The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 12, 2005

US-Pakistan: A pampering relationship
The symbolism of the proposed sale of F-16 aircraft by the US to Pakistan cannot be underestimated when terror is still the instrument of state policy for Islamabad. Given the astonishing forbearance of Washington in dealing with a Pakistani terroris t involved in kidnapping American tourists in India, the killing of an American journalist in Karachi, the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington and the attack on Indian Parliament, New Delhi would do well to be more pragmatic about the so-called change in Pakistan's support for terrorism, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EDITORIAL

High-octane initiative
THE FIRST ROUND-TABLE of Asian oil ministers that New Delhi hosted last week was a path-breaking initiative that sought to bring together buyers from the continent, accounting for 35 per cent of world oil consumption, and suppliers, who sell ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Trojan horse in TRAI territory
IN THE now raging battle between telecom companies, ADC is not aide-de-camp or automatic drip coffeemaker, but access deficit charge. But what is ADC? It is "the amount payable by the service provider at the caller's ... More

ECONOMY

Global economy will be built by BRICs
OVER a year ago, the Goldman Sachs Economic Research Group took a look at how the world might change between now and 2050 if the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) continued to grow. The thesis underlying the ... More

POLITICS

Pre-poll coalition confusion in UPA
IN THE run-up to the Assembly elections in Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana, the Congress(I) seems to be taking a leaf out of the BJP's book on how not to deal with allies. Remember how the BJP-led National Democratic ... More

EDUCATION

Access to education: Yet to make the grade
EDUCATION is the best investment. A country's economic and social progress is determined by the quality of its human resource. It is not higher education alone that is important but raising literacy levels among the ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

UN sets an example
CLOSE on the heels of publication of my article, "Safeguards must against misuse" (Business Line, January 3), arguing for safeguards against possible misuse of funds meant for the relief of tsunami victims, the ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Competition breaks cartels
Cartels operate across the economy, particularly in the intermediate goods and services sector. They hike production costs, thus making finished goods less competitive. The Finance Minister could launch a `competition audit' across all sectors to w eed out such unhealthy practices. More

LETTERS

Mobile rural India

Walling out tsunami

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