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ECONOMY: Hayekian approach: Lasting relevance for India
When we in India consider the history of economic thought we often talk of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill and Alfred Marshall and invariably go no further. It would, therefore, be useful, in the context of the current ...

PEOPLE: Sesh from the heart
He’s known for his clear thinking, straight talk and the ability to cut to the heart of a given issue analysing it threadbare. It was, therefore, with a sense of anticipation that I went to meet Mr R. Seshasayee, Managing Director, ...

TERRORISM: Govt at last sees the light
The National Investigation Agency Bill and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill were introduced in both Houses of Parliament on December 16, within less than three weeks of the gruesome events in Mumbai, and passed by the Lok ...

ECONOMY: Interpreting IIP data
Manufacturing sector growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), in October 2008 declined by 0.4 per cent. While individual components of the IIP have contracted earlier, this is the first incidence of output contraction ...

EDITORIAL: WTO on hold
Given the lack of political consensus currently plaguing the Doha Round negotiations, it would have been surprising if the proposed WTO Ministerial meeting had been held this week. In fact, as much was conceded by the Director-General, Mr ...

WTO: Sectoral concessions in WTO negotiations
Doha negotiations have become a jolly merry-go-round. Everybody agrees that a speedy conclusion of the Doha Round will help in ensuring that a 1930s-style protectionist global regime doesn’t emerge. The WTO members agree in ...

LETTERS: Stimulus for housing
This refers to the package of measures announced by the Government of India to give a boost to the housing sector. Lower rates alone may not give the desired results. It is time that an apex regulatory authority was set up by the Government ...

LETTERS: Satyam episode
The entire Satyam-Maytas episode is a fraud on the majority by the minority, as the promoters’ holding in the company is below 10 per ...


Columnists: C Gopinath Harish Bijoor G Chandrashekhar S Murlidharan Sharad Joshi Mohan Murti S Balakrishnan Bharat Savur B S Raghavan Ganesh Challa Bhanoji Rao Swati T Banusekar Ramanujam Sridhar Ranabir Ray Choudhury Rasheeda Bhagat P.V. Indiresan P Devarajan S Muralidhar R K Raghavan B Venkatesh




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