The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 09, 2002

Frost at SAARC
CONSIDERING THAT SAARC is completely dominated by the relations between its two biggest members — India and Pakistan — and these have not been too good, especially after the December 13 attack on Parliament, the time was not exactly ... More

ECONOMY

Relevance of Gadgil's economics
Indian economics has a rich tradition. Even economists such as Lewis and Nurkse had recognised that the Indian scene had specificities and heterogeneities in its geographical, historical, political, economic and social settings, which warranted the I ndian economy as a separate subject in economics. Indian economists have always been historically challenging the postulates of mainstream economics in theory and policy. Gadgil's ideas are a rich legacy in this tradition. More

TECHNOLOGY

Tactics to combat cyber-attacks
INFORMATION networks are the lifelines of any organisational set-up, be it military or corporate. Ultimately, their efficiency depends on the effectiveness of the information networks encompassing the sensing, collection, reception, analysis, ... More

MANAGEMENT

Going ga-ga over management guru!
THE theme: Managing in Turbulent Times. Venue: Taj Coromandel. Audience: Academics, corporate chiefs and distinguished persons by invitation, starry-eyed and keyed up. Aegis: Institute of Financial Management Research and Academy for Management ... More

TERRORISM

Handshake or crossing of swords?
ONCE again it is time for the media, and through it, the nation to interpret the body language, or rather, the handshakes of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayeee, and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf. And once again, Gen ... More

LETTERS

IT in banking
Union Bank of India is one of the best performing banks in terms of low NPA and low government participation vis-à-vis other nationalised banks. Banking prudence and efficient management have kept the bank above board. The bank's IPO in ... More

Corporation Bank strike
This refers to the strike by Corporation Bank officials demanding VRS. When all the trade unions including bank officers are against VRS as a policy, this is ironical. VRS, a prerogative of the management, is an offer to individual officers and ... More

TCS clarifies
This is with reference to the report "Churning process under way in software sector" (Business Line, December 26) which misrepresents TCS' position. The report read: "... While Wipro and Infosys maintained that they did not sink their ... More

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Defence canteen supply -- McDowell's Signature takes on Royal Challenge whisky

DSE clean-up drive opens pandora's box

ICAI urges tax on farm income

Ordinance to give Govt blank cheque on excise -- Cap on commodities to go

Cos can have foreign currency a/c abroad

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

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