The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Iran issue: India's stand is crucial
Now that it is clear that the Iran nuclear issue will be referred to the UN Security Council, India's stance at the IAEA Board meeting on Thursday assumes importance. If, as seems likely, India toes the US line and sticks to the anti-Iran stand it to ok in September, it would not only be a sad reflection of New Delhi's helplessness against American pressure, but also alienate a long-term friend and ally, particularly in the background of the India-Iran gas pipeline that we certainly need, says Rasheeda Bhagat. More
EDITORIAL
The reality beyond Davos
AS THE CURTAINS fell on the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Indian contingent consisting of prominent ministers, bureaucrats and industrialists must have felt a deep glow of satisfaction at the warm accolades that came India's way in the Swiss ... More
CORPORATE
Strategic investment gathers steam
LAST year, 2005, was a record year for Indian corporate finance activity. It saw the largest number and value of deals take place since the time INDATA began tracking corporate finance activity. The upward trend in ... More
POLITICS
Topsy-turvy gradation
WHILE Mr G. K. Vasan may himself have been rejoicing over finding a Ministerial berth (with independent charge, to boot) in Delhi which helps him get away from party headaches in Tamil Nadu, some of his followers are discernibly unhappy over the ... More
POWER
Faltering pace of power sector reform
THE country's reform brigade headed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, with the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, seldom misses an opportunity to highlight ... More
LETTERS

Leather exports
Soren in Cabinet again
Farm sector growth
Tackling corruption
Protected disclosure scheme

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