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Articles 31721 through 31820 of 35809:
- Spectre Of Inflation (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 21, 2004)
IF there is one economic phenomenon that politicians not only understand rather well but also fear the most, it is inflation. Rising prices affect all sections of society but hurt the poor the most.
- The Price Hang (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 21, 2004)
The formation of the Cabinet Committee on Prices is the clearest indication that the price issue has become an important matter for the Manmohan Singh Government.
- The Sociology Of Suicide (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 21, 2004)
The taking of one’s own life is the most private of acts, but, as the great French sociologist Emile Durkheim pointed out, the incidence of suicide varies widely across societies and historical periods.
- Is Indian Tiger Catching Up With Chinese Dragon? (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 20, 2004)
The Chinese never say no to a business proposition. And if they agree to do something, they usually complete the task. On the other hand, when Indians agree to do something, they do not always finish the job.
- Wto Framework Accord — Implications For Domestic Agenda (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Aug 20, 2004)
It is important for India to make a careful study of the implications of the WTO framework accord for its domestic agenda and prepare to face the challenges, which are especially formidable for the country's farm and manufacturing sectors
- Catch Them Young (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2004)
ON the face of it, the Union Government's proposal to introduce a new recruitment system for civil services with a view to catching the country's future administrators young and training them for a specialised cadre deserves appreciation.
- `Sovereignty' In Occupied Iraq (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2004)
The situation in Iraq borders on the surreal. Over a 1000 delegates congregated in Baghdad to elect a legislative body that will oversee the functioning of the interim government until elections are held early next year.
- A Temporary Solution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 20, 2004)
The tax cuts on a number of petroleum products will, at least for now, meet the intended objective of avoiding the inevitable increase in the retail prices of these products and
- Environment-Friendly Policies Needed (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Aug 20, 2004)
There is need to reverse the country’s policy on natural resources pursued during the NDA rule
- Future Of The Commodity Futures Market (Business Line, A. S. Jeyakumar, Aug 20, 2004)
The Indian commodity futures market has had a long and chequered history. Despite the huge potential, this market has not performed as expected.
- Pakistan’S Search For Ideology (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 20, 2004)
Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on August 14 as usual. Mid-August is the period throughout South Asia to take stock of things, ponder over the nation's present situation and prospects.
- Siege Of Kathmandu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2004)
THE blockade of Nepal's capital by Maoists should serve to end the complacency of the international community, especially India, that the stand-off between the rebels and the royal administration cannot get worse.
- Us Changes Posture On Nato (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 20, 2004)
President Bush, speaking at a forum of veterans of foreign wars at Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, made far-reaching proposals related to future US foreign and strategic policies.
- What Is Not Ethical Consumerism (Hindu, Julian Baggini, Aug 19, 2004)
Ethical consumerism should be about using our purchasing power to make the world a better place. Feeling pure will not help the world's poor.
- Consent Is Bone Of Contention (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Aug 19, 2004)
"GIVE a dog a bad name and hang it" is an old adage. This is exactly what the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is doing in the garb of ensuring that the regulatory provisions are complied with. SEBI, it is
- Gender Imbalance In West Bengal (Tribune, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 19, 2004)
The recent West Bengal Human Development Report 2004 focuses on two major public initiatives that have characterised the state in the past 26 years: land reforms and decentralisation.
- Goalposts Are Moving But It Is Riskier To Do Nothing (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 19, 2004)
Business is busy-ness is how my teacher of `fundamentals of business organisation' defined the word to begin with.
- Jarring Notes In The Sweat Equity Regime (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 19, 2004)
Explanation II to Section 79A of the Companies Act, 1956 defines `sweat equity shares' to mean "equity shares issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash
- Us Turning A Blind Eye To Nukes (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Power, Aug 19, 2004)
The Bush administration might be reacting too late to an emergent nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia
- Let Democracy Not Fail The Poor (Hindu, Amarjeet Sinha, Aug 19, 2004)
The real challenge of making democracy work lies in letting the poorest households determine the course of their lives.
