The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 28, 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS
Much heat, little light on nuclear deal
While New Delhi can say it is not bound by any "Sense of the Congress" provisions in the legislation, it must recognise that nuclear cooperation with the US will end if it tests a `nuclear device'. Therefore there is merit in the criticism that India is being coerced to adhere to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by threats of sanctions and an end to nuclear cooperation, says G. PARTHASARATHY. India should not rush into concluding any agreement for importing nuclear reactors till there are irrevocable guarantees of fuel supply for the life of the reactors. More

EDITORIAL
Business on the street
No country can bring about policy changes that may destabilise players engaged in an economic activity worth more than Rs 4,75,000 crore. More

ECONOMY
Of growth and deprivation
The World Bank's Development Policy Review 2006, in its report in India, stresses "the importance of ensuring that public money is well spent through institutional reform of the public sector that creates effective systems of accountability" and unde rlines the need for spreading the benefits of the booming Indian economy "more widely". More

POLITICS
Mysterious mole
The BJP leader, Mr Jaswant Singh, could not have found a surer way of getting embroiled in an unseemly controversy and tying himself into knots while struggling to get out of it than the one he has chosen in ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard: Cultivating the farm sector with credit
From a modest beginning, Nabard has grown into an apex hybrid organisation. It is the pioneer in the self-help group-bank linkage programme that has brought banking to the doorsteps of the poor. Into its 25th year, Nabard is at the crossroads, and gr anting it autonomy will help it shoulder bigger problems. More

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Ethical values in business — the Tata way
In the public mind, business ethics is mainly connected with financial integrity. Tatas are not the only ones to pursue ethical values in business. But their eminent position and tradition stretching well over a 100 years makes them distinctive and w orthy of study. The best ethical leaders are those who are not swept off by their work, but take time to extend their human touch to their staff when they are in need. More

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