The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 03, 2005

Legal process outsourcing — The argument for India
IN TODAY'S competitive world of business, gaining efficiency and staying profitable have become the corporate mantras. Most international law firms based in the US and Europe are taking the Legal Process ... More

EDITORIAL

Economy on song, but...
THE ECONOMY HAS started the financial year rather well, with a sterling first quarter performance. Indeed, it is the best first quarter growth in eight years. Weather gods permitting, a high growth in the first quarter usually helps the economy ... More

ECONOMY

Looking beyond that 8 per cent
The non-farming sectors have come of age and, going by the adage `the morning shows the day', this has important implications for the future. It can now be said that 15 or 20 years down the line India may not be seen as primarily a farm-based economy — a change in definition which could have a bearing on the country's status at the international negotiating table. More

Enriching is the best anti-poverty strategy
Such slogans as Garibi Hatao may win votes, but only Amiri Banao can bring prosperity to people — poverty alleviation produces a blinkered view as it concentrates attention on the poor to the exclusion of others. Enrichment is universal; it hel ps the rich too. Citing the President, Mr Abdul Kalam's prescription for Kerala's development, P. V. Indiresan says that the State needs to attract, not export, talent. More

World Economic Outlook, September 2005 — `The days of easy money are over'
APRIL and September are the months when Finance Ministers and central bank Governors gather in Washington or some other location to attend the semi-annual Fund-Bank meetings. These are also occasions for a review of ... More

EDUCATION

Knowledge Pentagon
WHILE the US has only a brick and mortar Pentagon, India is going to have a Knowledge Pentagon to "rejuvenate and innovate our knowledge institutions" The architect of the Pentagon will be the Knowledge Commission, ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Whither the Japanese way of business?
Sony's attempt to fix its problems by laying off workers goes against the grain of the Japanese management way. This is a culture that stresses the family approach to employees in the company and the mutual sense of responsibility between the company and its employees. More

INTERVIEW

`Let the subsidy mechanism be transparent, consistent' — Mr Subir Raha, CMD, ONGC
Mr Subir Raha, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), one of India's largest corporates, has been in the news. Stressing on operational autonomy for public sector undertakings (PSUs), he wants the Government ... More

LETTERS

Banking on agriculture

FDI in retail

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