The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Sunset Reviews: Beyond anti-dumping
In a Sunset Review the authorities are called upon to merely focus their inquiry on the "likelihood of continuation or recurrence" of dumping and injury in the event the measure were no longer imposed. More

EDITORIAL

Uncertain on agriculture
THAT THE AGRICULTURE Ministry's initial optimism about Rabi (summer) crop prospects was somewhat exaggerated or misplaced is clear with the release of the second advance estimate of production for the 2004-05 season. Stagnant fine cereals (rice ... More

AIRLINES

See the open sky and reach for it
INDIA and the US recently revisited a 50-year old restrictive agreement, and decided to adopt an `open skies' policy in aviation "to accommodate the growing travel and trade between the two countries," as ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Exercises in futility?
THE Godhra tragedy and its aftermath have been caught in the cross-fire of contradictory versions from two retired Supreme Court Justices, Mr U. C. Banerji heading the Committee under the Railways Act, and Mr G. T. ... More

ECONOMY

Dressing up for Davos
DAVOS is the cold snow-bound Swiss town where the annual World Economic Forum, which is "Committed to improving the state of the world," brings together everybody who is anybody in global politics, global business and ... More

PETROLEUM

Synergising the energy sector
As part of the exercise to re-organise the petroleum sector, the high level `Synergy for Energy' Committee has been asked to look at some of restructuring options placed before it. K. N. Venkatasubramanian examines which of these would help en ergise the sector and those that would not. More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Social security reforms in the US — Lessons from the privatisation debate
A debate is raging in the US over the implications of the social security reforms. Privatisation of the system would aggravate the fiscal crisis, unless taxes are raised and/or promised benefits are cut. Simply borrowing more money to plug the hole a rising out of diversion of tax revenue to private accounts will not solve any of the basic problems. More

LETTERS

Manufacturing strengths

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