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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 27558:
- Blasted Greens (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2005)
Apart from the courts and a lone petitioner, nobody really seems to care about what happens to the Maidan in Calcutta. When it comes to their environment, Calcuttans have been managing without health for decades
- Indian Corporate Finance Deals (Business Line, Kai Taraporevala, Jan 17, 2005)
The Year 2004 belonged to the private equity investor. Even as valuations soared and the Indian stock market reached record highs, private equity investors recovered from the shock of seeing the Left wing
- Playing Tactical Games (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Jan 17, 2005)
Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are not amused. President General Pervez Musharraf has usurped a key element of their political agenda — peace with India — without as much as nodding ‘‘thank you’’.
- After Nature (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2005)
It is not enough to say that children are the worst victims of the tsunami. They are the worst victims in many more ways than the obvious ones. Events are proving that there is no dearth of predators who fatten on vulnerability of all kinds.
- Cbi’S Flip-Flap (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2005)
THE decision of the Central Bureau of Investigation to drop the case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam is as scandalous as it is disturbing.
- Asian Century (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2005)
The prediction by a CIA-commissioned report that India and China will emerge as major global players by 2020 is indeed heartening. According to the report titled ‘Mapping the Global Future’
- America’S Suez Moment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2005)
Despite its unchallenged military might, the United States has an Achilles’ heel: its economy depends on foreign capital. Though hardly anyone acknowledges this publicly, China and Japan already hold so much American debt that, theoretically
- Dixit Worked Too Hard To Promote Indo-Pak Relations (Tribune, David Devadas, Jan 16, 2005)
The death of J.N. Dixit last fortnight not only created a void in the national security apparatus but also affected the negotiations with Pakistan over Kashmir. One of the first tasks Dixit addressed himself to when he took over as National Security Advis
- Vajpayee Clears The Way (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 16, 2005)
The entire non-BJP political segment faces an unprecedented dilemma. In fact, it is not even a dilemma. A dilemma presupposes a choice.
- Upa Govt Can’T Take Left For Granted, Says Abani Roy (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jan 16, 2005)
The economic decisions of the UPA government have evoked much criticism from the Left parties, who have been crying foul. Statements by the government indicate that it would go ahead with the reform process and the concerns of the Left are being ignored.
- The Oddness Of Premier Blair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2005)
Could anything expose the oddness of Tony Blair’s politics more starkly? Faced with the prospect of a popular centre-left American Democrat taking on one of the most reactionary Republican presidents in recent history
- Promoting Peace All Around (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jan 16, 2005)
Last two years have impacted on me in more than one way. Having spent nearly two years at the United Nations, that too in peacekeeping, I have had some very 'concerned' (not rare as could be called) opportunities.
- Good Prince Hal (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Jan 16, 2005)
The sporting of a Nazi armband by Harry Windsor could be written off as a misadventure by a spoilt, ignorant and insensitive 444prince had it not been for bits of history which are conveniently forgotten.
- Estranged Bedfellows (Telegraph, Avijit Ghosh, Jan 16, 2005)
Congress plus or minus Laloo. Paswan alone. BJP plus JD(U). Or whatever else works. It’s the season of shifting electoral alignments in Bihar.
- Bori Shame: Intolerance Tolerated (Indian Express, DILIP CHITRE, Jan 16, 2005)
This is the first time in my life that I am sitting down to write an article while an commando sits in my living room to protect me from possible assailants. This provision has been made by the home minister of my state
- Life Chasing Art (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2005)
The balladeer of Reading Gaol must be cheering quietly in his grave. Even with his artist’s vision, he could not have foreseen when he pointed out that “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life” the events that were to take place in the Academy o
- It’S Time To Build Bridges Over Ditches (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Jan 16, 2005)
While visiting Istanbul, Turkey, the other day, I took a long walk along the Bosporus near Topkapi Palace. There is nothing like standing at this stunning intersection of Europe and Asia to think about the clash of civilisations
- Inheriting A Value System Of Integrity (Indian Express, GEETANJALI KIRLOSKAR, Jan 16, 2005)
He lived through tumultuous times. Amidst a desperate struggle against the great economic depression — facing prejudices against Indian manufacturers and competing with the solidly-entrenched British firms.
