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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 9936:
- It’s About Sea Power (Indian Express, Mukund B. Kunte, Dec 04, 2003)
The navy has its task cut out as an instrument of state policy
- Let’s Map Mumbai’s Villages (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Dec 04, 2003)
THE road is big in America. Fast cars, freeways, motels are all an intrinsic part of American folklore. Yet some years ago at a seminar on urban planning in Mumbai, a participant talked about how something that is meant to connect can also disconnect...
- Satyendra Jayate (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
The NHAI engineer’s murder touches a rare chord in readers. We need to take it from there
- ‘satyendra’s Murderers Are Like Terrorists’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
On November 30, The Indian Express reported how Satyendra Dubey, a young NHAI engineer, wrote confidentially to the PMO about corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral project in Bihar. He was then murdered. Readers’ e mails just keep pouring in
- The Gloves Are Off, So Is Everything (Indian Express, Rohit Brijnath, Dec 04, 2003)
It doesn’t matter if Saurav Ganguly’s team bought ear plugs, or hid in their rooms, or refused complimentary newspapers, there is no escape. Here in Brisbane, the smell of intimidation is everywhere. Steve Waugh’s Australians exhale defiance, they wear...
- ‘i’d Like To Nominate Vajpayee For The Nishan-E-Pakistan’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
On December 2, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf appeared on an interview cum phone-in show on a special radio broadcast under the auspices of the BBC Hindi and Urdu services.
- Qed: Quite Easily Done (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2003)
IF YOU have any doubt whether we are keeping up with the Joneses, be comforted by an affirmative thought.
- On Counting Day, What’s 1 Dead Man? (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 04, 2003)
The Union Government which is his employer, the state in which he was working, the major political parties, all are still silent on the shocking murder of Satyendra Dubey so The Indian Express knocked on Central Vigilance Commissioner P Shankar’s doors.
- Information Comes At A Price (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
From the Asian Centre for Human Rights’ alternate report to India’s first periodic report for the UN committee on the rights of the child
- Cancun To Geneva — Caution Should Be The Watchword (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 04, 2003)
LONG before the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), late President, Jules Nyrere of Tanzania, the committed socialist and visionary African leader, told the industrialised West "Do not give us `aid', instead, give our products (he meant ...
- Feeling Threatened (Telegraph, Chaitali Chakraborty, Dec 04, 2003)
The fracas between the Centre and the Indian Institutes of Management over the subject of autonomy has got its fair share of publicity. It is time for us in Bengal to turn our attention to a similar attempt to deny autonomy to deserving colleges here...
- Coping With Aids (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
IT is scary. At least 40 million people are reportedly infected with the HIV virus today —most of them in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Some 4.5 million AIDS patients live in India alone; China’s figures are equally disturbing. Anti-AIDS programmes have
- There's Danger In Donning More Than One Hat (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Dec 04, 2003)
IT HAS been stated that it is not part of an auditor's duty to give advice, either to directors or shareholders, as to what they ought to do. It has been pointed out by Lindsey LJ, in the London & General Bank (No. 2) — (In re. 1895 2 Ch 673) case, that..
- Bihar Dgp Says Dubey’s Honesty Angered The Mafia (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 04, 2003)
One full week after Satyendra Dubey’s murder and four days after The Sunday Express expose on how this IIT Kanpur whistleblower’s cover was blown by the government, the Bihar police have set up a Special Investigation Team to probe his killing.
- Peace Initiative Is Fine (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 04, 2003)
THE resumption of overflights is merely a small step in a long journey for peace and good neighbourly relations. The litmus test of General Musharraf’s sincerity would be determined on whether he, the ISI and their favourite jihadi outfits continue using
- Wooing Obcs For Votes (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2003)
THE Union Cabinet’s decision on Tuesday to expand the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list with new castes and communities from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Sikkim is yet another attempt by the Centre to strengthen the vote...
- Gap -Filling Approach To Grants-In-Aid: Proven Instrument Of Equalisation Transfer (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Dec 04, 2003)
Criticism of the gap-filling approach to grants-in-aid, if seen in proper perspective, can be dismissed, respecting its role as an equalisation transfer instrument. It is hoped the Twelfth Finance Commission, respecting the need for such equalisation ...
- Blasphemy Yesterday, Policy Today: Left Shows The Way With Id Cards (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 03, 2003)
Until very recently, it would have been sacrilege to even suggest such a move in Left-ruled West Bengal. But last week, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Left Front government, brushing aside objections to signal it’s aware of the dangers the state’s porous ...
- Look, The Elephant Gallops (Indian Express, Tarun Das, Dec 03, 2003)
This has been an incredible year for India and the pace of change has been so rapid that the world is yet to catch up with it. Most people, even supposedly well-informed public opinion builders outside India, still perceive India in the traditional way.
