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- For Whom Is The Research Anyway? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 13, 2004)
On one side there is an imposing network of laboratories and research establishments with panoply of academic achievement and recognition. On the other, mass suicides of farmers are happening that signals gross system failure of which the grand empire of
- Gimmicks For Foreign Funds (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2004)
It has been customary for chief ministers and finance ministers at the Centre, on assuming office, to make a strong pitch with foreign investors through `road-shows'.
- Learning To Speak Like The Masters (Telegraph, Deep K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2004)
Public schools, out of fashion in Britain, are striking fresh root in Asia, where they continue to be viewed with much appreciation and awe
- A Festive Season Every Year (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Oct 13, 2004)
It is festival time and everyone loves a good festival, I believe. While festivals and festivities are part of our living heritage, they embody many of our beliefs and customs and also our worldview.
- There Is Only One Fashion (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 12, 2004)
Sabyasachi Mukherjee returned to India after a successful fashion show in Milan and said, very aptly, that there is no infrastructure in India for fashion. He is right.
- Not A Fit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2004)
There are certain kinds of violence that civilized society accepts in order to be civilized. Making public the deeply private is one such.
- Victory For Afghans (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2004)
Saturday's peaceful presidential elections in Afghanistan, the first such exercise in this landlocked country, marked a turning point in its history.
- Minorities And Backwardness (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2004)
The election commission has shown over-the-top zeal in objecting to the timing of the Union Cabinet's September 29 decision to set up a special commission for the "socially and economically" backward among religious and linguistic minorities.
- Why India Must Invest In Intellect (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 12, 2004)
India's competitiveness will, in the final analysis, depend on how well the human resource compares with the best in the world. But none of India's over 200 universities and 2,400 colleges figures in the top 200 rankings.
- My Athletic Debut (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Oct 12, 2004)
As you start getting older, the more you begin to inch along the yards
- Bjp’S Quest For New Ideas (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 12, 2004)
While Ms Uma Bharati’s recent Tiranga Yatra exercise of waving the national flag across 3,000 miles caught the eye for symbolising the intra-party struggle in the Bharatiya Janata Party among second-tier leaders, it was meant to serve a deeper purpose.
- From Strength To Strength (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 12, 2004)
The eclipse of the older formations that held in them the seeds of an alternative political grouping is responsible for the rise of the BSP in Maharashtra
- The Miracle And Mystery Of China (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 11, 2004)
China's scorching rate of economic growth has become the stuff of legend. It has been in excess of 8 per cent for nearly two decades. China today stands near the top of the heap among the world's economies.
- Not Howard's End (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 11, 2004)
Had the Iraq war been the only issue in the Australian general election, Prime Minister John Howard might well have lost his bid for another term.
- Delivery Woes (Deccan Herald, V VIKRAM, Oct 11, 2004)
A neutral listener could discern some link out of a cacophony of conversations in an office
- J. R. D. Tata Letters — A Citizen, Industrialist Revealed (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 11, 2004)
A collection of 300 letters written by the doyen of Indian industry, J. R. D. Tata to eminent political and economic personalities, scientists and artists of his time reveal the fascinating facets of his personality, his relationships with people ...
- Basking In Glory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2004)
The completion of 72 years by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 8 has turned the focus on the splendid history of the IAF and on its service to the nation during war and peace.
- Increasing Interest In Gas Pipeline (Tribune, Bhabani Sen Gupta, Oct 11, 2004)
Distressingly, though not surprisingly, the importance of an oil and gas pipeline, connecting Iran to India through the territory of Pakistan has received marginal attention in the discussions on the normalisation of India-Pakistan relations.
- Rebel Threat In Sugar Heartland (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Oct 10, 2004)
If you want to see the power of the Indian politician — good and bad — you must come to the vast sugar heartland of Western Maharashtra.
- We Will Strengthen A-I, Ia To Compete Better: Praful Patel (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 10, 2004)
HE is on a tightrope walk. On one side is the constant probing from the Left parties which have their own constituency to cater and, on the other, is the immediate ...
