The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 18, 2002

Psychology behind the Nobel
"The physicist who is only a physicist can still be a first-class physicist and a most valuable member of society. But nobody can be a great economist who is only an economist — and I am even tempted to add that the economist who is only ... More

EDITORIAL

The charity charade
THE SPURT IN tax breaks that welfare projects have got in recent times only reinforces the case for a serious look at the incentive structure for private initiatives in public welfare programmes. The present system of offering tax breaks under ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Can BSNL dance to competitive tunes?
CELLONE, the cellular service of BSNL, was inaugurated recently amidst lot of fanfare. The service was expected to be launched nationwide in about 350 cities and towns, covering first all State capitals, by October 2. However, there has been a ... More

ECONOMY

Has globalisation worsened inequality?
How strong is the link between inequality and globalisation? While the UN-HDR would point to a worsening in the trend of rising global inequality in the globalised era, economic reality may be otherwise, says Alok Ray, citing a study in support. More

POLITICS

Might is right
Ironically, the only pressure group that could possibly persuade Mr Bush off his warpath would be the American corporates. They have billions of dollars invested all around the world in everything ranging from motor cars to oil to consumer goods. More

Whither stability in J&K?
Whoever heads the government in J&K will have to try and address the people's aspirations, the first and foremost being to persuade the local militants to give up the path of violence. The need is to cut across party lines and make sacrifices, if nee ded, in the larger interest of the people of the State. More

The tale of two elections
THE Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and the National Assembly elections in Pakistan happened almost simultaneously. The two events have several important lessons and messages, not only to the people of India and Pakistan but, ... More

MANAGEMENT

Rankling rankings
RANKING of B-schools has now become established practice. A number of economic and business publications are in the game, some like the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Business Week (BW) for as long as 14 years. The US News and ... More

LETTERS

Indo-Pak dialogue

Banning Endosulfan

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