The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Connect fairly
THE HEIGHTENED TENSION between the GSM-based cellular operators and the Telecom Regulatory Authority threatens to spoil the happy run of news for telephone users, who have seen competition bring them better quality services at reduced costs in ... More

ECONOMY

Four `I's for India
State intervention should work towards enlarging the opportunities for the poor to participate in meaningful economic activity and fostering conditions that address poverty effectively. One way of ensuring equitable benefits to all is to put the four `I's — lower Interest rates, greater Investment, better Infrastructure and more Information — firmly in place, says V. Anantha-Nageswaran. More

Why globalisation is not always bad
Edible oil is emerging as a major sector that attracts FDI in India. This is partly due to country's dependence on imported refined oil, but more so because of the different import duty structures for crude and refined edible oil. More

POLITICS

Of valuable NRIs and disposable CMs
EMINENT NRIs, especially Nobel Laureates, come at a price. So discovered the organisers of the first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, organised in New Delhi last week. Take our latest Nobel Laureate, Sir Vidia Naipaul (though he is bound to frown at the ... More

Double-whammy for resident Indians
TWO leaders, two separate statements. While one cannot say they go in opposite directions, it would be difficult to say they are in harmony with each other. The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Digvijay Singh, has for some time been ... More