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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 20008:
- Re-Engineering Capart (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Jan 12, 2005)
While "re-engineering" an institution, it must not lose its vital ethos somewhere along the way.
- Un Sets An Example (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 12, 2005)
Close on the heels of publication of my article, "Safeguards must against misuse" (Business Line, January 3), arguing for safeguards against possible misuse of funds meant for the relief of tsunami victims
- Why Say No To Foreign Aid? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 12, 2005)
Tsunami was the worst violation of human rights which nature committed in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India.
- Globalisation 3.0 (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jan 12, 2005)
Two weeks ago, amid the swirl of tsunami devastation, The Indian Express carried a piece pointing out apparent inconsistencies in BBC’s and CNN’s editorial positions (‘‘Can CNN, BBC get away with this corpse show in ‘sensitive’ Manhattan?’’ December 30...
- Government’S Hypocritical Stand (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 12, 2005)
While rejecting foreign aid, the Government accepts funds from foreign-aided organisations, for its relief measures
- Good Spies, Bad Spies (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 12, 2005)
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee said, after one of his prime ministerial meetings with President George W. Bush, that India and the United States of America were "natural allies"
- Access To Education: Yet To Make The Grade (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Jan 12, 2005)
Education is the best investment. A country's economic and social progress is determined by the quality of its human resource. It is not higher education alone that is important but raising literacy levels among the
- Dalits Fight Tsunami Daily (Indian Express, Udit Raj, Jan 12, 2005)
This is in response to the expose in The Indian Express, ‘‘Tsunami can’t wash this away: hatred for Dalits’’ (IE January 7). Many justify their Hindu way of living while repeating various cliches like ‘‘Our living is simple and plain’’
- Get Ready For A Repeat Performance (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 12, 2005)
Laloo Yadav’s victory will not only reinforce his distinctive politics, but also that which is old and needs to be replaced
- Fundamentalism, American Style (Hindu, HAROLD A. GOULD, Jan 12, 2005)
America appears to be on the brink of descending into `authoritarianism by acclamation.'
- Flawed Exercise (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2005)
With less than three weeks to go before Iraq goes to the polls, the security situation in the country remains far from conducive for even a minimally free and fair vote.
- Fiscal Muscle Dystrophy (The Economic Times, M. Y. Khan, Jan 12, 2005)
Maharashtra had for long occupied pride of place among Indian states in fiscal management.
- Empowered Panchayats (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Jan 12, 2005)
HAVE the panchayats fulfilled the promise of progress at the grassroots level? Or are these becoming a part of the petty party politics? Is the gap between promise and performance widening?
- Troubled Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2005)
IT is unfortunate that the India-Pakistan talks on resolving the Baglihar dam issue has broken down. This has happened at a time when the two countries have been
- Taking Care Of Heritage (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 11, 2005)
When you see television companies announcing their special programmes on the tsunami destruction questioning the ability of the authority in managing disasters
- Overlapping Faults (Economist, Amitav Ghosh, Jan 11, 2005)
Amitav Ghosh, the internationally renowned novelist, visited the Andaman and Nicobar Islands recently to see for himself how the system and ordinary people have coped with the devastation caused by the tsunami of December 26.
- Schooling In Rural India (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Jan 11, 2005)
One must ask why India can meet global standards in civil aviation, software, and defence, and not in its provision for rural children.
- Mad Sacred Cows (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 11, 2005)
“Today, economics is separated from, and opposed to both ecological processes and basic needs. While the destruction of nature has been justified on grounds of improving human welfare
- The Spellbinding Beauty Of Aihole (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2005)
Aihole is a quiet village, about 146 kms from Hampi and 483 kms from Bangalore. As we drove up from Pattadakkal, we saw all the usual signs of rural life in progress: bright eyed children in long skirts and cholis with pigtails looped up in coloured ribbo
- Himalayan Siege (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Jan 11, 2005)
I was warned on several counts as I announced my trip to Birgunj (Nepal) via Raxaul (India): "It will be very cold over there, so take adequate precaution and carry heavy woollens,"
- Death In Darkness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 11, 2005)
The ghastly road tragedy, which claimed as many as 57 lives when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus bound for Chitapur in Gulbarga district from Hubli fell into the Almatti dam canal, raises many questions.
- Feed The Soil, Not The Crop (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Jan 11, 2005)
OUR green revolution that signified high yielding varieties, widespread use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides as well as far greater reliance on tractors and other mechanised farm implements presented an imposing paraphernalia which...
