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Articles 14021 through 14120 of 35809:
- Pakistan Dissatisfied With Indo-Pak Trade (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Asif Shah has expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of Pakistan’s exports to India due to the non-tariff barriers and high tariff rates. Talking to newsmen after the first day’s talks on economic and . . .
- Pakistan, India Plan Cross-Border Banking (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Wednesday issued a joint statement after two days of talks on economic and commercial cooperation within the framework of composite dialogue with a resolve that both sides would expeditiously conclude talks on . . .
- Chevron Mulls Stake In Ril’S New Refinery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
US energy major Chevron may pick up a stake in Reliance Industries’ upcoming Rs 27,000 crore refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
- The Price Of Efficiency (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Mar 30, 2006)
While some jobs are lost, new jobs are created. But those who get the new jobs are not necessarily the losers
- Saarc Parliamentarians Meet In Colombo (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Mar 30, 2006)
Commenting on the social responsibility of the Parliamentarians, the Indian Deputy Speaker said the legislators were well versed with the problems of the people and were better placed to provide inputs to the Government on issues affecting the people.
- Pathetic Condition Of Urdu Schools (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
Enlightened education should be ensured for the Muslim community
- Khyber Agency Fighting (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 30, 2006)
Another example of how religion can be exploited for petty purposes and can lead to death and destruction can be seen in what happened in Khyber Agency on Monday and Tuesday.
- Indian Ministry Says Kashmir Doesn’T Need Self-Rule, Autonomy (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 30, 2006)
* Says violence level in Kashmir has declined considerably
* Major leadership of militant groups eliminated
- Sri Lanka Votes In Local Poll, Eyes On Marxist Vote (Reuters, Peter Apps, Mar 30, 2006)
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in local government elections widely seen as a litmus test of the popularity of President Mahinda Rajapakse's hardline Marxist allies that could impact on a fragile peace process.
- China Premier Backs India Boosting Nuclear Energy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
China backs India's peaceful nuclear energy plans but wants nuclear weapon states to honour their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Thursday
- Climate Deal To Fail Without Us, China And India: Blair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called Wednesday for an international agreement on tackling climate change, but warned that any deal would fail unless it included the United States, China and India.
- Pakistan, India To Ease Business Visas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
* Shipping agreement soon
* Agreement to expedite talks on air service
* Next round of talks expected in May
Pakistan and India have announced several steps as part of their plans to boost bilateral trade and improve economic relations.
- Captive No Longer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 30, 2006)
Open access and third party sale will free captive power plants, allowing any consumer to buy the electricity generated directly from them.
- Rhetoric Divorced From Reality (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 30, 2006)
India must adopt a carrot-and-stick policy while dealing with Bangladesh, says G Parthasarathy
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- Salute To Sharon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Modest as it may appear - 28 seats in a House of 120 - the Kadima Party's semi-victory in the Israeli general election is potentially an extraordinary one for not just the Jewish nation, but also the rest of West Asia.
- Reliance Petroleum In Talks With Us Majors For Stake Sale (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Mar 30, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd. has said that it is in talks with oil majors Chevron Corporation and Exxon Mobil for a possible strategic stake sale in the new 29 mn tns Reliance Petroleum Ltd refinery that is coming up in Jamnagar
- Goldilocks Remedy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2006)
Tuesday’s interest rate hike on foreign currency non-resident (FCNR-B) accounts by the Reserve Bank of India is the kind of policy response one has come to expect from a central bank that, by and large, does not lose its head (fortunately!).
- Icici Bank To Raise Rs 4000 Cr (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
CARE assigns highest level rating, triple-A, to hybrid instruments.
Private sector ICICI Bank has decided to raise Rs 4,000 crore via issuance of upper tier-II bonds. The bank recently raised Rs 1,500 crore via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) . . .
- Whither Transparency? (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Mar 30, 2006)
Large government balances with the RBI, quietly allowing sub-accounts and participatory notes to ensure continued FII flows and directional shifts in the liquidity, are recent developments on which there has been only silence.
- Interest Rates Are On Their Way Up (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Reserve Bank’s decision to hike the ceiling on NRI deposit rates has emphatically signaled that high interest rates cannot be wished away, the finance minister’s recent exhortation to PSU banks to keep lending rates low notwithstanding.
- It Happens Only In India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2006)
The first signs of Ambika Soni’s taking over from Renuka Chowdhury as Union minister for tourism and culture are beginning to be felt. The ‘Incredible India!’ tourism campaign is now appearing in the rashtrabhasha
- Fiscal Apocalypse Now (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Mar 30, 2006)
As support for President George W Bush in the US has crumbled over the past year, perhaps the most surprising element is the revolt of economists and observers of economic policy.
- Resisting Competition (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 30, 2006)
Jacques Chirac has a knack of making headlines and raising slightly embarrassed laughs that relieve the choreographed monotony of EU summits, but there are often very serious issues behind them.
- Rbi Plans To Inspect Deposits (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is proposing to inspect the fortnightly reports on deposits filed by banks to check if there is any manipulation of figures.
