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Friday, March 15, 2002
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No collect call for basic operators
TELECOM RATES HAVE dropped; and are set to drop further. Consumers are winning as they finally are getting value for money. But, as in most games, there must be losers, and a potential one has already been spotted: The private basic telephone ... More

BUDGET


Mis(sed)direction of Budget
AS EXPECTED, the 2003-Budget may not achieve much. Its broad direction may be discussed under measures for increasing competitiveness, boosting productivity and efficiency; reviving the economy and containing fiscal deficit; and India's ... More

ECONOMY


A new partnership for reforms
IN INDIA, a Budget is much more than an annual statement of the estimated income-expenditure of the Government for the next year. Traditionally, important new policy initiatives are announced. So, to understand the Budget, one has to consider the ... More

ENVIRONMENT


  • Serenading dust

    POLITICS


    How to love America
    THE other day, I was reading an article by the American historian, Paul Johnston. The gist of his theme was something we're already very aware of. By `we' I mean all of us unwashed non-Americans. He was explaining to Americans why America was ... More

    TERRORISM


    Poverty — at the root of terrorism
    THE fight against terrorism has come into sharper focus since September 11 and the December attacks on Parliament. But has anyone given serious thought to the root causes of terrorism — cross-border or domestic. Abject poverty of a vast ... More

    GENDER


    Discrimination `at work'
    "I am a respected and well known poetess in this city; please give me a better assignment than asking people if pigs get into their homes". — A correspondent of a Hindi daily in Udaipur. "Comment on our headlines, our ... More

    LETTERS


  • CEO appointments
  • Suburban rail fare
  • Illogical measures
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