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Articles 35521 through 35620 of 35809:
- Electoral Ballet In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Nov 12, 2001)
UTTAR PRADESH is gearing up for assembly elections early next year. A war of words has already begun between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP.
- No, Mr Rushdie, It Is Not About Islam (Tribune, Davinder P. S. Sandhu, Nov 12, 2001)
SALMAN Rushdie has written that the terror trauma the world is facing is about Islam.
- The Message From Doha (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2001)
ON Sunday China’s Foreign Trade Minister handed over to WTO chief Mike Moore in Doha a document from President Jiang Zemin, thus concluding China’s 15-year quest for WTO membership.
- Missing In Action (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 12, 2001)
You require a perspective longer than a telescope and extraordinary reservoirs of patience to sit through this. Otherwise, you’re likely to feel enraged, frustrated, even humiliated.
- The Way We Are (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Nov 12, 2001)
It was from those oldtime Deepavali Specials that many of us first learnt that the Lamp Festival in the North celebrates Rama’s return to Ayodhya while in the South it marks the killing of the titan Narakasura.
- Global Recession Challenge -- Wake Up Call For Central Bankers (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 12, 2001)
``The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 2 percent.
- Pakistan On Fire: Scenario I (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Nov 12, 2001)
In the 'Second Opinion' 'Is Pakistan Burning' (November 5, 2001) three scenarios under which Pakistan's President General Musharraf may be ousted were outlined.
- Corporate Diversification, Again? (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Nov 12, 2001)
INDIA INC. seems to have been bitten by the diversification bug. Companies are on over-drive diversifying into related and unrelated areas.
- Us Senator Wants Duties On Pakistan Textile Exports Suspended (The Financial Express, Richard Cowan, Nov 12, 2001)
WASHINGTON: Legislation will be introduced in the United States Senate on Tuesday to give President George W Bush new powers to reduce or suspend US duties on Pakistan’s exports of textiles, a senator said Friday.
- A Bird In The Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 12, 2001)
It may not be in hand as yet, but it’s worth cultivating.
- ``We May Stay, But We'll Never Be Indians'' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 12, 2001)
THE alienation felt by the people in Kashmir Valley is well-known. However, when an angry and anguished 24-year-old postgraduate student at Kashmir University is prepared to die for ``the cause'', it strikes a chord.
- ‘Our Thrust Is On Good Governance And Infrastructure’ (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Nov 12, 2001)
Chattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, is one of the richest states in mineral and forest resources in the country.
- Malegam Committee Report On Uti -- Strategic Partner, No Solution (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 12, 2001)
THE much-awaited report of the Malegam Committee on UTI has been placed before the public.
- Agriculture Needs A Fair Deal (Hindu, Bhanu Pratap Singh , Nov 12, 2001)
IT IS very unfortunate that most intellectuals and mediapersons live in cities, cut off from the realities of rural India.
- Pay And Use (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 12, 2001)
IF IT WAS power yesterday, it is water today.
- Villagers See Benefits Of Urbanisation (The Financial Express, Manik Gupta, Nov 12, 2001)
It is one of the few autonomous organisations under the government that is carrying out social programmes for the uplift of the villages around it.
- Twists And Turns In Public Policy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 12, 2001)
ECONOMIC THINKING THROUGHOUT the developed world is undergoing a major transformation in areas such as the role of government in business and social sectors.
- Security Of Pakistan's Nuclear Arsenal (Hindu, K. Santhanam, Nov 12, 2001)
AS THE war in Afghanistan enters the fifth week, concerns have emerged about the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
- Eligible Bachelor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2001)
Rahul Gandhi was in Delhi last week and the cricket match he and his brother-in-law Robert Vadra played with a team of Congress-covering journalists remained a topic of discussion in the Congress circles for quite a few days.
- India Is Us Friend In Need And Deed (Indian Express, Bill Richardson, Nov 11, 2001)
WITH each passing day, the US military action in Afghanistan puts greater focus on America’s allies in South Asia.
- Myanmar: The Core Of India’s ‘Look East’ Policy (Tribune, Ashok Kapur, Nov 11, 2001)
FOLLOWING its independence in 1948, Myanmar had a policy of neutralism and isolationism up to the 1980s but when the Myanmar military disallowed Sui Kyi to assume power following the 1990 elections, the country’s external stance changed.
