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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 11444:
- Will: Going Round In Loops (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Feb 05, 2002)
NEVER has a telecom issue kicked up so much dust as the case of limited mobility through wireless-in-local-loop (WiLL).
- New Definition Of Section 72a Of I-T Act -- Room For Misinterpretation (Business Line, A. N. Madhavan, Feb 05, 2002)
NORMALLY a well-drafted provision is one that has been analysed by the professionals such as lawyers and auditors.
- In It Together (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2002)
New challenges call for a rethink of old approaches. West Bengal’s chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has done well to realize the importance of close cooperation with Assam in dealing with terrorist and other subversive elements.
- What An Ashram! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 04, 2002)
WHEN Chandra Shekhar undertook the Kanyakumari-New Delhi padayatra in the early eighties, it suddenly metamorphosed his image as a political leader.
- Wanted In Pakistan, A Suitable Prime Minister (Indian Express, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 03, 2002)
THE biggest controversy in political circles in Pakistan today is not whether elections will be held, but who will be able to participate in them.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2002)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Feb 03, 2002)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Caste And The Durban Conference (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2002)
BY SETTING ITS face against a discussion on the caste-based oppression (that haunts the political discourse in India even now) at the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, the Union Government has indeed ignited a debate.
- Facing Up To The Facts (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 03, 2002)
THE NATIONAL Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has come out boldly on the side of the weak and the oppressed many a time.
- Quotas And Benefits (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 03, 2002)
THERE IS much excitement about the U.N. conference on racial discrimination.
- Agriculture At Crossroads (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 02, 2002)
NEARLY THREE DECADES after the Green Revolution changed the country's ignominious ship-to-mouth existence, agriculture has again taken the centre-stage.
- Hard Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2002)
It is always the immature or the opportunistic who forget that freedom also means responsibility.
- Techniques Of Privatisation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Feb 02, 2002)
IT IS admitted on all hands through a series of studies that output, profitability and efficiency increase significantly in the years after firms are privatised.
- So Many Caricatures (Indian Express, Jaya Sharma, Feb 02, 2002)
The film Bawandar chooses to depict women activists involved in the campaign for justice after the gang rape of Bhanwari Devi, the village level activist from Rajasthan, as a bunch of elite women.
- Sullying The Pool (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2002)
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of the sacked chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), M.L. Sondhi, on the ground that it was a political decision upon which it did not wish to dwell.
- The Equality Amendment Of 2001 (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 02, 2002)
Reservation is important to equality. But a system of reservation which shuts out merit candidates and virtually dashes their professional hopes is contrary to equality.
- Cure For An Ailing Education System? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 02, 2002)
RARELY do Parliamentary Committees take up issues of genuine public interest that also exert a crucial bearing on posterity, though the country's judiciary has been active in espousing public causes.
- Income Of Charitable Trusts -- The Exemption Dimension (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Feb 02, 2002)
WHETHER an educational institution should file a return of income under Section 139(4A) was an issue before the Bombay High Court in Director of Income Tax (Exemptions) vs Malad Jain Yuvak Mandal Medical Relief Centre (250 HR 488).
- Twice Bitten, Never Shy? (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Feb 02, 2002)
THE saying, `once bitten, twice shy', probably, excludes politicians, who, despite being repeatedly proven wrong, still pursue their selfish goals at the cost of national interest.
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 01, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- Tit For Tat (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 01, 2002)
AT ONE level, what happened in Chennai a week back should not raise any eyebrows because it was merely yet another episode of `tit for tat politics', which has increasingly come to rule the political scene in recent decades.
- A Leap Into Uncertainty (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Feb 01, 2002)
Though the gates to trading in index futures have been opened, the tax law in this regard is still nebulous.
- Better Service From States? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2002)
The Shome Panel is in favour of States collecting the service tax. But will this work, asks T. N. Pandey.
- Exports In The Time Of Recession (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
AS A STATEMENT of intent, the Medium Term Export Strategy attempts to raise hopes that India can bag one per cent of the world's merchandise exports over the next five years.
- Competition Law Moves Forward (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2002)
THE UNION CABINET'S approval of the draft competition bill is a major step forward.
- Femme Fatal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
One of the most disquieting trends that surfaced in the 2001 census was the sharp decline in the sex ratio of the child population: down to 927 girls for every 1000 boys from 945 in the 1991 census.
