The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 12, 2006

A grain policy all chaff
If India has to progress, there has to be a complete re-orientation of its agricultural planning to a resource-based strategy, primarily soil-based, away from the current commodity-based strategy. More

FOREIGN TRADE

REPORTER'S DIARY
Behind the mystery letter
Journalists in the capital were busy trying to unravel the mystery behind last Sunday's news leak that Ms Sonia Gandhi had written to the Prime Minister cautioning against entering into a host of Free Trade Agreements . On some probing it turned ... More

POLITICS

A mandate for change, though not overwhelming
Harsh are the realities of coalition politics, when victories are the result of a patchwork of alliances, as we have been accustomed to these days. More

A victory for alliance
It is thanks to the alliance it formed and retained that the DMK is once again back in power in Tamil Nadu. And perhaps for the first time in its history, the State may see a coalition government, though it is not very clear if the Congress(I) will join the government. RASHEEDA BHAGAT analyses the election results in four States. More

A vote for `Brand Buddha'
Reporters looking for reactions to election results found that many in the Congress were quite pleased with the Left Front's thumping victory in West Bengal. Though it was a known fact that the Left would retain power there, it was also a litmus ... More

STATES

Fiscal correction

Sonia's victory

RETAILING

Let gradualism guide FDI in retail
A major concern of allowing FDI in retail would be increased buyer concentration — termed monopsony power. More

IT-ENABLED SERVICES

Call centres
I have come to the conclusion that non-proliferation should not be limited to nuclear weapons, but should be extended to call centres as well! My experience over the years with these outgrowths of firms in the ... More

TOURISM

Incredible India needs credible policy focus
Major resources must be diverted to develop the domestic tourism segment, to offer opportunities for the local people and an experience of Incredible India to the visitors. More