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Articles 27121 through 27220 of 35809:
- Rice To Challenge North Korea To Return To Nuke Talks (New Zealand Herald, Saul Hudson , Jun 22, 2005)
TOKYO - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will challenge North Korea on Saturday to give up its nuclear weapons as she presses partners in Asia to make Pyongyang return to six-party arms talks.
- Kyoto Protocol Target Impossible, Says South Korea (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
SEOUL - It will be impossible for emerging industrial powers such as China and South Korea ever to comply with the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, South Korea's Environment Minister says.
- Eastern Discomfort (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2005)
The talks now underway between India and Bangladesh should be used to bring some sanity into the troubled relationship between them.
- Rethink Reservation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 22, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy would like to take credit for redeeming his poll promise to Muslims.
- G7 Frets About Oil, China’S Forex Peg (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven economic powers met on Saturday to discuss two of the global economic concerns over which they have least control -- high oil prices and China’s fixed currency peg.
- India Urges Opening Retailing To Foreigners (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
- Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Sunday that foreign direct investment must be allowed in the . . .
- Slippery Old ‘oil Tax’ (Tribune, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Jun 22, 2005)
Watching the House and Senate quarrel over which favored users and which alternative suppliers will get new subsidies and tax breaks in the energy bill ought to be a hair-tearing experience for anyone with a basic understanding of economics.
- Be Free And Be Creative (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jun 22, 2005)
While altogether banning smoking on the Indian screen, as recently demanded by the Health Ministry, does seem excessive,
- India And Pakistan Agree To Boost Trade, Trust (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed in "positive and businesslike" talks on Sunday to boost trade and trust to bolster peace efforts between the wary nuclear-armed neighbours.
- Markets On A Roll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2005)
On top of a strong bull run on Monday, the stock indices flared up 92 points again on Tuesday.
- Reviving Circular Railway (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 22, 2005)
There are three elements that are essential for any development project to be executed smoothly and with the minimum of public dislocation and discontent.
- Iraq’S Continuing Travails (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jun 22, 2005)
Speaking in his weekly radio broadcast US President George Bush said on Saturday that pulling out of Iraq now is not an option.
- As Aung San Suu Kyi Holds On (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2005)
Celebrating her 60th birthday in confinement last Sunday, the world’s most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has remained a beacon of hope for millions of Burmese who have suffered under repressive military rule for more than 40 years now.
- Meanwhile, Our Energy Consumption Keeps On Going Up (New Zealand Herald, Chris de Freitas, Jun 22, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol, an icon of the global environmental movement, is finally taking legal effect after years of controversy since it was agreed in 1997.
- Rush To Cash In On Jet’S Soaring Market (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Jet Airways’ initial public offer of at least US$375 million ($518 million) was fully sold within minutes of opening on Friday, as investors rushed to the first Indian airline issue in a decade on hopes of robust travel growth, bankers said.
- Insight Into Indonesia (New Zealand Herald, Andrew Clifford, Jun 22, 2005)
A sadfact reinforced by the Boxing Day tsunami is that our awareness of other cultures is often limited to their presence in world media headlines in times of strife.
- Women Fear Dentist More Than Men (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2005)
A new study conducted at the University of Toronto suggests that women are 2.5 times more likely than men to fear a visit to the dentist.
- No Museums On Mall Road (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jun 22, 2005)
Standing atop the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive table with a commanding view of Hampi that evokes,
- Aviation On Wings (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 22, 2005)
SOME QUIET MAY have returned to Le Bourget after the hectic week-long Paris Air Show,
- Riding On Oil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
The story of oil price hikes in India is as tedious as a tale told many times over. Political parties refuse to accept the simple premise that changes in the domestic prices of petrol and diesel should reflect global oil prices.
- Why An Oil Crisis Is Imminent (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 22, 2005)
Do world's oil producers have any headroom? Unlikely as Saudi Arabia's oil fields are said to be declining. There have not been any new discoveries since the 1970s.
- Sense And Sensex (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2005)
That stock markets follow no logic is clear once again. The BSE sensex crossed the 7000 psychological barrier,
- Tiff Over Bhel (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 22, 2005)
In the coming months, tension between the Congress and the communist parties is expected to exacerbate,
- India To Count Its Vanishing Vultures (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
MADRAS, India - India will launch a census of its vultures, a group of ornithologists said on Sunday, as the birds are vanishing rapidly due to a mystery virus and shrinking nesting sites.
- Outsourcing Thriving In Philippines (New Zealand Herald, Stuart Grudgings , Jun 22, 2005)
There never used to be much to do after midnight in this northern Philippine university city except study or hit the lively bar scene.
- Us Being Left Behind As Locale For Tech Investment, Says Intel (New Zealand Herald, Daniel Sorid , Jun 22, 2005)
The United States may be left behind when technology companies decide where to make their next big capital investments, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett says.
