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- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- Deciding The Line-Up (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jan 13, 2002)
A month away from the first `normal' polls in Punjab in two decades, the major parties are under pressure as they identify candidates and work out strategies.
- Indian S&t: Looking Ahead (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 11, 2002)
THE end of year 2001 saw two important events in the Indian science and technology arena — the exit of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam from the leadership role and the formulation of a draft S&T Policy. These apart, the year was more `steady state' than big-bang.
- Less Taxing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2002)
THE PROPOSAL TO tax profits of foreign companies on a par with domestic corporates is entirely in order. None of the arguments for a differential tax regime is valid now considering the changed circumstances of the economy.
- Hardware Assns Allege Neglect (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2002)
THE electronic hardware manufacturing industry associations have formed a joint council to work towards a favourable policy regime and draw the Government's attention to the ``gross neglect'' of this sector.
- Indian S&t: Looking Ahead (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 11, 2002)
THE end of year 2001 saw two important events in the Indian science and technology arena — the exit of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam from the leadership role and the formulation of a draft S&T Policy. These apart, the year was more `steady state' than big-bang.
- Trips Are Good (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2002)
Multinational pharmaceutical firms have been expressing reservations about introducing new drugs in India. These reservations are not new and have plagued India since the Patents Act was amended in 1970.
- Less Taxing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2002)
THE PROPOSAL TO tax profits of foreign companies on a par with domestic corporates is entirely in order. None of the arguments for a differential tax regime is valid now considering the changed circumstances of the economy.
- Excise Sans Logic (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 10, 2002)
THE CABINET DECISION to amend the Central Excise Tariff Act and confer on the Finance Ministry the power to hike existing rates without any cap is not only an abuse of the trust placed on it by Parliament.
- Excise Sans Logic (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 10, 2002)
THE CABINET DECISION to amend the Central Excise Tariff Act and confer on the Finance Ministry the power to hike existing rates without any cap is not only an abuse of the trust placed on it by Parliament but also goes against the accepted principles.
- Our Future Is In The Forests (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jan 09, 2002)
The finance minister has been well advised to concentrate strategic thinking in the budget on agriculture.
- Silk Industry Reels Under Falling Exports, China Threat (The Financial Express, Rajeev Jayaswal, Jan 08, 2002)
The Indian silk industry, which is yet to arrest the recessionary trend in exports, is fearing a Chinese onslaught after Beijing’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- Agenda For Agricultural Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 08, 2002)
AGRICULTURE continues to remain the most important sector of the economy from the perspective of employment generation and poverty alleviation and also because of its causal links with the factor and product markets.
- Why India Must Get Into The Equine Race (Business Line, Anil Mukhi, Jan 08, 2002)
A COUPLE of weeks ago, a momentous event took place. An Indian- bred horse, Saddle Up, became the first thoroughbred racehorse born and reared in this country to participate in an international Group 1 horse race, the pinnacle of equine achievement.
- Why India Must Get Into The Equine Race (Business Line, Anil Mukhi, Jan 08, 2002)
A COUPLE of weeks ago, a momentous event took place. An Indian- bred horse, Saddle Up, became the first thoroughbred racehorse born and reared in this country to participate in an international Group 1 horse race, the pinnacle of equine achievement.
- Agenda For Agricultural Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 08, 2002)
AGRICULTURE continues to remain the most important sector of the economy from the perspective of employment generation and poverty alleviation and also because of its causal links with the factor and product markets.
- Domestic Agenda For India (The Financial Express, Pradeep Mehta, Jan 07, 2002)
• Need to set up/strengthen a fully equipped patent systems which will deal with the registration of IPRs such as patents, copy rights.
- Forensic Justice And Aids (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 05, 2002)
India, like South Africa, has, high on its health agenda, the pathology of HIV and AIDS. So human rights are in jeopardy and, vis-a-vis jural relief, judicial obscurantism is forensic folly, the vanishing point of curial vigilance.
