OPINION
FOREIGN RELATIONS
The Bush foreign policy doctrine revisited
WHEN a country has a military budget equivalent to or more than those of all the others put together, when it is convinced that it is its duty to export its brand of one-size-fits-all democracy to the most unlikely of destinations and when it is ...
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EDITORIAL
Bullion bonanza
IT HAD TO happen, sooner or later. So, it is only the timing that caught many by surprise. With more than $100 billion in the foreign exchange kitty and the Government keen to flaunt the so-called feel-good factor from every conceivable forum in ...
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ECONOMY
The budget that wasn't
The budget minister unveiled sweeping changes on the fiscal front and in tax laws while on a visit to his hometown, where he had gone to attend a family wedding. He announced his proposals at a hurriedly called press conference. He said that ...
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LABOUR REFORMS
The right to strike and labour repression in India
The right to strike can be a crucial instrument for ensuring the basic socio-economic rights of workers and all citizens. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider the arguments for and against s uch a right, and examine recent trends in India with respect to industrial disputes.
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INTERVIEW
`Nothing convinces me India is on 8% growth path' — Dr Manmohan Singh, former Finance Minister and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
As the nation awaits the Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh's vote-on-account especially in the light of the sop stories he so deftly scripted in the run-up to Febraury 3, the mood in the principal Opposition party, the Congress(I) is one of ...
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RAILWAYS
Indian Railways: Paying the price for populism
While everyone talks about the need for autonomy and accountability in the functioning of the Railways, decisions on tariff structure, new projects and services are taken by the political leadership, rarely keeping in view the real costs and the rev enues generated. Pandering to political exigencies has crippled the finances of the Railways over time, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
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LETTERS
Trade in demat mode
Uniform call charges
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