Page 904 - Opinion Specials
Changing energy scenario
Reliance's gas output can reduce India¿s hydrocarbon import bill by 20% and reduce 0.5% of GDP in current account
M Govinda Rao: Reviving the world economy - G20 and beyond
G20's success will hinge on outcome of follow-up measures
Surinder Sud: Action, not words
Farmers tend to go by track records, not poll promises, and NDA's track record is better
Premvir Das: Navy in troubled waters
Relying only on domestic shipyards will not work if India wants its Navy to expand
Whiff of stability
Even if the hard economic data are yet to confirm the fact of stabilisation, the mood has unmistakably changed for the better
Re-evaluating pharma
The travails of Wockhardt highlight the none too happy turn that global ambitions of Indian pharma companies have taken
Shreekant Sambrani: Cry, the benighted country!
Are we headed for two extra-constitutional, autocratic power centres for the price of one govt?
A K Bhattacharya: Apologies and disclosures
Both apologies and disclosures need to be genuine
'cause I'm the taxman
India has seen the sharpest increase in the Forbes Tax Misery Index - up 24 points, compared to China's seven
The shoe must fit
By nominating Jagdish Tytler & Sajjan Kumar as its LS candidates, Congress runs the risk of losing a significant chunk of the vote in Delhi and Punjab
Shankar Acharya: Spring fever
Green shoots of spring are appealing but will they spread and grow into a solid recovery?
Bhupesh Bhandari: Ringing out brands
It can take up to 30 years to build a powerful brand, and there are no easy options for telcos
Capital goods - again
Based on Jan and Feb IIP nos, Q4 GDP growth rate will not be significantly different from the 5.3% recorded in Q3
Poor immunisation record
High child mortality rates and resurgence of communicable diseases that were more or less eradicated, should be a matter of grave concern
Shobhana Subramanian: Time to discourage reckless borrowing
Promoters aren't afraid to borrow as they won't lose control of their cos in India