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Articles 35021 through 35120 of 35809:
- Will The Afghans Agree To Agree This Time? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 09, 2001)
THE United Nations-sponsored agreement worked out by diplomats from various Afghan factions in Bonn has yet to face the test of implementation.
- Indo-Pak Wars & The Kashmir Tragedy (Tribune, K. F. Rustamji , Dec 09, 2001)
Many military writers have written about our conflicts with Pakistan. The 1965 infiltration was an important halt in my police journey as I was appointed DG, BSF — a month before the infiltration and the war, and had to go there almost on joining.
- Terrorism Dividing World Community On Communal Lines (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Dec 09, 2001)
After the Black Tuesday holocaust in New York and Washington, terrorism has come in sharp focus and is threatening to divide the world community on the communal lines.
- Rivals Thrown Together (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 09, 2001)
For Sri Lanka, much will depend on how the mandate in the just-concluded polls is interpreted by Chandrika Kumaratunga and Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- A Minefield Ahead (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2001)
Hamid Karzai will need all the luck in the world to balance the contradictions and bring a semblance of governance to Afghanistan.
- Defying The Odds (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 09, 2001)
Whether the political victory helped her in the legal battles or not, her victory on the legal front is set to boost Ms. Jayalalithaa's political fortunes.
- People At War (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 09, 2001)
The formation of the People's Guerilla Army has led to a regrouping of the naxalites.
- A Question Of Rights (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 09, 2001)
The U.S. and Britain stand accused of trying to sweep under the carpet the Mazar-e-Sharif massacre.
- Defying The Odds (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Dec 09, 2001)
Whether the political victory helped her in the legal battles or not, her victory on the legal front is set to boost Ms. Jayalalithaa's political fortunes.
- Rivals Thrown Together (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 09, 2001)
For Sri Lanka, much will depend on how the mandate in the just-concluded polls is interpreted by Chandrika Kumaratunga and Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- People At War (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Dec 09, 2001)
The formation of the People's Guerilla Army has led to a regrouping of the naxalites.
- A Minefield Ahead (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2001)
Hamid Karzai will need all the luck in the world to balance the contradictions and bring a semblance of governance to Afghanistan.
- Sinha's Bravado? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT IS willing to prime the pump and risk a higher fiscal deficit than budgeted.
- Advani On Corruption (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 08, 2001)
THE other day, the Union Home Minister, Mr L. K. Advani, did well to warn the nations industry and business interests generally that they should not try to violate or shortchange established laws and policies for achieving short-term gains.
- ‘If Nda-Dmk Equation Changes, It Will Be Karunanidhi’s Doing’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
Cho S Ramaswamy, journalist and nominated Rajya Sabha member, is credited with a deep understanding of the rough and tumble of Tamil Nadu politics.
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- Of Monarchs And Maoists (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 08, 2001)
The Nepalese cannot be blamed for jumping to the conclusion that only the Maoist insurrection has saved them from being browbeaten by India into accepting rigorous trade terms.
- ‘Vcs Have Fewer Proposals Now, But Quality Is Looking Up’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 08, 2001)
The Indian venture capital industry, which holds great potential for growth, is yet to cross many milestones.
- Corporate Crusaders Inc (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
CORPORATE wars, we have been told by Home Minister L.K. Advani and Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie over the last few days, are becoming so serious, they are sabotaging government decisions.
- Education As Fundamental Right (Tribune, L. H. Naqvi, Dec 08, 2001)
I am sure that the daily wage workers, the coolies and the rickshaw-pullers have not sent a thank you note to the Prime Minister for making education a fundamental right for children in the 6-14 age group.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- Equity Market: Rising Above The Crises (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Dec 08, 2001)
MARKETs thrive on sentiment particularly the stock exchange, which is nothing but a pressure-cooker of emotions and biases making the best bet.
- Spread Ratios In Public Sector Banks (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 08, 2001)
IF WE assume that the ratio of non-interest to income to interest income is either not significant or is the same in each public sector bank.
- The Enron Saga (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Dec 08, 2001)
The market did not punish Enron, the company killed itself with its financial practices.
- No Choice, Chandrika (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
THE voters in Sri Lanka have shown greater maturity than their leaders in the just-concluded parliamentary election.
- Globalising The Anti-Terror 'War' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 08, 2001)
A truly worldwide battle against the politics of terror cannot be waged by the U.S. within the framework of its own military prowess and political `ideals' or even strategic compulsions.
- Emerging Tasks For Mr Sinha (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 08, 2001)
THE Budget time is at hand, and the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, is sending mixed signals.
- Nabard Best-Suited For Single-Agency Supervisory Role (The Financial Express, P. Satish, Dec 08, 2001)
In his speech at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor, Y V Reddy, began with the famous opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities:
- Japan Needs To Remodel Its Investment Outlook (The Financial Express, Smita Banerjee, Dec 08, 2001)
Japan has been a significant partner of India in terms of economic benefits. It was given overriding importance as an engine for the growth of India’s market-driven economy in the post-liberalisation period.
