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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 2635:
- Will Hong Kong Deliver On Nama? (Business Line, Anil K. Kanungo, Aug 23, 2005)
Negotiations on Non-Agricultural Market Access, chiefly on tariff reductions, are on at the WTO. The objective is to finalise the modalities for tariff cuts early so as to realise gains accruing from the non-farm sector.
- Concessions Can Peg Indo-Pak Trade At $5 Bn (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
With India-Pakistan trade increasing by a significant 76 per cent in the first four months of the current fiscal and Islamabad allowing import of specific goods from across the Wagah border,
- India's Strides In The Services Sector (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 22, 2005)
India has turned a full circle — from opposition to trade in services to its show of enthusiasm for it .
- Trade Facilitation: India To Sign Revised Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
No compromise on security, says Kamal Nath
- Re-Engineer Your Skills To Cope With Wto Challenges (Telegraph, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 18, 2005)
Banana war, Korean soju, bed linen, and codling moth: what's the common thread? All these are just a few of the international trade disputes that Palle Krishna Rao of PSG Institute of Management discusses in WTO: Text & Cases, from Excel Books.
- Singapore Fta: Against Asian Unity? (Telegraph, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 18, 2005)
While India's Free Trade Agreement with Singapore has been generally welcomed, there is more to it than meets the eye.
- Kalam For Relaxation Of Norms In Animal Experimentation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
Pharma sector asked to gear itself to face competition in the new IPR regime
- Free Of Deities (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2005)
There are two names that inevitably crop up when the prime minister of India addresses the nation on the morning of August 15. One is Jawaharlal Nehru, and the reference most often is to his “tryst with destiny’’ speech.
- External Sector — Growing Strengths, Emerging Challenges (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 17, 2005)
The growing strength of the external sector in recent years has provided the conditions for accelerating the pace of liberalisation.
- It’S Man Versus Bear (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Bears are by nature shy creatures but the poaching of bear cubs from the Dharwad forest circle has made these animals dangerous to human beings, writes SHYAM SUNDAR VATTAM.
- Wholesale Gains From Fdi In Retailing (Business Line, Deepankar Sanwalka, Aug 15, 2005)
The retail boom in China and some of the South-East Asian economies throws up some startling similarities and some stark differences and, of course, a few lessons for India.
- Use Existing Laws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2005)
The screw continues to turn. After Tony Blair’s draconian 12-point anti-terrorist plan, a 13th front has emerged: the use of centuries old treason laws against prominent Islamic clerics promoting terrorism.
- Are We Ready To Face Safta? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 13, 2005)
India has said that the South Asia Free Trade Area Agreement (SAFTA) that envisages phased tariff liberalization will come into force from January 1, 2006. Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka are expected to bring tariff to 20 per cent in about two years . . .
- The Difficult Road To Cafta (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Aug 13, 2005)
On July 27, the US House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement with a wafer thin majority.
- Pascal Prepares (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2005)
Nations are equal in theory and fractious in practice; the politics of international institutions can be Byzantine and convoluted.
- India Urges Saarc Nations To Sign Safta Agreement (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
India, on Thursday, exhorted South Asian nations to close their ranks and work steadfastly towards finalisation of SAFTA by the year end to facilitate greater co-ordination and understanding amongst the seven-nation SAARC group for attaining common. . . .
- The Stain That Will Not Go Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2005)
Try as it might, the Congress party cannot erase from public memory the terrible crimes that were committed on its watch against Indians of the Sikh faith in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination 21 years ago.
- Eu Anti-Dumping Measures — Time For Collective Action (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 10, 2005)
Along with the jump in the trade between India and the European Union, there has been a surge in the resort to trade defence mechanisms between the two.
- Ties With China (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Aug 09, 2005)
One of the veiled objectives of the US in making overtures to India is to achieve a balance of power in Asia.
- Regional Blocs And Multilateral Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
The passing of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the United States' House of Representatives by a wafer-thin margin of two votes is an indication of the increasing concern among American politicians about job losses on the one side. . .
- Buddhadeb Warns Against Genetic Slavery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
New trade and patent regime seen to be curbing the rights of peasants
- Not A Clash Of Civilizations (Dawn, Naeem ul Haque, Aug 08, 2005)
Whether we like it or not, the clash of civilizations has begun.
- Safety Net Must For Workers: Memani (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 07, 2005)
The police assault on the workers of Honda Motor and Scooter India (HMSI) in Gurgaon raised serious doubts over the efficacy of the western
- A Search For The Roots (Business Line, S. Murugappan, Aug 06, 2005)
S. Murugappan argues for transparency when specifying the rules of origin for imported goods
- Hong Kong Ministerial — Last Chance For Doha Round (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 05, 2005)
The Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation at Hong Kong must set the stage for the final phase of the Doha Round. At stake is the credibility of the multilateral trading body, particularly in the wake of bilateral agreements and free tr
- Water Dispute With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 04, 2005)
If the recent years of drought, particularly in the south of Pakistan, underscored the importance of more dams to store water, the current floods emphasize the urgency for large dams to prevent such calamities and use the water saved for cultivation.
