The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 29, 2002

The cotton conundrum
THE COTTON SECTOR is always in the news, though often for wrong reasons. The reported suicide of cotton growers in Maharashtra and elsewhere has once again highlighted the need for a serious rethink on the vexatious issues confronting this ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Code of judicial conduct

ECONOMY

Made in China
THE other day I bought a new mouse. It came slickly packaged with its American brand name on every conceivable place. It was only when I opened up the packaging and peered at the underside of the object that I noticed the tiny lettering `Made in ... More

FOREX

Forex reserves: From penury to plenty
FEW WOULD dispute that the sizeable build-up of foreign exchange reserves has been the most significant macroeconomic development in the country over the last decade; something that has altered the very face of the economy and profoundly impacted ... More

TAXATION

Budgetary impact of tax reforms
AS the specific recommendations of the two Task Forces, headed by Dr Vijay Kelkar, are in the public domain, and have been subjected to critical examination by experts, we can place in perspective the suggestions of the Consultation Papers, ... More

DISINVESTMENT

PSU disinvestment: Endemic problems
While it is difficult to expect the PSUs to maintain their profit records in a highly competitive regime, it is advisable for the government to sell them fast, when they are still making profits, and the proceeds could be earmarked for specific dev elopment projects, says Alok Ray. More

WTO

`India should be the voice of developing world'
AS the two major areas for deeper liberalisation in the upcoming Doha Development Round of the WTO remain agriculture and services, which are critical export sectors in India, New Delhi should "speak up and act for the developing world as a ... More

LETTERS

BSNL tariffs

Chinese myth

Small coins

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