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Articles 30621 through 30720 of 35809:
- Escape From Unholy Brotherhood (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 15, 2004)
One has to view the Naresh Chandra Committee's report on reforming the aviation sector in India through the lens of competition.
- Half-Yearly Review Of Central Finances (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 15, 2004)
ONCE every month, the Finance Ministry issues a useful review of the state of Central public finance and the economy. The latest review for October 2004 covers the half-year April 1, 2004 to September 30.
- Here Comes The Real Bush Fire (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Nov 15, 2004)
In the end, “moral issues” were more important than Iraq. But George W. Bush need not bother with US public opinion any more
- To Be Resorted To In The Rarest Of Rare Cases (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
The Indo-Thai free trade agreement (FTA) is yet to take off, save on 82 items, because of technical hitches over rules of origin (RoOs). It is imperative that RoOs
- A Reality Check On Perceptions (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 15, 2004)
A writer, Ron Suskind, wrote about a conversation he had with an unnamed advisor to the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in an article published in The New York Times on October, 17.
- Oil-Rich, Corruption-Riven (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 15, 2004)
The TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, which ranks countries by perceived corruption, terms oil-rich Angola, Azerbaijan, Chad, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen the most corrupt nations.
- Build It-Driven Integrated Banking System (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 15, 2004)
SEBI’S desire to shift from cash to physical settlement of derivatives is welcome. It will reduce speculation and help in better price discovery.
- Investing In Scholarships (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 15, 2004)
Even as there is talk of reservations in the private sector, corporates should organise, collectively, a nationwide scholarship programme for talented poor children, as woefully poor-quality education lies behind the demand for reservation.
- It's Confidential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 15, 2004)
Client confidentiality may take a new hue in India. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants suitable changes to be made in the Chartered Accountants and Advocates Act.
- Memorial In The Mind (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 15, 2004)
WHERE even the birds speak chaste Sanskrit lives Mandan Mishra,” a villager is believed to have told Adi Sankara when he enquired about the residence of the great Sanskrit scholar in the 8th century.
- Murder In The Mutt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
THE people in general and the Hindus in particular are shocked over the arrest and incarceration of the Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Swami Jayendra Saraswati.
- Need For Demand Management (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Nov 15, 2004)
With crude oil prices hovering around $50 a barrel and India's oil import dependence increasing to 68% since 1986, we need to reconsider our strategy to improve India's energy security.
- Say No To Bandhs (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Nov 14, 2004)
There is no halfway house to industrialization. The project involves not only an active wooing of capital and investment and the creation of an infrastructure that facilitates the working
- Need To Spread Public Awareness On Diabetes, Says Dr Bajaj (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Nov 14, 2004)
ONE has to fight obesity to prevent diabetes, says eminent endocrinologist and Honorary President of the International Diabetes Federation Dr J.S. Bajaj. In an exclusive interview to The Sunday Tribune
- Overdue Reforms In The Criminal Justice System (Tribune, R.R. Varma, Nov 14, 2004)
The criminal justice system is under severe strain. Organised law invaders like terrorists, separatists, mafias and tax thieves are spreading their activities.
- Imran: Pak’S New Generation Leader (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 14, 2004)
Imran Khan, who is known for his strikingly good looks, ostensibly, committed a faux pas at the recent Hindustan Times Leadership Initiative conference. Asked to name one woman in India that he would like to go on a blind date, he first hesitated and
- Why A Single Regulator? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 13, 2004)
The Finance Minister seems to have a set a regulatory cat among the commodity exchange pigeons. His statement last week in Mumbai that there should be convergence between the securities and the commodities
- Promises Best Not Made (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 13, 2004)
The new advisor to the Finance Minister, Dr Parthasarathi Shome, has spoken his mind: Tax rates have to be reduced, but correspondingly the existing incentives and exemptions have to be rationalised.
- Visions And Verdicts (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Nov 13, 2004)
Tomorrow, November 14, is the birthday of India’s first prime minister. This is an appropriate moment to reassess his legacy, but only before issuing a disclaimer: your columnist is not a member or supporter of the Congress party.