- It’s Now Or Never For Struggling Indian Textile Industry (The Financial Express, Veeshal Bakshi, Jan 05, 2002)
In 1965, India had 100 large composite textile mills in Mumbai and 65 such units in Ahmedabad. Just 35 years down the road, there are just about a dozen such mills left in both the cities put together.
- Forensic Justice And Aids (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 05, 2002)
India, like South Africa, has, high on its health agenda, the pathology of HIV and AIDS. So human rights are in jeopardy and, vis-a-vis jural relief, judicial obscurantism is forensic folly, the vanishing point of curial vigilance.
- Tighter Anti-Dumping Rules Are Good For India (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jan 04, 2002)
Despite of its strong opposition, the United States has reconciled to the review of rules on anti-dumping at the Doha meeting of the World Trade Organisation.
- Korean Farmers Go Online To Boost Rice Sales (The Financial Express, Cho Mee-young, Jan 04, 2002)
SEOUL: Little has changed in the rice fields of Asia in the past few centuries. Farmers in straw hats still plough the land with water buffalo, plant seedlings by hand and harvest ripe stalks with sharp sickles.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- Pak Firm Duplicating Russian Arms Under Copyright Violations (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, Jan 03, 2002)
A Pakistani defence firm has been caught blatantly duplicating Russian arms at an international exhibition in Turkey, according to reports.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- Disturbing Dreams (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 01, 2002)
ON THE FIRST day of 2002 the Indian political economy resembles in many ways its very own famed institution, the Unit Trust of India (UTI), with a net asset value placing it somewhere at the bottom of any international league.
- Disturbing Dreams (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 01, 2002)
ON THE FIRST day of 2002 the Indian political economy resembles in many ways its very own famed institution, the Unit Trust of India (UTI), with a net asset value placing it somewhere at the bottom of any international league.
- Uruguay, Doha, What Next? (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Dec 31, 2001)
THE World Trade Organisation's preamble stresses on the freedom of trade across the borders to achieve resource allocation under competition and, thus, free trade is supposed to maximise the economic welfare of all countries.
- Phrasal Verve (Pioneer, Ramesh C Shukla, Dec 31, 2001)
While thinking about my New Year resolutions, I formulated one which has been the easiest to keep. I have been noticing for some time that Bollywood film-makers are titling their films not by words, but by phrases or even a full sentence.
- Turn Of The Screw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 30, 2001)
By announcing a second round of measures against Pakistan, India has stepped up the diplomatic offensive it has mounted against its recalcitrant neighbour.
- Steel Up The Ore Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 29, 2001)
IT IS TO be hoped that New Delhi will formalise fresh policy directions for mining and export of iron ore well before the WTO norms that envisage lifting of quantitative restrictions on its external trading come into effect, from 2003.
- Turn Of The Screw (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2001)
By announcing a second round of measures against Pakistan, India has stepped up the diplomatic offensive it has mounted against its recalcitrant neighbour.
- High Feedstock Cost Hits Competitiveness (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Dec 28, 2001)
RECENTLY, an editorial in a leading financial daily made the point that the country would be better off if it did not have the high-cost domestic naphtha and fuel oil-based urea plants.
- Gsp, A Prelude To Eu’s Efforts To Bring Labour On Wto Agenda (The Financial Express, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 28, 2001)
Core labour standards has always remained on top of the agenda for European Union.
- India Should Negotiate Cautiously To Guard Its Interests Well (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Dec 28, 2001)
A time bomb is ticking right under India’s nose but babudom, as usual, is yet to notice it.
- China’s 2001 Gdp Seen Strong, Bumpy Road Ahead (The Financial Express, Tamora Vidaillet, Dec 28, 2001)
BEIJING: China’s economy is forecast to have risen over seven percent this year, sealing its status as the bright spot in Asia, but analysts say growth is clearly slowing and the country will face difficulties next year.
- Not By Debt Alone (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2001)
Euro-the about to be official currency of Europe-will not be the only new arrival in the monetary world. If things happen as promised, Argentina, will soon have its new currency, the Argentino.
