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Articles 721 through 820 of 2635:
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Wto: The Gains And The Losses (Tribune, P. K. Vasudeva, Jan 22, 2006)
There has been mixed reaction of various countries after the conclusion of the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Hong Kong.
- Panel Urges Centre To Set Up Ito To Protect Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Proposed body will protect farmers from unfair trade practices
- Why Economic Reforms Are Unpopular (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 21, 2006)
It may be time to evolve a national consensus on the contours of a reform agenda with a human face, involving a clear targeting of subsidies and concessions.
- A Second Earth Needed To Sustain India And China (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 21, 2006)
Do you know that India and China have as much population as that of "the next 20 largest countries combined"? Or that "some 80 per cent of the companies in Wal-Mart's database of suppliers are now Chinese"? China and India are the focus of State . . .
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- Global Challenges, Local Solutions (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jan 21, 2006)
WHAT is the future for an economic system that is not an efficient producer of goods and services in the globalized economy?
- Boost In Exports (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan's export of merchandise rose by 31.1 per cent in December 2005 and 23.8 per cent during the first half of the fiscal year 2005-06, over the same periods last year. The data released by the Commerce Ministry indicates that the country’s . . .
- Brinda Karat Warns Against Postponing West Bengal Assembly Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Left will not keep quiet if the Government tried to go against the CMP
- Sowing Seeds Of Prosperity - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Dr. M P Gupta, Jan 20, 2006)
Dr. M P Gupta writes on the effect of WTO on Indian Agriculture
Extension System
Admittedly, agriculture development having direct bearing on improvement in living conditions of farmers is attained through robust extension system.
- Doha Is Sleepwalking Closer To Collapse (The Financial Express, FREDRIK ERIXON, Jan 20, 2006)
Hong Kong changed nothing; the major faultline is the Doha Round’s ‘development dimension’
- Sowing Seeds Of Prosperity - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. M P Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
Dr. M P Gupta writes on the effect of WTO on Indian Agriculture
Nature has endowed India with diversified physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics suitable for growing a wide variety of crops, throughout the year and rearing . . .
- Iran’S Growing N-Crisis (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jan 18, 2006)
Earlier this month the Iranians, in the presence of IAEA inspectors, broke the seals on some of the equipment in the Natanz facility to recommence what they said was research activity on the nuclear fuel cycle.
- Cancel The Crutches (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 18, 2006)
That December exports staged a smart recovery to recapture the scorching pace of growth seen over the fiscal so far goes to show that last month was a blip.
- Britain Moots India-Eu Fta (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The UK is India’s largest trading partner in EU with Indo-UK two-way trade estimated at 7 billion dollars during 2004-05.
- India To Hold Bilaterals With Key Players On Wto: Nath (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
India today said it would play a pro-active role to push the WTO talks, by holding a series of bilatral meetings with key players in the next few months to try and complete Doha Round of trade negotiations by 2006 end.
- India’S Gains, Losses At Hong Kong Ministerial (The Financial Express, PRADEEP S MEHTA, Jan 16, 2006)
While doing a post-mortem of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial, what must be kept in mind is that the expectations were low and so the outcomes are really modest.
- Cooperative Movement & Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Vikrant Dogra, Jan 15, 2006)
The evolution of co-operative in the world can be traced from time immemorial, beginning from the day individual first joined hands for the advancement of common pursuits in life.
- Farm Ills: Globalisation Not To Blame (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 13, 2006)
The Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, is rather upset that Indian farmers are unable to obtain remunerative prices for their exports. He is convinced that globalisation, as practised under the WTO, is the reason for depressed . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Much Ado For Marginal Gain (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 13, 2006)
There are enough straws in the wind pointing to the so-called nuclear deal signed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the US President, Mr George W. Bush, turning out to be an albatross round India's neck.
- India In The New International Economic Order (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jan 12, 2006)
It is noticeable that an expanding group of emerging economies is challenging the traditional international order, long dominated by the US and EU with their influence spread over multilateral institutions.
- Plurilateral Negotiations In Services: What Price? (The Financial Express, RUPA CHANDA, Jan 10, 2006)
Services have been a low priority item in WTO negotiations. This is disheartening simply because evidence confirms its growing significance in national economies and global transactions. Hence, the need to accord it much more importance . . .
