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Articles 35421 through 35520 of 35809:
- Maulana Azad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 18, 2001)
According to evidence unearthed by the Director of Archives, Government of West Bengal, Dr Pranab Kumar Chatterjee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on 5June, 1888, in Mecca.
- Kashmir At The Crossroads (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 18, 2001)
THE fallout of the Taliban's debacle in Afghanistan is bound to have its impact over the next phase of the armed struggle in Jammu and Kashmir.
- India Trips Rich (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 18, 2001)
India's numerically impressive team (only four less than the one from the US) of officials, led from the front by Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran.
- Caught In The Quicksand (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 18, 2001)
``NEVER IN the field of human conflict have so many experts of the highest renown been so thoroughly wrong.
- Hindu Exodus From Bangladesh: It’s Economics Again (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Nov 18, 2001)
EARLY last week, Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia promised at a victory rally in Dhaka that her government would rebuild the historic Ramna Kali temple that was razed in the aftermath of the Babri demolition.
- The Gloves Are Off (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 18, 2001)
NEITHER Mr. Jacques Chirac, the conservative President of France, nor his Socialist Prime Minister, Mr. Lionel Jospin, have officially declared they are candidates in the next presidential election in May.
- Darling Of The West (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 18, 2001)
FROM being a nation shunned to a ``frontline'' ally and a coveted guest at the high table in Downing Street, and at Waldorf Astoria across the Atlantic...
- Their Cupboard Is Bare (Hindu, J. P. SHUKLA, Nov 18, 2001)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party has enjoyed an uninterrupted position of power in Uttar Pradesh for the past five years.
- Strings Attached (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Nov 18, 2001)
FOR a while now, the multilateral donor community has expressed concern that liberalisation policies at the State-level in India have not kept pace with the Central Government's overall drive towards economic reforms.
- Where Modernisation Is Seen As An Enemy Of Islam (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Nov 17, 2001)
LAST week my travels took me to a couple of Muslim villages near the Rajasthani town of Nagaur.
- The Afghan Endgame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2001)
INDIA won two points in its Afghan policy on Thursday. It is formally recognised by the UN as a key member to decide on the future set-up in Afghanistan.
- Clearest Voice Of Dissent (Pioneer, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Nov 17, 2001)
Professor Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with which he has been associated for four and a half decades.
- Maulana Azad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 17, 2001)
According to evidence unearthed by the Director of Archives, Government of West Bengal, Dr Pranab Kumar Chatterjee, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was born on 5June, 1888, in Mecca.
- Re-Inventing A Political Buddha (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 17, 2001)
Through some of his dulcet poems Rabindra Nath Tagore brought Buddha and Shivaji closer to every Bengali's heart.
- Classifieds (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Nov 17, 2001)
A newspaper carries two types of advertisements — display and classifieds. The latter are for the needy who is in search of a room or a groom; a jar or a car; a bone or a loan and the former is the cackle of a hen.
- India In Today’s Global Politics (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 17, 2001)
WHERE does India stand after the three-nation tour of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee? The countries he has just visited are the world's major centres of power.
- India Trips Rich (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 17, 2001)
India's numerically impressive team (only four less than the one from the US) of officials, led from the front by Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran.
- Specious Arguments (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2001)
THE UNION CABINET'S proposal to replace the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) with a more stringent law.
- Where Lies Rbis Message? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2001)
GOING BY THE Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2000-01, the RBI seems to have given up on looking ahead, at least for the moment.
- Did We Succeed In Doha? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 17, 2001)
THE Fourth Ministerial Conference at Doha concluded with a few surprises. The original idea was perhaps to straight away move towards a further round of discussions.
- Is Pakistan Marginalised? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, NOV. 16. Has Pakistan been marginalised in the current war against international terrorism?
- State Governments In Business (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2001)
THE NEED TO restructure public sector enterprises at the State level is becoming increasingly evident.
- Phobias In Cold Print (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 17, 2001)
FDI in the print media is in the interest of readers.
- The Inherent Contradiction (Hindu, K. Shankar Bajpai , Nov 17, 2001)
THE UNITED States' discussions with our Prime Minister and with Pakistan's leader, which must inevitably be seen together, confirm, at the summit level, the approach its other leaders have been already indicating: with India.
- No Backtracking On Fiscal Responsibility Bill (The Financial Express, Udayan Bose, Nov 17, 2001)
Ten years of economic reform. The economist Manmohan Singh started it, the lawyer P Chidambaram furthered it, and former civil servant Yashwant Sinha.
- `Fiscal Crunch' And Bonus (Business Line, R. Sthanumoorthy, Nov 16, 2001)
THE employees of the Tamil Nadu State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) and Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) are on indefinite strike in protest against the State Government's decision to offer minimum bonus of 8.33 per cent.
- When And How Will It End? (Pioneer, Shreedhar, Nov 16, 2001)
The US war in Afghanistan is being waged relentlessly. Before analysing its impact, three factors must be noted. For the first time, the US is fighting a faceless enemy.
