The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 24, 2005

Pitfalls of brand marketing
THE DECISION OF India's largest sugar mill, Balrampur Chini, to retreat from marketing branded consumer packs is a valuable case-study in two different and significant ways. Some firms are by history, culture and tradition ill-equipped to handle ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Modernising the legal system
In India, litigation is time-consuming and costs the litigants a lot, with no finality in several cases. Writ petitions challenging validity or fairness of legislation or seeking resolution of political disputes largely contribute to the delays. Judi cial reform can begin with revamping the education system (exposing students beyond the regular law procedures) and inculcating a spirit of public service among the legal fraternity. More

ECONOMY

India's drawbacks
THERE have been copious writings comparing India and China and discussing why one or the other is more or less attractive as an investment destination in the eyes of foreign observers. Such theories often hinge on an ... More

NDC meeting ahead — Time for treating economic ills
The Mid-term Appraisal of the Tenth Plan is an important exercise as it lists the deficiencies in implementation of the Plan schemes as also the constraints plaguing the economy. Its suggestions for mid-course correction need to be shared with the ch ief stakeholders of development — the States. More

Africa's debt deal: Not out of the blue
Africa is the flavour of 2005, described as a "make or break year" for the continent on which the UN, G-8 and international financial institutions are all focussed because it is where poverty is more intractable than in other parts of the developing world. More

PHARMACEUTICALS

Drug trial is a three-legged stool
WHEN one news headline reads, `Cop accused of bribery by witness in drug trial', and another announces, `Fertility drug trial bears joyful fruit', it is obvious that the phrase `drug trial' is yet to settle down. For ... More

SECURITY

N-weapons in emerging world order — Symbols of power and privilege
The differences between the signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the absence of any consensus on nuclear disarmament have created a new situation in the global nuclear architecture for India. It is important for India to work toget her with key countries in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, such as the US, France, the UK and Russia, to see how its energy needs can be met. With the passage of time, it is clear that India will be accommodated on its own terms in the global nuclear architecture, says G. Parthasarathy. More

PEOPLE

A tribute to George Dantzig — To him, impossible was nothing
A YOUNG student walks into the classroom. He is late and finds the professor well into his lecture. He notices two problems written on the blackboard. He thinks they are routine assignments and copies them down in his ... More

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