Fighting inflation
Inflationary pressures are once again exerting themselves and some forecasts predict inflation rates close to double digits by early next year. This is entirely unacceptable.

Money and mind
If Zee TV is matching Star TV's "one crore and Amitabh" show with "ten crore and Anupam Kher," can we in fact deduce that Mr Bachchan's star appeal makes up for that Rs 9 crore difference?

The numbers play their own games
Conventional wisdom has it that the Indian economy is into serious slowdown. The Reserve Bank came in for criticism for being less than sensitive, when in its Oct 10 credit policy statement it said that this was not quite the case.

The hard decisions are waiting
Mid-term review of the ninth plan by a full meeting of the Planning Commission recently has come to terms with reality. Without being too optimistic on growth prospects, the PC has pointed to all-round slippages in targets and performance.

You get by with a little help
In developing countries, capital is the scarcest resource in relative terms, and the most obvious consequence of this is the over-emphasis on short-term problems. Implementing trade liberalisation agreements, on the other hand, can be seen as an investment in the medium and long-term future.

eavesdropper
The economic editors' conference this year will be denied the pleasure of the company of two important ministers who represent the sector that contributes about 27% to the gross domestic product (GDP).