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 From left: Yashwant Sinha, Murasoli Maran, Manohar Joshi, PM Vajpayee, Ram Naik, P R Kumaramangalam, Mamta Banerjee
 
 
 NDA government gives economic reform top priority
President stamps assent on insurance, forex bills 
Cabinet agrees to amend Companies, Patents, Essentials Acts
 
Vajpayee constitutes eight groups to revive economy 
Jaitley heads new Department of Divestment 
Govt to decide on FDI in media before April 2000 
Rajya Sabha approves insurance bill
 
India won't discuss non-trade issues at WTO meet, assures Maran 
Lok Sabha passes insurance bill with 4 amendments 
Sinha says insurance bill is fool-proof
 
Forex, money bills won't harm economy, assures Sinha; LS nods
 
Lok Sabha takes up IRDA Bill for discussion 
Divestment panel members resign & wait
 
Maran promises to protect Indian exports 
 
Jaswant invites Japan to invest in India
 
PM assures speedier economic, financial, administrative, legal reforms 
NTPC-NHPC deal not intended to bridge fiscal deficit, says power minister 
Sinha defends GAIL divestment 
PM constitutes taskforce on knowledge-based industries 
PM recasts economic, infrastructure panels 
New tourism policy likely to focus on Hindu holy sites 
Money Laundering Bill tabled in Lok Sabha 
Sinha tables insurance bill in Lok Sabha 
Transport strike called off 
Keeping promises: Economists dissect the 100 Days Mantra 
Top priority to economy: Narayanan 
Sinha offers a preview of second generation reforms 
Railways to increase private sector role in new projects 
Jethmalani to place Companies Bill before Union Cabinet 
Cabinet nods to money laundering, forex management, derivative trading bills, telecom  package 
Unions, Left decry Cabinet nod to insurance bill, industry hails it 
Cabinet nods to insurance bill, tabling likely in winter session 
Privatisation of  power sector will be enhanced, says 'Ranga' 
'Doctor' rules out artificial respiration for sick PSUs 
Hudco to execute dwelling units project, says Jatia 
Govt framing transparent guidelines for FDI, says Sinha 
 Manohar Joshi to focus on divestment, autonomy for profitable PSUs 
  
 Top row, from left: Nitish Kumar, Sharad Yadav, Jagmohan, Ram Jethmalani, Pramod Mahajan. Bottom row, from left: Ram Vilas Paswan, Naveen Patnaik, Suresh Prabhu, Kashiram Rana, Shanta Kumar.
 
 Nitish Kumar links highway maintenance to economic development
 
How to attract foreign investment 
Term-III, Reform-II: R C Murthy's column 
Jumbo council for phase-II  of economic reform -- Mahesh Nair's column 
FM warns of internal debt trap 
Maran to focus on India's WTO stance, recast of export strategy 
'Ranga' scripts powerful plan for first 100 days 
Jethmalani assures protective legislation for the small investor 
Decision on aircraft acquistion won't be delayed, says new aviation minister
IA set to pilot divestment plans under new dispensation 
Assocham draws up blueprint for first 100 days 
New government must try to catch up with economic superpower China 
Industry reconciles to imminent tough times 
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