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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 16306:
- India To Sign Deal For Six Submarines With France (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2003)
India is all set to obtain six submarines from France, French Ambassador to India M. Dominique Girard said today. Addressing mediapersons here, the Ambassador said that India is soon going to firm up a deal with the French government to buy Scorpene ...
- Squandering All Our Capital (Indian Express, MADELEINE K ALBRIGHT, Jul 23, 2003)
Now would not be a bad time to start worrying. Tens of thousands of American troops will be in Iraq, perhaps for years, surrounded by Iraqis with guns. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says this is not a quagmire; I pray he is right. But the practical
- Attack On Panchayati Raj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2003)
A LITTLE OVER a decade after the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution were enacted, the dream of panchayati raj is turning sour. While in a few States — West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh are notable examples — elections have been ...
- Access Deficit Needs A New Approach (Business Line, V. S. Ailawadi, Jul 23, 2003)
ACCESS deficit charge (ADC) — the amount payable by the service provider at the caller's end to the service provider at the receiving end for accessing services rendered by the latter in domestic long-distance telephony — affects the telecom sector's grow
- Ajt: Single Or Twin-Engine? (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Jul 22, 2003)
Twin-engine trainers ensure lower peacetime attrition rate and desired safety especially when operating over densely populated areas. Consequently, the issue at stake for India would be to choose between giving its pilots the desired twin-engine trainer
- The Road To Friendship (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 22, 2003)
If travel broadens the mind, there’s nothing more worthwhile than a bus or train journey to readjust the centripetal lobes. Unlike aeroplanes which simply take you from place A to B, via dressed-up duty frees, the bus/train allows the traveller to discard
- Teacher, Preacher And Geneticist (Business Line, Vanitha Srinivasan, Jul 22, 2003)
HEREDITY matters. If it were not so, there would be no arranged marriages, no patricians and plebeians, no apartheid and no ethnic cleansing. While others were debating how traits were inherited, some arguing that the father was the sole donor and the ...
- Ford Centenary: A Legacy Revisited (Business Line, Vinod Jacob, Jul 22, 2003)
THE automotive industry came into being in the 1880s and, over the decades, created a revolution of science, technology and people. Unlike the aerospace industry, the auto industry is of the masses and is, as Peter Drucker claims, "the industry of
- Economy Poised For Recovery (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 22, 2003)
With the end of the Iraq war and lessening of geo-political uncertainties and stabilisation in oil prices, the volatility in international equity and financial markets is expected to be considerably reduced.
- `Chicken And Egg' Problem (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 21, 2003)
Assistance from the rich is conditioned on the "governance performance" of the poor, which really is tantamount to begging the question as the poor are poor because of improper and weak governance, among other things.
- From Palampur To Raipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2003)
THE SOUND BITES heard from the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive at Raipur confirm the suspicion of its friends and foes alike: the party remains hopelessly enthralled by its own too-clever-by-half devices and formulations. The ...
- Switching Tracks? (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jul 20, 2003)
During the recent meeting of the Samata national executive, some representatives from Jharkhand praised Laloo Prasad Yadav, who is supposed to be the party’s enemy number one. Party president George Fernandes remonstrated, but Nitish Kumar kept silent
- Mig That Crashed, Killed 2, Was Bought Second-Hand (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Jul 20, 2003)
IAF bought decommissioned aircraft from Ukraine; Air Chief says: ‘Not as if it’s junk’
- Railway Safety... On The Wrong Track Now (Hindu, P.K. Bhardwaj, Jul 20, 2003)
The recent spurt of accidents only reinforces concerns about how safe the country's rail network is. On the issues involved.
