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Articles 20721 through 20820 of 25064:
- Ltte's Brinkmanship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 30, 2004)
Velupillai Prabakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has finally confirmed what was all along suspected: the LTTE is not interested in negotiating a
- Reforms Gone Haywire (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 29, 2004)
The word, “comprador”, of 16th-century vintage, has its roots in the Portuguese language. It has, however, travelled far and wide since.
- The Inanity Of It All (Deccan Herald, DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 29, 2004)
With Bush-bashing getting so popular, specious theories ensnare even noted writers and their gullible readers
- Prodigal Polls (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2004)
Transparency should be a mindset and not a set of closely guarded rules. This seems to be the principle that prompted the Election Commission to make the public aware of how much money political parties spent, or claim to have spent, for the last ...
- The Old Bjp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- Two Brothers (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 29, 2004)
When big events unfold in the lives of the rich and powerful, it’s inevitable to see how the situation applies to lesser mortals, because though the scale of the big situation is so enormous...
- `You Name It, We Will Make It' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 29, 2004)
The statistical profile of Taiwan's achievements in recent times has been, to say the least, impressive. In macro terms, GDP has risen from $1.6 billion in 1952 to $48 billion in 1982 to $281 billion in 2002.
- Victims Of Insularity (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 29, 2004)
Naxalites, and defiant leaders of Kashmir and the North-East complain that government has kept them poor. In truth, they are poor not because the government has given them too little but because they have had no vision.
- Coalition Compulsions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2004)
The Architect of Ayodhya has sought to give the impression that he has found a cause equal in electoral potential to the Ram temple movement of the early 1990s.
- F-16s And Other Lethal Toys For Pakistan (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Nov 29, 2004)
There are clear indications that Pakistan is getting F-16 warjets, besides the eight P3C Orion Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft and a host of other weapons from the United States that would have serious implications for India and the neighbouring region.
- O Brothers, Where Art Thou? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 29, 2004)
Perhaps, the initial footage said it all. Perhaps the succeeding images signalled a change. At the start of TV’s latest ‘K’ melodrama, entitled ‘‘Kar lo Reliance mutthi mein’’,
- A Big Deal In Us Retail (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 29, 2004)
While the recent announcement of the Kmart and Sears combine has raised speculation as to whether the store would be an effective challenge to Wal-Mart, the more relevant question is whether it
- Taking French Connection Beyond Wine & Cheese (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 28, 2004)
While round table conferences, strategic dialogue and visits of political dignitaries have helped mutual understanding, our relations must re-adapt to the new economic realities
- Kargil Echo In Pak Purchases (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Nov 28, 2004)
US deputy Secretary for Defence Richard Armitage had stated on a Pakistani TV channel last month that ‘‘We have gotten (sic) now a steady stream of dependable funding to help the Pakistani armed forces.
- Fooling Around (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 28, 2004)
What is fun? The schoolboy in Delhi, who recorded on a camera phone the sexual interlude he had with his classmate on the school premises, would have one answer.
- Why My Family Are Fighting For Justice - 20 Years On (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Nov 28, 2004)
Twenty years ago my grandparents, Trilok Nath and Kamla Bahel, boarded a night train from the Indian city of Hyderabad to their home in Bhopal. They were lucky. It was delayed. Had the train left on time they would almost certainly have died.
- Power Of Poetry (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Nov 27, 2004)
ONE of the most astonishing and intriguing phenomena in all cultures and civilisations is the manner in which the song in various forms preceded the pondered prose. This mystery, in fact, somewhere connects with the sybilline
- The Marriage Season (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 27, 2004)
Back from an assignment, I discovered that my little daughter was in a jubilant mood. She held a wedding card in her hand which said, ‘Vaishali weds Anil’. A glance at it revealed that our neighbour’s daughter was to be a bride. “So, the marriage season i
- Tryst With The Charpoy (Deccan Herald, SNEHLATHA BALIGA, Nov 27, 2004)
This inevitable part of the courtyard of every North Indian house, offers itself up for varied uses
- Why Indian Milk Yield Is So Low (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Nov 27, 2004)
INDIA ranks first in the buffalo and cattle population, second in goats and third in the sheep population in the world. This huge livestock population is, however, unable to yield 250 gms milk per person per day.
