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Articles 20321 through 20420 of 25064:
- Nature’S Wrath Is History’S Reminder (Deccan Herald, DENNIS SMITH, Dec 29, 2004)
Scientists, like art teachers who have not mastered anatomy or drawing, often assume that what they do not know is not important. And, when it comes to earth science, what they do not know is the pattern of geologic time
- Lady Returns (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 29, 2004)
The iron fist of the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party has a life of only one month. After that it degenerates into an ordinary glove. Ms Uma Bharti was suspended from the party a month ago but now she has been welcomed back into the party.
- The Trouble With Outsourcing (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 29, 2004)
Information technology professionals in India greeted with jubilation the re-election of Mr George W. Bush as the US President. Their joy was in the hope that the new administration
- Tsunami Warning System (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 29, 2004)
Joining the international tsunami warning system will help, but even so there will be much that has to be done within the country.
- Westward Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 29, 2004)
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenkov finally won the presidential election on Monday, trouncing his political rival Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich after much controversy and electoral drama. Behind Yuschenkov’s 8 per cent margin of ...
- Sex And Sensibility (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
Although at one level it was a case of adolescent indiscretion, the afterlife of the MMS clip case captures many anxieties about the social transformation that sections of Indian society are undergoing.
- A Little More Credit For Tilling The Soil (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 29, 2004)
Integrating agricultural loans with the marketing of rural products may be one way to ensure greater offtake of rural credit
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
- War And Peace In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
The light at the end of the tunnel in the Sri Lankan peace process, burnt out in the last 18 months of static, is flickering again.
- Face The Facts (Pioneer, Ram Gopal, Dec 29, 2004)
In his article, "Ayodhya: The futility of talks" (December 4), Mr SP Gupta, a noted archaeologist, has given ample historical and archaeological evidence to support the claim that a Hindu temple existed prior to Babri
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- 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
- Great Indian Sexcapade (Indian Express, G.J.V. PRASAD, Dec 28, 2004)
It is with amusement and concern that I have been forced to follow the brouhaha over and investigation into the MMS sex scandal. When it all began I was outraged by the boy’s “ungentlemanly
- 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.
- Can Indian Carriers Soar In The Open Skies? (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Dec 28, 2004)
With a new civil aviation policy expected to set India's public and private sector carriers free, they should really take advantage of the open skies.
- Alliance Arithmetic Holds The Key (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, Dec 28, 2004)
While a Congress-JMM-RJD alliance can upset the BJP's applecart in Jharkhand, the absence of it will almost ensure a second innings for the BJP.
- A Shaky Start (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2004)
For all the political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- The Living Count The Dead (Indian Express, E. P. Unny, Dec 28, 2004)
Chennai's morning people aren’t there at the beach on Monday. The walkers have been asked to stay away for a couple of days. We aren’t taking any chances, says a policeman
- At Saarc, In Charge (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2004)
As he packs his bags for the first foreign policy venture in the new year — the annual summit of the South Asian nations in Dhaka
- Real Woman (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Dec 28, 2004)
Watching a popular soap on TV with a friend, I made one comment — “Why are soaps bent upon showing the woman as a two-edged sword driven through the whole humanity? And they are so popular too!”
- Politics Of Defacement (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2004)
Politicians not only pollute politics, but come elections they also indulge in the defacement of private and public property with impunity.
- The Tired Old Subsidies Debate (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 28, 2004)
Once again, the Finance Ministry has prepared a document which proposes that the Central Government cut explicit and implicit subsidies, without adequate attention to the possible negative implications.
- Finance Minister's Report On Fiscal Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 27, 2004)
The midyear review recently presented by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to Parliament is a welcome addition to the periodic reports that the Government has been providing.
- Seers And Scoundrels (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 27, 2004)
Why cavil at the phenomenon of their existence — godmen and godwomen are an integral part of the landscape. They are our heritage; they define the current milieu too.
- Revolutionaries Of Another Kind (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 27, 2004)
Hugo Chavez has done much to improve the lot of poor Venezuelans but, in the process, he has also gathered many enemies
- Is Nothing Sacred? (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Dec 27, 2004)
This season, the so-called “true believers” went on the offensive against the “secularists” in America
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- But What Is Not (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2004)
Ms Zahira Sheikh has come to represent almost everything that is wrong with India’s polity. The courtroom drama manifests barely a fraction of the conflicting and destructive forces
- Assault On Hinduism (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 27, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- Airlines: The Turbulence Can Be Jolting (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 27, 2004)
Major airlines in the US are going through some tough times. The recent round of reports on their performance has left most investors fairly gloomy about a revival of fortunes in the near future.
