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Articles 33621 through 33720 of 35809:
- Settling The Price (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Jun 18, 2003)
The Indian economy runs the risk of becoming unstable in the long run if the rupee continues to appreciate against the dollar
- Time For Tea (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2003)
Labour militancy never solves an industrial problem. There are scores of examples to show how it can sound the death knell of an industry. The recent killing of three tea garden executives by enraged workers in Assam has ominous portents for the industry.
- What Women Really Want (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Jun 13, 2003)
“Every woman is an occupied territory” is the title of an article by Simona Sharoni published in the Journal of Gender Studies. The image, albeit a bit flashy, is evocative in that it reflects the fact that femininity today is a theatre of contested ...
- Different Beds, Same Dreams (Telegraph, Jairam Ramesh, Jun 12, 2003)
In Beijing in December 1988, the octogenarian Deng Xiaoping told the 44-year-old Rajiv Gandhi that “if there should be an ‘Asian Age’ in the next century, then it could be realized only after India and China became developed economies”. When the ...
- Reserved State (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2003)
Insularity spiced with violence can only create a city of thugs. Little will be left of the cosmopolitan ambience of Mumbai if the ignorance, illogic and aggression of Shiv Sena cadre are allowed to reign. Uninformed cultural chauvinism has always been
- It Is Still Cold Beyond The Wall (Telegraph, M.L. Sondhi, Jun 10, 2003)
China must think beyond Sikkim in framing its India policy given the new warmth between India and the US
- Changing Face Of Diplomacy (Upendra Choudhury) (Business Line, Upendra Choudhury, Jun 10, 2003)
The growing interest in economic diplomacy stems from increasing liberalisation and globalisation, as well as the growth of regional trading blocs.
- Bonds Of Debt-- Plight Of State Government Bonds (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2003)
Banks and mutual funds, which are the biggest players in the debt market, are very clear about their investment preferences.
- Has Pakistan Turned Around? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2003)
When General Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his initial charge sheet was full of complaints on economic mismanagement.
- Pity The Poor Bank Manager (Omkar Goswami) (The Financial Express, Omkar Goswami, Jun 10, 2003)
When I was teaching at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, my savings account was at a branch of the Indian Bank, which was conveniently located on campus.
- Jaswant Asks Sebi To Probe Trade Pattern Of Bank Stocks (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2003)
: Union finance minister Jaswant Singh has asked Sebi chairman to investigate trading pattern in banking stocks and submit the report at the earliest.
- Rbi Scores A Century (P. Yesuthasen) (Business Line, P. Yesuthasen, Jun 10, 2003)
THE Reserve Bank of India has scored a century. Lest you think that the central bank has joined the Gavaskars and Borders of the world, let me hasten to set the record straight.
- Rbi To Meet State Govts Over Defaults In Govt-Backed Bonds (The Financial Express, Atmadip Ray, Jun 10, 2003)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to sensitise the state governments about defaults on government-guaranteed bonds. RBI will hold a meet on June 29 in Mumbai with representatives from the state governments on this issue.
- Steel Against The Us (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2003)
Not content with slapping steep penal and safeguard duties so as to curb steel exports, particularly by the developing countries,
- Bses Is Now Reliance Energy (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2003)
THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to look into the "abnormal movement of public sector bank stocks over the past several weeks" and immediately submit a report to the Ministry.
- Where Did All The Weapons Go? (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 09, 2003)
“We know where [the weapons] are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, north and south somewhat.” — US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 30 March 2003 It is...possible that they decided that they would destroy them prior to
- Decline And Fall (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 09, 2003)
India’s foreign exchange reserves stand at an all-time high of more than $ 77 billion. Concerns are, however, being expressed not only about the desirability of a high level of reserves but also about the risks in investing them in securities of countries
- Company Act Helps Monopoly (Shubha Ghosh & Vidisha Barua) (The Financial Express, SHUBHA GHOSH & VIDISHA BARUA, Jun 09, 2003)
The new Competition Act of 2002, although to a certain extent in line with the agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), is a disappointment for many
- Lessons From Us Profligacy On Fiscal Resp (S. Venkitaramanan) (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 09, 2003)
The US' huge fiscal imbalance, highlighted in a recent study, is a standing example of the power of politics over economics.
- Bhel Plans To Grow Through Acquisitions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 09, 2003)
There have been conjunctures in the past when determined efforts were made to make the public sector giant, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), into a world class company.
