The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 13, 2005

Beware the branding
YET ANOTHER BANK — and this time a long-in-business public sector bank — has roped in a celebrity to endorse its products. While it is heartening to see public sector banks venturing into the contested arena of corporate brands, a ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

At long last
WELCOME news from Shimla! The Conference of State Law Ministers has set the ball rolling for establishing a National Judicial Council. On all accounts, this is a landmark event in the country's history which may be a trend-setter even for other ... More

ECONOMY

Needed, a National Management Service
If the Government is serious about the Millennium Development Goals, it should shift from emphasis on administering rules to managing objectives. It should provide freedom to individual officials, however limited, to experiment. Above all, it must ge t away from the obsession about rules; the rule must be the servant not the master. Every official should have the right to ignore a rule if that promises better results, ssays P. V. Indiresan. More

In Russia, opportunity grows on trees
EVEN as his wood processing business is growing , Mr Rajagopalan Ven does not think he had struck a gold mine when he set up his first sawmill in Siberia three years ago. "Doing business in Russia is real tough, considering the climate, the ... More

A bully in the China shop
Hegemonic powers have been known to invade territories and take away treasure. But this latest variation on the exercise of hegemonic power is that the hegemon and the `conquered' — in this case China — are bound by hoops of inter-depende nce. More

The European Union: A time for introspection
WHEN the public expresses its opinion through a ballot (whether at an election or a referendum), the result is usually clear although its meaning sometimes isn't. The two referendums that took place in Europe last week delivered unequivocal ... More

SECURITY

Inequity reigns at the UN
At one level, the putting off of the insistence on being given full veto powers may appear to an act of sacrifice in the interests of reforming the present shape of the UN Security Council. At another, it really means a big zero because the actual "p ower content" of the Security Council would remain the same. More

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