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N.K. Singh
The writer is chairman, 15th Finance Commission
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Taking French connection beyond wine & cheeseSubscriber Only
November 28, 2004 00:58 IST
I am in Paris to speak at the second conference on India organised by the Indo-French Association (AFUI), being held at the French Senate un...
Sun, Nov 28, 2004Foreign reserves are no magic wandSubscriber Only
November 21, 2004 01:02 IST
The proposal for a more productive use of our foreign exchange reserves has received mixed response. This is not surprising. Both sides are ...
Sun, Nov 21, 2004Making Bollywood dreams a realitySubscriber Only
November 14, 2004 00:00 IST
The myriad coloured fireworks of the Diwali night would have barely subsided when Bollywood embarks on a new blitzkrieg of what they call th...
Sun, Nov 14, 2004Fear of flyingSubscriber Only
November 07, 2004 00:00 IST
The recent Cabinet decision raising the foreign equity cap for domestic civil aviation from 40 to 49 per cent created some excitement. This ...
Sun, Nov 07, 2004Oil’s well that doesn’t end wellSubscriber Only
October 31, 2004 00:00 IST
Indian newspapers have extensively reported the Petroleum Minister’s statement abroad indicating that the Government is ready for hard ...
Sun, Oct 31, 2004On the trail of the flying godmanSubscriber Only
October 27, 2004 00:00 IST
Thus the final act in the infamous St Kitts forgery case. The acquittal by the trial court at Delhi, of the only accused left, the so-called...
Wed, Oct 27, 2004Reform by stealth a no-noSubscriber Only
October 24, 2004 00:00 IST
The recent decision on disinvestment which envisages an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for 15 PSUs and fresh issues for another 20 listed one...
Sun, Oct 24, 2004The economically illiterate populism of manifestoesSubscriber Only
October 17, 2004 00:00 IST
By the time this article appears, the electoral verdict in Maharashtra would be known. Whatever be the political complexion of the new Gover...
Sun, Oct 17, 2004Petroleum needs hard decisionsSubscriber Only
October 10, 2004 00:00 IST
Last week, crude prices crossed $52 a barrel, auguring perhaps a new era of high energy prices coupled with volatility. One must sympathise ...
Sun, Oct 10, 2004Coffee, tea or international aid?Subscriber Only
October 03, 2004 00:09 IST
The annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund begins in Washington this week. As is customary, the Finance Minist...
Sun, Oct 03, 2004Investors: The ‘take off’ and ‘landing’ modeSubscriber Only
September 26, 2004 00:00 IST
The Prime Minister’s first visit to the UK and US after he assumed office was preceded by a flurry of activity. The Cabinet approved th...
Sun, Sep 26, 2004Tourism: the growth multiplierSubscriber Only
September 12, 2004 00:00 IST
I have been invited to speak at the 40th annual convention of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India on the broad them...
Sun, Sep 12, 2004Let grey matter rock and rollSubscriber Only
September 05, 2004 00:00 IST
Atque inter silvas Academi Quaerere Verum.(And seek for truth in the groves of Academe)Horace 65-8:BC EpistlesI am having a somewhat crowded...
Sun, Sep 05, 2004Perceptions from the TopnotchSubscriber Only
August 29, 2004 00:00 IST
I am here in Vermont to speak at the Summer Recess of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum on the general theme of...
Sun, Aug 29, 2004Raj dharma, not coalition dharmaSubscriber Only
August 16, 2004 00:00 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is widely admired for his transparent personal honesty, his impatience with the trappings of power and his int...
Mon, Aug 16, 2004WTO: Which way will scales tilt?Subscriber Only
August 15, 2004 00:00 IST
‘‘Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise and is most careful to avoid ...
Sun, Aug 15, 2004A prime ministerial embrace for August 15Subscriber Only
August 08, 2004 00:13 IST
For the first time in post-Independence India, the country would have the privilege to hear a true professional as India’s Prime Minist...
Sun, Aug 08, 2004Corrupting the voteSubscriber Only
May 27, 2004 00:00 IST
A Congress-led coalition government has taken over at the centre. But with the announcement of portfolios came news of some very unseemly be...
Thu, May 27, 2004Brain gain vs brain drainSubscriber Only
April 26, 2004 00:00 IST
There is the issue of relationship between migration and development. This has multiple dimensions which, inter alia, include methodological...
Mon, Apr 26, 2004The undiscovered country of the immigrantSubscriber Only
April 24, 2004 00:00 IST
Walter Lippman had once said “The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of f...
Sat, Apr 24, 2004‘Other’ superpowers risingSubscriber Only
February 20, 2004 00:00 IST
Heraclitus once said that ‘‘nothing endures but changes’’ and this is especially so in the global economy. The centre of...
Fri, Feb 20, 2004India-China, the great Asian JVSubscriber Only
January 24, 2004 00:00 IST
India’s primary tasks are to address rising budget deficits and pare down continuing constraints on the market economy. Total public de...
Sat, Jan 24, 2004Watch out, India is only revving upSubscriber Only
January 23, 2004 00:00 IST
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up with and outpace. — Ovid Would it be reasonable to suggest that gi...
Fri, Jan 23, 2004Don’t make martyrs out of themSubscriber Only
January 19, 2004 00:00 IST
The judgment in the long-awaited Lakhubhai Pathak case finally came on December 22. The special judge acquitted not only former prime minist...
Mon, Jan 19, 2004Export jobs or import workersSubscriber Only
December 11, 2003 00:00 IST
It is said that ageing is mind over matter. If you do not mind, it does not matter. However, the world is increasingly recognising that not ...
Thu, Dec 11, 2003
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