The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 06, 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS
All about our neighbours
Sometime ago, reports appeared stating that there had been a rethink within the Government on how to conduct economic ties with Pakistan, the burden of the effort being that the time had now come to tighten the screws on Islamabad a turn or two ... More

EDITORIAL
Priming the private sector
The Government seeks to combine public sector expertise in Defence R&D with proven private sector managerial skills. More

ECONOMY
A tale of two rates of growth
Reforms pepped up enterprise in the industrial and service sectors but not in agriculture and that explains the high rate of GDP growth and low rate of agricultural growth. More

RBI review of economy — Revitalising farm sector is the key
For the economy to maintain its growth momentum on a sustained basis, the farm sector must be rejuvenated. The RBI's report asserts that the time is now ripe for a second Green Revolution to capture new market opportunities. There are quite a few cha llenges that will have to be overcome in other sectors as well, says S. D. NAIK. More

FOREX
`A fuller blast ne'er shook our battlements'
Most of us were least prepared for the FCAC when the abbreviation hit us full force a few days ago, after the Tarapore Committee submitted its report. FCAC, as you know, isn't Financial Consumer Agency of Canada or Fuzzy Channel Allocation ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Hasten slowly
The President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, while inaugurating the 150th anniversary celebrations of the University of Madras on September 4 at Chennai, came up with two innovative ideas that are meant to provide a ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Optimising the supply chain
Developments in supply chain concepts and advances in the field of computer software have gone hand-in-hand. Supply chain management, as is taught in B-schools, is quite outdated. Indeed, so much has happened in the area that almost all firms may ... More

LETTERS

Railways' turnaround

Quality education

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