The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 20, 2006

EDITORIAL
The NELP gusher
The response to NELP-VI is unprecedented and credit should go to the open process and companies that explored difficult blocks. More

INSIGHT
If you are pretending that you know pretexting...
Pretexting, also known as `social engineering', is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (pretext) to obtain information from a target. More

ECONOMY
Manufacturing needs a policy crank-up
India can become a global manufacturing base, notably in automobiles, components, electronic hardware and pharmaceuticals. To ensure that this sector grows, small and medium enterprises need policy support and public sector enterprises made more comp etitive through further reforms, says S. D. NAIK. More

TAXATION
PERSPECTIVE
EU plans tax law changes to hone competitive edge
Why does India, ranked the fourth largest economy, get such a meagre share of FDI? More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Has life turned bitter for Kerala's spice farmers?
Caught in the trap of small holdings, volatile prices and pest attacks, some spice farmers of Kerala's remote hilly areas paid the extreme price, though not on the scale of Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra. More

RAILWAYS
Lalu's miracle
The Railway Minister, and a cult figure in politics, Mr Lalu Prasad, has been making waves as management's new icon. Specialists in the field have adjudged the record of achievements by the Indian Railways (IR) ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Indian Export Scene — The challenge of exporting
Exporting is the key to a vibrant economy, but there are quite a few barriers, both tariff and otherwise. India must leverage its inherent advantage of transparency and reliability to foray successfully into foreign markets. More

TOURISM
Medical tourism and its side-effects
India may be a destination for medical care-seekers from abroad, but where will that leave domestic patients? More

LETTERS

Lalu's strategy

Sugar production

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