The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 06, 2006

WHY FDI IS THE BEST BET
The US President, Mr George W. Bush, is not likely to forget his trip to India for a long time not the least because India counts among those few countries where he was warmly welcomed. A protest demonstration of over a lakh people in Mumbai ... More

AGRICULTURE

Farm sector holds growth key
As the Budget rightly says, `"Unless agriculture grows at four per cent, whatever combination and permutation we may try, we cannot attain 10 per cent growth... " More

BUDGET

Budget and the art of the possible
FAQs would be a good addition to the memorandum More

Outdated format
The manner of presenting the Budget, modelled on the British tradition, has remained unchanged for the entire period after Independence. Till about six years ago, it was unthinkable that the Budget could be presented at any time other than 5 p.m. ... More

ECONOMY

For development with equity
The rising GDP growth is good news but the widening rich-poor disparity it causes is not. It can be dangerous too. The answer lies in more allocation of public goods in poor localities — more schools, hospitals, roads, 24-hour power and water, as also support schemes that benefit not merely rich villagers but also the poorest, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

MANAGEMENT

Managing disasters
The poultry industry last week received yet another reminder of how, in spite of a surface normality in our everyday lives, we are never far from a calamity. If you were in the business of raising, selling or ... More

MINING & QUARRYING

Mine with a view
`We don't even look at the view. (Our job is to) get the coal out. The coal is beautiful, wow!' More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS

Indian businesses on a high, Down Under
Australia offers Indian companies a familiar environment to work in: The similarity of governments, the legal system, shared interest in things like cricket. Finally, a big market. Maybe there are only 20 million consumers, but they are wealthy. More

LETTERS

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