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Articles 22821 through 22920 of 23072:
- Cloned Embryos (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 28, 2001)
SOON after the cloning of the sheep Dolly, the next logical step has been taken. American scientists have announced their success in producing first-ever human embryos.
- Will The Benazir Charm Work? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 28, 2001)
IT IS not going to endear her to Islamabad, but Ms Benazir Bhutto, the ousted and discredited former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is doing a creditable job in New Delhi of walking the tightrope on Indo-Pak relations.
- Pushing The Poto (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 28, 2001)
I THOUGHT we had closed the chapter on the right to stay free.
- India Has No Reason To Be Afraid Of ‘Competition’? (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 28, 2001)
In the context of a multilateral competition policy, the Doha Ministerial Declaration notes:
- Web Of Complicities (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 28, 2001)
The Central Board of Secondary Education’s recent directive to change the content of history text books in schools has once again alerted us to the ideological maliciousness.
- Shed The Ideological Baggage (Indian Express, Ram Punyani, Nov 28, 2001)
The CBSE has ordered the deletion of certain portions from the history books with the instruction that these should neither be taught nor discussed in the class.
- Making Dreams Turn Real (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Nov 28, 2001)
For ages Mumbai has been the ultimate destination for every creative and talented person who dreamt of making a name one day on the national scene.
- Faith, Reason And Fundamentalism (Hindu, S. S. Gill, Nov 28, 2001)
EVERY RULING class re-writes history in the light of its ideological agenda, and the BJP's ongoing programme to recast the school syllabus for social sciences is no exception.
- How To Overcome The Unending Recession (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Nov 27, 2001)
DESPITE the media concentration on the war in Afghanistan, the unending recession in India continues to hog the headlines. A recent World Bank report said the last thing on this issue:
- Financing Hurdles For Developing Countries (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 27, 2001)
DEVELOPING countries face the grim prospects of a sharp fall in exports with increase in current account deficits, a substantial decline in private capital flows with official financing continuing at lowest levels.
- Food Distribution And Growth-Equity Linkages (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Nov 27, 2001)
THE total quantity of foodgrains with the public sector soared to 62 million tonnes in June 2001, compared to 42 million tonnes a year ago.
- A Promising Future For Korea’s Positive Investment Strategy In India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 27, 2001)
In ancient times, Korean knowledge of, and linkages with, India were based on Buddhism, which travelled to Korea via China and directly. Other than that, contacts were few.
- Two Cultures And A Half (Telegraph, DIPANKAR GUPTA, Nov 27, 2001)
The distinction between faith and science is quite old. It extends back to medieval scholars who had agreed upon the fact that both were valid sources of knowledge.
- A Sorry Reflection (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 27, 2001)
The choice of glass, sometimes smoked or black, in construction which has become so widespread in Bangalore, has its own perils.
- Importance Of Being Bhutto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2001)
MS Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's former Prime Minister in self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), knows how to remain in focus despite her dwindling popularity at home. She travels a lot, and wherever she goes she speaks what suits her audience
- Legislating Dos And Don’ts (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 27, 2001)
All 60 points of the code of conduct spelt out at the conference on discipline and decorum in Parliament and state legislatures are unexceptionable.
- Nepal Rocks Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 27, 2001)
Maoist insurgency is a pointer to deep popular disquiet.
- Memories Of Away (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Nov 27, 2001)
Every traveller makes much of his holiday journey, whether good, bad or indifferent, but underestimates the two aspects that complete the experience — the anticipation and the aftermath.
- The Other Battle For Kabul (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Nov 27, 2001)
IN THE past few days, a play about Afghanistan has been on view in and out of Kabul. It is a miniature version of two much bigger dramas which were acted out in 1944-45.
- Whither Transgenic Agriculture? (Hindu, Carine Pionetti, Nov 27, 2001)
THE CASE of Bt cotton has led to several surprises and rebounds lately: first, in June, when Mahyco was denied the authorisation to commercialise its transgenic cotton hybrid in India.
