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Articles 32821 through 32920 of 35809:
- Feel-Very-Good Factor: 7 Plus Is Growth Estimate (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Nov 15, 2003)
Alarm bells:Mid-year review concerns: huge pension, subsidy bill and fiscal deficit
- Four-Fold Path To Nirvana (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 14, 2003)
A happy mix of economic and demographic factors means India is in the fast lane. First in a two-part series
- India As Icon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
Branding the country could invite business as well as tourism
- Bt Cotton Fiasco - Pushing Farmers Into A `Booby' Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder. According to an official report of the Andhra Pradesh Government on
- Bt Cotton Fiasco - Pushing Farmers Into A `Booby' Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder.
- Sharon And The House Of Saud (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 14, 2003)
Israel and Saudi Arabia have to do a deal to neutralise in-house conflict mongers
- Axis Of Evidence (Indian Express, G Parthasarathy, Nov 14, 2003)
The Beijing-Islamabad-Riyadh nuclear nexus poses new challenges
- State Of The Economy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
THE PUZZLE ABOUT the depth of the recovery in the Indian economy remains unsolved after the latest release of official statistics on industrial production. The index of industrial production has registered a growth of 5.8 per cent in the first half (April
- Monetary And Credit Policy - Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- The Never Never Land Of Democracy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
The alternative to Musharraf is not religious dictatorship, it is the people’s will. The West must wake up to this
- Bring Them To Book (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
Those responsible for poor quality of the collapsed building in Bangalore must be punished
- A-Plus For Big B (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
Quite correct, Mr Bachchan, show biz does reflect the nation
- Wake Up, South Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
Saarc ministers must think out of the box if the region is to keep up with the world
- Monetary And Credit Policy - Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- In The Name Of The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 13, 2003)
Under the doctrine of "in the name of the party", bribes are not seen as such but as a legitimate requirement of political outfits.
- They Are Private And Different (Business Line, Lakshmi Balaraman, Nov 13, 2003)
Private companies should not be put through the rigours of public companies
- Monetary And Credit Policy — Looking Beyond The Rate Cuts (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 13, 2003)
In a sober mid-term review of the Credit Policy, aimed at keeping the economy on even keel, Dr Y. V. Reddy has looked beyond interest rate cuts and focussed on qualitative issues aimed at toning up the working of the banks and improving credit delivery, p
- They Are Private And Different (Business Line, Lakshmi Balaraman, Nov 13, 2003)
Private companies should not be put through the rigours of public companies
- The Japanese Verdict (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
FOR A COUNTRY where the two-party system was not even a dream for half a century, Sunday's parliamentary election result in Japan had one clear message. It announced the arrival of an opposition party that can offer an alternative to the Liberal Democrati
- More Than Media Inserts & Fancy Logos (The Financial Express, D Durga Prasad, Nov 12, 2003)
Building brands is about creating legitimacy
- Need For Economic Vigilante Groups (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 12, 2003)
We suffer from absence of vigilante groups to serve as a bulwark against exploitation and manipulation
- Mid-Cap Platform (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2003)
Indonext will breathe life to illiquid stocks
- Unified Licence: Contradictions Unlimited (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, Nov 12, 2003)
FOR THE second time in less than three years, the government machinery acted with decisive swiftness while formalising the unified licence between basic and cellular services in five days flat. It passed through three layers of decision-making authority b
- Indians Got The Highest Pay Hike In Asia-Pacific (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2003)
At a time when employers in Asia-Pacific region are strictly controlling their pockets, Indians on an average have received the highest pay hike in 2003.
- Three Is Company (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 12, 2003)
The India, Brazil and South Africa Dialogue Forum will have greater relevance for the three countries, and others in the developing category, than some of the older organisations like the Commonwealth or the G-15.
- Urea: Rps And Nps -- Six Of One, Half-A-Dozen Of The Other (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Nov 12, 2003)
The New Pricing Scheme for urea manufacturers is hardly an improvement over the Retention Pricing Scheme, whose anomalies it purports to correct. It neither provides an incentive to reduce cost and improve efficiency nor does it help all plants uniformly
- ‘We Started Decrying Five-Star Culture Without Realising It Was A Synonym For Excellence’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 11, 2003)
Jaswant Singh, Union Finance Minister, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express.