- Making Poor Women Self-Reliant, Her Goal (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 10, 2004)
FORTY six years is a long time in one’s life and during this period Ela Bhatt totally dedicated herself to the uplift of poor rural women. Her selfless service was recognised in India and abroad and she was decorated with many prestigious
- Taking Over Tide Country (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Oct 10, 2004)
The ecologically fragile Sundarbans is already gasping for breath. And experts warn it may soon be delivered its coup de gráce.
- Maharashtra: The Last Lap (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 09, 2004)
The Maharashtra Assembly election is still one that could be lost by the Congress rather than won by the Shiv Sena-BJP combine.
- King Without The Crown (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Late on the night of January 16, 1941 Subhas Bose dressed as a maulvi with a beard, fez on head and long coat.
- Lahore Retains Its Grandeur (Tribune, Tarlochan Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Recently, I got an invitation to accompany Mr O.P. Chautala, Chief Minister of Haryana, to visit Sodhara village in Gujranwala district where Bhai Kanhaiya, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, was born about 325 years ago.
- Aids Orphans (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 09, 2004)
According to U.N. estimates, 11 million children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost at least one parent to AIDS. Aid agencies say extended family networks of uncles, aunts and grandparents are increasingly overwhelmed, leaving orphans to fend for themselves.
- C.K. Prahalad Is Now A Seeker At The Bottom Of The Pyramid (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 09, 2004)
YOU know C. K. Prahalad as the professor who has helped leading companies of the world to make more profits. Now, in his new book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, from Wharton School and
- Political Mess In Pakistan (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Oct 08, 2004)
Sensitive people draw cynical conclusions about Pakistan politics. They follow the unending pointless debate over the wardrobe of President Pervez Musharraf. It occupies the maximum newspaper space and consumes considerable time on TV channels.
- Stories That Scots Coined (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Oct 08, 2004)
Over the ages Scotsmen have acquired the reputation of being — to put it mildly — rather over-careful about their money. What is not so well known, however, is that taking advantage of the popularity of stories about that propensity of theirs — and of the
- Throwing The Baby With Bath Water (The Economic Times, Manoj Pant, Oct 08, 2004)
Over the past two weeks or so the issue of foreign consultants in the Planning Commission has been an issue for debate, both in the print and visual media.
- To Begin With A Bang (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 08, 2004)
Sarkari holidays are nice, but traditional folk holidays are better. This seems to be the feeling here as major holidays come close on the heels of each other.
- Moment Of Truth (Deccan Herald, SHALINI K SHARMA, Oct 08, 2004)
It’s sad how we Indians take our ‘Independence’ for granted, and the man who made it possible
- Kudos To Kumble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2004)
He is easily the most effective strike bowler in the country today
- `Nobel' Heroes Of The Dismal Science (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 08, 2004)
It is Nobel season. The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel or, in short, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for 2004 will be announced on October 11.
- Quota — An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 08, 2004)
Quota is "an idea whose time has come", according to Dr Manmohan Singh, though the private sector may never come to terms with ``job reservation for the weaker sections'', law or no law.
- 'In France, You Can Buy Everything' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2004)
Clara Gaymard, ambassador at large for international investment and president, Invest In France Agency, was in India recently.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Ties (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 07, 2004)
For the U.S. to build a thriving high technology business with India that is mutually beneficial, it will have to erase the prevailing perception that it is an unreliable partner.
- Us Just Wants Karzai To Win (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 07, 2004)
Since the US-led invasion in 2001 and the resultant fall of the Taliban government in Kabul, the American presence has been ubiquitous in Afghanistan.
- Teach Agriculture To Rural Students (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Oct 07, 2004)
Why is it that agriculture as a subject has not been introduced at the school level? The geography of the region, with district-wise illustrations and detailed information about the types of soil, the crops which can be sown, the depth of the watertable
- When Boardrooms Bode Doom... (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2004)
What are the values and qualities that directors must possess? How to develop an environment in the boardroom to encourage scepticism and serious discussion?