- Reform In Reverse Gear? (N. Venkiteswaran) (Business Line, N. Venkiteswaran, Jun 09, 2003)
Some of the Government's recent policy announcements give the unmistakeable impression that the logic of a coherent economic philosophy has been given the complete go-by.
- Build Bridges (For Communal Harmony) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
The manner in which a minor altercation between two individuals sparked off communal riots in Hyderabad is worrying.
- Need To Manage Water (Shebonti Ray Dadwal) (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Jun 09, 2003)
Time was when water was regarded as a god-given resource, to be used freely — and thoughtlessly.
- Mismanaging Water In Farm Sector (N Chandra Mohan) (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, Jun 09, 2003)
Water resources management is one of the most important challenges confronting India.
- Rising Fundamentalism In Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 09, 2003)
Chidambaram’s budget has a social focus but he has tried to keep the business class happy
- To Break The Vicious Circle (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Jun 06, 2003)
Yet another round of interest cuts followed the Reserve Bank of India’s recent announcement of a reduction in the bank rate. It seems that the RBI is all set to make the financial scenario in the country gradually look like an international one. The ...
- Stick To The Beaten Track (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Jun 06, 2003)
Take a look at Sunday’s bestsellers’ lists or last week’s, or next week’s, and you’ll easily conclude that mediocrity is the key to success as in films and music and just about everything around us. The occasional appearance of a novel by Saul Bellow or
- Not Yet Dawn (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2003)
The “new dawn” that Ms Aung Sang Suu Kyi had seen for Myanmar last May, after her release from house arrest, has long since become the common day. Myanmar’s icon of democracy is back in “protective custody” again. With her are 17 officials of her party,
- Beyond The Hyphenated Perspective (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jun 05, 2003)
India has often complained of being bracketed with Pakistan by the international community. The “India-Pakistan” hyphenated perspective of south Asia has led to a sense of frustration in New Delhi. Pakistan is seen as a shackle that prevents India from...
- An Indian In Pakistan (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jun 04, 2003)
Back in Pakistan last week after a gap of two years, I found myself back again on the familiar terrain of everyone wanting to know whether this time it is for real — or whether we are once again chasing chimeras. To demonstrate national solidarity, I
- The Nineties And Beyond (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Jun 04, 2003)
The decade of the Nineties has been amongst the most eventful as far as the Indian economy is concerned. A fundamental instrument of government policy disappeared with the dismantling of the system of industrial licensing, while other radical reforms ...
- Machismo Is Not The Answer (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jun 03, 2003)
A modern combat aircraft is a demanding design, development and management challenge on whose success or failure rests not only the future of the organization developing it, but also the operational potential of the sponsoring air forces. Not surprisingly
- Maruti Car Sales Rise 46 Per Cent (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
Car market leader Maruti Udyog has posted a 46 per cent growth in sales in May at 39,178 units, buoyed mainly by increasing demand for the entry-level Maruti 800 model.
- Reforms And Urban Poverty (Supriya Roychowdhury) (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jun 03, 2003)
Several dimensions of our economic reform model reflect the impact of an abrasive marketisation policy, entirely
- Sail Sets Turnover Target Of Rs 20,000 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
The company is going for technical upgradation of plant and machinery with an annual investment of around Rs 600 crore to Rs 800 crore.
- It Never Rains But Pours (Prem Shankar Jha) (Hindu, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 03, 2003)
The flood of dollars into India, which has swelled its foreign exchange reserves by $1.591 billion in a single week and taken them beyond the $80 billion mark to $80.816 billion,
- Iaf To Take Part In 15-Day Exercise In Alaska (Deccan Herald, A N SUDARSAN RAO, Jun 03, 2003)
At the threshold of seventy, pleasant memories of childhood remain etched in my memory.
- Tvs Motor Bike Sales Up 8 Per Cent (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 03, 2003)
TVS Motor motorcycle sales grew by eight per cent to touch 63,973 units for the month of May,
- R.C. Jain Takes Over As Eicher Group Ce (Business Line, Neha Kaushik, Jun 03, 2003)
THERE has been a change of guard at Eicher Tractors. Mr R.C. Jain, Chief Executive, Eicher Tractors, has moved to Eicher Group as Chief Executive - Group Affairs and will assist the group chairman in group-level activities.
