The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 31, 2006

INSIGHT
How to be leaderless, Indian style!
The maturity of any developed organisation or society is definitely seen in its capacity for self-regulation. This is the ideal to which all countries that simultaneously adopt democracy and free market ... More

BUDGET
TN Budget: Politically adroit, yet fiscally responsible
While the Tamil Nadu Budget incorporates the schemes the Chief Minister had unveiled in his manifesto, its estimates have not violated any of the limits laid down in the fiscal responsibility legislation. Blending compassion with fiscal prudence, the Budget will hopefully ensure a prosperous future for the State, says S.VENKITARAMANAN. More

ECONOMY
Pace of reforms
Deciding on the pace of economic reforms is no easy matter. Russia, immediately after the demise of the Soviet Union, was given the "shock treatment' by misguided American economists, subjecting its previously ... More

WTO
WTO talks breakdown no surprise
What has happened to the Doha Round is that the level of ambition pitched for it has not been matched by the political will and determination of some of the leading players — a task made doubly difficult by the fact that the developed economies must concede more ground than the poor for a fair and equitable framework. What makes the outlook for the Doha Round even more critical is that the insufficiency of political will has remained more or less unimpaired though long identified as th e main problem. More

BRANDS
Brand India goes Continental
Veda Vyasa, the sage poet, said: "It is the little minded who reckon people as `ones own' and `others'. For the large-hearted, the entire universe is their family." I came to live in Europe, several years ago and during most of this period, it ... More