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Articles 27021 through 27120 of 27558:
- BHARAT SHAH Colour money (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2001)
Bharat Shah does not like losing. Some years ago, an auction of Michael Jackson’s personal memorabilia was going on in Mumbai. The city’s glitterati had hot-footed it to the event. And there were many businessmen and industrialists who were itching to tak
- SETTING AN AGENDA (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2001)
The responsibilities of office are the best eliminators of extreme political and ideological views. Twenty fours years in power have weeded out from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist) pretensions of advancing a revolution. Two years of being at
- DOWN TO THE ESSENTIALS (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 13, 2001)
Not so long ago the prime minister declared that his government intended to reduce the size of government departments and offices by 10 per cent. This is a most laudable decision, which must be welcomed by everyone. The sad fact is, however, that every pr
- A renaissance in Africa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2001)
THERE ARE EARLY signals that the continent of Africa may have begun the long climb out of the despair of the last few decades. A coup crushed in the Ivory Coast in a notoriously trigger-happy continent, a peaceful democratic transition in Ghana when no on
- Politics of environment (Pioneer, Sandeep Tetarwal, Jan 12, 2001)
The earth has been getting warmer at a rate as high as 0.2 degrees celsius per decade during the last 25 years and as a result unexpected climate changes have already started coming in.
- Enron row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2001)
The payments controversy between the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and the Dhabol Power Company (DPC) need not have arisen had the State Government behaved with more grace in a situation where its position is not too strong. Against the DPC`s
- Towards de-control (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 12, 2001)
THE LATEST SERIES of moves on the sugar front provide welcome indication that the Centre is slowly but inexorably moving towards complete decontrol of the industry.
- Sugar melts in PDS (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 12, 2001)
IN the early decades of last century sugar mills provided the seed capital to several big business houses of today, just as jute mills did in West Bengal and the textile ones in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Their equipment has not changed much, nor the managemen
- Minimising information asymmetry (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 12, 2001)
The British colonial regime in India enacted restrictive legislation, like the Official Secrets Act 1923, to suit its agenda of consolidating its hold on the country and its resources.
- Eschew optimism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 12, 2001)
It is entirely understandable that Union Home Minister LK Advani has reserved his options on the issue of giving passports to members of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) delegation that is slated to visit Pakistan.
- No takers for these tears (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jan 12, 2001)
A health survey of inmates of Kashmiri Pandit refuges camps, done between 1990-1998, has yielded some disturbing statistics on the high incidence of disease among them, and the growing death rate.
- IOC investment in Haldia -- Not a strategic marketing advantage (Business Line, K. N. Venkatasubramanian, Jan 12, 2001)
ACCORDING to a recent report, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) -- the only Indian Fortune 500 company -- is keen to take a 26 per cent-stake in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. The reason cited was that the IOC was anxious to secure future supplies of napht
- The growing relevance of TCE (Business Line, S. Venu , Jan 12, 2001)
WITH the appointment of the Competition Commission to monitor and enforce `workable' competition in the Indian economy, a review of the transaction cost approach to industrial policy would be timely.
- Links with Japan (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 12, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has done well to travel eastward to Vietnam and Indonesia to strengthen bonds with countries in a region which had traditionally been assigned secondary importance.
- Merger will not expand base (Pioneer, Kamal Kant Gouri , Jan 12, 2001)
Once considered to be close to Samata Party leader Nitish Kumar, Mr Raghunath Jha, MP from Gopalganj, has now become the latter's principal opponent, and is leading the revolt against him. The former president of the Bihar unit of the party wants to conti
- Participatory bureaucracy (Business Line, D. D. Sastri, Jan 12, 2001)
THE CREATION of three new States provides an opportunity to attempt a new developmental model. Of the three new States, Uttaranchal would probably pose the biggest challenge.
