drive to educate women on the legalities of laws which stress on their empowerment.
- Statute tinkering panel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2001)
IN what could turn out to be an embarrassing setback to the Constitution Review Commission, a respected social scientist from Kerala has resigned from one of the 10 panels. But not before accusing the panel of unacceptable commissions and omissions. Dr Su
- Importance Of Economic Diplomacy (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jan 17, 2001)
WITHIN the next few weeks India’s sophisticated and savvy Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh will be leaving Delhi to face the challenges of dealing with the new Bush Administration and with Washington’s power centres in the White House, Capitol Hill and Fo
- Balance the banking structure (Business Line, P. N. Joshi, Jan 16, 2001)
THE merger of Bank of Madura with ICICI Bank is sure to have woken up the takeover sharks, and the old private sector banks are sure to be the natural target. The media, especially the financial analysts, are adding fuel to fire, whipping up the climate f
- Bulk failure (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2001)
GOING BY THE painfully slow pace of approvals and implementation of new schemes, it now appears certain that the target fixed for creation of new port capacities during the Ninth Plan will be missed by a wide margin. While the Ninth Plan targeted to raise
- Welcoming the dragon (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 16, 2001)
AMONG THE major powers, China has been the most vitriolic critic of India’s 1998 nuclear tests. Beijing was particularly infuriated that New Delhi had explained Pokhran II as a necessary step to ward off a potential security threat from its northern neigh
- The Russian junk! (Daily Excelsior, Avinash Shirodkar, Jan 16, 2001)
The single biggest and composite deal in the history of India's weapons acquisition programme was signed recently in Moscow. It is worth nearly Rs. 20,000 crore and involves the purchase and license production (including transfer of technology) of the adv
- The killing fields of Assam (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Jan 16, 2001)
Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has said that he is willing to step down if it helps in putting an end to insurgency-related violence in the State. His propensity to quit for peace comes in the wake of offer for talks by ULFA commander-in-chie
- Striking at the root of terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Aarti, Jan 16, 2001)
At a time when New Delhi's extension of the unilateral cease-fire upto the 26h of January 2001 and Islamabad's softening its stand by agreeing that India could first enter into a dialogue with the Hurriyat Conference, the Red Fort shootout came as a shock
- Driving with the times (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2001)
THE CALLING OFF of the four-month-old employees' agitation at Maruti is just the culmination of one visible phase of the company's current operations. The country's leading passenger car manufacturer, which continues to have more than 60 per cent of the m
- The mask is the message (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Jan 16, 2001)
SOME describe Mr Vajpayee as a mask. Others say he is a mask inside a mask. But I believe that behind all his masks, he is faceless. A faceless person needs no mask. The masks are imagined by other people to suit their own moods.
- Cost-effective treatment of coronary disease (Daily Excelsior, Jyotshna Pandit, Jan 16, 2001)
Coronary artery bypass and balloon angioplasty have become commonplace in the world of heart care. But, for those who are afraid of or cannot afford either of the two rather expensive procedures to mend the heart, an alternative will soon be available in
- FDI remains elusive (Business Line, Ashok Dasgupta , Jan 16, 2001)
EVER since the process of liberalisation and structural reforms was launched a decade ago -- one of the major objectives then being to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) into various industrial sectors -- the inflow of foreign capital through this ro
- Coffee, tea or WTO? No choice really! (Business Line, Harish Bijoor, Jan 16, 2001)
THE WTO regime is almost here. QRs are falling all around us like ninepins. And 715 more will fall by April 1! That is no joke. Whole sets of industries, hitherto used to protectionist barriers of some kind, will find themselves in an entirely new environ
- Signals from Maghi mela (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2001)
THE political agenda for tomorrow in Punjab has already been set by the Maghi mela at Muktsar. The setting is familiar to the people. The charges and counter-charges hurled by the Akali and Congress leaders at one another have a familiar ring about them.
