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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 2635:
- We Failed To Stitch In Time, But... (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Dec 29, 2004)
A gatt derogation will finally lapse as the world rings out the MFA (Multi Fibre Arrangement) on January 1. It will free the $360-billion global textiles and apparel
- For A Development-Oriented Trips (The Economic Times, ASHOK KHEMKAL, Dec 29, 2004)
The third Patent (Amend) Bill, meant to fulfil its obligation to introduce product patent protection in drugs and medicines in compliance with Article 27.1 of the TRIPS agreement falling due on January 1, 2005
- Global Commodity Boom Set To Continue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 28, 2004)
Strong demand and rise in investments globally in 2004 in the wake of the world economy's upswing fuelled a price boom for key commodities, both oil and non-oil, especially metals and minerals.
- Trading With China (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 28, 2004)
In recent months, India-China trade has been on a high, and estimates are that the overall figure for calendar 2004 could well cross the target of $10 billion to touch $12 billion.
- Drugs, Patents And Options (Business Line, Alok Ray, Dec 27, 2004)
While economists recognise the need for continuing R&D, they feel that options other than the current patent system must be explored which can encourage research and, at the same time, keep new drugs affordable.
- It's Not Just A Long Yarn (The Economic Times, Prabhat Kumar, Dec 25, 2004)
The 40-year old multi-fibre agreement on textiles and clothing is set to expire on December 31.
- Product Patents: Far From Public Good? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 24, 2004)
Unless New Delhi sees the priority of public health, both domestically and overseas — especially in countries with vulnerable economies — drug prices will rise dramatically and will not be within easy reach of the poor.
- Textiles And Clothing: India Must Spin A New Strategy (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 24, 2004)
The textile industry has not been able to undo the damage inflicted by decades of skewed Government policy and today it finds itself quite unprepared to reap the full benefits of a quota-free regime beginning January 1, 2005.
- Hidden Costs Of Comparative Advantage (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Dec 22, 2004)
The principle of comparative advantage works well in an ideal world where trade incurs no human or environmental costs. But in the real world, where someone has to bear every cost, global trade draws passionate grassroots opposition.
- Agony Of The Cotton Farmer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 22, 2004)
Cotton growers are in dire straits. Record arrivals, poor offtake at the marketing yards and plummeting prices are threatening to hit them where it hurts most
- Free Trade And Environment (Deccan Herald, Sachin Chaturvedi, Dec 21, 2004)
New Delhi has suddenly signed a spurt of free trade agreements (FTAs) with several regional countries. This refers to bilateral free trade agreements with Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand that are already in place, besides others with Singapore ....
- Patents, Boon Or Bane? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 21, 2004)
Fears have rightly been expressed that the drug industry, the food-processing industry and even the software industry may face a crisis if the new WTO law governing patents is adopted from January 1, 2005.
- Amending The Patents Act (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Dec 21, 2004)
For India, the task now is to debate openly how to deal with a possible rise in the prices of newly patented drugs.
- Can't Middle Class Pay For Lpg? Cut Subsidies, And Also Taxes (The Economic Times, J. George, Dec 21, 2004)
The scourge of “scrap trade”, reported detection of a dead lizard in the packed food served to a frequent flyer on a domestic airlines in the recent past, contaminated
- Tailor Food Safety To Our Needs (The Economic Times, J. George, Dec 21, 2004)
The scourge of “scrap trade”, reported detection of a dead lizard in the packed food served to a frequent flyer on a domestic airlines in the recent past, contaminated honey supplies and many other food items in the domestic as well as international marke
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- `Breaking' Patents — Effective Use Of Compulsory Licensing (Business Line, Feroz Ali. K, Dec 15, 2004)
In the light of the Doha Declaration and the bold Brazilian initiative to break the patent of several HIV/AIDS medications, the Government should provide for effective compulsory licensing
- Change At The U.N. (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Dec 13, 2004)
Reform is necessary but should not be undertaken under threat from one or more states.
- Out In The Cold (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Dec 11, 2004)
Excise valuation based on `normal wholesale price' was in vogue till June 2000. The Government thought it fit to replace the wholesale price concept with transaction value, which is a WTO-approved method for Customs valuation.
- Ambition Gets Asean Aggressive (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 10, 2004)
Asean is now seeking Asia-wide opportunities for sustained export-led growth and the intricate web of trade accords planned will certainly lead to a significantly higher share of Asian exports in world trade in the coming decades.
- The Patent Controversy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 10, 2004)
By rushing through the Third Patents Amendment without proper parliamentary scrutiny, India is short changing its post-Doha obligations to both its own and the world's poor
- Name Of The New War Is `Trade' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 10, 2004)
The world's second largest economy, Japan, hinges its hopes on trade surplus to help in achieving growth beyond the 0.1 per cent recorded for the last quarter....
