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Articles 10921 through 11020 of 16647:
- The Other Side Of Budget (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Capital expenditure is vital in creating assets and improving overall infrastructure. But 85 per cent of this allocation is being spent on day-to-day expenses.
- Most Audacious Naxal Strike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The Maoist attack on an Andra Pradesh police station on Friday night was one of their most gruesome.
- Vat Of States (Business Line, D. K. Acharyya, Mar 12, 2005)
Some of the State governments are all set to introduce VAT from April 1, 2005. They have already introduced VAT Bills in their respective Legislative Assemblies.
- New Deal For Rural India, Powered By Panchayats (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 12, 2005)
Lost in the din on withdrawal tax, and pushed to fringes by the FBT protests, is the `Bharat Nirman' that Chidambaram spoke of as a business plan
- No Gain Without Pain (Hindu, LARRY ELLIOT, Mar 12, 2005)
The key to development in sub-Saharan Africa is partnership with the West.
- Progressing Towards A Flat Tax? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 12, 2005)
The main argument against flat tax is that it is socially unjust. The solution to this problem, however, is not high tax rates because the rich pay less taxes despite that.
- Rosy Picture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 12, 2005)
The picture on the state of the economy sought to be sketched in the Karnataka Budget for 2005-2006 by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday seems to be quite rosy.
- Scope For Improvement (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Mar 12, 2005)
The Budget 2005-06 presented by Siddaramaiah, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has several facets that will have a positive impact on the economy and also focus on the vibrant progress of the State.
- What's Lacking In The `Black' Fight (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Mar 12, 2005)
Much before the Budget date, there were discussions both within and outside the Government on ways to check tax evasion and black money.
- ‘An Open Society And Open Economy Are The Pillars... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 12, 2005)
The test of the vibrancy and resilience of a democracy is not just the ability to conduct elections and convene legislatures.
- Cash Is A Way Of Life (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 12, 2005)
It used to be a joke in the Calcutta high court that it was a good job that Pesi Ginwala, the octogenarian barrister-at-law (Charterhouse, Balliol and Inner Temple) who has now retired to Bombay
- Easing Ecbs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 12, 2005)
Hopefully, the review of the regime for corporate access to external commercial borrowings would lead to a more liberal framework as, by the Government's own admission, it is too restrictive.
- Economy On The Upswing (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Mar 12, 2005)
Indian economy, for the second consecutive year, has performed well. GDP growth for the year 2004-05 has now been projected at 6.9 per cent after a record growth of 8.5 per cent in the previous year.
- One More Oil Deal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 11, 2005)
On the heels of the project to build a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh, comes a deal with Venezuela by which India will operate an oilfield in the South American country and import the output.
- Living With The Pain (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 11, 2005)
Terribly scarred by the Madrid train bombings of a year ago, most Spaniards are unhappy at the slow pace of the investigation.
- The Rhetoric Of Outcomes (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Mar 11, 2005)
Mr Chidambaram’s promise to shift focus from outlays to outcomes has, quite predictably, been widely acclaimed.
- What Of Political Funding? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
Finance minister Chidambaram wants to restrict cash transactions, so as to reduce the size of the black economy.
- The Significance Of Mr. Chavez (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The visit to India last week of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez marked an important milestone in not just New Delhi's relations with Caracas but also in the ongoing Indian effort to
- Budget: Promoting A Socially Just Growth (Business Line, Shobha Ahuja, Mar 11, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented a Budget that favours investment, job creation, social welfare, and rural and urban development.
- Captain's Hat Trick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
WITH only a year and a half left for the next Assembly elections in Punjab, the Congress victory in Ajnala sets a new trend in state politics.
- Is Gender Budgeting Justified... (The Economic Times, LEKHA S CHAKRABORTY, Mar 11, 2005)
The Budget 2005-06 sees a clear shift of the economy's commanding heights from dams and industries to soft sectors like health and education.
