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EDITORIAL
Reforms unfinished
The economy may be on song but the Finance Ministry needs space to complete the reforms agenda. More

BUDGET
Budget that deceived to impress
The neither loud nor flashy Budget left reform enthusiasts unimpressed. But the results after six months are impressive. They are proof that managerial Budgets that are based on breakeven analysis and profit planning will deliver growth and fiscal di scipline, say G. RAMACHANDRAN and R. VIJAY SHANKAR. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
How farmers can reap benefits from SEZs
Farmers can be encouraged to form a corporation, with their land as equity. This corporation could have helped to create infrastructure and sell developed plots to industrialists for SEZs. More

SEZ idea must be re-visited
The Chinese SEZs generate global linkages. They are built and developed by foreign investment for global end-markets. More

POLITICS
A matter of honesty
In a recent essay, Paul Johnson asks: "Are people less honest than they used to be?" and answers that most people would "bitterly" say yes, adding that it basically depends on what happens to you personally. He ends the essay with the comment ... More

BANKING
A code for banks
The Code obliges banks to be fully accessible to customers at all times and emphasises good and fair banking practices and transparency of operations. More

INTERVIEW
`Can't have economy in boom and agriculture in gloom'
"We have to feed a growing population... Rice, wheat and pulses growth is not picking up. There is a productivity challenge... Except in cotton, we have fatigue... " — MR JAIRAM RAMESH, MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE More

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