- Politic Saviours (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 15, 2005)
India’s stake in the effort to stamp out terrorism entitles it to feel perturbed at the implications of Colin Powell’s linkage between relief and religion in the stricken capital of the Indonesian province
- Show Them The Money (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 15, 2005)
India is among a handful of democracies that believe in total consensus and continuity in foreign policy which rarely dominates our electoral rhetoric.
- The .In Thing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2005)
More and more national service providers, including BSNL, are providing access to broadband services, at rates which individuals can afford.
- The Law In A Self-Serving System (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Jan 15, 2005)
The arrest of the Kanchi Shankaracharya, Jayendra Saraswati, has shocked India. Clearly, the Supreme Court’s observations on the bail plea of the Kanchi Peetham, indicate that there is not even an iota of evidence to connect the Kanchi Shankaracharya to a
- They’Re Only Animals (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 15, 2005)
Around 10 million are slaughtered each year — and there are no survivors. But, instead of slitting their throats after stunning them in electrified water, gas chambers are now being pondered.
- Wrong Order, Right Intrusion (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Jan 15, 2005)
A road journey from Stockholm to Gothenburg is a delightful one at any time of the year, night or day. Our grand-daughter studied in Gothenburg. So when my friend Eric Nicholson asked us to join him for a short trip to Gothenburg, my wife and I were elate
- An Officer And A Gentleman (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 15, 2005)
Among the least readable books I include autobiographies of retired civil servants and army officers.
- Not A Pipe Dream (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 15, 2005)
The agreement reached between Bangladesh, Myanmar and India over the transportation of gas through Bangladesh to Kolkata, from Myanmar’s offshore gas fields, represents a major breakthrough in regional cooperation.
- Those Days Of Our Lives (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Jan 15, 2005)
It seems hard to recall now that for close to half a decade following Independence we lived with the odd assumption that we were better off being protected from the truth about many things.
- Mind Without Fear (Deccan Herald, SUJATA RAJPAL, Jan 15, 2005)
I was to be in Indonesia on 26th December, but much to the chagrin of my kids, the trip had to be cancelled due to an official engagement.
- Courting Trouble (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2005)
If a man has no trouble, it is in his nature to go asking for it. The good doctor, Man(mohan Singh), as he is known in trendier circles, is no exception. Except that he has enough trouble, and troublesome characters, in the disparate United People's Allia
- Disaster Strikes An Obscure Beauty (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Jan 15, 2005)
The island of Katchal is about 425 km south of Port Blair and 150 km south of the Car Nicobar Air Force base. It is a breathtakingly beautiful place. To the Indian mainlander, to whom the remote and dispersed Andaman and Nicobar islands occupy a unique pl
- Enforcing Norms (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 15, 2005)
Two Supreme Court decisions earlier this week in cases relating to the eligibility of sitting MLAs or MPs, convicted by courts for criminal offences, to contest elections have cleared some ambiguities in the provisions of the Representation of the People
- Gas From Myanmar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 15, 2005)
Following Thursday’s trilateral agreement, India will get natural gas from Myanmar through a pipeline via Bangladesh
- The Tsunami Within (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 14, 2005)
The world forgets. Sad, but tragically true. Yesterday's calamity gets transformed into today's stale news. It ceases to matter. That is, perhaps, the flawed beauty of existence itself. It goes on.
- Open Invitation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2005)
Despite politicians’ penchant for doublespeak, it actually helps to be candid in politics. The prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, is known to value transparency in both public policy and politics.
- Has The Un Arrived? (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 14, 2005)
A monumental human tragedy like the one that devastated communities along the Indian Ocean rim on December 26 should not, ideally, become a trigger for settling scores. The case for restraint is all the more compelling in view of the staggering generosity
- Graceful In Grief (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Jan 14, 2005)
ON December 26 last, we saw the spectacle of the dreadful tsunami that descended on many Asian shores like a hungry wolf. A crisis often brings the best out of some.
- Investment Curbs Go (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
THE Prime Minister on Wednesday scrapped Press Note 18, which guided Indian companies’ joint ventures with overseas partners. Inappropriately named, Press Note 18 is actually a government notification introduced on December 14, 1998.
- National Tax Tribunal (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 14, 2005)
With the establishment of the National Tax Tribunal, all matters pending in appeals under the direct and indirect tax laws before the High Courts will stand transferred to the Tribunal.
