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Articles 19421 through 19520 of 20008:
- First Among Unequals (Pioneer, Digvijay Singh, Jan 21, 2002)
Dalits do not have a recorded history. A mass of 250 million outcasts comprising the untouchables and tribals are grappling with history and survival at the turn of the millennium.
- Net Worth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 21, 2002)
The virtual space of the internet seems to be getting more interesting by the day.
- Kakinada Port: A Difficult Transition (Business Line, Ch. R. S. Sarma, Jan 21, 2002)
The AP Government finds itself in a piquant position as its first attempt at privatisation of a port has run into rough weather.
- Striving To Excel In Indian And Foreign Fields (Business Line, Latha Venkataraman, Jan 21, 2002)
`Excel has not looked at capital expenditure as the major way to grow.
- Enron: Will It Re-Define Business-Govt Links (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
IT IS inevitable that the collapse of Enron should have created a series of aftershocks on the political and economic environment of the US.
- Energia: A Proud Concept In Power Management (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 21, 2002)
WHEN Matsui Takamura first handed over to me the annual report of the Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., I paid little attention to it.
- Fraud And God (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 21, 2002)
A famous cartoonist-writer came up to me on Pongal night at a popular Delhi hangout called Rick’s. We were a large, gregarious table of journos, writers and people in the book business, enjoying the post-party party of the launch of a new author.
- Insecure In The Middle (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jan 20, 2002)
Once, in the Sixties, being middle class meant ironed clothes to wear, enough to eat, a newspaper to read, a watch to tell time by and, perhaps, a scooter to ride to work.
- After Gujarat Earthquake: Some Building Blocks Towards Safety (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Jan 20, 2002)
ANNIVERSARIES of tragic incidents are normally observed by paying homage to the victims.
- It's Time To Draw The Line (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 20, 2002)
Privately, political parties across the spectrm concede that the LoC as the International border is the only feasible solution to the Kashmir issue.
- Welcome To Moscowashington (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 19, 2002)
As the subcontinent fetes Colin Powell, step back three decades in time, almost to date. Then get down to figuring out this funny new world.
- Hc Asks Vellore Tanneries To Pay Up Compensation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
THE skin and hide tanners in Vellore district now have to pay a compensation of Rs 26.82 crore due to the environmental pollution caused by the tanneries.
- `No Time-Frame For Crr Cut' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
THE Reserve Bank of India has not set any pre-determined time-frame for the one-time reduction of the cash reserve ratio (CRR) to three per cent.
- Infrastructure Growth Down To 2 Pc In Apr-Dec (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
REFLECTING the general slowdown in the economy, the infrastructure index of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has registered a dismal two per cent growth during the first nine months of the current fiscal, as against 6.8 per cent during Apr-Dec.2000.
- Petroleum Deregulation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2002)
DEREGULATION OF THE petroleum sector is slated to commence in a big way with the Government reiterating its longstanding commitment to do away with the administered price mechanism (APM) for petroleum products by the end of this fiscal year.
- Should India Go For Strategic Oil Reserves? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jan 19, 2002)
IN the wake of increasing tension between India and Pakistan, the re-thinking on strategic oil reserves is assuming importance.
- Tax By The Wire (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Jan 19, 2002)
THE following are the views/recommendations of the High-Power Committee on Electronic Commerce and Taxation with regard to business transacted by persons in India with those in other countries through the Internet:
- The Unaccountables (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Jan 19, 2002)
Scanalised by how Arthur Andersen could destroy thousands of e-mails and paper documents related to its audit of Enron and the energy major’s more than unconventional accounting methods?
- Populist Postures (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
POLITICIANS learn neither from the past nor from the present. The Congress party’s decision to include in its manifesto for Punjab the promise of free electricity is a case in point.
- Burying The Zia Legacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
BY delivering that speech last Saturday General Pervez Musharraf has embarked on a path which will conclusively end (if he succeeds, that is) the era inaugurated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- The Bend In The Sutlej (Indian Express, S. P. Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
SYL has always stood for controversy in Punjab. Now that the Supreme Court judgement has directed the Punjab Govt to complete the project in a year, political parties are rehashing their rhetoric and sharpening their knives.
- A Short-Lived Unhappy Episode (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 18, 2002)
NEW DELHI, JAN. 17. It was unseemly, it was avoidable - this wrangle over the Government's plan to send all-party delegations abroad to mobilise international opinion in support of India's case against cross-border terrorism.
- Convenient Fire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 18, 2002)
The fire that gutted a large portion of the 16-storey Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat in Islamabad on Wednesday was certainly not an accident.
- Kutch Revisited -- With Rubble & Uncertainty For Company (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jan 18, 2002)
BHUJ, Anjar and Bachhau in Kutch district live alone in the ruins of last year's earthquake, with the choking rubble piling up in select corners of the towns.
- State Govt Cos Can Undertake Coal Mining (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2002)
UNDER the revised Coal Mining Policy, which came into existence on December 12, State Government companies or their subsidiaries can undertake mining of coking and non-coking coal or lignite reserves.
