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Articles 19221 through 19320 of 20587:
- Quest Of Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 26, 2004)
A vital component of Dr Manmohan Singh's wide-ranging address to the nation on Thursday is his reassurance to Pakistan that India-Pakistan ties are very much on track.
- Resetting The Terms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2004)
It should not have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation ...
- Welcome Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2004)
The lot of sex workers will improve if the govt proceeds with the move to license them
- Punjab Finances In Disarray (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Jun 25, 2004)
Punjab continues to be an enigma. It knows what is wrong with its body politic and economy and is aware of its stalled industrial and agricultural production and productivity.
- Harness Banks To Power The Cmp (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Jun 25, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme (CMP) has no ordinary task on hand. It seeks to accelerate economic growth even while ushering in distributive justice.
- In Defence Of Disinvestment (Tribune, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 25, 2004)
Although the Common Minimum Programme of the UPA government has not categorically ruled out further disinvestment, it is fair to say that the process of disinvestment will be considerably slower.
- Tap Tourism Potential With Brand India (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Jun 25, 2004)
Tourism is an important sector, though it accounts for just about one per cent of GDP. It has immense potential and can reach 5 per cent of GDP if proper policy support and related infrastructure are put in place.
- Stop Passing The Buck (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2004)
The buck must stop somewhere, particularly when it concerns the lives and health of thousands of ordinary people. Yet sadly, despite the simple, obvious and humanitarian step the United Progressive Alliance Government could have taken, it has fallen ...
- How Feasible Is A Rural Employment Guarantee? (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jun 22, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme of the new UPA Government promises to provide public employment of 100 days per year to every rural household. Already the financial press has been trying to project this promise as unrealistic and requiring excessively large
- When Farmers Die (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 22, 2004)
Almost every sector failed the Andhra Pradesh farmer — the Government, the political class, intellectuals, planners, human rights groups, a once-activist judiciary and the media.
- Say It With Rewards (Hindu, Phil Hogan, Jun 22, 2004)
Children respond better to carrots than to sticks - especially if they don't have to eat them.
- Debt Relief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
The winds of economic change have brought no windfall to the farming community during the last few years. On the contrary, they have been harbingers of bad news...
- Poor And Fat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
Various government agencies report that poor Americans are more likely to be fat than the non-poor. Threadbare analysis has spotted the villain. Commercial establishments call it fast food, but food analysts say it is junk.
- The Ugc Radar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
ON the face of it, the University Grants Commission’s system of assessing the performance of universities through a method called the “performance radar” is interesting.
- Women And Environment Continue To Suffer (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Jun 20, 2004)
The welfare of human beings is final reference point in judging the impact of what we do or fail to do. Women have an essential role to play in the development of sustainable and ecologically sound system of natural resource management.
- Team Manmohan Charting A New Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2004)
The message from the new Government at the Centre is clear. While economic reforms will continue, it will not be a mindless pursuit keeping the weak and the downtrodden out of its beneficial loop.
- A Move In The Right Direction (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Jun 20, 2004)
To call it a "wind of change" would be an exaggeration, but there is doubtless a gentle breeze blowing in the cloistered corridors of South Block that bespeaks of a welcome, if belated, move in the right direction.
- Common Minimum Programme — At Cross Purposes With Frbm? (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jun 19, 2004)
While the Government will have to reckon with monumental increase in liabilities on account of the plethora of additional commitments under the Common Minimum Programme, there appears to be little scope for effecting savings in subsidies, interest ...
- Towards Broadband Economy (Tribune, Gaurav Choudhury, Jun 19, 2004)
India's entry in the elite group of G-8 nations is reason enough for many to believe that the country has indeed reached the takeoff stage. However, from the takeoff stage to the stage of mass consumption, as is characterised in industrialised ...
- Village Included In Metro Is Still `Rural' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 19, 2004)
Maradu village, Kanayannur taluk, Ernakulam district, was where Karunya Matha Social Centre ran an SSI unit assembling electronic voltage stabilisers.
- Debate On Reform And Development (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jun 18, 2004)
Reforms in India have failed to focus on the end objectives of development, namely, reduction of poverty and improvement in the quality of life of bulk of the population.
