The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 13, 2002

Unsafe rails
IN ADDITION TO white papers on the state of finances, it will be appropriate for Rail Bhavan to come out with periodic status reports on the utilisation of the Rs 17,000-crore safety programme launched last August with support from the general ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Calling New York cheaper than dialling Delhi?
THE recent announcement by the private International Long Distance Operators (ILDOs), Bharti Telesonic and Data Access, has sparked a price war in international call rates. A call to the US will soon cost Rs 24 per minute compared to the existing ... More

ENVIRONMENT

No sustainable developments
EITHER in optimism or because he could say little else, the UN Secretary-General, Dr Kofi Annan, termed the just-concluded Earth Summit in Johannesburg a success and that sustainable development is firmly back on the agenda. In reality, little of ... More

Festival yes, fiasco no
To decry the Johannesburg meet as a fiasco would be to overlook the global sentiment of the last decade. Whereas Stockholm and Rio were preceded by years of sustained economic growth in OECD countries that put them in an expansive aid-giving mood to the poor, the 1990s were for them years of economic stagnation and high unemployment. Despite these handicaps, however, the recent Summit was not without its achievements, says N. R. Krishnan. More

TERRORISM

A year after 9/11 — The ground signals
THE first anniversary of 9/11 has just gone by. In this context, it would be more useful to focus attention on the ground signals from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region than what happened during the mega event in New York. The signals are mixed. ... More

One world, minus America
On a civilian level, the Americans are busy detaching themselves from the rest of us. The Americans do not believe in One World. More

Putting 9/11 in perspective

WTO

WTO, farm exports and growth
Broad-based agricultural, and not enclave growth, should be at the centre of rural development and welfare. Use of the alarmingly large foodgrain stocks that add up to more than 60 million tonnes is another strategy. Focussing on these areas would al so strengthen India's agricultural export capabilities. More

LETTERS

Unknown companies

Role of IIB and IBA

CAs and frauds

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Indian Hotels acquires Regent Hotel — Makes North Mumbai entry with Rs 452-cr deal

RBI directs Global Trust to change auditors

Cotton shippers blacklist `defaulter' textile mills — Stop exports to TN spinners seeking dues

Calling New York cheaper than dialling Delhi?

Industrial growth 6.4 pc in July — CSO data point to revival trend

Productivity-linked reward scheme — Port, dock workers to press for flat 20 pc payment

In Depth
Gender Justice

Simple Economics

Small Investor

Looking back
Sep. 1-Sep. 7
Creditable progress on external debt

The oil link — Why Bush wants to attack Iraq

Women in India: A status report

RBI Annual Report for 2002-02 — Stressing the need for social vision

Railway bifurcation: Zones of contention