- The attack on Farooq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2001)
THE nation shares Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's sense of outrage over the dastardly attempt on the life of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar on Sunday. Dr Abdullah was addressing a public meeting at Habba-Kadal in the ol
- The law is not for its misuse (Tribune, Poonam I. Kaushish , Jan 16, 2001)
THIS is a tale of a fixed political ball game. Of right and wrong. A story of three states — Manipur, West Bengal and Assam. Saddled with a prejudice referee, the Centre. Wherein what is right for Imphal is declared as wrong, and what is wrong for Kolkata
- Time for state-of-the-art silos (Tribune, G.S. Kalkat, Jan 16, 2001)
IN terms of the actual requirement of society, the country cannot be considered surplus in foodgrains. However, the buffer stocks have accumulated because a large segment of the population does not have the purchasing power to meet its nutritional require
- Charting a map to fiscal responsibility (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 16, 2001)
THE FINANCE Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has taken a giant leap forward by introducing and piloting the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. He has committed himself and his Government to certain very specific targets of implementation. A new set of fiscal rules i
- Beware of the original ape (Hindustan Times, Rustam Hindavi, Jan 16, 2001)
THE LATEST fad of the up-market English-speaking clone is to trash Hindi and those who speak the language. They must first check their own sense of originality, says Rustam Hindavi
- Sinister attempt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2001)
Among all the terrorist outrages that have taken place since India's observance of an unilateral ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) from the beginning of the month of Ramzan, the attempt on the life of Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday is clearly the most seri
- Private space (Hindustan Times, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed , Jan 16, 2001)
LAST WEEK, a historic judgment was pronounced by the Bangladesh High Court. It was the case of a woman, Shahida Atiqa, of village Athia in Naugaon district, whose husband Saifullah had pronounced triple talaq after an argument. Not only that, he forced he
- Hope is mirage in Kashmir politics (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 16, 2001)
The extended spell of the unilateral cessation of combat operations in J&K ends on January 26. Shortly, the Government will have to decide whether to further extend it. Describing it as a military move, some analysts perceive it to be floundering on the r
- Globalisation gobbledygook (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 16, 2001)
There are two ways that India can grab the opportunities of globalisation. First is to tone up the bureaucracy, use our own wealth to create infrastructure and push Indian businesses to face global competition.
- Paradigm shift in education (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2001)
In the age of globalisation, ever-increasing democratisation and pervasive influence of science and technology seem to be reshaping our education system. It is at this juncture that open and distance education plays a significant role in filling the gap b
- Only one regret (Pioneer, Prabir N Banerjee, Jan 16, 2001)
When my friends ask, how's life been, any regrets old boy? flamboyantly I answer, fantastic, old egg, no regrets! I follow it up with a short speech explaining why one should have no regrets in life, or else one would keep brooding over the boats you have
- Charting new ties (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2001)
Prime Minster Atal Bihari Vajpayee's successful diplomatic sojourn in South-east Asia seems to have charted new directions in regional co-operation. India has had millennia-long ties with Vietnam and Indonesia, based on cultural and commercial interaction
- A desperate attack (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2001)
THE ATTEMPT ON the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, while he was participating in an official public function in Srinagar on Sunday, has quite rightly been condemned widely as an act of cowardice perpetrated by the foreign-inspired g
- PEACE PROCESS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 16, 2001)
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee says that entire scheme of peace process initiated by him more than a month back will be reviewed in the light of continued violence engineered by Pak sponsored terrorists. Cabinet Committee on Security would take a decision fo
- Netaji: The remains of history (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 16, 2001)
Prof Amartya Sen's ill-conceived decision to lend the glamour of his Nobel Prize to bolster the vested interests of Leftist historians and politicians at the recent Indian History Congress in Calcutta, served only to underline the sheer vacuity, falsity,
- Lynching labour force (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2001)
WEST BENGAL politics has always had a swathe of red, meaning a strong communist presence. Now the labour scene threatens to acquire a streak of an red, blood red. The burning alive of two top managers of a rickety jute mill on Saturday is set to damage wh
- Time off at the gurukul (Hindustan Times, Purnima Sharma, Jan 15, 2001)
A CLOSE friend of mine, Ashok, noted for his kindness towards children, taught at the ISKCON gurukul in Vrindavan for a short while during the mid-Eighties. He was always the one to seek new experiences. So, when he saw an ad for teachers at an ISKCON gur
- Eyes wide shut (Hindustan Times, G.U. Dravid, Jan 15, 2001)
To bolster the economy, the Government has to look at the viability of disinvestment and play the role of ‘destroyer’ wherever required, writes G.U. Dravid
- History as farce (Hindustan Times, D.R. Rajagopal , Jan 15, 2001)
FOR INDONESIANS (210 million plus) today, there are three mysteries in life: a) when they are going to die, b) the state of weather in their emerald of gold flung round the equator, as Dutch poet Mulatati described the multiple-island archi-pelago in 1699
- Lessons of Assembly elections (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jan 15, 2001)
The war in West Bengal has begun. The CPI(M) and the charismatic Mamata Banerjee have decided to battle each other out. However as assembly elections draw nearer in West Bengal, the tragic loss of life continues.
- General's chance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 15, 2001)
It would have been better had the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General S. Padmanabhan, not publicly articulated his view in favour of further extending the ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
- India Inc (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 15, 2001)
The satisfactory subscription to the Resurgent India Bonds and the healthy inflow of foreign remittances from Indians living abroad has imparted a new importance to overseas Indians.