- Infrastructure Development — Has The Budget Done Enough? (Business Line, Ramakanta Subudhi, Mar 11, 2005)
Attempts to attract private investment in infrastructure development by way of incentives are not enough. Insufficient outlays in successive Budgets have led to poor and inadequate facilities.
- `Bad' Tax, The Brazilian Malaise, Reaches India: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 10, 2005)
The nicest thing one can say about Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's recent proposal to curb tax evasion is that it's an impractical plan.
- Manmohan’S Brave New World (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 10, 2005)
In a remarkably forward-looking speech recently, the PM argued that foreign policy exists to push pragmatic economic goals and to build a world of open-minded pluralistic nations
- Nbfcs — Creditable But Unrecognised Role (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Mar 10, 2005)
In a large country like India with substantial service sector activity, it is important that the role played by NBFCs in credit provision is recognised.
- Wto Rules Cut In Us Cotton Subsidies (Tribune, Dan Morgan, Mar 10, 2005)
A Bush administration proposal that would cut billions of dollars in subsidies to big cotton growers has struck at a core GOP constituency, setting off a battle in
- The Tiger In Front (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2005)
HOME to nearly two-fifths of humanity, two neighbouring countries, India and China, are two of the world's fastest-growing economies.
- `Bad' Tax, The Brazilian Malaise, Reaches India: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Mar 10, 2005)
The nicest thing one can say about Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's recent proposal to curb tax evasion is that it's an impractical plan.
- Budget: No Change In Gear Or Direction (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Mar 10, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's Budget was clear-cut, given the current state of the economy.
- Democracy Vs Development: A False Choice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
Were it not for two things, India’s economic performance would seem remarkable. Since beginning to dismantle the “licence raj” and open up to the global economy in 1991
- How To Create A New Tomorrow (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Mar 10, 2005)
An oft-asked question about Indians is: In spite of having such rich heritage, an abundance of natural resources and intellectual minds, why we are unable to make a difference to the world economy?
- Funding Infrastructure (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 10, 2005)
Any list of hurdles to the country's economic growth is sure to have poor infrastructure at the top.
- Grandmum’S The Word (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
Still to make his presence felt in Parliament, Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi kept the media dangling for a quote during the two-day youth training camp held at Gorakhpur. On March 5, he told journalists chasing him
- Don't Lower Guard (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 10, 2005)
It was once said of the NDA Government that its officials often went overboard to ensure that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism made the front pages almost everyday.
- The New Threat To National Security (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 09, 2005)
The recent Naxalite attack on the Karnataka State Reserve Police camp in Pavagada where seven policemen were killed has resurrected the threat of Left-wing extremism in Karnataka
- Vanishing Wetlands (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Mar 09, 2005)
Nearly a year after he announced the Government's intention to progressively "repair, renovate and restore all water bodies that are directly linked to agriculture,"
- Price Of Infrastructure Investment (The Economic Times, G. Anandalingam, Mar 09, 2005)
If we want to engage the private sector in infrastructure projects, there should be sufficient thought given to how it can actually realise profits from such venture which will be politically palatable to the people of India.
- Wielding The Chinese Arm With The Indian Head... (Business Line, Mohan Padmanabhan, Mar 09, 2005)
Doing business with China is an art and, once it takes off, can be a win-win situation for both Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs. Instead of expecting the Chinese to invest in India, it is safer and more
- Budget: Of Straight Bats And Googlies (Business Line, Saurabh Upadhyay, Mar 09, 2005)
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has a reputation of being a man with the Midas touch. And this time it was a formidable team
- Intelligence Demands Distance (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Mar 09, 2005)
Who does the director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report to? Technically, the home ministry, but a succession of IB directors have zealously established a special status through ...
- Natural Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 09, 2005)
It was once said of the NDA Government that its officials often went overboard to ensure that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism made the front pages almost everyday.
- New Ways, New Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2005)
Balu came to Bangalore from Tiruvanmalai, Tamil Nadu, a few years back. Farming did not yield enough to support his family of five. So he moved to Bangalore and found a job here as a painter.
