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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 12412:
- Global It Bounces Back (Asia Times, Indrajit Basu, Nov 12, 2003)
While a long, rough two-year ride for the global information technology industry appears to be just about over, the implications for the United States are ominous. Commercial activity is picking up strongly in the US, and job data is starting to come arou
- India's `Pamir Knot' (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 11, 2003)
Although India moved quickly after the collapse of the Soviet Union to engage the newly independent republics, it was Tajikistan that drew real close to India and became New Delhi's natural ally in Central Asia.
- China's Hurtling Growth And Trade Tensions (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 11, 2003)
China's rapid growth -- close to double digit this year -- is worrying economic planners who hope to achieve balanced development, reduce wide income disparities between the urban and rural areas, and absorb the unemployed millions.
- Cross-Border Power (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 11, 2003)
New Delhi has for long looked at the Central Asian states as a potential source for its energy requirements. Now, an offer has come from a Central Asian nation, which could meet some of India’s energy needs.
- India Frets As China And Pakistan Embrace (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Nov 11, 2003)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf's three-day visit to China has been noted with some satisfaction by their common neighbor, India.
- India Inc Goes Shopping (Asia Times, Indrajit Basu, Nov 11, 2003)
Many Indian companies are deciding India isn’t big enough for them. This is a classic path that has been followed by many other countries as their economies create investors eager to play on a world stage, with more money than the local economy can bear.
- The Arc In The Sky (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Nov 10, 2003)
One of the strategic realities of the present period is that the balance of military capabilities between China and India is rapidly shifting to our disadvantage.
- Sailing Up (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2003)
Domestic steel prices will firm up further
- 'We Can Supply Power To India Via China’ (The Financial Express, Shebonti Ray Dadwal, Nov 10, 2003)
India and Kyrgyztan have stressed the importance of enhancing trade and investment ties so as to raise current bilateral trade levels.
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
With regard to P Chidambaram’s Our other northern neighbour, I have some questions to ask. You observe that ‘‘The Maoists are reported to be receiving help from China.’’ Can you give any reliable information indicating that China is helping the Nepal Maoi
- This Mrs G And That Mrs G (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 09, 2003)
Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary went by almost unnoticed. There was that little fracas over grandson, Feroze Varun, being denied entry (or so he said) to her samadhi and there were the usual pictures of Sonia, family and flunkeys seated in mournful reme
- Peking Duck Beats Delhi Belly (Indian Express, Kishwar Ahluwalia, Nov 08, 2003)
Recently, CII organised an India week in China, which included two major conferences on tourism in Shanghai and Beijing. The agenda was to give travel between the two countries a substantial boost. But before the conference, one encountered a quick realit
- Repentant, Resolute (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 08, 2003)
Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke to Britain’s FINANCIAL TIMES and the paper immediately spotlighted two moments: ‘‘Justice will be seen to be done’’ in Gujarat, India’s Prime Minister told the FT. He also ‘‘vehemently’’ rejected any suggestion that the economic
- Is The Euphoria Justified? (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Nov 08, 2003)
There is simply no case for crowing about the performance of the Indian economy in 2003-04.
- Shrug Off The Cold War, This Is A New World (Indian Express, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Nov 07, 2003)
Pragmatism on the China front, infotech companies as a force multiplier. On security, think out of the box
- The Trinity Issues (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Nov 07, 2003)
Relations between India and the U.S. need to be based on a sympathetic understanding of each other's concerns and not against the backdrop of international rules of conduct which are breached whenever necessary.
- Train To The Roof Of The World (Indian Express, Ching-Ching Ni, Nov 06, 2003)
A railroad to Lhasa from China has meant more jobs for the Chinese, few for Tibetans
- Where India Scores Over China (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 06, 2003)
THE World Economic Forum has once again published its annual report on Global Competitiveness, the fundamental objective of which is to "evaluate the economic competitiveness of a large sample of countries". In the latest report - for 2003 - 102 countries
- India And Sino-Pak. Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 06, 2003)
In the past India had tried, without much success, to keep China out of the subcontinent. If India can now think out of the box, leveraging Chinese power to restrain Pakistan becomes an interesting option.