- A Renewed Thaw (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
SUDDENLY THERE IS a new warmth in the usually frigid Indo-Pakistani relations. After last week's historic announcement of a cease fire along the Line of Control comes the decision to resume air links between the two countries and to permit over flights...
- Agriculture Subsidy, French Style (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 03, 2003)
France may soon have a number of farmers opting not to cultivate, as that would be deemed a lot more profitable.
- 'Satyendra Dubey Is As Brave As A Kargil Martyr' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
On November 30, The Indian Express reported how Satyendra Dubey, a young NHAI engineer wrote confidentially to the PMO about corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral project in Bihar. He was then murdered. Readers respond with outraged e mails
- Please Wake Up: Angry Iit Chorus (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Dec 03, 2003)
Dubey Murder: We will give voice to anger of students and faculty: IIT Kanpur director
- Elections: Does Market Know Better? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 03, 2003)
Exit polls give Madhya Pradesh to the BJP and Delhi to the Congress(I), and suggest a BJP upset in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. But does the share market know different, from the way it has been going up? Rasheeda Bhagat looks at the post-electio n scene.
- Is India Really Shining? (Hindu, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 03, 2003)
India seems to be entering the post-industrial phase without having industrialised.
- Surprising Turnaround (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN India and Pakistan to revive direct air links and overflights from January 1 on a reciprocal basis is significant not only for the effect it will have on the process of normalisation of relations but also for the manner in ...
- Wanted, A New Safma Patron (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 03, 2003)
BJP ideologue K.R. Malkani, who died recently, will surely be missed by many but none more so than the Pakistan-headquartered South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA), which recently organised the successful visit of Indian MPs (self-led by Laloo Prasad
- Learning To Care For Their World (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Dec 03, 2003)
In 1991, the Supreme Court, in response to a writ petition by our most eminent environment lawyer, M.C. Mehta, directed every state in India to make environment education a compulsory subject in all schools and colleges, and demanded compliance to this...
- Maturing In Software Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
THE SETTING UP of a development centre in Bangalore by General Motors, the world's largest car maker, is another pointer to the way multinational companies are looking at India as a Research and Development hub for their global operations. The ...
- When The Bosses Squabble (Telegraph, Kalyan Sanyal, Dec 03, 2003)
Invariably, whenever an important issue arises, experts and analysts immediately take their clear and well-defined stands, and then confidently pontificate. I have always envied the courage of these wise men and women because I have discovered to my ...
- Something Rotten (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
Corruption in high places is India’s best known secret. Everybody talks about it. Enquiry commissions are set up, the Central Bureau of Investigation is called in, the media reports and so on. These are as familiar as conviction of a powerful person is...
- Vote For Stability (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
MIZORAM can look forward to enjoying political stability for five years with the Mizo National Front (MNF) getting a clear majority in the 40-member Assembly. The results show that the people are, by and large, satisfied with the performance of the MNF...
- Undying Interest (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Dec 03, 2003)
Murasoli Maran’s contribution to Indian politics is best understood in the context of his larger concern with state autonomy
- Welcome, On Board (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
WITH India and Pakistan agreeing to resume bilateral civil aviation links from January 1 next year, yet another step has been taken towards normalisation of relations between the two countries. The aviation links were snapped following the December 13...
- ‘honour’ Killings Continue Unabated (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Dec 03, 2003)
THE recent incident of a youth being hacked to death by his wife’s relations in Jahan Khelan village in Hoshiarpur district has once again brought to light the growing intolerance to women exercising their right to choice of a life partner, and the sharp
- Puritans’ Progress (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
A hyperactive censor board is the surest sign of a sick nation. And when this board gets on like a house on fire with the information and broadcasting ministry, then the sickness begins to look like terminal puritanism. The Central information and ...
- Cultural Diplomacy By Iccr (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 03, 2003)
AS the 4th Indo-European Union Summit was approaching, the Ministry of External Affairs received reports that some members of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, at the behest of Islamabad, were thinking of meeting European Ambassadors for focussing on the
- Dealing With Aids (Hindu, Ritu Priya, Dec 03, 2003)
The crucial issue beyond funding is having delivery systems for safe and rational care since multi-pronged activism has resulted in lowering the cost of drugs.
- Mumbai Top Cop Farewell Gift: Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
As bewildered policemen watched, a grim R S Sharma, until yesterday their police commissioner, was bundled into a white-and-green Qualis outside the Special Investigation Team (SIT) office in Worli and driven to Pune.