- Home And Heart (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2004)
With the welcome revocation of her suspension from the BJP, the process of Ms Uma Bharati's in-house rehabilitation has begun. Hearteningly, her comeback has taken place with a quiet dignity that contrasts with the tempestuous way she had fallen from grac
- Why The Meek Must Inherit (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 27, 2004)
Slums might be urban eyesores. In reality, however, they reflect on the acute myopia that afflicts the powerful sections of society. The draconian Rent Control Act, for example, is supposedly meant to protect the "welfare of the poor".
- Mps Failing In Their Duties, Says Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2004)
The Citizens Report on Governance and Development 2004 has criticised elected representatives for failing to perform their duties that was increasingly reflected in the rapid decline of democracy in the country.
- Pervez Musharraf Under Pressure (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 26, 2004)
Pakistan is living through turbulent times and, General Musharraf, its self-styled President, is under tremendous pressure. The United States-led anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan has shaken Pakistan’s polity like no other event in its troubled ...
- Images Of 2004 (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Dec 26, 2004)
The course of Indian politics has always been unpredictable, but it is hard to think of a year that rang in changes more unexpected than 2004.
- Ayodhya And After (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 26, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- ‘I’M Absolutely Optimistic... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 26, 2004)
In an interview conducted before the general election in May 2004, former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao talked to SHEKHAR GUPTA, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, about the crucial period in 1991 when he took over the reins of the country...
- Mama Knows Best (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2004)
She has celebrated birth, looked at death, stayed at home upon her children’s wish and tried to foster peace between siblings. Clearly, 2004 has been the year of the Indian matriarch
- Khaps Fail To Keep Pace With Change (Tribune, S.S. Boora, Dec 25, 2004)
The recent judgments by the clan-based khaps in Haryana in certain matrimonial matters have raised a storm for being insensitive to the dignity and prestige of women.
- Protection In The Skies (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 25, 2004)
The owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Mr Vijay Mallya, has done well to draw the attention of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to the Government's plans to allow airlines with three years (and more) of flying experience in the domestic sector to ply on
- Foggy Logic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2004)
IT’S that time of the year when fog rolls in and everything is grounded, cars, buses, trains and even airplanes that are meant to soar in the sky.
- Double Tax Avoidance Treaties — Impact On Security Transactions (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 25, 2004)
The India-Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Agreement is in news with the Finance Minister planning a revisit as and when it is expedient to do so having regard to economic, political and diplomatic considerations.
- Doon-Sday Scenario (Indian Express, S M A Kazmi, Dec 25, 2004)
Open spaces in the Doon valley are soon going to be a thing of the past, with work on the ‘Greater Doon’ project in the south of Dehra Dun progressing at a very fast rate.
- Ayodhya And After (Pioneer, N. Jamal Ansari, Dec 25, 2004)
Twelve years ago, the Babri Masjid was demolished by the forces of Hindutva because they wanted to expand their political base. The tragedy at Ayodhya raises certain crucial matters.
- Hard Choices (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Dec 25, 2004)
We need to be honest with ourselves that principles of freedom of speech and respect for minorities can collide
- Road Rollers That Failed To Steamroller (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 25, 2004)
Let us roll back to 1993 when the Andhra Pradesh Government hiked road tax on vehicles. The Road Rollers Owners Welfare Association in the state objected to the rise and challenged the validity of the order.
- Tragedy As Farce (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 25, 2004)
The latest episode of the Zaheera Sheikh prime-time features her own erstwhile champions turning on her. What has, doubtless inadvertently, been exposed by the Tehelka "exposé" is the collective ire ...
- This Matter Of Plastic (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 25, 2004)
In the classic movie, The Graduate, the young Dustin Hoffman is advised to get into plastic, the surest way to conquer the world. Well, Dustin, you may have ignored that advice, but India and Indians have not.
- The Reformer And Sage (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 25, 2004)
Even as fulsome praise has been lavished on P. V. Narashima Rao for his evangelical zeal in the pursuit of economic reforms when India was close to bankruptcy in the early 1990s
- Tackling The Maoists (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 25, 2004)
The success of any counter-revolutionary strategy depends on the right mix of policies aimed at reducing the relevance of revolutionary politics to even a small segment of society.
- Such A Short Exile (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2004)
A month and few days is short banishment by most standards. On November 10, Uma Bharati was suspended from primary membership of the BJP; her suspension is revoked by the party president on December 24.
- Still Talking About Membership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2004)
While the Agreement between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to begin membership talks on October 3, 2005 is significant, the negotiations are likely to be prolonged and arduous.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Dec 25, 2004)
The terrors of technology are everywhere being manifest in the most extraordinary forms. An entire nation has been taken by storm at the spectacle of a couple of schoolchildren who chose to record their "extracurricular activities"...
- Reliving A Painful Past (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Dec 25, 2004)
Two nightmares no Indian would like to recur is the one following the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the other following the attack on the Sabarmati Express at Godhra railway station.
