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Articles 20321 through 20420 of 20587:
- E-Mail Nationalism (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Feb 01, 2002)
INDIA, it was once said, was nothing but a figment of the British imagination.
- Tackling Fiscal Termites (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Feb 01, 2002)
IN THE area of financial sector reforms, the policy-makers appear to be more worried about form than content.
- Crystal-Gazing The Healthcare Scene (Business Line, K. M. Thiagarajan, Feb 01, 2002)
CAN one predict the future, especially in these `turbulent' times? Perhaps not.
- Argentina's Crisis (Business Line, A. Jacob Sahayam, Feb 01, 2002)
In the articles, `Argentina and India: Two sides of the same coin' (Business Line, January 5) and `Lessons from Argentina crisis' (Business Line, January 7), the authors have advocated an independent Central Bank instead of a Fiscal Responsibility Act.
- Loan Mela By Another Name (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2002)
THE CORPORATE DEBT Restructuring concept being put in place by the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India is a suspicious look-alike of the loan mela of an earlier era.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2002)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Strong Case For Enhancing India-Eu Relations (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 31, 2002)
The outcome of the second India-EU summit (in New Delhi last week) should take care of the criticism that the relationship between them lacks direction.
- America’s India Problem (Indian Express, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 31, 2002)
Woven into India’s message to Pakistan is one for the US: make Musharraf toe the line on Kashmir.
- Femme Fatal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
One of the most disquieting trends that surfaced in the 2001 census was the sharp decline in the sex ratio of the child population: down to 927 girls for every 1000 boys from 945 in the 1991 census.
- The South African Identity Test (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
As a lawyer in Durban and later in Johannesburg, Gandhi followed his own code of conduct for legal practice and considered it unethical to defend a client if he was in the wrong.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 31, 2002)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- Indo-Pak Media (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 31, 2002)
Indian and Pakistani officials have barred journalists from each other's media briefings at Kathmandu. It is also reported that the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson refused to take a question from a Pakistani television journalist.
- Study Your Competitor Before Picking A Fight (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Jan 31, 2002)
THE Taliban should have taken a few courses in competitive strategy.
- Apple Of His Eye (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2002)
Himachal Pradesh’s youth services and sports minister Praveen Sharma, the right hand man of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is fast becoming an important fixture in the hill state.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 31, 2002)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- General's 'Hurt' Rings Hollow (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jan 31, 2002)
President Musharraf abused Indian hospitality at Agra. He converting a breakfast meet with eminent editors of India into a press conference and had it telecast live to PTV.
- Centre Mulls Curbs On Gm Soya Oil (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 30, 2002)
`Under the law of the land, import of genetically modified products is prohibited, except with a license issued by the Government. Obviously, current imports are not produced out of pure, non-GM seeds.'
- From Gladstonian Collars To Loin-Cloth: The Mahatma’s Journey (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
Another year, another anniversary — and another opportunity to look back on the influence Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi still wields on the consciousness.
- Out On Dolly’s Limb (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2002)
Dolly the Sheep has arthritis. And once again all’s not quite well in our brave new world.
- Cracking The Gene Connection (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 30, 2002)
IN THE last couple of weeks, the gene has made its ubiquitous presence in the minds of men and media.
- Making It With Dolly (Telegraph, Indranil Basu, Jan 30, 2002)
From gene therapy to genetically modified foods, issues involving DNA evoke ethical rhetoric and fiercely polarized opinions.
- Don't Dump This Issue (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Jan 30, 2002)
AS someone who believed in the importance of hygiene, what would you say if you were told you generate 450 gm of garbage per day?
- Changing Contours Of Indo-Pak Summit (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 30, 2002)
WHETHER it is the media or the cocktail circuit, a hot point of discussion these days is the forthcoming summit between the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President-cum-Chief Executive, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Jan 30, 2002)
EVEN WHILE lauding the remarkable reflexes and the bravery of the security personnel who prevented the terrorists from gaining access to the sanctum sanctorum of the Parliament House on December 13.
- After The Expose (Indian Express, Tarun J Tejpal, Jan 30, 2002)
In my 18 years in journalism, had I spent more time hanging around with politicians, and less with other kinds of achievers, I would have known better.
- Hi-Tech History (Business Line, G. S. Balakrishnan , Jan 30, 2002)
THE historian of today has an edge over his worthy predecessor.
- High Office, Low Standards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 29, 2002)
From all indications, Jharkhand Governor Prabhat Kumar is on his way out. It is, of course, unfortunate that the high office of governor has been unnecessarily mired in the process and the blame for this will have to be laid at the door of the Union govt.