- Tearing The Corporate Veil Can Be Taxing (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Nov 13, 2004)
A sham, bogus or contrived transaction would, in appropriate circumstances, justify piercing the corporate veil. However, the tax authorities must act with circumspection while challenging the corporate status of an entity
- Sri Lanka Ready For Federalism: Chandrika (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 13, 2004)
Ten years after Chandrika Kumaratunga was elected Sri Lanka's powerful Executive President on a massive mandate for devolution of powers to end the decades-long separatist conflict, her main goal _ constitutional reforms _ remains elusive.
- Economic Lessons From The Hotspots Of Innovation (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 13, 2004)
Silicon Valley, Ireland, Cambridge, Munich, Sophia Antipolis, Sweden, Israel, Taiwan and Bangalore — these are the places you would find mentioned in a new book
- Bush Re-Election: Terror, Trade And Ties (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 13, 2004)
The US President, Mr George W. Bush, has been re-elected for another term. The convincing victory, with a few million popular votes in his favour, must be reassuring for Mr Bush.
- No Pain, No Gain (Deccan Herald, HEERA NAWAZ, Nov 13, 2004)
It is a fact that the sum of negatives make up the positives of our experiential existence
- Irrelevance Of Ownership (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 13, 2004)
Legal ownership of assets is no longer a pre-requisite for claiming depreciation under the I-T Act
- The Face Of Palestinian Nationalism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
Yasser Arafat, who died in France today, was the standard-bearer of Palestinian nationalism for nearly half a century who never saw his dream of an independent state become a reality.
- Power At A Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
The Maharashtra farmers who had supported the Congress-NCP combine in the just-concluded elections hoping to get free electricity are in for disappointment.
- Fera Mindset (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 12, 2004)
At the Bankers’ Conference, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s proposal to use foreign exchange reserves more productively received support from the president.
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 11, 2004)
Joint control of Kashmir by both India and Pakistan is one of the interesting suggestions that have been thrown up
- More Alms For The Poor (Telegraph, SRINJAY CHAKRAVARTI, Nov 11, 2004)
The global debt relief programme — Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative — started by the World Bank and the IMF, was extended by two more years in early October.
- Not Really Green (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2004)
In choosing Kenyan green activist Wangari Maathai for this year's peace prize, the Nobel Committee added a new dimension to its conventional understanding of conflicts and their resolution.
- Pm Makes An Offer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2004)
When it comes to promising economic reforms, few do it as convincingly and sincerely as Dr Manmohan Singh. Addressing CEOs in The Hague on Tuesday, he not only explained in detail and specific terms what he would do, but also promised action in the ...
- Strategic Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2004)
The fifth European Union-India annual summit at the Hague marks a highpoint in bilateral cooperation, with leaders calling for revitalising joint initiatives to strengthen multilateral institutions.
- The West Is No Less Corrupt (Tribune, Prem Sikka, Nov 11, 2004)
Political corruption is a corrosive feature of everyday life and needs to be rooted out. However, there is something very curious about the worldwide political corruption league published by Transparency International.
- The Sebi Missile That Failed Sat Test (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 11, 2004)
Is regulation of the securities market really a Sisyphean task, or does the problem lie in SEBI's inability, even after a decade of experience, to pursue investigations into market manipulations thoroughly to their
- Coming Closer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
That New Delhi figures in the Brussels' world view was underscored by the Indo-European Union Summit in The Hague deciding to expedite the pact for India joining the EU's Galileo global positioning system.
- Bush Victory — Golden Opportunity For India (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 11, 2004)
There were two basic differences between the US President, Mr George W. Bush, and his Democrat challenger, Mr John Kerry, in the presidential elections.
- A Number Cruncher Looking For Value Reporting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
Vipin Malik is a chartered accountant whom banks may be afraid of, especially after his latest work, Value Reporting and Global Comparative Advantage published in two volumes by VMA Infomerics P Ltd (vmalik@spectranet.com).
- A Divided Family (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 11, 2004)
Even six months after the general elections, the premier opposition par- ty seems at odds with itself.
