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Articles 34321 through 34420 of 35809:
- Refugees In Their Own Land (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 06, 2002)
For the people along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, the war clouds have cast a shadow on their lives. Shujaat Bukhari, Sarabjit Pandher and Sunny Sebastian report.
- Sparring At Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 06, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 5. India was not surprised at the dramatic public relations exercise by the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, at the Summit of the South Asian leaders here today.
- Capital Punishment (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 06, 2002)
When the British first came to India in the 17th century, Bengal was one of the first places they came to trade and to set up their “factories’’ (warehouses in the jargon of the time).
- Tapping Discontent (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 06, 2002)
The shoe-bomber's case has focussed attention on an apparently widespread campaign by Muslim extremists in Britain to recruit socially maladjusted youth.
- War At What Cost? (Hindu, ALOK MUKHERJEE, Jan 06, 2002)
The Indian economy can no doubt survive a war, but the sacrifices it will have to make in terms of development will be substantial.
- Refugees In Their Own Land (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 06, 2002)
For the people along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan, the war clouds have cast a shadow on their lives. Shujaat Bukhari, Sarabjit Pandher and Sunny Sebastian report.
- The Comfort Of Sameness (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 06, 2002)
If you subtract Russia from it, Europe is a sub-continent roughly the same size as British India.
- Forensic Justice And Aids (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 05, 2002)
India, like South Africa, has, high on its health agenda, the pathology of HIV and AIDS. So human rights are in jeopardy and, vis-a-vis jural relief, judicial obscurantism is forensic folly, the vanishing point of curial vigilance.
- Appropriate Expectations (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 05, 2002)
IT IS Budget time once again. Chambers of commerce and captains of industry have, as usual, begun lobbying for relief, rebates and concessions through amendment in the annual Finance Bill.
- Disturbing Changes In Banks' Asset Portfolios (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 05, 2002)
DEPOSITS as a ratio of GNP at current prices formed about 13 per cent in 1970-71. By 1980-81, this proportion had risen to 26.4 per cent, at a growth rate of about 7.34 per cent per annum.
- Microcredit: Globalisation Unlimited (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 05, 2002)
IT is a two-edged sword. While it supposedly takes the rural poor into a new domain of economic freedom, it keeps the corporate sector hopeful of exploiting this freedom.
- All Houses Are Not Equal (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 05, 2002)
AS IT is, there is a uniform tax-free limit of Rs 50,000 applicable across the board to, among others, all individuals.
- Move To Boost Tufs Funding In Textile Sector (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, Jan 05, 2002)
THE Union Government has sought to expedite the pace of investment in the textile manufacturing industries under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) sensing that the scheme has lost its momentum in a recession hit textile economy.
- $10-M Norm For Fdi In Realty (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2002)
THE Government today announced a $10-million minimum capitalisation norm along with a three-year lock-in period for 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the development of integrated townships.
- All Houses Are Not Equal (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 05, 2002)
AS IT is, there is a uniform tax-free limit of Rs 50,000 applicable across the board to, among others, all individuals.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 05, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- Swinging Any Which Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 05, 2002)
It is a measure of the confusion that characterises the administration’s response to the extremist activities of the People’s War Group in Andhra Pradesh that while the Centre has banned the outfit under Poto.
- Reaching Out To Conquer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 05, 2002)
What wisdom do you glean from the way Musharraf and Vajpayee have routed their flights to Kathmandu?
- The Region And The World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 05, 2002)
For many decades, regional integration was viewed as a panacea.
- Delusions Of Grandeur (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 05, 2002)
A regional conference in Kathmandu is an appropriate time to reflect that stability and prosperity will elude southern Asia until its physical map is allowed to shape its politics that are still determined by the West’s Cold War aims.
- The Business Of Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 4. Will the business of SAARC ever become business?
- National Trust: Giving The Disabled A Sense Of Belonging (The Financial Express, S. Rohini, Jan 05, 2002)
The disabled population in the country as per a rough estimate is around 3 per cent.
- The Cost Of War (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 05, 2002)
A war causes colossal human suffering... In all this, the `economic' costs seem trifling. But there is a huge cost, both short and long term.
- Microcredit: Globalisation Unlimited (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 05, 2002)
IT is a two-edged sword. While it supposedly takes the rural poor into a new domain of economic freedom, it keeps the corporate sector hopeful of exploiting this freedom.
- Disturbing Changes In Banks' Asset Portfolios (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Jan 05, 2002)
DEPOSITS as a ratio of GNP at current prices formed about 13 per cent in 1970-71. By 1980-81, this proportion had risen to 26.4 per cent, at a growth rate of about 7.34 per cent per annum.
