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OUTSOURCING


Outsourcing: Right choice for e-governance too
THE recent Bill enacted in New Jersey, US, that seeks to bar outsourcing of government contracts overseas has Indian IT companies in a tizzy, though Mr Michael Corbett, an expert on business process outsourcing, thinks much should not be made of ... More

EDITORIAL


Team play will pay
THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL has quite expectedly held its hand in the contract dispute despite overt defiance of its terms of participation by Indian cricketers. The whole-hearted involvement of the Indian masses in the month-long cricket ... More

ECONOMY


Vision 2020 — To pressure politicians
Pressure is the only way to get politicians interested in national welfare. Cognitive dissonance — inducing a person to profess an opinion contrary to his belief in the hope of a change of heart— must be used to make ministers tell about their contribution to growth rate. Ministers who perform well will boast, and that is enough pressure to reform. Even otherwise, the necessity to concoct explanations will bring enough pressure on ministers to take economic growth seriously, says P. V. Indiresan. More

FOREX


Where is the rupee heading?
There is need for the Government and the RBI to examine options for preventing the `inevitable' appreciation of the rupee. Come February 28, the Finance Minister will unfold his strategy of how to meet the difficult challenge posed by booming reserv es and increasing inflows. More

MANAGEMENT


A few tips on tips
THE one event at the end of a restaurant meal that guarantees indigestion is the question of how much to tip. You have just had a good meal when the waiter disturbs the enveloping bonhomie with reality. You look at the bill and then begin your ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS


There is `e' everywhere
OF the many wonders of information technology, none is more impressive than the prominence acquired by the little unassuming letter `e'. Until about 20 years ago, books for nursery classes, had only the picture of an elephant or egg associated ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES


Weaving a future from `quake rehabilitation'
IT is a small speck on the horizon, some 100-odd km from Ahmedabad. The Raska village in Limdi taluka of Surendranagar district along the Ahmedabad-Kandla National Highway may not have caught anybody's attention during the last two years as ... More

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