- Issues Patently Questionable (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 10, 2004)
In less than two months, India will be obliged to do the follow-up on the WTO-mandated product patent stipulations, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, made a strident statement:
- A Space Of Delusions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 07, 2004)
Swapan Dasgputa’s article, “On another plane” (Dec 3), argues that “India will be better served by carving out our own definite space within Pax Americana”.
- Treatment Travails (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 05, 2004)
Accessibility and affordability of the drugs to treat HIV/AIDS are a major issue
- The Key Institutional Weaknesses (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
At the third `ASEAN + India Summit' held in Vientiane, a few days ago, there was talk of `deepening' of the `partnership'.
- South-South Trade Co-Operation (Business Line, S. Srinath, Dec 03, 2004)
The recently announced National Foreign Trade Policy (NFTP) 2004-2009 lays down an ambitious target of achieving an export growth rate that will enable India to account for 1.5 per cent of the world trade by 2009.
- The Cotton Calamity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 03, 2004)
Predictably, at the 63rd plenary of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Mumbai, the common refrain among many Asian and African producing countries was the adverse fallout of acute
- In Search Of A Creative Alternative (Telegraph, Vandana Shiva, Dec 01, 2004)
Terra Madre celebrated an honest agriculture that does not lie about prices and does not exploit the earth or its caretakers
- Sprinters At This Asiad (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2004)
The importance of increasing regional trade within Asia cannot be emphasised enough. At a time when regional trading agreements (RTA), such as the EU and NAFTA, have led to higher trade and investment, Asia continues to lag behind
- Labouring For Nine, You Brother Mine (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 29, 2004)
More than the markets, it seems the brothers have to come to terms with each other, because the past days' news hint that the clash in the Ambani clan may head to the courtroom.
- Taking The Xiith Standard Country-Leaving Exam (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 26, 2004)
India’s education system is in a shambles. Unless education is made a legitimate profit-making business, the country will lose its best future citizens
- The Economic Fallout Of Outsourcing (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Nov 24, 2004)
IT IS a horror staring at US professionals these days: Receiving pink slips and their jobs going to lowly recruits abroad.
- 'India Can Help Vietnam Integrate With World Economy' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 22, 2004)
Expressing the hope that India would help Vietnam integrate with the world economy, the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Nguyen Dy Nien, said his country had a "high appreciation of the Indian position in the [Asian] region and the world" in the political ...
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Going Beyond Words (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 22, 2004)
One of the outcomes of the visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to The Hague for the India-European Union summit earlier this month was that the two entities entered into a “strategic partnership.”
- Textiles, Post-Quotas — A Tangled Skein For Developing Countries (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Nov 19, 2004)
The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) was designed essentially to correct a long-standing anomaly in the multilateral trading system.
- Linking Trade To Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Nov 19, 2004)
Many human rights organisations hold that diversity trade audits can be used to eliminate Dalit discrimination
- The Bush Second Term (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
Few countries are as cautious and pragmatic in their conduct of foreign policy as the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese have learnt the art of refraining from passing gratuitous comments on issues that do not directly affect their national interests
- Bush Second Term — The Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2004)
From pragmatic double-speak and open welcome to horror, the re-election of Mr George Bush has drawn diverse responses across the world. While there is scope for strategic cooperation with the US, New Delhi will have to learn to manage its differences with
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- Protecting Local Cultures (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 17, 2004)
While nations should not be closed to other cultures, they must safeguard their cultural diversity too
- A Trick Pill? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2004)
The Government decision to go in for price pre-negotiation for patented drugs looks like a tactical manoeuvre to get the nation reconcile itself to the realities of the new intellectual property rights regime, after January.
- Pm Sets The Real Pace (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister is a person who not only knows where he is going but has the courage to proclaim his convictions and the decisiveness to do what he regards as imperative to take the nation forward to its rightful destiny.
- Outsourcing: Win-Win For All (Business Line, P. K. Goyal, Nov 16, 2004)
In the post-WTO (World Trade Organisation) era, trade barriers are falling as member-nations open out to free market. Goods and services have started moving from one nation to another more freely.
- Don’T Go By The List (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 15, 2004)
“The only thing it proves is that white South Africans have telephones,” said Max du Preez, a South African journalist with a talent for understatement.
- Telecom: Why Higher Fdi Cap Will Not Bring Investors (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 10, 2004)
Contrary to what the Ministry of Finance is claiming, the chances of foreign investors flocking to India after the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecommunications companies is increased to 74 per cent do not appear particularly bright.
