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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Get Gujarat back in business
HAVING WON THE electoral battle decisively in Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party must now get down to the task of governance and kick-start the State economy that has ground to a halt in the last one year or so. The five crore people of the ... More

ECONOMY


Globalising by value chain
VALUE chain analysis essentially describes the full range of activities from conception of a product/service till its disposal. Competitiveness of firms in markets necessarily means systemic competitiveness, and the efficient transformation of ... More

BANKING


In banking it pays to make haste, slowly
A SIGNIFICANT point made by the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, Mr G. P. Muniappan, at a meeting with 30-odd foreign banks in November has gone largely unnoticed. At the meeting, the RBI officials cautioned the banks on the pitfalls of ... More

FOODGRAINS


India follows Argentina — Exports food, nurtures hunger
Perceived as the glorious model of economic growth, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis confronts Argentina, and India too. With the increased domination of market forces and reduced public policy intervention for food security, prices have soared. And even as the people go hungry, for the political masters of both the countries, farm export appears the only path to speedy growth, says Devinder Sharma. More

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`Infrastructure development helps a country grow faster' — Dr Cheng Hon-Kwan, chairman, Transport Advisory Committee, Hong Kong
Dr Cheng Hon-Kwan, chairman, Transport Advisory Committee, Hong Kong, and chairman, Hong Kong Housing Authority, is convinced that infrastructure development will help a country grow faster. It expedites all-round development and facilitates ... More

PEOPLE


Palkhivala, the people's advocate
I HAD the privilege of knowing N. A. Palkhivala, organising many of his public lectures in Chennai in the 1970s. His stature and audience grew over the years. From the few hundreds in Gokhale Hall in the 1960s, to a few thousands at the ... More

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