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Tea troubles
A FAR-FROM-REFRESHING performance of tea exports two years in a row must make all stakeholders sit up and take note. Decline in export volumes and loss of export market share to competing producers elsewhere are surely matters of concern not only ... More

ECONOMY


Greenspan's choice: Party or pain
The options before the Fed chief, Mr Alan Greenspan, are clear. Prolong the party and risk a bigger and longer hangover in America and, by extension, the rest of the world, or take pre-emptive action to bring about or force a much needed re-alignment of global demand by cooling America's economy and by ending the complacency in the financial markets. His decision in February will dictate how history would remember him, says V. Anantha Nageswaran. More

POLICY


Regulatory impact assessment — Useful tool for informed debate
Regulatory Impact Analysis is a tool that enables the systematic assessment of positive and negative impacts of proposed and existing regulations, with the aim of improving the quality of regulatory policy. Enabling as it does the earlier considerati on of a greater variety of solutions, its adoption would greatly benefit the planners and decision-makers. More

POLITICS


Combating Naxalism
OVER one-third of India is affected by Naxalite violence. Far from being contained, naxalite ideology seems to be spreading. In the last two years alone, nearly 35 more districts have come under its impact, taking the ... More

WATER


Fluid state of water battles
ABOUT two weeks ago, Plachimada in Kerala celebrated the 1000th day of protest against the global giant Coke's alleged exploitation of groundwater there. Action council that is spearheading the movement wants the closure of the unit. But Kerala ... More

INTERVIEW


`Coalition politics has slowed reforms' — Lord Meghnad Desai, former professor, London School of Economics
I have always thought that only a BJP-Congress coalition can really work. All economic newspapers should be advocating a BJP-Congress coalition government — a grand coalition. Only then can you get 8 per cent growth. More

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