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EDITORIAL


Irrelevant rating?
Whatever the rating, foreign investors have long shed their reluctance to profit on the India story. More

AGRICULTURE


Farmers, caught in the quicksand of credit
Policymakers appear blind to the fact that increased lending to farmers is counter-productive in the face of declining market prices. More

ECONOMY


When Brand Bangalore took a beating
The violent aftermath of the death of an iconic film star may have badly dented Bangalore's claims as most-favoured IT destination. Is it a Silicon Valley or a Silicon Volcano waiting to erupt at the slightest provocation, wonders ANAND PARTHASARATHY . More

INFRASTRUCTURE


SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
Infrastructure, the key
India should identify special economic zones with adequate critical mass and develop them with public-private partnership, with full commitment of the Centre and State Governments, to promote single or multiple product(s) or service(s). Infrastru cture is the main determinant of SEZ success. And besides ensuring the quality of infrastructure for SEZs to improve productivity, crucial are speed and reliability of operations. More

CREDIT POLICY


From the little wooden foot to gun barrel to the big bank
Brace up, this can be tough: "We hope to bring growth to a reasonable trajectory by emphasising on improvement in quality, but not diluting growth. The word calibrated has been introduced deliberately." That is a quote of Dr Y. V. Reddy, ... More

RADIO/TV


Anchors' failings
Perhaps no other country comes anywhere near India in having so many TV channels for news and commentaries and in so many languages. Allowing for inevitable variations in production values, techniques and ... More

INTERVIEW


`Domestic violence is taken for granted in Bihar'
Where are the gender rights? Where there is so much discrimination against women, where is the question of rights? — MS RENU RANJAN, HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, MAGADH MAHILA COLLEGE, PATNA More

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