- Agriculture At Crossroads (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2002)
NEARLY THREE DECADES after the Green Revolution changed the country's ignominious ship-to-mouth existence, agriculture has again taken the centre-stage.
- Globalisation And Decentralisation (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 05, 2002)
Where existing structures of inequality are left intact and become compounded with the disadvantages of marketisation, political empowerment is a useful slogan, not a realistic or genuine goal.
- The Business Of Saarc (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 05, 2002)
KATHMANDU, JAN. 4. Will the business of SAARC ever become business?
- Forensic Justice And Aids (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jan 05, 2002)
India, like South Africa, has, high on its health agenda, the pathology of HIV and AIDS. So human rights are in jeopardy and, vis-a-vis jural relief, judicial obscurantism is forensic folly, the vanishing point of curial vigilance.
- Quantitative Cap Goes On Cotton Yarn Export (Business Line, K. R. Srivats, Jan 05, 2002)
IN a major bid to boost exports of cotton yarn, the Government has dispensed with the procedure of fixing a quantitative ceiling on exports of cotton yarn from the country.
- Is The Sensex Revamp Worth The Trouble? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jan 05, 2002)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex will sport a new look from 7th January, 2002.
- The Cost Of War (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jan 05, 2002)
A war causes colossal human suffering... In all this, the `economic' costs seem trifling. But there is a huge cost, both short and long term.
- Is The Sensex Revamp Worth The Trouble? (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, Jan 05, 2002)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex will sport a new look from 7th January, 2002.
- Agriculture At Crossroads (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2002)
NEARLY THREE DECADES after the Green Revolution changed the country's ignominious ship-to-mouth existence, agriculture has again taken the centre-stage.
- Ranbaxy To Take Majority Stake In Fine Drugs -- Plans Open Offer For 20 Pc (Business Line, C. R. Sukumar, Jan 05, 2002)
ACCELERATING on its buying spree, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RLL), the Rs 1,800-crore pharmaceutical major, has decided to acquire a controlling stake in Fine Drugs and Chemicals Ltd (FDCL), a Hyderabad-based bulk actives manufacturer.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Jan 04, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- Transparent Dishonesty (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 04, 2002)
The unsinkable Molly Brown, please move over. You have competition, the defence minister of India has proved himself equally unsinkable.
- Beyond Terrorism And Recession... -- Us Looks Ahead With Hope (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 04, 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.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 04, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 04, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.'
- New Currency (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2002)
Since the Euro transition did not happen overnight, January 1, 2002, is more of a signal and needs to be considered in the broader context of European integration.
- Tighter Anti-Dumping Rules Are Good For India (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jan 04, 2002)
Despite of its strong opposition, the United States has reconciled to the review of rules on anti-dumping at the Doha meeting of the World Trade Organisation.
- Govt Mulls Foreign Stake In Tuna Sector (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Jan 04, 2002)
THE Government is mulling over a proposal to allow foreign participation, either in the form of equity participation or technology transfer, for exploitation of tuna resources in the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
- Padmalaya Tele In Talks With Set For Private Placement (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Jan 04, 2002)
PADMALAYA Telefilms Ltd (PTL) is in talks with Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India Pvt Ltd to offer 15 lakh shares (12.5 per cent stake) by way of private placement.
- Fdi Flows And Cross-Border M&as (Business Line, S. Gurumurthi , Jan 04, 2002)
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion.
- Talking Storms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 04, 2002)
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.' There is a big difference between the two sayings.
- India And The Global Slowing (Hindu, Pulapre Balakrishnan, Jan 04, 2002)
The prevalent tendency to link the slowing of the Indian manufacturing sector to the recession in the U.S. economy needs to be rejected as deluding.
- It’s A Long March (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
INDIA’S strategy is beginning to pay off although a great deal of the distance on the road to the elimination of terrorism from the region in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular remains to be covered.
- After A 27-Yr-Old Affair With Jihad, Breaking Up Is Toughest Part (Indian Express, Aamer Ahmed Khan, Jan 04, 2002)
Pakistan’s jihadi regime which supported a ‘holy war’ in Afghanistan and Kashmir lies buried in the ruins of New York and Kandahar.
- War Is Not Affordable (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 04, 2002)
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Indian Economic Association Points To Reform Gaps (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Jan 04, 2002)
As the old adage goes, it is difficult to get two economists to agree on a single, simple hypothesis.