- Reform Labour Laws , Pant Tells States (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
The Planning Commission today asked states to undertake labour law reforms to generate employment.
- G-8 Evinces Interest On Graft In Developing Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jun 03, 2003)
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee said today that the leaders of the seven wealthiest countries and Russia at the G-8 (Group of Eight) at Evian wanted to know why the developing countries are not tackling the endemic problem of “corruption” that is undermining
- Cement Firms’ Despatches Go Up In May (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 03, 2003)
All leading cement producers ACC, Gujarat Ambuja and L&T have registered increases in despatches in May.
- An Asian Century, Perhaps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 03, 2003)
The Half-Hour Meeting that the Prime Minister had on Saturday with the new Chinese President, Hu Jintao, was perhaps the most significant of Mr. Vajpayee's many interactions in the former imperial capital of St. Petersburg.
- Srf Net Up At Rs 32 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
New Delhi , June 2
SRF Ltd, manufacturer of nylon tyre cord fabric (NTCF) has reported a net profit of Rs 5.74 crore on net sales of Rs 189.10 crore during the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2003.
- The Box Business (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2003)
The operation of a liberalized market economy hinges on individual choice. The individual is free to choose from a range of competing offerings in the market place. This simple almost axiomatic truth has been obfuscated by the needless controversy in ...
- Goodwill At Any Cost? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 11, 2002)
Given the traumatic experience this country has had with the LTTE, India would have to adopt a proactive strategy of pressing Sri Lanka to extradite the terrorist leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Jayalalithaa: In The Eye Of Another Storm (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 11, 2002)
THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, is right back at the centre of another political controversy. Her government has invoked POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) to arrest eight MDMK functionaries for their utterances eulogising the LTTE.
- Writing On The Wall (Business Line, R. Anand, Jul 11, 2002)
The Indian accounting profession has lessons to learn from the WorldCom fallout.
- Not A Bridge Too Far (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
Once a feasibility report is made and accepted by India and Sri Lanka, the exciting possibility of a road link between the two countries might come true. And it might come about in five years at an estimated cost of Rs 3,000 crores.
- Time For A Reality Check (Hindu, Asma Khan, Jul 11, 2002)
Kashmir is back on the world consciousness and is the focus of major world powers. This is a welcome albeit late development; nonetheless, it encompasses great scope for ending the protracted impasse in Kashmir.
- The Border Confrontation (Hindu, P. R. Chari , Jul 11, 2002)
The test of success in the present coercive diplomacy is not the discomfiture of Pakistan but the resolution of the Kashmir problem.
- Discrimination At Work (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Jul 11, 2002)
Legitimate discrimination on the basis of ability and performance is obstructed by the pervasive suspicion that all discrimination, at least in India, is at bottom and by its nature invidious.
- Hard Bargain (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
Almost all the initial promises of a serious, across-the-table political dialogue that could curb militancy in Andhra Pradesh seems to have evaporated.
- Yawn! (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
The paucity of talent at his disposal and internal contradictions that have plagued him from the very beginning have made a mess of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s promise of a "new, improved look" to his Union Cabinet.
- Grafty People (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2002)
The story of Sukh Ram, once the undisputed boss of Sanchar Bhawan who used telecom as a tool for illegal indemnification, is simple.
- Naxalite Violence: Legacy Of Another Era (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jul 10, 2002)
India, a nuclear power and satellite manufacturer, is grappling with an armed political campaign that best belongs to another era, and is admittedly an outcome of the unresolved contradictions of a backward agrarian society.
- The Moderate Deputy Pm (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jul 06, 2002)
As reshuffles go, it is hard to deny that last week’s effort was a bit of a dud.
- The Most Dangerous Place In The World (New York Times, Salman Rushdie, May 30, 2002)
The present Kashmir crisis feels like a déjà vu replay of the last one. Will the outcome also be a replay of three years ago? Will the conflict be contained again?
- Musharraf Set To Win Pakistan Poll, But At A Cost (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 28, 2002)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is set for a comfortable victory in a referendum on Tuesday to extend his rule for five years, but in the process he has damaged his credibility both at home and abroad.
- Musharraf's Order Or Disorder? (News International, Farhan Bokhari, Apr 25, 2002)
The success of Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's General President, at next Tuesday's referendum may already be a foregone conclusion, thanks to the widespread state-cum-'nazim' backed struggle to make his campaign anything but a failure.
