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Articles 29921 through 30020 of 35809:
- Kashmir Conference In Kathmandu (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 30, 2004)
Sir, my secular answer to the honourable member is that where it is in the hands of Allah, we turn to Allah, where it is in the hands of man, we turn to man."
- Corporate Governance Is Essentially A State Of Mind (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 30, 2004)
Business ethics, value creation, transparency, credibility, integrity, trust, honesty, responsibility, accountability, and `all good thoughts' are part of what Sanjiv Agarwal is passionate about in Corporate Governance:
- Pension: Thinking Into The Future (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 29, 2004)
The panic about pensions is rising around the world. The United States, Europe, Japan, China and other countries are seeing the graying of their populations, and the steady march of the demographic bulge towards pensionable age.
- The Trouble With Outsourcing (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Dec 29, 2004)
Information technology professionals in India greeted with jubilation the re-election of Mr George W. Bush as the US President. Their joy was in the hope that the new administration
- They Need Food, With Thought (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 29, 2004)
Often I get asked what makes a woman journalist different to a man. What is it we bring to the trade that men cannot? I can speak only for myself and will say that I look at political issues differently to my male colleagues.
- Venture Capitalists And Biotech Sector (Business Line, Vinish Kathuria, Dec 29, 2004)
THE success of Biocon's initial public offering (IPO) was expected to kick-start the process of venture capital funding in the biotechnology sector. However, six months down the line
- Was It A Human Failure? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 29, 2004)
Whether it is natural disasters or medical emergencies... it is precious minutes that make the difference between life and death. In the recent tsunami catastrophe, those precious minutes were squandered away by ignorant bliss resulting in the loss thousa
- We Failed To Stitch In Time, But... (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Dec 29, 2004)
A gatt derogation will finally lapse as the world rings out the MFA (Multi Fibre Arrangement) on January 1. It will free the $360-billion global textiles and apparel
- Sex And Sensibility (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
Although at one level it was a case of adolescent indiscretion, the afterlife of the MMS clip case captures many anxieties about the social transformation that sections of Indian society are undergoing.
- A Little More Credit For Tilling The Soil (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 29, 2004)
Integrating agricultural loans with the marketing of rural products may be one way to ensure greater offtake of rural credit
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
- War And Peace In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
The light at the end of the tunnel in the Sri Lankan peace process, burnt out in the last 18 months of static, is flickering again.
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- Broadband Versus Narrow Elitism (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 28, 2004)
Farming and farm-related activities are exposed to high risks and low incomes. By contrast, easy profits characterise a major part of the commerce that underpins the rural economy.
- Global Commodity Boom Set To Continue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 28, 2004)
Strong demand and rise in investments globally in 2004 in the wake of the world economy's upswing fuelled a price boom for key commodities, both oil and non-oil, especially metals and minerals.
- Earth And Sea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2004)
Few disasters in living memory have achieved in scale of intensity and spread the devastation in seven countries caused by the rubbing of the Indian Ocean and Eurasian tectonic plates off the Sumatran coast.
- Baptised, But Boundary Remains (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 28, 2004)
The gutter inspectors are out, revelling in the discomfort of devout Hindus, telling us exactly what's wrong with us. To begin with, it's the Brahmins and the caste system, a euphemism for the fact that we're still a predominantly Hindu society.
- Can Indian Carriers Soar In The Open Skies? (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Dec 28, 2004)
With a new civil aviation policy expected to set India's public and private sector carriers free, they should really take advantage of the open skies.
- Bjp: A Year Of Disappointments (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 28, 2004)
One year is hardly of any consequence in the life of a political party, but 2004 would definitely be remembered as a year of catharsis in the 24 years’ existence of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- A Shaky Start (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2004)
For all the political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- India Should Read Tsunamis Right (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Dec 28, 2004)
The Asian Marine Disaster (AMD) on December 26 has no parallel in recent history. The Sumatra earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.9, is the fifth largest since 1900.
- At Saarc, In Charge (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2004)
As he packs his bags for the first foreign policy venture in the new year — the annual summit of the South Asian nations in Dhaka
- Armenia's Isolation Grows Deeper (Hindu, Susan Sachs, Dec 28, 2004)
As winter closes in, bringing the risk of new hardships in a country heavily dependent on imports and foreign aid, the prospects appear grim without outside intervention.
- Common Cause (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2004)
Adversities throw up new challenges. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Maoist rebellion in Nepal has prompted India to rethink its relations with the Himalayan neighbour.
- Trading With China (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 28, 2004)
In recent months, India-China trade has been on a high, and estimates are that the overall figure for calendar 2004 could well cross the target of $10 billion to touch $12 billion.
- Defining Hindutva (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 28, 2004)
The championing by the BJP of the Hindu ethos at its Ranchi meeting would be welcomed by all supporters of Hindutva.
- World Bank Report (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2004)
A pat from the World Bank is bound to lift the drooping spirits of the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister, who are battling with mixed results the oil price rise challenge, which is threatening to destablise economies worldwide.
