OPINION
EDITORIAL
Exit Naidu
THE OVERWHELMING DEFEAT of the Telugu Desam Party in the Andhra Pradesh Elections 2004 once again demonstrates the disconnect that exists between the traditional notion of good governance and the reality of voter perception at election time. ...
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ECONOMY
Lessons from Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh, under the TDP, missed the momentum in the principal components of economic activity that address the livelihood and purchasing power issues of the ordinary citizens. It has trailed in agriculture, industry, professional services and trade which account for over 80 per cent of the State's electorate. It is, therefore, not surprising that the State has voted the TDP out of power, says G. Ramachandran.
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POLITICS
What went wrong for the NDA?
A DULL and listless election when it began, with the ruling NDA firmly in the driver's seat and perceived to be racing towards victory, has suddenly been transformed into a keen tussle. As the Andhra Pradesh Assembly ...
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Coalition dharma and economic progress
THE exit polls after the third and the fourth rounds caused great consternation. They predicted a precariously balanced 14th Lok Sabha. The stock market reacted with sharp fall and the propaganda machinery of both the ...
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US Congressional hearings on Iraqi prisoner abuse — Rumsfeld on way out?
THERE is no doubt that the grilling of the US Defence Secretary, Mr. Donald H. Rumsfeld; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, and their aides for more than three hours by the members of the US ...
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MANAGEMENT
Stone age managers in the modern world
Many of the "behavioural" problems are the result of the mismatch between the ingrained stone age mentality and the current environment.
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STOCK MARKETS
Sensex to senses
THE jitters gripping the stock exchanges, with the sensex graph looking like the ECG of a patient in the throes of myocardial infarction, are not evidence of a mature and confident investor community or a market ...
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