- Prof-Student Affairs Banned At Berkeley (Indian Express, REBECCA TROUNSON, Jul 20, 2003)
Spurred by a scandal that toppled the University of California, Berkeley’s law school dean last year, University of California on Thursday approved a policy prohibiting professors from having relationships with their students. With the new policy, the
- Post-Heroic War: Why Us Wants Our Troops (Indian Express, EJAZ HAIDER, Jul 19, 2003)
The Indian Government has finally refused to send its troops to Iraq and formally notified the Bush administration of its decision. But the issue is still open in Pakistan. The question of why the United States would want Pakistani and Indian troops in
- India’s Punch (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jul 19, 2003)
Ouch, said the NEW YORK TIMES. India’s decision not to send troops to Iraq was a ‘‘sharp blow’’, it said, to ‘‘America’s post-war plans in Iraq’’. The paper tersely pointed out that the Bush administration had ‘‘exerted considerable pressure’’ on Prime
- Govt Floats Bold ‘hydrogen Vision’ (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 19, 2003)
The Government has set up a high-powered committee and given it six weeks to finalise a ‘‘road-map’’ for the introduction of hydrogen as an alternative fuel in the country. ‘‘Inspired by the US and Iceland where vehicles fueled by hydrogen (steam is
- Development Approaches (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jul 19, 2003)
If the human development approach is to lead anywhere in the formulation of alternative policy perspectives, its advocates have to look at taking it further than refinement of the human development index.
- Vajpayee Visit - Foreign Policy Lessons From China (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jul 18, 2003)
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's China visit has important foreign policy lessons for India. There is in India a tendency to look at China as the greatest threat, or believe that Beijing is all goodwill. But what we need to remember is that
- `India Is One Of Three Growth Markets For Gm' - Mr Aditya Vij, President And Managing Director, General Motors India (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Jul 18, 2003)
General Motors India, which till recently had products in the C segment, has, in the last few months, introduced a luxury car, a hatchback, a utility vehicle and a mid-size sedan. The company says it is working on two other programmes even as it has made
- British Companies Victims No. 1 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2003)
MORE than half of all UK companies have been hit by economic crime, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Economic Crime Survey 2003.
The level of economic crime against UK companies exceeds that suffered by companies in the rest of
- Round 1 To Politics: Pm Says No To Nalco Sale (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2003)
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee virtually put the brakes on the disinvestment of NALCO by announcing at a rally here today that it would not happen but kept a window open by adding that it would not happen ‘‘for now.’’ Addressing a rally to mark the
- State Vat: Take Measures To Counter Effects (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Jul 16, 2003)
The implementation of VAT as part of the reforms process is inevitable, though its implication for the public revenue of the States is a cause for concern. Corrective measures need to be put in place to counter the adverse impact of this tax system on the
- Sanity On Private Funding (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 16, 2003)
We need to make education broadly available, but restricting the freedoms of those who are willing to invest and willing to pay for education is self-defeating.
- Global Plus Local Equals Success (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jul 15, 2003)
As we get into “large” projects, the issue of the global, local and national comes into focus. Take the Golden Quadrilateral, changing the face of India. These are not questions of a national project at the expense of the local in financial or real terms.
- Troops May Not Go To Baghdad But Gi Joe Is Learning Hindi (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jul 15, 2003)
New interest in region prompts US Defence to set up system to translate Hindi to English, search databases
- Anti-Dumping Moves Not Worth The Paper (Business Line, T. S. Viswanathan, Jul 15, 2003)
A LEADING paper mill has moved the Directorate-General of Anti Dumping claiming dumping of medium and heavy weight coated papers by European and Indonesian paper mills. The DG has launched a probe into it.
- Strong On Aluminium (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2003)
GOING BY THE recent price trends on the London Metal Exchange, the domestic aluminium industry can surely view the near-term prospects with some optimism. True, the gains on the LME are not very substantial; but the fact remains that the uptrend is ...
- Millennium Development Goals - Concrete Targets Needed (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 15, 2003)
The Millennium Development Goals, endorsed by all members of the UN, set out a raft of time-bound and quantifiable targets ranging from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.
