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N.K. Singh
The writer is chairman, 15th Finance Commission
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Why we need a core economic agendaSubscriber Only
May 15, 2005 00:00 IST
The recent Cabinet decision to remove the 10% cap on voting rights on foreign banks evoked favourable responses all around. Its rationale i...
Sun, May 15, 2005Looking at reforms in TurkeySubscriber Only
May 08, 2005 00:38 IST
ISTANBUL: A seminar on cross-country reform experience arranged by the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD) on the ev...
Sun, May 08, 2005Can Planning Commission plan for itself?Subscriber Only
May 01, 2005 00:36 IST
In early April, the Planning Commission completed the Mid Term Review of the Tenth Plan. Its outcome will now be placed before the National ...
Sun, May 01, 2005Stumbling blocks or building blocks?Subscriber Only
April 24, 2005 00:00 IST
India seems to have fully embraced the new paradigm of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). The report of the India-China Joint Study Group...
Sun, Apr 24, 2005How to do business the Singapore waySubscriber Only
April 18, 2005 00:00 IST
Singapore's economic success is the envy of many other countries in Asia, with multiple lessons for those seeking to share in the growing re...
Mon, Apr 18, 2005The Singapore lessonSubscriber Only
April 10, 2005 00:01 IST
My recent visits to Singapore have been encouraging on the prospects of enhanced Indo-Singapore economic cooperation. The Comprehensive Econ...
Sun, Apr 10, 2005How to save the tigerSubscriber Only
April 03, 2005 00:00 IST
Netting poachers of wildlife is proving to be a daunting challenge. No day goes by without discouraging stories of vanishing tigers in Saris...
Sun, Apr 03, 2005The devil is in the detailSubscriber Only
March 20, 2005 00:00 IST
By now, P Chidambaram does not need any more certificates applauding him for what is widely regarded as a balanced Budget designed to please...
Sun, Mar 20, 2005Bihar may get a government but what about governance?Subscriber Only
March 13, 2005 00:00 IST
Bihar has gone under President’s rule and the initial statements by the Governor strike the right chord. No one knows if any subsequent...
Sun, Mar 13, 2005The curious relationship between Congress and DemocracySubscriber Only
March 12, 2005 00:00 IST
The results of the last Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and elections to some of the state assemblies thereafter, including Haryana, showed emer...
Sat, Mar 12, 2005Why Africa is racing against timeSubscriber Only
March 06, 2005 00:00 IST
Cape Town: I am in the southern most part of the vast African continent to participate in the regional hearings of Sub-Saharan Africa for th...
Sun, Mar 06, 2005Can Chidambaram be Santa Claus tomorrow?Subscriber Only
February 27, 2005 00:00 IST
On Budget eve, an astrologer rather than an analyst would be more helpful in predicting outcomes. This is particularly so when a new securit...
Sun, Feb 27, 2005Whistling in the windSubscriber Only
February 20, 2005 00:00 IST
The forthcoming Budget is likely to be centered around tax reforms. This is appropriate and suits Chidambaram’s temperament. After all,...
Sun, Feb 20, 2005Laloo should get into driver’s seatSubscriber Only
February 13, 2005 00:00 IST
The Indian Railways is the world’s second largest rail network, covering nearly 65,000 km, divided into three gauges of broad, meter an...
Sun, Feb 13, 2005Getting cross with cross-subsidiesSubscriber Only
February 06, 2005 00:00 IST
This is a season when it is fashionable for all and sundry to give even unsolicited advice to P Chidambaram. Finance Ministers are tolerant,...
Sun, Feb 06, 2005From the alpine heights of DavosSubscriber Only
January 30, 2005 00:00 IST
I am once again in Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). For more than 34 years, this Swiss Alpine ski resort has ...
Sun, Jan 30, 2005Thought for foodSubscriber Only
January 23, 2005 00:00 IST
Sustained increase in farm incomes is crucial not only for GDP growth but to sustain a growing market for goods and services. Integrated agr...
Sun, Jan 23, 2005Globalising disaster managementSubscriber Only
January 16, 2005 00:00 IST
In an earlier column on New Year resolutions, I had outlined my wishlist. Topping the agenda was the constitution of a national disaster ma...
Sun, Jan 16, 2005Patents Act: No magic bullet but a necessary pillSubscriber Only
January 09, 2005 00:00 IST
The recent ordinance promulgated by the Government amends the Patents Act to provide for product patents covering pharmaceutical, chemicals ...
Sun, Jan 09, 2005How to make the New Year HappierSubscriber Only
January 02, 2005 00:00 IST
This is my first column of 2005. It is written under the deep shadows of the profound human tragedy we have witnessed just after Christmas &...
Sun, Jan 02, 2005Pension: Thinking into the futureSubscriber Only
December 29, 2004 08:53 IST
The panic about pensions is rising around the world. The United States, Europe, Japan, China and other countries are seeing the graying of t...
Wed, Dec 29, 2004Still not enough roads, bridges or moneySubscriber Only
December 19, 2004 00:00 IST
The mid-year review presented by the Finance Minister to the Parliament on Monday is, generally, a realistic and truthful analysis of the In...
Sun, Dec 19, 2004Bihar will test Indian democracySubscriber Only
December 17, 2004 00:00 IST
The Bihar assembly elections are scheduled to be held towards the end of February. The Election Commission (EC) has already paid Bihar a vis...
Fri, Dec 17, 2004The energy paradigm: Back to the futureSubscriber Only
December 12, 2004 00:02 IST
A few days ago, the Prime Minister spoke at the meeting of the advisory council on trade and industry on the need to de-politicise energy pr...
Sun, Dec 12, 2004Time to blow the whistleSubscriber Only
December 05, 2004 00:00 IST
We are often rudely jolted by a rail incident of one kind or the other: a derailment, an accident, a bridge collapse, a signal failure or a ...
Sun, Dec 05, 2004
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