The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 03, 2003

Twisted policy
THE DRAFT POLICY for development of the gas pipeline network proposed by the Petroleum Ministry last week is incompatible with the current environment of deregulation and free play of market forces. The policy proposes that all inter-State trunk ... More

ECONOMY

Knowledge-hungry yes, food-hungry no
AT A panel discussion at IIM-Lucknow, Jean Dreze pointed to a paradox of Indian media and/or mindset. Newspapers and magazines are full of articles on such issues as nuclear war, globalisation and even cricket, but it ... More

FOREX

A corporate body over board
IT WAS the darling of the politicians and business houses. It held sway for two decades. Suddenly, its death has been announced. This is the legacy of the overseas corporate body (OCB). The OCB cohorts were disturbed ... More

POLITICS

Perverse logic
IT WAS really a treat to watch the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, deliver his keynote address at the annual Labour Conference held at Bournemouth. Treat, because it packed a lot of punch and took his critics ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Separate platform for small-caps ideal
THE decision by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to allow listing of companies with post-offer paid-up capital of Rs 3 crore may increase the risk for investors. The reason is that the characteristics of small-cap ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

The all-important FDI flow factor
FOREIGN direct investment as an important factor of the economy cannot be disputed, although it has become fashionable for many experts to make endless comparison with China, being the significant beneficiary of FDI in ... More

WTO

Pseudo-victory at Cancun?
No doubt, the firm stand by the G-21 was a major moral victory for the developing world at Cancun. But the latter also lost out by the sidelining of other issues vital to their progress. As much as the rich countries need to pay serious attention to the problems of the developing nations, the latter must, without being stubborn, co-operate in making the Doha development round a reality, say Geethanjali Nataraj and Pravakar Sahoo. More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

`No standards world-wide for pesticide residues in soft-drinks'
IN RESPONSE to the article "Killing pests or poisoning people?" by Ameer Shahul (Business Line, September 2), Mr Sanjiv Gupta, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola India, writes (his response to ... More

LETTERS

Government audit

Social responsibility of companies

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