- Role For Foreign Airlines In Management -- Fdi In Aviation May Be Hiked To 49 Pc (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Jan 18, 2002)
THE Government is close to finalising a proposal to permit a higher foreign direct investment (FDI) of 49 per cent in the domestic civil aviation sector.
- `There Will Be A Move From Hot To Cold War' — Mr Jehan Perera, Director, Npcsl (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 18, 2002)
EVER since the departure of the Indian Peace-Keeping Forces from Sri Lanka, the average Sri Lankan's attitude towards India has changed.
- Secure Among The Ghosts (Indian Express, Niti Paul Mehta, Jan 18, 2002)
IN the entire village there was only one house available on rent. The owner was a small, briefly built, toothless old man with hollow cheeks and a shrunken face.
- Examine The Rapist, Not The Victim (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2002)
Sub-sections (1A), (1B), (1C) and (1D) should be inserted in section 53 of the Criminal Procedure Code as recommended by the 84th report of the Law Commission, with...adaptations.
- The Economy In A Dilemma (Business Line, Priya Mutalik-Desai, Jan 16, 2002)
India is in a dilemma. It is rated as one of the world's least globalised countries, according to the Globalisation Index compiled by AT Kearney Global Policy Magazine.
- Pricing Rationale (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2002)
The Centre appears to have sorted out the business of bracketing within one equation the price of petroleum, consumer convenience, revenue shortfall and the fiscal deficit.
- International Long-Distance For Domestic Cos -- Dot Prescribes Rs 25-Cr Entry Fee (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE Government has opened up international long-distance (ILD) services to Indian companies with a net worth of Rs 25 crore.
- Fuelling Debate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE interim report of the Mashelkar Committee on Auto Fuel Policy and the road map for its implementation appear differently to different groups:
- Rbi Wants To Counter Slowdown By Boosting Aggregate Demand (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE Reserve Bank of India has prescribed a combination of policy measurers to counter the current economic slowdown.
- China Keeps Everyone Guessing (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 16, 2002)
No one is quite sure of China's aims. Anxious to buy from and sell to China, the Clinton administration called it strategic partner. With less interest in commerce, the Bush administration sees it as strategic competitor.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- China Keeps Everyone Guessing (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 16, 2002)
No one is quite sure of China's aims. Anxious to buy from and sell to China, the Clinton administration called it strategic partner. With less interest in commerce, the Bush administration sees it as strategic competitor.
- The Economy In A Dilemma (Business Line, Priya Mutalik-Desai, Jan 16, 2002)
India is in a dilemma. It is rated as one of the world's least globalised countries, according to the Globalisation Index compiled by AT Kearney Global Policy Magazine.
- Fuelling Debate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE interim report of the Mashelkar Committee on Auto Fuel Policy and the road map for its implementation appear differently to different groups:
- No Winners In This One (Pioneer, Anuradha Bhattacharjee, Jan 15, 2002)
The present stand-off between India and Pakistan calls for a hard look at the situation since 1947, from where it has snowballed to the events of December 13, when the Indian Parliament was attacked.
- Naipaul: Beloved Subversive (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jan 15, 2002)
Unbelievable at it seems, the Centre is said to be parleying with a host of Mumbai-walas to decide which supercilious secularist should be rescued from oblivion and gifted the Bharat Ratna.
- Politics Of Hatred (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 15, 2002)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia fancies herself playing the role of a mediator between Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- Musharraf And The Art Of Persuasion (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 14, 2002)
The Pakistan flag was to the left of him, the Father of the nation guarding his right shoulder. A vase of reddening roses adorned the desk.
- ‘Everyone Is Sick Of Kalashnikov Culture’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2002)
I think, these people have declared more Muslims as Kafirs (infidels) than motivating the non-Muslims to embrace Islam. Look at the damage they have caused.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Satellite Towns Remain Distant Dreams (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 14, 2002)
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country).
- How To Break Free (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Jan 14, 2002)
In a recent report released by the Madhya Pradesh state human rights commission, jails and lock-ups across several towns in the state were seen to openly flout the 1997 Supreme Court guidelines that had called for respectable living conditions.
- No Need To Interfere In Other Countries (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2002)
Pakistani Brothers and Sisters, as you would remember, ever since I assumed office, I launched a campaign to rid the society of extremism, violence and terrorism and strived to project Islam in its true perspective....
- Vision 2020 -- Why Satellite Towns Remain Distant Dreams (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 14, 2002)
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country).
- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- ‘Everyone Is Sick Of Kalashnikov Culture’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2002)
In the first part of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation, the focus is on sweeping reforms in the country. The second part deals with Kashmir.
- Music Divine (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Jan 14, 2002)
When Bard wrote those immortal lines "If music be the food of love, play on..," he was perhaps referring to a musical instrument.
- At The Start Of A Long Journey (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jan 14, 2002)
“Towards the end of the year, for reasons that are difficult to find, our national currency depreciated rapidly and substantially,” said South Africa’s president, Thabo Mbeki, on January 6.
- Music Divine (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Jan 13, 2002)
When Bard wrote those immortal lines "If music be the food of love, play on..," he was perhaps referring to a musical instrument.
