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Friday, October 07, 2005
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Editorials The monsoon — still unpredictable Monsoons are notoriously capricious but the course this year's monsoon charted had more than the usual twists and turns. First, it got off to an inauspicious start by arriving late and then raining half-heartedly. Just as the doomsayers had ... Recasting priority sector lending A full 15 years after the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms (Narasimham Committee-I) recommended phase-out of directed credit, an internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clearly called for continuation of the concept of ... Leader Page Articles Right to Information — path to Swaraj By Shailesh Gandhi The Right to Information Act comes into force all over the country on October 12. Citizens should make use of it to ensure transparency and good governance triumph. News Analysis Breaking America's grip on the net By Kieren McCarthy— © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 YOU WOULD expect an announcement that would forever change the face of the Internet to be a grand affair — a big stage, spotlights, media scrums, and a charismatic frontman working the crowd. But unless you knew where he was sitting, all ... What's the value of friendship? By Lucy Rock — © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004 PHILOSOPHERS AND poets have long pondered the importance of friendship: Euripides thought "a loyal friend worth 10,000 relatives," while Ringo got by with a little help from his. With marriage in terminal decline in many nations, many of us ... Russia-EU ties — a time of change By Nikolai Kaveshnikov The Europeans have accepted in principle the Russians' initiative to replace the 1994 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. Letters to the Editor Interviews 
"Trying to reduce poverty is not in contradiction with promoting growth"Erna Witoelar, United Nations Special Ambassador for the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific, advocates that governments should balance pro-poor policies with economic growth to achieve the MDGs. In an interview, the former Indonesia n Minister talks of a major role for civil society to ensure that governments do not sweep the poor under the carpet. Read Today's supplements: Entertainment | Young World | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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