- Kashmir for the Muslims of all nationality! (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 15, 2001)
The Atal Behari Vajpayee Government has surrendered India's right to govern Jammu and Kashmir. The All-Party Hurriyat Conference, a separatist organisation backed by ISI has been entrusted with the responsibility to negotiate with Pakistan a package for p
- China's renewed interest in India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2001)
THE ongoing nine-day visit to India by Chinese leader Li Peng, the number two in his country’s ruling hierarchy, and his desire to cooperate in areas of common concern confirms that the Communist giant is serious about opening a new chapter of relations w
- CHALLENGES BEFORE FARMERS Need for radical policy changes (Tribune, G.S. Kalkat, Jan 15, 2001)
ABOUT 30 crores of our population is underfed or malnourished. But farmers found it difficult to sell their produce during the last paddy season. The national planners have set a target of 4 per cent annual growth rate (against the current rate of less th
- CLEAR PERCEPTIONS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 15, 2001)
It is perhaps for the first time in post-independence history that any Army Chief has informed the country correctly about various aspects of preparedness. For one thing he envisions an army that is not Pak-centric but takes care of other countries that h
- Where, and how, to invest VRS monies? (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jan 15, 2001)
A few years back, the golden handshake was a hot topic. Overstaffed companies planned to get rid of the excess baggage by offering compensation for employees opting to quit. A National Renewal Fund was constituted by the Centre to help such companies, mai
- India crucial to redefinition of Asia (Daily Excelsior, N B Menon, Jan 15, 2001)
As Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee wrapped up his tour of Vietnam and Indonesia, a "consensus is perhaps emerging" within the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a separate summit meeting with India. Vietnam is chairman of the standing
- SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 15, 2001)
Chairman of National Peoples Congress Li Peng is the second most powerful person in China. His 9-day visit thus has added significance in the light of visits of American President Bill Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Incidentally, both have
- Samata bleeds, Laloo smiles (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Jan 14, 2001)
The problems in the Samata Party have come as a blessing in disguise for Mr. Laloo Yadav in Bihar, says K. BALCHAND.
- Bloodbath in Bengal (Hindu, MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA, Jan 14, 2001)
Both the Trinamool Congress and the CPI(M) are trying to use the Chotoanguria incident for their own conflicting ends. MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA on the pre-poll turmoil in West Bengal.
- Can he keep the hawks hooded? (Hindu, F. J. KHERGAMVALA , Jan 14, 2001)
Both China and Taiwan would like to see the status quo preserved. If the new U.S. President must make choices, it is between sanity and uninformed insanity at home. F. J. KHERGAMVALA reports.
- Maneka and the cows (Daily Excelsior, Dr.Jitendra Singh, Jan 14, 2001)
It is a pleasure to confront a woman who while being aware of her captivating charm pretends that she is not the least conscious of the spell cast by her; who while being aware of the inquisitive glances received by her pretends that she is aloof and unaf
- Investing in women's education (Daily Excelsior, S K Bhalla, Jan 14, 2001)
The other day author-columnist Shoba De opined in the context of women "Education is the only vehicle to success. Instead of quota give them education first." She furthermore lamented by stating "Even today women are portrayed as a bait, pawn or show piec
- Growth of insurgency in Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 14, 2001)
Having made his peace with himself and with us, thanks to his "musings" from distant Kerala, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is off and away to Vietnam, Indonesia etc., due to return home for a final round of talks with the Chinese No. 2, former Prime
- Keeping the pot boiling (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 14, 2001)
There is palpable anger that the VHP is exploiting the Kumbh Mela for political purposes. NEENA VYAS details a cross-section of the views.
- Horticulture at a glance (Daily Excelsior, Rakesh Abrol, Jan 14, 2001)
Horticulture has attained a great importance, both at national and international levels, over the past few decades, owing to its potential to generate employment, earn foreign exchange and ensure nutritional security to the ever burgeoning population. Thi
- The great dotcom con trick (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 14, 2001)
SO, FAREWELL then, delhigossip.com. I hope you had fun while the boom lasted. I know that I had a ball.
- Tax on farm income (Daily Excelsior, Navin Chandra Joshi, Jan 14, 2001)
The Reserve Bank of India re-cently urged the Government to explore the feasibility of bringing the agricultural sector in the tax net in order to align the country's tax structure with the changing composition of income. An equitable harnessing of the re
- Ready for the worst, hoping for the best (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jan 14, 2001)
Moscow is bracing itself for tough, but hopefully productive dealings with the new Republican Administration, writes VLADIMIR RADYUHIN.
- MINI MULES (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 14, 2001)
Some interesting revelations have been made by Indian Academy of Accupressure Science regarding bagful of books carried by average school student. According to the survey carried out in Indore, on an average a student carries as much as 6000 kg load annua
- MPs’ immunity: Is there a need for review? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 14, 2001)
The four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Members of Parliament who voted for the Narasimha Rao government in return for monetary consideration were let off by the court on the basis of the words contained in one significant clause in the Constitution, viz. c
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