- Outsourcing For Development (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 02, 2003)
UNCTAD's E-Commerce and Development Report 2003 uses India's experience to argue that the growing market for IT services and business process outsourcing offers poor countries a new development opportunity.
- Scaling Up Time For India Inc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT mid-sized companies are scaling up investment plans and hence resorting to increased bank borrowing only confirms what was suspected for some time now: That the Indian industry sees improved business prospects for the near term...
- ‘give Me Justice For Son’s Murder, Not This Funeral Cheque’ (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 02, 2003)
Dubey’s brother says all money in the world couldn’t buy him off
- Cross-Border Flights From New Year, Train Next On Line (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 02, 2003)
Ending a two-year-old impasse, Pakistan threw open its airspace from January 1 to allow Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to fly directly to the SAARC summit a couple of days later, even as both sides began to prepare the ground for additional communication ...
- Sir Indravadan’s Last War (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 02, 2003)
Although I have known I.G. Patel for over half a century, I could not say I had known him well; 14 years is a huge age difference when one is young, though the distance diminishes with age. He was a close friend of my brother, Mahendra, and it was with...
- Targeting Badal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
IT is ironic that while the public is greatly agitated when a public man indulges in corruption, the man on the street suddenly turns sympathetic towards him or her when the government starts investigating the case. Perhaps this has something to do with..
- No Defence, Mr Chairman (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
We need to reject any extraneous influence in the administration of our defence forces
- Almost Free (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
Wonder ceases with familiarity. But any objective observer would be forced to grant that the massive scale of the electoral exercise in India is cause for some amazement. Even when the polling is limited to assembly elections in five states, the manpower,
- Tempestuous Winter Session Ahead (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Dec 02, 2003)
With election results coming in and such issues as the Judev tape episode and the stamp-paper scam on hand, the winter session of Parliament may see much polemics and politicking rather than democratic discussion and deliberations. The fate over 50 Bills,
- Why Super Scams (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Dec 02, 2003)
THE latest mega stamp paper scam is estimated about Rs 30, 000 crore. The magnitude apart, the spread, ingenuity, the way in which it was carried out are all baffling. But Indians have tolerance in abundance and poverty of memory. It is frightening to
- The Eurasian Imperative (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Dec 02, 2003)
While everyone in India has been obsessing with the state assembly elections, I have had a rather “European” fortnight, with a week in Germany and then a long encounter over a freewheeling dinner-seminar with the president of the European Commission ...
- Down On Cash, Bengal Says Bottoms Up To Foreign Liquor (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 01, 2003)
High on reforms, down on cash, the Marxist West Bengal government is set to drown its ideological doubts and let the bubbly flow. It is revamping its age-old liquor policy to make ‘‘foreign’’ booze more easily accessible to people.
- India, Don’t Be Patient (Indian Express, Robert O. Blake, Dec 01, 2003)
My name is Tamil and I am HIV positive, I didn’t tell anyone that I had the virus. I told them at the time that it was jaundice because I was afraid of the stigma and discrimination.’’ This recent interview on BBC describes the plight of Tamil who ...
- Audacious Outrage! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 01, 2003)
ALL talk of knowledge explosion and information revolution comes to naught in the case of certain categories of thinkers and writers morbidly determined to live in unfathomable depths of ignorance about countries and cultures other than their own. A large
- The Enemies Within (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 01, 2003)
Technological might has replaced military power in the exploitation of weak nations. Large differences in wealth among nations are mainly due to the degrees of ownership of technology. It is not enough to complain and find fault with the rich nations...
- Specify Fibres Used In Winter Garments (Tribune, Pushpa Girimaji, Dec 01, 2003)
WITH consumers in the icy grip of winter, what can be a better subject to discuss than warm clothes? Today Indian markets offer winter wear that is far more trendier and attractive than before. There is a wider choice too in western wear for women.
- In The Field And The Archive (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Dec 01, 2003)
The death of Bernard S. Cohn on November 25 will not surprise those who knew his condition over the last few years. It was a long illness that took away one of the finest minds to have analysed Indian history and society. Cohn’s was an original mind which
- Prabhakaran: Back To The Old Game (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Dec 01, 2003)
Owing to the pressure of circumstances or for tactical reasons, Prabhakaran may adopt different courses at different times but the ultimate objective is an independent state of Tamil Eelam.
- Himachal Politics Has Its Cricketers Clean Bowled (Indian Express, Ateet Sharma, Dec 01, 2003)
If the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) was to conduct a coaching camp today for its players, the venue would probably be either Patiala in Punjab or Panchkula in Haryana. Not Una, Bilaspur or Mandi, all Himachal towns possessing cricket ground
- And Now It’s Time For A Truce In The Skies (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Dec 01, 2003)
Removing another irritant in normalisation of ties with India, President Pervez Musharraf today announced that Pakistan would lift the ban on Indian overflights.