- India's Bleeding Head Wound (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Nov 05, 2003)
A workable solution to the Kashmir dispute must begin with an ambience for peace and the two countries cutting down rhetoric, and increasing normal diplomatic and political relations.
- After 16 Months In Prison, Vaiko Rues The Day He Supported Pota (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Nov 05, 2003)
Sixteen months is a long time, longer if it is in the loneliness of a prison cell. ‘‘It has given me enough time for introspection. Two major mistakes I committed in my political career were supporting POTA in Parliament and aligning with the AIADMK in th
- Partnerships With Defence Firms Hal Buffeted By Approval Process (Business Line, Gopal Ratnam, Nov 05, 2003)
WHEN the United States imposed economic and military sanctions following India's nuclear tests in May 1998, the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) was forced to return three US-made engines for its prototype Advanced Light Helicopter project.
- Look Beyond Yuan Revaluation (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Nov 05, 2003)
China has to evolve its own market-related exchange rate in keeping with its growing economic stature. It is too big an economy to keep its currency pegged to the dollar. Before doing that it has to raise its financial, legal and corporate systems to acce
- Blame Not The Rupee (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
WITH THE MID-TERM Review of Credit and Monetary Policy coming close on the heels of the release of trade data that revealed a slower export growth of 10 per cent (in dollar terms) in the first half of this fiscal, compared to 18 per cent in the correspond
- Making A Cautious Debut (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 04, 2003)
Interest rate competitiveness is key to improving industrial competitiveness. At another level, the Governor might have left himself room to guide rates lower should global recovery falter and affect India's.
- Lessons From Track Two (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 04, 2003)
As India embarks upon a new peace initiative with Pakistan, the experience of an Israeli professor who has led various experiments in Track Two or ‘Citizens Diplomacy’ worldwide might be instructive. Edy Kaufman, a professor at Hebrew University and in th
- Drawing The Lines (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Pragmatism has to be displayed by both India and China when it comes to border issues
- A Storm In A Sunspot (Indian Express, Ajay Lele, Nov 04, 2003)
One thing is sure, space is no cake walk
- Implications Of The Ltte Proposals (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Nov 03, 2003)
The demands for an Interim Self-Governing Authority made by the eight-page document are clearly outside Sri Lanka's Constitution and laws.
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a three-pronge strategy to mak
- An Economic Axis Of The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2003)
AN UNUSUAL ECONOMIC formation is taking shape in the global economy, which, if successfully established, will threaten Northern hegemony in economic policy formulation. India, Brazil, China and South Africa are in the process of forging closer economic re
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a three-pronge
- Dwelling In Malady (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 03, 2003)
Symptoms of urban illness have been observed for quite sometime, but were largely ignored as mostly the poor were affected and that was easier to blame it on higher powers. Attempts have begun to remedy the urban malady. On a t hree-pronge strategy to ma
- Foreign Policy Needs Reforms, Says Pm, Think Out Of Old Box (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
‘Iraq debaters in Cold War time warp... let’s be pragmatic and solve China border dispute’
- Our Other Neighbour In The North (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 02, 2003)
Our neighbour, Nepal, is in acute distress.
- Shining India Or Area Of Darkness? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 02, 2003)
In a village in Maharashtra, last week, in the dak edition of a badly printed newspaper I read that by 2050 India’s economy will be number three in the world. The village has no water, erratic electricity, no sanitation, no healthcare and a shabby little
- Maturity Begins At Home (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 01, 2003)
Is India’s foreign policy being managed brilliantly, or poorly? You can also pose that question differently. How well is India’s leadership looking after her interests and position in a world that has changed faster than you would have imagined even after
- Hot Destination: Central Asia (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Nov 01, 2003)
After successful diplomacy in Southeast Asia, India is now primed to replay its historical role in Central Asia after a gap. A series of initiatives are on the anvil. These visits underline India’s new policy towards Central Asia.