- Biotechnology: The Encoded Message (Business Line, S. Venu , Jun 18, 2004)
Biotechnology involves the use of information on genetically controlled traits, combined with the technical ability to alter the expression of those traits, to provide enhanced biological organisms, which allow mankind to lessen the constraints imposed...
- Politics And Rajya Sabha Nominations (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jun 18, 2004)
What were the compulsions behind the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi's decision to nominate three senior leaders for the coming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha even though they were rejected by the people in the recent Lok Sabha elections?
- Return Of A Reformer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 18, 2004)
The appointment of Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission marks the return to the government of the noted Oxford-educated economist, who had earlier worked with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ...
- Can India Come Of Age In Comity Of Nations? (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 15, 2004)
Two Goldman Sachs reports, widely discussed in recent months, predict that in the next 50 years, Brazil, Russia, India and China will as a group become a much larger force in the world economy than the top rich countries of today.
- Containing States' Profligacy (Hindu, Amaresh Bagchi, Jun 15, 2004)
Fiscal discipline in a democracy cannot be secured by rules or legislation alone. Rules can work only when backed by well-informed public opinion.
- Good, Bad And Economics (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Jun 15, 2004)
Is there anything absolutely `good' or `evil'? Or, is everything a combination of good and bad? Mahatma Gandhi maintained that while man combines in him both the angel and the devil, the aim of social reformers should be to enable people foster the ...
- Fighting Aids (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 14, 2004)
The UK’s prestigious Economist magazine provided unprecedented four-page coverage to India (April 17) — not because of the then forthcoming elections, but “the subject not figuring in election issues” and proposed as the new government’s ...
- Failed By Fallacies (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 14, 2004)
Though the previous government left the economy in fairly good shape, it did not get the mandate to rule because of increasing rural-urban, rich-poor disparity and rising unemployment, particularly among the educated.
- Manmohan Became Pm On Merit And Due To Compulsions: Atwal (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jun 13, 2004)
THE first MP of the Shiromani Akali Dal to be elected to the post of the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker, Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, seems comfortable about his new role.
- Not Garlands All The Way (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Jun 13, 2004)
Forty years after the death of Nehru, there is still an irrepressible wish to play the game of, “What might have been” if circumstances had panned out differently. Would independence have come earlier? Would there not have been that terrible bloodshed...
- Economic Reforms In The Mirror Of Public Opinion (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Jun 13, 2004)
The supporters and opponents of economic reforms often forget that the people too have an opinion on this matter. Verdict 2004 is a warning against taking public opinion for granted
- This Doc’S First Love Is Green Activism (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 13, 2004)
Like many in Dr Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet, Health Minister R. Anbumani, is not a member of the either House of Parliament but qualifies to get a berth in the Union Council of Ministers by virtue of being the son of Dr R. Ramdoss, the founder of the...
- Can The Upa Pull It Off? (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jun 12, 2004)
There is a lot riding on the success of the Manmohan Singh Government. India cannot afford to lose yet another opportunity to promote inclusive economic and social growth.
- Children At Work (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, Jun 12, 2004)
The Government of India is yet to ratify the two fundamental ILO Conventions that deal comprehensively with child labour.
- An Economics Book To Help You Sleep Better (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 12, 2004)
Hello, howdy, are common greets, and nobody takes the `how' as a serious poser. A majority will have trouble answering "Are you healthy?" because it is not easy to know if one is really healthy.
- Women Mps Resent Reduced Strength (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 12, 2004)
The demand for 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament seems to be a pipe dream in an environment that stunts the growth and advancement of women.
- Bringing Key-Man Insurance Back To Life (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 11, 2004)
Key-man insurance is a life insurance policy taken on the life of a key-man with a view to providing liquidity, financial strength and indemnity to the business organisation in case of losses on account of death, absence or exit otherwise of its key-men
- Healthy Politics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 11, 2004)
THE Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has done the unthinkable in the Indian context. He has set a heart-warming example of unusual broadmindedness in Parliament while making a statement on a decision taken on a very sensitive matter by the ...
- Kargil Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2004)
By absolving the previous NDA government of the charge that its delay in giving political clearance to the use of air power during the Kargil war had led to higher casualties, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has displayed rare maturity and proved ...