- An evolving U.S.-India equation (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jan 12, 2001)
THE CRITICAL mass for a promising dynamic on the India-U.S. diplomatic front may have been attained. This is the broad consensus among those monitoring the `cauldron' of difficult India-U.S. interactions. However, it is not a certainty at this stage that
- Time for Nimaz-e-Istisqa (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 12, 2001)
Rains have failed the valley, the one time paradise on earth, for the third consecutive year. The rivers, streams and springs have dried up. For the first time in many years, people are seen enjoying bright sun shine in Chali-e-kalan, a period when the wo
- At the crossroads (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2001)
NEVER IN RECENT times has the domestic financial sector been buffeted by so many changes. The ongoing developments will redraw the contours of the financial map in ways previously unimaginable. Consider the happenings in its most critical segment, the com
- Fertiliser subsidies -- Gearing for a WTA-compatible regime (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jan 12, 2001)
Even as the D-day for the removal of quantitative restrictions (QR) on imported urea in (April 2001) draws near, it is time to make a critical assessment of whether or not the existing policy dispensation for fertilisers is compatible with our obligations
- Cheerful start on many fronts (Deccan Herald, AMRISH HERDENIA, Jan 12, 2001)
The New Year has begun on a cheerful note for Chhattisgarh in general and for its chief minister Ajit Jogi in particular. While Mr Jogi has succeeded in giving the main opposition BJP a bloody nose, Chhattisgarh has, finally, managed to insulate its power
- Need for new system (Deccan Herald, D M NANJUNDAPPA, Jan 12, 2001)
It is clear that the State Government has decided to fully politicise the university by the proposed amendments to the constitution of the syndicate and the appointment of the vice-chancellor while talking about keeping politics out of the universities by
- China’s role has not inspired confidence (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Jan 12, 2001)
A Pentagon thinktank has just said that if China and India joined hands, they could establish an Asian condominium. True. The inference is: they can reduce American influence in Asia. And they could even extend their global reach.
- Managing a messy polity Professional competence holds the key (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jan 12, 2001)
GOOD governance demands a high degree of professionalism which, alas, has been lacking in India's most critical areas of public and private functioning. The country has the third largest scientific and technical manpower in the world. In the field of info
- What a price! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 11, 2001)
WHERE WILL you find the highest hotel in the world? No, not in La Paz or Lhasa. If the plans of a seemingly eccentric mountaineer called Russel Price are to be realised, the high altitude haven for hikers will come up at 17,000 feet above sea-level in the
- The killing in Ludhiana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2001)
The killing of Avtar Singh, a 21-year-old youth of Ludhiana, on Sunday by Gurmeet Singh, a policeman feared for his unlawful activities instead of being respected for protecting the law, exposed the indifference of the local administration in dealing with
- Futile exercises (Business Line, G. K. Nair , Jan 11, 2001)
FOR Kochiites, the new year dawned with a major business summit again. The year gone by witnessed a number of such seminars, summits and workshops.
- Flavours of the moment (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Jan 11, 2001)
IT MUST take a certain kind of courage to launch a 13-part series on a single hospital at a time when game shows and other frothy offerings are the flavour of the day. BBC World has done just that. Its new show, simply titled Hospital, trains the cameras
- Deng’s Tiananmen paranoia revealed (Tribune, John Gittings, Jan 11, 2001)
China’s ageing rulers sent in the troops to suppress the 1989 democracy movement after their leader had expressed fears of being placed under house arrest. They were also told `CIA agents’ were active in Tiananmen Square, according to secret Chinese docum
- IN SEARCH OF A SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT (Telegraph, ASHOKE SEN, Jan 11, 2001)
The recent proposal of the Union human resources development ministry, enumerated in the National Curriculum Framework for School Education — drawn up by the National Council for Educational Research and Training — is a classic example of noble intentions
- CUT TO SLOWDOWN (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2001)
One of the more remarkable features of the world economy during the latter half of the last decade has been the sustained growth of the United States economy. Year after year, the American economy continued to grow at rates which were about twice the aver
- Supreme chief: Flash forward (Pioneer, A B Ojha, Jan 11, 2001)
The Task Force constituted by the Government to recommend on how to restructure the existing defence apparatus had submitted its report to the group of ministers (GoM) last month.
