The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 05, 2005

It is not best that we should all think alike
WHEN Bombay thought of a motorbus service in the early 20th century, there were two main objections: One, the service would be expensive; and two, the accident rate would go up. "Even in a city like London, with the ... More

VIEW POINT

The security bug
Since the war against civil terrorism of all types must continue with the utmost resolve at the command of the nation's security agencies, strenuous and continual efforts must be made to make it a hard battle for the perpetrators of violence. More

E-DIMENSION

Well-advanced mutations of illicit trade
Moisés Naím's book Illicit is about how smugglers, traffickers, and copycats are hijacking the global economy. New technologies and lower transport costs have made possible trade in a new range of goods, ranging from pirated software to `genetically modified marijuana'. The book, says D. Murali, is about a disturbing surprise of globalisation and how "networks of stateless traders in illicit goods are changing the world". More

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