- Vice President Off To Myanmar With Goodwill For The Generals (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 01, 2003)
Refusing dialogue with a military dictatorship on its western front, India seems to be busy courting one in the east. Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat flies out on Sunday to cement ties with the Myanmar junta, the highest-level visit since former Pr
- Hasten Slowly On Globalisation (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 01, 2003)
We must free our economy but we must also be fair to ourselves. We must eventually expose domestic industry to global competition but should we push it underprepared?
- Because The People Want It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 31, 2003)
Pakistan's response to India’s twelve proposals on the eve of Diwali has inspired a bewildering range of headlines in the English language dailies. Pak googly to India peace bid, says The Pioneer across five columns. Pak accepts many CBMs, attaches riders
- India-China Naval Exercises Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
Fernandes makes references to the proposed exercises while addressing senior naval commanders
- Inside Board Rooms (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 31, 2003)
DESPITE the copious literature on corporate governance, stocks and shares, mergers and acquisitions, decision-making and the like, the magic and mystique of the board room is beyond the ken of a lay citizen or even of an otherwise shrewd investor or profe
- East-West Swap Only Solution (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2003)
It’s impossible to recover all the Indian territory lost to China. An east -west swap is probably the best way out
- East-West Swap Only Solution (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2003)
It’s impossible to recover all the Indian territory lost to China. An east -west swap is probably the best way out
- Mindwar Versus Bodywar (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Oct 30, 2003)
Some things the US in Iraq can learn from India
- This Is Our Hell — Or Heaven (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Oct 30, 2003)
Afterlife is a minority interest in the great religions. For them, this world matters more than the next
- Will Credit Policy Help Re-Ignite Growth? (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Oct 30, 2003)
Taking the economy to a higher growth trajectory involves a multi-pronged strategy covering foreign investments, exchange rate, domestic reforms and so on. In the circumstances, the primary question the new RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might choose to ad
- This Is Our Hell — Or Heaven (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Oct 30, 2003)
Afterlife is a minority interest in the great religions. For them, this world matters more than the next
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- Ftas, India And Asian Trading Bloc (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 29, 2003)
The FTA with Thailand, to be followed by similar ones with other Asean countries, will open up new opportunities as well as challenges. Along with competition from cheaper goods from other Asian countries, Indian industry will have unhindered access to mu
- What Makes Yu Hua So Influential? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2003)
Chinese writers still have to worry about the ministry of culture
- The Future Of The `Bric' Group - Brazil, Russia, India And China Will Come Into Their Own (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 27, 2003)
A recent Goldman Sachs report has forecast that Brazil, India and China together with Russia (BRIC) will outstrip the current dominant members of the global economy within half a century. It will be heartwarming if the BRIC nations turn out to be affluent
- Unsettled Frontiers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
We need steady, even if slow, progress in addressing the border dispute with China
- Management Of India's Forex Reserves (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 27, 2003)
It is a matter of pride that India has moved from being a country that faced a BoP crisis to one that has official foreign exchange reserves of nearly $90 billion. The RBI has done an admirable job of managing the country's external liquidity and debt pos
- A Good Start (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
A JOB WELL begun is nearly half done. The talks on the vexed boundary dispute with China, in a new format, seem to have got a reasonable start last week.
- Promoting Coastal Shipping To Take The Load Off Road And Rail (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Oct 27, 2003)
Coastal shipping is all set to come into its own, with coastal cargo movement forming a major link in the proposed Sagar Mala project. A recent TCS report says a key factor in the project's success will be the development of infrastructure at the nine min
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- Law & Commerce: And The Twain Shall Meet (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 26, 2003)
SEBI, TRAI, TAMP, SERC, MRTP — what have these in common? They are the new regulators in a liberal and competitive economy. Many more are on their way. They have also another feature in common, and that is they have generally failed to inspire confidence
- Ship-Breakers Ahoy: Clean Up Time (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Oct 25, 2003)
Last week, as Alang celebrated the arrival of Hellespont Grand—the biggest vessel to arrive at the ship-breaking yard — the Supreme Court ordered ship-breakers and their regulators to get their priorities right: worker safety and environment protection fi
- The World Through New Eyes (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Oct 25, 2003)
Trade and terrorism shape our international relationships now
- Dressed Up For Days, Aziz Now Has Somewhere To Go (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 25, 2003)
MEA moves to clear Pak envoy’s requests for meetings; works on air links, too
- Amarinder Says Centre Is Playing Games (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
The Centre’s last minute decision to pull back a Punjab delegation from visiting China has given Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh another case to cite ‘‘step-motherly treatment’’ against his state.
