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Articles 30021 through 30120 of 35809:
- Product Patents: Far From Public Good? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 24, 2004)
Unless New Delhi sees the priority of public health, both domestically and overseas — especially in countries with vulnerable economies — drug prices will rise dramatically and will not be within easy reach of the poor.
- P V Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2004)
Through the highs and lows of P V Narasimha Rao’s political life ran the line of history which shapes men into institutions and totems of change.
- The Chanakya Of Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2004)
P V Narasimha Rao became prime minister in the shadow of tragedy. Rajiv Gandhi had been assassinated and India was struggling with a political as well as economic crisis.
- Narasimha Rao (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 24, 2004)
Pamalaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao, who left for hereafter at the age of 83, will be remembered mainly for two significant achievements.
- Outward Fdi On The Go (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 24, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has put all his energies in further opening the country for foreign investments in banking, insurance, telecom and civil aviation.
- Look Before You Leap (The Economic Times, Lubna Kably, Dec 24, 2004)
A cartoon that has become very popular this festive season shows that Santa Claus has been outsourced to India. A queue of kiddies are shown awaiting their turn in front of a video conferencing screen.
- Rao: The Astute (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2004)
Of all of India’s prime ministers, P.V. Narasimha Rao has left the most paradoxical legacy. He assumed office in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis. Rajiv Gandhi had just been assassinated, the Indian economy was on the verge of a fiscal meltdo
- The Mind Of The Insider (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2004)
Narasimha Rao was not the most accessible or charismatic of PMs. But he was always on the job
- The Outsider (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2004)
India’s first prime minister was born great and his daughter achieved greatness, but P.V. Narasimha Rao, who died yesterday, had greatness thrust upon him as prime minister.
- Where Osama Bin Laden Went Wrong (Asia Times, Vikram Sood, Dec 24, 2004)
By the middle of 2001, the Taliban, along with their friends in al-Qaeda and the powerful Pakistani establishment, had begun to get weary of the unending resistance from the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan.
- Charting A New Course For India's Army (Asia Times, Ramtanu Maitra, Dec 24, 2004)
On February 1, Lieutenant-General J J Singh will take over as India's new army chief. He is expected to direct the Indian army for at least three years, a tenure that is anticipated to be a period of great significance for the Indian army.
- Time To Call The Hunger Helpline (The Economic Times, VEENA S RAO, Dec 24, 2004)
A silent epidemic of malnutrition rages in India that despite it's gigantic proportions is yet to receive cognizance and priority attention from social scientists, economists and policy makers
- A Deficit Of Economics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 24, 2004)
Economics has gone topsy-turvy in a discussion paper on “open access” tariffs by power regulator CERC.
- A Ghost Election For Iraq (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2004)
The only Indian journalist to have visited Iraq in recent weeks, Mohammad Ahmad Kuzmi, has just returned with fascinating insights.
- A New Blueprint On Subsidies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 24, 2004)
The National Common Minimum Programme of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), in general, and the first Budget of the Government by the Finance Minister Mr P. Chidambaram, in particular
- Apocalypse Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 24, 2004)
The last week of every year is conventionally a time for merriment which peaks on New Year's eve when the rich splurge in five star hotels, a thousand parties explode and tipsy revellers sway in lit-up downtowns where multitudes gather to ring in the new.
- Blossoming Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2004)
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's first state visit to India could not have come at a better time. India's `Look East' policy is firmly in place. Its ties with the
- Islands In The Sun (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 24, 2004)
The Maldives President, Abdul Gayoom, seems to regard Indian policies towards his regime as a protective political insurance. The time may have come to clear this misconception.
- Father Of Reforms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 24, 2004)
The management expert will style Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao as the only Prime Minister of India who thought out of the box. Indeed, starting 1991
- Father Of Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2004)
Former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao was a bundle of contradictions. He had retired from politics when destiny catapulted him to the leadership of the country.
- From Political Sanyas To Pm's Chair (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 24, 2004)
P. V. Narasimha Rao had all but taken political sanyas in the summer of 1991. A visibly tired and disappointed Rao met journalists outside the Andhra Bhavan after a function to celebrate the Telugu New Year day, Ugadi, in mid-April that year.
- India As Japanese See It (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 24, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s Ambassador, Mr Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Kolkata under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Joining The Elite (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2004)
Turkey has reached an important milestone in its efforts to join the European Union. After decades of reluctance to open membership talks with Turkey, the EU has finally decided that it will do so.
- Global Warming And Us Stance (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Dec 23, 2004)
America appears to see politics in the action to control global warming but is the threat imagined?
- Complexities Of Monetary Policy-Making (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 23, 2004)
Contrary to common belief, monetary policy-making is more difficult than devising the fiscal plan. For, in open economies, the monetary policy has to interface with the uncertain market behaviour and expectations.
- Is There An Alexander In The House? (The Economic Times, T. K. Arun, Dec 23, 2004)
A woman on a diet who radiates love and longing at plateloads of sinful calories but doesn’t touch anything — that would have summed up India’s response to the deluge of dollars coming its way, but for one thing.