- Citizen-Hostile (Business Line, Ishita G. Tripathy, Nov 10, 2004)
As agriculture evolved into a more productive activity, it became more energy-intensive too. In the process of this transformation, the varieties of crops chosen, though high-yielding, were found to be prone to epidemic diseases.
- Investment Commission — Gameplan To Attract Foreign Funds (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 09, 2004)
To help realise the Tenth Plan growth target of 8 per cent and to make the country attractive for investors, there is the need to constitute the Investment Commission.
- What Bush Victory Means For India (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 06, 2004)
THE positive side of George W. Bush’s re-election for India is obvious. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any negative aspects. To take the plus points first, New Delhi will not have to undertake the tedious task of explaining its policies to a new ...
- Summit Time For Manmohan (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 04, 2004)
Two upcoming summits, with the European Union and ASEAN, provide an opportunity for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to improve India's global profile.
- Whither National Farmers Commission? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 03, 2004)
At the fag end of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, on the initiative of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a National Farmers Commission was set up to look into all aspects of
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- Moving Forward With Kyoto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
Endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Parliament clears the way for coming into operation of the international agreement on targeted reduction of heat-trapping
- China's Transition: From Marx To Deng (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 26, 2004)
October marked the 55th Anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. It coincided with birth centenary of Deng Xiaoping, the architect of China's integration with the global economy.
- Telecom: Why 74% Cap Will Not Ring In Fdi (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 25, 2004)
India needs investment in telecom on a huge scale, including foreign investment. However, whether foreign investment would help improve network coverage and make phones available to those in villages and remote areas is extremely doubtful.
- Welcome Grain Export Subsidy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2004)
It is heartening that New Delhi has at last realised the need to establish India as a reliable and long-term exporter of foodgrains.
- A Green Opportunity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 25, 2004)
The Kyoto Protocol is now ready to enter into force, with the Russian Duma giving it its approval.
- Centre Won’T Shy Away From Labour Reforms In Textile Sector (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2004)
THE textile sector is passing through a critical phase. The quota regime which has helped industry achieve a decent growth over the years will end this December.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 24, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 23, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 22, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- An Asian Union (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2004)
It is time to have an Asian Economic Community. Dr Manmohan Singh floated this idea at the India-ASEAN summit in Delhi on Tuesday.
- From One Job To The Next (Telegraph, S. S. Chawdhry, Oct 18, 2004)
More flexible labour laws which permit retrenchments and the use of contract labourers are needed if India is to emulate the success of the south Asian economies
- Joy And Despair (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 14, 2004)
The prime minister’s visit to the United States of America has generated a great deal of misplaced euphoria about the future of Indo-US relations.
- Trade Sans Quotas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2004)
The 30-year-old textiles quota regime under which the developed countries, the United States and the countries of the European Union, practised discrimination against major textile ...
- Cultivating Berlin (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2004)
The German chancellor Mr Gerhard Schroeder's visit to New Delhi last week can be viewed as just another routine trip by the leader of an important European country, or as an eye-opener for the policy-makers
- Gene Revolution And Patent Rights (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Oct 12, 2004)
In this "International Year of Rice," India is being nudged by the US and its cohortsto take up genetically modified rice to "solve the problems" on the this cereal .
- Transatlantic Dogfight On Aircraft Subsidies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 08, 2004)
The 2003 Cancun Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) floundered in the face of the developed countries' stubborn refusal to prune their massive agricultural subsidies that distort the global grain market.
- 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.
- Playing To Empty Galleries (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Oct 05, 2004)
What about having matches featuring teams from the subcontinent outside its bounds?
- 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.
- Kyoto Protocol (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 02, 2004)
Russia’s decision to ratify the Protocol saves it from collapse
- Search For An Idiom (Telegraph, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Oct 01, 2004)
In London last year, I encountered a Bangla band somewhat different from the dime-a-dozen ones that have sprung up lately.
- Yuan: The Hero Turns Villain (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Oct 01, 2004)
Given the large trade imbalance between the US and China, a recent US Government report argues that the yuan should be revalued upward.
- End Of Textile Quota Regime (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 30, 2004)
Unless huge investment and modernisation of the mills take place, and proliferation of unorganised mills is curbed, India would lose out to China in the textiles race.
- Textile Troubles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2004)
It is well-known that textile lobbies of developed economies are making a last-ditch stand to protect their turf by trying to push back the end-2004 deadline for the abolition of quota system of exports.
- Foreign Trade Policy — Long On Intent, Short On Strategy (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 28, 2004)
Though bristling with schemes and plans, the Foreign Trade Policy neither offers convincing steps to substantially cut transaction costs nor spells out international economic strategy.
- How To Make A Molehill Of A Mountain (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Sep 27, 2004)
The UPA regime’s desire to help farmers is all very well. But a return to the pre-reform days of dangling subsidies is not the answer
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