The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 20, 2007

EDITORIAL
Japanese thrust
The time is ripe for forging new, long-term economic ties between New Delhi and Tokyo which, unlike in the past, will be of value to both sides. More

ECONOMY
60, and at the crossroads
As India celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Independence, the picture is a mixed one. On the one hand is the path to prosperity, but administrators and politicians threaten to pull the nation away from it, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

FOREIGN TRADE
India-Israel tango gains pace
The economic engagement between India and Israel is set to move into higher gear, as recent high-level interactions indicate. More

POWER
Contretemps over nuclear deal
India’s Left parties are to be heartily congratulated for taking a firm stand against the operationalisation of the nuclear deal. At one stage, it looked as if they were willing to let the Government negotiate the India-specific safeguards ... More

TRANSPORT
Getting back on the bike
The tour de France, the world’s premier cycling event, just finished for this year. Even after discounting for the scandals associated with drug-enhanced performance of the lead riders, there is a thrill as we watch the participants whiz ... More

PERSPECTIVE
Three Ds of transportation
Cars and motorcycles, trucks and buses are what predominantly populate the roads. No, we need the roads for walking and cycling too, insist Christopher G. Boone and Ali Modarres in City and Environment (www.pearsoned.co.in). But can ... More

FINANCIAL MARKETS
Pains from the sub-prime fiasco
With the increasing role of Sovereign Wealth Funds, China, Japan and Singapore may soon insist on demanding better supervisory and monetary management in disaster-prone countries, such as the US. More

LETTERS

Titanium project

Work clusters

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