- Rate Cut Alone Will Not Spur Growth (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 16, 2001)
DESPITE the several constraints, the RBI Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, responded with alacrity, in the Monetary and Credit Policy to the expectations of the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha.
- Usa On A Triangular Tightrope (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 16, 2001)
EVEN by the hectic post-September 11 standards diplomatic activity over the last week has been particularly hot-footed.
- Trade Secret Security Can Give Corporates A Competitive Edge (The Financial Express, Ravi Singhania, Nov 16, 2001)
Trade secret is any formula, pattern or a device relating to a compilation of information which is used in business.
- Trade Wins, Finally (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2001)
Only fresh negotiations could have addressed our concerns.
- China’s Sectoral Policy Overhaul A Risk: Jf Funds (The Financial Express, Sabyasachi Mita, Nov 16, 2001)
HONG KONG: The lack of clear policy direction in key business sectors in China is the major risk facing investors after Beijing’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), JF Funds said on Thursday.
- With Hope From Doha (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 16, 2001)
THE FOURTH WTO Ministerial conference at Doha was a success of a sort considering the fiasco at Seattle in 1999.
- U.N. And Afghanistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2001)
AS THE U.S.-LED coalition against terror pursues its military objective of hunting down Osama bin Laden and his outfit and bringing them to justice, the Taliban army is either regrouping around its stronghold of Kandahar.
- The Deal At Doha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2001)
THE DOHA DECLARATION, approved by 142 countries at the fourth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), comes at a time when the world can ill-afford a collapse in the multilateral global trading system.
- Why Vajpayee, Musharraf Should Bite Into Afghan Pie (Indian Express, Rajinder Puri, Nov 16, 2001)
MY reaction to President Bush’s declaration of war against terrorism was that America could win battles but lose the war if it fights only terrorists.
- New Paradigms In Derivatives Trading (Business Line, R.G.Bhatnagar, Nov 16, 2001)
DERIVATIVES trading which, till recently used to be an exclusive domain of the top financial institutions and banks, now appears to have caught the fancy of other operators as well.
- No Duty-Free Entry For Bangladesh Textiles: Us (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 15, 2001)
DHAKA: The United States cannot grant duty-free access for Bangladeshi textiles because of a recession, US Ambassador Mary Ann Peters said in Dhaka on Tuesday.
- Not Well-Oiled (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 15, 2001)
Saudi Oil Minister, Mr Ali al-Naimi has been a busy man, smartly shuttling between Moscow and Mexico City in order to convince both Russia and Mexico, the two key non-OPEC oil producers, to cut their respective output.
- Clarifications On Terrorism (Pioneer, Vivek Kumar, Nov 15, 2001)
Much ink has been spilt for and against the US attack on Afghanistan.
- Korea Needs Expansionary Policy: Imf (The Financial Express, Kim Kyoung-Wha, Nov 15, 2001)
SEOUL: The International Monetary Fund urged South Korea on Tuesday to frame a more active policy to counter a global slowdown and to privatise state-owned banks to keep corporate reforms in place.
- Will Futures Trading In Individual Stocks Succeed In Filling Up The Badla Void? (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Nov 15, 2001)
The decision taken by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on November 1, 2001, to introduce futures in individual stocks in which options contracts have already been permitted is no doubt welcome as it has quite a few positive features.
- Global Tobacco Control Policies Needed For A Smoke-Free World (The Financial Express, Jyoti Mehta, Nov 15, 2001)
Cigarette smoking is considered one of the most harmful of all health hazards.
- Pak Needs To Address World’s Fears (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 15, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Pakistan has come out of international isolation with a vengeance.
- When Putin Met Vajpayee (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2001)
Bilateral relations with Russia are coming back on track.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 15, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York.
- Unconstitutional Tenets (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 15, 2001)
Talking about the Afghan invasion of India in 1919 and the attitude of Indian Muslim leaders to this and other related issues.
- Crisis Of Hindu Bengalis (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Nov 15, 2001)
The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party's call for imposition of Jaziya on the Hindu Bengalis (as reported in the Bangla daily, Sangbad) typifies the phrase:
- Drama In The House (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2001)
Drama in the House Too contrived for the people of Kerala to enjoy.
- A Better Way To Fight Terrorism (Indian Express, Abhik Siddiqui, Nov 15, 2001)
We are often told that terrorism has no address. A terrorist is a terrorist no matter where ever he exists, whatever form he takes.
- Clarifications On Terrorism (Pioneer, Vivek Kumar, Nov 14, 2001)
Much ink has been spilt for and against the US attack on Afghanistan.
- A New Yorker (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 14, 2001)
Yet another bolt of fear is bad news for the airline industry.
- Not Well-Oiled (Pioneer, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2001)
Saudi Oil Minister, Mr Ali al-Naimi has been a busy man, smartly shuttling between Moscow and Mexico City in order to convince both Russia and Mexico, the two key non-OPEC oil producers, to cut their respective output.
- Politics Before Independence (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 14, 2001)
IT was at the all-India Congress session held at Wardha on January 15, 1942, that Mahatma Gandhi designated Jawaharlal Nehru as his heir.
