The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 16, 2005

Seeing India in a new light
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, with sections in the US still unwilling to ease up on nuclear sanctions even as Washington deals more leniently with proliferating China and Pakistan, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EDITORIAL

Summits of symbolism
IN 1992, THE Narasimha Rao government, in which Dr Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister, launched the `Look East Policy' that, in the words of Dr Singh, "was not merely an external economic policy, it was also a strategic shift in India's ... More

INSIGHT

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious
VOLTAIRE said, "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." But we are helpless spectators of a sordid drama where elected representatives indulge in judging questions by the munificence that came along, ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Landmark event
THE frightening spectre of more than three crore cases pending in India's courts refuses to go away despite all the declarations of determined attack on it. A number of measures — being strict in allowing adjournments and long-winded ... More

ECONOMY

Iran's economic irony
Though Iran's oil wealth has helped build up formidable forex reserves, it has not eased economic difficulties such as unemployment and inflation. More

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