- World Development Report — An Agenda For Peace And Prosperity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 07, 2004)
As Economic growth is the only sustainable way to raise a society's standard of living, the wherewithal to achieve this assumes overarching priority in any development strategy.
- Demography And P&p Sector — Age Bomb, A Trigger For Outsourcing (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Oct 07, 2004)
The aging population of the developed countries, coupled with a desire of the workers for fewer hours, is a ticking time-bomb. The Proprietorship and Partnership sector will be tremendously impacted in the coming decades because of the tectonic shift ...
- Remote Control (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 07, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government will soon have to make some hard choices on Nepal.
- Is Your Job Coming To India? Get Used To It: William Pesek Jr. (Bloomberg.com, William Pesek Jr., Oct 06, 2004)
George W. Bush and John Kerry sure did span the globe in their first presidential debate when they argued who would make a better U.S. leader.
- M&a Success In Banking — Enhancing Value With Brandduediligence (Business Line, David Haigh, Oct 06, 2004)
As shareholders bank on increased merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the financial markets, analysts' views are mixed on what could be the potential benefits.
- Making Heritage Each Day (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Oct 06, 2004)
One of the great things about heritage conservation is that it offers an opportunity to be creative, inventive and innovative. Imagine any one of our 3,700 cities and towns of India. Every building, road and structure that we put on the earth’s surface to
- E.U.'S Real Problem With Turkey (Hindu, Richard Adams, Oct 06, 2004)
The real problem about Turkey joining the European Union is not religion but its size and economic weakness.
- Fall Of A Forum (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2004)
Every politician goes through a lean season. That is, however, no reason to write him off, especially if that politician has been as resourceful as the former speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr Purno A. Sangma.
- `Regulated Tariffs More Important Than Pipeline Competition' (Business Line, PRATIM RANJAN BOSE , Oct 06, 2004)
The adoption of a well-defined tariff methodology will promote healthy competition among gas marketing entities, and consumers would then have the option of sourcing gas from different locations or producers through the common grid.
- Bright City, Fading Lights (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Oct 06, 2004)
The 350th anniversary celebrations of the Taj are yet another occasion for the Uttar Pradesh government to score a political point
- Advantage Rebellion (Telegraph, Madhusree C. Bhowmik, Oct 05, 2004)
While the other Naxal-infested states are trying to broker peace, Jharkhand remains strangely inert
- America Is At War With Itself (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 05, 2004)
If Americans choose George W. Bush over John Kerry, it will be from fear, a lack of choice - and a preference for power over safety.
- Playing To Empty Galleries (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Oct 05, 2004)
What about having matches featuring teams from the subcontinent outside its bounds?
- Beyond The Khyber Pass (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 05, 2004)
Pakistan has long involved itself in Afghanistan's affairs. How will it now deal with the move towards democratic pluralism?
- Let Them See (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2004)
THE visit of a group of journalists from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir is a major development. It is for the first time after Independence that news persons from the other side of the border have been allowed access to the militancy-hit state.
- Cleansing Public Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 04, 2004)
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that quick and effective action will be taken to establish a Lok Pal is greeted with a touch of scepticism, it is because similar promises have been heard a number of times before.
- Crowded Skies (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 04, 2004)
Increasing competition in the civil aviation sector brings its own set of problems.
- Undaunted By Disability (Tribune, Vijay Oberoi, Oct 04, 2004)
AT 3 pm on September 12, 2004, history was made when Navin Gulia, a young man with a 90 per cent paralysed body and 100 per cent medical disability, did the impossible, by driving non-stop from Delhi to the highest motorable pass in the world ...
- Uneasiness About The `Hindu' Tag (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 03, 2004)
When an angry mob attacked and burnt a historic mosque in the heart of the city on September 1 last, many here wondered how such an incident could have occurred in a high security zone so close to the Royal Palace and Army headquarters.