- Ready For Takeoff (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 25, 2004)
The civil aviation sector in the country could see strong growth in the new year.
- Unlikely Helmsman (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2004)
"A small Indian village, like a thousand others; an obscure child, like a million others; a non-descript childhood, like any other's; climbed ladders and more ladders, feeling all the while
- Treaty Constructions Can Be Damaging (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Dec 25, 2004)
There can be more than one view on the question whether the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) should be the forum for a ruling on disputes about the interpretation of articles in the bilateral tax treaties that go by the
- The Crusade For Monoculture (Asia Times, Chanakya Sen, Dec 25, 2004)
The prophet-provocateur of international relations, Samuel P Huntington, is back to rattle some bones with a combative teaser on American identity.
- South Korea, A Culture In Transition (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 24, 2004)
South korea is a country in a hurry. Having mastered engineering, it is in a hurry to learn English. The new generation could not care less about the psychological scar left by the Japanese occupation that lasted 35 years.
- 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.
- P V Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2004)
Through the highs and lows of P V Narasimha Rao’s political life ran the line of history which shapes men into institutions and totems of change.
- One Never Knows (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 24, 2004)
The man who prides himself on knowing women like the back of his hand, is a braggart who is not to be taken seriously. Possibly, he has at sometime or other, had his cheek slapped by a woman, an incident he is careful not to reveal to his listeners.
- The Chanakya Of Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2004)
P V Narasimha Rao became prime minister in the shadow of tragedy. Rajiv Gandhi had been assassinated and India was struggling with a political as well as economic crisis.
- Not The Final Over (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Dec 24, 2004)
During Australia’s recent tour in India, the batsmen of both the teams decided to “walk” without waiting for the umpire’s decision when they thought that they had nicked one to a fielder.
- Nostrum For Parliament? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 24, 2004)
The winter session of parliament is duly over. It was not as full of near-mayhem as the previous sessions had been. That is not however saying much. Marginal issues continued to receive precedence over substantive ones, and verbal
- Narasimha Rao (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 24, 2004)
Pamalaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao, who left for hereafter at the age of 83, will be remembered mainly for two significant achievements.
- Outward Fdi On The Go (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 24, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has put all his energies in further opening the country for foreign investments in banking, insurance, telecom and civil aviation.
- Look Before You Leap (The Economic Times, Lubna Kably, Dec 24, 2004)
A cartoon that has become very popular this festive season shows that Santa Claus has been outsourced to India. A queue of kiddies are shown awaiting their turn in front of a video conferencing screen.
- The Mind Of The Insider (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2004)
Narasimha Rao was not the most accessible or charismatic of PMs. But he was always on the job
- Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2004)
We are mute mute witnesses to witnesses turning hostile, and truth getting baked in the process. We may never come to terms with what witnesses say at different points of time
- Second Green Revolution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2004)
President Abdul Kalam, on a visit to Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, called for a second Green Revolution. This is bound to raise the question: was the first Green Revolution a success? The dominant view is: yes, it was.
- A Ghost Election For Iraq (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2004)
The only Indian journalist to have visited Iraq in recent weeks, Mohammad Ahmad Kuzmi, has just returned with fascinating insights.
- Another Tehelka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2004)
Just when everyone was wondering what compulsion was making Zaheera Shaikh, the star witness in the Best Bakery carnage case, change her statements repeatedly, came the Tehelka expose which lifted the lid off the mystery.
- Blossoming Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2004)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's first state visit to India could not have come at a better time. India's `Look East' policy is firmly in place. Its ties with the
- From Political Sanyas To Pm's Chair (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 24, 2004)
P. V. Narasimha Rao had all but taken political sanyas in the summer of 1991. A visibly tired and disappointed Rao met journalists outside the Andhra Bhavan after a function to celebrate the Telugu New Year day, Ugadi, in mid-April that year.
- India As Japanese See It (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 24, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s Ambassador, Mr Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Kolkata under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Judiciary Under Trial By Sensation (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Dec 24, 2004)
Now the news media is agog with the new Tehelka expose on Zaheera Sheikh, the super character in the Best Bakery episode. It has been made out that Zaheera accepted a huge ransom of Rs 18 lakh from BJP bigwigs in Vadodara to commit testimonial somersaults
- Is Security Is No Overhead (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2004)
Almost one in two Indian organisations are unaware of the technique used for breaching their security. This is almost double of what prevailed about a year ago
- For Liberty's Sake (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2004)
In ruling that the indefinite incarceration of non-citizens suspected of `terrorism' is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the United Kingdom's Law Lords ...
- Mob Violence And Right To Artistic Expression (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2004)
The decision taken by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to cancel further performances of the play Behzti can only be described as a capitulation to mob rule. Stuart Rogers, the executive director of the theatre....
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