A win-win deal for firms and government
Some time ago, this space carried a piece, `A road map for better corporate management Search for an ideal budget'.

Perception is reality, Mr Vajpayee
By now, after the first rush of collective hysteria, it's more or less proved that while catching Bangaru Laxman accepting funds on film was a real coup, the Tehelka tapes are full of gaping holes.

Tapping global markets
The Union Budget for 2001-2002 may be in disarray, but some of its corporate-friendly proposals are getting implemented.

The Opec wild goose chase
No one, bar perhaps the Indian government, need feel either surprise or distress at the straightforward refusal of OPEC to consider concessional oil prices for developing countries.

Without precedent
Never before in India's history have key functionaries of the PMO come out in the open to defend themselves against corruption charges. Considerable significance, therefore, attaches to the fact that Mr Brajesh Mishra, Principal Secretary to the PM and Mr NK Singh, OSD, did precisely this on Monday.

Tehelka's gift to the nation
Tehelka.com's expose of corruption in high places has had an unintended effect the benchmarking of bribery. Vide the Tehelka sting operation the people of this country have come to know first hand the quantum of bribes being offered to senior level politicians for striking deals.