- Only For The Poor (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 10, 2005)
Subsidies on food, fertilizers and petro-products have been a continuing and disturbing feature of our budgets.
- On With The Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 10, 2005)
The extraordinary Jakarta summit on the tsunami disaster has provided the launch pad for a massive, coordinated international relief effort to help the victims of Nature's fury across the Indian Ocean
- Showcasing Science (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2005)
The 92nd Science Congress which has just concluded in Ahmedabad, once again saw speakers reiterating their ideas and suggestions to improve the science scenario in the country.
- The Wait For Aid (Hindu, Jason Burke, Jan 10, 2005)
They are still bringing out the dead in Meulaboh, Indonesia. Two weeks after the tidal wave destroyed half the town, days after a stream of international dignitaries had their pictures taken
- A People Still At Sea (OutLook, S. ANAND, Jan 10, 2005)
When Baskaran, a fisherman in Nochikuppam, Chennai, is asked what the fisherfolk normally eat for breakfast—is it gruel with dried fish?—he gets angry.
- Feeling Not-So-Good After All (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 10, 2005)
The BJP-led NDA alliance is feeling good after winning the recent Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. And they want the entire nation to feel good so that they can reap the harvest in the mid-term Lok Sabha polls they are gearing
- How The Pictures Lie (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Jan 10, 2005)
Urban, upwardly-mobile families may not want girls, but that does not prove that the backward classes do
- Tsunami: Us Can Do More (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 09, 2005)
There is a story about a British diplomat being asked what he would like for the New Year. Being a modest man, he declined a gift but on being pressed, reluctantly agreed to a small box of preserved fruit.
- The Silvery River Without Tsunami (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Jan 09, 2005)
The swish of the diesel engine was feather-soft. From my chair high on the river bank I watched the two ‘ships’ pass. One had two cars on it. People were out on deck in their best clothes.
- Need For A Ministry Now More Than Ever Before (Deccan Herald, M C SHANTHA MURTHY, Jan 09, 2005)
Natural calamities like earthquakes, cyclones, droughts and floods besides harbour waves (tsunami) cannot be predicted well in advance. There is need for in-depth research in this direction.
- Needed A Cohesive Military Doctrine (Tribune, Vice Admiral K.K. Nayyar, Jan 08, 2005)
A country’s military doctrine is the outcome of a number of factors, which impinge on its national security. Some of these are fixed like its geography and other vary such as the interests of its neighbours or the rest of the world.
- Squeeze Water Off Chinese Data, Add A Dash Of Guesswork (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 08, 2005)
For those who do not know, these are just a few proverbs from China. If, as a businessman, you want to look at a big market, where the 1.3 billionth consumer was born two days ago
- Power Of Doubters And Their Fate (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 08, 2005)
Most scriptural writing warns us against the pitfalls of dual thinking (dubhida) or doubt. All religions claim to hold the monopoly over knowledge and denounce doubters as renegades. It is ironic that every religion began by doubting the veracity of the o
- Mr Dixit, I Presume (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 08, 2005)
The first time I met J.N. ‘Mani’ Dixit, in September 1985, I had not particularly given him a reason for me to be in his good books. I had just been arrested by the Sri Lankan military for nosing around “sensitive installations” near Trincomalee.
- Tackling Future Disasters (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jan 08, 2005)
The unprecedented giant tsunami disaster, triggered by a mega under-sea earthquake off the West Coast of Sumatra at 6.28 IST on December 26, swept past the Andaman-Nicobar Islands and delivered a lethal blow at the Coromandel east coast of India and...
- The Buck Starts Here (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 08, 2005)
They often say that Indians lack in spirit of nationalism and patriotism. In the face of the tsunami tragedy, there’s been a noticeable change in the attitude of Indians and they are not hesitant to show their kind and benevolent selves.
- `We Have An Obligation To Help Survivors' (Hindu, Hilary Benn, Jan 08, 2005)
The terrible images of the past week have brought home our vulnerability to the forces of nature. But they have also brought out in all of us a compassion for others with whom we share this small and fragile planet
- Agent Orange From The Ocean (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Jan 08, 2005)
: In Vietnam the enemy was often unseen; unseen that is to those who were reporting a war that at that stage wasn’t really a war but a battle of attrition.