- All For Themselves ... (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Nov 11, 2001)
GUESS WHO'S coming to dinner? Last Sunday, gate-crashers stormed Mr. Tony Blair's elegant sit-down dinner for four, turning it into a noisy, argumentative buffet for nine, with the last self- invited guest turning up embarrassingly late.
- Arms And The Agent (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 11, 2001)
ENTREPRENEURS IN the recession-hit economy have been in a state of eager anticipation ever since the Defence Ministry signalled its intention of allowing agents to represent foreign suppliers.
- Is Bjp Really Going The Congress Way? (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Nov 11, 2001)
A very important public meeting was held at Jaipur on October 14, 2001 to celebrate 75 years of the RSS.
- Russia’s Putin: Playing A Bad Hand Well (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Nov 10, 2001)
"The Cold War is over," Russian President Vladimir Putin (speaking in German he learned as a KGB officer in Dresden) told the parliament in Berlin in late September.
- Small Enterprises In Dire Distress (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Nov 10, 2001)
INSTEAD of talking endlessly about the political quagmire and economic gloom we are in it is time we turned our attention to specific issues and their solutions.
- India And Us Should Align Interests In Future Afghan Policy (The Financial Express, Arvind Virmani, Nov 10, 2001)
The art of foreign policy lies in making other countries (in the current case the US) believe that certain policies and actions that are in our (India’s) interest are also in its own (US’s) interest (and vice-versa).
- Looking Beyond The Taliban (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2001)
BUILDING A VIABLE alternative political arrangement for Afghanistan is proving to be as frustrating and elusive a goal as defeating the Taliban and its benefactor, Osama bin Laden.
- Labour Reforms: Time They Happened (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 10, 2001)
THOUGH the reforming of India's labour laws and regulations is still the much-talked about component of the comprehensive economic reforms of the last decade, there has been scarcely any matching action.
- Non-Trade Issues: Let Investment Not Lock The Talks (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 10, 2001)
As the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) gets under way at Doha, Qatar.
- Broke State Creaks Under Its Ministers’ Burden (Indian Express, S. M. A. Kazmi, Nov 10, 2001)
Despite its financial liabilities, for hill state’s ministers, austerity ends with home.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - Ii (Hindu, Gail Omvedt , Nov 10, 2001)
HISTORICALLY, THERE is little evidence that Indian farmers are reluctant to innovate.
- Using The Food Mountain (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Nov 10, 2001)
THE PRIME MINISTER and the Government of India are to be commended for three important recent initiatives for dealing with the mounting grain stocks in a socially and environmentally meaningful manner.
- Estimate Of Gdp Growth Rates -- Why Projections Must Be Revised (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Nov 10, 2001)
AS THE time for pre-Budget discussions and consultations approaches, it is usual to make some estimates about the rate of GDP growth this year, both at current and constant (1993-94 prices) prices.
- Japan Cuts Gdp Growth Forecast By 0.9 Per Cent (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 10, 2001)
Tokyo, Nov 9: The Japanese government, as widely expected, on Friday cut its forecast for real GDP growth for the current fiscal year to March to minus 0.9 per cent, from a long-unrealistic forecast of 1.7 per cent growth.
- The Meaning And Importance Of Harbinson’s Words (The Financial Express, Bibek Debroy, Nov 10, 2001)
“Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on. “I do,” Alice heartily replied; “at least — at least I mean what I say — that’s the same thing you know.”
- Is Bjp Really Going The Congress Way? (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Nov 10, 2001)
A very important public meeting was held at Jaipur on October 14, 2001 to celebrate 75 years of the RSS.
- Pug Marks On Sri Lanka's Polls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
AS SRI LANKA gears up to elect a new Parliament, the island nation has difficult choices to make.
- ‘Moca And Poto Are As Alike As Apples And Potatoes’ (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 09, 2001)
While the BJP has been on the offensive from the beginning to accuse the Congress of double standards on POTO, the Congress has been strangely slow in reacting to the charges.
