The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Engaging with Israel
The initiatives of Gen Pervez Musharraf to touch base with Israel were aimed at impressing US Senators and Congressmen preparing to vote on aid for Pakistan. Gen Musharraf's other objective was to equate Israeli policies on Palestine with what he lab elled the "Indian Occupation" of Kashmir. But New Delhi has little to worry on that score. For India's commercial, economic and military ties with Israel are on a firm footing, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EMPLOYMENT

Integrating NREGP with the market
The NREGP is designed to provide succour to the most vulnerable sections by providing employment. But it does not provide for them to pick up skills that will equip them for the employment market. More

EDITORIAL

Banks on a roll
OVER THE LAST two years, the banking system in India seems to have stacked up a greater amount of critical appreciation for its operations than it ever did since the reforms began. From the way bank stocks are moving, to the new-found enthusiasm ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Faulty projecs reflect fault lines within
A number of water and sanitation projects financed by multilateral agencies have been criticised for wrong assumptions or the conditionalities imposed on the borrowing governments. However, our own estimations and governance systems are also to bla me. More

BANKING

Credit boom, but where are the profits?
GIVEN the upheaval that banks faced in 2004-05, both in terms of a substantial increase in bank credit and the marginal rise in interest rates, the banking sector's profitability ought to have improved. However, an ... More

INTERVIEW

Special Economic Zone Act: `Provides the right combination of facilities'
Major objectives of the SEZ Act include generation of additional economic activity, promotion of export of goods and services, investment from domestic and foreign sources and creation of employment opportunities. This Act is unique as it helps in ba ckward and forward integration of the economy. More

LETTERS

Foreign investments

Power cuts

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In Focus

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