- There's A Shared Stake In Arresting Managerial Diversion (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2004)
A New working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research is provocatively titled: Theft and taxes. It has been written by Mihir A.
- Third Front: A Non-Starter (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 23, 2004)
The third front idea promotes a certain kind of unappetising political leaders and seeks to reward their equally unhealthy impulses and interests.
- Nothing But The Ire Of The Mediocre (Indian Express, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Dec 23, 2004)
It is utterly ridiculous to ask for a moratorium on non-Kannada films, which shows a paranoia about outsiders
- Afloat Only On Good Intentions (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 23, 2004)
The Pension Bill solves only part of the fiscal problem. It does not address the larger social issue
- Wheel Is In Experienced Hands (Pioneer, VK Grover, Dec 23, 2004)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld were both in New Delhi this month. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in Vientiane, Laos, interacting with South East Asian leaders.
- A Review Act (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 23, 2004)
The power ministry is all set for a review of the Electricity Act, 2003, a move that has been on the cards ever since the United Progressive Alliance Government assumed office earlier this year.
- Sex Tourism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2004)
NATIONAL Human Rights Commission Chairperson Justice A.S. Anand’s concern about the spread of sex tourism from countries such as Thailand and Malaysia to India underscores the need for the government
- Question Marks. Lots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 23, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2004, as currently envisaged, is vulnerable to objections from many angles. On the one hand, critics suggest that it is woefully inadequate.
- Some Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Dec 23, 2004)
Despite being perceived as a failure, Orissa’s power sector reforms hold possibilities for the Centre and other states
- Rite Of Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 23, 2004)
The proposed employment guarantee bill has an obvious economic angle. What is being ignored in the debate is another equally important aspect, that of rights.
- Opportunities For Peace (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 23, 2004)
Yet another opportunity has been missed: Two groups of Indo-Pakistani officials met in Islamabad last week and failed to agree on anything except to continue talking. One group discussed CBMs (confidence building measures) and the possibility of strategic
- Responsible Global Capitalism — Beyond The Market Construct (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 22, 2004)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies.
- Private Sector Reservation — Make Haste Cautiously (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 22, 2004)
Reservation in the private sector is a hot topic today. The Government could think of reservation in the farm sector, which is also private. There is an acute shortage of labour in many parts.
- Sale Of Girls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2004)
THE issue of the reported sale of girls in the Transgiri area of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh figured in the Assembly on Monday.
- Trouble Ahead For World Media (Deccan Herald, JOHANN P FRITZ, Dec 22, 2004)
A major problem for next year’s World Information Summit may be press censorship and repression
- Mid-Year Review: Not A Sanguine Picture (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 22, 2004)
One finds little cheer in the mid-year review of the economy so far as the fiscal performance thus far is concerned, even if the overall economic outlook is bright.
- Sasural Party (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 22, 2004)
The BJP never tires of calling the RJD a Sasural party—Sadhu, Subhash, Rabri and Laloo party. The first two are the brothers of the Chief Minister and not quite brotherly towards each other.
- Back On The Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2004)
Bangalore's quest for an international airport has ended. The Dharam Singh government has finally cleared the project and work is expected to begin next month.
- Bharati And His Copyright (Hindu, Mira T. Sundara Rajan, Dec 22, 2004)
Many problems affecting Subramania Bharati's works amount to clear violations of the author's moral rights under the Indian copyright law.
- Closing The Digital Divide (Indian Express, Analysis, Dec 22, 2004)
People of South Asia send out this message: while seeking the dazzling fruits of globalisation, don’t forget the poor
- For A Younger Army (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2004)
One of the lessons learnt from the Kargil conflict was the need to reduce the age of combat-level Army officers. Fighting in the cold and vertiginous heights of the Himalayas revealed a
- Hidden Costs Of Comparative Advantage (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Dec 22, 2004)
The principle of comparative advantage works well in an ideal world where trade incurs no human or environmental costs. But in the real world, where someone has to bear every cost, global trade draws passionate grassroots opposition.
- End Of A Great Innings (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Dec 22, 2004)
The first captain to lead India to a test victory, Vijay Hazare was probably the greatest batsman the country has produced
- Why Tony Blair Will Fail (Hindu, David Hirst, Dec 22, 2004)
The United States is too partisan to see that the Palestinians cannot give more.
- Promises To Fulfil (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Dec 21, 2004)
The 58th birthday celebrations of the Congress president and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, Sonia Gandhi, found her partymen in a more festive mood than at any time since the end of the Eighties.
- The Growth Mirage (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Dec 21, 2004)
Abundant optimism is needed while betting on the economic growth engine to touch 7-8 per cent. But misplaced optimism can be dangerous and lead to wishful thinking.
- Facts And Frictions (Indian Express, Teja Shrikant Lele, Dec 21, 2004)
English Language and Literature, Hindi Language and Literature, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Civics, Economics, Moral Science
- Manufacturing Strong Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 21, 2004)
Though the service sector has made a significant contribution to GDP growth, its sustainability depends on a variety of extraneous conditions. So for sustained economic growth, exports and generating jobs
- Free Trade And Environment (Deccan Herald, Sachin Chaturvedi, Dec 21, 2004)
New Delhi has suddenly signed a spurt of free trade agreements (FTAs) with several regional countries. This refers to bilateral free trade agreements with Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand that are already in place, besides others with Singapore ....