- Almost September 11 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2001)
SELDOM has the world experienced such tension as was caused by the plane crash close to the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on Monday.
- Crisis Of Hindu Bengalis (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Nov 14, 2001)
The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party's call for imposition of Jaziya on the Hindu Bengalis (as reported in the Bangla daily, Sangbad) typifies the phrase:
- Unconstitutional Tenets (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 14, 2001)
Talking about the Afghan invasion of India in 1919 and the attitude of Indian Muslim leaders to this and other related issues.
- Trap The Chameleon As It Changes 'Color' (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 14, 2001)
Finally we are saying what we should be saying. It is such a relief to hear Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for a change shedding all diplomatic niceties in New York, telling Pakistan to forget about Kashmir.
- Rehabilitation Of Sick Cos -- Bill Must Pass The Equity Test (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Nov 14, 2001)
PARLIAMENT will soon be scrutinising the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2001.
- Rout Of The Taliban (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2001)
A RAGTAG ARMY of radical Islamic students, who seized control of most of Afghanistan five years ago and set in motion an immensely harmful chain reaction in the volatile regions of Central and South Asia, is on the run.
- Education And Professional Councils (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Nov 14, 2001)
I REMEMBER Late Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao telling me once (soon after he got appointed as a Minister for the first time) that he had preferred shipping to education for one simple reason.
- The Tragedy Of A Battered Afghanistan (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 14, 2001)
The Taliban have confined Afghan ambassador Masood Khalili to a wheelchair at his house in New Delhi.
- The Doha Ivory Tower (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 14, 2001)
THE Report on the course of world trade in 2000 presented by the WTO about the same time as the Doha ministerial meeting is a grim pointer to the probable worse tidings ahead of the world economy in the immediate future.
- Pak Needs To Address World’s Fears (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 14, 2001)
IN THE aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Pakistan has come out of international isolation with a vengeance.
- Did I Pass Or Fail? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 14, 2001)
Edward said points out how, in the global panorama of cultures, not all peoples are endowed with the equal right to narration and representation.
- Globalisation And Consumer Welfare (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 14, 2001)
Advertising in developing countries is a major or even the main source of information about many new products, or products newly introduced into developing countries.
- The Indian Muslims Trial By Fire (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2001)
SOON after the bombing of Afghanistan began, one of the favourite topics for the Indian media was splitting the Indian Muslim population into what hacks loved to call fundamentalists and moderates.
- Dying Unwept And Unsung (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 14, 2001)
Some may consider it rather late in the day for me to write about B.K. Nehru, one of the most distinguished Indians of our times and a rare blend of a civil servant.
- Japan’s Pm Firm On Reform Of State Corporations (The Financial Express, Shinichi Kishima, Nov 13, 2001)
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Monday that he would fend off renewed attempts to sidetrack reforms at money-wasting state corporations and vowed to outline concrete changes by the end of the month.
- ‘The Rich Worry About Longevity, The Poor About Life And Death’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Supachai Panitchpakdi, 55, is courteous to a fault. As he settles down to this interview by the breathtaking view of the sea from Doha’s Ritz Carlton.
- Mr President, It’s A Pleasure Waging War With You (Indian Express, Michal Moran, Nov 13, 2001)
Dear Mr President,
I’m not much of a letter writer — I prefer satellite telephones and videotapes — but in this case, I felt a more formal thank-you note was in order.
- Century Of Resistance (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Nov 13, 2001)
Past experience shows that they (religious beliefs and social attitudes of Hindus and Muslims) are too irreconcilable and too incompatible to permit Hindus and Muslims ever forming a single nation.
- Powerless Reforms: Failure In Orissa (Business Line, Rama Sheshan, Nov 13, 2001)
FROM a harbinger of power sector reforms to an unprecedented crisis in energy supply and management, the change in Orissa could not have been starker.
- Peace, Trust And Impartiality (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, Nov 13, 2001)
THOSE OF us who condemn at once the recent terrorist attack on innocent lives in the United States as well as the American war hysteria in Afghanistan.
- Turn The Spotlight On The East (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 13, 2001)
In the eighties, Indian agriculture was doing well, particularly in the eastern states.
- What Is The French For `Phase Out?' (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 13, 2001)
The word in French for `phase out' is `elimination.' But is there another word that is a more innocuous translation of `phase out'?
- A Melted Bid (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 13, 2001)
THE GOVERNMENT HAS failed the strategic sale test in the case of Hindustan Zinc.
- Defining Terrorism (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 13, 2001)
THE human ingenuity in drafting will be soon put to test when the global coalition gets to defining what constitutes 'terrorism'?
- Potential For Swiss Investment Into India Yet To Be Fully Tapped (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 13, 2001)
Switzerland has been one of the stable trading partners of India.
- ‘Without Sanjay’s Version, Lies Kept Building Upon Lies’ (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Nov 12, 2001)
The other bahu of the Gandhi household, Minister of State for Culture and Animal Welfare, Maneka Gandhi, is triumphant after she won the libel suit against Harper Collins.
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