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Articles 21621 through 21720 of 23072:
- New World Disorder (Deccan Herald, LARRY ELLIOT, Oct 13, 2003)
It’s 30 years since oil prices soared and monetarism triumphed - and there could be more upheaval to come
- Hayden's Grand Symphony (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL Test score is a cricket record that has been celebrated over the years by schoolboy and seasoned critic alike. It is hardly a surprise, then, that the latest champion to conquer that peak, the Australian opener Matthew ...
- After The Battle In Iraq .... Is The War On Asian Currencies Right? (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 13, 2003)
Given the US focus on Asian currencies, if the yen strength persists, the risk of a currency war rises, with pressure on China to do something. The Bank of Japan would be forced into aggressive intervention. Central banks would race to destroy the value o
- Industry Split Over Fta With Thailand (Indian Express, Rajeev Jayaswal, Oct 12, 2003)
The ink is hardly dry, but some sections of the domestic industry are already taking stock of how the just signed Indo-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) will impact their fortunes.
- Newsreel 05.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Smooth sailing Indo-US relationship is getting on to a new ‘Gliding Path’. Secretary of State Colin Powell tells the US media that the agreement on cooperation in high-technology, space launch equipment, civilian nuclear energy and missile defence would..
- Map Blues For Cong In Amethi (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Oct 12, 2003)
Chhatrapati Shahuji dist is history, more work for party
- Ayodhya Gates Shut, Sena Men Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Over 1,500 Shiv Sena activists were arrested on Saturday while trying to proceed towards the venue of their proposed Ram Bhakt Sammelan here banned by the Uttar Pradesh government.
- Presidential Shuttle (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 12, 2003)
It's not just the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister who are bitten by the travel bug. President Abdul J. Kalam is also constantly on the move, shuttling between Delhi and other parts of the country
- Tashkent Se Aaya Mera Dost, He Wants A Bit Of Bollywood (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 12, 2003)
Hindi-speaking Uzbek at the film festival shops for the Khans
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
P. Chidambaram, commenting on the attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, advocates a separate Telengana state as a solution to the endemic Naxalite violence that is plaguing the state for the past two decades (An attack seeks answers,
- The Shia-Sunni Equation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 12, 2003)
THE EXIT of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime has set off a power struggle among Iraq's two main Muslim sects. The Shias, who form the single largest community in Iraq and constitute 62 per cent of the population, are the chief contenders.
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same..
- Suspicious Times (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
CBI would do well to remember that it, finally, is accountable only to the public
- Enlightenment, Buddha Style (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 11, 2003)
If India’s east is to emerge at all, Kolkata and West Bengal must be the engine
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same d
- Ncert Denies With Straight Face, Advani Says Chief Told Me Only 3 Lines Are ‘similar’ (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Oct 11, 2003)
After a meeting with NCERT director J S Rajput whose authors are accused of plagiarising parts of a Class XII textbook on world history, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said today that ‘‘it can happen that thoughts are expressed in a similar fashion.’’
- The Message From Manuke (Indian Express, Sadhna Mohan, Oct 10, 2003)
A village in Punjab shows how the spread of AIDS can be contained
- Avoidable Confrontation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 10, 2003)
THE people of the Bengal Presidency, during the British regime, as also of the successor State of West Bengal, in independent India, have always been politically aware and in the forefront of mass movements for causes which they regarded as important.
- The Man Who Refused To Go Quietly (Indian Express, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 10, 2003)
As JP’s centenary year ends, politicians barely bother with him. But to anyone who remembers the Emergency, he is immortal
- A Neighbour’S Paranoia (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Oct 10, 2003)
Pakistan’s search for parity with India is leading it up a blind alley
- Postcards From Europe’S Heart (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 10, 2003)
Prime Minister Vajpayee told his hosts at the Indonesian resort of Bali that India was experiencing a demographic revolution: 54 per cent of its population is below 25 years. When he receives Pascal Couchepin, president of the Swiss Confederation early ne
- For Us Author, It’S A Copy But In Ncert It’S A ‘tally’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
It’s plagiarism, I don’t like it one bit’
- Bombay Echo In Bali Over Janis Joplin And Rap (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 09, 2003)
A tourist paradise turns on the music and dances to forget nightmare
- Here Comes The New Prime Minister (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 09, 2003)
A swadeshi Don Quixote is on the loose with his magic lathi, promising to make a Bihar out of everything he touches
- Look East Policy: Phase Two (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 09, 2003)
Phase two of the Look East policy will help break out of the political confines of the subcontinent that have severely limited India's strategic options.
