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Articles 33821 through 33920 of 35809:
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 31, 2002)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 31, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Rbi Report On Trend And Progress Of Banking In India 2000-01 -- Focus Must Shift From Regulation To Analysis (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 31, 2002)
THE latest report of the RBI on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2000-01 brings out clearly the problems and prospects of Indias banking industry.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 31, 2002)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- General's 'Hurt' Rings Hollow (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 31, 2002)
President Musharraf abused Indian hospitality at Agra. He converting a breakfast meet with eminent editors of India into a press conference and had it telecast live to PTV.
- Beyond Terrorism And Recession... -- Us Looks Ahead With Hope (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 31, 2002)
AMERICANS opened the New Year with a renewed sense of confidence, overcoming the traumatic experience of the terrorist attacks of 2001, and with strong expectations of economic recovery in the first half of 2002.
- The Other Front (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The NDA leaders are not too worried about its biggest possible challenger, namely, the People’s Front.
- Sbi `Relief Package' For Slowdown-Hit Units (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 30, 2002)
STATE Bank of India has taken the lead in providing a lifeline to weaker units hit by the current economic slowdown. The bank is offering a "relief package" to units in the worst affected sectors.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war.
- Letter Of Credit: A Scam In The Making? (Business Line, R. Viswanathan , Jan 30, 2002)
"THIS corrupt Government must go right now,'' said the erudite spokesman of the main Opposition party on the March 20, adding that ``due to the lack, or more correctly, absence of supervision over banks.
- At The Edge Of Default (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 30, 2002)
Eminent economists had praised Argentina’s adoption of a currency board as an effective means of depoliticizing monetary policy.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 30, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- Business Idols (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 30, 2002)
Way back in the 1970s, the South Korean economy was in shambles. Then came Park Chung Hee, the dictator, who ruled the country with an iron fist.
- What About The War On Economic Front? (Pioneer, Brij Bhardwaj, Jan 30, 2002)
With the threat of war receding from the horizon, it's time to turn the attention towards economy.
- Re-Infusing Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2002)
A SERIES OF not flattering news concerning the Unit Trust of India's (UTI) flagship US 64 Scheme that began in July last year culminated in the announcement, for the first time ever, of its net asset value (NAV) by the end of the year.
- Rooted Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 30, 2002)
Back in the Seventies, a group of political scientists advanced the theory that India was a “multinational” state rather than a simple “nation-state”.
- Cracking The Gene Connection (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 30, 2002)
IN THE last couple of weeks, the gene has made its ubiquitous presence in the minds of men and media.
- S&t As Drivers Of Economic Growth (Business Line, R. K. Pachauri, Jan 30, 2002)
THE official Web site of the Commonwealth Knowledge Network says the stock of science and technology (S&T) manpower in India is 6.3 million.
- Changing Contours Of Indo-Pak Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 30, 2002)
WHETHER it is the media or the cocktail circuit, a hot point of discussion these days is the forthcoming summit between the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President-cum-Chief Executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- Mask Of Acharya (Pioneer, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jan 30, 2002)
During the run up to the 1989 general election, I was fortunate to work with an editor who had considerable insight and connections into the BJP.
- ‘Ncert Has Corrected The Approach Towards The Teaching Of Civilisation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
Though the controversy over the newly-overhauled syllabi structure for schools still hasn’t simmered down, it has Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi’s blessings.
- Argentina: The Bitterest Pill Yet (Business Line, S. Hari Kumar, Jan 29, 2002)
IN THE last week of December 2001, Argentina made the biggest-ever sovereign debt default ($152 billion) in the history of global financial markets.
- Ssi Net Down 93 Pc In Q2 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
SSI Ltd has recorded a 93 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 1.73 crore for the second quarter ended December 31 as compared to Rs 25.06 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal. Turnover was Rs 66.07 crore (115.42 crore).
- Develop Bond Market To Cut Forex Risk: Bis (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE Bank for International Settlements (BIS), based at Basle in Switzerland, favours the development of local bond markets to help countries reduce both their maturity and foreign exchange mismatches.
- Confusion Worse Confounded (Business Line, Premen Addy , Jan 29, 2002)
The Soviet Union and China gave their benediction to opportunistic arrangements with reactionary forces committed to an anti-Western agenda.
- Rlys Set To Haul 490 Mt Freight (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE economic slowdown notwithstanding, the Railways is set to haul around 490 million tonnes of revenue earning freight in the current fiscal. This is, however, 10 million tonnes short of the budget estimate of 500 million tonnes.
- How Competitive Is The Indian Private Sector? (Business Line, V. S. Pai, Jan 29, 2002)
IT IS nearly a decade now since India started on the liberalisation path. Customers were supposed to benefit and Indian companies were supposed to face intense competition from their foreign counterparts.
