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OPINION ECONOMY: 2008: A forgettable year Dr Suresh Tendulkar, Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Council of Economic Advisers, had, in a statement, called attention to the wave of irrational pessimism that is pervading the country. Whether the pessimism is irrational or not is a ... POLITICS: Who runs the show? The Minister of External Affairs, Mr Pranab Mukherji, speaking at a conference in New Delhi on December 20, demanded to know in some exasperation who was in charge in Pakistan. His exact words were: “We do not believe it is for us to ... EDITORIAL: Stimulus Version 2.0 On the surface, the second stimulus package announced on Friday appears to have all the ingredients of similar efforts by western governments to boost their economies. But a closer look reveals similarities with the first package and ... INFRASTRUCTURE: More to housing than meets the eye A few years ago, returning from a New Year Party, I could not pass through the fashionable shopping complex that is close to our flat — the crowds were so heavy. This year, we did not go to any party but strolled into the same bazaar. ... ECONOMIC OFFENCES: Public shame adds to price of corruption It is bad enough for Satyam Computers, the Hyderabad-based computer software company, to be facing a crisis arising out of its corporate governance practices. But its problems appear to have been compounded with the report from the World Bank ... FOREIGN TRADE: Impact on trade with Pakistan As far as can be gauged, the immediate future of India-Pakistan relations is likely to be beset by problems drawing strong sustenance from the terrorist assault on Mumbai in November last year. This is a fair expectation given the evasive ... EVENTS: The way things work At a recent public event where BHEL and NTPC were to sign transparency pact to usher in greater scrutiny in their tendering processes, a former ONGC chief who used to get his minister’s goat, recounted an instance exemplifying the kind ... LETTERS: Price signals Kudos for the candid editorial on price signals and farmers decision (Business Line, January 2). Three more issues need to be written about repeatedly in this context. The conflict of interest between the Food and ...
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Land for industry 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 Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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