Editorial
May 16, 2012
Lifeline for insurance
The Centre has decided to defer an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) limits for insurance companies from 26 to 49 per cent. In doing so, it appears to have given in to the arguments made... »
Opinion
May 16, 2012
Iron ore export duty should be rolled back
The hike in export duty on iron ore in two phases in 2012 will have severe implications for the iron ore industry. In the first phase, duty was raised to a flat 20 per cent ad valorem on lu... »
Opinion
May 16, 2012
No need for housing mortgage guarantee
According to some reports, efforts are on to float a mortgage guarantee company, and the National Housing Bank is taking the lead in it. The proposed new company will be a joint venture consisting... »
Opinion
May 15, 2012
RBI's forex order is unfair on MSMEs
The Reserve Bank's directive, that all foreign exchange earners can maintain only 50 per cent of their inward forex remittances in Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency (EEFC) account (with t... »
Opinion
May 16, 2012
End of an era of cheap telephony?
In 1994, when for the first time a National Telecom Policy, (NTP) was announced, telephone density in India was 1 phone per 100 people and a year's telephone service would cost Rs. 10,000, exactly... »
Opinion
May 15, 2012
The 110 KV bolt from the blue
One of the successful traits of a boss is his/her sharp-wittedness and the ability to remain cool when pushed to a corner, think out of the box and exploit the situation to his/her favour. »
Opinion
May 14, 2012
Iran oil and the insurance factor
Two recent developments seem to have given a glimmer of hope and relief to Indian tanker owners, who were worried over the European Union ban on providing insurance to Iranian oil cargo. One, repor... »
Growing differences in state per capita incomes
The period of economic liberalisation has been marked by growing differences in per capita incomes across States, although the trend has varied ... »
Europe stands by its farmers
Europe is unwilling to bow to pressure to cut support to agriculture. »
Never mess with the market
It would be both in the interest of producers and consumers to allow market forces to decide the price of a natural resource. Instead, the Government distorts the situation, as in the case of the KG basin, by playing God. »
Row over cartoon in NCERT textbook
Let me quickly disclose where I stand on the row that erupted in Parliament over the inclusion of Shankar's cartoon of 1949 in a text book for 11th class students published by the National Council... »
- Aarati Krishnan
- Ashoak Upadhyay
- B. S. Raghavan
- C. Gopinath
- C.P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
- Chitra Narayanan
- D. Sampathkumar
- D. Murali
- Ekalavya
- G. Chandrashekhar
- G. Parthasarathy
- Gnanasekaar T
- K. Kanagasabapathy
- Mohan Murti
- Narendar Pani
- P. V. Indiresan
- Rasheeda Bhagat
- R Srinivasan
- S. Murlidharan
- T. C. A. Srinivasa Raghavan
- Thomas K Thomas
- Vidya Ram
May 16, 2012
Black money lobby
This is in response to the news of rollback announced by the Finance Minister in new Finance Bill provisions. It is sad that the FM does not seem to be serious about curbing generation of bl... »
May 14, 2012
Obsessed with Basel III
This is with regard to ‘Basel III could trigger recession' by Mr K Kanagasabapathy “(Business Line, May 11). The new guidelines are far above what is required even under Basel III guideline... »
May 11, 2012
Spare the small players
The RBI's recent mandate wanting exporters to convert 50 per cent of forex earnings to rupees cannot be applicable across the board. While the RBI's move is to increase dollar liquidity in... »
May 9, 2012
Incomplete SEZ
This refers to the article ‘SEZs as gated communities' (Business Line, May 9). Despite the fact that a proposed Special Economic Zone was started in Nanguneri in Tirunelve... »
May 7, 2012
Export policy
The suggestion to implement a sensible policy regarding export of farm produce in the editorial, “Export control Raj” (Business Line, May 5), is most appropriate. Whenever one reads... »
May 15, 2012
Basel-III requirements
It appears to be strange logic that “Basel-III could trigger recession” (Business Line, May 11). Financial crises most of the time arise because of the failure of bankers to carry o... »
May 13, 2012
Eroding credibility
Recent developments relating to Air India do not augur well for the national carrier. Some tough measures have to be taken to redeem lost credibility and bring the carrier on track. The wo... »
May 10, 2012
Retrospective law
The Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill without any change or modification on ‘retrospective effect' in the Vodafone case. How can the company be asked to pay taxes with interest and pen... »
May 8, 2012
Free play of competition
This refers to “Making competition bite” (Business Line, May 7). What the CAG is doing with the present government, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is doing with companies... »
May 6, 2012
Fighting corruption
The moot point has been deftly driven in the article “A corrupt elite is slowing India” (Business Line, May 5 ). It has suggested that if the government is really serious... »
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