The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 31, 2006

OFFHAND
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

WIDE CANVAS
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

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Sensex likely to move in narrow range
Market awaits clues to take directional call More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Debt funds clawing their way back
These schemes were out of favour for quite some time More

RANDOM WALK
A controversial ban
As the livelihoods of coastal communities continue to depend on coastal biodiversity and access to it, conservation measures like the trawl ban should consider local conditions and not be applied in a blanket manner. More

CHAT
There is no wrong, but every thing is right
Khan was analysing the quirks in the segment results of companies. Sridevi was studying the options before promoters to ring fence themselves against possible takeovers. Dakshinamoorthy was praying hard for world peace... Just when Jogin was ... More

EUROSCAPE
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

JOTTINGS
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

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