- Musharraf Pledges To Develop Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Says he will chair all investment conferences
* Inaugurates Islamic bank in Karachi, gas supply project at Gwadar
- Students Find `Heritage Walk' From Mud Fort To Temple Useful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Students of History Department at K.G.S Arts College, Srivaikundam, carried out a `heritage walk' from the mud fort at Srivaikundam to the nearby Sri Kailasnathar Temple, recently.
- Watch How The East Is Being Won Over... (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, at a conference in Delhi, Malvinder Singh, the young CEO of Indian multinational, Ranbaxy Laboratories, was asked to list the one most important factor for creating a successful multinational firm. Malvinder’s response:
- The Countdown In Kathmandu Has Begun (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 30, 2006)
India's Nepal dilemma must be resolved soon, in favour of popular sovereignty.
- Diversification And Energy Security (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 30, 2006)
India's energy security is ineluctably interlinked with the fortunes of its neighbourhood. The country's foreign policy cannot ignore this reality.
- Election Commission Appoints Observers For Erode District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Issuance of EPIC extended till April 10
The Election Commission has appointed 12 observers for Erode district.
- Not A Blueprint For Peace (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Mar 30, 2006)
While proposing during his Amritsar speech on March 24, a treaty of friendship, peace and security with Pakistan, as “the ultimate culmination of the peace-making process”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected the linkage by Pakistan of the Kashmir . .
- Entire Balochistan To Get Gas: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Vows to do away with sense of deprivation; says locals to be employed at Gwadar port
- West's Economic Apartheid (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Mar 30, 2006)
If Mittal Steel's bid fails, India must renege on those commitments within economic reforms that could jeopardise its sovereignty, says Anuradha Dutt
- Rbi To Conduct Additional Laf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said it would conduct an additional Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) on March 31 to facilitate funds management by banks on account of their year-end closing.
- Cross Country Obstacles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 30, 2006)
A rapid growth in cross-country investments and global trade in goods and services has been a defining feature of the globalisation era.
- `Connecting India' Summit In Singapore (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 30, 2006)
Raising Indian profile across Asia-Pacific
To be part of a panoramic project of `Celebrating India' under the aegis of its diplomatic mission there
Aimed at highlighting various aspects of "contemporary India" and depth of bilateral ties
- Face Socio-Economic Challenges Collectively, Rajapakse Tells Saarc (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 30, 2006)
Commends India's Right to Information Act
Would strengthen Parliamentary processes in the countries
Sustained effort needed to address regional issues
- India, Pakistan For Better Trade Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 30, 2006)
Branches of scheduled banks to be opened in each country; shipping pact soon
- Hamas Govt Sworn In, Haniyeh Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Hamas formally took power today with Palestinian President Mr Mahmoud Abbas swearing in 24 Cabinet ministers, including 14 who have served time in Israeli prisons.
- Providing Water, Power And Gas To All (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
AT a time when people are clamouring to have at least a small share of the fruits of high economic growth, President Musharraf has promised water, power and gas for all by 2008, and if possible by the end of 2007.
- Big Push To Nri Deposits (The Financial Express, HARIHAR KRISHNAMURTHY, Mar 30, 2006)
In a much-awaited and welcome move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the rates that can be offered by banks to non-resident Indians (NRIs) on their foreign currency deposits by 25 basis points.
- Beginning Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
Definitions can wreak havoc on principles and provide a hundred escape routes for those who want them.
- Follow The Leader (Telegraph, RABINDRA SEN, Mar 30, 2006)
At the first east Asia summit last year — which had China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand as participants, together with members of the Asean — the Malaysian prime minister recognized India’s importance and . . .
- Chronicle Of A Disorder Foretold (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 30, 2006)
Anil Biswas’s replacement will prove to be a tricky issue for the CPI(M). But if the choice is not made carefully, Bengal may go the Kerala way in factionalism, says Sumanta Sen
- Blossoming Mutinies In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 30, 2006)
India-Pakistandétenteis transfiguring the structure of power within Jammu and Kashmir, sparking off an energetic struggle amongst political groups.
- Bankers Apprise Rbi Of Liquidity Crunch (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Stiff competition from mutual fund industry in resource mobilisation
- Pakistan To Give India The Saarc Treatment (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 29, 2006)
Islamabad will extend India treatment at par with other Saarc countries under the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) from July 1, this year, Commerce Secretary Asif Shah said.
- Governor Opposes Self Rule, De-Militarization (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha today said that solution of Kashmir problem lies in economics superseding politics in importance, as appears to be happening in the European Union.
- Power To The Tracks (Telegraph, R.C. Acharya, Mar 29, 2006)
What is sauce for the goose need not be so for the gander, as has been proved in the case of Indian Railways’s disastrous headlong rush to electrify the trunk routes .
- Mirwaiz For Redefining Structure Of J&k States (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 29, 2006)
The chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said here on Tuesday that the structure of states within Jammu and Kashmir should be "re-defined" and it needs to be a federal structure with . . .
