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Articles 28321 through 28420 of 35809:
- Spotlight On Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2005)
THIS year’s Foreign Trade Policy hands out incentives to employment-generating sectors like small and medium enterprises, agriculture, dairy, poultry, marine and the retail sector. This is welcome, but the challenge here is formidable. . . . .
- There's More To Fdi Than Financing (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Apr 11, 2005)
India does not need FDI merely to be able to balance the books on capital account. Through FDI, India gains the knowledge and learning acquired elsewhere in the world.
- Right Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2005)
The recently-unveiled Annual Supplement to Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2004-09, which spells out measures to promote trade, contains some . . . .
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 11, 2005)
I WAS frankly alarmed to come across a report that the Central Government has decided to set up yet another Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), . . .
- Redundant Ritual (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Apr 11, 2005)
With central bankers no longer as powerful as they once were, the dollar will remain weak. They won the war against price stability and now they are fighting to defend, if not fuel, asset price inflation, because they fear the consequences of ending it,.
- Losing Battle Against Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 11, 2005)
A raid conducted by the CBI in the third week of March on the premises of a former Chief Secretary of UP unearthed unaccounted wealth amounting to Rs 120 crore. . . .
- Looking Beyond The Boundary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2005)
THE VISIT BY Premier Wen Jiabao to India — the first by a top Chinese leader after the generational change . . . .
- Fixing The Fiscal Deficit (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 11, 2005)
The whole issue of over-emphasis on fiscal compression as a matter of public policy needs to be revisited, especially in the current context of India facing a high infrastructure deficit. . . . .
- Two Taxes The Country Needs (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 11, 2005)
Why are political parties and the corporate world opposing two taxes that are apparently innocuous?
- Economic Consequences Of Mr Wolfowitz (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Apr 11, 2005)
IT WAS an unapologetic political statement made by the US President, Mr George Bush, on March 16 when he announced the nomination of Mr Paul Wolfowitz as President of the World Bank.. . . .
- Delivered To Death (Tribune, Vichitra Sharma, Apr 11, 2005)
Today, as every day, one woman will die every five minutes in India from maternity-related causes. . . . .
- Continuity And Change (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Apr 11, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Carry On, Comrades (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 11, 2005)
THE deliberations and resolutions at the 18th party congress of the CPM deserve more cheers than sneers. . . .
- As Us Cap On Work Visas Rises, So Does Confusion (Tribune, S. MITRA KALITA, Apr 11, 2005)
The two engineers have been ready for months. One waits in Colombia, the other in Argentina.
- Flight Of Fancy (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Apr 11, 2005)
A WORKING group constituted by the Civil Aviation Ministry has recommended the constitution of a “no-frills” airline to bring air travel in the country within reach of the common man. . . . .
- India Has Futuristic Edge Over China, (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
Infosys Technologies Chief Executive Officer Nandan Nilekani said the future of Indian competitiveness in comparison to China was quite bright.
- Three Red Musketeers (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 11, 2005)
There are apparently three CPMs in India today. One is in West Bengal, which is in favour of economic reforms
- Will To Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
A great deal of violence in India springs from the crudest abuse of political power.
- Voter Disconnect With `Westminster Village' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2005)
As the British general election draws near, two things are becoming clear: voter turnout will be depressingly low, and Labour's lead is narrowing.
- India, China Hoping To 'Reshape The World Order' Together (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Apr 11, 2005)
India and China announced a new "strategic partnership" Monday, pledging to resolve long-standing border disputes and boost trade and economic cooperation between two rising powers that together account for more than a third of the world's population.
- Surjeet: A Legend In His Lifetime (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 10, 2005)
THREE years back when Harkishan Singh Surjeet was re-elected General Secretary of the CPI (M) for the . . . .
- Indifferent Health (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2005)
It must not enthuse Indians or even add terribly to their self esteem to see their country bracketed
- Jiang Biography Is A Hit In China (Tribune, Ching-Ching Ni, Apr 09, 2005)
American businessman Robert Lawrence Kuhn said he wrote a biography of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin to shed light on this Asian nation.
- Misconceptions Galore (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 09, 2005)
SHOPKEEPERS in different parts of the country have expressed their displeasure with the Government of India’s decision to implement a value added tax (VAT) system by downing shutters.
- Partition: A New Approach (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Apr 09, 2005)
Three years before the partition of India, Regionald Coupland, who had done a report on the partition of Palestine to create the Jewish State of Israel, was asked to do a similar report on the possible division of India to create Pakistan. . . . .