- Barefoot In Jia (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, Jan 08, 2005)
Jia, north of Nagrota in Kangra district, is one of the prettiest locations in Himachal Pradesh. Here, at the edge of a promontory, the state electricity board has constructed a rest house.
- Caste Away (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 08, 2005)
Disasters test a society in diverse ways. They take proof of the country’s preparedness to spring to the rescue of people struck by nature’s fury. In the relief and rehabilitation operations undertaken, they extract an account of the norms and principles
- Life’S Little Joys (Deccan Herald, Sudha Narasimhachar, Jan 08, 2005)
Life is beautiful. Beautiful only for its small joys, surprises and fun. But for them, life would have become one boring, drab stretch of time. Sharing small experiences with our near and dear is one such good moment of life and that’s what my daughter
- Death Of The Holiest River (Indian Express, SURESHWAR D SINHA, Jan 08, 2005)
Alarmed by various reports that all was not well in the Bhagirathi basin, members of a group of five NGOs led by Paani Morcha surveyed the area recently. The group of 25 volunteers
- In The Aftermath Of A Disaster (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 08, 2005)
It is just about a fortnight since the under-water earthquake rocked the sea off the coast of Sumatra, leaving mankind to count the terrible loss of life left in the wake of the huge killer waves that hit the shoreline of the landmass surrounding the ...
- Fostering Innovation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 08, 2005)
"Economic change is largely a process by which knowledge is transformed into goods and services. Creating links between knowledge generation and enterprise development is thus one of the greatest challenges facing developing countries,"
- Drifts In The Desert (Indian Express, Arun Firordia, Jan 08, 2005)
India is very rich in water resources. We get 5 per cent of the worldwide rains though we account for only 2 per cent of the total land mass. So, we should rank high in water availability but we rank a poor 133 among 170 countries in water
- Running India Into The Ground (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 07, 2005)
Some years ago, the UN and/or the World Bank told us that we had an environment problem, on the assumption that we did not know. We promptly did what we do best.
- Running India Into The Ground (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 07, 2005)
Some years ago, the UN and/or the World Bank told us that we had an environment problem, on the assumption that we did not know. We promptly did what we do best.
- The Legacy Of Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 07, 2005)
When P V Narasimha Rao, the former Prime Minister of India, died I was in the US working on my post-doctoral fellowship project.
- The Unexploited Rural Market (Business Line, K. Dadoo, Jan 07, 2005)
THE Indian marketeer has come a long way from the 1960s and the 1970s, when supply could never effectively reach demand and shortages and scarcity prevailed all over the country.
- Tsunami: The Robots Next Time? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 07, 2005)
Two news items deserve special attention as the world tries painfully to come to grips with life after tsunami. According to the first, eight elephants that take tourists around at Thailand's Khao Lak beach began to cry loudly
- When Tourists Invade (Indian Express, George N Netto, Jan 07, 2005)
Last week I watched a herd of seven wild elephants grazing peacefully on a hillside opposite my son’s residence at Madupatty, 10 km from Munnar
- An Angry Earth Wobbles (Asia Times, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 07, 2005)
Had it not been for the devastating Boxing Day tsunami that hit southern Asia, engulfing parts of India in its wake, 2004 might have passed off as a relatively uneventful year.
- Insurance: Recovering From Tsunami's Wrath (Business Line, N. C. Vijairagavan, Jan 07, 2005)
Nature's fury has left behind an trail of death and destruction. What should assume priority now is to bring back to normal the survivors and those who have suffered economic loss.
- Great Budget Expectations — Buoyant Mood, Congenial Setting (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 07, 2005)
With all systems go, powered by an enthusing confluence of favourable factors, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, must be a happy man ready to make Budget.
- Hail The New Textile Maharaja (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Jan 07, 2005)
Beginning this year, the world has moved from a four-decade paradigm that limited the developing countries' textile exports to advanced nations, unleashing trade worth ...
- Help Not Wanted (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 07, 2005)
Asia's tsunami has had an unlikely fallout: The bruised ego of the world's rich nations. The West's comfort level with less developed parts of the globe hits high water mark whenever the latter can be kept on dole.
- More Open Skies (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 07, 2005)
THE UNION CABINET'S decision to allow established private airlines to operate to foreign destinations with the exception of West Asia is on expected lines and represents another step towards a liberal open skies policy in the civil aviation sector.
- Needed: Humane Options For Orphaned Children (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Jan 06, 2005)
Paedophiles love disasters. It gives them the golden opportunity to pick up abandoned children easily.