- Will Imf's Next Chief Economist Think Outside The Box? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 14, 2003)
THE International Monetary Fund has announced the forthcoming appointment of Dr Raghuram Rajan, a 40-year-old Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan, as its upcoming Chief Economist. The young economist is obviously one of the promising
- Synergy In Communications (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2003)
THE SIGNING OF an MoU between the Railtel Corporation of India (RailTel) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for sharing bandwidth and other telecommunications infrastructure is a significant step in the right direction. It should add value ...
- Ship Of State Sails On Mirage, Drowns In Sand (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Jul 13, 2003)
Unlike the Catholic faith, Hinduism does not have a Pope. Nor is there the equivalent of a parish or a jamaat. The practice of Hinduism can be a very private affair. Alternatively, it can also be a very public matter. Witness the number of people who are
- "A People's Movement Against Violence" (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 13, 2003)
Interviews with the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, used to be a journalist's delight. Dramatic polemic and theatrical political gestures were abundant, peppered liberally with invective against Pakistan. The style ...
- Demographic Demonology (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jul 10, 2003)
Spectres of demographic pollution and inundation inhabit all modern right-wing ideologies. They kindle fears of conversion, miscegenation, the blurring of identities and, above all, in a democratic age where numbers matter in politics, the swamping of ...
- In Anticipation (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Jul 04, 2003)
The term national security has been borrowed by Indian security analysts from their American counterparts. It broadly means securing a country’s long term objectives — an amalgam of military strategy, politics, economics, diplomacy and social security.
- Dark Forebodings (Telegraph, MADHUMITA BHATTACHARYYA , Jul 04, 2003)
“When any civilisation is dust and ashes… art is all that’s left over. Images, words, music. Imaginative structures. Meaning — human meaning, that is — is defined by them.” Thus spoke Snowman — not of the carrot-nosed variety, he claims, but of the ...
- Leg Up For Trade (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2003)
A prime ministerial visit does not directly boost trade and economic relationships between two countries. However, any improvement in the political environment (and this is implicit in some progress on the border dispute and mutual acceptance of Tibet and
- Power Corrupts (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2003)
Corruption in the corridors of power has become the bane of Indian political life. Things have come to such a pass that many people believe that an honest politician is an oxymoron which has ceased to be funny. It is no longer possible to brush this ...
- Importance Where It Is Due (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2003)
Through participation and engagement at early ages in issues that concern children — far from promoting anarchy or disrespect for authority, or undermining parental authority — we see a generation of young people who are more respectful and concerned ...
- The Principal Problem (Telegraph, Dev Lahiri, Jun 30, 2003)
The choice of an academic who is not a schoolteacher as the head of Doon School prompts Dev Lahiri to explore the shortage of heads in Indian schools Only recently, Doon School, a leading public school in
- Close Your Eyes With Holy Dread (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 28, 2003)
In his Life of Pi, Yann Martel has a lot to say about how to survive when ship-wrecked on the open seas. He was transporting a part of his zoo at Pondicherry to Canada when their ship ran into inclement weather and sank. Just in time, the crew were able
- For Moderns, There Is Only Trying (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2003)
On the centenary of George Orwell’s birth, it is fitting that a book should remind one of that remarkable and unforgettable last paragraph of Animal Farm, of how pigs became men and vice versa. John Gray in this very provocative but extraordinarily lucid
- How Well Do We Know Our Friends? (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Jun 27, 2003)
One of the greatest thinkers of all times, Aristotle, believed, “Friendship cannot exist between adults and children because it can truly exist between equals and between those who have the wisdom and the will to rise to its demands.” Had he read Raimond
- The Absurd Reasoning (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 27, 2003)
This was unavoidable. Once the campaign for reservations was extended to its illogical extreme, the Brahmins could not be left behind. If the supposedly reasonable assumption that the state should be compassionate to all is taken for granted, everything
- Imprints On The Human Face (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 25, 2003)