- Siege Psychology In The Land Of The Free (Pioneer, Phillip Knightley, Dec 26, 2001)
It is time to assess what has happened in the United States since the terrorist attack on the twin towers on September 11 last.
- Wto Ruling No Thunderbolt (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 26, 2001)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the World Trade Organisation panel ruling on the auto dispute between the US and the EU, on the one hand.
- Implications Of Doha For India - Ii (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 25, 2001)
We should prepare for negotiations on all Singapore items rather than continue to entertain the hope of blocking them two years hence.
- Agriculture: Tough To Quantify Benefits Now (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 25, 2001)
“We have agreed to address only the trade-distorting subsidies and not the whole gamut of agriculture subsidies, said Pascal Lamy, European Union’s trade commissioner, at a meeting with the civil society in Delhi recently.
- Exim Measures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
The new exim policy, however, is not without checks and balances.
- Fractured Verdict From Doha (Business Line, Anil K. Kanungo, Dec 25, 2001)
WHETHER the verdict from Doha went largely in favour of India or against its interests is still not quite clear.
- Implications Of Doha For India - Ii (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 25, 2001)
We should prepare for negotiations on all Singapore items rather than continue to entertain the hope of blocking them two years hence.
- Ways To Revive And Refresh (Telegraph, SRINJAY CHAKRAVARTI, Dec 25, 2001)
India’s exports have hit the trough following the terrorist attacks on the United States of America and the subsequent war in Afghanistan.
- Double Standards (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 25, 2001)
The American people are unable to comprehend why their culture of markets, democracy and freedom evokes such a lot of hostility across much of the world.
- Implications Of Doha For India - I (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 24, 2001)
Some important gains were made and some of the losses minimised even while India had to give in on several critical issues because of its essentially weak bargaining position.
- Implications Of Doha For India - I (Hindu, Muchkund Dubey , Dec 24, 2001)
Some important gains were made and some of the losses minimised even while India had to give in on several critical issues because of its essentially weak bargaining position.
- Unilateral Us Decision On Steel Imports May Spur A Trade War (The Financial Express, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 24, 2001)
The United States’ pressure on the multi-billion-dollar steel industry world-wide to check a global slump in prices is slowly leading to some very hard decisions.
- The Right(s) Approach To Globalisation (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Dec 24, 2001)
Income inequality is growing, as are the number of people in abject poverty.
- Realistic Expectations Best For Optimism In 2002 (Business Line, Anantha Nageshwaran, Dec 24, 2001)
PERHAPS, the traditional good feeling that one has towards the end of the year as the festive season approaches got the better of my cautious instincts.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Dec 22, 2001)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- Doha May Pry Open Eu Farm Sector To Global Competition (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, Dec 22, 2001)
LONDON: If the European Union (EU) symbolises free market and open borders, its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) epitomises just the opposite — protectionism at its best.
- China And Japan End Acrimonious Trade Row (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 22, 2001)
BEIJING: China and Japan ended an acrimonious nine-month trade row on Friday, the deadline when Tokyo could have moved to impose full sanctions over a dispute sparked by surging imports of some Chinese farm products.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Dec 22, 2001)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- India’s Economic Balancesheet (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 21, 2001)
AFTER nerve-racking terrorism-related events inside and outside Parliament, the time has come to have yet another look at the state of the economy.
- Rich Nations Should Go Easy On Anti-Dumping In The Times Of Recession (The Financial Express, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 20, 2001)
Is recession the world over forcing developed countries like the United States to become more protectionist or are developing countries resorting to mass-scale dumping to overcome the problem of shrinking global markets?
- Concerns For A Growing India (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Dec 20, 2001)
Indian farmers are likely to benefit from the Doha declaration that was arrived at following the World Trade Organization’s 4th ministerial conference.
- Positive Signs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
The WTO has also committed its members to immediate negotiations with regard to Darjeeling tea, basmati rice, and alfanso mangoes.
