The Hindu : Tuesday, December 16, 2003

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003

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An ignominious end
THE CAPTURE OF Iraq's deposed President Saddam Hussein has helped the United States demonstrate that it has the will and the capacity to achieve tactical goals. U.S. confidence, that had eroded distinctly as the operation in Iraq went awry, will ...

Consolidation in the banking sector
THE RECENT ACQUISITION by the British multinational bank, HSBC, of a chunk of shares in the UTI Bank, a new generation private bank, has major implications for the Indian financial sector. Both the investing bank and the target bank have claimed ...

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Development — a reality check
By Prateep K. Lahiri

Manufacturing is the real engine of growth, and [in India] this sector has been lagging behind in both productivity and expansion.

Blair 'then' and 'now'
By Hasan Suroor

Saddam Hussein's capture has certainly eased the pressure on Tony Blair but the country and his own party remain deeply divided over his Iraq misadventure.

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