- Fighting Leprosy (Tribune, Dr Uma Vasudeva, Mar 29, 2006)
India has achieved a significant milestone in bringing down the prevalence of leprosy to less than one case per 10,000 people, the goal set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which qualifies as “elimination.”
- Businessmen At Work (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Mar 29, 2006)
While all eyes were on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, businessmen from both countries presented a wish list of reforms to the two governments.
- In The Sweatshops Of Mumbai (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Maharashtra is officially child labour-free but the exploitation of children continues in the zari units in its capital.
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Plotting A War On Iran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
The decision to refer Iran to the Security Council takes the United States a step closer to effecting yet another "regime change" in West Asia.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- As Kalam Would Have It (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bihar’s law-makers were today taught a “lesson” in development by the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who said they could not afford to ignore the pivotal role they were required to play.
- How To Stop A Civil War (Tribune, Michael O Hanlon, Mar 29, 2006)
Administration officials have been right in recent weeks to argue that there is no large-scale civil war underway in Iraq.
- The Challenge, And The Lesson, From China (Tribune, Major Gen Jatinder Singh, Mar 29, 2006)
China over the last few years, has been reasonably transparent in highlighting its major goals in the modernisation of its armed forces.
- Grief And Comfort (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
CPM and challenges of change
A paradoxical trait of communist parties in democracies is their ability to reform and reinvent themselves to make the most of both challenges and change for furthering their political prospects.
- Travails Of The Mumbai Police (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Mar 29, 2006)
Finding officers who are able to handle elected officials and police cities effectively is a major challenge for India.
- Pakistan, India To Register Basmati Rice (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan and India moved forward in 12 key areas during the third round of the composite dialogue on economic and commercial cooperation in Islamabad on Tuesday.
- Legal Angles (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Mar 29, 2006)
The "office of profit" issue has all the essential ingredients of a political controversy. The somewhat technical nature of the case has invited a degree of legal wrangling as well. The issue has its genesis in Article 102 (1) (a), which forbids . . .
- For Better Ties With Dhaka (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 29, 2006)
The agreement, between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Khaleda Zia, to jointly combat terrorism, during the latter’s recent visit to India, is welcome.
- Cement Price Hike (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 29, 2006)
Besides oil and gas, where consumers are always made to pay for increases in the international price of crude but never passed on the benefit of a price reduction, the cement industry too has often exhibited cartel-like behaviour.
- `Businessmen Coming Back To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 29, 2006)
"Policies have been put in place to facilitate investments. We have new policies for sugar, entertainment... Until you have policies, you can't implement anything... "
- Trade With Caution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 29, 2006)
Subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to crack the lucrative Indian market open for American farm goods should come as no surprise.
- Concern At Narrow Rally (The Financial Express, VIJAY BHUSHAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Since October 2005, we have seen movements, largely on the index scrips. The cash shares have not really done well. In September, when the index was perilously close to 7,500, there was a lot of worry in the market. Because, had it touched 7,500, . . .
- The Self-Inflicted Scarcity In Education (The Financial Express, Janmejaya Sinha, Mar 29, 2006)
), the government of India set up five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. Thereafter, in 1995, a small IIT was set up as a sop in Guwahati and then in 2001, Roorkee University was upgraded to an IIT. We set up five IITs in the Nehru . . .
- Give The Less-Favoured A Credible Chance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 29, 2006)
A friend quoted Confucius to me the other day: “A king must rule as you would fry a small fish— lightly.” Certainly the lightness of the current rule would do Confucius proud.
- Indo-U.S. Love-Fest (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 29, 2006)
Faced with eroding public support because of its elitist policies, the Congressparty will be left with difficult choices between left- and right-leaning options.
- Pm For Decentralisation Of Health Mgt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Giving a new direction to healthcare management, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for district-level health plans rather than New Delhi making health plans for the rest of the country. This will also take away the focus from disease-centric . . .
- Unlearning History The Rbi Way (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Mar 29, 2006)
India seems to have forgotten the lessons of the process of financial liberalisation that had led to crises in Asia not long ago.
- New Face Of Delhi (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Chief Minister Sheila Dixit left for Melbourne in the fourth week of March to receive the Commonwealth flame at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in that city on March 26.
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Window Dressing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Addressing a meeting of three Nobel laureates with Pakistani students and young scholars, Mr Shaukat Aziz could not have been more right in asserting that human resource development was essential to achieve success in research and technology advancement.
- Kashmir Before Treaty (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson is right in pointing out that Pakistan could not accept Dr Manmohan Singh's suggestion to separate the Kashmir dispute from other issues and enter into a peace and friendship treaty with India.
- Human Resources,a Real Asset (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is taking adequate measures to develop human capital as it’s the most important element for success in the nation’s socio-economic development.
- Where Earth Is Still Flat (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Mar 29, 2006)
About three per cent of Muslim children attend madarsas (religious schools) in India. A large section of these come from lower middle class or poor uneducated family.
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