- Looking At ‘Contempt’ In Context (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 11, 2003)
The decision of the apex court to grant an interim stay on the arrest of journalists of the The Hindu is salutary and will hopefully have a restraining effect on the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
- India’s Bridge To Mongolia (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Nov 11, 2003)
In the late eighties, Mongolia was at the crossroads of history. It was the presence of Indian monk Lama Kushok Bakula Rimpoche that really helped at that crucial stage.
- Sebi Informal Guidance Scheme 2003: Glaring Flaws, Serious Lacunae (Business Line, Amit K. Vyas, Nov 11, 2003)
Notwithstanding the benevolent spirit behind the SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme 2003, which is to promote the interests of the securities market, it cannot be denied that there are some glaring flaws in it.
- Cross-Border Power (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 11, 2003)
New Delhi has for long looked at the Central Asian states as a potential source for its energy requirements. Now, an offer has come from a Central Asian nation, which could meet some of India’s energy needs.
- How Telecom Wires Got So Tangled (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 11, 2003)
Given the long history of botching up telecom policies, it is hardly surprising that the Government should be accused of favouring one company by introducing a unified licensing regime.
- National Tax Tribunal: Is It A Case Of Old Wine In New Bottle? (Business Line, A.S. Sundar Rajan, Nov 11, 2003)
The National Tax Tribunal appears to be an attempt by the Government to provide a birth to retired and retiring bureaucrats.
- Slugging It Out For The Top Slot (The Financial Express, Senthil Chengalvarayan, Nov 11, 2003)
Birla should worry with Agarwal going global
- Sustaining The Good Show (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2003)
The strong resurgence in demand, both in the industrial and service sectors, has not translated into commensurate revenue growth because of the intense competition.
- India Inc Goes Shopping (Asia Times, Indrajit Basu, Nov 11, 2003)
Many Indian companies are deciding India isn’t big enough for them. This is a classic path that has been followed by many other countries as their economies create investors eager to play on a world stage, with more money than the local economy can bear.
- Divergence In Interest Rates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2003)
POLICY PRONOUNCEMENTS ON interest rates are at the very core of the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy statements and are therefore keenly watched. Of all the macroeconomic variables that are influenced by the monetary policy, it is the interest rate
- Credit Policy: Time For Action (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Nov 11, 2003)
THE Mid-term Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04 shows that the RBI Governor, Mr Y. V. Reddy, is not for rhetoric; nor for needless tinkering. Instead, the message is clear that the Governor is for action and implementation.
- Better Option Than Oil And Gas Pipelines (The Financial Express, Omkar Goswami, Nov 11, 2003)
Treat this article as you will — either as a sober tract on future growth possibilities, or the ranting of a proselytiser of reforms. But first, some very recent history. In the last fortnight, I had three ‘revelations’. The first was a conference where C
- India's Confused Privatization (Asia Times, Arun Bhattacharjee, Nov 11, 2003)
The zigzag divestiture of India's government-held businesses is starting to endanger the program, with the breakneck speed of the sale of some operations starting to come under a cloud. And with that, so is the reputation of Arun Shourie, India's minister
- Dimensions Of Poverty In India (The Financial Express, Chandra Mohan, Nov 10, 2003)
While academic interest in quantifying poverty in India continues unabated, there is still no census on those living below the poverty line to guide the government’s effort to better target the distribution of foodgrain in the countryside!
- Bringing Price Stability To Futures (Business Line, Kalyan Raipuria, Nov 10, 2003)
Though stability of agricultural commodity prices has been desirable internationally, it is yet to be achieved because of the current emphasis on market determination.
- Draft Outline Of Sagar Mala Project -- Forging Strong Links In The Transport Chain (Business Line, N. K. Kurup, Nov 10, 2003)
The draft outline on the Sagar Mala project gives definite shape to a great idea by adopting a holistic approach aimed at developing an integrated transport system that takes the pressure off road and rail.
