The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 22, 2007

OFFHAND
Safeguarding civil public discourse
One cardinal feature that distinguishes the bygone era of about 40-50 years ago from the present one is the scrupulous adherence in those far-off days to high standards and decencies in public discourse. It is not that there were no heated ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Rating agencies: Fence eating the crop?
RBI can take pre-emptive steps here More

IMPRESSIONS
The economic cost
The political world in India has been severely disturbed by the differences aired publicly by the UPA partners over the nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington, so much so that there is now a distinct possibility of fresh Lok Sabha ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
Some more promises from Red Fort
Dr Manmohan Singh, when he was Finance Minister under P. V. Narasimha Rao, led the break-away from the Nehruvian era of the licence-permit-quota Raj and began the process of economic reforms, liberalisation and globalisation in India.The ... More

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