OPINION
EDITORIAL
Crude tinkering
THERE IS NOTHING new in the concoction the Government is brewing to set right the oil economy. Options such as tinkering with import and excise duties by lowering them or converting from ad valorem to specific duties and creating a price ...
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POLITICS
Minister-Secretary relations — II : Getting the best of Ministers
Much of the present malaise of the body politic can be traced to the degeneration in the mettle of the administrative class. But the process is not irreversible. It is possible to infuse the administration with dynamism and vitality once the sanctity of good governance is upheld by administrators and politicians alike.
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Healthy politics
THE Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has done the unthinkable in the Indian context. He has set a heart-warming example of unusual broadmindedness in Parliament while making a statement on a decision taken on a ...
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LIFE INSURANCE
Bringing key-man insurance back to life
Key-man insurance is a life insurance policy taken on the life of a key-man with a view to providing liquidity, financial strength and indemnity to the business organisation in case of losses on account of death, absence or exit otherwise of its key- men from the business.
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WTO
Life in WTO after the Peace Clause
IS THERE life for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after the expiry of the Peace Clause? The clause expired on December 31, 2003, unsung. Its extension was not considered in the WTO General Council Meeting held in ...
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BROADBAND
Local loop unbundling: A new dimension in telecom competition
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has to be commended for releasing a comprehensive set of recommendations on April 29 addressing various issues for accelerating the growth of broadband and high-speed ...
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Unleashing Indian entrepreneurship — I : The changing mindset
An entrepreneurial mindset is re-emerging in India. Unlike the generations before them, young Indians are no longer obsessed with poverty, but with the country's future. This gives India a fighting chance. R. Gopalakrishnan presents the devel opments in India from a professional manager's perspective and illustrates how the mindset of a nation gets shaped by its experiences and images.
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LETTERS
Fiscal deficit
Long-term policy necessary
Ensuring safety
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