The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 18, 2005

A painful predicament
THE SAGA OF the Cox II family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS) drugs has placed the Indian regulatory authority in an unenviable position. The Drug Controller-General's Office appears finding it difficult to deal with the repeated ... More

ECONOMY

Global Monitoring Report — The obstacles to development
India may have been placed among the top 10 reformers 2003 under five activity heads — starting a business, hiring and firing, enforcing contracts, getting credit and closing a business. Yet, the fact remains that Indian reform has not been abl e to make a mark in various spheres which could effect a sea-change in the Indian business scenario if tackled appropriately. More

Importance of investing in technology
The future of China and India is at risk because neither owns the technology it operates. Both countries will be in serious trouble any moment the US and Europe decide to turn off the technology tap. The short answer to this problem is that both cou ntries should develop their own technology and must acquire so much intellectual property that the West will be as much dependent on us as we are on them, says P. V. Indiresan. More

Second Administrative Reforms Commission — Another chance for change
THE Government of India recently announced its decision to set up a Second Administrative Reforms Commission (SARC), the first one having been set up nearly three decades ago in 1966. The Government has also formed a ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Mexico: A billion dollar proposition
Mexican businessmen have started looking at India as an emerging economic power. More

POLITICS

Cudgels against judiciary
"The judiciary has overstepped its authority on countless occasions, overturning and in some cases just ignoring the legitimate will of the people. Legislatures for too long have washed their hands on controversial issues, leaving the judges to ... More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Management myths of Corporate America
The US is rather ambivalent towards corporate governance. It is a basic dislike for what is seen as governmental interference in what should remain a private corporate matter. It also reveals the enormous power of corporate lobbying that moves quickl y to squash many moves that would rationalise the present system and make it more effective. More

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