- Some cheek, this! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 11, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's self-appointed Chief Executive, has once again thrown cold water on the hope that the recent initiatives taken by India would lead to peace in the subcontinent.
- Assam sliding into the Kashmir mode (Pioneer, N K Pant, Jan 11, 2001)
If the current series of massacres are any indication, Assam seems to be fast sliding into the Kashmir mode and hence needs to be tackled with a strong political will without further delay.
- Ties with Vietnam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2001)
A commonality of goals brought India and Vietnam very close during their anti-colonial struggles. As Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said during his visit to Hanoi, his generation was consumed by the cause of Vietnam. The relationship between Ho Chi M
- Dilemmas of gliberalisation (Pioneer, Suhit Sen, Jan 11, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was possibly induced to express his concern at the slow progress on second generation reforms by the slowdown of the economy. Inflation is up over 8 per cent last week and growth is down. And foreign investors are not e
- Sanitation park to educate children (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2001)
SHEKHAR More, 13, lives in a semi-urban village with his sister, brother and parents. His father is a house-painter. He confidently explains on a life-size-model of a room that should be used for washing clothes. “It is important to build a sloping floor
- Man to deal with media on J & K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2001)
MR I. RAMAMOHAN RAO belongs to an entirely different breed of civil servants who revels in interacting with the media undeterred whether the job on hand has its inherent pitfalls or otherwise. He has always liked a challenge and has taken it up headlong w
- Give peace a chance (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 11, 2001)
The prospects of peace in troubled Kashmir improved when the Prime Minister announced unilateral cease-fire. Infact Vajpayee set the ball rolling with his announcement and the Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriet Conference (APHC) reacted positively by offering
- FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND SOME WORRIES (Telegraph, TIRTHO BANERJEE, Jan 11, 2001)
It is a paradox of sorts. While the commerce ministry is looking into allegations of genetically modified food having reached flood victims in Orissa as part of aid from the United States, the 88th Indian Science Congress celebrated GMF, courtesy the stro
- West Asia: Peace still "Elusive" (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan Mathur, Jan 11, 2001)
West Asia is again in turmoil. The hopes generated after 1993 accord in Washington between Israel and the PLO have shattered to pieces. The violence which erupted after Israel's rightwing leader Arial Sharon's.... visit to Harom al-Sharif, the third holie
- PAINFUL STANDOFF IN WEST ASIA (Telegraph, Arshi Khan, Jan 11, 2001)
The failure of the west Asia talks — after running for over nine years — between Israel and Palestine has exposed that Israel and the United States are against a viable settlement of the conflict over Palestinian areas occupied since 1967. Israel has adop
- SANGH FAMILY FEUDS (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jan 11, 2001)
It is fun to see the Indian state pictured as a milch cow with too many babus, in politics as well as in the administration, sucking dry its dugs. Having been for long a cog in the vast government machinery, Upamanyu Chatterjee knows why it creaks in ever
- MATTER OF THE MIND (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2001)
Promises sit well on the prime minister. Inaugurating the 88th session of the Indian Science Congress, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee stressed the government’s commitment to the progress of science and substantiated it with the promise of a national mission of t
- The story so far (Pioneer, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Jan 11, 2001)
We, the people of India, having resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Democratic Republic* and to secure to all citizens: Justice, social, economic and political; Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; Equality of status, and o
- Maruti in third gear (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2001)
IT was not a famous strike but it involved a famous company — Maruti Udyog. Its agitating employees have returned to help the car maker to shift to third gear from the second in which it was running for over three months. Suzuki, the partner, wanted iron
- Forget SAARC, create a `South Asian Union' (Business Line, Rajesh Nair, Jan 11, 2001)
THE emergence of the European Union as a major actor in world politics and economics has brought to the fore the immensely rewarding prospects which a regional grouping can afford.