- Politicians Have Outlived Their Utility (Deccan Herald, ROOPA RAO, Oct 03, 2004)
Everywhere in the world, sport is managed by professionals. In India, this job is done by the unspoken bilateral agreement between the politician and the bureaucrat. Outside of India, different aspects of sport are managed by suitably qualified profession
- Konkan Story (Hindu, Meena Menon, Oct 03, 2004)
Though the Konkan region is a Sena-BJP citadel, rebels could make a dent
- Haryanvi’S Moment Of Pride (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 03, 2004)
ONE wonders if cricket still remains the gentlemen’s game, judging by petty manipulation witnessed in what should have been a routine election of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Never before election to a sports body has seen intrigue of ...
- Back With A Bang (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 03, 2004)
He is a scientist and — unusually — he also writes. And just when science seemed to be going out of academic fashion, Simon Singh has hit home with his new book on creation.
- A New Agenda For Strategic Partnership: British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 03, 2004)
IN his 32-year-long diplomatic career, Sir Michael Arthur has been places, literally. He has served in the United Nations, Brussels, Kinshasa, Bonn, Paris and Washington before coming to New Delhi as the British High Commissioner last year.
- How The Myth Crumbles (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 02, 2004)
Two myths have been exploded in recent years — one is that you have to be cast in the heroic role to become a hero; the other is that all people are basically peace-loving.
- Freeing Our Heroes (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 02, 2004)
In his autobiography, Ravi Shankar writes that “being Bengali, of course, makes it natural for me to feel so moved by Tagore; but I do feel that if he had been born in the West he would now be as revered as Shakespeare or Goethe
- Dope Goats (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 02, 2004)
The glitter of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's first-ever Olympic silver for India was overshadowed by the dark deeds of some athletes who failed to clear the dope test in Athens last month.
- Insensitive Trial By Media (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Oct 02, 2004)
I assure you this is not another Arif-Gudiya-Taufique episode giving intimate details of the latest twists and turns in the most eagerly followed tragic triangle that provided non-stop entertainment to the nation.
- Democracy In The Maldives (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Oct 02, 2004)
There is a growing demand for political reform in the Maldives where power is concentrated in a strong executive.
- Disciplinarian To The Core (Tribune, K. S. Parthasarathy, Oct 02, 2004)
We joined the Atomic Energy Training School, Trombay on August 14, 1964.We would like to forget the first few days in Bandra where our hostel was located. BEST workers went on strike.
- New Foreign Trade Policy — How To Avoid Another Miss (Business Line, Prabhat Kumar, Oct 01, 2004)
The new Foreign Trade Policy sets an ambitious target of doubling our share of world exports from 0.7 per cent to 1.5 per cent, within five years.
- Never Too Old To Learn (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Oct 01, 2004)
Whoever thought the post office will slowly fade into oblivion may need to take a second look.
- Old Sanawarian Conundrum (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Oct 01, 2004)
Sanawar’s Founder’s Day is coming up in early October. This year, however, Founder’s at the Lawrence School is slated to be different.
- What Lies Ahead (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , Oct 01, 2004)
There are several issues to be thought about, before reaching the next stage in the Indo-Pak talks
- Turkey's European Aspirations (Hindu, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 01, 2004)
With Turkey undertaking reforms in several spheres in order to fulfil the criteria for admission to the European Union, the West is confronted with an intriguing problem.
- The House Hunt (Deccan Herald, DILIP RATHNAKAR, Oct 01, 2004)
If you are looking for a house at the back of beyond, sometimes you should do just that
- Institutional Mechanisms Do Matter (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 30, 2004)
The foreign experts issue can be solved by reconstituting the Planning Commission consultative groups with experts from the public sector or the Indian academia and other domestic activities.
- Centre’S Austerity Drive (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2004)
THE Union Government’s announcement of a 20-point austerity drive is well-intentioned. The measures, to be effective from October 1, are aimed at saving an annual expenditure of over Rs 2,000 crore.
- President In Uniform (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 30, 2004)
EVEN when, late last year, Pakistan's President and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf had solemnly committed himself to giving up his military uniform by the end of 2004 and stay only as "duly elected" President, there was widespread scepticism both
- Politics Of The Moving Horse (Deccan Herald, A V S Namboodiri, Sep 30, 2004)
The BJP is unconsciously using the ashwamedha concept to build up its political strength
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