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Articles 16021 through 16120 of 25647:
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- Asset Reconstruction Companies -- Lessons From International Experience (Business Line, R. Kannan, Dec 17, 2001)
THOUGH there has been a considerable decline in banks non-performing assets over the last three years, the improvement has slowed down and the NPA levels remain high compared to international standards.
- Deteriorating Groundwater Quality Needs To Be Arrested (The Financial Express, Sunil Ghorawat, Dec 17, 2001)
Groundwater is a sustainable and reliable source of water supply. Since there is more groundwater than surface water, it is universally available and can be instantly developed and used.
- Growing Terrorism Stalks Maritime Shipping (The Financial Express, Vijay Sakhuja, Dec 17, 2001)
As the war on terrorism in Afghanistan reaches its final stages, the US and its coalition partners are engaged in blocking land routes to prevent the escape of Osama bin Laden.
- To Fizzle Or Sizzle! The Clock Ticks For Bimst-Ec At Yangon (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 17, 2001)
Parliament hogs the headlines over POTO, trails of LeT terrorists all lead to Pakistan, debates rage over the video tapes of Osama bin Laden, and spokesmen in New Delhi and Islamabad hog the remaining space with their sabre-rattling.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 17, 2001)
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.
- Reducing Poverty By Sharing Infrastructure (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 17, 2001)
ERROR is to communication engineers what poverty is to economists.
- Inequality, Globalisation And A Social Framework (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 17, 2001)
IN 1999, the World Bank President, Mr James Wolfensohn, observed of the global financial market: `At the level of people, the system is not working'.
- Averting The Decline Of The East (Pioneer, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Dec 17, 2001)
Culture is the measuring rod of civilisation.
- Calcutta’s Mismanaged Plenty (Telegraph, Joel Ruet, Dec 17, 2001)
Mumbaikars going to Delhi are surprised to find that Delhi, unlike the rest of India, has huge power shortage.
- Not Personal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2001)
Social change and legality are still tenuously connected.
- A Cricketing Story (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 17, 2001)
In 1994 I brought out a book on negotiation, Successful Negotiation. Drawing extensively on the research work in the Harvard negotiation project of Howard Raiffa and others.
- Divali Gift (Tribune, Anurag, Dec 17, 2001)
“I would accept a gift if it is reasonable, if it is big I would not. One needs to look at the practice of giving Divali gifts from the Indian cultural perspective rather than saying in general that receiving of gifts by government servants is corruption.
- General Aurora Recalls ’71 War (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2001)
The military hero of the 1971 war that resulted in freedom for Bangladesh has said the “turning point” came after Indian troops crossed the Meghna river even though the Pakistanis had blown up a strategic bridge.
- The Lankan Fire (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Dec 17, 2001)
Just as the newly elected Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mr Ranil Wikremesinghe, was putting his 25-member Cabinet together, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made their first major military attack after the elections.
- Us’ Job Is Yet Not Done (Indian Express, Harinder Sikka, Dec 17, 2001)
The UN hopes to create peace and tranquility in war torn Afghanistan. It is a tall order indeed. It will not be easy to contain the volcano of anti-US hatred that still simmers.
- Needed A Truth Commission (Indian Express, Harpal Singh, Dec 17, 2001)
Justice delayed is justice denied. By this yardstick, the miscarriage of justice has already occurred for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh carnage in the wake of Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh body guards.
- Managing The `Nuclear Flashpoint' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 17, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 16. Indian analysts of foreign affairs used to bristle every time a visiting American scholar or policy-maker mentioned the phrase that Kashmir is a ``nuclear flashpoint.''
- Killer Cells (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 17, 2001)
Elsewhere, the sense is that the US is over-extending itself, and alarm among its closest allies is growing.
- Breeding Little Hawks (Hindu, Javed Jabbar, Dec 17, 2001)
Getting children to raise hands in response to one-liner questions on issues as solemn as war and peace, as life and death, epitomised the superficial yet potentially dangerous uses to which TV is put.
- The Demarche And Stark Choices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2001)
THE DASTARDLY ATTACK on the Parliament House and the venomous challenge from the terrorists understandably has compelled New Delhi to deliver a demarche to Pakistan about those who are suspected to have masterminded the evil plot.
- December 13 And After (Business Line, B. Raman , Dec 17, 2001)
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.
- Hubris And Its Classic Follow Up (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 17, 2001)
“Get them by the balls, and their hearts and minds will follow,” went the Vietnam-era adage of the professional American military.
- Afghanistan: Third Time Lucky? (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Dec 17, 2001)
It has been often said that Afghanistan has been ruined by tribal rivalries, ethnic antagonisms, and clash of egos between irresponsible regional warlords.
