The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 19, 2007

FOREIGN RELATIONS
Treaties with foreign countries — Executive vs legislative powers
The task of negotiating treaties and agreements with other countries belongs to the Executive. While not all treaties require ratification by Parliament, in certain situations it will be necessary to make the treaty provisions binding on the citizens and the state, says T. C. A. RAMANUJAM. More

WHEAT
The travails of wheat procurement
It was by coincidence that I read the news about the Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar’s statement abandoning all plans for import of wheat on the very day I received a typed demi-official letter from him stoutly making a case for ... More

EDITORIAL
Bridging the Gulf
If private airlines are fit to fly the domestic skies, there is no reason why they should not offer services on international routes. More

AGRICULTURE
Nurturing farm productivity
One of the major reasons for the poor yields is inefficient fertiliser use and poor cultivation practices leading to imbalanced nutrition. More

ECONOMY
A future without moorings?
There has been a lot of gloating over globalisation and an interdependent world without walls being ushered in by knowledge society, information technology and scientific marvels in the making.The expectation is that trillions of ... More

TRANSPORT
Kolkata’s concern
On Monday a blind man was “kicked and abused” by a bus conductor who did not want him on the vehicle. He wanted to board the bus but his way was blocked by the conductor with the result that he had to hang on precariously while the ... More

INTERVIEW
Lessons for cricket from football clubs?
Japan treated football as ‘industry’ and invested in it. Perhaps, it is time to do the same in India and make it part of the planning strategy. More

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