- Un Seeks Climate 'Roadmap' Beyond Kyoto (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
BONN, Germany - The world should work out a roadmap this year for extending the UN Kyoto protocol on global warming beyond 2012 . . .
- Errant Monsoon Unlikely To Slow Down Industrial Growth: Ncaer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The delayed monsson has raised a lot of anxiety about the fate of the kharif crop and the overall performance of agriculture sector this fiscal.
- Indian Rebels To Sign Ceasefire (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Separatist rebels from India's troubled state of Assam are to sign a ceasefire with the government for the first time in two decades, the Indian news agency PTI reported, quoting unidentified sources.
- Amnesty Accuses Us Of Condoning Torture (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Amnesty said Guantanamo has become the gulag of our time, entrenching the practice of arbitrary and indefinite detention in violation of international law
- Royal Tyranny Creates Threat Beyond Nepal (New Zealand Herald, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 22, 2005)
Most countries got rid of their kings in the end, and the rest took away most of their powers,
- Mum's The Word (Financial Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The most gripping and longest-running business soap opera in recent Indian history reached its denouement this week
- Ai Hopes To Corner India-U.K. Market (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jun 22, 2005)
Policy decision to operate international flights from cities other than Delhi and Mumbai
- Income-Tax Refund -- Tracking The Process To Avoid Delays (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jun 22, 2005)
One of the major problems faced by income-tax assessees is the inordinate delay in getting refunds for excess payments.
- Annan Urges China And Japan To Resolve Differences (New Zealand Herald, Evelyn Leopold , Jun 22, 2005)
A Chinese man places flowers in front of a giant poster depicting World War II for the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
- Bono And Geldof Are Too Polite (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2005)
"Hackers Bombard financial networks," the London Financial Times reported on Thursday. Government departments and businesses "have been bombarded with a sophisticated electronic attack for several months."
- India, China Troops To Train Jointly As Ties Warm (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The armies of India and China, which fought a border war four decades ago, plan to hold unprecedented joint counter-terrorism and peacekeeping training programmes,
- Amid The New, China Seeks Out The Old (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 22, 2005)
The success of Xintiandi in Shanghai has fuelled demands for the preservation of historic buildings across China.
- China, India To Change International Politics (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
How will the geopolitical map of the world be shaped by 2020?
- Ranks And Scores (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2005)
With Laveesh Bhandari, I have sometimes attempted to rank Indian states.
- Assembly Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
What is common to government offices, cabinet meetings and schools in Madhya Pradesh?
- Australia Offers Expertise To Smooth Gas Exports (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
NEW DELHI - Australia, which is in talks to sell 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to India,
- Britain Strives For Africa Aid Deal In G8 Talks (New Zealand Herald, Brian Love and Sumeet Desai , Jun 22, 2005)
LONDON - Britain appealed on Friday for a big push on debt relief and aid to rid Africa of disease and poverty,
- Rich Nations Near Deal On African Debt Relief (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Eight rich nations edged closer to a historic deal that would wipe out US$40 billion (NZ$56bn) of debts owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries as part of a British-led drive to haul Africa out of poverty.
- Research Shows Concerns About Nz Economy (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Around a third of all New Zealanders thought the economy had improved over the last six months, but the outlook is not so positive, with 35 per cent saying they felt the economy would deteriorate in the coming year, compared to 28 per cent of respondents
- Bigger The City, The Bigger The Disaster (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
For the first time in human history, more people will soon live in cities than do not. Urbanisation is intensifying as greater numbers of people, especially in Asia, leave the countryside in search of jobs, better living standards and wider opportunities.
- Open Water Fisheries Over-Exploited (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jun 22, 2005)
Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta, the sixth Indian World Food Laureate, is the first fisheries scientist to win the prestigious prize.
- Strong Economy Puts Rupee On Four-Year Roll (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India's rupee may gain for a fourth year on expectations the economy will expand at a pace similar to fiscal 2004, the fastest in 15 years.
- Wto Farm Talks Deadlocked (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Chief mediator of farms talks for the World Trade Organisation (WTO), New Zealander Tim Groser, is disappointed that talks on freeing up global trade in farm goods have ended in deadlock.
- Stop The World So The West Can Get Off (New Zealand Herald, Jason Nisse, Jun 22, 2005)
Are the traditional Western capitalist economies, which felt so comfortable in their success only a few years ago,
- The Quest For A People's Computer (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2005)
The widespread use of computers in various walks of life has remained an elusive goal in countries where a deep digital divide exists and this is primarily due to economic poverty and illiteracy.
- Search For A Wto Leader (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
World headlines were dominated for days last week by the ritualistic and somewhat archaic process to select the next Pope to lead the 1.3 billion-strong Roman Catholic church.
