Page 581 - Editorial Comment
Rocky start
Barack Obama has had a less smooth start than his enthusiastic support base would have hoped
Not the way to get FDI
Govt should keep the new foreign investment rules on hold and frame a properly thought-out policy
HAL's challenges
Over-confidence and turf battles cannot be allowed in India's military-aeronautical development
Missing Competition Commission
Collusive pricing, be it in airlines or steel, does not make for a pretty picture about India Inc
Under-providing, again
Under-budgeting for the annual outgo on the fertiliser subsidy seems to have become a convention
Politics by other means
Has the CBI changed its stance on the Mulayam Singh case after he decided to support the UPA?
Time to rewrite labour laws
Employers need flexibility in lay-offs, while unemployment insurance will protect workers
Dented, but still ticking over
The global turmoil has knocked off 61% from the combined fortunes of the nations¿ wealthiest
Slumdog's day
Like our beauty queens some yrs ago, we may flood global dream factories with our stars and stories
Paying for the stimulus
US has little or no negotiating power with China when it comes to issues like yuan exchange rate
Mimicking sub-prime
SBI's cheap loans could lower asset quality and invite borrowers who may not be good credit risks
Learning from the UBS deal
After the US-UBS deal, there is hope that Swiss banks may be ready to dilute some secrecy laws
Close to the wind
When fiscal deficit is so high, stimulus measures must be carefully calibrated for effectiveness
Directors, again
Satyam and Subhiksha cases are similar as their independent directors pass on blame to company mgmt
The changing countryside
The rise in the share of industry and services of rural GDP is a welcome development
Clarity in broadcast
Trai's recommendation on restricting the equity of a broadcaster in cable and DTH cos is good
Budget for it
The government should undertake some scenario planning so as to be prepared for the future
At the point of a gun
The amendment in the IT Act is unsatisfactory, and it should not have been passed without debate
Spot exchange for wheat
The proposed exchange-based wheat trading marks major reform of the foodgrain market system
Birthday bash-up
The investigation of the PWD engineer's murder in UP produces murkier evidence