Of all the absurdities
As the economic reform process slows down, the anti-reform lobby is gaining political momentum due to support from several former PMs and the Congress party.

The last act of year 2000
Y2K - the year that began with apocalyptic visions of computers going berserk - is closing on a more fundamentally anxious note.

Union budget, 2001-02
Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha is reportedly widening such consultations by meeting a larger number of groups this year than ever before.