The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 11, 2005

IT: Look for competitive edge
As clients become more knowledgeable about outsourcing, competition increases and the industry matures, selling BPO services just based on economic considerations will be tougher for Indian BPO companies. More

EDITORIAL

One more oil deal
ON THE HEELS of the project to build a gas pipeline from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh, comes a deal with Venezuela by which India will operate an oilfield in the South American country and import the output. Specifically, as announced by the ... More

BUDGET

Budget: Promoting a socially just growth
The Finance Minister has presented a Budget that favours investment, job creation, social welfare, and rural and urban development. The priority now is to ensure speedy implementation of the proposals and put in place an effective delivery system so that the Budget finds expression at the ground level. More

COMMODITIES

The next `new' thing is `things'
COTTON, coffee, sugar, oil, wheat, rice... This is not a grocery list for you to pick up on your way home, but a pick from some of the common commodities that figure in business pages along with precious metals and ... More

HEALTH

Drug abuse: Asia on a new high
THE International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), a quasi-judicial body monitoring the implementation of the United Nations (UN) international drug control convention, has warned that drug abuse is on the rise in the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure development — Has the Budget done enough?
Attempts to attract private investment in infrastructure development by way of incentives are not enough. Insufficient outlays in successive Budgets have led to poor and inadequate facilities. The Budget could have announced measures for introduction of technologies such as broadband and the entry of new players. Also, it is essential that all the infrastructure projects announced in the Budget be implemented without delay and shortage of funds. Most important, there should be an attempt to meas ure the outcome of each programme. More

POLITICS

Heretical thoughts
OLD timers who have lived in both colonial India ruled by the British and free India ruled by Indians are filled with heretical thoughts. The so-called sovereign, democratic, socialist, secular republic that India has ... More

TEXTILES

Budget and textiles — Could have been a better weave
The Budget has provided incentive packages to improve the cost-competitiveness and profitability of all segments of the textile industry. Since the accession of textile trade to the WTO framework is expected to increase competition among the developi ng countries and the prices of garments and fabrics are likely to come under pressure, the Indian industry needs a much higher level of policy support from the Government, says S. D. Naik. More

LETTERS

`Tracking' not `taxing'

VAT issues

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