- Tata Unveils New Range Of Buses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2005)
Tata Motors, India’s largest fully integrated automotive manufacturer, has announced the launch of fully built coaches under the ‘Globus’ brand name and range of branded buses under ‘Starbus’ portfolio.
- State Grama Panchayat Polls (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Mar 08, 2005)
The miniatured version of democracy at the grassroot level was seen in action with all its positive and negative attributes during the recent grama panchayat elections conducted in two phases all over Karnataka.
- Getting Connected (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 08, 2005)
Wiring up communities with the most modern communication networks and expanding access to computers and the Internet have been central to the effort to leapfrog
- Fringe Benefit (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandran, Mar 08, 2005)
Our editorial meetings just got more interesting. There is a storm in every teacup offered by the Editor-in-Chief. The customary cup of tea is followed by a stormy debate over who is the beneficiary of the proffered beverage
- Which Way Will Tehran Go? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2005)
Even as the United States struggles to fix the troubled reconstruction of Iraq, the next big national security crisis has already descended on Washington.
- The Great Economic Wall Of China Going Higher (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2005)
This week’s Economist magazine asserts that, despite the similarities between India and China and the great strides both have made in reducing poverty since liberalising and reforming their economies, the tiger in front is Chinese.
- The Politics Of Budget-Making (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Mar 07, 2005)
For long the Budget has generally been a populist sell-out. The country has suffered because political fortunes in India have had little or nothing to do either with fiscal prudence or economic progress.
- Nap Time At The Workplace (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 07, 2005)
I promised the salesperson behind the counter in the jewellery shop on Mada Street near the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai that I would be back the next morning to buy the item I was interested in.
- Join Hands And Move Forward (Tribune, Gopal Krishan, Mar 07, 2005)
THE preparation of the State Development Report of Punjab and subsequently that of Himachal Pradesh by the faculty of the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, as an assignment from the Planning Commission was a rich
- Waning Loyalty (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Mar 07, 2005)
To realise the promise, politicians have to compete on the reform agenda - not against.
- Budget's Investment Focus Can Propel Economy (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Mar 07, 2005)
The Budget is multi-dimensional, as far as over-all impact is concerned, and has given top priority to development and growth of the rural sector.
- China Continues To Pump Up The Military Budget (Tribune, MARK MAGNIER, Mar 07, 2005)
In a move likely to spur further concern in foreign capitals, China announced on Friday that its military budget would grow 12.6 per cent this year, the latest in a string of double-digit increases.
- Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad Road Being Spruced Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
The Army has started de-mining a stretch of Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad road at the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector to facilitate the timely opening of the historic highway.
- Debate Needed On Governor’S Powers, Says Rajnath Singh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
THE installation of the Shibu Soren ministry in Jharkhand by Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has hit the national headlines, bringing to the fore the issue of flagrant abuse of powers by partisan Governors.
- ‘We Can’T Create Da Vinci And Picasso Anymore’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
A chance meeting with Sundaram Tagore during his maiden visit to Bangalore is a pleasant preserve that memory would like to revist now and then.
- Centre Okays Major Highway Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved highway projects to the tune of Rs 32,500 crore including a Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP) in the north-east at an estimated cost of Rs 10,500 crore.
- Centre, Rbi Promise Softer Interest Rates (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 06, 2005)
The Union Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will work together to ensure price stability and benign interest rates in the economy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday.
- Fine Print Of Chidambaram’S Mindset (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 06, 2005)
It happens that on the morning after the budget just about when corporate India read the small print on the fringe benefit tax I ran into a close associate of Sonia Gandhi.
- Laloo Refuses To Go (Deccan Herald, J P Yadav, Mar 06, 2005)
The Yadav-Muslim votebank, comprising almost 30 per cent of the population in the state and solidly behind Laloo all these years, cracked up this time.
