The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Not quite creditable
WITH THE EXPLOSIVE growth of credit cards — especially after the large number given free — to 13 million in circulation, it is no surprise that the Reserve Bank of India has turned its spotlight on this segment. As a source of ... More

ECONOMY

Demand-driven supply networks — Collaborative enterprise, the key
AS A manufacturer, wouldn't you welcome a system where there are no warehouses, inventories or paper invoices, just plug-ins that monitor your supplier network automatically, in real-time, everywhere, simultaneously? ... More

India astride a supply side revolution
In the last decade, the transformation brought about by the 1991 liberalisation enabled Indian enterprises to shed the baggage of history, and move ahead. More companies are being started and new experiments in entrepreneurship are being dared. The e ntrepreneurial spirit seems to have hit India. The supply side revolution has arrived, says Sumit K. Majumdar More

POLITICS

The freedom-development interface
JUST over a week ago, Independent India became 58 years old. The Mahatma is remembered fondly for all the sacrifices he personally made and inspired thousands to make, just to ensure that the foreign ruler left. And to ... More

TEXTILES

Europe to go into huddle on Chinese textiles quota
Realisation that the quota system on Chinese textiles has backfired, has led European officials to "drastically review" the situation. Traders are faced with mounting and, perhaps, unwanted inventory and banks are under pressure to call back overdraf t facilities. More

COAL

Captive coal mining policy — Unearthing a win-win model
Given the importance of coal in India's energy matrix, the policy framed for private participation in coal mining is quite short-sighted. If the idea is to ensure that a national resource is developed in an optimal way, the Ministry could allow compa nies to bid for coal blocks without any captive end-use requirement. More

WTO

Will Hong Kong deliver on NAMA?
Negotiations on Non-Agricultural Market Access, chiefly on tariff reductions, are on at the WTO. The objective is to finalise the modalities for tariff cuts early so as to realise gains accruing from the non-farm sector. More

SECURITY

Cruise missiles in sub-continent — The Sino-Pakistani nexus
India cannot be too careful about the manner in which China is supplying Pakistan with missiles to give latter the capability to strike at cities all across India. This considered with Beijing's opposition to a Permanent Security Council Membership f or India suggests a continuing Chinese aim to "contain" India by encouraging Pakistan to seek "parity" with it. This means New Delhi must be realistic about Beijing's aims and intentions before normalising relations. It would be good to develop a nat ional consensus on this issue. More

LETTERS

Employment guarantee

Mumbai floods

Exporting ore

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