The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 19, 2005

Bank reform is NPA
THE GOVERNMENT FILE on banking sector reforms has been banged shut for the tenure of the Manmohan Singh Government. The Centre will continue to remain the majority shareholder, with 51 per cent equity, even if the public sector banks (PSBs) have ... More

INSIGHT

Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls
COUNTERS are ticking rapidly and profits pouring in fast, in tune with a relentlessly upward marching Sensex, precariously though on the horns of an unfathomable bull running riot in the market. If the law of gravity holds good for the index, we ... More

MANAGEMENT

Foster dissent!
IT IS a truism that it is lonely at the top. Being lonely, the top person is also insecure, however much he might try to hide it. As a natural corollary, he tends to surround himself with those who make him feel infallible, who roll in ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Private equity players — Movers and shakers of capital market
In a purely capitalist society, capital flows to where it is most efficiently used. Private equity firms look for opportunities to invest capital most efficiently and sometimes make the difference between survival and failure for a nascent or struggl ing firm. But they can also de-stabilise financial markets through their actions, says Raghuvir Mukherji, suggesting regulatory measures to ensure that these firms deliver value. More

INTERVIEW

`We have lost the political plot' — Mr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo
IN SRI LANKA, there is no alternative for any government but to engage with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the peace process and work towards a final settlement. Till then, the LTTE will continue to build its military muscle as "to ... More

ISPS

Making VPN services cost-effective for users
A VIRTUAL Private Network (VPN) is the interconnection of geographically dispersed sites across public networks such as the Internet. It provides secure transmission of information and ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

`Bonding' with black money
WITH the Left and its allies reluctant to allow divestment in BHEL and other public sector undertakings, hopes of realising about Rs 10,000 crore have been shattered, and the United Progressive Alliance Government will be left to devise other ... More

LETTERS

Privatising PSUs

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