- Oil Politics & Arab Experience (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Nov 09, 2001)
Nationalism is not a strong point of the Arabs. Fundamentalism is. It comes easily to them. And it explains why they have remained so backward, and why they have been a drag on the march of Islam.
- Indo-Russian Security Relations (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
QUITE CLEARLY, THE Prime Minister's visit to Russia went far beyond the generalities of the Moscow Declaration on international terrorism and the joint statement on globally relevant strategic issues.
- The First Month Of The War (Hindu, T. Sreedhar, Nov 09, 2001)
ANY ASSESSMENT of the U.S.-led grand alliance's month-long military operations in Afghanistan must take cognisance of three factors.
- Burning Farmers' Fields - I (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2001)
TEN YEARS ago, when the debate about GATT, patents and ``intellectual property rights'' was at its height, opponents raised a storm of fear.
- Physician, Heal Thyself (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 09, 2001)
Some Dalits became Buddhists at a conversion ceremony a few days ago.
- Keeping The Cultural Contacts Alive (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 09, 2001)
For a country that is essentially Euro- centric, Hungary's efforts to maintain contacts with India are noteworthy, particularly in the cultural field.
- Doha Ministerial: A Testing Time (Business Line, Priya Mutalik-Desai, Nov 09, 2001)
THE DOHA ministerial to begin today is the fourth successive meeting after the establishment of the WTO in 1995.
- Trade And Agriculture -- Case For True Reform In Farm Trade (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 09, 2001)
If you want to feed a man for a day, give him a fish; But if you want to feed him for life, teach him how to catch fish. -- a Chinese proverb.
- ‘We Can Give Banks A Run On The Retail Side’ (The Financial Express, Pallav Sinha, Nov 09, 2001)
JM Morgan Stanley, largely know as an investment bank, has embarked on an aggressive retail strategy. This foray is one of the most ambitious by the non-bank entity.
- India’s Strategy: You Scratch My Back, I Scratch Yours (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 09, 2001)
For all practical purposes, the WTO’s Doha Ministerial Conference would be the “second” after the Singapore Ministerial Conference of 1996.
- Hardly Nutrient (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2001)
THE FERTILISER ASSOCIATION is not doing the industry's cause any good by raising the bogey of closure of some units following the Governments move to reduce retention prices.
- Make The Wto Challenge An Opportunity (Business Line, G. Thimmaiah , Nov 09, 2001)
THE WTO meeting at Doha has again raised the issue of costs and benefits of remaining a WTO member.
- Can’t Dodge Doha (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Nov 09, 2001)
THE WTO Agreement says a ministerial meeting should be held once every two years.
- Voice The Right Farm Concerns At Doha (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 09, 2001)
THAT this is no more a bipolar world is now a reality to live with. Indeed, it seems to be emerging as a `rich man's world'.
- Another Kind Of Imperialism? (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 09, 2001)
THE Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs seldom meets outside New Delhi.
- Revival Of Old Ties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2001)
BOMBING of Afghanistan has pushed all other developments to the back of newspaper headlines.
- Full Independence For Tibet (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 09, 2001)
THE Dalai Lama has asked the world to prevail upon the Chinese to grant full autonomy to Tibet in exchange for the acceptance of the nominal suzerainty of China.
- Auditing The Auditor (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 08, 2001)
THE former Chief Justice of India, Mr P. N. Bhagwati, mooted the idea of institutionalising the office of ombudsman to oversee the functioning of the judiciary as also to fix judicial accountability, but the suggestion has not been implemented so far.
- Triumphant Return Of Khaleda Zia (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 08, 2001)
JUST over a week ago, National Security Adviser Brajesh Misra paid a brief and low-key visit to Bangladesh carrying a message of greetings from Prime Minister Vajpayee to his newly elected Bangladesh counterpart Begum Khaleda Zia.
- Bharucha: A Champion Of Rule Of Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2001)
MR Justice Sam Piroj Bharucha, who took over as the new Chief Justice of India on November 1 following the retirement of Mr Justice Adrash Sein Anand, brings with him rich experience in the administration of justice.
- The Saving Clause (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 08, 2001)
FORCE MAJEURE clauses envisage eventualities beyond the control of contracting parties. Such clauses are of two types: open and close ended.
