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Friday, July 18, 2003
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Vajpayee visit — Foreign policy lessons from China
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's China visit has important foreign policy lessons for India. There is in India a tendency to look at China as the greatest threat, or believe that Beijing is all goodwill. But what we need to remember is that in its quest for growing global power, China's foreign policy is pragmatic and not ideological, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EDITORIAL


Creditable
THE FINANCE MINISTER, Mr Jaswant Singh, has taken a major initiative to support agriculture by pegging the maximum interest rate at 9 per cent per annum for crop loans of up to Rs 50,000 made by public sector banks. Also, the National Bank for ... More

MUTUAL FUNDS


MARK TO MARKET
Soon there may be a REIT way to diversify
SEBI is planning to allow real estate mutual funds in India. These are mutual funds that invest in real estate properties. Such funds are called Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the US. This is a welcome measure ... More

POLITICS


Misguided sympathy
LEADERS of political parties in Tamil Nadu who have issued statements in support of the strike by Government employees and criticised the Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, for her handling of it, are committing three big ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Sick scams — Long on greed, short on ethics
THE opening up of the Indian insurance sector, the changed perception of health care not as a public service but a legitimate commercial activity (which, among other things, has resulted in it attracting investments by ... More

INTERVIEW


`India is one of three growth markets for GM' — Mr Aditya Vij, President and Managing Director, General Motors India
General Motors India, which till recently had products in the C segment, has, in the last few months, introduced a luxury car, a hatchback, a utility vehicle and a mid-size sedan. The company says it is working on two other programmes even as ... More

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