OPINION
EDITORIAL
Leave the bears alone
IT IS HARD to fathom the Disinvestment Minister, Mr Arun Shourie's charge against the so-called bear cartel for driving down stocks of the public sector units put on the block by the Government. It can be nobody's contention that whoever is ...
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ECONOMY
Why this shine is for all
India's shine is not for the rich alone. The poor too are quickly and steadily acquiring better purchasing power, and primarily because of the State governments. Clearly, there has been no let-up on the creation of job and incomes. India and its Stat es are on the right track in making the shine happen with discernible intensity in basic and simple branded goods, says G. Ramachandran.
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FERTILISERS
Ambiguities in fertiliser policy — Major stumbling block to privatisation
With the Government reviving the divestment process in a host of PSUs, including in the fertiliser sector, it should announce that the pricing schemes in both the nitrogen and phosphate sectors will be withdrawn by a specified date and benchmark pri cing to the import parity price. This will ensure transparency and fair valuations of the fertiliser PSUs put on the block.
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POLITICS
Iraq: Beyond crony capitalism
THOUGH it is widely believed that Shias account for 60 per cent of the Iraqi population, and are mostly concentrated in the southern parts of the country, this proposition is not compatible with data from the 1997 ...
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Why Governors?
THE DMK supremo, Mr M. Karunanidhi, has trotted out the old hobbyhorse of persons running out of topics to kill time. In his address to his cadres at the recent party conference to adopt the election manifesto, he ...
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INTERVIEW
`Talk business without cobwebs in the mind' — Mr Majyd Aziz, President, MHG group of companies
Mr Majyd Aziz, a textile tycoon and President of the MHG group of companies in Pakistan, is a great votary of improving Indo-Pak ties for the mutual benefit of both countries. In an interview to Business Line in Karachi he discussed a range of ...
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'Military, politicians are to blame for Pakistan's plight'
ISLAMABAD-based Lt General (Rtd) Talat Masood is a votary of peace with India and active on the Track II front too. In an interview to Business Line, he talks about possible solutions on Kashmir and General Musharraf's clamp down of ...
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LETTERS
Conditional imbroglio
Nuclear weapons
Forex reserves
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