- Rebuilding A Nation (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Jan 28, 2002)
The situation in Afghanistan has seen rapid changes which could not have been foreseen even a few weeks ago.
- The Price Of Inefficiency (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 28, 2002)
India has vast and growing need for energy. This is a function of our size and economic growth.
- Firm Resolution (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
Heightened environment consciousness is also reflected in the multiplicity of international covenants and bodies that have jurisdiction over this subject.
- Kitted Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
The relationship between law, science and society could be fraught with problems.
- How Green Was Our Planet (Telegraph, T. K. Saha, Jan 28, 2002)
Global warming, the phenomenon wherein the earth’s temperature registers a small but regular increase, has become a cause for much concern in recent years.
- Defenders Of Faith (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 28, 2002)
The Indian Army is vilified by many for its uncivil behaviour in Nagaland and Kashmir, just as the Punjab Police is for certain actions during the dark years of Punjab terrorism.
- Interiors And Frontiers (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Jan 28, 2002)
It was my grandfather’s favourite riddle for kids. How do you make a line drawn on a sheet of paper longer without touching it again? Simple, draw a shorter line below it!
- Clean Concerns (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2002)
These are universal concerns that transcend national boundaries. International environmental norms are increasingly veering towards the dictum “think global, act national”, and supporting local initiatives on health and environmental problems.
- America's India Problem (Los Angeles Times, Selig S. Harrison, Jan 27, 2002)
Behind the polite diplomatic exchanges now taking place between New Delhi and Washington lies the Indian belief that America's unconditional embrace of Musharraf since Sept. 11 has emboldened Pakistani hawks to step up their pressure in Kashmir.
- The Quiet Man (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Jan 27, 2002)
The old Minerva theatre, converted into the Chaplin: this was where a crowd of invitees gathered on the evening of January 9.
- Rising From Rubble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 27, 2002)
On January 26, last year, the earth convulsed violently in Gujarat, killing 20,000 people, destroying 1.2 million homes, flattening 11,600 schools, 1,200 health care centres and hospitals besides leaving 20 million people utterly helpless and shaken.
- Looking For Osama (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 27, 2002)
Where is Osama bin Laden? Theories abound.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 27, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 27, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- The General Just Cannot Deliver (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Jan 26, 2002)
Before General Pervez Musharraf's speech of January 12, Washington had already hyped its trajectory, forecasting that it would change the course of South Asia's history.
- Rising From Rubble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 26, 2002)
On January 26, last year, the earth convulsed violently in Gujarat, killing 20,000 people, destroying 1.2 million homes, flattening 11,600 schools, 1,200 health care centres and hospitals besides leaving 20 million people utterly helpless and shaken.
- Pollution: What We Can Do (Indian Express, Raghubir Singh, Jan 26, 2002)
ONE shudders to think that even while pollution levels are much beyond safe limits at busy traffic intersections, traffic continues to flow on as if this is of no consequence.
- Being Hashim Qureshi (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Jan 26, 2002)
Dismissed as an ‘Indian plant’, the ‘new factor’ in Kashmir politics has the promise of stirring things up.
- Draconian Moves (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 26, 2002)
POTO is a blot on the democratic escutcheon... Experience worldwide has shown that state terrorism is counter-productive.
- Aftershocks (Hindu, Harsh Sethi , Jan 26, 2002)
As we celebrate another Republic Day it might be worthwhile to spare a thought for the many ways in which our power elite nobs our weakest citizens of the little they have.
- Unsteady Foundation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 26, 2002)
The problem of population explosion has absorbed India's policymakers for the last several decades.
- The Quiet Man (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Jan 26, 2002)
The old Minerva theatre, converted into the Chaplin: this was where a crowd of invitees gathered on the evening of January 9.
- Oh, What A Lovely War (Indian Express, Ratna Rajiah, Jan 25, 2002)
“War was return of earth to ugly earth,/ War was foundering of sublimities,/ Extinction of each happy art and faith/ By which the world had still kept head in air.” — Robert Graves
- A Stain On Indian Democracy (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 25, 2002)
Good constitutional practices include the duty of political parties and their leaders to ensure that chargesheeted and communal persons are not permitted to stand for election on their party ticket.
- Governance By Ordinance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2002)
This refers to the article `Governance by ordinance' (Business Line, January 18).
- A Powerless And Degenerating Sector? (Business Line, R. Ramaseshan, Jan 25, 2002)
THE power sector is much maligned.
