The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 15, 2002

Look elsewhere
IT IS AN ill-advised move to say the least. The Government's proposal to "get" Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.(ONGC) to declare a hefty special dividend could spell disaster not just for the company but the economy as a whole. The first half ... More

POLITICS

Pakistan and SAARC — Need for proactive diplomacy
Instead of abiding by the trade commitments made at Kathmandu, Pakistan seems more interested in using the forthcoming SAARC meet to highlight its differences with India. As long as the Army wields effective power in Pakistan, a low-intensity conflic t will be waged against India. Therefore, it is imperative, says G. Parthasarathy, that there should be no let-up in the diplomatic pressure on Islamabad till a responsible leadership and Government emerges there. More

Failing system
"OUR system is dysfunctional (and) just not able to deliver... Labour reforms, privatisation, reforms of the financial sector, reforms in the power sector: What have we not announced in the last decade? For which of them have we not in the last ... More

TERRORISM

Close encounters
`I have spent considerable time in the company of cops... and I did get to know the men well. Well enough to count some of them as friends. Despite this friendship, I would not want to meet any of them down a dark alley.' More

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India's space assets and the security implications
IN RECENT years, India has achieved some remarkable successes in the field of space technology. It has made significant strides both in the fields of satellite and launch vehicle technologies. Since these technologies are dual use in nature, they ... More

DISINVESTMENT

Build on EIL's strengths
From reports published from time to time on the EIL sell-off, there seems to be a lack of appreciation of the engineering consultancy and contracting business. The Government and the Petroleum Ministry should evolve and implement new business initiat ives and strategies, including divestment to appropriate corporate bodies, to achieve the synergy that can complement EIL's strengths. More

LETTERS

Kelkar proposals

India and Asean

BoI on track

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