- Kabul Calling (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 29, 2002)
It may or may not be an entirely apocryphal story: Prime Minister Charan Singh, on hearing about the landing of the Soviet troops at Kabul in December 1979, asked: “Afghanistan?
- ‘There’s This Young Tax Lawyer, His Name’s Nani Palkhivala...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
This book is not a biography, consumer activist M R Pai hastens to clarify in his introduction to The Legend of Nani Palkhivala.
- Uti Writes Off 50% Of Npas In Monthly Plans (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 29, 2002)
THE Unit Trust of India (UTI) has written off 50 per cent of NPAs in its monthly income plans (MIP).
- Focus On Future (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 28, 2002)
President KR Narayanan's Republic Day address to the nation, the last before he completes his term in the summer, made a clear departure from the immediate to instead focus on the long-term.
- Vision 2020 -- Can Mr Sinha Avoid A Budget Disaster? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 28, 2002)
THIS is the time of the year when final touches are given to the national Budget.
- The Price Of Inefficiency (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 28, 2002)
India has vast and growing need for energy. This is a function of our size and economic growth.
- Firm Resolution (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
Heightened environment consciousness is also reflected in the multiplicity of international covenants and bodies that have jurisdiction over this subject.
- Destructive Creation (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Jan 28, 2002)
Joseph A Schumpeter, noted economist, has not been able to sleep even in his grave ever since the Public Works Departments (PWD) in India adopted him.
- Indo-Afghan Ties Take Wing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2002)
Late last week we had a bird fly in from the northwest and it wasn’t the Siberian crane.
- Reviving The Market By Ipos (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
IT is unlikely that the stock market would get a boost, as envisaged by the expert committee of SEBI, if banks were asked to expedite their equity offerings.
- The Middle Path To Pakistan (Indian Express, V. P. Dutt, Jan 28, 2002)
India's policy towards Pakistan need not and should not oscillate between two extremes, either beating the drums of war or pretending that the December 13 attack on Parliament was just another act of terrorism.
- What's Wrong With A 'Third Party'? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jan 28, 2002)
There have been many visitors from the US to India in recent months and this is a very positive development for the future of the relationship between the two countries as well as cementing concrete strategic tie-ups.
- Enrol And Dabhol (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 28, 2002)
THE SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE of Enron and the ever-expanding sequel to it hold important and varied messages, including for us in India.
- Interiors And Frontiers (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Jan 28, 2002)
It was my grandfather’s favourite riddle for kids. How do you make a line drawn on a sheet of paper longer without touching it again? Simple, draw a shorter line below it!
- The Zhu Visit (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 28, 2002)
It was a multi-dimensional visit by the Chinese Premier to India and the job for the two sides is to consolidate the gains through serious follow-up.
- Jaswant And Lord Curzon's Legacy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 28, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 27. Is Lord Curzon of Kedleston back in political favour? Two very different men recently invoked his ideas to define India's new standing in the world.
- Economic Growth Likely To Be Below 5 Pc: Ceo Poll (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
THE current fiscal is likely to end with an economic growth of less than five per cent, although during 2002-03 a minor revival in growth is likely, a majority of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) has told the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- R-Day Parade, An Anachronism? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 28, 2002)
IT was extremely appropriate that on Saturday morning; that is, the morning of Republic Day — the newspapers were filled with reports of the successful test-firing of a variant of the Agni missile.
- Promoting The `Will To Act' (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 28, 2002)
MANAGEMENT gurus are expected to drop unique pearls in the company of learners and practitioners of management. They are expected to string their pearls into lectures and guidebooks that can be commented upon with ease.
- Epf Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
This is in response to the interest rate cut in the Employee Provident Fund Scheme. Now this scheme is neither attractive for the employee nor beneficial to the employer.
- The U.S. And Central Asian Oil (Hindu, Qamar Agha , Jan 28, 2002)
The American "war against terrorism" has also become a battle to control the energy resources of the Central Asian region.
- Reviving The Market By Ipos (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
IT is unlikely that the stock market would get a boost, as envisaged by the expert committee of SEBI, if banks were asked to expedite their equity offerings.
- Uti In Shambles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
One of the finest financial institutions at one time, UTI is in shambles today.
- Retention Price: Govt Move Keeps Urea Units On Tenterhooks (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 28, 2002)
THE introduction of drastic changes in the urea pricing policy parameters being contemplated by the Government has the domestic nitrogenous fertiliser industry on tenterhooks.
