Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Wednesday, May 04, 2005 |
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OPINION FOREIGN RELATIONS Relations with neighbours — Dialogue with discretion India has realised it should develop a coherent policy of regional and global economic integration if its voice is to be heard in the councils of the world. But its flip-flops on Nepal and failure to join issue with Bangladesh on crucial matters hav e undermined its credibility. Most important, vis-à-vis Pakistan, populist rhetoric is no substitute for diplomatic realism, says G. Parthasarathy. More RICE Rice: Towards enhancing yield in rain-fed areas IN SPITE of the impressive gains achieved in overall food production in recent years, the food scenario in India remains a cause of concern with respect to production and consumption. Even a marginal dip in foodgrains output for one year can lead ... More EDITORIAL Some tinkering QUITE EXPECTEDLY, THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has offered a few sops while replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Finance Bill but has otherwise stuck largely to the original script. One could discern the hand of the Prime ... More AGRICULTURE Weather forecast for the farm MONSOONS follow a complex cycle. Agriculture is a gamble in monsoons and, in consequence, has a number of cycles of its own. The prices of agricultural produce nosedive when the new harvests come to the market and start climbing up till they ... More ECONOMY Australia's economic and strategic options AUSTRALIA'S economy, after 14 years of sustained expansion averaging 3 per cent, slowed to 1.5 per cent in 2004-05 (July-June), but faces a surge in inflation with the product and labour markets reaching output limits — a factor behind the ... More POLITICS Blair scare THE Labour Party in the UK which, in the early stages of the current campaign for the general election to be held on May 5, seemed sure of a third term under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, is running scared. It has begun ... More STOCK MARKETS Should markets dance to guidance? ON ONE side, we learn that the taxman has slapped a Rs 50-crore notice on Infosys and, on the other, there is the news that the company has raised its guidance under US GAAP for the year ending 2006. More on the positive guidance you'd know from ... More CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
Concept of a corporate religionIN THE current commercial milieu, it is not only products which compete with one another, but also concepts that come into play. Companies must be able to portray and project their philosophy -- both internally and externally -- because they are ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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