- Secular Because We're Indian, Not Because We're Hindu (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
It is common for Ministers to talk gas, much to our discomfort. However, when the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, talked about gas a couple of days ago, announcing that the LPG price would not go up in steady arithmetic progression, relief was
- A Heady Brew Of Religion, Law And Politics (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 27, 2004)
With faith-based assertions of innocence and shock contending with swift condemnation and gloating over the discomfiture of a religious leader, the notion of holding one's judgment till the trial is concluded is receding.
- Advani’S Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2004)
Those who remember history are also condemned to repeat it. So it would appear from BJP President L.K. Advani's resounding call, at the party's national executive
- Is Pre-School Coaching Right For A Child? (Tribune, Richard Garner, Nov 27, 2004)
CHILDREN who start nursery school by the age of two are up to a year ahead in maths and English when they begin full-time schooling, a major research project shows.
- Can't Blame The Manufacturer If Men Used Women's Shirts (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
Mopeds may be out of fashion on city roads, but the recent case of Balkrishna Industries Ltd that came before the Mumbai Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) was about a moped dispute.
- Reinvesting Forex Reserves (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 26, 2004)
Holding onto reserves without maximising returns, exposes the bureaucracy’s fear to leave the beaten track
- Stumbling And Lurching Along (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 26, 2004)
India and Pakistan are embarked on a three-legged cross-country with the finishing line visible only through a telescope. It will be reached
- 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
- That Pantomime Artist Known As ‘The Police’ (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Nov 26, 2004)
Arbitrary transfers, politicians with criminal connections, old laws, sympathise a little with the men in khaki
- Globalising The Indian Cause (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 26, 2004)
There is a need for getting world leaders involved, towards the abolition of castes and untouchability in India
- The Sankaracharya Case (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 26, 2004)
The controversy over the arrest of the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Mutt exposes the hypocrisy of political Hinduism.
- Hello, Silence (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2004)
I have been an unabashed admirer of the US for almost 30 years now and every time I visit the US I always seem to pick up some little nugget that vindicates my position.
- A New Diplomacy For Destination India (Business Line, G. B. Prabhat, Nov 26, 2004)
To make India an attractive destination for work, the country needs to make the proposition attractive. This can be accomplished by addressing the twin aspects of physical and emotional health.
- A Moronic Gas-Guzzling Republic (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 26, 2004)
Brave young US soldiers are dying defending the values of a land given over to petty politics and selfish consumerism
- Myths, Old And New, Of Indian Banking (Business Line, Asuri Vasudevan, Nov 25, 2004)
A number of propositions about the banking sector have failed the empirical test. Myths abound about the sector, and Asuri Vasudevan examines a few of them, both in the pre- and post-nationalisation eras.
- Jostling For Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2004)
Just as power brings together parties with conflicting interests, the apprehension of losing power breaks up seemingly well-sewn political alliances.
- Why America Has Got It Wrong (Deccan Herald, Peter Beaumont, Nov 25, 2004)
There is a sense of déjà vu, of realities again being concocted for ideological expediency, regarding Iran
- In The Pipeline: Growth (Indian Express, S NARAYAN, Nov 25, 2004)
The Iran-India pipeline proposal — in hibernation for over eight years — received a fillip in New York in September when the Indian prime minister and Pakistan president agreed to move the project ahead.
- A Fearless Fighter, He Went Where Few Had Gone Before (Indian Express, AJIT GULABCHAND, Nov 25, 2004)
My personal memories centre on a very ill man who loved his daily drive in his elegant stretch Chrysler. I was always a part of those rides and the car is still with me.
