The Financial Express -- Expressions

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Thursday, August 7 1997

Letters to the Editor

Rupee: free market dogma will fail

The rupee is rock steady. This bodes ill for India's exports which have stagnated for over six months now. Exporters get Rs 35-36 per US dollar worth of exports. With India's competitors experiencing currency devaluation, exports from this country are disadvantaged.

Sabre rattling?

The Union finance minister, P Chidambaram was quick to set at rest the confusion caused by the union cabinet secretary's statement on Monday about withholding implementation of the Pay Commission report.

When regulators cross wires

To ensure technical compatibility and effective inter-connection between different operators and service providers. It wants to enjoy all the props of liberalisation without diluting its authority and control over the affairs of telecommunications in the country.

A question of honesty

Sharing tax revenues