Page 573 - Editorial Comment
Follow Obama's lead
India should welcome Obama's initiative of attacking tax havens, and see what it can do - about Mauritius and others
Chinese designs
Beijing's objective on India is to confine it to South Asia, prevent its influence from spreading further, and to encircle it even within South Asia
An int'l land market?
Ifpri's proposal for putting in place an internationally accepted code of conduct for foreign direct investment in agriculture, makes immense sense
Melting pot of alliances
The strange thing about this election is that the voter does not know what kind of government s/he is voting for; all party alignments seem transient
Clever Pakistanis, foolish Pakistan
India focuses on what is good for the man in the street while Pakistan thinks of what is good for the state, which is not the same thing at all
Relief over stress test
The stress test of US banking system and the actions by banks represent another important building block in the post-crisis regulatory regime
The common-sense view
While the SC has interpreted the law as it stands to deny Mr Kampani anticipatory bail, there is surely a clear case for re-looking at the law
And now, wallet-phones
As telecom becomes more of a commodity play, firms need very large volumes in order to remain profitable
Deal-making hubris
Ratan Tata's admission of poor timing in Corus and Jaguar Land Rover deals must be applauded for courage and openness
A cold shower
It must be emphasised that there is little indication of any turnaround at the macroeconomic level,and a recovery appears more wish than fact
Forced bankruptcy
In pressuring Chrysler to opt for a surgical short bankruptcy, President Obama could well have taken a leaf out of the govt of India's book
Wages of neglect
Given the general industrial calm of the last decade and more, the recent rash of strikes in automobile and component companies comes as a surprise
Saving the Aravalis
Supreme Court has done well to impose a blanket ban on all mining activities in the ecologically fragile Aravali hills
The casting vote
Exit polls have been known to go wrong, as in 2004 when all of them were off the mark, with no exceptions
Sell low...
The approval for export of 2 mn tonnes of wheat on private account has been completely mistimed
Stability + cohesiveness = ?
The test for the second Manmohan Singh govt will be whether it can walk on two legs¿carry out ¿aam aadmi¿ policies and undertake reforms
Focus on interest rates
The most important decision facing the new govt concerns the economy. Instead of a stimulus package, lowering interest rates would be a better idea
BJP's dilemmas
40 years of being led by the duo of Atal Behari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani are coming to an end, and a new party leadership has to emerge
The employment imperative
The emphasis must be on accelerating the rate of growth in new jobs, a goal which has proved elusive for so many years