The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 09, 2005

Not persuasive enough
GOING PURELY BY the record of evidence presented, the Comptroller and Auditor General of Indiadoes not quite make out a persuasive case of financial wrong-doing in the sale of Centaur Hotel properties belonging to the Government, as the CAG ... More

ECONOMY

Two emerging giants: The global debate
Will India be the new Asian tiger or will it be a lumbering elephant caught in the trap of red tape and corruption, is the question international observers are asking. The answer lies with India's political leadership, which has much to learn from its Chinese counterpart, says S. Venkitaramanan. More

EUROSCAPE
Why doing business on French soil is difficult
LAST weekend I was in the City of Lights, Paris. It was here, over 150 years ago, that Victor Hugo addressed the International Peace Congress with these prophetic words: "A day will come when there will be... markets ... More

POLITICS

A Salvo on Chapra
I HAVE known Mr L. V. Saptharishi for as long as he has been in the IAS both as a member of the West Bengal cadre and as a friend of more than 30 years' standing. I have a high opinion of his public-spiritedness and earnest application of his ... More

POWER

Small hydro-power projects — The SPV model can be electrifying
A LARGE number of hydro-power development projects with the potential to generate 25 MW each — categorised as small hydros — have been identified in many States. There is a concentration of such potential in ... More

STOCK MARKETS

There may be no virtue in portfolio diversification
THE S&P CNX Nifty declined nearly 7 per cent in one month. It is in such times that the traditionalists extol the virtues of portfolio diversification. A principle reason for the diversification is to spread the market More

WTO

Movement in WTO negotiations
Assuming that the developed countries have shifted gears on the ongoing WTO negotiations, it can safely be said that the rich have been finding themselves under pressure in recent months, especially since the end of the failed Cancun ministerial meet ing. Perhaps, this is the cue that has emboldened the developing countries (the G-20) to pile on the pressure and, in a manner of speaking, act so as to strike while the iron is hot. More

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