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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 11444:
- Designs For High Growth And Income (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 28, 2001)
INDIA is zealously struggling to transform itself from a weak-strong model to a strong-weak model of economic governance.
- Negative Vote (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2001)
THE PROPOSAL MOOTED by the Election Commissioner, Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy, at a seminar in Chennai on electoral reforms to make available the option of a ``negative vote'' in elections at various levels is a sure recipe for a wholly avoidable mess.
- National Anthem And Nation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2001)
DECEMBER 13 is said to have outraged the nation the way it did because Parliament is cherished as a symbol of our democracy.
- The Madrassa Mindset (Indian Express, Mehru Jaffer, Dec 27, 2001)
TO mention the twin words ‘Muslim’ and ‘madrassa’ today is to send a chill down the spine of many.
- How Enron Connected To The Powers-That-Be (Indian Express, Dan Morgan, Dec 27, 2001)
DURING the administration of the first President George Bush, a new party fundraiser named Kenneth Lay was invited to spend the night at the White House.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Order On Medical Seats (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
IN the past five months the Supreme Court has passed at least as many orders covering the field of medical education.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- There Is No Option But To Talk (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 27, 2001)
THE new government in Sri Lanka might have awakened a new hope of economic revival and an end to the civil war, but expectations of quick results are unreal, says Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- Men On The Spot (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Dec 27, 2001)
THERE is an apocryphal story told about two teams, with nine members in each, one from Japan and another from England who entered a competition for speed digging a hole in the earth.
- Promises To Keep (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 27, 2001)
AS THE economy opens up further, many enterprises are finding it difficult to survive in the marketplace.
- Argentina On The Brink Of Disaster (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2001)
The resignation of Argentine President Fernando De la Rua following widespread riots in protest against the economic policies of the government marks the end of an ignominious chapter in the annals of this financially-crippled nation.
- Foundation For The Future (Telegraph, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Dec 27, 2001)
Foreign direct investment is a term usually associated with trade and development in the economic sphere.
- Mobilising Democratic Opinion For 'War' (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 27, 2001)
It is incumbent on the Prime Minister to ensure that warmongering does not get out of hand and to calibrate public rhetoric and posturing only as an aid to measured policy response.
- It’s Story-Time, Folks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2001)
DRUMS beat announcing the dawn of a new era — the era of knowledge and Indian awakening.
- The Invisible People (Indian Express, Arindam Ghatak, Dec 26, 2001)
THE aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre (WTC) has brought a rather minor human concern to the forefront. Or maybe not that minor after all.
- 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.
- Steel: Ending On Flat Note (Business Line, Rabindra Nath Sinha, Dec 26, 2001)
THE domestic steel industry closes 2001 on a highly uncertain note. On the financial year basis, the results of the third quarter ending December 2001 will be available in the course of January.
- ‘We Are More Concerned With Revenue Deficit Than Fiscal Deficit’ (The Financial Express, Sanjaya Baru, Dec 26, 2001)
It is not often that an interview is spread over 10 days.
- Rajnath’s Nightmare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2001)
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has put Mr Rajnath Singh in a spot of bother.
- Australian Scientists Warn Of New Car Illness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2001)
Australian scientists have warned that the reassuring smell of a new car actually contains high levels of toxic air emissions which can make drivers ill.
- Babri Masjid And After (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 25, 2001)
Whenever December 6 approaches, we have to remind ourselves of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and of the mindset that would justify that barbarism.
- Parallel Lines (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2001)
Organizational elections of political parties are usually stage-managed affairs aimed at legitimizing leaders’ personal control.
- Is There Need For A Separate Railway Budget? (The Financial Express, Aarti Khosla, Dec 25, 2001)
What is the rationale behind a separate railway budget? After all, the Constitution of India provides for only one ‘Annual Financial Statement’, popularly known as Budget, to be laid before both Houses of Parliament (Article 112).
- Changing Profile Of Terrorism (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Dec 25, 2001)
Terrorism is death and destruction by design when victims are totally unrelated to the cause espoused. Attacks on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11 and India’s Parliament on December 13 point to a sharp change in the profile of terrorism.
- Shadow Boxing In Tn (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2001)
The battle between the ruling AIADMK and the DMK in Tamil Nadu has assumed a new dimension, this time over the removal from the Marina beachfront in Chennai of the statue of the second century symbol of Tamil womanhood, Kannagi.
