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A good sale
IT MUST COME as a great relief to the Government that it has passed the strategic sale test in the case of Paradeep Phosphates. The sale has not raked in much money. It was not expected to. The sole bidder — the Zuari combine — will ... More

ECONOMY


Serve India's farm sector -- Plug into sustainable prosperity
INDIA'S general economy is plugged into low and risky net incomes because the farm sector is plugged into high input prices. Farmers and processors are exposed to risks that could be eliminated, ameliorated or shifted away, but they have limited ... More

India wakes up -- Time to think `big'
IT MIGHT sound a trifle strange to readers to read a heading that goes: "Reform overdrive brings feel good factor back" — just two weeks before the Budget. After all, last year, one had the same feeling after a landmark Budget before ... More

FOREIGN TRADE


Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone -- Oasis of excellence in the desert
ALL THINGS in Dubai are still very young. The institutions set up by the rulers encapsulate all the advantages of youth with none of the disadvantages. The institutions, and the organisations devised to run them, are charged with ambition, ... More

MANAGEMENT


  • Born or made?

    BANKING


    An Irish brew and a wake-up call
    WONDERS never cease. People tend to forget that it was just a few years back that the transactions of a rogue trader, Nick Leeson, brought down the famous investment bank, Barings of London. He had indulged in speculative transactions involving ... More

    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


    Competitiveness of a state
    States in India have long complained about their poor economic condition by blaming the Centre for not locating major projects within the state. What is important is for a state to look within and see if it has created the right conditions for enterp rise to flourish in the state. The state needs to listen to the economic players within — whether they may be commercial enterprises, educational institutions, or professional groups and alleviate their concerns. More

    PEOPLE


    Democracy in a coma
    STARTING this Republic Day, Indians have been allowed to fly the National Flag and, thus, express their patriotism and love for the motherland whenever they want. A momentous day for Indian democracy. Ironically though, it took several years of ... More

    LETTERS


  • Tobacco exports
  • Improving exports
    Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
  • Top Stories
    Sponsored ADR/GDR programme to be liberalised -- Cos may get nod to divest in unlisted arms abroad


    Bharti to peg ILD rates 50% cheaper than VSNL

    IT clients becoming scale-sensitive now

    Gold holds on to $300/oz

    `Debt obligations may eat up 85 pc of India's GDP'

    Kochi Refineries' SBM plan may leave port in dire straits

    `Feel good' factor back on bourses

    In Depth
    Inside Kashmir
    Guide to derivatives
    US-64
    Looking back
    Feb. 10-Feb. 16
    Delicensing dilemmas

    Export strategy 2002-07 -- Faltering ambitions, missing links

    ARCs: Answer to bank NPAs?

    All set for the UP battle

    V. Venkataswamy U/s


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