The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 11, 2003

Sustaining the good show
INDIA INC HAS come up with an encouraging performance in the second quarter of the current fiscal. Post-tax profits have increased by over 30 per cent, but can that heady pace be sustained? For, the operating profit margin — an indicator of ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How telecom wires got so tangled
Given the long history of botching up telecom policies, it is hardly surprising that the Government should be accused of favouring one company by introducing a unified licensing regime. As in the past, this time as well, the Government has not been t ransparent and fair, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, recounting the story of the great Indian telecom tangle. More

ECONOMY

China's hurtling growth and trade tensions
CHINA'S rapid growth — close to double digit this year — is worrying economic planners who hope to achieve balanced development, reduce wide income disparities between the urban and rural areas, and absorb ... More

TAXATION

National Tax Tribunal: Is it a case of old wine in new bottle?
THE LONGSTANDING demand for setting up a Tax Tribunal for Direct and Indirect Taxes under Article 323B of the Constitution has at last been recognised by the Government, though in haste. However, the National Tax ... More

CREDIT POLICY

Credit Policy: Time for action
THE Mid-term Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04 shows that the RBI Governor, Mr Y. V. Reddy, is not for rhetoric; nor for needless tinkering. Instead, the message is clear that the Governor is for action ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI Informal Guidance Scheme 2003: Glaring flaws, serious lacunae
THE SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme 2003 {the Scheme} was introduced by SEBI with effect from June 24 to enable any market intermediary (the applicant) registered with SEBI as also any listed company (the applicant) to ... More

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