As the court battle over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin rages &mdash; the next hearing is scheduled on Thursday &mdash; we asked Petroleum Secretary RS Pandey if the government was working on plan B to ensure that the gas reaches the gas-starved users.

'It's not a bad time to invest in exploration'

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The trend in Bangladesh politics must be studied. After the military&rsquo;s role in the episodes of 1975 (overthrow of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman&rsquo;s government and his killing) and 1981 (Ziaur Rahman&rsquo;s assassination), the circumstances, both domestic and international, were different than what they are now. From 1991, the democratic system has received support from the military. There have been three or four caretaker governments so far and the military has helped each caretaker government conduct free and fair elections. This trend shows that the military supports the democratic process.

&#39;It is time for progress in bilateral ties&#39;

India&rsquo;s plan to spend over $500 billion on infrastructure in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan has opened up new growth opportunities for companies that execute as well as finance infrastructure projects. IDFC Projects, the development arm of Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), is betting big on the new opportunity.

'In most of our businesses, we look for technical partners'

It is the coffers of upstream companies like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) that the government has been using to keep retail prices of petrol and diesel much lower than market prices.

'The method of deciding subsidy sharing is ad hoc'

Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran explained to Kalpana Pathak the logic behind withdrawing the government affidavit in the RIL-RNRL gas dispute in the Bombay High Court
Why did the

&#39;RIL-RNRL case is back on track now&#39;

Given that banks will have a big asset-liability mismatch if they lend too much to infrastructure, and that equity markets are in poor shape, it is obvious infra-spend will take a bit.

&#39;Banks can lend just that much for infrastructure&#39;

Coastal security is a neglected area, Maharashtra Director General of Police AN Roy tells MAKARAND GADGIL
In the wake of the 26/11 terrorist attacks, how would you like to assure citizens that they

&#39;Anger against govt set-up is understandable&#39;

Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri tells SHISHIR PRASHANT he's managed to contain dissidence in the state BJP.

&#39;I understand fully what our MLAs want&#39;

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh speaks to R KRISHNA DAS on the forthcoming Assembly election and his party's chances.

&#39;Development is the main issue in this election&#39;

Salman Shah, finance minister of Pakistan from 2004 to March 2008, tells ADITI PHADNIS what went wrong with his country&rsquo;s economy.

&#39;Politics ruling economics is South Asia&#39;s problem&#39;

The ongoing global financial crisis has resulted in one of the most challenging times for the IT sector.

&#39;It is a difficult environment&#39;

India should focus on long-term measures since growth is more important than inflation management, Rajat M Nag, Managing Director-General, ADB, tells Prashant K Sahu.

&#39;India is likely to recover in 4-6 quarters&#39;

With Communication Minister A Raja saying he has followed Trai recommendations while granting new licences in 2008 (at prices discovered through an auction as far back as 2001), Trai Chairman

&#39;The auction principle was decided in 2003&#39;

Maharashtra BJP President Nitin Gadkari tells MAKARAND GADGIL that the Malegaon blasts probe aims at appeasing minorities
Organisations from the Sangh Parivar, including the Bharatiya Janata Party

'A conspiracy to defame Hindu leaders'

There have been attacks on churches at many cities and town across the state for the last few weeks.

'Karnataka is safer than other states'

Ashoka Kumar Thakur, a lawyer and a petitioner in the Supreme Court case against the 27 per cent OBC quota in educational institutions, says that the increase in the income ceiling for creamy layer

'If it is creamier after Rs 4.5 lakh, then raise tax limit to Rs 4.5 lakh'

Sanjaya Panth is the senior resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in India.

&#39;India will remain among the faster growing countries&#39;

The country&rsquo;s upstream regulator &mdash; the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons or DGH &mdash; manages over 160 production-sharing contracts signed under the decade-old New Exploration

'Reducing cost is a win-win situation for all'

The sugar industry is back in the news after a two-year lull, which saw prices crash owing to record production. A reverse trend has now set in.

'Large firms gain most from low sugar prices'

On August 7, Business Standard had interviewed Finance Secretary Duvvuri Subbarao, who was appointed RBI governor on Monday.

'Inflation beyond tolerance levels'

Arvind Subramanian&rsquo;s admiration for the noted economist and free trade proponent Jagdish Bhagwati finds resonance in his views too.

'Inflation scare is still there'

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'It's not a bad time to invest in exploration'

'It is time for progress in bilateral ties'

'In most of our businesses, we look for technical partners'

'The method of deciding subsidy sharing is ad hoc'

'RIL-RNRL case is back on track now'

'Banks can lend just that much for infrastructure'

'Anger against govt set-up is understandable'

'I understand fully what our MLAs want'

'Development is the main issue in this election'

'Politics ruling economics is South Asia's problem'

'It is a difficult environment'

'India is likely to recover in 4-6 quarters'

'The auction principle was decided in 2003'