- Notional Front (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 14, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has done well to dissuade Mulayam Singh from chasing the elusive dream of a non-Bharatiya Janata Party, non-Congress `third front.'
- Games We Played (Indian Express, P. K. BOSE , Jan 14, 2005)
In our boyhood days in Shimla, father didn’t encourage us to befriend many boys for fear of our falling into bad company. The few friends that I and my elder brother had were all handpicked by him.
- Orderly Admissions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
FOR far too long, admissions to medical and other courses have been taking place in a haphazard manner with the education boards, state governments and college managements merrily bending rules.
- Primitive Wisdom Saved Them (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
When the tsunami wave struck coastal India and decimated it in a matter of minutes, apprehension was that the reclusive aborigines of the Andaman and Nicobar islands were perhaps the worst sufferers considering that their islands were far closer to the Su
- Removing An Irritant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 14, 2005)
The Prime Minister’s announcement on Wednesday to scrap the controversial Press Note 18 (PN 18) and replace it with a more liberal set of conditions, is the right step to create an investment-friendly climate in the country.
- Targeting Food Subsidies Again (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Jan 14, 2005)
Ending open-ended procurement and making all PDS grain available at the APL price, with a subsidy to the poor through food coupons
- Tsunami's Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 14, 2005)
More than any natural disaster before it, the December 26 tsunami was especially cruel on children. Large numbers of children perished because they could not run away from the
- The Missing Story Of India’S Navy (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 14, 2005)
Jangal mein mor nacha, kisi ne na dekha (The peacock danced gloriously in the forest, seen by nobody). Galle harbour in Sri Lanka was an unlikely place for the Indian naval officer to chant this popular film song.
- Those Dazzling Shopfronts Of Cumin And Sesame (Indian Express, RASHID K KIDWAI, Jan 14, 2005)
The corporate sector has been active in developing the hinterland surrounding their factories. A number have established schools, hospitals, places of worship and instituted water management measures.
- Went Up The Hill To Fetch A Bail (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 14, 2005)
Cases pile up not only in courts but also in news bulletins; and advocates file appeals for bail without fail. Courts hear arguments, and grant temporary respite and conditional freedom
- The Great Wall Of Shopping (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Jan 14, 2005)
This boardwalk advertisement greets at least half a million passers-by every day on Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai's premier commercial thoroughfare, where almost 40 years ago hordes of vigilant Red Guards waved Mao Zedong's Little Red Book.
- A Great Rush To Give (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 14, 2005)
The “little emperors” of China are not all that self-centred after all. Six- and seven-year-olds — single children all — are queuing up outside embassies and Red Cross centres to donate their savings to tsunami victims.
- Impact Of Marketisation (Deccan Herald, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 14, 2005)
In recent years, the question of labour and of the labour movement has been re-defined in many ways. As globalisation proceeds, the working classes all over the world have felt the inegalitarian impact of marketisation. Labour in developed countries...
- Food For Thought (Deccan Herald, Leela Ramaswamy, Jan 14, 2005)
My introduction to that delicious Bengali confection called ‘sweet dahi’ took place when I was newly married and in Kolkata for the first time. Set to creamy perfection in an earthen cup, it looked very inviting.
- ‘Our Govt Is Committed To Creating ... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2005)
In a judicious choice of venue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose Left Front-ruled West Bengal for a seminal statement on the economic goals of his government. Addressing the CII partnership summit 2005, in Kolkata on
- Doctor’S Savvy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2005)
Meetings with representatives of industry catch Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his most persuasive. In the presence of men and women impatient with the thickets of political rhetoric around economic policy, he visibly relaxes.
- A ’70s Mindset (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2005)
The RBI governor’s irresponsible statement about looking at ways to control foreign investment in India and subsequent damage control by the finance ministry indicates that the RBI is out of sync with government policy.
- Agony Over Seat-Sharing (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 14, 2005)
AFTER breathing fire and brimstone a week ago against the Congress over the sharing of seats in the assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav had cooled down rather quickly.
- An Act Of God? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 14, 2005)
The little schoolboy who innocently quizzed the President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, about God may have, unknowingly, joined a worldwide debate around one of the most profound philosophical questions raised by the tsunami disaster
- Be On Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2005)
It is only in India that as important an institution as the Supreme Court has to decide when results of school-leaving examinations should be announced.