- Security Needs A New Mindset (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Dec 25, 2001)
THE setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on national security and the indications that all the major political parties are clearly committed to the objective after the attack on Parliament.
- Algeria Calls For More Private Sector Participation From India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 25, 2001)
India-Algeria relations date back to the days of the Algerian liberation struggle (1954-62) when India advocated the cause of Algerian independence at the United Nations and other fora.
- 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.
- Aftershocks From Enron's Collapse (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 24, 2001)
FOR THE last few years, Enron Corporation has been in the centre-stage of Indias financial news. The future of Dabhol Power Corporation is in doubt, with suitors for its assets still unsure of its revival prospects.
- A Lesson In Adulthood (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Dec 24, 2001)
I was not yet 14. My father was a government doctor who got posted to a jail hospital.
- Uti Unmasked (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2001)
It is a devastating indictment of the UTI but the shocked investors or the Finance Ministry will not benefit from it.
- 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.
- Terrorist Attack On Parliament Thwarted, But.... What About Demolition From Within? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 24, 2001)
THE NATION cannot be too grateful to those belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force, the Delhi Police and the Watch and Ward of Parliament House.
- Setting Its House In Order (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 23, 2001)
THE REFORMERS: Giscard d'Estaing, Giuliano Amato and Jean-Luc Dehaene. The European Union has set up a body headed by Valery Giscard d'Estaing to suggest reforms.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- Beating The War Drums (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2001)
WHEN ON the second day (December 19) of the debate in the Lok Sabha on the terrorist attack of December 13, the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, rose to make his intervention, he began by referring to the plea of ``no war''.
- ‘Lashkar Hopes To Destroy Relations Between India And Pak, Is A Global Threat’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2001)
This is the 100th day of our campaign against global terrorism. And in those 100 days, we’ve accomplished much. We’ve built a broad international coalition against terror, and I want to thank the Secretary of State for his hard work.
- 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.
- The Manwho Could Be King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 22, 2001)
As a savaged and brutalised Afgha-nistan gently rolled into the year 1992, glimpses of peace and hope were starting to peek through the gunpowder-drenched air of Kabul.
- Young State, Old Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FOR such a young state, Chhattisgarh politics is terribly worldly-wise. The buntings from its first birthday party are yet to be packed away and the state is back in the headlines for a very familiar, very stale set of reasons.
- What’s In A Name, Indeed (Indian Express, R. K. Murthi, Dec 22, 2001)
THREE knocks of the gavel, delivered by the judge on the table, is enough to silence everyone.
- On The Brink, Watch Your Step (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2001)
FORTY EIGHT hours from now, when Maulana Masood Azhar celebrates the second anniversary of the IC-814 hijack that made him a free man again, he would have a very special cause for satisfaction.
- In Search Of The Thermidor (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 22, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 21. Political life has been on a fast track in Nepal. The acceleration of history over the last decade has shaken this once tranquil Himalayan Kingdom to the core.
- In Search Of The Thermidor (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 22, 2001)
KATHMANDU, DEC. 21. Political life has been on a fast track in Nepal. The acceleration of history over the last decade has shaken this once tranquil Himalayan Kingdom to the core.
- 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.
- Overtaken Once More (Indian Express, Rajeev Ahuja, Dec 21, 2001)
A FEW days ago, it was corruption in defence purchases. Today, it’s the attack on Parliament that corners the nation’s attention.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Centre Of The Currency (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 21, 2001)
Ever try to remember those hazy days twenty years ago? The country was riven by a ferocious campaign to restructure Centre-state relations.
- Divestment Vis-A-Vis National Interest (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 21, 2001)
THE DISINVESTMENT Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, is a conscientious person. But like an evangelist he knows no bounds. He must succeed, whatever the cost.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- The Anc-Sacp Alliance (Hindu, M. S. PRABHAKARA, Dec 21, 2001)
A telling indication of the continued political importance of the South African Communist Party is the hostility its alliance with the ANC generates in the right wing.
- Corporate Lending Requires A Paradigm Shift (The Financial Express, D. K. Goswami, Dec 21, 2001)
The corporate lending scene has undergone radical changes in the last three decades although these are still inadequate to cope with the tumult.