- Listing The Tools Of Management (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 09, 2006)
I REMEMBER a popular textbook on Indian economics that I was required to study as an undergraduate.
- On The First Anniversary Of The End Of Mfa (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jan 09, 2006)
The end of the Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA) and associated quotas is a year past and it is time to take stock
- French Defend Toxic Ship, Got Wto To Ban Asbestos Import (Indian Express, CP Bhambhri, Jan 08, 2006)
Canada which exports 90% of its asbestos to India was stopped by WTO from sending it to France, because France didn’t . . .
- India’S Killing Fields (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 08, 2006)
The first politician I met in 2006 was Sharad Pawar. It was a fortuitous meeting because this column now has a new cause. Agriculture.
- Celebrating Triplicane's Historical Significance (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jan 07, 2006)
"Tiruvallikeni Tiruvizha" is to be inaugurated at 4 p.m. on Saturday
A fair to celebrate one of Chennai's oldest settlements, also known for its massive temple,is beginning on Saturday.
- Trade And Social Concerns (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Jan 06, 2006)
There were 6,000 negotiators, 3,000 registered business and NGO lobbyists, and some 5,000 stakeholder-protesters from 149 countries at the WTO’s recent Hong Kong ministerial.
- Like A Starburst (Indian Express, Shriya Anand, Jan 06, 2006)
Imagine you are twenty and have been challenged to a duel. You’ve never been in a fight before, leave alone firing a pistol. You have one night to live, and an entire world inside your head that you need . . .
- For A Second Farm Revolution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2006)
Shall we consider it a good New Year augury that at the recent Indian Science Congress, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, called for a second Green Revolution and urged scientists to work towards it?
- Ensuring A Successful Doha Round (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Jan 05, 2006)
Reports from the Hong Kong Ministerial reflect an uneasy last minute compromise reached to keep the door open for carrying forward the Doha Development Round to a possible successful conclusion within the year.
- Poor Countries Tote Up Scorecard (Hindu, Anwarul Chowdhury, Jan 05, 2006)
Some gains and a good amount of unfinished business left over for 2006. This sums up the Hong Kong WTO meet for the Least Developed Countries.
- A Place For India In `Asian' Century (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jan 05, 2006)
China revising its GDP growth rates and the launch of SAFTA mark the arrival of Asia on the world scene. Both have implications for India. The first demanding a re-visit to the national income statistics to factor in the contribution of the . . .
- Safta: India Should Lead By Example (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 05, 2006)
Trade is a two-way street. If India opened up to its neighbours, allowing them to enter the domestic market, they might be liberal in opening up their market place, and ultimately price and quality would settle the demand-supply equations.
- Should India Demand Farm Subsidy Cuts By Developed Nations? (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 04, 2006)
In none of the four major world commodities would India stand to benefit substantially even if developed economies eliminated subsidies. Subsidy-induced low prices would be in our consumers' interest. But more important is to make Indian agriculture . . .
- `Export' The Discrimination (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 04, 2006)
It was only to be expected. An exporter association has voiced strong views on the lack of tax concessions for exporters from the Domestic Tariff Area that are currently available for units operating in the Special Economic Zones.
- A Glimmer Of Hope In The Distance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Every hour of the day, the sun sets in some part of the world. But at the very same time, it rises somewhere else.
- Redefining Nam’S Role (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 04, 2006)
The numerical strength of both G-77 and NAM (non-aligned movement) has been a major factor in decision-making at the UN and in all conferences held under the auspices of the UN system.
- Birth Of A Forum For Dialogue On Asia (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Jan 03, 2006)
With the emergence of strong regional trade blocs in Europe, North America, South America, and parts of Africa over the past decade, the relevance of evolving a broader pan-Asian grouping has been attracting a lot of attention.
- Wto Meeting And Pakistan (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 03, 2006)
Last week, I provided an overview of the process that led to the discussions at Hong Kong aimed at further improvements in the multilateral trading system. At issue were a series of actions the developed world had promised it would take to create . . .