- Uncertain Times In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 09, 2003)
Afghanistan continues to fragment politically. The blame is being put on the warlords but the malaise runs deeper.
- Amethi Nama (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
Mulayam Singh Yadav is quite right on this one
- Looking East (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2003)
THE MOVE TO upgrade the level of the Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) forum to a summit needs to be welcomed. For six years now, the regional economic cooperation forum, which seeks to bridge South Asia ...
- Govt Plans Tools Of The Trade For Std 9 Students (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Oct 06, 2003)
Vocational schooling to meet the expected rise in numbers at secondary level
- Not Just Numero Uno (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 05, 2003)
Film star and producer Sanjay Khan’s Numero Uno is among the many film and television companies that dumped equity at astronomical prices on Unit Trust of India (UTI) under the chairmanship of P. S. Subramanyam during the Ketan Parekh-led boom.
- Brand Gandhi At Modi Mela (Indian Express, Amrita Shan, Oct 05, 2003)
It was a simple card. Off-white, oblong, with a sketch of a pair of round-framed spectacles. It was the kind of card that would not have merited a second glance had the sender not been Narendra Modi.
- Concertos In Confinement (Indian Express, Pradip Biswas, Oct 02, 2003)
It is not music alone that saves the pianist in Roman Polanski’s film on the Holocaust
- To Islamabad Via Washington (Indian Express, V A Pai Panandiker, Sep 29, 2003)
Like it or not, march to peace with Pak will require US ‘vehicle’
- Chronicle Of A Collapse Foretold (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Sep 29, 2003)
"Victory" or "failure" are wrong words to describe the outcome of the Cancun meeting. Cancun was just one event in a continuing struggle over the role of the WTO in the economies of the world.
- Pakistan: Taking The Longer View (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 29, 2003)
The Government has come to attach far too much political importance to bilateral meetings with Pakistan by refusing to have them on the margins of international gatherings.
- Growth Has Its Pains (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2003)
India as an economic powerhouse? Joy! But it also means there’s a lot more to be done
- Showcasing Gujarat, The Vibrant Way (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Sep 24, 2003)
FINALLY, Vibrant Gujarat, the latest in the long running saga of international investor meets featured in various parts of the country, is just around the corner. While the last one to make a big hurrah in this direction was the Global Investor Meet (GIM)
- An Older World (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Sep 23, 2003)
In Munnar everything of historical value is traditionally preserved — from antiquated arms to retired planters’ hats, and a bewildering array of other odds and ends associated with the hill-station’s hoary past. Established in 1878 by the British, the ...
- Sonia Calls Maya To Ask About Kanshi, Establishes Connection (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Sep 20, 2003)
Setting off a buzz of speculation in political circles, BSP leader Mayawati today sang Sonia Gandhi’s praises and lashed out at the BJP questioning its ‘‘Hindu’’ credentials.
- A Developing Relationship (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2003)
PRIME MINISTER ATAL Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Turkey has added content to the relationship between the two countries. These secular democracies were estranged from each other till about a decade ago, largely because each perceived the other as ...
- Monument And Folly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2003)
OVER THE LAST few months, the Supreme Court has set the pace and the broad direction of the inquiry into the irregularities relating to the Taj Heritage corridor project. The most recent, and possibly the most dramatic, example of this is the ...
- Anti-Reformers Stock Up On Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2003)
Though the Supreme Court made it clear that its decision today has nothing to do with the policy of disinvestment, the NDA Government will be forced to go on the backfoot on the entire process.
- Bhutan Opts For Happiness (Indian Express, Anita Anand, Sep 15, 2003)
In 1949, the year I was born, India and Bhutan signed a treaty of friendship. However, it wasn’t until 1989 that I made a trip to Bhutan. I did not know much about the country. And there were no handy guidebooks available. On the Delhi-to-Paro flight that
- India Without A Clue At Cancun (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Sep 11, 2003)
India has thus far made only feeble attempts to get an opportunity for professionals and semi-skilled to work anywhere in the world without visa harassment.
