The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 07, 2002

A controversy doused
EVEN AS THE Opposition parties forced the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament yet again, unwilling as they are to settle for anything less than the Petroleum Minister, Mr Ram Naik's resignation, it must be said that with the cancellation of ... More

ECONOMY

The Indian American Diaspora — How it contributes towards India
DURING the last few years, there has been a sudden augmentation in the role and importance of the overseas communities, popularly known as the Diaspora. They have emerged as a dynamic factor, shaping relations between `host' and `home' countries. ... More

POLITICS

Who is Mr George Bush, MBA?
WE KNOW that he is the President of the United States of America. We also know that, prior to his occupancy of the White House, his grasp of geography (never mind geopolitics) was tenuous in the extreme, a failing that has not deterred him in the ... More

Playing hide-and-seek
THE hide-and-seek being played by the political class with the right of the people who are the ultimate masters to know everything there is to know about their servants in Parliament and State legislatures; and its refusal to pay due regard to ... More

POWER

Western grid failure — How to avoid another short-circuiting
IT IS hardly surprising that the Government of Madhya Pradesh was responsible for the recent collapse of the western grid. It is surprising that it did not happen any sooner. One could expect a repeat of this collapse if the MP Government does ... More

COFFEE

Coffee's cup of woe spills over
THE colonial fervour in a commercial crop such as coffee is conspicuous. The Europeans, as part of their colonising strategy, began imposing crops of their interest on the Third World. Even today, about half of the Third World's agricultural ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

NPA ordinance — Empowering the financial sector
THE new Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, deserves to be complimented for introducing the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Bill in the Lok Sabha despite orchestrated attempts by industry ... More

LETTERS

Petrol pump allotment

Monetary policy irrelevant

Private power

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