- The eastward look (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 11, 2001)
CONSIDERING THAT looking east is something most Indians are used to doing first thing in the morning, it might appear somewhat surprising that it has taken that long for Indian diplomatic attention to turn in that direction. Apparently, South Block has be
- A good TRAI, but... (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2001)
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) allowing basic service operators to provide ``limited mobility'' through the wireless in local loop (WLL) platform in the local call area is a step in the right direction.
- Shaping our agricultural future (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jan 11, 2001)
THE first 60 years of the 20th century were marked by a sense of despair and frustration regarding our capability to achieve a balance between human numbers and the production of foodgrains and other agricultural commodities. In 1968, this mood of despair
- Economic revival -- Public investment is the key (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 11, 2001)
THE FINANCE Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has the unique opportunity of presenting his fourth successive Budget (2001-02), which ushers in the first decade of the new millennium, to outline a sustainable and equitable growth strategy and transform the all-
- Shares minus voting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2001)
N. R. Moorthy says that while the decks for non-voting shares have been cleared, the rules could hold the key for their success
- Trouble in store (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 11, 2001)
S. Murlidharan on the potential problem areas in the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
- Cheap imports: Crying won't help (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jan 11, 2001)
THE dumping into India of cheap goods from China has raised the fear that the country's small-scale industry might be on the verge of collapse. A survey reveals a frightening challenge by low-priced Chinese goods such as batteries, sold at Rs 2 a unit whi
- TOP HEAVY ADMINISTRATION (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 11, 2001)
Chief Secretary Ashok Jaitly's perceptions about various aspects of administration are quite clear when he mentions the dire necessity of downsizing the top-heavy bureaucracy. Although what he says is not new, such downsizing is very much there in the God
- The Miracle of spirituality (Tribune, R.C. Sharma, Jan 11, 2001)
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." This statement by the Prince in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' refers to the condition of that time in the state of Denmark. Today, something is rotten all over the world.
- More shocks in the script (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2001)
BOLLYWOOD'S CRISIS IS deepening, much to the shame of a fraternity which is already in the throes of a virtual nightmare. The arrest of one of the biggest film financiers in Mumbai, Bharat Shah, the other day has stirred the script beyond the wildest imag
- Indian agriculture and WTO (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2001)
THE BLAME FOR overflowing godowns and falling agricultural product prices is being placed at the door of import liberalisation in general and the World Trade Organisation in particular. The impending removal of the last of the quantitative restrictions (Q
- Life after breast cancer (Daily Excelsior, Ranjita Biswas, Jan 11, 2001)
It was a sunny November day when life seemed to stop for vi-vacious Indira Choudhary. A full life and a busy schedule at home and office had not prepared this 45-year-old executive for the verdict of a routine test by her doctor. So she was completely sho
- The paper tigers (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jan 11, 2001)
What for the leaders of Hurriyat Conference want to go to Pakistan? It is reported that they will talk to the ''boys with guns'' (read militants) there and in PoK and convince them to respond positively to the cease-fire. The other thing that they intend
- VARSITIES IN PUNJAB, HARYANA A cry of distress, but what next? (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Jan 11, 2001)
THE article on Lala Lajpat Rai by Prof V.N. Datta, published in The Tribune on 17-11-2000, raised two sets of questions. The first one was about Lala Lajpat Rai’s career and standing, and the second one related to issues like the quality of research work
- Power politics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 11, 2001)
EVEN WHILE power lines continue to trip in north India with amazing consistency, a ghost from western India has come back to haunt the nation’s political economy of power. Enron, or the Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, is back in the news — both as a
- Legal provisions for air security (Daily Excelsior, D. K. Arora, Jan 11, 2001)
The Government has decided to introduce soon the "Regulated Agents Scheme", popularly referred to as the "Known Shipper" concept. Necessary rules to this effect would be placed before Parliament during the next session.
