The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Not on target
QUITE POSSIBLY, THE President, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the rocket scientist he is, finds it difficult to accept the hackneyed governmental promise of turning India into a Developed Nation by 2020. He would like the country adopting a new vision, ... More

BUDGET

Commissions... at what cost?
THOUGH it may be premature to say that the Kelkar Task Force was futile since the last word on it is yet to be said, all indications are that it is edging towards a controversial end, like many other panels. It is true that the democratic ... More

POLITICS

Woe to the warmongers
Mr Hans Blix's statement at the Security Council meeting has made the spectre of war recede a bit. And the largest-ever turnout of peaceniks in London rallying against a war may have slowed down the warmongering US President, Mr George Bush, and his comrade in arms, Mr Tony Blair, says Rasheeda Bhagat. More

The Congress dilemma
TO BE or not to be. This is the dilemma the Congress(I) faces over forging an alliance with like-minded parties in the run up to the elections to 10 State Assemblies this year ahead of the parliamentary elections in 2004. The electoral bomb is ... More

People power
SATURDAY, February 15, will be etched in the collective psyche of the world for a long, long time. Many media commentators were hard put to it to find words to describe the massive demonstration of people power to protest against the war on Iraq: ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Winning with mergers and acquisitions
AS INDUSTRY continues to integrate with the global economy, the issue of mergers and acquisitions will continue to grow in importance. Recent trends in M&As around the world reveal that this area is fraught with difficulty and there are lessons ... More

INTERVIEW

Central issue is fiscal consolidation — Mr M. Govinda Rao, Director, NIPFP
THE country has been living with high and persistent fiscal and revenue deficits for far too long, and this will affect the macroeconomic environment through inadequate investments for industrial revival and infrastructure development in the ... More

LETTERS

President's address

Bottled water

Divestment concerns

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