- The South African Identity Test (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
As a lawyer in Durban and later in Johannesburg, Gandhi followed his own code of conduct for legal practice and considered it unethical to defend a client if he was in the wrong.
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 31, 2002)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- The Jharkhand Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2002)
DESPITE THE CONTINUED denials, there are strong signals that the Governor of Jharkhand, Prabhat Kumar, is on his way out.
- All In Black And White (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
Evidently, the hawks weren’t only on the other side of the border.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- After The Expose (Indian Express, Tarun J Tejpal, Jan 30, 2002)
In my 18 years in journalism, had I spent more time hanging around with politicians, and less with other kinds of achievers, I would have known better.
- Labouring Men (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
Labour is in the concurrent list of the Constitution and both the Centre and the states can legislate on labour.
- A Bitter Pil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2002)
A recent public interest litigation filed at the Delhi high court revealed astounding facts.
- Treading Dangerous Ground (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 29, 2002)
IT WOULD SEEM that the Vajpayee Government has bought time on the demand of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and its `sant parivar' — that a big chunk of the Government-acquired land in the disputed Ayodhya complex be handed over to them.
- High Office, Low Standards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
From all indications, Jharkhand Governor Prabhat Kumar is on his way out. It is, of course, unfortunate that the high office of governor has been unnecessarily mired in the process and the blame for this will have to be laid at the door of the Union govt.
- Warning Bells (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
The VHP’s Ayodhya-Delhi roadshow has mercifully wound up.
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- Focus On Future (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 28, 2002)
President KR Narayanan's Republic Day address to the nation, the last before he completes his term in the summer, made a clear departure from the immediate to instead focus on the long-term.
- All In A Day’s Play (Telegraph, Scyld Berry, Jan 28, 2002)
At a time of such tension in the relationship between East and West in the real world, it would be irresponsible for any of us to promote misunderstanding, even if it only applies to the cricket field.
- $1.3-B Overseas Borrowings -- Reliance Set To Pay Hefty Withholding Tax (Business Line, Shaji Vikraman , Jan 28, 2002)
THE Government has taken a final view to deny tax benefits to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in the form of an exemption on withholding tax on external commercial borrowings (ECBs) aggregating $1.3 billion raised by the company prior to 2000.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 27, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- Unleashing A Whirlwind (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 27, 2002)
The VHP has been allowed to beat the Ayodhya drum again... To reach a crescendo by the next Lok Sabha poll? Nenna Vyas reports with inputs from J.P.Shukla.
- The Law And The Land (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 27, 2002)
The Supreme Court has virtually made it impossible for the Government to part with even a square inch of the acquired land in Ayodhya before the final settlement.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 26, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- Draconian Moves (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 26, 2002)
POTO is a blot on the democratic escutcheon... Experience worldwide has shown that state terrorism is counter-productive.
- ‘For Anyone Who’s Interested In The World Economy, India Is The Biggest Test Case’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
A couple of years ago, a curious e-mail appeared in thousands of inboxes.
- The Incentive Disincentive (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 26, 2002)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why exemptions and deductions have become a drag on revenue mobilisation.
- A Wise Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2002)
THE DECISION TO postpone by a year the shift to a value-added tax (VAT) regime in the States does not come as a surprise;
- A Stain On Indian Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 25, 2002)
Good constitutional practices include the duty of political parties and their leaders to ensure that chargesheeted and communal persons are not permitted to stand for election on their party ticket.
- When Terror Knocked On A Forgotten Address (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Jan 25, 2002)
PERHAPS it was inevitable. A city struggling to live up to its past, unable to come to terms with its current irrelevance in the national sphere.
- The Constitutional Dilemma -- Liberal Or Socialist Economy? (Business Line, A. M. Bhattacharjee, Jan 25, 2002)
WHEN the Constitution was framed, B. R. Ambedkar, echoing the same sentiment, declared that there is "complete absence" of one thing in Indian society — equality and that "on the Economic Plane.
- More Backward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 25, 2002)
Although the Bharatiya Janata Party is putting a brave face on it, it has lost a small gamble.
- The Winner Controls The Flow (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jan 24, 2002)
For all the measures taken post-December 13 to exert pressure on Pakistan, India has so far resisted the temptation of abrogating the Indus Water Treaty.