- Throwing Light On Prosperity (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2003)
If India has to rediscover the magic of investments in public infrastructure, it has to generate revenue surpluses. But this can happen only if the government is sensitive to the needs of the private sector, the principal source of savings and taxes
- Asian Economic Integration: Pathway To Security And Prosperity (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 23, 2003)
The obsession with Pakistan has distorted the conduct of India's foreign policy. This has not allowed the country to emerge as a constructive partner with Asean and SAARC, and other regional powers such as China, Japan and South Korea. The Prime Minister'
- India-Thailand Fta: Who Is The Real Gainer? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 23, 2003)
Thailand is one-tenth the size of India. While the goal of any FTA is market enlargement and improvement of the investment environment, how can India gain from Thailand which competes with it?
- Sino-Indian Boundary Talks (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 23, 2003)
Conditions seem more propitious today than ever before for rapid progress in the border talks between the two Asian giants.
- Third Round At Aksai Chin Table (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
India and China will sit across the table today, for the third time, to discuss a lingering border dispute
- The Guilty Men Of 1962 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
Forty one years ago, there was a war. And then along came a crorepati
- Beijing Comes To Delhi Today To Put History Behind (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
No 2 in Chinese Foreign Ministry to start boundary talks with Mishra
- A New Asian Economic Integration (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 22, 2003)
India's compulsions of integrating with Asean have assumed a new urgency with the recent failure of the WTO Ministerial at Cancun and the threat issued by the US of bypassing WTO for bilateral trading arrangements. Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee pushing the idea
- Why Is This A Very Happy Diwali? Top Answer Is Reforms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
There’s something deeper to the optimism than the rain god, write Advisor to Finance Minister Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah, Consultant, Dept of Economic Affairs
- Following The (Business Line, George Ninan, Oct 22, 2003)
IN Patrick O'Brian's nautical yarn, the Mauritius Command, fourth in the Aubrey-Maturin series, our heroes set off to take Mauritius thereby making the Indian Ocean safe for the English East India Company. The Mauritius influence on the Indian economy app
- Forging An Alliance (Hindu, Tony Smith, Oct 22, 2003)
Argentina and Brazil were determined to maintain the alliance of developing countries and to continue pressing for more equitable trade for farmers.
- Unified Licence Regime Raising A Spectrum Of Issues (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Oct 22, 2003)
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) is to make its final recommendation to the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Telecom. Central to these recommendations would be an attempt to resolve the two-year-long battle between the cellular and basic operators by re
- Neoliberalism, Investment And Growth In Latin America (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 21, 2003)
The recent experience of most economies in Latin America contradicts the argument that neoliberal market-oriented policies are necessary for increasing investment and growth, even if they may have harmful effects on distribution and social sectors. In thi
- Iraq: No Material Change (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2003)
THE UNITED STATES has agreed to alter the profile of its unjust occupation of Iraq under the pressure of overall circumstances. A new resolution, 1511 (2003), `unanimously' adopted by the United Nations Security Council on October 16, emphasises ...
- General Council Meeting Of Wto Picking Up The Threads From Cancun (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 21, 2003)
It is time India took a pragmatic view of the emerging situation in the international trading arena, in general, and at the WTO, in particular. The two-day General Council meeting of the WTO beginning today in Geneva is thus crucial for India to watch the
- Hr Department: A New Agenda (Business Line, S. Sudarshan, Oct 20, 2003)
THE HISTORY of the human resource (HR) departments in India has been reactive rather than pro-active. The HR department has always looked outside for recognition.
- The Demographic Advantage (Hindu, N. Vittal, Oct 20, 2003)
We should think of a strategy to replicate success stories with the focus on productive employment opportunity for the youth.
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