The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 21, 2007

OUTSOURCING
Offbeat outsourcing from Europe
Some, if not all West European Governments are gradually realising that offshoring/outsourcing is not a choice for Europe. It is a reality that they have to come to terms with, not only for their survival, but to improve their bottomlines. More

CHILDREN & PARENTING
Silk slaves and official apathy
The gap between announced national priorities and how we carry them out is something we live with everyday. It was brought home most depressingly on Saturday in a BBC programme entitled India's Silk Slaves. An intrepid and relentless investigator ... More

EDITORIAL
Soft on inflation?
India prefers tolerance instead of targets and a fiscal management act that every-one violates. More

ECONOMY
A galloping India and China
The Asian giants are growing more because they perform well, have reformed fiscal policies, have the right political climate, and have domestic markets increasingly inclined to consumption. More

POLITICS
Pranab is best left where he is
I am no ill-wisher of the External Affairs Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, whose progressive rise I have been tracking from my days as a West Bengal civilian. He is a person of parts, gifted with an ... More

EDUCATION
Why a university must not go to the market
A regulator or an authority, a university included, cannot and should not be held by a few shareholders seeking profits. Instead it must continue to be held by public at large via the structure of the government. More

RAILWAYS
High Speed Rails — Moving passengers fast, and in style
With a growing number of upwardly mobile youth demanding quality services, and low-cost airlines drawing people away from other transport modes, it is time the Railways improved its passenger offering, moving them quickly, free of hassles and in the right ambience. Indeed, the Railways is taking this challenge seriously and is planning high-speed passenger corridors. G. SRINIVASAN on the initiative. More

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