Analysing India's competitiveness
One of the major issues of 'competitiveness' is whether liberalisation and reforms during nineties have led the economy to move from high to low-cost economy, resulting in improved trade and investment flows, besides augmented growth and lower inflation.

Keynesian economics, PMO-style
John Maynard Keynes may have been dead for several decades, and his theory of demand-side solutions may have had limited utility in the post depression years, but he has got unquestioning admirers in the PMO.

Another lifeline
As the finance ministry begins its budget exercises, it is clearly worried about the performance of Unit Trust of India after the massive bail out provided through the 1999 budget.

Pipedreams again
Concept of having an integrated power grid -connecting the member countries of Saarc -- is conceptually very good but may just not be feasible under the current circumstances.

Same old message
At the WEF meetings in New Delhi every year, critiquing India's economic reforms has become mandatory. This year is no exception and the Forum's director Claude Smadja has spared few words in telling the IES-2000 that India needs to pull up its socks.

You too,Uncle Sam
A fire in a garments export factory in Bangladesh recently claimed at least 50 lives. This accident comes in the wake of another fire at a clothing factory, in August this year, which killed 12 people.

Unwiring and networking your home simultaneously
All across the computer and Internet industries, the latest buzzword is "wireless" -- wireless connections to the Internet, wireless methods for connecting computers in offices and homes, wireless handheld devices, like Web-enabled mobile phones and personal digital assistants.