- Safeguarding The Validity Of Business Innovations (The Financial Express, Manali Rohinesh, Dec 21, 2001)
Patents are being sought after like never before. But patenting “business methods” are a relatively new phenomenon and many patent offices have limited experience in dealing with them.
- Love Stories By The Lake (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, Dec 21, 2001)
WHAT is it about a water body that attracts lovers by the droves to its sides?
- The India-Sri Lanka Equation (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 21, 2001)
Bilateral relations can be put on a secure footing if Colombo and New Delhi are determined to tackle certain important issues, which unfortunately have not received adequate attention.
- A Defensive Offer Of Truce? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2001)
THE LIBERATION TIGERS of Tamil Eelam seem to have taken tactical cognisance of the present international discourse against the politics of terrorism.
- Of False Or Misleading Advertisements (The Financial Express, Anamika, Dec 21, 2001)
A recent judgement delivered by the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has held that the fact that a manufacturer of a shampoo claims to have used an internationally proven formulation cannot be held to be a misrepresentation.
- Counter-Terrorism Operations Need Better-Equipped Security Forces (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 20, 2001)
Having seen television images of the shoot-out in Parliament on December 13, doubts were raised about the inadequate armament and equipment with the security forces.
- So Many Caricatures (Indian Express, Jaya Sharma, Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Make Haste Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2001)
I was in Mumbai on Friday, March 12, 1993. In case you have forgotten, it was the day the Memons rocked the city with fifteen massive explosions.
- Techniques Of Privatisation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 20, 2001)
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.
- Hard Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2001)
It is always the immature or the opportunistic who forget that freedom also means responsibility.
- A Bend In The River (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 20, 2001)
On December 5, the day preceding the ninth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, Hindu belief suffered a serious blow.
- Enough Is Enough (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2001)
In May, 1998, when India joined the nuclear club, US President Bill Clinton was wagging his finger before television cameras.
- Towards Preserving Peace (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Dec 20, 2001)
Throughout ages, there is hardly a prophet or saint who has not condemned violence and war and preached the gospel of peace, amity and goodwill.
- Disunited In Distress (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 19, 2001)
This should be the time for all good men to come to the aid of the nation. That is not happening.
- School For Drug Victims’ Kids (Tribune, Pawan Mroke, Dec 19, 2001)
BY turning to drugs to escape the unpleasant reality, many men of Maqboolpura on the outskirts of Amritsar have left their children orphaned to struggle against all odds.
- Afghan War And American Gains (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Dec 19, 2001)
THE first war of the new millennium, “Operation Enduring Freedom”, has led to many new paradigms and milestones.
- 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.
- Exasperation Playing A Key Role In The South Asian Drama (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 19, 2001)
People in South Asia are angry and anguished. They react in the same way. When they go to the polls, they are reluctant to return those in power. They don’t want to put their faith in one political party. They prefer a coalition.
- Decisive Stage In Disinvestment (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 19, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court has spoken. After the Balco verdict, the argument against disinvestment, or privatisation, is no longer Res Integra.
- Forgotten Amendments (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Dec 19, 2001)
The new Constitution (93rd amendment) bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha a fortnight back and passed unanimously the same day after only a couple of hours’ discussion.
- 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.
- Disunited In Distress (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 19, 2001)
This should be the time for all good men to come to the aid of the nation. That is not happening.
- Blocked To Flotsam (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2001)
So why do states still clamour for change? Perhaps because on several occasions the president has acted without informing the chief minister.
- Maoists In Nepal (Hindu, Sangeeta Thapliyal, Dec 18, 2001)
India should be cautious while dealing with Nepal. Any kind of military or material support from India becomes an emotive issue in Nepal and can be misinterpreted as interference.
- What If Osama Were Caught In India? A Debate Would Explode: Should He Be Tried Under Evidence Act? Poto? (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 18, 2001)
The technology of inflicting large-scale violence is becoming easier to obtain, and — per quotient of lethality — less and less expensive. This in turn yields three lemmas:
- Special To The Express (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2001)
Temporary expedients will boomerang: giving handsome amounts to the SULFA cadre, giving them jobs, allowing them to retain weapons — these steps have resulted in Assam now having not one set of extortionists — ULFA — but two.
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