Deccan Herald, Monday, March 10, 2003

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Feel-good budget for whom?  FINANCE / The steady fall in interest rates on investment instruments like PPFs, FDs or NSCs has put the ordinary citizen, who is looking for safer option, in piquant situation, says Anil Chakradeo Smoking: Let’s make it history ADVERTISING / The harmful effects of tobacco consumption is well known, Ramanujam Sridhar vehemently argues for a complete ban on advertisements of tobacco products   No business from this attack MEDIA / Any war in Iraq will prove costly for the US media as advertisers will not like their ads to be seen amidst sights of destruction  Blowing up the “myths” about management MANAGEMENT / Most managements have stuck up with certain “myths” for generations. Former CEO Dinesh Kumar attempts to shatter these “myths” and gives a new insight into management practices  Budget(ting) politics before economics COMMENT / By queasily allowing persuasive politics to get the better  of prudent economic imperatives, the Finance Minister has rendered  the budget infructuous, writes Aditya Raj Das  Escape to nature MOTORING / Driving through the sand dunes of Bikaner in a  Mahindra vehicle was an experience filled with adventure and  fun, Dilip Maitra writes a personal account.  Bright growth pockets INFO-TECH / Compared to the cuts in IT spending across the globe, Indian market gives an encouraging picture, writes Anurag Srivatsava  Americans back to savings Markets off on Bush-Saddam stand off  Despite a market-friendly budget, the current weakness at the stock markets is likely to continue with selling pressure  becoming more pronounced Political dynamics of privatisation in India FOCUS / Although there was a broad consensus across political spectrum of India in favour of disinvestment / privatisation of state-run entities, the entire process has been neither smooth nor without controversy, writes Anil Sainani

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