The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 01, 2002

Security versus sovereignty
LIFE MAY BECOME tougher for exporters to the US. If reports are anything to go by, soon they will have to change their systems and modes of operation to suit the US Customs' security requirements. Under the new Customs Security Initiatives (CSI) ... More

FERTILISERS

Fertiliser sector — Is India ready to face the WTO?
Under the economic approach, India's subsidy regime may not be treated as WTO-compatible! There is an urgent need to pay attention to the conventional WTO-compatible mode — import duty for providing reasonable protection to the domestic fertili ser industry. More

POLITICS

The Powell-Musharraf connection
THE widely read Pakistani Urdu newspaper Takbeer carried an interesting report on July 22. It reported that Maj. Mohammad Amin, a former officer of the Pakistan Army who had resigned after the 1971 debacle and was now living in London, had ... More

Promises, promises
THE Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, in recent speeches has promised time-bound targets for ushering in Utopia here, but not now. Wait until 2010. In the land of her vision, per capita income will double, all children up to five years ... More

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