- Haryana Regulates Wholesale Fish Marketing (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Dec 17, 2001)
Haryana has, with immediate effect, decided to regulate fish marketing and has designated the Haryana State Agriculture Produce Marketing Board (HSAMB) as the regulatory authority.
- An Unequal Equation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
RUSSIA HAS embarked on a second bonhomie with the United States since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- It Is Diplomacy Season (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
India, quite naturally, is mightily elated by what is travelling by air from across the western border.
- Rarewala: A Punjabi-Loving Gentleman-Aristocrat (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Dec 16, 2001)
Gian Singh Rarewala has left a lasting impression on the region. Soft-spoken and suave, his was a multi-faceted personality.
- What Happened To Zero-Based Budgeting? (Pioneer, C.M. Kulshreshtha, Dec 16, 2001)
The Government is rightly concerned with the need for garnering extra resources.
- There Is No One Loyalty (Telegraph, Amit Bhaduri, Dec 16, 2001)
If we refuse to learn from the happenings around us today, it would be a miracle if we did not have to pay a high price for it tomorrow.
- Time For A Review (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
Opinion-makers in Pakistan are urging Gen. Musharraf to seize the moment and re-fashion foreign policy.
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- Changing The Rules Midstream (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Dec 16, 2001)
IN 1994, the Narmada Bachao Andolan had filed a writ petition as public interest litigation seeking to halt the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
- Can One Man Carry Them All Along? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 16, 2001)
As Hamid Karzai prepares to take over the reins in Afghanistan, he faces formidable challenges from within and without.
- Time For A Review (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
WITH THE military campaign in Afghanistan in its `final stages', those who matter in Pakistan are no longer shy about admitting the changed realities.
- Reading Messages From The Past (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 16, 2001)
December 6 has become a standing reminder of many things. One is that we, as a nation, are yet to agree about what happened to us over the period before the British arrived;
- History As Told By Non-Historians (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
For too long, the illusion of a `debate' between evenly matched sides has been maintained...
- The Cause Of Beauty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
Another man to watch out for is Pramod Mahajan.
- Good Time Ends Badly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
Bad tidings for those who have made freebies their mainstay. Now that Jagmohan is here in the tourism department, he is likely to give bureaucrats a very hard time.
- An Unequal Equation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2001)
RUSSIA HAS embarked on a second bonhomie with the United States since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- Visible Face Of Kabul’s New Dispensation (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 16, 2001)
Dr Abdullah Abdullah has been the true voice of the Northern Alliance since the group took up cudgels against the Taliban.
- Can One Man Carry Them All Along? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 16, 2001)
As Hamid Karzai prepares to take over the reins in Afghanistan, he faces formidable challenges from within and without.
- Brave Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
A non-fatal attraction. Vice-president, Krishna Kant, found himself the most sought after man in Parliament on Thursday afternoon while militants and Delhi policemen died in droves outside.
- Changing The Rules Midstream (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Dec 16, 2001)
IN 1994, the Narmada Bachao Andolan had filed a writ petition as public interest litigation seeking to halt the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
- Terrorist Attack Doesn’t Change Politicians (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2001)
The camaraderie and unity shown by the members of various political parties on the day the terrorists attacked Parliament was shortlived.
- A Poet Without A Post Office (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Dec 16, 2001)
There are several wisps of stories floating around poet Agha Shahid Ali. But one of the most famous — and one of the most endearing — is the one about a little encounter at a Barcelona airport.
- Naga Talks Need New Address: India (Indian Express, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 16, 2001)
The recent meeting between Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN I-M) at a hotel in Osaka, Japan.
- Saving History From Distortion (Tribune, Satish K. Kapoor , Dec 16, 2001)
Whatever the praxis of historical interpretation, the prime facts of history remain incontrovertible. None, for example, would dispute that Kalachuris were known as Haihayas;
- Reading Messages From The Past (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 16, 2001)
December 6 has become a standing reminder of many things. One is that we, as a nation, are yet to agree about what happened to us over the period before the British arrived;
- Blasted Nuisance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 16, 2001)
The most striking feature of Thursday's terrorist attack on Parliament, located at the heart of the capital's high security zone, was the sheer audacity of it.
- Causes Of The Taliban Collapse (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 16, 2001)
When the war clouds first started gathering over Afghanistan following the terrorist strikes on the United States on September 11.
- Everyone Is A Winner (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2001)
Perhaps it’s all one vast installation. The lights going on and off in a room at the Tate; Mr Martin Creed presenting this flickering “work” for the Turner Prize (the art world’s Booker);
- Jinnah’s Role In Partition Of India: A Reappraisal (Tribune, P.K. Ravindranath, Dec 16, 2001)
While conventional wisdom and perceived understanding of history has it that almost all the principal actors on the political stage, except Mahatma Gandhi.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 16, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Full Frontal (Pioneer, Onkar Chopra , Dec 16, 2001)
You must go to the school today and tell our son's teacher to let him sit on the front seat.
