Gearing for information warfare
The `Indian Naval Doctrine for Information Warfare' published in February reiterated the navy's resolve to harness maximum potential from information technology.

Discounting the family silver
Disinvestment minister Arun Shourie is probably heaving a sigh of relief at having convinced telecom minister Ram Vilas Paswan to go along with the proposed sale of the public sector VSNL, but the scheme is full of flaws.

Nice notwithstanding
So the Nice summit of the European Union managed to scrape through with agreement on the most basic issue that had to be decided if the EU's expansion east is to begin, probably in 2004.

Bad gatekeeping
Tour operators have recently protested against the government's decision to raise ticket prices for Indian and foreign tourists alike, fearing loss of business.

Outlandish, Mr Governor
The advice of Assam Governor Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha (retd) to the beleaguered Bihari community in the state to hit back when attacked by the ULFA is nothing short of outrageous.

Eavesdropper
Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, the youngest ever full-time Professor at the Harvard Business School, has not forgotten his Indian roots. His holding an Indian passport in spite of spending the last 20 years or so abroad, is proof of his love for the motherland.