The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 29, 2002

Taking on dumping
BY MAKING FULL use of the WTO anti-dumping redress facility to check unfair trade access to its market, New Delhi has proved that, occasionally, the Geneva-based organisation can be used by the poor for their protection against the ... More

ECONOMY

Why is Greenspan `Mr Reluctant'?
THERE are increasing concerns in the bond market and in market commentary that the US Federal Reserve Chairman, Mr Alan Greenspan, could be leaving short rates too low for too long. It could create an asset market bubble. Unlikely, in my view, ... More

In the pink of health?
ON THURSDAY, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said in New Delhi that India had nothing to learn from outsiders about secularism and all that. On the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, he told a gathering in New Delhi: "India is being ... More

World Economic Outlook — April 2002 -- Global slowdown bottoming out?
The upturn is expected to be strongest for the US and poorest for Japan. In Latin America, the recovery is expected to be strong for Mexico and Central America, which are closely linked to the US. In Argentina, the situation continues to be difficult . In emerging Asia, the World Economic Outlook reports bright prospects for China and to a lesser extent for India. More

Is a renaissance on?
THE upward swing in business in the US seen during the 2002 first quarter is hailed as a good sign. Manufacturing industries and trading firms are hurriedly preening their wings and preparing to fly into regions of newer technologies, explore ... More

INTERNET

Digital divide: A development opportunity
JULY 2000: A group of activists ceremoniously burnt a laptop computer near Japan's Okinawa island, then playing host to the leaders of the G-8, the rich countries' club. Earlier that day, the G-8 had unveiled a multi-billion dollar plan to bridge ... More

Towards a digitally unified India
"FOR a common man to be able to access IT services, the Working Group recommends two-pronged strategy. We must aim that all middle-class homes, businesses and shops will have Internet connection by 2008. A target of at least 100 million ... More

COTTON

Bt cotton: Of cat and pigeons
WHAT happens when you let a cat into a pigeon cage? The pigeons close their eyes thinking that since they cannot see, the cat also cannot see them. What happens thereafter is a foregone conclusion. This is exactly what the Genetic Engineering ... More

PEOPLE

Cassandras, relax!

LETTERS

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Godhra violence

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`Declare Krishnagiri mango belt an export zone'

`Usha Intl making the most of China factor'

Lisle plans stake in 2 software cos -- `Partner network is win-win model'

No separate supervisor for urban co-op banks

DoT, FIs may oppose Batata-BPL merger

Cut in savings bank rates expected

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Apr. 21-Apr. 27
Budget creates an angry class

Monetary Policy 2002-03 -- Suicide by cutting interest rates