- Evolution Of The Debt Market -- A Long, But Rapid Journey (Business Line, Rukmani Vishwanath, Dec 07, 2001)
TILL 1991, money was collected and lent according to Plan. If planning went awry, the government sent word to its banker.
- A Continuing Exclusion (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Dec 07, 2001)
This Ramzan I have observed more fasts than I normally do. I have thought much more about the community.
- Emerging Economic Challenges To Diplomacy (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Dec 07, 2001)
EVEN as the entire nation remained glued to television sets watching the Taliban collapse under sustained American bombings and onslaughts of the Northern Alliance.
- Too Much Emphasis On Capital Adequacy? (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Dec 07, 2001)
AMONG the more significant measures that came under banking sector reforms is the linkage of a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets, better known as the capital adequacy ratio norm.
- How China Has Surged Ahead Of India (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 07, 2001)
AFTER 15 years of hard work and tough bargaining, China has become a full member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the recent Doha Ministerial Meet.
- Ambiguous Economics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 07, 2001)
THE world has long fallen for the claims of economists to the status of a science for their somewhat nebulous field.
- Politician's Freedoms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Dec 07, 2001)
AS I am quite seriously thinking of becoming a politician, I thought I should consult my old pal, Gulabjamun-ji.
- China Says 2002 Exports Vital To 7 Pct Gdp Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2001)
BEIJING: China said on Thursday, its exports faced worse prospects than during the Asian economic crisis and that it needed to maintain measurable exports growth to help attain seven percent economic growth in 2002.
- Economic Crisis May Create New Hurdles For Jayalalithaa (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Dec 07, 2001)
It was Navaratri and Deepavali together on December 4 for AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa, and her close aides.
- Fdi: Putting It In Perspective (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 07, 2001)
There is a constant refrain in many quarters that India has not seen adequate FDI inflows, despite a decade of liberalisation, to an extent comparable with China, Brazil or even Malayasia.
- Pwg, Mcc Attract Poto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 07, 2001)
As was widely expected, the Centre has outlawed the Peoples War Group (PWG) of Andhra Pradesh and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) of Jharkhand.
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - Ii (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 07, 2001)
The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), like its predecessor, the TADA, defines only a terrorist act and not terrorism. In POTO, ``overawing Government by law established'' is no longer a terrorist act.
- Caste And Social Structure - Ii (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 07, 2001)
Contrary to the inflated rhetoric of the anti-Mandal backlash, the OBCs are not overtaking the upper castes - not even in the rural areas where they are undoubtedly a force to reckon with.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
- Politics & Public Finance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2001)
THE TAMIL NADU Chief Minister, Mr. O. Paneerselvam's announcement of a partial rollback of the recent price hikes shows the sharp conflict between politics and economics.
- Terrorist Law Again And Again - Ii (Hindu, K. G. Kannabiran, Dec 07, 2001)
The Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), like its predecessor, the TADA, defines only a terrorist act and not terrorism. In POTO, ``overawing Government by law established'' is no longer a terrorist act.
- Double Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2001)
The growing strategic convergence between India and the United States of America was again demonstrated during the recent meeting of the bilateral defence policy group in New Delhi.
- Sony Ceo On Head-Hunt (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Dec 07, 2001)
This one’s about the head of an organisation who for the moment looks like he has his throne, but very little of the kingdom he once used to lord over.
- Afghanistan As A Land Bridge (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 07, 2001)
A cooperative endeavour to build pipelines and transport corridors in the region with Afghanistan as a key transit nation will help reinforce the efforts to have a moderate regime in Kabul.
- Why Blood Red Becomes A Colour Of Choice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2001)
The means of the Maoists are unjustified, but their ends find resonance in the Nepalese countryside where poverty’s the rule and governance, the exception.
- Caste And Social Structure - Ii (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 07, 2001)
Contrary to the inflated rhetoric of the anti-Mandal backlash, the OBCs are not overtaking the upper castes - not even in the rural areas where they are undoubtedly a force to reckon with.
- Politics & Public Finance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2001)
THE TAMIL NADU Chief Minister, Mr. O. Paneerselvam's announcement of a partial rollback of the recent price hikes shows the sharp conflict between politics and economics.
- Maoists Deserve Taliban Fate (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Dec 07, 2001)
Yesterday, it was the Taliban. Today, it is the Maoists of Nepal. There is no difference between the two.
- Emerging Economic Challenges (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 06, 2001)
Even as the entire nation remained glued to television sets watching the Taliban collapse in the face of sustained American bombings and onslaughts of the Northern Alliance.
- Madame Nui’s Toad And Other Stories (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
With government debt at a whopping 130 percent of GDP, a near-recession for close to a decade, annual corporate bankruptcies close to three times those a decade ago, and unemployment at an all-time high of 5.4 percent.
- ‘Pak Should Realise Its Days Of Control In Kabul Are Over’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
Yuly Mikhailovich Vorontsov was in India as President of the Russian American Business Council.
- Self-Defeating Strategies (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Dec 06, 2001)
As a consequence of the American military campaign in Afghanistan, a host of giddy and self-deluding notions have surfaced... India, Sri Lanka or Israel now have the temptation to solve problems militarily.
