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OPINION

FOREIGN RELATIONS


America by choice
It cannot be gainsaid that the current state of warm relations between India and the US reflects the sentiments of the public, including the educated middle class. When the charismatic US President, John F. ... More

EDITORIAL


FREE THE RUPEE
Why was rupee convertibility issue cold-storaged though the key `pre-conditions' were all met? More

ECONOMY


The phenomenon of exploding imports
The recent period has witnessed an explosion of imports in India. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the pattern of imports over the past decade and a half and discuss the implications for domestic output and employment. More

FOREIGN TRADE


Economic interests and foreign policy
Foreign policy, like monetary or fiscal policy, should be seen as the means to ensure jobs for the millions. More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Urban infrastructure: Only devolution will work
Cities are the most deprived of allocations by State or Union Budgets; witness the largely abysmal condition of their basic infrastructure such as roads, water, sewerage and power, that are the States' responsibility. One solution is to implement the 74th Amendment, enabling the devolution of powers to the urban local bodies, which have more leeway to raise the kind of resources needed to make the difference, says ASHOAK UPADHYAY. More

COFFEE


A welcome coffee break
The Indian - and, more specifically, the Kerala - market is decidedly price-conscious. And the testing ground for much of that price resilience is the retail market. More

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