The current US policy could take the world towards the kind of cold war George Orwell portrayed in Nineteen Eighty-Four
- One More Kargil (Telegraph, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Jun 24, 2003)
General Pervez Musharraf has threatened another Kargil if India does not engage his government on Jammu and Kashmir. That is the crux of his now famous and recent interview to a television channel. His subsequent denials, clarifications and obfuscations
- Sporting Greats Join Milkha In Chorus (Indian Express, Ateet Sharma, Jun 24, 2003)
Flying Sikh calls on Bishan Singh Bedi to join campaign to nominate sportspersons for RS
- Across Borders (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2003)
The visit of the prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to China will assume real significance if it manages to inject fresh momentum into Sino-Indian relations. Relations between India and China have often shown promise, but this latent potential has
- The Outsourcing Backlash (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jun 23, 2003)
Businessworld has just (June 16) done an excellent story on the outsourcing backlash India faces in the United States of America. Since 70 per cent of information technology exports are headed to the US and the share is even more for business process outs
- Revisiting Killing Fields (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 21, 2003)
While the high representatives of the great powers were deliberating global issues like security and terrorism in Phnom Penh, 13 million Cambodians were trying to come to grips with their own insecurities after their government succumbed to United Nations
- Financial Resource Management (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2003)
Such cooperation shall promote the transfer of technical, scientific and legal expertise and technology, as mutually agreed, to establish and strengthen national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes aiming at, inter alia: facilitation of the
- Success Story (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2003)
Until June 19, the extent of over-subscription in the Maruti initial public offer will not be known. Per Rs 100 share, Suzuki agreed to underwrite the IPO at Rs 2,300 per share. But the Rs 100 shares were split into 20 of Rs 5 each, thus establishing the
- Freedom In Chains (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jun 14, 2003)
Yann Martel in his delightfully readable book, Life of Pi, expresses the opinion that animals in well-maintained zoos are much better-off, healthier and live longer lives than animals in the wild. His arguments make good sense. In the wild, carnivores
- Different Beds, Same Dreams (Telegraph, Jairam Ramesh, Jun 12, 2003)
In Beijing in December 1988, the octogenarian Deng Xiaoping told the 44-year-old Rajiv Gandhi that “if there should be an ‘Asian Age’ in the next century, then it could be realized only after India and China became developed economies”. When the ...
- It Is Still Cold Beyond The Wall (Telegraph, M.L. Sondhi, Jun 10, 2003)
China must think beyond Sikkim in framing its India policy given the new warmth between India and the US
- Otec Pilot Plant Takeoff To Draw Commercial Mileage (The Financial Express, M SARITA VARMA, Jun 10, 2003)
Thiruvanvanthapuram, June 9: Decks are almost cleared for the country to be the first in the world to draw commercial mileage
- Changing Face Of Diplomacy (Upendra Choudhury) (Business Line, Upendra Choudhury, Jun 10, 2003)
The growing interest in economic diplomacy stems from increasing liberalisation and globalisation, as well as the growth of regional trading blocs.
- The President Comes Calling (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Jun 09, 2003)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has tried to ignite the Bihar debate again during his visit to the state. But are the state’s leaders interested
- Narayan Murthy (Infosys) Bags E&y Entrepreneur Award (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2003)
MUMBAI, JUNE 8: Infosys Technologies chairman and chief mentor NR Narayana Murthy has become the first Indian recipient of the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year (WEOY) award.
- Company Act Helps Monopoly (Shubha Ghosh & Vidisha Barua) (The Financial Express, SHUBHA GHOSH & VIDISHA BARUA, Jun 09, 2003)
The new Competition Act of 2002, although to a certain extent in line with the agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), is a disappointment for many
- Bhel Plans To Grow Through Acquisitions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 09, 2003)
There have been conjunctures in the past when determined efforts were made to make the public sector giant, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), into a world class company.
- To Break The Vicious Circle (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Jun 06, 2003)
Yet another round of interest cuts followed the Reserve Bank of India’s recent announcement of a reduction in the bank rate. It seems that the RBI is all set to make the financial scenario in the country gradually look like an international one. The ...