- New victories for dam evictees (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Jan 11, 2001)
WHILE EVICTEES of the Sardar Sarovar Project in Madhya Pradesh are facing an uncertain future, those in southern Maharashtra are winning new victories. Here, the Krishna Valley Water Movement has organised both drought-stricken farmers and dam evictees in
- Welcome move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2001)
The proposal for legislation to make domestic violence a cognisable offence gives a positive start to the Women`s Empowerment Year. The Domestic Violence (Prevention) Bill will hopefully be introduced in the budget session of Parliament. Defining domestic
- UNDERWORLD CONNECTIONS (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 10, 2001)
Whenever underworld is referred, it essentially implies world sponsored by ISI of Pakistan. Whether they finance films or manipulate political and personal shake-ups or indulge in any other heinous crime of ransom. Extortions, killings someone somewhere h
- While others wait (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Jan 10, 2001)
The Man before (or behind?) the computer in the rail ticket counter was very busy.
- Enron power cut (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2001)
AN ugly controversy is brewing over the price of Enron power. And the Maharashtra government has rightly decided not to accept supply at over Rs 6 a unit. The state electricity board would rather pay the company Rs 159 crore every month towards capital co
- Row over RSS stand on Sikhism (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Deol, Jan 10, 2001)
RSS and controversy often go hand in hand. The reverberations of the shrill RSS propaganda were heard in Punjab last fortnight when a nondescript RSS-offshoot, the Rasthriya Sikh Sangat, almost succeeded in waking up the Frankenstein of communal disharmon
- Dons of cinema (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 10, 2001)
The arrest of Mr Bharat Shah and the revelation of his alleged links with the underworld must be seen as the first step towards the cleaning up of Mumbai's film industry.
- Stop this middle class mischief (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 10, 2001)
IF THE first crop of ``consultation papers'' produced by the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution is any evidence, the public interest will be better served if the Commission were to be asked to disband itself. The tax-payer will
- Deregulation for better consumer service (Daily Excelsior, D. K. Arora, Jan 10, 2001)
For a domestic airline in a devel-oping economy such as India, the basic rationale of its existence is to provide convenient air connectivity to support economic growth, trade and business and leisure travel. That is, provide air connections that are comf
- Celebrate the Mahakumbh (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 10, 2001)
THE MAHAKUMBH, held once every 12 years at the Sangam in Allahabad, is an event of extraordinary spiritual significance and grace for Hindus everywhere. The occasion deserves to be marked by piety and harmony, as it no doubt would be by genuine practition
- National interests, international obligations (Tribune, Balraj Mehta, Jan 10, 2001)
THE precedence given by successive governments to international obligations over national interests in the nineties, after the launching of the economic liberalisation-globalisation policy, has become an acute issue of political contention. The Prime Mini
- Sentence first...? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2001)
Former international sportsmen living in penury and humiliation are a common feature in Indian sports. Quite a few internationals have been consumed by the baneful attitude of the authorities. Arjuna awardee P K Yashodara`s demise last Saturday is one suc
- The reality of fantasy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 10, 2001)
IT’S ANTI-cathartic time for the dream merchants of Bollywood. With not many box office hits in year 2000 to boost its sagging morale, it’s going to be a bleak New Year for the multi-crore Mumbai film industry. One of its top financiers is behind bars for
- Genetic green light (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jan 10, 2001)
THE GREEN light the 88th Indian Science Congress gave to genetically modified food represents a voice for reason in a debate all too often coloured by emotion. The five-day meeting of India’s best and brightest concluded that public fears about such food
- A perilous course (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jan 10, 2001)
THE RENEWED attention on Kashmir is a reminder of how India continues to define its international image in terms of an issue it has chronically mismanaged. With the mysterious rise of the Hurriyat as a supposedly representative force, its leaders are set
- Put on the shelf? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 10, 2001)
The report that the National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) has yet to discuss the question, raised by Mr PA Sangma, of the desirability of a person of foreign origin holding high public office in India, must cause some surpr
- Year of the Dragon (Pioneer, Bhabani Sengupta, Jan 10, 2001)
Leaders of the Chinese People's Republic seem determined to make 2001 the Year of the Dragon. China will soon be admitted by WTO as a member. That alone will enable Beijing to play its role at the centre of the global market economy.
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