The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 26, 2005

Will Japan Post be parcelled out to pvt hands?
Japan Post is no ordinary postal agency. It is the largest financial institution in the world, with deposits equal to the combined deposits of four of Japan's largest banks. Not surprising, therefore, that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Bill to r eform this behemoth failed to get full parliamentary support. But he is taking the reform battle to the next round by seeking public support in an election scheduled on September 11, says K. Subramanian. More

EDITORIAL

Restructuring airports
SHOULD THE MODERNISATION of the Mumbai and New Delhi airports be carried out by the Government-owned Airports Authority of India or be farmed out to the private sector? There is no doubt about the Government's answer. Citing the paucity of funds ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Judicial traditions
AMONG the legacies of the British Rule, the hallowed judicial traditions governing the judges' behaviour on and off the Bench can be counted as the most salutary. It is to the great credit of the judiciary of those halcyon days that when it could ... More

POWER

Next stage in nuclear reactors
The stress on conserving fossil fuels and a scale-up in renewable energy technology seems to be narrowing the options for high energy consuming countries such as India. With little option but to go the nuclear route to augment power generation, it is hoped that India will, following its agreement with the US, now have access to various cutting-edge technologies. More

BANKING

Western banks' high interest in Chinese banking sector
China has a fast growing economy but its banking sector under-developed, albeit with huge potential for expansion, modernisation and improvements in efficiency. Many high-profile western banking groups are buying stakes in China's banks, hoping for c onsiderable gains from this development. More

GENDER

Faith in women demands that you trust them without reservation
THESE are days when almost half the news is reserved for reservation, be it about quota in private colleges, or of seats of power for women. While on the former the Judiciary and the Legislature are locked in heated ... More

LETTERS

Economy growth
This has reference to the article "The ever-elusive 8 per cent growth rate" (Business Line, August 24), which draws attention to the policies required in order to achieve the targeted 8 per cent growth. But two vital considerations have ... More

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