- ‘Syllabus Changes Were Approved By Cms And Education Ministers’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 27, 2001)
From the very beginning, the misinformed trio of Macaulay, Marx and Madarsas has tried to gain control over educational institutions and the media.
- Benazir Talks Of Tearing Down The ‘Berlin Wall’ (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Nov 27, 2001)
• For far too long have there been Berlin Walls...
- Scenes By The Well (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 27, 2001)
Nobody envies the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- Us, China To Lock Horns On Missile Proliferation (The Financial Express, Jeremy Page, Nov 26, 2001)
BEIJING: The US-led war on terrorism has lent urgency to American efforts to curb Chinese sales of weapons of mass destruction, but bilateral talks planned for this week appear unlikely to break a deadlock on non-proliferation.
- Mr Chomsky And The Left World (The Financial Express, K. P. Sethunath, Nov 26, 2001)
If Noam Chomsky was not there, what would have been the fate of India’s professional dissenters?
- India And Pak. In The New Scenario (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Nov 26, 2001)
THE LAUNCHING of the global campaign against terrorism by an international coalition led by the United States has already resulted in a reordering of the foreign policies of major powers.
- Searching For Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2001)
THE EUROPEAN UNION is India's largest trading partner, but considering the history of India's economic links with the members of the E.U.
- The Sanctity Of Food (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 26, 2001)
Fasting has such exalted status in all organised religions that it makes a born skeptic like me wonder if it’s all that it’s cracked up to be.
- Picking Up The Pieces Of The Past (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Nov 26, 2001)
Even as the world gets ready to create a new Afghanistan, and as speculations grow on a post-taliban government, one of the first tasks it will be confronted with is building back its history.
- Manhattan Of The East (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Nov 26, 2001)
Reporting on my previous visit to China in 1995 I began my first despatch with the observation that the only thing red about the Peoples’ Republic was the dash of lipstick every woman on the street sported.
- For The Able Only (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 26, 2001)
The ramps were removed shortly after Hawking’s departure, an insult to two deeply caring individuals.
- Quickfix History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 26, 2001)
HISTORY changes every time the government changes in New Delhi. So it has this month when the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) ordered the NCERT, and through it the CBSE.
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 26, 2001)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy. They would have avoided the current situation of all their tough talk coming to naught.
- Today’s Poto And Its Foreign And Indian Roots (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 26, 2001)
AFTER almost a month of aggressive campaigning for POTO or the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001, a reluctant BJP climbed down last week under pressure of its allies in the NDA.
- Give Them Their Equal Share (Telegraph, AMITAVA BANERJEE, Nov 26, 2001)
Every year ministers and bureaucrats make visits abroad, perform their official tasks, relax on beaches or at tourists spots, and return with little intention of implementing any of the good things they have imbibed to improve life in India.
- Testing Times (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 25, 2001)
THE HISTORY of Pakistan- Afghanistan relations has been marked by several ups and downs.
- From Plenty To Penury (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2001)
WHEN PROSPERITY takes the road of profligacy, populism and corruption, the destination clearly is bankruptcy.
- Hotels On A Platter (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Nov 25, 2001)
THE HOSPITALITY industry is not quite the Government's cup of tea. The public sector hotels are notable largely for musty smells, slow service, and cockroaches in the woodwork.
- Selling The Family Silver? (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Nov 25, 2001)
THE PRIVATISATION of public sector companies has always been accompanied by vociferous protests on the ground that the country is selling off valuable ``crown jewels''.
- History Rubbished To Rouble (The Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Nov 25, 2001)
If vandalising a historic monument and reducing it to rouble, and reducing the rouble to finer dust can increase the space in any part of Jammu city, then why end at the Bibi Chand Kour Samadhi.
- The Packer Punch (Indian Express, Vinay Nayudu, Nov 25, 2001)
Mike Denness’s decisions set off events which now threaten to split the ICC, much like the days of Kerry Packer.