- Connect To `Connected Thinking' On Standards (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 25, 2004)
When money travels at the speed of electronic pulses on the wire, will it be right to confine your accounting knowledge to the country's borders?
- Debates And Divisions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 25, 2004)
There is little doubt that the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, would like to leave a substantial legacy in Kashmir. But his options are not entirely clear.
- A Powerless Weapon (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Nov 25, 2004)
The popular mood is against bandhs. Parties that hope to survive have to reflect this change in their strategies
- Destination India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2004)
THE conclave of CEOs of tourism organisations held in Jaipur has recommended various measures to improve tourism in the country.
- The Eclipse Of Management Doctrine (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Nov 24, 2004)
Management as an art and a science has been defined as "getting things done by other people".
- Revamping The Vegoil Complex (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 24, 2004)
The drift of the Rs 75,000-crore oilseed and vegetable oil complex, an important segment of the burgeoning food processing sector, has been a cause for concern.
- Man With The Magic Wand (Telegraph, Sushil Khanna, Nov 24, 2004)
Shaukat Aziz has been able to resurrect the Pakistan economy. But will Shining Pakistan be as good a mirage as India Shining
- The Future Of An Illusion (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 24, 2004)
The current disarray within the BJP raises a profound question. Has its historical moment passed? During the ’90s the BJP managed to express and articulate a range of resonant sentiments.
- Choppy Seas Ahead (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 24, 2004)
This is a script that Bollywood producers would love to get their hands on. What is unwinding at Sea Wind at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai over who will steer the Reliance ship has drama with edge of the seat, nail-biting suspense and is a story crafted about
- "Fast-Breeder Reactors More Important For India" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Nov 24, 2004)
Embargoes have only increased India's self-reliance in the nuclear field, says Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
- A Turn In The South (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 24, 2004)
The arrest of the sankaracharya of the Kancheepuram math is more than a flash-point for the sangh parivar in its search for a new symbol of substance in the wake of its electoral routs in recent months.
- Discerning The Data (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Nov 24, 2004)
Even as economists such as Mr Lester Thurow of the US express doubts about the veracity of the data regarding the growth of the economies of Japan and China, the basis on which the related figures are arrived at itself is questioned in some other quarters
- Doctrine Of Religious Immunity? (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 24, 2004)
Investigation in the Shankaracharya case must proceed, without faltering before entreaties or threats
- Does The Room Have A View? (Indian Express, MOHAN K. TIKKU, Nov 24, 2004)
I don't want one more bed- room added to my home,” Israeli writer Amos Oz once argued, while opposing his government’s policy of building housing settlements on occupied lands leading to even more bloodshed
- Afghanistan— Abandoned To Drugs (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Nov 24, 2004)
Three years after the fall of the Taliban, the United Nations issued a dramatic plea for help yesterday, saying that Afghanistan’s opium crop is flourishing as never before and the country is well on the way to becoming a corrupt narco-state.
- Learning From Washington's Economic Woes (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 24, 2004)
Recently released OECD figures show that the US is no longer the No. 1 destination for foreign direct investment. Its apparent disregard for both economic and diplomatic fundamentals, and blithe glossing over of gigantic deficits and huge underfunded....
- Olive Branch (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, tried to reach out to the people of Manipur with his appeal to shun arms and seek constitutional redress to their grievances during his maiden two-day visit to the state as Prime Minister which concluded on Sunday.
- Plane Dithering (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 23, 2004)
The recent nod from the Public Investment Board (PIB) for the state-owned Indian Airlines to purchase 43 Airbus aircraft raises another important issue: Acquisition of planes by Air India.