- Public Institutions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 06, 2005)
Although it is widely if not universally endorsed and admired, democracy as a political system is still on trial in many parts of the world.
- More Phones At Cheaper Rates (Tribune, Rajendra Prabhu, Jan 06, 2005)
The Communications and IT Ministry and the private industry are now convinced that the total telephone subscriptions can rise from the October 2004 level of 90 million to 250 million by 2007 with 60 million of it in the rural areas against 13 million now.
- Local Monitor (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 06, 2005)
It is prudent of the government of India not to have reacted strongly to the United States of America’s naval presence in Sri Lanka.
- We Need Our Mohan Bhargavas (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jan 06, 2005)
‘Swades’ makes a strong case for patriotism seen not as Pakistan-bashing but as unabashed India-loving
- Spot The Tsunami (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Jan 06, 2005)
As we debate the need for a ‘‘Tsunami Early Warning System’’ (TEWS) in the Indian Ocean, it is important to understand the challenges involved.
- The Human Touch (Deccan Herald, ELIZABETH CHERIAN, Jan 06, 2005)
Two incidents that took place some time ago show that most people have innate goodness in them and that it is the politics of the nations and the feelings of ill will built up over a period of time that cause human beings to act in the ways they sometimes
- Streamline Aid Efforts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 06, 2005)
The tsunami disaster has brought in its wake some ugly facets of humanity to the fore. Even as philanthropists, volunteers, NGOs and aid agencies have been rushing to help survivors of the tragedy,
- America Has A Moral Obligation To (Gulf News, Colin L. Powell, Jan 06, 2005)
Now that George W. Bush has a mandate for a second term, he intends to pursue his goals for economic development with the same determination that made possible the liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
- 100 Days That Will Change India (Indian Express, BUNKER ROY, Jan 06, 2005)
The father of modern Punjab, Pratap Singh Kairon, was driving to Chandigarh. A dog tried to cross the road, changed its mind, tried to scramble back and got run over. Kairon observed,”
- Dangerous Currents (Hindu, Maria Aurora Couto, Jan 06, 2005)
History and memory need to be recovered by both the Hindu and Catholic communities of Goa but not with crude productions that distort and telescope unrelated events to create divisive hatreds.
- Drills For Natural Disaster Management (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jan 06, 2005)
In the winter of 1977, a huge tidal wave, an aftermath of a cyclonic depression in the Bay of Bengal, struck the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.
- A View From The Water (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Jan 06, 2005)
What better way to celebrate New Year’s Eve than in Goa? The western coast, the safer coast, where fairy lights still glitter on beach shacks while on the opposite side of the peninsula, the hydra-headed monster that rose out of the sea ten days ago conti
- For A Long-Term Solution (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 06, 2005)
Any rehabilitation scheme for fisherfolk affected by the tsunami can be worked out only through democratic consultation and the participation of the fisherfolk themselves in the decision-making process.
- Farewell To Arms (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 06, 2005)
Mahmoud Abbas is all set to succeed Yasser Arafat as rais of the Palestinian Authority but he has never thought much of his leader’s mantle. He has no use for the olive green military fatigues Arafat always wore
- Office And The Man (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 05, 2005)
The position of the national security advisor (NSA), now vacant after the passing away of J.N. Dixit, cannot be treated as another routine government appointment. Arguably, no other office has such a vital role in ensuring that India’s security imperative
- Political Realities And Double Speak (Business Line, R. Sthanumoorthy, Jan 05, 2005)
What drives political parties to speak in two voices when it comes to execution of hard economic decisions and what implication does it have in implementing such decisions?
- The Tsunami Relief Effort (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Jan 05, 2005)
A question many of us ask is: Does India need outside help in a disaster? Technically I would say no. We have the expertise, certainly.
- A Wave To Drown The Tsunami (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 05, 2005)
Amid the deep gloom of tsunami devastation, as one watched the almost surreal scenes of thousands of dead and lakhs rendered homeless or reduced to penury, there were a few silver linings too.
- Let The Rivers Of Friendship Flow (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jan 05, 2005)
The project for interlinking rivers in India is so closely intertwined with Bangladesh that the time has come for both countries to finalise a long-term and massive development and disaster prevention plan.
- A Retribution For Warnings Ignored? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 05, 2005)
In less than 24 hours, the tsunami jolted awake the whole nation to the reality of its ill-preparedness to meet a major catastrophe and the inescapably global character of all technology.
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