- Regulating Medical Clinics (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 19, 2004)
Considering the list of economic activities now subject to a regulatory regime, the case for such a framework for clinical establishments is indeed very strong.
- Inflation Dynamics: Why Fight Shy Of It? (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 19, 2004)
It is time it was realised that inflation could be volatile, more than growth. And it is also time the current and expected inflation rates are tracked.
- Sterling Performance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2004)
To sustain the high growth rate of exports, the country needs to tap new markets
- Revolution In A Shopping Mall (Tribune, S. L. Rao, Aug 18, 2004)
Distributive inequity characterizes economic growth in India from the Eighties till now, though even those below the “poverty line” are found to
- India-Japan Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2004)
The swiftness with which Japan has set about wooing the United Progressive Alliance Government is a measure of the importance it attaches to developing relations with India.
- Inflation Overhang — No Room For Complacency (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 18, 2004)
Despite warning signals, the RBI did not see any immediate effect of the high money supply on inflation, little realising that there is always a time lag between the burgeoning of money supply and rise in the rate of inflation.
- Portrayal Of Conviction (Tribune, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Aug 18, 2004)
THOSE who lived in Lahore during the pre-partition days felt nostalgic on witnessing the coverage which the media gave to the city at the time of the cricket matches.
- Iaf Needs At Least 300 Aircraft (Tribune, Gulshan Luthra, Aug 18, 2004)
THE Indian Air Force is roaring for jetspeed at the Ministry of Defence for new aircraft simply because most of its MiG series of combat aircraft are coming to the end of their lives.
- Guarding The Guard (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Aug 18, 2004)
Getting caught off-guard by your own guard, taking pot-shots at you, can be quite unpleasant
- Shadow-Boxing In Bpo Taxation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 18, 2004)
The latest draft circular on taxation of business processes outsourced by a non-resident entity is disappointing.
- The Origins Of Terror (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2004)
The carnage billed as the war to end all wars, which began 90 years ago this month, bears a profound responsibility for the world as it is today.
- Wto Framework For Global Trade (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Aug 18, 2004)
All direct farm subsidies given by developed countries to their farmers, as opposed to multi-purpose subsidies, should be clearly identified and targeted for elimination within a specified time-frame.
- Challenges Before Indian Polity (Tribune, Zoya Hasan, Aug 18, 2004)
The overall argument advocated here has been framed by the idea that the 2004 verdict is a mandate for tolerance, secularism, and inclusiveness delivered by a discerning electorate.
- Capacity Constraints Keep Crude Prices High (Business Line, S. Dinakar, Aug 18, 2004)
Despite supply well above demand, the lack of spare production capacity to take care of any demand spikes or supply disruptions continues to keep oil prices high.
- Caesar's Wife (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 18, 2004)
IT WAS frankly surprising to find a number of civil society organisations joining the National Advisory Council (NAC) constituted, with Ms Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson enjoying the status of a Union Cabinet Minister ...
- India In 1865 (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 18, 2004)
George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, printed in 1867 a Statistical Abstract Relating to British India ...
- `Need For Farmer-Oriented Marketing' (Hindu, G. Venkataramani, Aug 18, 2004)
The National Commission on Farmers (NFC), an advisory body, has identified key areas to be addressed and chalked out short and long-term measures for
- Look Beyond India For Sourcing And Markets (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Aug 17, 2004)
Mr R. Seshasayee, the 56-year-old Managing Director of Ashok Leyland Ltd, feels that the commercial vehicle industry in the country will have to face up to competition from abroad, especially from China and Thailand.