- Distressing Trend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 14, 2005)
The death of a 16-year old boy who committed suicide reportedly to escape punishment from his parents draws attention to a deeper malaise in society that has contributed to the rising rate of suicides among youngsters.
- Cleansing Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling debarring convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections is very timely in the light of the ensuing Assembly elections in Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand.
- Crossing Cultures Through Language (Deccan Herald, C J MOORE, Jan 14, 2005)
A Czech proverb that I cannot possibly pronounce declares something like: “To speak another language is to live another life.”
- Customer Rage (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 14, 2005)
Contrary to the belief that competition brought on by liberalisation and globalisation will mean a paradise on earth for customers, customer rage — an addition to the lexicon along with road rage and runway rage — is mounting.
- Brilliance Is Not Enough (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Jan 14, 2005)
The untimely passing of J.N. Dixit has raised some old questions of why the country went in for the National Security Council/Advisor system that the US follows in a presidential system of governance.
- `Vat Is Equitable With Least Distortion On Resources' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 14, 2005)
As the preparatory process for Union Budget 2005-06 has already begun with the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, holding the customary confabulations with various players of the economy
- Fii Flows And Rbi's Dilemma (Business Line, S. Narayan, Jan 14, 2005)
The real worry for the RBI vis-à-vis foreign institutional investments is that it cannot monitor capital flows, and, that it will not be able to continue with its exchange rate policy, which enables the central
- Flutter Over Fii Flows (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 14, 2005)
The majority of market participants would be entirely justified in thinking that the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, was actually placing certain policy options before the Government on the
- Memories Etched On Sand (Telegraph, Debabrata Mohanty, Jan 13, 2005)
Tsunami-struck Tamil Nadu has much to learn from Orissa, which has repeatedly faced the wrath of nature
- India-China Military Equations (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jan 13, 2005)
The visit of General N C Vij, Chief of Army Staff, to China in December 2004, is one more step towards military diplomacy between New Delhi and Beijing. He is the second serving army chief to visit China
- Merit Vs Money (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2005)
A Central legislation to govern admissions and fee structures in private professional colleges across the country, as announced at the state education ministers’ meeting held in Bangalore this week, is a welcome decision.
- Karachi Opens Door To Us Forces (Asia Times, Syed Saleem Shahzad, Jan 13, 2005)
Having teamed up with the US to help eliminate Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan is once again proving its worth in the "war on terror", this time in Washington's quest against Iran.
- Painful Potions (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 13, 2005)
For an Industry just grappling with the dynamics of a new product patent regime, the Centre's recent excise duty notification could not have come at a worse time.
- Settlers' Fume Over Bias (Gulf News, Neena Gopal, Jan 13, 2005)
This is the showcase relief camp in Port Blair, where about 2,000 indigenous Nicorabese have everything they can ask for.
- The Artisan As Ceo (Indian Express, RASHID K KIDWAI, Jan 13, 2005)
The need for providing employment in rural India has been expressed for a number of decades now. To provide employment, enterprise would need to be set up.
- The Global Political Fault Line (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jan 13, 2005)
People all over the world have reacted immediately in providing help to the victims of the tsunami. In contrast, Governments have been less forthcoming.
- There Is No Core Issue (Indian Express, Premvir Das, Jan 13, 2005)
During a recent visit to India, many retired military officers of Pakistan, known “hawks” when in uniform, said retirement had transformed them and they now realised human values and aspirations were more important.
- Virtuous Cycle In Telecom Tariffs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2005)
With the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reducing one of the levies on calls made to and from mobile phones, phone rates should come down from February 2005.
- How We Are A High-Taxed Nation (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jan 13, 2005)
Looking merely at direct taxes, it is often suggested that India is an under-taxed nation. This, says R. Vaidyanathan, does not take into account the speed money paid for government service. This rent-seeking makes the nation high-taxed.
- Welcome Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2005)
The Government has taken a commendable step by extending the offer of dual citizenship to all overseas Indians who left the country after 1950. Under the scheme offered by the previous government
- For Art’S Sake (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2005)
The Supreme Court must be the most overworked institution in the country. From emissions to examinations, it has to keep a stern eye on almost every aspect of Indian life.
- A Fateful Day In 1931 (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jan 13, 2005)
Recently I saw one of the three movies made on the martyr Bhagat Singh whose saga of rise and destined cease has remained a most moving and awesome event in the history of India’s struggle for freedom.
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