- Farm Sector Is Crucial (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 11, 2004)
LAL Bahadur Shastri, who succeeded India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, had coined a famous slogan: “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”.
- Taming Of Pathans (Tribune, R.K. Kaushik, Jun 11, 2004)
This incident took place in Peshawar in the summer of 1942. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the Supreme Leader of Khudai Khidmatgars also called “Red Shirts”. They were a force to reckon with.
- The Power Of Ideas (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 10, 2004)
Development should be the new mantra. Approaches are many, but an idea can be had from a Plan document prepared by Prof Raj Krishna and Prof D. T. Lakdawala in 1978, that underscored private sector dynamism to propel growth and create jobs.
- A Bit Of Realism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2004)
With the Budget making cement, travel, cigarettes and cotton yarn slightly costlier in Himachal Pradesh, the common man is bound to feel the pinch.
- Fdi Versus Fii (Business Line, Sudhanshu Ranade , Jun 10, 2004)
The Common Minimum Programme of the new Government at the Centre stresses Foreign Direct Investment over Foreign Institutional Investment.
- The Essential Areas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2004)
In his address to Parliament on Monday, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that Dr Manmohan Singh’s government will spend 6 per cent and 2-3 per cent of the GDP on education and health respectively.
- Populism Versus Responsibility (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 09, 2004)
With the Railways Minister planning a populist Rail Budget, the divestment agenda hamstrung by the Left and power sops being doled out to farmers and domestic consumers in some States, it is clear that more than a fiscal sleight of hand will be ...
- Primary Education: Low Coverage, Poor Quality (Business Line, Sangeeta Goyal, Jun 09, 2004)
The really critical aspect of the Indian public education system is its low quality. Even in educationally advanced States, an unacceptably low proportion of children who complete all grades of primary school have functional literacy. Moreover, the ...
- Spare The Rod (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Jun 09, 2004)
The peace of the evening is rudely disturbed by the screech of tyres as a high-powered sports car takes a sharp turn on the tarred road.
- Primary Education: Low Coverage, Poor Quality (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Jun 09, 2004)
The really critical aspect of the Indian public education system is its low quality. Even in educationally advanced States, an unacceptably low proportion of children who complete all grades of primary school have functional literacy.
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs. But trade blocs still have an important role to play in expanding markets, gaining...
- Dealing With Oil Prices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2004)
The modest slide in world crude prices this week does not signal a reversal of the trend of the past six months. Prices have drifted downward after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided last week to increase oil production by ...
- The Essential Areas: Money Needed For Education And Health (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
In his address to Parliament on Monday, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that Dr Manmohan Singh’s government will spend 6 per cent and 2-3 per cent of the GDP on education and health respectively.
- The Essential Areas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2004)
In his address to Parliament on Monday, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that Dr Manmohan Singh’s government will spend 6 per cent and 2-3 per cent of the GDP on education and health respectively.
- Populism Versus Responsibility (Hindu, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 09, 2004)
With the Railways Minister planning a populist Rail Budget, the divestment agenda hamstrung by the Left and power sops being doled out to farmers and domestic consumers in some States
- Ronald Reagan’S Legacy: Bush Draws Sustenance (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Jun 09, 2004)
There are parallels that can be noticed between many policies and actions of Reagan and Bush
- Security Scenario The Upa Has Its Loose Cannon (Statesman, Keith Flory, Jun 09, 2004)
The budget, scheduled for early next month, could serve as one indicator.
- Regional Trade Blocs Revisited (Hindu, R. Parthasarathy , Jun 09, 2004)
The emergence of information and communication technologies have helped spread production and service networks beyond the confines of national boundaries or trade blocs.
- Dealing With Oil Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
THE MODEST SLIDE in world crude prices this week does not signal a reversal of the trend of the past six months.
- Money Needed For Education And Health (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2004)
In his address to Parliament on Monday, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that Dr Manmohan Singh’s government will spend 6 per cent and 2-3 per cent of the GDP on education and health respectively.
- A Common And Minimum Address (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2004)
A PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS to the joint session of Parliament is expected to lay down the short-to-medium-term legislative and executive priorities of the government.
- How Healthy Is Our System? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 08, 2004)
There is an urgent need to overhaul and strengthen the public health system.