- Little Credit For Financial Services (Business Line, S. Srinath, Aug 03, 2005)
The recently-concluded Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement,
- Material Success Through Principles Of Yoga (Times of India, SWAMI KRIYANANDA, Aug 03, 2005)
Sri Yukteswar Giri, my param-guru, was quoted in Param-hansa Yogananda's 'Autobio-graphy of a Yogi': "So long as you breathe the free air of earth, you are under obligation to render grateful service".
- Japan Slams Punitive Duty On U.S. Exports (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2005)
Levies would be in place as long as Washington maintains the 2000 law'
- Running Against Time At The Wto (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 01, 2005)
There is now little doubt that the negotiations on the Doha Round are in deep trouble.
- New Export Target Is Achievable (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 28, 2005)
The ministry of commerce was rather modest when it suggested an export target of 16.3 billion dollars for the current financial year, which would have marked an increase of 16 per cent on last year’s performance.
- Deft Moves By The Chinese Dragon (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 28, 2005)
China has made so much progress that it is now in a position to influence future global trade negotiations
- Turbulent Times Stare Doha Talks (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 27, 2005)
The ongoing Doha trade negotiations are going to experience severe tremors this week when members of World Trade Organisation fail to adopt a realistic blueprint that would help achieve a balanced result in the liberalisation of global trade. . .
- Field Notes For Growth (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jul 27, 2005)
The last time we had talked of the importance of nuclear energy cooperation with the Americans and the compulsions of a trading agriculture in our global stances.
- I Use Astronomy As A Trojan Horse' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
How to make teaching interesting
- Removing The Stumbling Blocks Within (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jul 25, 2005)
Nelson Mandela Square is a mall in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and sports global brand names and world class retail stores.
- Nda Plans Censure Motion Against Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
The NDA will force a discussion in Parliament on Manmohan Singh’s speech in Oxford.
- Issues Of Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 21, 2005)
INDUSTRY in Pakistan needs to be greatly diversified to accelerate its growth. That is all the more so in Sindh which has not seen the emergence of a major industrial estate for the last 20 years. That has happened despite the steady inflow of persons fro
- No Compromise On National Interest: Kamal Nath (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 21, 2005)
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has called for an urgent end to export subsidies and effective and substantial reductions in domestic support provided by developed countries to their farm sector.
- Damp Squib At Dalian (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 20, 2005)
The Multilateral Trade negotiations scene continues to be uncertain.
- Unravelling The Outsourcing Puzzle (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 19, 2005)
The recently released Annual Trade Report of the WTO focuses on a contentious area of trade in services. A separate chapter examines the offshoring of services, especially of IT, from the US to India.
- Doha Round: Caught In A 'Crisis Of Immobility' (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 19, 2005)
With hardly six months left for the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, few economists are hopeful of the Doha Round leading to an outcome meaningful for the developing countries.
- Wto Talks: Time Running Out (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 18, 2005)
At this point of time, the prospects for the Doha Round of multilateral negotiations concluding by 2006 are bleak. The Dalian, China, meet of important WTO members was just one more pointer in this direction.
- Oriental Wisdom (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 16, 2005)
India and China should form trade platform for WTO and beyond
- Pm's Washington Visit (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 16, 2005)
At this juncture, all indications point to the fact that Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US will be of more than usual interest to both New Delhi and Washington.
- The Realities Of Offshore Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 14, 2005)
The "thematic essay" on offshoring of information technology (IT) services, which the annual review (2005) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has presented, holds valuable lessons for policy-makers in India.
- Eu, Us Agree To Support G-20 Proposal At Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
The G-20 countries, of which India is a leading member, had strongly urged developed countries to dismantle the restrictive non-tariff trade barriers.
- Leather Industry Targets $5-Billion Exports By 2010 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
Under the modernisation scheme, approved by the Cabinet on July 7, all SSI and non-SSI units would get assistance at the rate of 30 and 20 per cent of the project cost respectively.
- Leather Sector Set To Trigger Big Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
Emphasis is on infrastructure, environmental safeguards
- The Change In Mauritius (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
The defeat of the coalition led by Prime Minister Paul Berenger in the recent parliamentary elections in Mauritius was almost on expected lines.
- A Murder Mystery In Reverse (Deccan Herald, Tim Radford, Jul 07, 2005)
Nasa’s Deep Impact mission was more than a triumph in human patience. It was also a lesson in humility
- How To Salvage Indian Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jul 07, 2005)
Agriculture was the focus of the Prime Minister's attention at the recent National Development Council (NDC) meeting attended by Chief Ministers and the top brass of the Planning Commission.