- Working Out A Future Programme (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
The negotiations to be pursued under the terms of this declaration shall be concluded not later than January 1, 2005.
- Package Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
High tariff levels maintained by the developed countries have been causing distortions and protectionism in world agricultural trade, denying market access to developing nations.
- Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
THERE IS ONE thing common to South Africa and India which neither country can be proud of.
- Ustr Zoellick Hopes To Boost Russia Wto Bid (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 19, 2001)
WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said he hoped a meeting in Paris on Monday with Russian Economic Trade and Development Minister German Gref would boost Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organisation.
- Unquiet On The Western Front (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 19, 2001)
THE work of the Task Force on Agriculture clearly brought out that the Indian farm sector had suffered over decades from massive negative subsidies amounting to over Rs 300,000 crore.
- Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2001)
THERE IS ONE thing common to South Africa and India which neither country can be proud of.
- Destination China (Business Line, M. P. Suresh, Dec 18, 2001)
WITH China becoming a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), it is all set to improve its trading profile by adopting pragmatic foreign trade policies and transforming its domestic sector.
- Inequality, Globalisation And A Social Framework (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 17, 2001)
IN 1999, the World Bank President, Mr James Wolfensohn, observed of the global financial market: `At the level of people, the system is not working'.
- Developing An Objective Argument (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2001)
I remember, Mr. Chairman, one of your illustrious predecessors mentioned in a meeting in this very same hall that the concept of single undertaking had a particular connotation at the time of the Punta Declaration.
- Govt Procurement Agreement: A Chance To Reduce Corruption (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 15, 2001)
Government procurement was one of the four new issues which was brought under the work programme of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its first Ministerial Conference in Singapore in December 1996.
- On Second Thoughts... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THE car used for the terrorist attack on Parliament, it is true, had a fake home ministry pass, but since that lulled the security forces a bit and enabled the car to get past the first tier of security, expect a lot of tightening in the days to come.
- Learning The Hard Way (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 14, 2001)
WITH Begum Zia back in power, the Hindus are on the run in Bangladesh. At this rate, there will be no Hindus left in that country.
- Chinese Challenge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 14, 2001)
WHEN, LAST MONTH, the Doha Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation approved the entry of Beijing into the world body, the French Finance Minister, Mr Larent Fabius, had said: We are talking about the WTO.
- Crisis Of Confidence In World Aviation (Business Line, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Dec 14, 2001)
FOR THOSE who want a quick disinvestment of Air India (AI) and Indian Airlines (IA), the information in the Table should come as a surprise.
- Opening Up International Long-Distance Telephony -- For Vsnl, The Party Is Over (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Dec 13, 2001)
In AUGUST 2000, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had declared that both basic telecom (within the country) and international long distance (ILD) services would be thrown open to competition from April 1, 2001 and 2002 respectively.
- New Us Import Curbs On Steel In The Offing (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Bush Administration plans to strengthen protection for the US steel industry with a range of stiff tariffs on l6 product lines before the end of February 2002.
- Concerns, Problems And Proposals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2001)
We would also like to have some indications as to what the phrase “further focussed analytical work” means.
- What India Wants Clarified (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2001)
Obviously, we are not yet clear as to whether these three expectations would be realized; however, we do hope we can realize these expectations.
- Is Japan's Interest In India Waning? (Business Line, Smita Banerjee, Dec 12, 2001)
THE Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is in Japan to hopefully bury the major irritant between the two countries - the nuclear issue. For India, Japan is an important economic ally.
- Vsnl Divestment, Ild Privatisation -- Cash Registers Not Really Ringing (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Dec 11, 2001)
THE Governments plan for the divestment of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd is that, of the 52.97 per cent equity it holds, it would offer 1.97 per cent to employees and 25 per cent, along with management control, to a strategic partner.
- Free The Farmer From The Sarkar (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 11, 2001)
NOW that we have negotiated a vantage position for ourselves — full credit for Murasoli Maran and his team for that — the important issue is to prepare for the negotiations in detail and for the actual trade that would follow.
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