- Oceans And Kerala (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jun 08, 2004)
LAST weekend was World Environment Day, and today is World Oceans Day. This time round, both are linked by a common theme - the need to protect oceans. The World Environment Day's theme for 2004 is `Wanted! Seas and Oceans: Dead or Alive?'
- Gross Indifference (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2004)
The alarming rise in the cases of gastroenteritis was avoidable if more alertness had been shown by the authorities. Gastroenteritis is the irritation and inflammation of the digestive tract, which can lead to nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal ...
- A Common And Minimum Address (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 08, 2004)
A Presidential address to the joint session of Parliament is expected to lay down the short-to-medium-term legislative and executive priorities of the government.
- Funding The Cmp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2004)
TO SPREAD THE benefits of growth more equitably and improve the quality of public services, the Common Minimum Programme promises to effect a major increase in government spending.
- The New Cji Is Sensitive To Problems Of The Needy (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 03, 2004)
Mr Justice R C Lahoti, who took over as Chief Justice of India (CJI) on June 1, is considered by legal experts as “conservative” in matters of interpretation of law, yet competent, sharp and sensitive to problems of the poor and the needy.
- Fighting The Enemy Against Odds (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jun 01, 2004)
For troops guarding the forward posts of the country, nature sometimes proves to be a more formidable challenger than the enemy force. Unsympathetic and unpredictable to the hilt, it often uses deadly weapons like avalanches, snow blizzards, frost and ...
- Cyberchondriacs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 01, 2004)
Your head aches, so you click on the Internet and before you know it, your search has taken you to sites which describe brain tumours and you are terrified and start wondering whether you are suffering from a simple headache or a terminal illness.
- Chai Garam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2004)
The new Rail Mantri knows how to remain in the news. He must have been among the first who managed mouthfuls of sound bytes on various television channels. The decision to replace the plastic cups with the down-to-earth "kulhars" for serving tea on ...
- In Defence Of Hierarchy (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jun 01, 2004)
WHEN the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Mr P. Shankar, blamed the "entire hierarchy" of ministers and bureaucrats for the stifled working of the PSUs, the much-debated issue of desirability of such hierarchies has once again grabbed the centre- stage.
- Eliminating Hunger (Hindu, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Jun 01, 2004)
Food security and international partnership need to be discussed in a constructive manner between developed and developing states.
- Honourable Members! (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Jun 01, 2004)
Over the years standards of various institutions, including Parliament, have seriously declined causing considerable concern among the people about their health and ability to handle national affairs.
- Who Is The Real Manmohan Singh? (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 01, 2004)
Praised by supporters as a man with determination and unquestioned personal integrity, Dr Manmohan Singh's journey from economist to politician as been long and eventful.
- What Do The Stars Tell? (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, May 31, 2004)
THE reason why man turns to astrology is rooted deeply in his existential anxieties. He seeks the shelter of certitudes in an essentially insecure, indeterminate world. Thus, to know one’s future becomes often a need of sensibility.
- Transgenic Muddle (Hindu, Meena Menon, May 31, 2004)
The focus must be less on biotechnology and more on cheaper and simpler ways of growing crops.
- Wages Of Unemployment (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 31, 2004)
More than failing the farmers, the NDA fell because unemployment became excessive. But tackling rural and urban joblessness requires a broad-spectrum approach that goes beyond ideological purity. Needed are less simplistic and more comprehensive ...
- The Reds Under Manmohan's Bed (Asia Times, Sultan Shahin, May 28, 2004)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is now in place. The inevitable hiccups in the appointment of a 68-member council of ministers (cabinet) from as many as 12 alliance parties have been sorted out.
- Man Behind India's Economic Boom Named Prime Minister (San Francisco Chronicle, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2004)
Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic boom, was named prime minister of the world's largest democracy on Wednesday -- a magnanimous act of patriotism and just plain street smarts by Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of his party.
- Let Us Hope The Darkness Has Passed (Guardian (UK), Arundhati Roy, May 14, 2004)
For many of us who feel estranged from mainstream politics, there are rare, ephemeral moments of celebration. Today is one of them. When India went to the polls, we were negotiating the dangerous cross-currents of neo-liberalism and neo-fascism - . . .
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