- Kaun Banega Indian Idle? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Mar 05, 2005)
According to the Economic Survey (’04-’05), there are 4 crore job-seekers and 70 per cent of them are educated. Many scholars have argued that the world is going through a period of jobless growth, when the economy grows but no new jobs are created.
- The Numbers Don't Add Up (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Mar 05, 2005)
Budget 2005 has actually aggravated the economic situation and taken the country closer to the brink of disaster.
- Budget: Helping Mutual Funds Unlock Value (Business Line, Pankaj Razdan, Mar 05, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, in his Budget 2005, has attempted to gear all the engines of the economy to assume full speed.
- Central Asian States — Ii: India Has A Lot Of Catching Up To Do (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 05, 2005)
India should not be shy of proposing and launching bold measures to ameliorate the lot of the Central Asian states and arguing their case before regional and international fora.
- Cmp Elements In Sharp Focus (Business Line, Shanti Ekambaram, Mar 05, 2005)
The Finance Minister has achieved the fine balance between political and economic compulsions. The Budget did not have any big-bang announcements. Nor did it have any major negatives.
- Giving India Inc The Edge (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Mar 05, 2005)
The Budget proposals will give a fillip to investments in industry and spur economic growth. The competitive edge of the manufacturing sector will undoubtedly be sharpened.
- Poverty Of Reforms In India (Asia Times, Swati Lodh Kundu, Mar 04, 2005)
Liberalization's proponents have been crying themselves hoarse saying reforms have brought down poverty. Recent statistical reports seem to bear out that claim.
- Millions Of Indians Await Benefits Of Globalisation (Business Line, Jessica Einhorn, Mar 04, 2005)
Does India need globalisation? There are plenty of experts to tell all who listen that globalisation opens up tremendous potential for growth and poverty alleviation,
- Through The Smokescreen (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Mar 04, 2005)
If you see smoke curling up from below your dining table, panic not. It’s probably nothing serious. Just your next door neighbour having a quiet smoke at a place where he feels reasonably secure.
- Vendor Of Treats (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Mar 04, 2005)
Some 35 years ago, I decided that it was fashionable to develop a disdainful attitude towards certain novelists. I was so much in love with Raskolnikov kissing the asphalt on the street and with chapters with titles like
- Walk The Talk (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 04, 2005)
The immediate impression about the Union Budget 2005-06 was that Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has given priority to the agricultural sector.
- What Was The Intent Of Some Budget Moves? (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Mar 04, 2005)
The Budget seems strong both on intent and content. Many initiatives such as reduction of corporate and individual net effective tax rates, consolidating investment schemes
- Central Asian States — I: Alert China Ups The Ante (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 04, 2005)
It is only of late that the Central Asian States have come into the limelight, and their ability to make a big difference to the security and economies of the rest of the world have aroused interest.
- A Poor Harvest For Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Mar 04, 2005)
The Finance Minister's second Budget for 2005-06 holds out an olive branch to the rural sector. The neglect of this sector was one of the reasons for the rout of the National democratic Alliance in the last general elections;
- Outcome: Question Mark (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 03, 2005)
Outlays are not outcomes. This arresting phrase in the finance minister’s Budget speech summed up the biggest challenge before the government. The idea of performance budgeting for various departments and ministries is sound.
- Still Waiting For The Big Push (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 03, 2005)
In defeating the NDA last year, the electorate wanted a change in the direction of the economy and not the continuation of anti-social reforms with a `human face.
- Cringe From Fringe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 03, 2005)
Two tax proposals in Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s Budget for the year 2005-06, it seems, have been pushed through without proper thinking and adequate homework.
- Folic Acid Supplementation Should Start Before Conception (Hindu, R. Prasad, Mar 03, 2005)
The prevalence of neural birth defects in children born in Chennai has been found to be 2.7 per 1000 births. This translates to nearly 300 defective births of which about 200 could be prevented through folic acid supplements.
- The Tiger In Front (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2005)
India can learn much from China's breakneck economic expansion. But it has valuable lessons for China, too, argues Simon Long (interviewed here)
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