The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 13, 2005

India-US Defence Pact — I
Bonding of two unequal partners
Guardedness becomes essential when it pertains to any deal with a super-power, more so on Defence issues. Nevertheless, the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, decided that entering into a Defence pact with the US brooked no delay and did not want the issue to get mired in time-consuming controversy. Also, the Americans could not contain their joy when he showed himself more than willing to sign the deal without ado, says B. S. Raghavan. More

POLITICS

Rane resigns
MUMBAI: The former Chief Minister and expelled Shiv Sena leader, Mr Narayan Rane, on Tuesday resigned as the Leader of the Opposition from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Shiv Sena MLA, Mr Ramdas Kadam, is expected to be the next ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

TN announces support price for copra
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government has announced a support price for `copra' to support coconut farmers. The Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (Tanfed) will procure copra at a price of Rs 3,570 a quintal directly from ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Govt confident of raising Rs 6,500 cr for Mission 2007
HAVING allocated Rs 100 crore through Nabard for connecting 10,000 telecentres across the country, the Government today indicated that it would find "ways and means" to meet further fund requirement for Mission 2007, a project aimed at setting up ... More

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