- "The Brand Became Larger Than The Product" (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 11, 2004)
A political party ends up paying a price, sooner or later, for overloading an individual with ideas and sentiments.
- Homes Will Be Costlier (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 11, 2004)
Even as the decision of the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) — one of the leading lenders in the housing loan sector — to raise housing loan interest rates by half a percentage point has come as a
- India's Communists Want Farmers To Be Taxed: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 10, 2004)
Cricket is India's national passion. Drought its perennial reality. And a tax on farmers is simply a no-no.
- No Roads To The Market (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Nov 10, 2004)
What is the difference between animals and humans? Had you asked George Orwell, the answer might have been — none at all.
- Telecom: Why Higher Fdi Cap Will Not Bring Investors (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 10, 2004)
Contrary to what the Ministry of Finance is claiming, the chances of foreign investors flocking to India after the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecommunications companies is increased to 74 per cent do not appear particularly bright.
- Strong Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2004)
The road to peace is long and uneven. If a conflict is as old as the Naga insurgency, it would be naïve to expect the peace-talks to be a smooth affair. But the latest outcry of Mr Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of
- Screams Will Not Be Heard (Deccan Herald, MADELEINE BUNTING, Nov 10, 2004)
Although this is an information age, it will be months before we learn the truth about Falluja
- New Bonds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2004)
With India and the European Union embarking on a strategic partnership, co-operation between the two sides on a broad range of political, economic, technological and cultural issues is poised to deepen substantially.
- Maharashtra Farmers, A Crossed Lot (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 10, 2004)
The paddy farmers of the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra are in a quandary. They are receiving as assistance from the government crossed cheques for sums as small as Rs 50.
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers — Untested Hype, Unresolved Issues (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 10, 2004)
The project to interlink six major rivers promises to remain bedevilled for a considerable time by unresolved engineering, operational and financial issues.
- Europe As A Partner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2004)
THE Fifth India-European Union summit at The Hague on Monday put India in a special category. India has acquired the status of a “strategic partner” of the EU, the honour
- Costlier Loans (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 10, 2004)
Dampening the Deepavali mood, the HDFC chairman, Mr Deepak Parekh, has made housing loans costlier by half a percentage point and other lenders are sure to follow suit in the coming weeks.
- Citizen-Hostile (Business Line, Ishita G. Tripathy, Nov 10, 2004)
As agriculture evolved into a more productive activity, it became more energy-intensive too. In the process of this transformation, the varieties of crops chosen, though high-yielding, were found to be prone to epidemic diseases.
- More Chaotic Than Exotic (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 09, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi has done it again. She has proved drawing-room critics wrong, all those who spent the last few years authoritatively claiming that the Congress, led by her, would not get more than double digits in the general election.
- Rightward Ho! (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 09, 2004)
THE US presidential election has several lessons for America and the world. Apart from Mr George W. Bush’s triumph and Mr John Kerry’s loss, the consequences of the verdict are far-reaching.
- Telecom: Higher Fdi Cap, No Guarantee To Better Service (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 09, 2004)
Large investments are indeed required in the telecom sector. However, the contention that such investments would materialise only by increasing the FDI cap from 49 per cent to 74 per cent is suspect.
- The New Structure Of Global Balances (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 09, 2004)
Developing countries, especially the so-called "emerging markets", have become net exporters of capital since 2000.
- Investment Commission — Gameplan To Attract Foreign Funds (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 09, 2004)
To help realise the Tenth Plan growth target of 8 per cent and to make the country attractive for investors, there is the need to constitute the Investment Commission.
- Oil Slick (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2004)
Standing for the welfare of the underprivileged is a very noble cause and those that uphold it consistently deserve society’s respect. The important word in the previous sentence is consistent.
- Cauvery: Disappointments, Appeals (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Nov 09, 2004)
The lower riparian has rights and unless the upper riparian is prepared to accept this, there can be no resolution of the dispute.
- Chile: Breaking The Market Myth (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 09, 2004)
Chile has a market-oriented economy characterised by a high level of foreign trade. After a decade of highly impressive growth rates, Chile experienced a moderate recession in 1999 brought on by the global economic slowdown.