- Disinvestment In Profitable Psus Opposed (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 03, 2006)
Left parties plan widespread campaigns against U.S. policies when George Bush visits next month
Left to organise campaign against U.S. policies to coincide with the visit of Bush next month
`Privatisation of pension funds not acceptable'
- The Die Has Been Cast (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 03, 2006)
It is time to take stock of the problems Indian negotiators can face
India faces an uphill task this year, as it approaches complex multilateral as well as bilateral issues centering on nuclear diplomacy, health regulations, intellectual property rights,
- Wto And Indian Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Jan 03, 2006)
Nature has endowed India with diversified physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics suitable for growing a wide variety of crops throughout the year and rearing of different species of animals, whereas our country is lagging behind in overall . . .
- India In 2006: Forging Ahead To The Forefront (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2006)
A stable political environment, law and order, and a reasonable governance all point to an India heading with confidence into a New Year.
- The Salt And Pepper Of `Aid For Trade' (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 03, 2006)
At the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial, the developed countries agreed to enhance aid to enable developing countries trade in the global market. But expansion of every kind of trade is not necessarily beneficial for us.
- Safta’S Potential (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s approval for the implementing the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, in time for the January 1, 2006, deadline, is indicative of New Delhi’s commitment to freer trade in the region.
- Place Of Origin (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Hong Kong—a Ministerial Of Vague Promises (The Financial Express, ANIL K KANUNGO, Jan 02, 2006)
The Hong Kong WTO ministerial is over, amid strong protest and hard bargain. What did it achieve? What have been its tangible gains? As one probes, one finds no real progress, except that it has managed to keep the Doha development agenda negotiable, ....
- Evaluating What Was Decided At Hong Kong (The Financial Express, RICARDO MELENDEZ, Dec 30, 2005)
The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) prospect of inspiring belief as the prime global device for the management of trade relations among nations hinges on governments’ ability to agree on specific reduction targets and finished formulas in a mere . . .
- Three Naxalites Killed In Exchange Of Fire In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Encounter brings big relief to business community
Three naxalites belonging to the CPI-ML Prathigatana group were killed in an exchange of fire with the police on the outskirts of Vilasagar village of Jammikunta mandal in the early hours of Thursday.
- Three Naxalites Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Exchange of fire with the police in Karimnagar district
- Cabinet To Take Up Safta, Hong Kong Wto Declaration (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
The Union Cabinet is likely to take up tomorrow the ratification of South Asian Free Trade Agreement, which is to come into effect from January One, 2006.
- Sop Story (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 29, 2005)
Given the disconnect between the finance and commerce ministries on export sops, the government has settled for the easy way out. It has referred the issue of their compatibility with our WTO obligations to a committee headed by the cabinet secretary.
- Hong Kong Ministerial — Another Show Of South Solidarity (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 29, 2005)
The result of the Hong Kong Ministerial is not as important as the message it sends for the developing countries. After having flexed their muscles in the multilateral trade arena, they need to develop an alternative to the markets of the North.
- Export Subsidies (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 29, 2005)
Of late, there has been considerable discussion on the compatibility of the various export promotion schemes with the Agree-ment on Subsidies & Countervailing Measures (ASCM).
- Clearance To Uranium Project In Nalgonda District Shocks Environmentalists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Centre acts in utter disregard to public opinion and human rights'
Movement Against the Uranium Project writes to the Union Ministry
- For Some Cheap Thrills (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 29, 2005)
Among non-Christian Asian countries, Christmas in Hong Kong is legendary for the spectacular way it is celebrated.
- India Announces Mathrani's Successor In Croatia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Government today named senior Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Rajiva Misra as the next Ambassador to Croatia to succeed controversial Aneil Mathrani
- Wto Norms May Affect Tourism In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Goa needs to be more sensitive to the likely impact of the World Trade Organisation agreements in the areas of tourism and biodiversity.
- Hailing Hong Kong, Completing Doha (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Dec 28, 2005)
Contrary to the doom and gloom scenarios advanced by many, the WTO ministerial conference at Hong Kong concluded successfully on December 18, 2005, making significant progress towards completing the Doha Round. True, the conference did not produce . . .