- Unfortunate Row (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 13, 2002)
What was intended as a firm signal to the world of the non-partisan consensus prevailing in India over the issue of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan is threatening to sink to the lowest level of political partisanship.
- The Good Scientist (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jan 13, 2002)
In India’s halting march to modernity, Bengal and Bengalis were for a very long time in the forefront.
- He’s Got The Brass (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2002)
Rajinder Vadra is making the most of his 15 minutes in the sun.
- After Bt Cotton, It's Gm Mustard -- Proagro Begins Large-Scale Trials Of Hybrid Variety (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 12, 2002)
AFTER the Monsanto-Mahyco combine's Bt cotton, which is slated for planting in farmers' fields from the ensuing kharif season, the country is set to witness the commercialisation of another transgenic _this time in hybrid mustard.
- A Composer Of Bad Verses (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 12, 2002)
I have a soft corner for Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Despite his RSS roots and continuing association with the sangh parivar, I think he is a good, if not a better prime minister than any we have had.
- Music Divine (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Jan 12, 2002)
When Bard wrote those immortal lines "If music be the food of love, play on..," he was perhaps referring to a musical instrument.
- Unfortunate Row (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 12, 2002)
What was intended as a firm signal to the world of the non-partisan consensus prevailing in India over the issue of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan is threatening to sink to the lowest level of political partisanship.
- General Needs A Rewrite (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 12, 2002)
APART from saving yourself the nightmare of getting stranded on a fogged out Delhi morning, now there is an added advantage in taking a flight westwards from Chennai instead.
- ‘This Is A Fight For Pakistan’s Soul, We Need India’s Help’ (Indian Express, Maj Gen Mahmud Ali Durrai (Ret), Jan 12, 2002)
I tried to present the views from across the border. Yesterday, my friend Shekhar Gupta asked me to expand my thoughts for publication in his esteemed paper.
- The New `Equation' With Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2002)
THE DRAMATIC RISK that the Vajpayee administration has now taken to make common cause with a bellicose Israel on the question of fighting externally-sponsored terrorism seems to be the result of some flawed strategic thinking in New Delhi.
- A Wealth Of Opportunity -- Mineral Development (Regulation) Bill (Business Line, K. S. V. Menon, Jan 11, 2002)
A BILL to provide for the development and regulation of mineral resources in Indian territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic and other maritime zones has been referred by the Lok Sabha to the Standing Committee.
- A Wealth Of Opportunity -- Mineral Development (Regulation) Bill (Business Line, K. S. V. Menon, Jan 11, 2002)
A BILL to provide for the development and regulation of mineral resources in Indian territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic and other maritime zones has been referred by the Lok Sabha to the Standing Committee.
- Useful Court (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2002)
Any measure that hastens the tardy judicial process in the country is welcome.
- Rediscovering Sinha's Gold (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 11, 2002)
BUDGETS have become epochal events in India. No other country's fiscal budget stirs such expectation among its domestic households and businesses, and global investors and businesses.
- Infosys Q3 Net Up 2.22 Pc Over Q2 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2002)
INFOSYS Technologies has posted a marginal growth of 2.22 per cent in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001, compared to July-September 2001. Total income went up 1.64 per cent for sequential quarters.
- The New `Equation' With Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2002)
THE DRAMATIC RISK that the Vajpayee administration has now taken to make common cause with a bellicose Israel on the question of fighting externally-sponsored terrorism seems to be the result of some flawed strategic thinking in New Delhi.
- Rediscovering Sinha's Gold (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jan 11, 2002)
BUDGETS have become epochal events in India. No other country's fiscal budget stirs such expectation among its domestic households and businesses, and global investors and businesses.
- Enemies Of Panchayati Raj (Hindu, George Mathew, Jan 11, 2002)
When in the Opposition our political leaders are very vocal about giving powers to local bodies. The moment they grab power, they change colour.
- ‘Pak’s Slowly Moving Against Terrorists But It Must Realise The Pressure Is Building Up’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 11, 2002)
Let’s see action from Pakistan, says India’s ambassador on recall Vijay Nambiar.
- Enemies Of Panchayati Raj (Hindu, George Mathew, Jan 11, 2002)
When in the Opposition our political leaders are very vocal about giving powers to local bodies. The moment they grab power, they change colour.
- Plums For Mps, Peanuts For Police (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Jan 10, 2002)
The scars on the Indian psyche following the terrorist attack on Parliament House are still raw.
- The Many Faces Of An Indian (Telegraph, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Jan 10, 2002)
Rewriting history textbooks for schools is part of a grand design. Based on the belief that the available National Council for Educational Research and Training books are distortions of the “Hindu” past, arguments are marshalled to defend the project.
- Waste Land: A Modern Nightmare (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 10, 2002)
Almost a staggering one billion plastic bottles of mineral water, soft drinks and so on were used in India last year.
- Food For Peace And Development (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jan 10, 2002)
To address the substrate conditions under which violence breeds, a starting point will be the ending of poverty- induced hunger and youth unemployment.
- An Agenda For Cultural Action - Ii (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Jan 10, 2002)
What is required is the creation of a counter culture through constructive undertakings, which would alter the existing public discourse generated by globalisation and communalism.
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