The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 23, 2002

For safer agri imports
THE AGRICULTURE MINISTER, Mr Ajit Singh's assertion of his unequivocal stand on the need to regulate import of soyabean oil produced out of genetically-modified (GM) soyabean should set the policy-makers thinking a lot more seriously. The issue ... More

ECONOMY

BJP's economic agenda short on solutions
THE leader of the ruling coalition at the Centre knows what ails the economy, but on solutions it comes up short. For instance, the economic resolution of the BJP at Goa recognises that the economy is suffering from the problems of low growth, ... More

Subsidies: Less economics, more politics
WHEN economic compulsions force the withdrawal or reduction in subsidies, Opposition parties often try to gain mileage by dragging the issue into electoral politics. Last year, when the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, reduced subsidies on ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Dedicated goof-up
There is utter confusion on the `dedicated bank account' norm for dividend, says S. Murlidharan More

Loaded leaders
A COMMON sight during summer is the plight of draught animals on inclines. With a heavy load on their yokes, they stumble and gasp, only to be whipped harder. A no-win situation, even as traffic gets blocked behind the dazed and dehydrated ... More

Come out of hiding
Lee Parker calls on management accountants to leave their back-room support role behind and take on the mantle of strategic business partner, or risk becoming a dying breed. More

POLITICS

Constitution review: A damp squib
THE COMMISSION appointed to review the working of the Constitution and make recommendations for possible changes has submitted its report. It was set up with a great deal of fanfare and aroused animosities and controversies. It had set up ten ... More

Abdul Ghani Lone: A moderate, rational voice silenced
The slain Hurriyat leader Abdul Ghani Lone represented the alienated Kashmiri Muslims. His was not only the voice of reason and moderation but also of erudition. He had always reasoned with the Kashmiris, in the Hurriyat and outside, that negotiation with the Governments of India and Pakistan was the only way to solve the Kashmir problem. More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Why diversity is germane to business
JUST when Ahmedabad appears to be returning to normal, fresh news of death and despair breaks. Things have changed forever. There are reports about a number of factories across Gujarat closing down, and dozens of hotels in Ahmedabad downing ... More

INTERVIEW

Here's a Muslim officer chanting Gayatri mantra
THE Joint-Director of the Gujarat Police Academy, Mr A.I. Saiyed, brushes off the memory of February 28, when he almost got killed by a mob. "The people who blocked my car were mad. As an Indian, I don't want to be stoned or burnt to death; I ... More

LETTERS

Setback to the peace process

Bank management decisions

Golden swindle

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In Depth
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Looking back
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