- Uncertain Times For Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2003)
Export growth in the South is ultimately linked to the economic performance of the OECD countries.
- 'We Can Supply Power To India Via China’ (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Nov 10, 2003)
India and Kyrgyztan have stressed the importance of enhancing trade and investment ties so as to raise current bilateral trade levels.
- Poor Grade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2003)
Instead of quibbling, India must take firm measures to correct its male-female literacy ratio.
- Climate Change: Think Out Of The Box (The Financial Express, Robert O. Blake, Nov 10, 2003)
For too long, the debate on climate change has been deadlocked. It’s time to move beyond that.
- Illusory Concessions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 10, 2003)
exempting units in Special Economic Zones from contributing to employee provident funds or paying premiums to Employee State Insurance Corporations, instead of bringing significant cost advantages could turn out to be a disincentive for these firms.
- The Grammar Of Globalisation (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Nov 10, 2003)
To understand the structure and grammar of globalisation, it is essential to examine the critical driving forces and key building blocks behind the process.
- The Great Immigrant Bazaar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2003)
IT SHOULD HAVE made for the perfect equation. By 2050, many rich countries with low fertility and birth rates will need to have allowed in millions of immigrants to replace their own ageing labour force. Millions of people in the developing world are wait
- Power Puff Our Girls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2003)
The majority of this country’s populace don’t think it ridiculous that their goddess of learning is a woman. Yet, the girl child in their households continues to hold a broom instead of a book in her hand.
- Chimera Of Economic Pre-Eminence (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 10, 2003)
FIVE WEEKS ago, Goldman Sachs dropped a bombshell when it suggested in one of its periodic global papers that the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) were poised to take on the economic leadership of the world, displacing in the process econo
- 3-Day Summit To Focus On Women (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
The tense situation in her country has forced Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga to decline from delivering the key address at the International Summit on Gender and Poverty. But PM A.B. Vajpayee, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former RBI chief Bima
- Development Or Displacement? (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 09, 2003)
The Indira Sagar Dam, crucial to the success of the Sardar Sarovar Project, is expected to be ready by 2005. Author examines the paradox of big dams and the unresolved issue of what is public purpose.
- Personal Policies (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 09, 2003)
Minister of State for Finance A V Adsul wanted his loyal political worker Anwar Ibrahim Qasi to be appointed as his assistant personal secretary. But the Shiv Sena minister was thwarted by the Department of Personnel which turned down his candidate on the
- 'Guns No Solution, Flexibility Is Key' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Neither you nor any of your present crop of Hurriyat leaders were part of the 1989 movement. Now, how can you claim to legitimately represent the Kashmiri struggle in talks with the Centre
- News Reel 02-11-03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
SRI LANKA plunges into chaos as President Chandrika Kumaratunga sacks three key ministers of the Ranil Wickremasinghe government. Accusing the Prime Minister of yielding too much to the Tamil Tigers, she, however, asserts the peace talks will be on course
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
With regard to P Chidambaram’s Our other northern neighbour, I have some questions to ask. You observe that ‘‘The Maoists are reported to be receiving help from China.’’ Can you give any reliable information indicating that China is helping the Nepal Maoi
- This Mrs G And That Mrs G (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 09, 2003)
Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary went by almost unnoticed. There was that little fracas over grandson, Feroze Varun, being denied entry (or so he said) to her samadhi and there were the usual pictures of Sonia, family and flunkeys seated in mournful reme
- Air-India To Buy 28 Aircraft For Rs 10,000 Cr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
After dragging its feet for a few months now, the Air-India Board on Saturday gave clearance to purchase 28 new aircraft over a five-year period at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore. The cost, officials said, includes technical infrastructure as well as training
- Chorus: Amma, Lay Off (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly’s decision ordering the arrest of editors and senior journalists of The Hindu and Murasoli for ‘‘breach of privilege of the House’’ evoked widespread protest in the state.
- Nri Brings ‘crunch’ To Tn Village (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Nov 09, 2003)
Kayarambedu may just be a dot on the map of Tamil Nadu but thousands of customers from 40 countries know this is where their daily ‘crunch’ comes from.