- Good Thinking, Pm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
IT’S good that the prime minister, no less, has begun questioning the rationale for fuel subsidies, albeit belatedly. He needs to walk the talk, on the double-quick.
- Hey Presto, A New Macaque (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2004)
Nature's infinite Book of secrecy, to use Shakespeare's phrase, continues to yield treasures. The discovery of a primate species, Macaca munzala (the Arunachal macaque), in the ...
- Tussle For The Crown (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 21, 2004)
Although Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have outmanoeuvred Jacques Chirac within France's ruling party for the moment, the President is not without a few aces of his own.
- Image And Reality (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Dec 21, 2004)
Indomitable spirit. Unbridled enthusiasm. Unfettered zeal and zest. Unimpeachable sincerity. These are what one unmistakably finds in Venkatesh — endearingly called ‘Venky sir’ by students of his private tutorials in South Bangalore.
- One Kind Of Death Wish (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
Two simple things became clear while I lay in my hospital bed recovering from surgery — that all cricket teams should take to wearing white like they used to in the old days — it is so much more elegant
- Nothing To Be Ashamed, Mr Singh (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 21, 2004)
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh appears to have disturbed the prevailing national consensus on foreign policy and strategic affairs by expressing "regret" over India's nuclear status and blaming the BJP-led
- A Change For The Better (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
Acknowledging that change in the Earth’s climate and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind,
- Europe Beckons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 21, 2004)
The European Union’s decision to review its immigration policy to facilitate the entry of IT and other professionals into its 25 member-states is a major policy decision that would benefit the Indian economy.
- Amending The Patents Act (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Dec 21, 2004)
For India, the task now is to debate openly how to deal with a possible rise in the prices of newly patented drugs.
- Can India Really Do Without Egs? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
India reduced poverty during the ’90s. However, income inequality increased within rural and urban areas; between average incomes in rural compared to urban areas; and between states.
- Can't Middle Class Pay For Lpg? Cut Subsidies, And Also Taxes (The Economic Times, J. George, Dec 21, 2004)
The scourge of “scrap trade”, reported detection of a dead lizard in the packed food served to a frequent flyer on a domestic airlines in the recent past, contaminated
- To Make 200 Million Tonnes, India Needs `Steel Vision' (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Dec 21, 2004)
"We need a long-term vision for the steel industry," says Mr B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, The Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd.
- Not Viable (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government, goaded by the national advisory council, is certain to place the rural employment guarantee bill before parliament in the winter session.
- Notes For Votes? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2004)
The very fact that the Election Commission has spread out the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand in three phases from February 3 to 23, against just one day in Haryana
- Tailor Food Safety To Our Needs (The Economic Times, J. George, Dec 21, 2004)
The scourge of “scrap trade”, reported detection of a dead lizard in the packed food served to a frequent flyer on a domestic airlines in the recent past, contaminated honey supplies and many other food items in the domestic as well as international marke
- It Is Not Boom Time In India (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 20, 2004)
The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index last crossed 6,000 in January 2004. It has now crossed a record of 6,400.
- Gambling On Guaranteed Employment (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Dec 20, 2004)
IT is an ambitious project — and hugely expensive. The aim is to provide 100 days employment to one member of a rural family below the poverty line in 150 districts in the first year, raising it annually to cover 600 districts by the fourth year. Four cro
- Agricultural Credit — Case For Mitigating Lending Risks (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 20, 2004)
In a significant budget announcement in July 2004, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, promised a doubling of the flow of agricultural credit in three years.
- Jobs For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2004)
The UPA government’s decision to provide by legislation at least 100 days of casual employment at a prescribed wage rate annually to one member of every poor rural household is a laudable step in the direction of improving the socio-economic condition of
- The Balanced Scorecard — Manufacturing Change (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Dec 20, 2004)
The balanced scorecard helps organisations to accurately measure the results of their actions. The constant monitoring of efforts galvanises the whole organisation into action.
- Us Equities Outlook Is Weakly Positive (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 20, 2004)
The outlook for American stocks is neither exciting nor gloomy, as the prices reflect lower earnings multiples. As oil prices climb, some profit-taking can be expected early in the New Year, followed by some stability.
- A Political Arabesque In Iraq (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 20, 2004)
I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test
- Palestine After Arafat (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 20, 2004)
Most Palestinians appear to have concluded that their struggle for a homeland needs a new direction.
- No 100 Per Cent Guarantee (Indian Express, RAGHAV GAIHA, Dec 20, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill to be tabled in Parliament has sparked a debate on the desirability and feasibility of extending the innovative Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra to the poorest 150 districts in India.
- Poised For Faster Growth? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 20, 2004)
On the prospects for the economy during the year, the Mid-Term Review cites the scaled-down growth range of the RBI (6 to 6.5 per cent) for 2004-05 and says that "even at a relatively lower growth rate of 6 per cent plus for the current year, India will c
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