- Wb Tells State To Buck Up On Development Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The World Bank has asked the State government to expedite the ongoing development projects and commended the economic reforms undertaken in the State.
- Sustainable Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2005)
There should be planned growth of satellite towns
- Forget China, India Is Where It Is At (New Zealand Herald, Naomi Hamersley, Jun 21, 2005)
It’s hard to open a newspaper these days without reading some story or another about China and its economic locomotive.
- On A New High (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It is only good policy that will lead to sustained investor confidence
- An Expansionary Budget (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Jun 21, 2005)
OMAR Ayub Khan, minister of state of finance, presented an expansionary budget to the National Assembly on June 6.
- Eu: More Than A Squabble (Dawn, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
THE Brussels summit has highlighted the stark choice before Europe: “carry on as before” or, in the light of the French and Dutch no votes, “rethink fundamentally our priorities and policies”.
- Image And Reality (Dawn, Mahjabeen Islam, Jun 21, 2005)
The Pakistani preoccupation with image and impressions has always been somewhat mystifying.
- Happier Stopover (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It could be that we have been spoiled. In India we grow up so cradled in remains of past grandeur and achievement that the coexistence of centuries is taken for granted.
- How The Patriarchs Speak (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Jun 21, 2005)
Not surprisingly, dramatic dialogues in any episode of the long-running sangh parivar soap draw heavily from the Ramayana,
- The Euro's Legs Are Shaking (Japan Times, DAVID HOWELL, Jun 21, 2005)
Now that the proposed European Union Constitution has been well and truly sunk (although parts may be salvaged), could the same fate happen to the euro currency?
- Realising The Eu Vision (Deccan Herald, Peter Mandelson, Jun 21, 2005)
The EU faces a fundamental choice — either to go in for painful reforms, or suffer economic decline
- Accusations That Are Over The Top (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2005)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's letter to the Prime Minister recording "apprehensions". . .
- A New High In Stock Markets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2005)
The news of an amicable settlement between the Ambani brothers was announced last Saturday, a market holiday.
- Central Asia — A Region Destabilised (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jun 21, 2005)
Just what is the U.S. mission in Afghanistan? The "war on terror" is providing a timeless, seamless context for geopolitics
- Through The Prism Of Human Collectivity (Dawn, Huck Gutman, Jun 21, 2005)
William Wordsworth tells us that it is only in retrospect that one can sort out what has been most significant, most telling, in our experience.
- Petro Subsidies: Flawed Basis (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jun 21, 2005)
The Government has raised the prices of petrol and diesel, while kerosene and LPG have been spared.
- Cadre-Taming (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2005)
Sunday, when municipal elections were held in Salt Lake and Calcutta, will be remembered as the day the Left Front government decisively broke with its own past.
- Make Them Pay For It (Telegraph, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jun 21, 2005)
Gujarat riot victims have claimed damages against the VHP and BJP. Tarunabh Khaitan explores the precedents and implications
- Basically Wrong (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2005)
Backwardness is sometimes the result of daftness in the high places. This was recently the case in Uttar Pradesh — India’s largest state, with a population of 170 million . . .
- Is There Need For A New Company Law? (Business Line, L. V. V. Iyer, Jun 21, 2005)
The obsession with the size and age of the Companies Act, 1956, has overtaken any serious debate on why the company law has failed to be effective as a corporate governance tool and as a bulwark against corporate fraud.
- Passing The Oil Burden (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2005)
After Much Hesitation the Government has decided to bite the bullet and raise the prices of petrol and diesel while leaving kerosene and LPG untouched.
- The Business Of Business (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 21, 2005)
The theory of corporate social responsibility is essential for the success of businesses in the long term
- Use Of Disinvestment Proceeds — Throwing Good Money After Bad? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 21, 2005)
The UPA Government says that the proceeds of PSU disinvestment will help in financial restructuring of companies and eventually make them profitable again.
- Eu Turmoil: Lessons For European Integration (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 21, 2005)
With the stunning negative vote from the two founding members of the European Union against its constitution, there is a whole new look being taken at the remarkable post-World War II institution built and nurtured in Europe.
- Stand By For Take-Off (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2005)
THE string of deals worth around $ 13 billion (Rs 55,000 crore) signed by various Indian private carriers in a span of just a few days at the Paris Air Show have created a flutter.
- Between Hope And Fear (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 21, 2005)
FOR some, globalisation has become a battle cry; for others, it is the banner of the future in the brave new world of the 21st century.
- Is India Inching Towards A Hunger Trap? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jun 21, 2005)
In the dust kicked up by the resignation of Mr Advani, two things of grave concern escaped attention.
- Ongc Net Jumps To Rs. 12,983 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2005)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday announced a 50 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs. 12,983 crore in 2004-05 in the wake of spurt in international oil prices.
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