- Telling Tales (Telegraph, Ananya Ray, Dec 01, 2003)
If there’s one thing that little girls have loved through the decades, it must be fairy tales, where the beautiful maiden always gets the prince in the end (“No fairy-tale ending for your little one”, Nov 27). The link between success and beauty is ...
- The `Feel Good Factor' And All That (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 01, 2003)
That such issues as red tape, poor infrastructure and rigid labour laws should still be around even after the NDA Government has been in power for a full term should make representatives of the regime somewhat more apologetic and certainly less hectoring
- Poll-Itics 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
If this is only the semi-finals, let’s hope we survive the finals
- Jailed In Portugal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
THE four-and-a-half-year jail sentence handed down by a Portuguese court to underworld don Abu Salem and a two-year term to his girlfriend Monica Bedi will mean that India will have to wait that much longer for their possible extradition, but at least it
- Creditworthy (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 01, 2003)
The Reserve Bank of India’s review of the trend and progress of banking 2002-03 is a credible progress report on the performance of the banks and financial institutions during 2002-03. It carries forward the tradition of incisive analysis and the policy..
- Waiting Game In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
WHILE THE CRISIS is far from over for the A.K. Antony Government in Kerala, the Congress faction led by the former Chief Minister, K. Karunakaran, seems to have lost momentum in its toppling game. Mr. Karunakaran's plan of action involved meeting ...
- If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It (Indian Express, Rashmi Bansal, Dec 01, 2003)
An appeal to the HRD minister: lay off the IIMs
- Academic Heritage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
Things begin to look madly wrong when someone trying to buy a place for his son in a medical college complains to the police of being cheated of his money. This outraged parent had advanced Mr Sudip Ghosh five lakh rupees for securing his son’s seat at...
- We’re Like This And That Only (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 01, 2003)
It's strange to be going back to the idea of “national unity”, one of those school textbook formulations that we learnt by rote. Surely we’ve been there, done that. We’ve explored the idea of India, mouthed aphorisms about unity in diversity, turned ...
- Your Q His A (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
I am a Hindu Brahmin girl and forced into a situation by my husband where I have to seek divorce from him. Please tell me about divorces. Which is faster, mutual or one sided. What are the requirements and process
- Hope In Air, Pak Team Arrives Today (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 30, 2003)
A six-member Pakistani delegation will arrive here a day in advance for crucial civil aviation talks.
- Yes, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
Last week, in our mailbox came a very special letter. From one of our very special readers, President A P J Abdul Kalam. Responding to our announcement that we were building a memorial in Chandigarh for over 6000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives for...
- Indian Professor Denies Charges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
An Indian professor of computer science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Debasis Chaudhuri, 41, has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual misbehaviour with a girl student. Chaudhuri has been charged with attempted first degree sexual assault ...
- India Back On Haute Map Of Rich Tourists (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Nov 30, 2003)
Untouched by the crushing hordes of backpackers and moksha mobs that throng the Indian landscape seeking their kitschy kismet, the global ultra-luxe tourist, has found his own pleasure haven here. India has bounced on the haute map of the jetsetting ...
- Citizens Cry It’s Rape Of Democracy, Govt Works Hard To Find Who Caught The Rapist (Indian Express, Harish Salve, Nov 30, 2003)
Why no FIR in Judeo case after 2 weeks, asks former Solicitor General, now SC amicus curiae
- ‘gujarat Govt Justified Violence, We Condemned It’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
Don’t you think that the present problems in Assam are a result of mass scale unemployment in the state, the reason for which is the failure of sucessive state governments to hasten economic development
- Gold Run (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 30, 2003)
If gold prices in India have soared past Rs 6,000/10 gm, it is not exactly an Indian wedding phenomenon. The world gold market is looking extremely buoyant. In fact, the octogenarian market forecaster, Richard Russell, is so bullish that wrote in his ...
- An Aberration? (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Nov 30, 2003)
The incident has brought a mixed bag of hope and despair
- Success... At Any Cost (Hindu, Anjali Mody, Nov 30, 2003)
Anjali Mody on why success in competitive examinations means so much.
- A Bolt From The Blue (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Nov 30, 2003)
That the CAT question paper could be leaked was unthinkable... the incident can be used to clip the IIMs' wings
- Bjp’s Conspiracy Theories (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 29, 2003)
It is difficult to make sense of the diversionary chaos over the Judeo video. As part of the BJP’s firefighting strategy, the focus is being deliberately shifted to secondary issues like who filmed the tape, who fetched it to The Indian Express office...
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