- The Tired Old Subsidies Debate (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 28, 2004)
Once again, the Finance Ministry has prepared a document which proposes that the Central Government cut explicit and implicit subsidies, without adequate attention to the possible negative implications.
- Left’S Base Is Shrinking (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Dec 28, 2004)
THE leading lights of the CPM Politbureau seem to get up every morning with a determination to say “no” to whatever the Centre might propose. So, if it is “no” to disinvestment today
- Timely Reminder (Telegraph, Rita Manchanda, Dec 28, 2004)
From the reports on the “historic” return of the top Naga leaders — Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chishi Swu
- Finance Minister's Report On Fiscal Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 27, 2004)
The midyear review recently presented by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to Parliament is a welcome addition to the periodic reports that the Government has been providing.
- Revolutionaries Of Another Kind (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 27, 2004)
Hugo Chavez has done much to improve the lot of poor Venezuelans but, in the process, he has also gathered many enemies
- Return Of The Prodigal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2004)
THE factors which made Ms Uma Bharati lash out publicly right in front of Mr L.K.Advani have not vanished. She herself has expressed regret at the gross indiscipline only in a roundabout manner.
- Promote Fdi For Higher Growth (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Dec 27, 2004)
THE recent moves in opening the economy to foreign direct investment deserve fulsome praise. When an economy wants to grow at 8-9 per cent based on a savings rate of 24-25 per cent, it would surely need 5-6 per cent of GDP as foreign investment.
- Pension: Thinking Into The Future (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 27, 2004)
The panic about pensions is rising around the world. The United States, Europe, Japan, China and other countries are seeing the graying of their populations, and the steady march of the demographic bulge towards pensionable age.
- Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr Manmohan Singh has realized that the project of liberalization that he initiated in his finance minister avatar cannot remain confined to the economy.
- Guaranteeing Employment (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Dec 27, 2004)
If this Government still has eyes to see and ears to hear the poor, it must be bolder with a much larger employment programme.
- The Global Local Way To Go (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 27, 2004)
The prime minister has reportedly asked for a gender-equitable legislative regime and an exercise is underway to put all existing laws under the gender scanner.
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- Drugs, Patents And Options (Business Line, Alok Ray, Dec 27, 2004)
While economists recognise the need for continuing R&D, they feel that options other than the current patent system must be explored which can encourage research and, at the same time, keep new drugs affordable.
- Demolition Myths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
It was a nerve-racking selection process that culminated in Vilasrao Deshmukh becoming chief minister of Maharashtra again. Intrigue and factional jockeying carried well into the evening hours of the day his name was announced as leader of the Congress-NC
- Colours Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
The comrades have picked up the gauntlet. In a familiar resolve to defend their ideological confusion, they will not be deterred from their task even if in the process they must wage battle against a fellow communist.
- Assault On Hinduism (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 27, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- Argentina's Comeback (Hindu, Larry Rohter, Dec 27, 2004)
Three years after Argentina declared a record debt default, the economy has grown by eight per cent for two consecutive years without a debt settlement or the standard measures required by the International Monetary Fund for its approval.
- Why The Meek Must Inherit (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 27, 2004)
Slums might be urban eyesores. In reality, however, they reflect on the acute myopia that afflicts the powerful sections of society. The draconian Rent Control Act, for example, is supposedly meant to protect the "welfare of the poor".
- Woes Of Kofi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2004)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has full two years to go, yet he has started counting his days. Though he asserted that he would complete his second tenure...
- They Need Food, With Thought (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 27, 2004)
Often I get asked what makes a woman journalist different to a man. What is it we bring to the trade that men cannot? I can speak only for myself and will say that I look at political issues differently to my male colleagues.
- The Reformer In Rao (Tribune, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 27, 2004)
History will judge Narasimha Rao’s premiership more positively than his own party which had isolated him. When one looks back to examine the moment when liberalisation became a fact rather than a catchword, it was 1991 when Rao took over the reins.
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- The Halo Effect (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 27, 2004)
There is a kind of halo effect around the European Union. Even though the EU doesn’t actively push its values on its neighbours, the mere fact that a majority ...
- Attracting Fdi, Chinese Style (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 26, 2004)
Time and again, successive Governments and their leaders have been shouting from the rooftops about the need to tap more Foreign Direct Investment in core sectors, above all infrastructure.
- The Institutions Of Education (Hindu, Romila Thapar, Dec 26, 2004)
The crisis of education was in part created by the collapse of those institutions that had neither the democratic nor the professional autonomy to sustain themselves against government directives. This has to be corrected. Such a correction should be ...
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 26, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Pervez Musharraf Under Pressure (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 26, 2004)
Pakistan is living through turbulent times and, General Musharraf, its self-styled President, is under tremendous pressure. The United States-led anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan has shaken Pakistan’s polity like no other event in its troubled ...