- Brawn At Mr Universe Shows Off Brain Too (Indian Express, Nitin Nair, Nov 08, 2003)
From a psychologist to an engineer, they come in odd shapes and sizes
- Peking Duck Beats Delhi Belly (Indian Express, Kishwar Ahluwalia, Nov 08, 2003)
Recently, CII organised an India week in China, which included two major conferences on tourism in Shanghai and Beijing. The agenda was to give travel between the two countries a substantial boost. But before the conference, one encountered a quick realit
- Repentant, Resolute (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 08, 2003)
Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke to Britain’s FINANCIAL TIMES and the paper immediately spotlighted two moments: ‘‘Justice will be seen to be done’’ in Gujarat, India’s Prime Minister told the FT. He also ‘‘vehemently’’ rejected any suggestion that the economic
- Opening Access To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
Since the first scientific journal appeared in French in 1665, the publication of scientific journals has become an industry in its own right. Scientists scramble not just to be the first to publish a discovery, but also to have their work ...
- Early Elections & Tdp Calculations (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Nov 08, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu's main strength remains the lack of cohesion within the Congress, which is the main opposition in Andhra Pradesh.
- India To Host The World, Neighbour Seeks Entry (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 08, 2003)
Around 100 legislators from Pakistan are planning to attend the 4th World Parliamentary Forum (WPF) to be held on the sidelines of the World Social Forum Congress in Mumbai in January 2004 - provided the Indian government issues them visas.
- Is The Euphoria Justified? (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 08, 2003)
There is simply no case for crowing about the performance of the Indian economy in 2003-04.
- Indian State Orders Editors' Arrest, Faces Protest (Washington Post, Reuters, Nov 08, 2003)
- The legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu faced media protests Saturday after it ordered five journalists and the publisher of one of the nation's most respected dailies held for alleged slander.
- The Road Is The Point (Indian Express, Dilip D Souza, Nov 08, 2003)
lines on a map move you, you should travel in Europe. Internal borders are essentially gone, currency exchange is a memory. For better or worse, English is widely enough spoken that you can manage without another language.
- Outsource Or Perish! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2003)
OUTSOURCING is being viewed by politicians, legislators, media and the public in the US as an unmitigated evil. Even academics who ought to know better have been denouncing it as the cause of layoffs of American personnel by corporates and erosion of grow
- Gsp Of A Different Kind (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 07, 2003)
The idea is that better market access for GSPs should lead to women's economic and social empowerment over the long haul.
- Flawed Logic (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
THE SECURITIES APPELLATE Tribunal has redefined when insider trading is punishable. And it could well render impossible the task of nailing the offenders. That is because SAT insists that the insider ought to have had unfair advantage or profit motive whi
- Shrug Off The Cold War, This Is A New World (Indian Express, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Nov 07, 2003)
Pragmatism on the China front, infotech companies as a force multiplier. On security, think out of the box
- War On Terror: The Us Dilemmas (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 07, 2003)
Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan... all represent the difficult challenges facing the US diplomacy in the world today, according to a recent report by a Task Force co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Asia Society in New York. G. P arthasar
- Marrakesh To Cancun... Darwinism In Trade Talks (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Nov 07, 2003)
THE transformation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) into a new avatar in 1995 — the World Trade Organisation — marked a paradigm shift. GATT was primarily about negotiating market access for traded goods. But the WTO's extension into n
- The Woman Who Defeated Vajpayee (Indian Express, Sagari Chhabra, Nov 07, 2003)
Subhadra Joshi fought for freedom, for religious peace, for a value system slipping by
- Setback For Reform As Calcutta Hc Stays Tax Tribunal (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 07, 2003)
Within a week of being slammed by the apex court for appointing a bureaucrat as chairman of the Competition Commission, the Centre today suffered another setback on the reforms front as the Calcutta High Court stayed the operation of an ordinance setting
- Andhra Pradesh In Election Mode (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
ALL SIGNALS FROM Andhra Pradesh say early Assembly polls. It is clear now that no sooner had Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu got over the shock of the claymore mine attack on him at Tirupati than he began to think elections. The leading factor ...
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