- Next Target: Afghanistan's Women? (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 25, 2001)
It is not easy being a woman; it is far less so in a fundamentalist Islamic society which, in the name of religion, smothers a woman's right to celebrate her existence.
- Iftaar: A Dash Of Politics, Diplomacy & Glamour (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Nov 25, 2001)
Iftaar party diplomacy has begun as the month of Ramadaan entered the second week. No, I’m not hinting at the Iftaar hosted by the Pakistani envoy Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (which, I am told, was a damb squib with only a quarter of the invitees turning up).
- Let's Not Turn The Clock Back (Pioneer, Syed Ali Mehdi, Nov 25, 2001)
October 1, 2001. The world was expecting a strike on terrorism by the international coalition in response to WTC and Pentagon.
- One Land, Too Many Players (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 25, 2001)
HISTORY HAS a habit of repeating itself, lest we forget. Bonn was born as the capital of West Germany after the victors of World War II carved Germany into smaller, less-menacing bits.
- War Against Terror: The Public Opinion Conundrum (Tribune, Sreeram Chaulia, Nov 25, 2001)
There is a fundamental contradiction in the renewed love fest that the present war against terrorism has contrived between the United States and its old Cold War ally, Pakistan.
- Mingling Of Hinduism And Islam (Tribune, Asghar Ali Engineer , Nov 25, 2001)
Dara Shikoh has made seminal contribution to the composite culture of India. He was appointed heir apparent by Shah Jahan and had he become emperor of India it would have certainly made much difference to religio-cultural scene in India.
- Ambedkar And Partition (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 25, 2001)
According to Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu and an Indian, the greatest in many generations, and he was proud of being a Hindu and an Indian.
- Chomsky And The American Political Fraud (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Nov 25, 2001)
“War on Afghanistan constitutes a greater terrorist act than the September 11 attacks”.
- Composite Culture: Then & Now (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 24, 2001)
Indian politicians are masters at taking a fine idea and making it sound like nothing more than empty words.
- Let's Not Turn The Clock Back (Pioneer, Syed Ali Mehdi, Nov 24, 2001)
October 1, 2001. The world was expecting a strike on terrorism by the international coalition in response to WTC and Pentagon.
- Nri Adopts Historic Sanghol Village (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
The historical Sanghol village has been adopted by a United Kingdom-based NRI entrepreneur, Dr Diljit Rana, to be developed into a place of learning and a model village on the lines of the garden village concept in Britain.
- Ambedkar And Partition (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 24, 2001)
According to Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu and an Indian, the greatest in many generations, and he was proud of being a Hindu and an Indian.
- The Cbse's ``Edict'' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2001)
BY ISSUING A circular ordering schools affiliated to the Board to delete portions from the text books.
- Numbed By Numbers (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Nov 24, 2001)
Those of you with a kindly heart, listen to my tale of woe. In the 916th draw of the Himachal Pradesh Grand Baisakhi lottery, I was chiselled out of a Nizamesque tenner by just two digits.
- Next Target: Afghanistan's Women? (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 24, 2001)
It is not easy being a woman; it is far less so in a fundamentalist Islamic society which, in the name of religion, smothers a woman's right to celebrate her existence.
- The Left And The Wto Regime (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Nov 24, 2001)
A REPORT on the rally organised in New Delhi recently by the ``Indian People's Campaign Against WTO''.
- Paying The Ultimate Price On The Road To Kabul (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2001)
ON THE night before he was shot to death along the lawless road to Kabul, news photographer Aziz Haidari stayed almost as busy helping his colleagues as he did doing his own work.
- Are Public Sector Banks Inefficient? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 24, 2001)
THE Reserve Bank of India has just published its statutory report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India -- 2000-01.
- Where Is The World Economy Headed? (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Nov 24, 2001)
THE US, accounting for 28.5 per cent of the world's gross output, compared with Japan at 13.5 per cent and Germany at 7.0 per cent.