- Fdi Flows And Cross-Border M&as (Business Line, S. Gurumurthi , Jan 04, 2002)
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion.
- Pre-Emptive Strike (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2002)
IT must be the single most unappreciated sector in India. As it prepares to render yet again its services to the country, it’s time we made amends.
- Beyond Terrorism And Recession... -- Us Looks Ahead With Hope (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jan 04, 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.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- Towards Leaner Balance-Sheets (Business Line, Ali Nyaz, Jan 03, 2002)
THE proposed Accounting Standards (ASs) on "intangible assets" and "asset impairment" are likely to have far-reaching consequences for industry not only in terms of how intangible assets are recognised and measured in future years.
- No Small Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2002)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the New Year switch to the euro marks a watershed in the history of Europe, governed the past centuries by strong nationalist aspirations.
- Pak Firm Duplicating Russian Arms Under Copyright Violations (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, Jan 03, 2002)
A Pakistani defence firm has been caught blatantly duplicating Russian arms at an international exhibition in Turkey, according to reports.
- Towards Leaner Balance-Sheets (Business Line, Ali Nyaz, Jan 03, 2002)
THE proposed Accounting Standards (ASs) on "intangible assets" and "asset impairment" are likely to have far-reaching consequences for industry not only in terms of how intangible assets are recognised and measured in future years.
- Re-Infusing Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 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.
- A Perfect Counterfoil (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 03, 2002)
It seems highly presumptuous to write of a woman with whom one had the slenderest of acquaintances.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- No Small Change (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2002)
THERE IS LITTLE doubt that the New Year switch to the euro marks a watershed in the history of Europe, governed the past centuries by strong nationalist aspirations.
- Agriculture Outgrowing Problems, But... (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 03, 2002)
IT WAS A rebound year for the country's farm sector, following 2000's drought-induced disaster of a harvest.
- How Safe Are Indian Ports From Terrorist Activities? (The Financial Express, Vijay Sakhuja, Jan 03, 2002)
International intelligence agencies are monitoring the movement of at least 20 merchant vessels in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the United States.
- Independent Thinking (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Jan 03, 2002)
Is non-alignment still relevant after the end of the Cold War? When the United States of America launched the war against al Qaida and its taliban patrons, a debate erupted in India over the principle and practice of non-alignment.
- A Perfect Counterfoil (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 03, 2002)
It seems highly presumptuous to write of a woman with whom one had the slenderest of acquaintances.
- Circa 2002 Likely To Set The Trend For Biotech Development (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Jan 03, 2002)
Hopefully, circa 2002 will set the trend for the decade of biotechnology with the release of the first transgenic crop, Bt cotton for commercial cultivation in the country.
- Re-Infusing Trust (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 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.
- Saarc: A Slow Boat To Nowhere? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2002)
Without India's leadership, SAARC will continue to drift aimlessly.
- Warming Up Exercises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2002)
Please send VHP and Friends a copy of the PM’s musings.
- War Clouds And Pakistan’s Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2002)
India and Pakistan appear once again to be on the brink of war. The arrest of the chief of Jamaat Al-Dawa, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, who until recently headed Lashkar-e-Taiba has been welcomed by New Delhi as ‘‘a step in the right direction’’.
- Popular Pressure (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2002)
Government expenditure is the main driving force of the economy in most parts of the Northeast, and poverty levels have been kept artificially low with liberal government investments.
- More Violence For More Money (Telegraph, BARUN KUMAR SAHU, Jan 02, 2002)
Extortion by insurgent outfits in several parts of the Northeast is a common occurrence.
- Uti Shocker (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 02, 2002)
AT Rs 5.81, the net asset value of US-64 has shocked even those who had been prepared for the worst.
- All Quiet On The Ipo Front (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 02, 2002)
MOBILISATION through the IPO route was a dismal Rs 392 crore in 2001, which is moderately higher than the mop-up in 1995 which stood at Rs 314 crore.
- The Algebra Of Poverty -- Only The Rich Should Become Richer (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Jan 02, 2002)
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, would like us to be part of his make-believe world.
- What Needs To Be Done For That 7 Per Cent Growth (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Jan 02, 2002)
At a recent meeting of Assocham, the finance minister made it plain that his government will not accede to requests to protect individual sectors.
- The Corporate Transformation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 02, 2002)
THE RECENT TRANSFER of a 10 per cent stake in Larsen and Toubro (L&T) from Reliance to a company belonging to the A.V. Birla group has been remarkably free from the bitterness.
- Kathmandu Options (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 02, 2002)
SAARC meet is an opportunity to reiterate the terror theme.
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