The Financial Express -- Expressions

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Monday, June 9 1997

Letters to the Editor

Oil price hike: No way out now

The odds on an oil price rise are at last good. After months of dithering, the government's hand on a price hike has virtually been forced by G V Ramakrishna and his fellow-members on the Disinvestment Commission.

No more right to suspicion

It is possible to attempt some kind of a contrast between Pontius Pilate and Ajit Bharihoke. Pilate was a timid, helpless man. Though he had no hand in the blood of that just man, though he was impelled to wash his hands off whatever he did, Pilate sentenced Jesus to crucifixion.

Slippery road to tollways

Private investment in highways has been given the green signal by the Cabinet Committee on infrastructure. The country has no expressways; while national highways add up to 34,000 km against 66,000 km needed by 2001.

Financial sector will compete better

At last, RBI is talking about gold policy