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Friday, December 27, 2002
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PENSION PLANS


The ticking pension time-bomb
A major crisis is brewing on the pension front with various mismatches, of funds generated and paid out and interest rates. Alok Ray looks at the cause and effect of the situation that will impact the government and the people alike. More

EDITORIAL


Connecting the North-East
THE LAUNCH OF short-haul turboprop services in the North-East on December 25 marks the implementation of a decision made seven years ago to improve air connectivity in the near land-locked region. Yet only one of the four aircraft promised has ... More

ECONOMY


World economy on a crawl
After two years of slowdown, growing by a mere 1.1 per cent (2001) and 1.7 per cent (2002), the world economy may at best register a 2.5 per cent growth in 2003. A major reason for this is the structural imbalances in the two leading economies, the U S and Japan. More

Is China over-rated?
"GEOGRAPHY, military organisation, national morale, the alliance system and many other factors can all affect the relative power of the members of the states system... What does seem incontestable, however, is that in a long drawn out Great Power ... More

POLITICS


`The sons also rise'!
THIS is the title of an article by Mr Paul Krugman that appeared some time ago in the New York Times. He starts off with the Bush family in which the US presidency passed from father to one son, while the other son became a Governor, and ... More

LIFESTYLE


An amazing people
Our strength lies in us. We are an amazing people, if we stop to think about it and not get depressed by our vile leaders. We get on with our lives the best we can and as inventively as we can, despite all the obstacles created by our politicians for their own gain. More

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