- Pontiff Remembered (Deccan Herald, U. S. Iyer, Nov 23, 2004)
Amid the controversy raging round the arrest of Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham and protests rocking the country, I slipped into memory lane and remembered my several meetings with the previous pontiff — H H Chandrasekara Saraswati
- The Continuing Possibilities Of Land Reform (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 23, 2004)
Land reforms are typically thought of only in terms of land redistribution, which is seen as politically too difficult to attempt. But there are a range of other measures which are very important in ensuring not only better equity in agriculture but also
- The Impact Of Bush Re-Election (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Nov 23, 2004)
The ‘sacking’ of Colin Powell and other changes in the Bush administration are good news for India
- A Stake In The Future (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2004)
The world conservation Congress, a summit for governments and civil society, has got under way in Bangkok at a time when competitive pressures on natural resources are at a new high and biodiversity is under unprecedented threat.
- Eradicating Polio (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Nov 23, 2004)
Use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine could be the answer for complete eradication of the disease.
- Fast-Food Forward — The American Way (Business Line, Sharad Varde, Nov 23, 2004)
The suv cruised at a steady 75 kmph and I was snatching a snooze when the excited shrill of a 16-year-old from the back roused me with a start.
- Above Board (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Nov 23, 2004)
On petitions filed by two air vice-marshals of the Indian Air Force who were overlooked by a Special Promotion Board in 2003, the Delhi high court recently quashed the promotions of four air marshals of the IAF who were cleared by this SPB.
- India-Pakistan Pm Meet (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 23, 2004)
It is clear that the Pakistani team is coming prepared to discuss a wide range of issues. However, the outcome of this meeting will depend on whether both sides are approaching it with a determination to muster the will to succeed...
- Reflections On India's Balance Of Payments (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 22, 2004)
One of the positive aspects of India's macroeconomic landscape post-reforms has been the dramatic improvement in the external account.
- Rahul Came, Rahul Saw (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 22, 2004)
Last week’s four-day visit to Guwahati and Shillong by young Congress MP Rahul Gandhi continues to find space on the front pages of the local media several days after his departure.
- Toys For The Generals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2004)
The US has a long history of rewarding its allies for services rendered, unmindful of the blatant misuse that the beneficiaries may make of these gifts.
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- The Iron Law Of Life (Indian Express, M. B. GHOSH, Nov 22, 2004)
Of all the laws that govern our lives, I have greatest respect for Murphy’s Law, which states that if anything has to go wrong, it will.
- A Style Statement For Mutual Funds (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Nov 22, 2004)
Templeton Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks without restriction on market capitalisation. The fund can, hence, construct a portfolio depending on the market condition.
- After The Earth Rocked In Bhuj (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 22, 2004)
It has been nearly four years since the Gujarat earthquake. Yet in central Kutch, which suffered the worst of the ravages, the effects are still very much in evidence.
- Don’T Throw In The Towel Yet (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 22, 2004)
Of all the images I saw on a short visit to Iraq last week, two stand out in my mind. One was a display that the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Sunni Triangle, prepared for the visiting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Richard Myers
- The Road To Mumbai (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 22, 2004)
Thirty years ago when I shifted from Bombay — it had not yet been re-christened Mumbai — to Delhi I drew much sympathy for moving from India’s urbs prima to a backwater.
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- Employment As A Social Responsibility (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Nov 22, 2004)
An Employment Guarantee Act places an enforceable obligation on the state and gives bargaining power to the labourers. It creates accountability.
- Fanaticising The Issues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2004)
It is understandable that devotees of the Kanchi Mutt are upset over the deepening travails of the Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, whose bail application has been rejected by the Madras High Court and who is currently in police custody.
- Helping Farmers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 22, 2004)
The Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has envisioned a bright, prosperous future for farmers by bringing about reforms in the agricultural sector, particularly agricultural marketing. He has asked all states to amend
- This Is Not Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2004)
At a recent paper-reading by, and discussion with, Perry Anderson at the Seagull Resource Centre, the subjects attended to were multiculturalism; its relationship with religion;
- Human Recorders (The Economic Times, RAGHUKRISHNAN, Nov 21, 2004)
Journalists are voyeurs. Each tragedy brings in its wake not just cops, not just ambulance-chaser attorneys but the members of the Fourth Estate. The greater the suffering, the more the number.
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