- We Were Being Sidelined In Bjp: Shastri (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Dec 26, 2004)
ON December 10, 2004, Sunil Shastri, the third son of former Prime Minister (late) Lal Bahadur Shastri, made a quiet exit from the BJP to float his own political party
- Images Of 2004 (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Dec 26, 2004)
The course of Indian politics has always been unpredictable, but it is hard to think of a year that rang in changes more unexpected than 2004.
- Crisis Drives The Bus To Kutta (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 26, 2004)
The bus journey from Mananthavady in Kerala to Kutta in Karnataka is a tense one for B.J. Mani. His colleagues are missing. In the estate where he must labour on the Karnataka side of the border, Mani won't be allowed to work without the three-man ...
- Ayodhya And After (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 26, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- An Unrepentant Communist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 26, 2004)
Eric Hobsbawm has been, perhaps, the most important historian of the 20th century, having lived through the epoch-making years, standing, as if, at each turning point of history.
- ‘Not Just A Tarnish On Bangalore But Shame On All Of India’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards. Here we present some very angry, disappointed and agitated voices
- ‘I’M Absolutely Optimistic... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 26, 2004)
In an interview conducted before the general election in May 2004, former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao talked to SHEKHAR GUPTA, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, about the crucial period in 1991 when he took over the reins of the country...
- My Letters To Laloo Prasad Yadav (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Dec 25, 2004)
Somewhere in my house is hidden a letter published in now the defunct Illustrated Weekly of India in the early 1990s. Titled No Magic Wand, it defended Laloo Prasad Yadav whom the Weekly’s Patna correspondent had attacked for lapses in the early phase of
- Lover Of Obscurity (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 25, 2004)
P.V. Narasimha Rao made a revealing complaint and an intriguing request at our last meeting two years ago.
- Licence To Shoot (Indian Express, PAVAN DUGGAL, Dec 25, 2004)
Only in effectively regulating the use of hidden cameras lies the way ahead for a vibrant IT economy like ours
- Khaps Fail To Keep Pace With Change (Tribune, S.S. Boora, Dec 25, 2004)
The recent judgments by the clan-based khaps in Haryana in certain matrimonial matters have raised a storm for being insensitive to the dignity and prestige of women.
- It's Not Just A Long Yarn (The Economic Times, Prabhat Kumar, Dec 25, 2004)
The 40-year old multi-fibre agreement on textiles and clothing is set to expire on December 31.
- Protection In The Skies (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 25, 2004)
The owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Mr Vijay Mallya, has done well to draw the attention of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to the Government's plans to allow airlines with three years (and more) of flying experience in the domestic sector to ply on
- Foggy Logic (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 25, 2004)
IT’S that time of the year when fog rolls in and everything is grounded, cars, buses, trains and even airplanes that are meant to soar in the sky.
- Double Tax Avoidance Treaties — Impact On Security Transactions (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 25, 2004)
The India-Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Agreement is in news with the Finance Minister planning a revisit as and when it is expedient to do so having regard to economic, political and diplomatic considerations.
- Above Board? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 25, 2004)
The decision of the UTI Bank board of directors to first split the post of the Chairman and Managing Director into a non-executive chairman and a full-time managing director and then go back on it within a
- The Reformer And Sage (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 25, 2004)
Even as fulsome praise has been lavished on P. V. Narashima Rao for his evangelical zeal in the pursuit of economic reforms when India was close to bankruptcy in the early 1990s
- Tackling The Maoists (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 25, 2004)
The success of any counter-revolutionary strategy depends on the right mix of policies aimed at reducing the relevance of revolutionary politics to even a small segment of society.
- Still Talking About Membership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2004)
While the Agreement between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to begin membership talks on October 3, 2005 is significant, the negotiations are likely to be prolonged and arduous.
- Not Consenting Adults? (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 25, 2004)
Finally, the intimate nature of the BJP’s relationship with the Samajwadi Party is out in the open. But the chumminess is not a new flavour, it has existed all through and was amply manifested on plenty of occasions during the NDA rule.
- Only Motions Of Negotiating (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 25, 2004)
Yet another opportunity has been missed: Two groups of Indo-Pakistani officials met in Islamabad and failed to agree on anything except to continue talking.
- Ready For Takeoff (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 25, 2004)
The civil aviation sector in the country could see strong growth in the new year.
- Unlikely Helmsman (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2004)
"A small Indian village, like a thousand others; an obscure child, like a million others; a non-descript childhood, like any other's; climbed ladders and more ladders, feeling all the while
- When It's Society In The Boardroom (The Economic Times, Rushi C Bakshi, Dec 25, 2004)
Simply put, social sector comprises activities with primary focus to “make a better society” as against the traditionally understood for-profit activities.
- Work Is Worship (Indian Express, SIDDHARTHA AGARWAL, Dec 25, 2004)
Not only will the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act provide employment to the poor but will also boost rural welfare
- The Crusade For Monoculture (Asia Times, Chanakya Sen, Dec 25, 2004)
The prophet-provocateur of international relations, Samuel P Huntington, is back to rattle some bones with a combative teaser on American identity.
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