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OFFHAND
Mirror to US
HAS iron entered into the soul of the US, and more particularly, the present Bush administration? Has there been a coarsening of the mind and culture of the American establishment? Can it be that a country that presumes ...
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WIDE CANVAS
The poll scene in Kolkata
Political stability is another area in which West Bengal has excelled when compared to other States. At a general level, therefore, the point can perhaps be made that the Left Front today finds itself in an impregnable position.
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ON THE MOVE
Govt throws lifeline to shippers
The facilitation cell to be set up by the Shipping Ministry will examine the various problems faced by exporters and importers who use shipping services and try to resolve them as best as it can.
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Markets to sail with volatility
A systemic lacuna, the absence of delivery obligation, has been used to the hilt. The challenge posed by relative slowdown of liquidity has been turned into an opportunity.
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Sector funds: Tread cautiously
NEARLY five years have passed since the first of the sector funds were launched in India. As a distribution house put it recently, these funds have been like garnishing added to improve the taste of the main platter. They did, and sometimes ...
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ADR WATCH
IT counters end firm
UNABATED selling pressure pushed equities down at the US and the Indian bourses. Except for the infotech counters, most of the Indian ADRs finished last week on a weak note. Hopes that Indian infotech majors, which are scheduled to announce ...
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VISION 2020
Politics of media watch
With elections round the corner, the focus is on politicians most of whom are myopic, play ruthlessly the politics of caste and fear, and some even face criminal cases. Electoral reforms will change things but only slowly. Media, says P. V. Indire san, is the answer. The media have an opportunity, and the responsibility, to guide how small swings that matter are generated — by useful economic development or by harmful caste politics.
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
This is how the rich get richer
THREE of the mails I have in my inbox have a common theme: Rich get richer. That may look too clichéd, but here is what my correspondents have to say. Somasundaram is aghast when companies announce big profits and give fat dividends. "Why ...
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Need to reframe mental moulds
A SURE way of being promoted in an organisation is to go ``above and beyond'' the call of duty. What this usually means is taking initiative and often more authority than one is given. A person who stays within the box ...
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