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Friday, January 04, 2002
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The heat is soothing
WHEN COMPETITION MAKES things hot for producers, consumers can always expect some soothing results. The 50-60 per cent cut in STD tariffs by the government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for both fixed and mobile subscribers in swift response ... More

ECONOMY


Beyond terrorism and recession... -- US looks ahead with hope
AMERICANS opened the New Year with a renewed sense of confidence, overcoming the traumatic experience of the terrorist attacks of 2001, and with strong expectations of economic recovery in the first half of 2002. The US President, Mr George Bush, ... More

War is not affordable
JINGOISM is one thing and economy quite another. War is affordable, says the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha. It is not surprising that when every one in the government is talking about war, he should not be found wanting. He does say that ... More

POLITICS


Talking storms
IT was Chairman Mao who said: `Walk softly and carry a big stick.' Had he been an Indian, he would have said: `Talk softly and carry a big stick.' There is a big difference between the two sayings. Walking implies an action, talking implies ... More

LIFESTYLE


Ultimate conquest
HAS the last surviving bastion of the world outside the US fallen? Has the US succeeded in making the ultimate cultural conquest? Have the non-Americans fallen a prey to brainwashing in respect of the one aspect of the American way of life, which ... More

GENDER


`Sri Lankan women are better off, but... ' — Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Rapporteur
COLOMBO-based Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy is the only United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women worldwide. The post was created in 1994 and the Rapporteur examines the causes and consequences of violence against women. In an ... More

FDI


FDI flows and cross-border M&As
ACCORDING to the World Investment Report 2001 published in September by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 18 per cent in 2000 to reach a record $1,300 billion, but they are ... More

LETTERS


  • Indo-Pak media
  • Corporatisation of farming
  • Concrete road projects
    Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
  • Top Stories
    Padmalaya Tele in talks with SET for private placement


    TCS gets Rs 200-cr order from United Utilities

    Naidu on mission to e-enable rural masses

    Bank strike today

    Govt mulls foreign stake in tuna sector

    Multilateral agencies to be roped in -- Asset reconstruction co equity to private sector

    In Depth
    Inside Kashmir
    Guide to derivatives
    US-64
    Looking back
    Dec. 23-Dec. 29
    Cure for an ailing education system?
    Coal sector growth stifled by sickness
    But for the change, Lanka would have gone Argentina's way' -- UNP stalwart speaks out in a candid interview


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