The problem with the Broadcasting Bill is that having stuck to the Constitutional view of freedom of expression in deciding what is and is not acceptable, the operational details worked out are less than satisfactory.
There is no shortage of liquidity, so interest rates in the overnight call money market continue to stay below 1 per cent.
Our core strength is that we communicate in English, are low-cost and have impressive skills in design and creatives
Planning has not lost relevance in India, but the Planning Commission has to reinvent itself.
With the rupee expected to continue to appreciate, sops cannot be given endlessly, and exporters will have to learn to hedge their exposures.
An important development is the significant increase in the direct transfers to various autonomous bodies.
Mr Mallya's United Spirits, the third-largest spirits group in the world, acquires both a global footprint and a quality label.
The dominance of retired bureaucrats in the field of power regulation is an undeniable fact.
The houses that he designed, though low in cost, were high in value
The company's former CMD R C BHARGAVA drives down memory lane as the government plans to sell its remaining stake
Few doubt that the markets are safe in the long run given the economy's growth path, it is in the short term that there are some fears.
The malady of large and persisting deficits continued until 2003-04, though, since then there has some containment largely due to buoyant revenues from Central direct taxes.
The games began a few months ago, when the finance ministry and the Planning Commission got into their well-publicised spat.
The debate on whether economic reforms and accelerated economic growth have led to faster reduction in poverty levels and employment growth continues to generate disagreement.
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