The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Staying resolute
THE WORLD'S LARGEST producer and exporter of palm oil, Malaysia, seems upset with India. The Malaysian Minister for Primary Industries, in particular, is livid that India has refused to entertain his request for a reduction in the Customs duty on ... More

BUDGET

Coating bitter pills with sugar
THE Union Budget for 2003-04 seeks to accelerate the pace of economic growth while maintaining fiscal discipline. Other important objectives of the Budget are eliminating poverty, increasing employment; building infrastructure — both ... More

POLITICS

Iraq: The war on air waves
As much on the ground, the action on the media is confusing, as the US propaganda machinery and the various TV channels go on an overdrive. No doubt the Iraq war is brought to the drawing rooms, but is the picture correct? Rasheeda Bhagat look s at how the media sees the war. More

Why New Delhi must keep open position
THE Vajpayee Government is quite correct in keeping all its options open on Iraq, despite growing pressure at home to condemn the US aggression. The Left parties, which are leading this outcry, are driven by their own dogmatic position but India ... More

Is EC watching Digvijay Singh's gambits?
THE Budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is in uproar and unable to proceed with its serious business because of the controversy over the electoral rolls. The Election Commission has found over a dozen Collectors responsible ... More

War conundrums
AFTER all the gnashing of the teeth and bashing of the big bad bully that we have so vociferously done, a sneaky sense of admiration for the US rears its head. Here is a country which is the world's envy, being blessed with unparalleled ... More

MANAGEMENT

The ABC and ABM of cost leadership
WE ARE in the era of indispensable liberalisation, inevitable privatisation and invincible globalisation where competition is very intense and the change is rapid. The face of business has changed completely, towards market preferences or ... More

LETTERS

Air crashes

Cable TV tax

TB in India

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