- `Reform Process Must Focus On Agriculture' — Mr M. Narasimham (Business Line, Ch. Prashanth Reddy , Jan 25, 2002)
MR M. Narasimham, Member, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and a staunch advocate of the reforms process, is credited with substantial contributions to the banking sector.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 24, 2002)
There never was a good war, Benjamin Franklin once wrote, or a bad peace.
- In A Perfectly Normal Job (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Jan 24, 2002)
Feminism is essentially about empowering women and improving their status.
- Goa's Aids Campaign (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jan 24, 2002)
Goa's intention to mandate couples to declare their HIV status before marriage, may not be in the interest of the HIV-infected or public health.
- There’s Something About Andipatti (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Jan 24, 2002)
There's something about Andipatti that has consistently given the AIADMK good news.
- Terrorism And The Law — I (Hindu, K. Subramaniam, Jan 24, 2002)
It is a million dollar question how far special laws will be of use in containing the menace of cross-border terrorism.
- Some More Patience With The Victims (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2002)
Amendment of sections 376B, 376C and 376D. Given the gravity of these offences, we recommend enhancement of punishment, with a minimum punishment of not less than five years.
- Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics (Telegraph, Arijit Nag, Jan 23, 2002)
Statistics and figures are an integral part of any economic analysis.
- Court’s Red Signal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2002)
It took a while, but the Rajnath Singh government in Uttar Pradesh has finally come up against the checks and balances of a democratic system.
- Wasted Resources (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2002)
At a time when the nation is facing an acute shortage of power, it is a tragedy that the state-of-the-art Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra has been lying idle.
- Maintaining Growth In The Slowdown Era (Business Line, Vipin Kumar, Jan 23, 2002)
"Today we are the single largest player in the domestic market with a market share of 30-40 per cent. We face competition here mainly from imports."
- Revised Fcra Bodes Ill For Ngos (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jan 23, 2002)
Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) whose activities are funded largely by foreign donors are a worried lot.
- Technology For Clean, Efficient Vehicles (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Jan 23, 2002)
IT IS propitious that the SAE India Mobility conference was held soon after the announcement of the governmental high-level committee's recommendations on the auto fuel policy.
- Swimming In The Common Pool (Telegraph, Mrinmoy Chanda, Jan 22, 2002)
Geneticists have demonstrated that all human beings are incredibly similar genetically, unlike most other species of large mammals.
- Welcome, But ... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 22, 2002)
The state of Goa is planning to make HIV tests compulsory for people before they tie the nuptial knot.
- Out Of Pique (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 22, 2002)
Remember this children’s story? Downstream stands a lamb on the riverbank, drinking. Upstream stands the wolf watching. Gruffly, he says: “How dare you muddy my water?”
- Motivational Mela (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 22, 2002)
MY recent sojourn in the US has left me disillusioned with the Indian corporate culture. Companies are not doing much to boost employee confidence. There are rarely any motivational retreats or marketing jamborees.
- Scientists Deny Pak Claims On `Infested' Wheat (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jan 22, 2002)
SCIENTISTS at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have refuted Pakistan's claim about Indian wheat being infested by Karnal Bunt (KB) disease.
- India And Lanka: Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Third Time Lucky? (Indian Express, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Jan 22, 2002)
The reactivated peace process in Sri Lanka has once again focused attention on the role of India in the resolution of its southern neighbour’s ethnic conflict.
- Spared For Charity (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 21, 2002)
The concessions given to charitable trusts and for donations given for charity have been the focus of attention of tax reformers from time to time.
- Dalit Agenda And The Action Plan (Pioneer, K. S. Chalam, Jan 21, 2002)
Keeping the past experiences of the Dalit movement and the present socio-economic situation in the country, an agenda is to be prepared.
- Cross Border Horror (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 21, 2002)
In Pakistan he was ‘‘de-escalatory’’ (like an upside down stairway?);
- ‘India’s Been Too Sceptical, Should Give Us The Benefit Of Doubt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2002)
Over the past decade Fareed Zakaria has emerged as one of the premier foreign policy commentators in the United States.
- 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.
- Railways Shelves Variable Tariff Plan For Petro-Products (Business Line, Hema Ramakrishnan, Jan 21, 2002)
"The Railway Ministry's plans have come to naught following the decision amongst state-owned oil companies to maintain the status quo on the distribution arrangements for two years after the dismantling of the administered pricing mechanism (A PM).
- The Fuse Gets A Bit Longer (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Jan 20, 2002)
It appears that the state of lessened hostility between the Israelis and the Palestinians, fragile though it is, could continue for a while.
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