- The Emperor's New Clothes (Dawn, Iffat Malik, Apr 25, 2002)
Come April 30, Musharraf will get his new clothes. person they - and all the people of Pakistan - should be admiring is Justice (resigned) Tariq Mehmood - the only one who spoke the truth.
- Economic Ties With Us (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Apr 25, 2002)
Pakistan and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint forum following a meeting between finance minister Shaukat Aziz and the US treasury secretary Paul O'Neil.
- Time To Think Things Out (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Apr 25, 2002)
The closest the US has come to distancing itself from the referendum is to suggest that the process should be open to review by the courts, a review that is now in progress.
- Our Long-Term Enemy (Guardian (UK), Peter Preston, Apr 22, 2002)
General Pervez Musharraf has summoned Pakistanis to a wholly spurious referendum on April 30 so that they may vote to keep him as head of state, head of the army and head of anything meaningful for the next five years.
- A Western Ally Takes A Wrong Turn (Toronto Star, Haroon Siddiqui, Apr 11, 2002)
This week when Musharraf, now our front-line ally in the war on terrorism, announced a quickie referendum to rubber-stamp his stay for another five years, the West offered an eloquently silent assent.
- The Lost Year (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Feb 05, 2002)
If only the Government had not been burdened by the orthodoxy against public spending, 2001 could have been very different.
- Chamber Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 05, 2002)
Part of the problem for any government, when it comes to policy change, is lack of consensus among different chambers of commerce.
- Extreme Measures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 05, 2002)
It is always good policy to face up to a challenge rather than pretend it does not exist.
- Baker’s Attitude Can’t But Prejudice Indo-Uk Relations: Nehru (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
As early as 1 February 1948, Patrick Gordon-Walker, the junior minister in the Commonwealth Relations Office, had warned that the ‘‘Indians will be mortally offended if we put forward the idea (of admitting Pakistani troops into Kashmir) publicly’’.
- Bangladesh: Worrisome Indicators (Business Line, B. Raman , Feb 05, 2002)
THE recent incidents on the Indo-Bangladeshi border are under enquiry by the Government and one has to await the results before assessing whether these were isolated incidents unlikely to have an adverse impact on the bilateral relations.
- New Great Guessing Game: Where’s Osama? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2002)
WHEN Osama bin Laden seemed to melt into the snow-capped mountains of in eastern Afghanistan more than a week ago, many speculated that he had made a simple escape, taking an obvious route.
- Bono Who? (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 05, 2002)
Young Omar Abdullah, the 31-year-old minister of state in the MEA, makes no pretence of enjoying the good life outside South Block.
- Corporates: On The Fine Line Of Ethics (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 05, 2002)
THE outgoing chief of the Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI), Mr D. R. Mehta, in the swan-song interviews he has been giving the media in the last few months, has sought to explain his lack of success in regulating the capital market satisfactorily.
- China And The Wto (Hindu, Raviprasad Narayanan, Feb 05, 2002)
The real test for the Chinese Government, more than the state of external trade, lies in the internal restructuring of the economy.
- Imf-World Bank Group Meetings -- Taking Over Others' Turfs (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 05, 2002)
I AM reporting from virtual Washington where the meetings of the Development Committee and the International Monetary and Finance Committee, interspersed with media conferences, were held from April 25 under the aegis of the International Monetary Fund.
- Financial Reform And Bank Fragility (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Feb 05, 2002)
INDIA'S post-Budget stock market collapse is still taking its toll in the banking sector.
- Multilateral Rules On Fdi (Business Line, S. Venu , Feb 05, 2002)
THE surge of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and the associated expansion of MNC activities has transformed the world from what it was 15 years ago.
- Psu And Usp (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Feb 05, 2002)
UNIQUE Sale positioning (USP) is not only the general marketing technique meant for competing products, but, applies equally to sale of equity in public sector undertakings (PSUs).
- `Time Ripe For Talks With Ltte' -- Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, Director, Ices, Colombo (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 05, 2002)
With the LTTE's stance turning "more conciliatory" following the September 11 attacks on the US and the ban placed on it by such countries as Canada, the US, the UK and Australia.
- Banking Variables -- Changes Over The Three Decades (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 05, 2002)
In this article, the first of a series on the developments in banking over the three decades, P. R. Brahmananda analyses various variables to conclude the following:
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