- The Expanding Eu-India Relationship (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Jul 05, 2005)
For a long time, the EU-India relationship was largely at the economic level. The current effort is to give it a larger political dimension.
- Outsourcing Not Causing Job Loss: Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2005)
The WTO Report opined that the supply of skilled workers in India would continue to be scarce and remain so in the future as well.
- The Contentious World Of Agricultural Trade (Business Line, C. Narendra Reddy, Jul 05, 2005)
As efforts are on to kick-start the Doha Round of negotiations before the Hong Kong ministerial meet, agriculture has once again emerged as a stumbling block.
- A Decade Of Wto (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Jul 05, 2005)
The two volumes offer a comprehensive picture of the first 10 years of WTO
- Fears On Outsourcing Exaggerated: Wto (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Jul 01, 2005)
Outsourcing of computer and information services (CIS) to countries like India, Ireland and the Philippines by developed countries is neither a harbinger of high levels of employment in the host countries nor of massive loss of jobs...
- ``Tariff Formula Must Be On `Bound' Rates" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
This is a fundamental position of ours and it is non-negotiable, says Kamal Nath
- Protecting Farmers From World Markets (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 28, 2005)
A SPATE of suicides by the pepper farmers of Kerala's Waynad district has been reported. The price of black pepper had scaled to Rs 270 a kg a few years ago.
- India Disappointed With Offer Made By Us (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 26, 2005)
New Delhi had sought unlimited H1B visas for temporary relocation of software engineers, but Washington refused to indicate anything.
- Eu Seeks More Tariff Concessions From India (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Jun 26, 2005)
Important ally in WTO trade talks; the two sides are in agreement on many issues"
- Annan Asks G-8 To Help Tackle Poverty, Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Mr Annan has praised the G-8 nations for focusing their attention on the special needs of Africa and climate change.
- Flight From Reality (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2005)
IT is Europe’s bad luck that with the collapse of its new constitution it is also having to cope with a shock US decision to break off bilateral negotiations over the subsidies the Airbus receives.
- Times View: Genius Can Thrive At An Advanced (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2005)
In keeping with our perennial obsession with youth, a recent study has apparently established that 29 is the age at which one is likely to come up with one's first big idea.
- Mutual Gains (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2005)
The desirability of free trade agreements is often debated, theoretically as well as empirically.
- India A Satellite Power? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 23, 2005)
There is no need to kowtow to the US. India should assert itself as a world power in its own right
- A Win-Win Deal (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
The comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore will mark a watershed in ties between the two countries because of the novelty surrounding the exercise.
- Fao Praises India’S Farm Produce Policy (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 22, 2005)
India has made it amply clear that unless rich countries removed all trade-distorting domestic subsidies and export subsidies it would not provide market-opening for other countries.
- Wto Farm Talks Deadlocked (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Chief mediator of farms talks for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), New Zealander Tim Groser, is disappointed that talks on freeing up global trade in farm goods have ended in deadlock.
- Search For A Wto Leader (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
World headlines were dominated for days last week by the ritualistic and somewhat archaic process to select the next Pope to lead the 1.3 billion-strong Roman Catholic church.
- Left Against Dilution Of Bhel Stake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Public sector character of `navaratnas' will not be altered''
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Privatisation and disinvestment co-terminus: Yechury
- The Retail Road To Nirvana (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Jun 20, 2005)
The Government's stand on allowing FDI in retail trade is still not very clear. It cannot reveal all its cards, as much would depend on what others offer.
- Left Up In Arms Over Bhel Disinvestment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Left leaders would chalk out their strategy on the issue over which they have perceptional and interpretational differences with the UPA.
- Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement Comes Into Force (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Jun 18, 2005)
Chennai : The Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has come into force from June 12, marking a new stage in regional economic integration.
- Ftas: India Must Tread With Caution (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Jun 17, 2005)
It is important for India to ensure that FTAs work to its advantage. Thorough homework is needed on the political and economic fronts before finalising long-term commitments on global trade.
- Another Planet Is Around Too (Hindu, Dennis Overbye, Jun 15, 2005)
The earth's distant cousin — 15 light years distant
- Ficci Slams U.S. Offer On Services (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
Narrow definition of `speciality occupation'
NEW DELHI: Criticising the revised offers on services by the U.S. in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
- Govt. Reconstitutes Advisory Committee On Krishna Dispute (Hindu, Ravi Sharma , Jun 14, 2005)
Four-fold hike in remuneration for members of committee
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Former Public Works Department Secretary D.N. Desai is Chairman
Most of the former non-official.....
- Trouble In The Agp (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 14, 2005)
THE ASOM Gana Parishad (AGP) could be heading for a split. The cracks have widened after the party's steering committee served
- Us, Eu Battle Over Civil Aviation Sops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
United States, on Monday, called for the establishment of a dispute settlement panel, to arbitrate over US$3.7 billion launch aid that the world’s largest civil Airbus allegedly received
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