- The First World Leader (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Apr 09, 2005)
The greatest political actor of our time leaves us the challenge of moral globalisation . . . .
- Unerring Marxman (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
FOR four consecutive terms as General Secretary of the CPM, he never pulled his punches.
- Karnataka’S Hotbed Of Jain Religion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 09, 2005)
Kamala Vasudevan uncovers Chaturmukha Basadi in Karkala, which played a big role in spreading Jainism in the state.
- Short On Credibility (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 09, 2005)
THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 2005 to the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2004-2009 released on Friday by the Commerce Minister. . . . .
- Air Power: Differences That Matter (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 09, 2005)
The US decision to sell F-16s to Pakistan brings back the debate on the Pakistani fighter gap vis-a-vis the IAF.
- Challenge To Science: Attracting Youth (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Apr 09, 2005)
We must take the message and mission of successful scientists to youth. Once the potential of young scientists is understood, organisational heads must invest in them boldly irrespective of their positions and their age.
- Oil: Super Spike Or Crying Wolf? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 09, 2005)
A recent Goldman Sachs report on oil demand explains the essence of a super spike, saying that demand has to fall "because spare. . . .
- Promising Prospects (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 09, 2005)
During Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, India and China may take one more step in the direction of a boundary settlement by agreeing upon guiding principles.
- Windows Of The Church (Telegraph, Editorial, Providence Journal, Apr 09, 2005)
The spectacle of George W. Bush kneeling at Pope John Paul II’s bier recalls another temporal ruler, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. . .
- Saul Bellow: Author Of Modern World (Tribune, Boyd Tonkin, Apr 08, 2005)
Within four days, the world's two boldest neoconservative voices have fallen silent....
- India Among "Slow Progressing'' Nations In Child, Maternal Care (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Apr 08, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 7. Come September, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to celebrate the anniversary of the rath yatra by the party chief, L.K. Advani, from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990. . .
- Adb Sees Roller-Coaster Gdp Growth For India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
In 2006, it said GDP growth is expected to decline to 6.1 per cent due to further deceleration in the growth of industry and services to 5.2 and 7.3 per cent respectively.
- Spreading Web Of Terror (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 08, 2005)
The inherent vice of capitalism is unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Tarkunde Forgotten? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 08, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate...
- What’S Vat? (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Apr 08, 2005)
MY only acquaintance with VAT till now was the one that either referred to the premium Scotch or to the wooden cask storing vintage wine in the vineyards of France.
- Basel Norms & Bank Restructuring (Hindu, Sunanda Sen , Apr 08, 2005)
Implementing Basel II norms on capital adequacy will further accentuate the trend of moving credit away from the deserving industrial units in the small sector.
- Bus Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2005)
The bus service would help to forge a bond between the peoples of both Kashmirs
- Economic, Demographic Challenges For Eu (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Apr 08, 2005)
ON TUESDAY, the European Union (EU) unveiled an ambitious and unprecedented plan to spend $14,500 million (11.3 billion euros) during 2007-13 on training and rehabilitating displaced workers in the region where companies are restructuring their . . . . .
- Other Tyrannies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2005)
Government reports often end up stating the obvious. The report of a committee, set up to examine the causes of Naxalite violence, is no exception.
- Plastic Rules: Light At The End Of Tunnel? (Business Line, Rajeev D. Mathur , Apr 08, 2005)
THE Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asking the Indian Banks Association (IBA) to evolve a code of conduct for issuing credit cards and the setting up of a working group for evolving a regulatory mechanism for credit cards is welcome.
- People Living Longer Is Good (Hindu, Tom Kirkwood , Apr 08, 2005)
Here is to our good old days. Far from being programmed to give out on us, our bodies are ageing better than ever.
- Protecting The `Real' Investors (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Apr 08, 2005)
SOME 20 million households are invested in equity shares. This includes both retail and high net worth individuals.
- Promising Prospects (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 08, 2005)
During Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, India and China may take one more step in the direction of a boundary settlement by agreeing upon guiding principles.. . .
- Abhimanyus Of The Financial Markets (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 07, 2005)
A financial market with a million Abhimanyus, who cannot exit, is a poor showpiece for global participants.
- Now For A Four-In-One Economic Theory (Business Line, Madan Sabnavis, Apr 07, 2005)
ECONOMIC debates have tended to focus on the relevance and obsolescence of economic theories and their protagonists
- A Tale Of Two Celebrations (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 07, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 6. It is rare that two major political parties — the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) — should stage celebrations on the same day in the capital.
