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Can PM walk the talk?
HE MAY HAVE talked up the market, particularly the PSU stocks, a couple of times. But reforms will not happen by talk, and much less by compromise. As the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, returns from a week-long foreign tour, many harsh ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


Rural non-connectivity
THE early planners were convinced that the country can prosper only if there is development and growth in the villages. Thus, the farm bias of the initial Five Year Plans. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) was responsible for ... More

ECONOMY


Japan: First in, first out?
There has been many a false dawn in the Japanese policy domain over the last decade. However, the right men and the right policy co-ordination do seem to be in place for one final opportunity to solve the problem on government terms. Otherwise, crise s will resolve themselves with unforeseen but often unpleasant consequences, says V. Anantha-Nageswaran. More

POWER


Towards a sustainable energy strategy
A sustainable energy strategy will have to focus on more efficient delivery and use of power, promoting cleaner and more efficient technology, adequate pollution control mechanisms, cleaner sources such as renewable energy, hydropower and gas, and re duced dependence on coal-based power. More

TAXATION


The great dividend tax debate
NO COUNTRY has debated the pros and cons of direct tax levies more intensively than the US. Steven R. Weisman has sketched the course of this debate over the past century and a half in his monumental work, The Great Tax Wars. In the US, ... More

WATER MANAGEMENT


Godavari: Still a sleeping beauty
IN THE article, "Inter-State water issues: Towards a lasting solution" (Business Line, October 8) attention was drawn to the wastage of 90 per cent of the Godavari waters into the sea even after irrigating the East and West Godavari ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES


Who gets shares in demutualised exchanges?
IN MARCH 2001, when the stock market scam blew up, as part of Operation Cleanup, Mr Yashwant Sinha, who was the Finance Minister then, was to quick to announce demutualisation as one of the major steps. With the second anniversary of that ... More

TRENDS


Tirumala not alone
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Chandrababu Naidu, during a recent visit to the Tirumala Hills to have an early morning darshan of Lord Venkateswara, had the sudden inspiration to go round the temple complex, inspecting the kitchen ... More

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