The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 26, 2008

EDITORIAL
Wider waiver
Nearly 4.3 crore farmers are likely to get a reprieve with the loan waiver, but it would be naïve to believe that such schemes will automatically transform agriculture. More

ECONOMY
The UPA’s unfinished agenda
Caught in the conflicts of coalition politics, will the Finance Minister and the Prime Minister face a breakdown in the supply of petro-products or bite the bullet and raise their prices to reflect the actual cost, asks S. VENKITARAMANAN. More

PETROLEUM
Strategy to stave off oil crisis
India has somehow weathered the previous oil shocks, but the current one poses the worst threat yet to its economy. Oil price may soon move past $150 per barrel and as per some expert predictions, it will climb close to $400 per barrel by 2015. ... More

POLITICS
A matter of six months
A pervasive factor in the timing of the polls is the state of the economy which could eat into the Congress’s support base nationwide with time. More

Royal splendour
The recent description of Rahul Gandhi as ‘Yuvraj’, or prince, has been criticised by political parties. It has been observed that such usage is not in consonance with a democratic set-up. India, which was the land of Maharajas, is ... More

MANAGEMENT
Scoring in the second innings
Most founders of small businesses tend to stay with their small scale of operations. They operate their corner store through their lifetimes, and are content to leave it to the next generation when they pass on. Those few who manage to build ... More

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ADB: Fighting for survival, but losing focus
It is difficult to decide whether the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is fighting for its survival or for a new identity. It seemed it had more relevance in the earlier decades. There was goal congruence among major donors Japan and the US, even if ... More

LETTERS

Fuel pricing

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ADB World Outlook 2008

ADB's Outlook on India

Union Budget 2008-09

Railway Budget 2008-2009

Economic Survey 2007-2008

In Focus
People's car

P-Note blues

Other Top Stories
‘We are seeing good growth in Indians wanting to travel abroad’

Bearish trend in zinc to continue

Yields harden on fears of fiscal slippages, inflation woes

Tea exporters earn Rs 515 cr less in 2007-08

Strategy to stave off oil crisis

Looking back
May. 18-May. 24
Recent growth in West Bengal

Ban on futures trading: Anti-farmer, not anti-inflation

Food crisis: The blame game

The road to AS 32

In defence of Alan Greenspan