- `Banking Is Much More Than Balance Sheets' — Ms Ranjana Kumar, Cmd, Indian Bank (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 28, 2002)
INDIAN Bank under the Chairmanship of Ms Ranjana Kumar has during the last 19 months made some progress from the lows to which it had dipped in the late 1990s.
- America's India Problem (Los Angeles Times, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 27, 2002)
Behind the polite diplomatic exchanges now taking place between New Delhi and Washington lies the Indian belief that America's unconditional embrace of Musharraf since Sept. 11 has emboldened Pakistani hawks to step up their pressure in Kashmir.
- Rising From Rubble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2002)
On January 26, last year, the earth convulsed violently in Gujarat, killing 20,000 people, destroying 1.2 million homes, flattening 11,600 schools, 1,200 health care centres and hospitals besides leaving 20 million people utterly helpless and shaken.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 27, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 27, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- Wanted: Some Economic Reforms (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 26, 2002)
DURING a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha stunned the members by painting a very gloomy picture of the domestic industry.
- Rising From Rubble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2002)
On January 26, last year, the earth convulsed violently in Gujarat, killing 20,000 people, destroying 1.2 million homes, flattening 11,600 schools, 1,200 health care centres and hospitals besides leaving 20 million people utterly helpless and shaken.
- Draconian Moves (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 26, 2002)
POTO is a blot on the democratic escutcheon... Experience worldwide has shown that state terrorism is counter-productive.
- Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
IF the manufacturing sector is down in the dumps today (growth is a fourth of what it was six years ago) and agriculture remains a gamble in the monsoons, what will save the Indian economy?
- ‘For Anyone Who’s Interested In The World Economy, India Is The Biggest Test Case’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
A couple of years ago, a curious e-mail appeared in thousands of inboxes.
- The President’s Mind (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2002)
PRESIDENT K.R. Narayanan has lived up to his reputation for making the customary Republic Day-eve address to the nation a testament of personal belief.
- Single Regulator: A Troubled Exercise (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is currently inquiring into the stock market scam, is set to extend its remit for recommending the appointment of a `super-regulator' for the financial sector. This would form part of its report on the scam.
- Aftershocks (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 26, 2002)
As we celebrate another Republic Day it might be worthwhile to spare a thought for the many ways in which our power elite nobs our weakest citizens of the little they have.
- Will Higher Inflation Spur Growth? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 26, 2002)
FOR various understandable reasons, a powerful viewpoint has gained ground in recent months calling for a larger fiscal deficit and a higher growth rate of money supply than the current 15-16 per cent per annum.
- The Incentive Disincentive (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 26, 2002)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why exemptions and deductions have become a drag on revenue mobilisation.
- A Year After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2002)
IT IS A year today since the terrible Kutch earthquake took 30,000 lives and caused a loss of some Rs. 13,000 crores through destruction of private and public economic assets.
- Firm Policy Needed To Revive Economy: Manmohan (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 26, 2002)
`All our problems by and large are still our problems, which have to be resolved by our own domestic means.
- A Snooze For Vat (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 26, 2002)
THE CLOCK HAS been turned back by a year for the scheduled switchover to a VAT regime. The new D-Day is to be April 1, 2003 and not the approaching fiscal start.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 26, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- Reinventing Tradition (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 26, 2002)
Fifty-two years make India a young republic. It is fitting therefore that it faces a crisis of identity rather than the problems of middle age.
- A Wise Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2002)
THE DECISION TO postpone by a year the shift to a value-added tax (VAT) regime in the States does not come as a surprise;
- A New Foundation Of Goodwill (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2002)
IMAGINE A SCENE far worse than that portrayed by Afghanistan's chief interim administrator, Hamid Karzai.
- A Stain On Indian Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 25, 2002)
Good constitutional practices include the duty of political parties and their leaders to ensure that chargesheeted and communal persons are not permitted to stand for election on their party ticket.
- Hard Times (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 25, 2002)
With the Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur nearing, political parties are once again looking for funds for their election campaigns.
- A Powerless And Degenerating Sector? (Business Line, R. Ramaseshan, Jan 25, 2002)
THE power sector is much maligned.
- The Constitutional Dilemma -- Liberal Or Socialist Economy? (Business Line, A. M. Bhattacharjee, Jan 25, 2002)
WHEN the Constitution was framed, B. R. Ambedkar, echoing the same sentiment, declared that there is "complete absence" of one thing in Indian society — equality and that "on the Economic Plane.
- Bank Guarantee For Box Movement By Domestic Liners Cut To 15 Pc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2002)
The thrust of the 10th Plan in the port sector, according to Mr R.K. Jain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, would be directed not so much towards creation of additional capacity through construction of new berths.
- Something Left Undone (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 25, 2002)
Something very strange happened in Calcutta on Tuesday morning.
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