- First Rumblings (Telegraph, Dayita Datta, Jun 06, 2003)
Since the advent of cable television, National Geographic and Discovery Channel have brought home to millions of viewers the destructive power of our restless planet with their coverage of the eruptions of Mount St Helens, Mount Pinatubo or the almost ...
- Teaching Life Skills To Kids (Michael Patrao) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2003)
Training children in life skills equips them to tackle life’s hardships and contributes to the overall development of their personality,
says Michael Patrao
- Party To A Long Term Commitment (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2003)
T he objective of this Convention and its protocols is to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke by providing a framework for
- Expose And Perish (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Jun 05, 2003)
Tarun Tejpal is at it again, doing what he does best — causing a sensation. This time with the mere announcement that Tehelka will rise again, and live up to its name and reputation. His bid to expose corruption in defence purchases two years ago led to
- Promises Gone Awry (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Jun 05, 2003)
The Bush administration has got away with its invasion of Iraq in defiance of the United Nations. It is the permanent members of the security council, who denied a UN cover to what was essentially an Anglo-American operation, who have to make amends for
- The Nineties And Beyond (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Jun 04, 2003)
The decade of the Nineties has been amongst the most eventful as far as the Indian economy is concerned. A fundamental instrument of government policy disappeared with the dismantling of the system of industrial licensing, while other radical reforms ...
- Machismo Is Not The Answer (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Jun 03, 2003)
A modern combat aircraft is a demanding design, development and management challenge on whose success or failure rests not only the future of the organization developing it, but also the operational potential of the sponsoring air forces. Not surprisingly
- M&m: Upbeat On Future Prospects (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
AT a post-FY03 results meeting with analysts here today the top brass of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), manufacturers of the Scorpio sports utility vehicle, maintained there is a future to be had as an independent small automobile company.
- Reforms And Urban Poverty (Supriya Roychowdhury) (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jun 03, 2003)
Several dimensions of our economic reform model reflect the impact of an abrasive marketisation policy, entirely
- Students Turned Away From Varsities In Myanmar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
Yangon June 2. Myanmar authorities turned away students from universities on Monday, the first day of a new semester,
- Iit Graduates In The Ias (T.K. Ramachandran) (Hindu, T.K. Ramachandran , Jun 03, 2003)
The issue of IIT graduates getting into the civil services has always attracted attention and even a bit of censure. I still remember the first few days at the LBS Academy in Mussoorie in 1991:
- Sivaganga Set For A 'Paperless Collectorate' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2003)
Sivaganga June 2. The Sivaganga Collectorate took a small step towards becoming the `first paperless Collectorate in the State' with the introduction of e-governance in the administration section.
- Family Businesses Stick To Core Strengths (Business Line, Preeti Mehra, Jun 03, 2003)
For family businesses and independent business owners if it is not a season for consolidation, it must be one of venturing into allied businesses where every muscle in the organisation's belly can be leveraged to climb the growth ladder.
- Blair 'Cooked Up' Intelligence On Iraq (Hasan Suroor) (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 03, 2003)
Intelligence is a bit like statistics — easy to manipulate. Just as poverty levels can be made to rise or diminish using the same set of statistics depending. . .
- Presidential Poll And Polemics Of Consensus (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 11, 2002)
THOUGH any election is all about politics, the presidential poll in the country has been sought to be freed from competitive and combative vehemence of electoral politics and polemics.
- Contract Farming: Sowing Promise (Business Line, Amalendu Jyotishi, Jul 11, 2002)
AGRICULTURAL commodity production is susceptible to institutional and market failure. Contract farming is often seen as an answer to these systemic imperfections.
- Harvesting The World Market (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 11, 2002)
When traditional export items such as gems and jewellery, textiles and engineering goods showed negative to modest growth last fiscal, agriculture and allied products registered a 3.34 per cent growth by value in 2001-02.
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