The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 10, 2005

Promise in the pipeline
THE FOUR-DAY VISIT of the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, to Pakistan has raised visions of Indo-Pak energy cooperation soon becoming a reality. The setting up of a Joint Working Group on Energy Cooperation, according "top priority" to ... More

ECONOMY

The investment climate change
FACTORING in the experiences of the past decade-and-a-half of reforms, despite claims to the contrary by some economists, there are telltale signs that all is not well with the economy. The rapidly-rising forex reserves, low credit-deposit ... More

Fiscal federalism: Making `Paul' States
At the core of fiscal federalism is the rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul approach. It punishes productivity, diligence and thrift. It rewards shirking and indifference. No wealth can be created through such an iniquitous policy. India has too few Peter States t hat are wealthy enough to be robbed. The remaining that are a little productive will choose to become poor instead of being robbed, says G. Ramachandran. More

POLITICS

Advani's resignation — Cathartic, yes; catastrophic, no!
THERE ARE some happenings of history which it has never been possible for perspicacious mind-readers to explain to anyone's full satisfaction. Even those behind the happenings perhaps found the mainsprings of their ... More

Perfidy or patriotism
BOB Woodward and Carl Bernstein have become legends in the journalistic profession for their doggedness in investigating the Watergate scandal in the mid 1970s during the presidency of Richard Nixon. What looked at ... More

Politics in India is the binding secular religion
Jinnah was secular, it's a fact, says Jaswant. If Jinnah were secular, why call us pseudo-secular, asks the Left. A `secular bear' will still have time for nice bull runs, says an investors' Web site, even as Sharad Pawar calls for consolidation ... More

WTO

Correcting asymmetries in multilateral trade
IT IS NOT difficult to see that at the core of the World Trade Organisation's functioning, there is always a notion of conflict. Be it in agriculture, services, trade related intellectual property rights, investment or sanitary and phyto-sanitary ... More

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

Creating a real-time enterprise
IN THE ever-changing business scenario, reacting promptly to dynamic business conditions, occurring either internally or in the marketplace, requires insight and agility. To be able to make intelligent and informed decisions, stakeholders (the ... More

LETTERS

Bank support for manufacturing

Fertiliser subsidy

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