- ‘What’s Needed Are Small But Sincere Steps Towards Resolving Bilateral Issues Peacefully’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2002)
Excerpts from My India: The Vision for the Future, Home Minister L K Advani’s address at the India Today conclave which was held in New Delhi
- Janus-Faced General Needs Deft Handling (Pioneer, V. K. Grover, Jan 24, 2002)
We must give the devil his due; President Musharraf is a great showman.
- Labour Market Reforms -- Need For Credible Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 24, 2002)
AFTER dithering for years, the Government appears to have finally made up its mind to push through much-needed labour market reforms.
- For Victory That Lasts (Indian Express, Ashok Kapathia, Jan 24, 2002)
After the attack on Parliament, the government is, apparently, working to a well thought out plan of pressurising Pakistan into rolling back its policy of aiding and abetting cross-border terrorism and also keeping open war as a last option.
- After The Applause, Something Else The General Needs To Hear (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 23, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to withdraw state sponsorship of militant Islamists has earned him praise from world leaders.
- The Amendment That Buries Merit (Indian Express, Aravind P. Datar, Jan 23, 2002)
Quietly, with an eye firmly on votes, Parliament has passed an amendment ensuring seniority to SC/STs, a decision that erodes the case for merit like never before.
- Court’s Red Signal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2002)
It took a while, but the Rajnath Singh government in Uttar Pradesh has finally come up against the checks and balances of a democratic system.
- Correcting Legal Mindsets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 23, 2002)
THE PLAIN SPEAKING resorted to by Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Law, Justice and Company Affairs, at a conference of the Builders Association of India where he held the Judiciary responsible for the hurdles faced in the disposal of arbitration cases.
- In The Centre’s Interest (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2002)
Moody's has pointed to the deterioration of the finances of Indian states. But those of the Centre are really no better.
- The Unfolding Up Poll 'Tamasha' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 23, 2002)
THINGS are not looking too rosy for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, at least going by the results of the two polls done till now — the Times of India Poll and, more recently, the NDTV-CSDS poll.
- Revised Fcra Bodes Ill For Ngos (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jan 23, 2002)
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) whose activities are funded largely by foreign donors are a worried lot.
- Roll Out The Vat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2002)
Fifteen states and five Union territories were supposed to switch to value added tax from April 1, 2002, with others following suit.
- Criticism Of The Court — Ii (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 23, 2002)
A National Judicial Commission to investigate charges against judges is a Constitutional necessity.
- Rights And Wrongs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2002)
There have always been debates on the definition and scope of human rights, but there cannot be any excuse for the state to take away these rights.
- India And Lanka: Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Third Time Lucky? (Indian Express, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Jan 22, 2002)
The reactivated peace process in Sri Lanka has once again focused attention on the role of India in the resolution of its southern neighbour’s ethnic conflict.
- Kashmir: Lessons Of History (Hindu, Navnita Chadha Behera, Jan 22, 2002)
The great Indian success story lies in its total faith in democracy... and devising rules of the game in away that allows power sharing among different communities. The challenge lies in extending that logic to Jammu and Kashmir.
- Get To Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 21, 2002)
It is taking time to persuade the Centre that sex could be work for some, like building houses or teaching.
- Security Concerns Himalayan (Indian Express, K. V. Rajan, Jan 21, 2002)
Colin Powell's recent visit to Nepal was the first by a US Secretary of State since the two countries established diplomatic relations 55 years ago. It is, perhaps, yet another measure of how much the world has changed since September 11.
- ‘India’s Been Too Sceptical, Should Give Us The Benefit Of Doubt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
Over the past decade Fareed Zakaria has emerged as one of the premier foreign policy commentators in the United States.
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Net Worth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 21, 2002)
The virtual space of the internet seems to be getting more interesting by the day.
- Striving To Excel In Indian And Foreign Fields (Business Line, Latha Venkataraman, Jan 21, 2002)
`Excel has not looked at capital expenditure as the major way to grow.
- Insecure In The Middle (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 20, 2002)
Once, in the Sixties, being middle class meant ironed clothes to wear, enough to eat, a newspaper to read, a watch to tell time by and, perhaps, a scooter to ride to work.
- Rumblings From Rome (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2002)
Within less than a month of the euro's launch, the E.U. applecart has been well and truly upset by Italy under Silvio Berlusconi.
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