- Blair’S Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2005)
Key issues for the UK general election are likely to be foreign policy and economy
- Business Beckons Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , Apr 07, 2005)
UNTIL RECENTLY, China was a worthy rival to India not only in the political domain but also in the business arena as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- Fault Line In Clause 49 (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Apr 07, 2005)
N. R. Moorthy opines that the intention of the legislature is not to get SEBI police company management
- Is Us Pitting Pak Vs India With F-16s: It's . . . (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2005)
The US decision to supply F-16s to Pakistan should be viewed in the proper context...
- Joining The Madrid System (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2005)
THE GOVERNMENT HAS indicated that it has decided "in principle" that India should join the Madrid System for international registration of trade marks and service marks.
- Poll Vault (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2005)
The prime minister of Britain, Mr Tony Blair, has gone to the country but he has done so under a shadow.
- Promising Prospects (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 07, 2005)
During Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, India and China may take one more step in the direction of a boundary settlement by agreeing upon guiding principles.
- Russia's Neighbours (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Apr 07, 2005)
Russia's new pragmatic policy towards its neighbours overturns the popular Western claim that Moscow is against democratic changes in the post-Soviet states.
- Speaking And Writing (Telegraph, André Béteille, Apr 07, 2005)
Indians are much more at ease with the spoken than with the written word....
- Women: The Skills For Survival (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 07, 2005)
Women have to assert themselves if they are to stem the abuses heaped upon them by society
- A Princely Gift To The Saudis (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2005)
Petroleum minister Aiyar and Saudi oil minister Naimi want to scratch each other’s back.
- Our Unsung Heroes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 07, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate the common man’s prerogative to live with dignity and honour.
- Unravelling The Chinese Checker (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 06, 2005)
Though relations with China are improving, India needs a strong defence bulwark against Chinese designs
- Unfair To Daughters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The Amritsar district has earned the dubious distinction of standing ninth among the 20 districts with the lowest child (0-6 years) sex ratio in India.
- Tug Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
There is no equivalent of a silver jubilee in the Hindu calendar. But the party of Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party, cannot afford to ignore its 25th birthday today. The BJP was born as a reincarnation of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh.
- What Haryana Should Focus On (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Apr 06, 2005)
With a sound agricultural base, proximity to the national Capital, good infrastructure and industrious manpower, Haryana has high potential.
- Health Care Outsourcing (Hindu, Dr. SIVAPRASAD MADDURI , Apr 06, 2005)
RAVI (NOT his real name) is a 32-year-old computer engineer from India, working in Chicago for three years.
- Irresponsible Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2005)
Bid to raise Ayodhya issue again will not help the BJP’s electoral prospects
- Reservation For Women In Legislatures Under Consideration... (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 06, 2005)
SINGAPORE, APRIL 4. The Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, today informed the 112th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manila that the question of reserving seats for women in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament as also . . .
- An Island And A Crop In Transition (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Apr 06, 2005)
With the European Union having to toe the WTO line and cut subsidies, Mauritius' earnings from sugar exports are set to drop by over a third, an outcome that could jolt its economy.
- Marching Together-Ii (Tribune, Subash K. Bijlani , Apr 06, 2005)
The compulsions of economic development and the gathering momentum of globalisation require cooperation in the area of investment and flow of goods and services that cut across state boundaries.
- The Task Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 06, 2005)
THE Prime Minister’s keenness to address the socio-economic problems of Jammu and Kashmir is reflected in the task force he has constituted for preparing a long-term plan for the border state.
- Pakistan To Buy Chinese Frigates (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. On the eve of the three-day bilateral visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistan and China today concluded an agreement for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy.
- The Power Of Context In Tapping Global Talent (Business Line, Prashant Sarin , Apr 06, 2005)
Why multinationals need to apply global talent to local problems.
- Corporate Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
THE CAPITAL MARKET regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, has deferred by nine months the institutionalisation of new governance standards in India.
- Mindless Regulation? (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
THE success of economic reform process, it is said, depends on how regulatory agencies are set up and how effectively they ensure consumer welfare.
- Harvesting Water For Growth (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Apr 05, 2005)
The use of simple engineering skills to create water harvesting structures has not only changed the land scape in the Shivalik foothills, but also changed the social mileau in hundreds of villages falling in the districts of Panchkula, Ambala ...
- Geriatrics Only (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
The re-election of Mr AB Bardhan as General Secretary of the CPI would not, in the ordinary course, have attracted much public notice
- F-16s: Can We Trust Uncle Sam? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 05, 2005)
The US offer to sell F16s and F18s to India, announced on March 25, has to be seen in context.
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