- The Mystic Night (Indian Express, Syed Amir Ali Hashmi, Dec 06, 2001)
Devotion is a quality that pays rich dividends. If you are fully devoted to the Supreme Authority, He, the gracious lord, has promised to recompense profusely.
- Points Of Interest (Indian Express, T. V. R. Sher, Dec 06, 2001)
How often have you seen the elder in a family placing a gold necklace around a newborn? Don’t bother! Fate has already placed a chain around the child — an iron chain of debt.
- Leverage Technology To Tackle Competition -- Mr Janki Ballabh, Chairman, State Bank Of India (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Dec 06, 2001)
WITHOUT being unfair to practising bankers, it has to be said that they hold back more than they reveal in interviews.
- Self-Defeating Strategies (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 06, 2001)
As a consequence of the American military campaign in Afghanistan, a host of giddy and self-deluding notions have surfaced... India, Sri Lanka or Israel now have the temptation to solve problems militarily.
- Poto Is A Time Bomb (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2001)
Four days starting with December 18 are reserved for the mother of all parliamentary controversies, pitting the BJP-led alliance government in an irreconcilable conflict with the opposition.
- Flying Movement (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 06, 2001)
The movement also refused to call itself an alliance or a bloc and therefore did not have its headquarters in any country. No undue importance was given to any particular member.
- Reforms Have Added Very Little To India’s Share In The Global Export Basket (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Dec 06, 2001)
“Colour of the cat seldom matters as long as it catches the mice”.
- Lessons From The Verdict (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 06, 2001)
WITH THE MADRAS High Court acquitting the former Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, of charges of wrongdoing in the Tansi and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases.
- Financial Markets -- Buoyed By Hope Of Integration (Business Line, Rukmani Vishwanath, Dec 06, 2001)
MARKETS do not mature overnight. Ask any banker and he will say turmoil and crisis play a `development role' in their evolution.
- Let Us Make India Resourceful (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 06, 2001)
ATAL Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister, is regarded with esteem for his leadership, perseverance, the courage to stand up to adversity, and the determination to express protest boldly when confronted with the outrageous actions of others.
- Leverage Technology To Tackle Competition -- Mr Janki Ballabh, Chairman, State Bank Of India (Business Line, Rajalakshmi Menon, Dec 06, 2001)
WITHOUT being unfair to practising bankers, it has to be said that they hold back more than they reveal in interviews.
- Citizens And Non-Citizens (Indian Express, Prakash Singh, Dec 06, 2001)
Northeast continues to be a neglected frontier. Some NGOs like the Astha Bharati and the Centre for North-East Studies continue to educate people about the problems of the region.
- Clear Case (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 06, 2001)
It is the acme of fulfilment for a politician when the “people’s verdict” coincides with the court’s.
- Economy In 2001: Year-End Blues (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 06, 2001)
WITH barely four months left this fiscal, the signs on the economic highway seem ominous, with macroeconomic fundamentals presenting a gloomy picture.
- For The Cause Of Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 06, 2001)
We take note of the work which has been done in the general council and other relevant bodies since the ministerial declaration of May 20, 1998 and agree to continue the work programme on electronic commerce.
- Victory In Court (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2001)
AFTER BEING ACQUITTED by the Madras High Court, the legal decks have been cleared for Ms. Jayalalithaa's return to Fort St. George.
- For A Different Truck (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Dec 05, 2001)
Great news. The National Highway Development Project will be completed ahead of schedule.
- Right To Food And Public Accountability (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Dec 05, 2001)
IN THE month of October, Surguja district in Chhatisgarh looks like a land of milk and honey. Endless waves of green fields, lush forests and clear streams give an impression of natural abundance.
- The Textbook Controversy (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Dec 05, 2001)
THAT THE BJP-RSS can do what it is doing to school textbooks and garner support for this from some professionals.
- Jayalalithaa Scores A Point (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2001)
Ms Jayalalithaa, the famous or infamous former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, is having the last laugh. She has walked free from the three-year sentence in a land deal, which blocked her way to become an MLA and Chief Minister.
- Maoists On The Rampage In Nepal (Tribune, Vijay Oberoi, Dec 05, 2001)
The recent events in Nepal, where militancy and terrorism unleashed by Maoists have forced the Government of Nepal to declare a state of emergency in the kingdom.
- Jaya, Jaya, Jayalalithaa (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2001)
The acquittal of AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa by the Madras High Court in the Tansi and Pleasant Stay Hotel cases marks a stunning victory for her and paves the way for her triumphant return as chief minister.
- ‘We Prefer The Gas Pipeline To Run Through Land Rather Than Under The Sea’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2001)
Dr Mohammed Hossein Adeli, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran and President Khatami’s trusted lieutenant, was in India for the India Economic Summit, hosted by the CII.
- Trade With Nepal -- India's Achilles Heel (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 05, 2001)
NEPAL'S Maoist uprising diverted attention from another danger averted for the time being by India's decision to extend the bilateral trade treaty that lapses today by three months.
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