![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, April 22, 2003 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Ringing it right IN MARKED CONTRAST to the general perception that public sector enterprises do not thrive in a competitive milieu, the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam has not only demonstrated a capacity to respond effectively to competitive pressures but also ... More ECONOMY Two strikes, one lesson It was widely recognised in India and elsewhere that the strikes by the US and its allies against Iraq were aimed at securing the interests of the US and, therefore, of its citizens. As for the ongoing truckers' strike, the state must review all poli cies that add to the costs of customers but do not yield profits to truckers and taxes to the state, and show that it cares about securing its interests in the global marketplace, says G. Ramachandran. More PETROLEUM
April 24 OPEC meeting Price band and Iraq suppliesWhat worries OPEC-watchers is how the oil cartel would respond to Iraq, post-Saddam Hussein. Vast supplies could flood the global oil market once Iraq resumes crude production. For economies like India, the situation is unenviable as their dependence on imported oil is huge with domestic production at best stagnant.. More POLITICS Politics of vendetta? AS PARLIAMENT resumed work on Monday, after a series of holidays, the Lok Sabha saw major parties deploring what they called the politics of revenge being pursued by the UP Government against Samajwadi Party and its leaders, and demanding a code ... More HUMAN RESOURCES Why is farm employment generation falling? Both the latest Census and the NSS editions suggest that the rate of employment generation in agriculture has slowed down dramatically. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the State-level evidence for one possible explanation of this trend. More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Top Stories In Focus Run-up to Budget Kelkar Report Bottled water: How safe is it? Telecom Competition Oil PSUs: Disinvestment dilemma Housing Fin. rate war: Bonanza for consumers! NPAs in Banking Truckers' Strike In Depth Simple Economics Consumer Notes Tax Talk The Brahmananda collections NRIs & Investment Avenues Corporate Governance Gold: Still the winner? Cars: Always a beauty Railway Budget Budget 2003-04 Books and Reviews Looking back Apr. 13-Apr. 19 Biotech: No panacea for farm sector's ills `Lanka economy key to peace process' Mr Sunil Bastian, Research Fellow and Development Consultant, ICES, Colombo Global Development Finance World Bank's candid account Why rush for the new pension scheme? Motive forces for a new business model Justice delayed is justice denied |
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