- Lashing A Vicious Tongue (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2001)
Some time ago I wrote about a discovery I made: a new Indian novelist of unusual talent named Anita Rao Badami. I read her second novel The Hero’s Walk which impressed me profoundly.
- Twisting Anti-Terror Norms (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2001)
THE ARROGANT FIAT by Israel to immobilise Mr. Yasser Arafat, the internationally recognised President of the Palestinian Authority, within a tiny stretch of territory at Ramallah cannot be condemned enough in a civilised discourse.
- Selective Cleansing Won't Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2001)
THE DISMISSAL OF Mr. Amarmani Tripathi, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Trade Tax and Institutional Finance, may well be held out as evidence of the BJP's value-based politics.
- Monitoring The Borders (Hindu, Varun Sahni, Dec 15, 2001)
It is high time Indian defence planners started analysing the viability of a more technology-intensive force structure.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- The Factory Which Produced `Jehadis' (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 15, 2001)
KABUL, DEC. 14. Around 10 km south of the main Kabul city stands Darul Aman, the administrative capital of the former Afghan King, Amanullah Khan.
- Osama Bin Laden Tape (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2001)
After weeks of internal discussion and top-level assessment of various pros and cons, the Pentagon has finally released a videotape in which Osama bin Laden, in conversation with some aides and a Saudi cleric.
- Sectarian Outfits Cash In On Rival Fronts’ Blame-Game On Kerala Violence (The Financial Express, K. P. Sethunath, Dec 15, 2001)
The sectarian violence rocking Kerala since December 6, the ninth anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
- Here Comes The Son (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2001)
When small town boy Manoj Bajpai took on the role of the polo-playing playboy prince of Jodhpur in Khalid Mohammad’s film, Zubeida.
- Diversity Concerns In Higher Education (Hindu, S. Srinivasa Rao, Dec 15, 2001)
The current crisis in higher education is not purely a problem of lack of resources, it is equally importantly, if not more, of content and attitudes.
- What Happened To Zero-Based Budgeting? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
The Government is rightly concerned with the need for garnering extra resources.
- Deep Impact (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 15, 2001)
As I write this column, I am watching the ghastly attack inside the premises of the Indian Parliament.
- Causes Of The Taliban Collapse (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2001)
When the war clouds first started gathering over Afghanistan following the terrorist strikes on the United States on September 11.
- Sezs: Hubs Of Economic Activity? (Business Line, Alice George, Dec 15, 2001)
SPECIAL Economic Zones (SEZs), introduced by the EXIM Policy 2000, may not have the desired economic results in terms of increased foreign exchange earnings and foreign investments if the fundamental issues and systemic bottlenecks are not resolved.
- Chimera Of Security (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 15, 2001)
AMONG other things, the outrage on Parliament on Thursday has once again proved beyond a shadow of doubt that the attainment of political power and effective governance are two entirely different things.
- Govt Procurement Agreement: A Chance To Reduce Corruption (The Financial Express, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 15, 2001)
Government procurement was one of the four new issues which was brought under the work programme of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its first Ministerial Conference in Singapore in December 1996.
- Intermediational Cost Rations In Psbs -- Reduction, An Important Objective (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 15, 2001)
THE ratio of operating expenses to a bank's assets may be treated as a measure of the ratio of intermediational costs.
- Motivating ’Em For Self-Policing (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 15, 2001)
Three years ago on my return to the Delhi Police after an experience of prison management, I was posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Training).
- “Primary” Area Of Darkness (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Dec 15, 2001)
Great news, at last, for the millions of not-at-school children of India.
- Private B-Schools Should Focus On Faculty Development (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Dec 15, 2001)
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) charge some Rs 110,000 per year per student for the MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree.
- ‘Pm Has Lost The Grip’ (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 15, 2001)
On a dark, wintry Delhi evening last week I went to meet Ram Jethmalani. With chaos in Parliament over Kargil coffins and POTO and with the political atmosphere in this very political city polluted with whispers.
- Diplomacy Precedes Military Response (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 14. In considering various responses to the breath-taking terrorist attack on the Parliament House on Thursday, India has chosen to try out diplomatic approach first.
- On Second Thoughts... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
THE car used for the terrorist attack on Parliament, it is true, had a fake home ministry pass, but since that lulled the security forces a bit and enabled the car to get past the first tier of security, expect a lot of tightening in the days to come.
- The Foxhole Mindset (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2001)
IF someone suggested within a day of the attack on Parliament that we were exaggerating the terrorist threat, he would not even need to get his head examined before being thrown into the mental asylum.
- The Nation On Bended Knee (Indian Express, K. K. Khullar, Dec 15, 2001)
THE history of independent India shows that our democracy has produced the largest number of democratically-elected mini, as well as maxi, dictators.
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