![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, July 09, 2003 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Exuberance unexplained ESTIMATORS OF ECONOMIC growth seem to be marking up by a tad the GDP growth estimates for the fiscal with every additional drop of `good rains'. The central bank has also joined the crowd with its Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, quite sure of the ... More AGRICULTURE EU: Realising the WTO dream With its move on farm subsidies, Europe has taken the first step towards the realisation of a WTO dream and earned its passage to Cancun. It is a clear signal to other quad countries that they should come forward with concrete measures to lower t he hurdles that hamper free international trade in agricultural commodities, says Sharad Joshi. More ECONOMY Economy in pre-election year Ground realities matter, not promises In this pre-election year, there is a clear change in strategy by the BJP, which has shifted the emphasis from the Hindutva theme to development. But whatever may be the positive results of performance claimed by government spokesmen, the party will be judged only by the ground realities. . More FOREX Will rupee options gain currency? ON JULY 7, the rupee-based currency option made its appearance on the set of hedging instruments available to Indian corporates. The Reserve Bank of India now allows banks to offer this product in culmination of a process initiated about a decade ... More POLITICS Ayodhya issue back to Square One A PERTINENT question to ask during these troubled times is whether we will ever return to an era when one's religious beliefs and ideology will remain confined to the private domain of the home, and not make headlines as they are doing now. ... More POWER
Electricity Act: Winners and losersTHE Electricity Act 2003 repeals a old legacy of 1910 and another of 1948 and has, in one stroke, forced the inevitability of total reforms in the electricity sector. No more can the States hide behind some excuse or the other not to unbundle the ... More STATES Making TN No.1 THE Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms Jayalalithaa, is for making Tamil Nadu the foremost State in the nation. This is a laudable ambition and given her determination to get things done, it might as well come to pass. Despite facing several ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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