The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Bush visit to India
An unproductive exercise?
With his words carrying little weight in his own country, being enmeshed in such controversies as illegal wire-tapping, detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, his poor handling of domestic issues after the Katrina disaster, and the parlous state of the economy, the US President, Mr George Bush's India visit threatens to be the most untimely and, possibly, the most unproductive exercise, as such odysseys go, says B. S. RAGHAVAN. More

EDITORIAL

DRAMATIC PLOT WITH LOOSE ENDS
Reading the Finance Ministry's Economic Survey for 2005-06 — a record of all that transpired in the Indian economy over the fiscal year about to close — is like watching a very good film all over again. The plot is dramatic, the ... More

BUDGET

Budget wishlist: For growth with development
Greater focus needs to be given to agriculture and training
Increasing labour participation, ensuring equal distribution of wealth and firming up infrastructure projects are all aspects of development that determine growth. More

ECONOMY

Budget, GDP and unemployment
More people enter the employment market each year but India's growth is not creating enough jobs. The ADB points out that the ratio of employment to economic growth is low. Will the Budget ensure more jobs and happiness? More

TAXATION

Tax, to ensure equity across regions
Wealth is mainly in industry with an urban bias
Tax collections have been rising over the last few years, raising the tax-GDP ratio from 8.8 per cent in 2002-2003 to 10 per cent in 2004-05, and to 10.6 per cent in 2005-06. This, along with containment of expenditure, resulted in lowering the ... More

MANAGEMENT

The star performers
Modern organisations have many star performers. These stars have several characteristics that set them apart. The most important characteristic is the ability to self-motivate, even in the most trying of circumstances. Secondly, she will take ... More

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

How critical is rural employment?
To bridge urban-rural divide
The Finance Minister has a challenge now. The growth rate depends on the investment in human capital. More

SECURITY

PERSPECTIVE

Nuclear angst
In the apparently imminent India-US nuclear deal, the issues are divided vertically — between the strategists and scientists, the dreamers and doers, those taking pride in scientific advancements and realists who are worried about the ... More

LETTERS

Rail Budget

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