- Snip, Snip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2001)
If history doesn’t suit us, away with it.
- Education Bill Needs A Relook If It’s To Serve Desired Purpose (The Financial Express, Shikha Chadha, Nov 24, 2001)
India tops the world in having the highest number of illiterates. Recent estimates point out that the number of children below 15 years joining the labour force varies from 17.4 million to 44 million.
- Wanted In Pakistan, Someone To Bell The Cat (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 24, 2001)
THE turn of events in Afghanistan over the past two weeks is being described as a strategic debacle for Pakistan.
- From Sniffing, Humans Progressed To Kissing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
A German academic claims kissing originates from animals sniffing each other. She says when humans adopted an upright posture they turned their attention to higher regions of the body.
- Do Our Sacrifices Count, Ask Dogras (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Nov 23, 2001)
THEY acceded the single-largest composite state — having boundaries with China and Afghanistan — to India 55 years ago, but the Dogras have been fighting a battle for recognition of own language for 10 years.
- A Matter Of Time (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 23, 2001)
Mankind's most intrepid journey to trace the pristine condition of the universe-the moment at which everything we know as the natural cosmos took birth-began a little more than a decade ago.
- Travails Of An Intellectual (Indian Express, Atul Chaturvedi, Nov 23, 2001)
FRANCE has a problem with its writers and intellectuals — there are simply too many of them.
- Among The Believers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2001)
Does my Makkah-Madina affiliation irritate some of my Hindu friends?
- Quick On The Draw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 23, 2001)
The arrival of an Indian diplomatic mission in Kabul on Wednesday was truly a historic event. It symbolised, as few other things have, the total change of scene that has taken place in Afghanistan.
- Oh Calcutta! (Tribune, Robin Gupta, Nov 23, 2001)
THERE was a practised knock on the door. We had just checked in at the Great Eastern Hotel, one time the Claridges of Calcutta.
- Bjp’s New Stance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2001)
HOME Minister L. K. Advani surprised his secular critics by unambiguously denouncing the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) for its forced entry into the makeshift structure in Ayodhya on October 17.
- Making The Market Economy Work (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 23, 2001)
"WE are all socialists now." That was what was said in the heydays of socialism.
- A New Call For West Asia Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2001)
A CANDID ADVOCACY of a ``viable Palestinian state'' may have enhanced the credentials of the U.S. as a self-styled honest broker in West Asia at this psychologically salient moment.
- Cynical Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2001)
THE UNION HOME Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani's response to the Ayodhya-centric concerns voiced by the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha in the context of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
- Search For A Suitable Head For Sebi Gets Tough (The Financial Express, Sharad Mistry, Nov 23, 2001)
Here's a golden chance for all those who love challenges and controversies, are adept at walking the tight-rope doing a fine balancing act between the strong corporate lobby and a status quo-loving finance ministry.
- Building New Strategic Ties (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 23, 2001)
Moscow: "Shout for us across the Himalayas whenever you need us."
- The Evil Empire And The Crusader-Turned-Gladiator (The Financial Express, Ravi Kapoor, Nov 23, 2001)
With the government announcing the sale of CMC Ltd and HTL Ltd in October and hotels of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and Hotel Corporation of India this month, the privatisation process is at the threshold of the take-off stage.
- Malegaon And Manipulation (Hindu, Jyoti Punwani, Nov 23, 2001)
MARATHI-SPEAKING HINDU and Urdu- speaking Muslim school children in Malegaon, Maharashtra, may soon become `pen friends'.
- Reviving India's Economy - Iii -- India Inc. Should Get Its Act Together (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2001)
India's corporate sector has within it the repertoire of the skills necessary for a Judo strategist -- movement, resilience, balance, nimbleness and leverage -- to take on world players in whatever field.
- Leveraging On History (Business Line, Lee D. Parker, Nov 22, 2001)
WE LIVE and work in an age where change is highly valued and the future is our governing professional and corporate orientation.
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