- Dear Mr Bush (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 09, 2004)
IT is customary for Heads of Government to send congratulatory messages to Heads of State when they win elections. When a US President wins a second term, heads of State and Government vie with one another in congratulating him.
- French `Activism' In Ivory Coast (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 09, 2004)
The Ivory Coast campaign gives Paris an opportunity to strengthen its military presence in the lucrative region of the Gulf of Guinea.
- Privatization -- A Spark That Went Out In India: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Nov 08, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says his government wouldn't pursue privatization ``as an ideology or a panacea.'' That isn't surprising considering Singh's political priorities -- his party needs the support of communists to retain power.
- Sops For Myanmar (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Nov 08, 2004)
The recent visit of Myanmar’s Head of State, Senior General Than Shwe to New Delhi has raised the question whether India has thrown into disarray the long-standing international efforts to bring national reconciliation and restore democracy in that countr
- Refurbishing The Airports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 08, 2004)
Between its two reports, the second of which was released last week, the Naresh Chandra Committee has provided enough and more advice to the Government on what is to be done to redeem the civil aviation sector. Reforming it has not been easy.
- Wilting Lotus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2004)
The incessant warfare wracking its innards suggests that infighting as much as Hindutva has become a way of life in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- A Worrisome Feature (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2004)
Several factors contributed to the crash in govt bonds, including rising inflation
- All Not Lost For Democrats (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Nov 08, 2004)
Moral Americans tilted the balance in favour of Bush, but post-poll surveys show that the Democrats need not panic
- Economic Consequence Of Bush Re-Election (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Nov 08, 2004)
Despite the entreaties of the defeated candidate Senator John Kerry to the re-elected President, Mr George Bush, to heal the divide in the country, it is somewhat remote that divisions would be closed.
- Nuts And Bolts Of Doing Business (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 08, 2004)
The latest report on Doing Business 2005, published by the World Bank, cites the findings of the Copenhagen Consensus, which included the views of a number of Nobel Prize winners to the effect that easing start-up was ...
- Russia's Mixed Blessing (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 08, 2004)
Migrant labour helps alleviate an acute demographic crisis and sustain economic growth, but also creates ethnic and social tensions.
- Vilasrao Bounces Back To Mantralaya (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 07, 2004)
FOR almost a year Vilasrao Deshmukh sat in a secluded corner of the AICC office at 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi. His tiny room, unlike those of other office-bearers, was not crowded.
- The Decline Of An Empire (The Economic Times, RAJA M, Nov 07, 2004)
As I write this on Wednesday, President George W Bush seems to have been re-elected. Weeks back, I told disbelieving colleagues in the media this could happen.
- Need To Contain India’S Expanding Population (Tribune, Seema Sengupta, Nov 07, 2004)
THE need to focus serious attention on population control for a developing country like India is of paramount importance.
- North Korea: `World's Most Misunderstood Nation' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 06, 2004)
With Mr George W. Bush continuing in his seat as the self-appointed protector of the free world, we could be seeing more action, especially in the `Axis of Evil' countries such as Iran and North Korea.
- Oil Price Goes Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2004)
Thursday's petro price hikes will hit everyone. Keeping the kerosene rate unchanged will not spare the poor the brunt of soon-to-rise prices of all transportable goods, including groceries.
- The Bandwidth Of Prosperity (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Nov 06, 2004)
Connectivity, in the power-speak of Delhi, is recognised as being vital, and a route to rapid wealth creation. It generally means having connections in the right places.
- When Companies Can Sweat It Out... (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Nov 06, 2004)
Are companies investing their earnings in productive activities, as is expected of them, or simply placing them in bonds, shares and mutual funds?
- Let The Reinsurer Go For An Ipo Instead (The Economic Times, J D AGARWAL, Nov 06, 2004)
This is a critical stage when there are already enough onslaughts by Left parties on the government against raising the limits of foreign direct investment (FDI) and disinvestment.
- Oil On Fire (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 06, 2004)
Oil companies may finally have something to cheer about, with the Government deciding to revise upwards the retail prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
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