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Editorials
Shedding Government flab
THE UNION CABINET'S approval of a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for permanent Central Government employees rendered surplus marks a resumption of the country's economic policy implementation process. To the extent that it delivers upon an ... More


Uttaranchal goes to polls
AFTER A SPELL in which the new State of Uttaranchal was governed by an Assembly with a total strength of only 24 MLAs, the forthcoming elections will be the first for the people of this hill State to elect their own representatives. As expected, ... More

Leader Page Articles
The 'sants' go marching in
By Rajeev Dhavan

A political shadow-boxing persists between the VHP and the Prime Minister on the Ayodhya issue. No one is fooled by this. More


The Enron charade
By Arvind Sivaramakrishnan

Despite all their bravado and contempt for the very idea of the state, multinationals are among the loudest and most successful claimants for state aid. More

News Analysis
VRS and disinvestment
By C.V. Gopalakrishnan

Closely linked to the announcement of the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for permanent government employees announced by the Union Finance Minister, Yashwant Sinha, is the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) to sell 25 per ... More

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