- Dual Careers As An Option (Hindu, Marley Obi, Aug 17, 2004)
There are difficulties to be overcome, but dual careers can provide the best of both worlds
- Selective Credit Control (Business Line, A. Seshan, Aug 17, 2004)
In India, selective credit control means control over advances against the security of "sensitive commodities'' such as foodgrains, oilseeds and sugar. There has been considerable misunderstanding about the purpose of SCC, whose objective is not to fight
- Surge In Violence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2004)
ULFA’s concern for the people of Assam seems misplaced, with its attacks on the innocent
- Us Options In Iraq (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
IRAQ faces two kinds of problems: the legitimacy of the present regime and nationalist forces colliding with the occupying powers.
- Who Needs An Honest Broker? (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 17, 2004)
An able Indian civil servant, Wajahat Habibullah, has come under attack for arguing that the United States of America could play the role of a facilitator to help resolve the vexed Kashmir problem.
- A Question Of Identity (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 17, 2004)
In Britain there is now a new "class" of Asians and blacks, almost as xenophobic and intolerant as the white racists who once intimidated their parents and grandparents.
- Bridge Of Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2004)
There is an obvious, but all too often neglected, difference between the making of promises and the keeping of them. Mr Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, emphasized the need to keep promises in his maiden Independence Day speech.
- Legislative Work Laid Low By Combative Politics (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Aug 17, 2004)
It has become common in recent years to see Parliament rush through legislative business, as combative politics takes the centre-stage.
- Reinventing The Steel Frame (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Aug 16, 2004)
The report of the Committee on Civil Service Reforms, headed by Mr PC Hota, is now with the Cabinet Secretary; and still under wraps. Its recommendations mirror the state of the “steel frame’’ or how this frame has rusted if not disintegrated or how
- `The Critical Issue Now Is Implementation Of Schemes' (Business Line, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Aug 16, 2004)
The Tenth Plan (2002-07) does not look at the role of government in the upgradation of technological capabilities or in addressing the technological challenges ahead.
- Reservations About Reservation (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Aug 16, 2004)
The manner in which reservation has been conceptualised and implemented by the Indian state is sadly wanting.
- The Coming Global Recession In 2005 (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Aug 16, 2004)
A recession may be looming especially with the unprecedented rise in world oil prices, which have historically presaged every recession in America.
- Advantages Of Freeing Epf Investment (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Aug 16, 2004)
It is indeed ironical that the interest on employees' provident fund (EPF) has been cut by one per cent at a time when the bond market was doggedly expecting a rate hike.
- Stock Taking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2004)
Our democracy is vibrant as is evident from the concerns of PMs of different persuasions
- Transition In Singapore (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
After 14 years, there has been another smooth transition of power in Singapore. The city-state's second Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, has handed over the baton to the chosen successor, Lee Hsien Loong. There is absolutely no surprise in this change ...
- Us Policy On West Asia (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 16, 2004)
The Iraqi situation is getting murkier. No new nation has offered to send troops to Iraq in spite of the resolution of the Security Council authorising UN members to contribute troops.
- Sweeten The Sugar Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2004)
The global sugar market has been one of the most distorted of commodity regimes because of the fierce protectionism practised by some of the developed countries.
- Manmohan's Expansive Menu For Pakistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in his Independence Day address to the nation, reiterated his commitment to vigorously pursue the current peace process with Pakistan.
- It’S Good To Be A Saheli (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Aug 15, 2004)
I was at an annual of Saheli. An organisation in Boston of very well established professional women and a few men. Volunteering for South Asians by offering support and friendship to immigrant women and their families in many capacities
- Not Merely An Oil Shock (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 15, 2004)
PERHAPS the least written about and certainly the least analysed portion of the new UPA Government’s common minimum programme is the short paragraph on energy security. Since it is crucial to India’s future economic development, it bears repeating:
- Reforming The United Nations (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 15, 2004)
India has been able to build up strategic alliances with key international players as it advances towards the goal of entering the United Nations' Security Council as a permanent member.
- We Won’T Force Centre To Follow Left Agenda, Says Karat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
When the CPM decided to support the Congress-led coalition government from outside, there were apprehensions that the UPA government would not last its full term.
