The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 14, 2002

Savings on the block
COME FEBRUARY 28, patrons of small-saving schemes will be waiting with bated breath for what the Finance Minister has in store for them. Are they in for days of less money in their wallets? Will small-savings earn less or become hardly ... More

ECONOMY

Vision 2020 -- Why satellite towns remain distant dreams
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country). The problem is man-made. As ... More

India Vision 10-20-50
Just 10 per cent more real time for listening and 20 per cent more quality time will result in 50 per cent more Kama (enjoyment of the senses) and Artha (wealth of such enjoyment). The 50 per cent more is then not only for the Shrest a but for all members of the family. More

ENVIRONMENT

Conflicting agreements undermining biodiversity and biosafety
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests. Are these now being undermined by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) while ... More

TAXATION

Shome panel recommendations need review
THE Advisory Group set up by the Planning Commission under Dr Parthasarathy Shome's Chairmanship to look into Tax Policy and Tax Administration for the Tenth Plan, has submitted its report. inter alia, the report includes radical ... More

TERRORISM

One speech, multiple audience -- Musharraf's bold gambit may pay off
SO, the General has spoken. For one long hour, he persuasively sought to win over multiple audiences — the people of Pakistan, the ulema, the Islamic fundamentalists, the terrorists, the international community and the Indian Prime ... More

Pressure on Islamabad
THERE is no doubt whatsoever that the Army Chief, General Padmanabhan's statements, made at the Army Day Press conference on Friday, were part of a carefully orchestrated effort by New Delhi to put maximum pressure on the Pakistani dictator, ... More

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