The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 09, 2006

AUTOMOBILES
Other side of auto revolution
For long, there were only three models of cars on Indian roads — Landmaster/Ambassador, Fiat and Standard. All this has changed, as Suzukis, Hyundais, Fords, Chevrolets, Mercs and BMWs jostle for the limited road space. This is thanks to ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
The expanding horizons of Regional Trade Agreements
With the WTO in crisis, and hopes fading for the multilateral route to international trade, there is an inevitable shift to regional agreements. More

POLITICS
Sri Lanka needs a new peace process
"India wants the continuation of Norwegian role in Sri Lanka and even wants the US to get involved, and is saying so, both in private and public." More

MANAGEMENT
Dispersed competence
The relevance of corporates developing core competencies and building their business around them as a way of acquiring competitive advantage was at one time taken as indisputable. No longer. Perceptive managers ... More

BEVERAGES
PERSPECTIVE
Detoxification of colas
The cola majors are in the dock again on the same charge — the pesticide content in their beverages being dangerously excessive vis-à-vis the internationally-accepted safety norms. That they have not dragged the NGO levelling this ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
The Procrustean Food Bill
The Minister for Food Processing has tried to handle a complicated and complex job in a simplistic manner. Any single prescription would be something like the Procrustean bed of Greek mythology. The Food Bill will affect the small traders and produc ers, and throttle the growth of the major players as well. More

PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
Finance Ministry Directive to PSBs — Making a mockery of Monetary Policy?
The Government asking public sector banks to keep in abeyance lending rate hikes reveals a muddled approach to Monetary Policy-making. If the Government wants the system to subserve its political interests it should be honest about it instead of m aking spurious claims about a deregulated banking environment, says A. SESHAN. More

LETTERS

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