- Bda Has Done Well Despite Many Odds (Deccan Herald, A S KODANDA PANI, Aug 15, 2004)
BDA is the planning and development authority for Bangalore Metropolitan Area covering 1279 sq km. The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Bangalore was prepared by BDA for the first time in 1984 under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1961...
- India Needs A Comprehensive Defence Policy (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Aug 15, 2004)
Amazingly, though India boasts of a Rs 77,000-crore defence budget for 2004-05, it does not have a defence policy.
- A New Tryst With Destiny (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Aug 15, 2004)
Yesterday, August 14, a function was held in Delhi to mark the release of new editions of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three books, An Autobiography, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India.
- Pro And Active (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2004)
Mohammed Fazal is far from dumb. In fact, Maharashtra’s governor has shot his mouth off on matters ranging from police transfers to mahurats at Raj Bhavan
- Politics Of Peace Seeking (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Aug 14, 2004)
Following the failed but meticulously planned LTTE suicide attack against a Tamil minister in the heart of Colombo last month, security has been visibly tightened.
- Natural Proclivities (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Aug 14, 2004)
Reading Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s response (“A guru and his followers”, The Telegraph, August 8) to my two-part article has left me feeling more puzzled and less enlightened than before.
- Terrorism Beyond The Spectacle (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Aug 14, 2004)
Recently, on a French television channel, I had the good surprise to watch a young and handsome Marlon Brando answering questions about his career and his hobbies in rather fluent French. Soon the discussion veered to his favourite topic...
- Indelible And Lucid (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 14, 2004)
Our Tamil brethren have names a yard long and difficult for us, poor northerners, to pronounce. Of them, Brahmins known to us colloquially as Tam Brams, also have the sharpest of minds and can outsmart the rest of us, be it in science
- The Unnamed Are Unchallenged (Business Line, S. Muralidharan, Aug 14, 2004)
THE Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been in the statute book for well over a decade and a half now.
- The Dna Of India's Poverty (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2004)
While it would be naïve to argue for any downward revision of the disproportionately high salaries and perks in the government sector, it does seem logical and plausible to expect an honest re-examination
- Smooth Transition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2004)
Singapore’s new leader is expected to continue existing policies
- Ways Of The Cat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2004)
One does not know whether it is a descendent of Macavity, the prowling tom TS Eliot wrote about in his Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but if its exploits are any indication, then very possibly it is.
- Time For Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2004)
More than two months in office, the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka is yet to come to grips with the policy issues or with the complexities of a smooth and
- Appeasing All The Way (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 14, 2004)
The latest proposal of the Congress-led UPA Government to constitute two minorities commissions is yet another act of Muslim appeasement. The Congress has most often been pro-Muslim rather than pro-Indian.
- Fragrance Of Roses From A Pakistani Village For Some Inner Peace (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 14, 2004)
On city roads, patriotism has been peaking this week, with one more Independence Day only a day away. Beggars at traffic signals are not asking for charity but vending the tricolour...
- Bengal Woos Investments (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 14, 2004)
The Agreement signed on Thursday on the setting up of a minor port at Kulpi, near Kolkata, on the Hooghly is an important infrastructural step forward for the West Bengal economy.
- Ensuring Nutrition (Hindu, C. Gopalan, Aug 14, 2004)
What we need is not merely a Second Green Revolution but a food and agricultural policy with a nutrition orientation.
- Ensuring Nutrition (Hindu, C. Gopalan, Aug 14, 2004)
What we need is not merely a Second Green Revolution but a food and agricultural policy with a nutrition orientation.
- Fewer Tiers, Less Tears (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 14, 2004)
The report of the task force on Implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar, was submitted on July 16, 2004.
- Venezuela's Vote (Hindu, Selma James, Aug 14, 2004)
Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has achieved a level of grassroots participation most politicians can only dream of.
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