Page 578 - Editorial Comment
Trai tries again
There is a case for looking at all telecom costs in a more comprehensive manner
BJP's dilemmas
BJP will have to choose between de-emphasising its Hindutva agenda or embracing it wholeheartedly
Big Power diplomacy
Obama may face criticism on USA¿s weak economy, but early moves on foreign policy look promising
A wheat mountain
Govt should lift stock limits and encourage pvt trade to buy more wheat, or face a wheat mountain
Capital paradox
Quality and consistency issues apart, it's premature to conclude that a bottom is being reached
Talking trade in a downturn
New barriers will be non-tariff and will come up in the form of technical and environmental issues
Chinese tensions
The Chinese PM's report at the parliament's annual meet conveys a sense of accountability
The world is not flat
Tom Friedman has got his challenger in the World Bank saying the world is not flat
Bear market rally
Given that the markets were battered severely, the recent stock market rally was due
Padding up for safety
The arguments between govt and IPL underline the degree to which big money has moved into the sport
More mansabdari
Despite all the promising noises, Third Front does not look like it is going anywhere in a hurry
Hope in Pakistan?
Mr Zardari is now licking his wounds, but one hopeful sign is that Gen Kiyani did not lead a coup
Only partial sense on IT
BJP's vision statement indicates the extent to which IT has become mainstream in India
G-20 in search of an agenda
Scepticism about G-20 meetings will be reinforced if nothing of substance emerges in April meet
Imperial overreach
China & US need time to re-adjust economies, and it is arguable that China has the easier challenge
Season for bad ideas
Ifpri's solution to the food price rise is an intelligent variant of what India has practised
Carbon trading not enough
Poor countries will give primacy to their development, despite knowing it would raise net emissions
Free-for-all
Congress and BJP, the two main political parties, have been pushed to the wall by their allies
Not a case of deflation
The mere fact of negative inflation rates does not amount to the malaise of deflation