- Sree Narayana Guru (Indian Express, V. MANIYAN , Sep 11, 2003)
Like Adi Sankaracharya, Sree Narayana Guru (whose birth anniversary was yesterday) propagated Advaita (non-duality) in the early 20th century.
- Chasing Windmills (Indian Express, VASANT GOWARIKER, Sep 11, 2003)
A political leader wanted to know recently whether the windmills in the districts of Satara and Sangli in Maharashtra have reduced the rainfall in that region.
- Corporate Perp Walks And Conference Pep Talks (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 11, 2003)
Like the proverbial bad coin, here comes that date again, to poke at forgotten memories and restore faded visuals, and stir the embers of gloom. September 11 or 9/11 has got etched into history as much as B.C. and A.D.
- Now Science Is Behind Us On Ayodhya, Says The Deputy Pm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 11, 2003)
: Joining the debate over the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Ayodhya excavations,
- The Story Of Two Sayyeds (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Sep 11, 2003)
The community doesn’t heed the call of the grand old man of Aligarh anymore
- Indo-Pak. Rivalry In Afghanistan (Hindu, Aunohita Mojumdar, Sep 11, 2003)
Without the problems of a contiguous border, India has been able to reap the rewards of being a neighbourhood friend.
- Free-Trade Tune Opens Wto, Jaitley To Give His Pitch Today (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Sep 11, 2003)
With protesters being kept at bay, the Fifth Ministerial Conference of Trade Ministers under the World Trade Organisation began at the beach resort of Cancun in Mexico today.
- After 10-Year Gap, Fly To Istanbul From New Delhi Direct (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 10, 2003)
Just days before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee leaves on a bilateral visit to Turkey—on his way to the UN—the Government has given clearance for Turkish Airlines to reopen operations to India.
- ‘show Change On The Ground, People Will Join You’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 08, 2003)
Close on the heels of the Taj Heritage Corridor controversy, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture J Jagmohan spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-chief, The Indian Express, in front of the Taj Mahal. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk
- Settle Ayodhya Before Vhp Gets Into Act: Rss (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 08, 2003)
Encouraged by the Archaeological Survey of India report on the excavations carried out at the Ayodhya site, the entire RSS leadership, led by Sarsanghchalak K S Sudarshan, met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today and urged him to resolve the temple ...
- Measuring Up Special Forces (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Sep 07, 2003)
A small town 12,000 ft above sea level, with the Line of Control on the west and the Line of Actual Control on the east is backdrop for the latest chapter in the Indo-US military relationship.
- What’s In Wto For Us? (Indian Express, Gopal Krishna Agarwal, Sep 06, 2003)
During the 18th century imperialism had a physical form. Countries which had military power colonised other countries and exploited their resources. Today developed countries exercise control over poorer ones in a more subtle way. International financial
- Make Industrial Sector The Engine Of Growth (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 04, 2003)
With the business environment for the industrial sector turning favourable, it is the right time to initiate measures to make this sector an engine of growth and to raise its share in GDP. The thrust of the growth strategy should be more public and ...
- Modi’s Vibrant Gujarat Misses Many A Beat (Indian Express, SHASWATI GHOSH, Aug 29, 2003)
Govt hypes investment fair but only a fifth of presentations will be ready
- A New Regime In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2003)
BY INVITING THE Samajwadi Party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, to form a Government, the Uttar Pradesh Governor, Vishnu Kant Shastri, has played it by the book. After the fall of the Mayawati Government, democratic convention required the Governor ...
- Do We Need Development Finance Institutions? (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Aug 28, 2003)
TIME has come for the Government to decide whether it sees a role for development financial institutions (DFIs) in the new environment or if it would like to see them all converted into universal banks. The time has also come for the Government to make
- Services Exports: Opportunities And Barriers (Business Line, H. A. C. Prasad, Aug 27, 2003)
THE services sector is a very important one for India. Commercial services account for some 25 per cent of India's total exports. If labour services are included, the percentage will be higher. In 2002-03, for the first time India had a positive balance
- Lucknow Up For Grabs Again (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Aug 26, 2003)
Mayawati promised a lot of ‘‘spicy’’ news and on Monday, she did not disappoint. She ended her party’s third honeymoon with the BJP and demanded dissolution of the Assembly.