- The Doha Imponderables (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 08, 2001)
IN THE NORMAL course, the fourth WTO Ministerial conference, starting in Doha tomorrow, should be an important date marking the progress of the world economy towards an open trading regime.
- Snapping The Soviet Link (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Nov 08, 2001)
Today's Hungary would like to forget as a bad dream the past when it was part of the eastern or the Soviet bloc.
- India And The U.S.-Russian Alliance (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 08, 2001)
THE PRIME Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, begins his engagements in Washington today on the eve of a historic breakthrough in U.S.-Russian relations.
- The War Of Words Resumes (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 08, 2001)
CHENNAI, NOV. 7. After Mr. O. Paneerselvam took over as Chief Minister, there was a lull in the State.
- Who Will Police The Police? (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Nov 08, 2001)
Criminal justice is the cutting edge of the rule of law and its functional lancet is the police force - cadres and leaders alike.
- Avoid The 'Great Game' (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Nov 08, 2001)
THE CENTRAL dividing line in India today is not between Left and Right, or pro and anti-American, between Islam-baiters and those who are not.
- Tough Battle Ahead In Doha (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 08, 2001)
AN AIR of uncertainty surrounds the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar (November 9-13), given the venue's proximity to the war zone and threat perceptions of sudden terrorist attack.
- Complex Regulations Cutting Deep Into Trade Reform (The Financial Express, Sunil Kumar, Nov 08, 2001)
When confidence levels are down, even the best get the blues. Thus as the last vestige of quantitative restrictions (QRs) and the import-licensing regime was removed in April 2001, it was not the opening of the economy that was celebrated.
- Implementation + New Round = Win–win For All. Amen! (The Financial Express, Anwarul Hoda, Nov 08, 2001)
Ever since the European Union made its proposal a few years ago for the Millennium Round, a number of developing countries, including India, have emphasised that resolution of the problems of implementation needs the undivided attention of the WTO.
- Return Of Khaleda Zia -- Prospects For India-Bangladesh Relations (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 08, 2001)
JUST over a week ago, the National Security Adviser, Mr Brajesh Misra, paid a brief and low-key visit to Bangladesh carrying a message of greetings from the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to his newly elected Bangladeshi counterpart.
- This Is Audacity! (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Nov 08, 2001)
WHAT is audacity and arrogance? The significance of these words is well understood with reference to the behaviour of people in certain situations.
- Get Trips Out Of The Wto (Business Line, Bipul Chatterjee, Nov 08, 2001)
THE WORLD is reeling under the scare of anthrax. Every day cases are reported mainly from the US but elsewhere too.
- A Tale Of New City (Tribune, Madan Gupta Spatu, Nov 07, 2001)
BESIDES astrology and Nostradamus’ prophecies, there is another system of knowing the future called hypnosis.
- Poor Governance Blamed For Up’s Dismal Record In Reducing Poverty (The Financial Express, Devsagar Singh, Nov 07, 2001)
With a population of over 160 million, Uttar Pradesh accounts for 9 per cent of India’s land and 17 per cent of its population.
- China, Asean To Create Free Trade Area In 10 Years (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 07, 2001)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: China and 10 Southeast Asian countries agreed at a regional summit in Brunei on Tuesday to create a free trade area within 10 years, which they hope will propel their economies to new heights.
- Haryana’s Alarming Crime Graph (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Nov 07, 2001)
CRIME scene in Haryana is assuming frightening proportions. This is breeding a deep sense of insecurity among its citizens.
- New Labour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 07, 2001)
But will the Congress now support labour reforms?
- Punjab, Pm’s Newest Headache (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 07, 2001)
IT’S not only Uttar Pradesh that’s on Vajpayee’s mind these days. The upcoming assembly polls in Punjab are worrying him as much.
- Strategic Depth In Afghanistan (Hindu, V. R. Raghavan , Nov 07, 2001)
THE GAINING of strategic depth in Afghanistan has been a major objective of Pakistan's policy.
- Simply Vegetating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 07, 2001)
THE VEGETABLE oil industry and trade are going through turbulent times, increasingly buffeted by low level of domestic production trailing consumption demand by a large measure.
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