The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 24, 2004

EDITORIAL
Bitter-sweet sugar saga
IF ANY PROOF of the fragility and shallowness of India's so-called food surpluses is required, here it is. From being a net exporter over last three years, India will soon become a net importer of sugar. Notwithstanding the overall satisfactory ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Is India really global?
Where does India stand in the global grid? Is it at the pole position or does it bring up the rear? Consulting firms, accounting and auditing firms, investment banks, chambers of commerce, economic forums and governments have devised several measurab le and objective parameters to determine if a country, a city or a company has become "truly global'', says G. Ramachandran. More

POLITICS
Apathetic voters
THE alienation of voters from the electoral process is common to all democracies. A recent report from the US, where the presidential election is nine months away, says that Americans feel "disconnected" from government ... More

IT TRAINING
Satoli education experiment — Exploding myths of rural expectations
If Satoli in Uttaranchal is any pointer, the aspirations of the rural Indian have changed during this decade of explosive consumerism and development. The government may like to impart candle-making and cane-weaving skills to its rural poor, but this population may now be dreaming of manning IBM computers and owning mansions. It is this aspiration that the government's education plan should try to meet. More

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