- Making Our People Rich (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2003)
NEARLY six decades ago momentous things happened in both our countries. We made our people free. We established institutions and secured a system of Government where the people were able to elect the Parliament and enjoy basic democratic freedoms. This...
- Making Our People Rich (Hindu, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Aug 25, 2003)
Sri Lanka and India, working as an integrated marketplace, offer strong opportunities for potential investors. Together, we can offer greater economies of scale and build a more competitive commercial environment.
- Spare Sachin This Shame (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Aug 23, 2003)
Frankly, I am more surprised than hurt that so many people have so much to say against the Centre’s exemption of import duty for Sachin’s car.
- Dry Gujarat May Break Its First Bottle Of Whine (Indian Express, SHASHWATI GHOSH, Aug 22, 2003)
Gess what the Modi government’s planning to gift Gujarat this Navratri? High spirits.
With the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) recommending a relaxation in dry Gujarat’s liquor policy, the state government is looking at a plan that will
- Some Curators Change Their Frames Of Reference (Indian Express, BLAKE GOPNIK, Aug 18, 2003)
Looking for a way out from collectors wanting to possess paintings by wrapping all the gilding around it
- Kalam Prayer: No Mandir-Masjid (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 15, 2003)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today made a passionate plea to pull India out of the politics of religion and called for a ‘‘moratorium’’ on issues that seek to impede the country’s development.
- Neither Civil, Nor Serving (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Aug 10, 2003)
What is the ‘‘business’’ of a government? The question has been debated over the years, but there is no resolution in sight. In India, if governments take two steps forward in re-inventing themselves, soon thereafter they take one step backward.
- Lok Sabha Polls: The Sooner The Better, Thinks Bjp (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 09, 2003)
Regardless of what Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh thinks, the BJP leadership is set on holding the general elections much before schedule and may go in for Lok Sabha polls as early as November 2003.
- On The Yellow Brick Road (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 06, 2003)
John Loudon McAdam was born in 1756 and died in 1836. I vaguely remember reading about McAdam in school. I suspect McAdam has now moved out of school textbooks.
- Newsreel: 27.07.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2003)
INSTITUTIONS, not individuals, is what makes a democracy tick. Against a backdrop of farcical investigations and fleeing victims, the National Human Rights Commission decides to take the Best Bakery case — one among the many gruesome incidents during the
- This Mumbai Got High In City Gutters Last Weekend (Indian Express, Haima Deshpande, Aug 03, 2003)
Hic, hic, hooray. Getting tipsy got official for a weekend. Alcoholic revelry began with city’s tipplers ushering in Gataari last weekend. The motto is to drink until you land up in the gutter, hence the name Gataari.
- Iim Comes To Freshen North Block Air (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 02, 2003)
In his quest for a qualitative change in governance in today’s complex and competitive environment, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has roped in two top management gurus from Ahmedabad to train senior bureaucrats in the fine art of leadership.
- No Winners In U.P. Drama (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2003)
A SHREWD POLITICAL leader should know that if she exceeds the limits of her power she will invite rebuff, even retribution. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati, has been made to understand the limits of her power — as well as the ...
- Time For Pm To Put His Foot Down? (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jul 30, 2003)
For more than two years, this country has been remonstrating with the United States that it is not doing enough to persuade or pressure Pakistan to end cross-border terrorism directed against India even though India and the U.S. are "partners" in the
- Maya Jaal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2003)
It was a tawdry sight as Mayawati’s flock forces successive adjournments in the Lok Sabha, baying for Union minister Jagmohan’s scalp. The climax of a sorry drama starring a misconceived project and a government on the run.
- Maya Wants Jagmohan Demolished (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2003)
‘Blaming us is a conspiracy, why was ASI sleeping?’ Jagmohan replies: wait for CBI
- Scare In Mumbai: 3 Die In Bus Blast, State Says Peace Process Is Target (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2003)
Terror returned to Mumbai on Monday night when a powerful bomb ripped apart a public transport bus, killing three persons and leaving more than 35 injured. This was the fifth explosion in Mumbai in the last eight months. The blast occurred at 9 pm
- Manipur Cm Survives Rebel Attack, 2 Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2003)
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh today survived an attempt on his life by suspected members of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) when powerful IEDs exploded on the road while his convoy was travelling from Thoubal to Imphal.
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