The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 29, 2004

EDITORIAL
Banking better
THAT THE PUBLIC sector banking industry has succeeded in trimming the absolute levels of non-performing assets in the fiscal just gone by, as an analysis by this newspaper has shown, is without doubt a significant development. Of even greater ... More

MANAGEMENT
Fear is the key
MOST of us, if not all, have encountered the Bullying Boss some time or the other. If you are one yourself and not aware of it, then that may be your blind spot. For definition, he is the one who loves making ... More

TERRORISM
Combating terror, the Russian way
Russia, like India, has been a victim of terrorism with global links for well over a decade now. But the manner in which the two nations deal with terrorism is different. The Russian Federation deals with terrorism in a more robust manner. It is impe rative that India's political leadership is given a comprehensive account of the threats likely from global terrorism and the counter measures that need to be put in place to deal with this menace, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EDUCATION
Spending on the right education
THE Common Minimum Programme seeks to hike the expenditure on education to 6 per cent of GDP from around 4 per cent now. The higher spend, it is hoped will increase literacy, enhance employment opportunities and, thus, ... More

DISINVESTMENT
Disinvest, to create new-breed PSUs
PUBLIC sector units (PSUs) were established to help countries where private sector lacked the capacity to put up large industries, and to provide higher wages to the workers. The former objective has largely been ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Why selective FDI makes no sense
WITH the change in guard at the Centre, foreign direct investment (FDI) and privatisation seem to have taken a backseat. The reason, as per the Common Minimum Programme (CMP), is that the benefits of these have not ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
A push for exports
Exporters suffer a number of handicaps in the matter of export-related infrastructure, finance and transaction costs. More

LETTERS

EU clarifies

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