- Indo-Chinese Trade Through Nathu La To Start After March (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
- Night Watchman Carries The Bat At Hong Kong (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 28, 2005)
The much-awaited World Trade Organisation's Hong Kong Ministerial, as part of the Doha Development Round, has come and gone. And what has been the outcome? Did the developing countries get anything out of it? There is much debate on what the . . .
- Hong Kong’S Shaky Outcome (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 27, 2005)
The Doha round of negotiations had an inauspicious beginning. The first attempt to begin the dialogue in 1991 ran into stiff resistance setup by a variety of non-governmental groups.
- Mfn Status To India Linked With Kashmir: Humayun (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 27, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday linked the extension of (most favoured nation) MFN status to India with the progress on political issues particularly on long-standing and thorny issue of Kashmir.
- The Effects Of Globalisation On Bangalore (Deccan Herald, SHASHI DESHPANDE, Dec 27, 2005)
In its total indifference towards the old, weak and poor, is Bangalore going the Thatcher-Reagan way in leaving those who cannot swim to drown?
- Indo-Chinese Trade Through Nathu La To Start After March (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The border trade between India and China through the Nathu La pass in northern Sikkim is expected to start after March, 2006, Union Commerce Secretary S N Menon said today.
- Needed, A Fair Deal For Patent Seekers (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Dec 27, 2005)
To Handle the situation arising out of a possible outbreak of Bird Flu, a number of pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to produce Oseltamivir, the drug that can effectively tackle this menace. They will have to meet two important regulatory . . .
- Wto: Hong Kong Declaration Can Be A Positive Force (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 27, 2005)
It is easy to be critical of the Hong Kong Declaration and the stand taken by this delegation or the other. But the movement of a global meeting on such contentious issues as reducing export subsidies, which are politically sensitive in every country, ...
- France Face-To-Face With Globalisation Challenges (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 26, 2005)
We often see developing countries struggling to accept the changes that come with globalisation, and rushing to protect their social structures, subsidies and companies. But France, which had the vision to initiate the move to form the European Union, . .
- Wto: The Next Bargaining Phase (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 26, 2005)
While the WTO's future is a debatable point, as far as the stand likely to be adopted by the rich at the ongoing Doha Round negotiations is concerned, the signs are that any drastic change is unlikely.
- Our Posture In The World Market Should Be ‘Come All, We Take You On’ (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
Which way are global trade talks headed? How was India’s performance and posture, what did it get and what did it have to give away...
- Some Relief For Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 26, 2005)
The US was the fiercest opponent to concessions for the poor nations
- India's Concerns In Farm And Industrial Goods Taken Care: Nath (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Describing Hong Kong WTO Ministerial as a reasonable success, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said the contours laid down at the conference will fully take care of India's concerns in agriculture and industrial goods.
- India's Autonomous Liberalization Will Weaken India's Negotiating Position In The Wto : Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
India's policy of opening up the economy on its own and without any pressure from other countries may weaken its negotiating position at the WTO, former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said.
- Handloom Industry — Weaving Out The Myths (Business Line, M. Sivakkannan, Dec 24, 2005)
The handloom sector plays an important role in the country's economy. It is one of the largest economic activities providing direct employment to over 65 lakh persons engaged in weaving and allied activities.
- Much Ado About Nothing (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Dec 24, 2005)
The developing countries have been taken for a ride. They continue to negotiate on a faulty structure
- India At Hong Kong: More Give Than Take (Hindu, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 24, 2005)
It is in the areas of non-agriculture markets access and services that developing countries, led by Brazil and India, have given too much even at this near-framework stage.
- Insat-4a Placed In Intermediate Orbit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
INSAT-4A has been placed in intermediate orbit, and all systems on board the satellite are functioning normally, according to ISRO Satellite Centre here.
- Did India Retain Its Wto Bargain? (The Economic Times, ANIL K AGARWAL, Dec 23, 2005)
The final WTO ministerial declaration at Hong Kong was able to put a specific year of 2013 for total elimination of the farm export subsidies, which depress international market prices to the detriment of the poor farmers in the developing countries ...
- Insat-4a Launched Successfully (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
To meet the needs of Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services
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