The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 28, 2005

Unshackling the public sector
FOR THE BUREAUCRACY and the political leadership, loosening the strings that bind the public sector units, to give them autonomy in degrees, is like gradual abdication. This is why one sees the granting of freedom in small doses, as in recent ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

An honourable man repays his debt
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent decision that frowned upon technical objections to repayment More

ACCOUNTANCY

Don't underestimate value and don't be free from independence
AND they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value... Thus reads a line from the New Testament, just before Jesus stood before the governor, ... More

POWER

India-US pact: Energising India's nuclear programme
ON THE face of it, the India-US agreement on nuclear issues promises to energise India's nuclear power programme. While environmental, safety and economic concerns have for long been held ... More

Energy security: The Chinese surge
In seeking energy security, India has been out-manoeuvred by China, which has moved single-mindedly to exploit geopolitical developments, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, to invest heavily, near and far, in energy sources. The most spectacul ar example of its boldness is its attempt to acquire the American international oil company Unocal with an investment of $18.5 billion, says G. Parthasarathy. More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Maximising value
MANAGERS in most modern organisations are responsible for optimising output from minimal resources regardless of changes in the business environment. While this may be a welcome challenge, what baffles managers is the ... More

BOOKS

Taxes on arms sales, affinity credit cards and a global lottery
IN `what's new' on www.fsforum.org, I learn about the 13th meeting of the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) held in Tokyo a few months ago. The near-term outlook for global growth and inflation and the current ... More

CARTOON