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FOREIGN RELATIONS

Tackling Islamabad
THE latest moves by both India and Pakistan on the road to normalisation of relations between the two countries provide the basis for a lot of optimism. But the question is, especially in view of the fate of similar ... More

EDITORIAL

Summit of expectations
THE FOURTH INDIA-EU summit should be seen as part of a continuing process begun in the 1990s to improve both business and political ties between Brussels and New Delhi. The business summit, hosted by the CII, FICCI and the Commerce Ministry, is ... More

ECONOMY

You can't export a haircut or mail a massage, so what
THERE are over three million service providers in our country according to one estimate, though only one in ten has so far registered with the Department of Revenue, rues the chief of service tax, labouring under a ... More

FERTILISERS

Concession scheme for phosphatic fertilisers — Turning clock back to pre-reform era
The new policy for complex fertilisers is tantamount to encouraging high-cost production by plants in one group while penalising low-cost producers in another. This is quite contrary to the spirit of reforms and militates against the overriding objec tive of making the industry cost-competitive, says Uttam Gupta. More

TAXATION

How `zero interest' could be interesting
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a few decisions relating to debentures and zero-interest bonds More

Why itemise when sale is lock, stock and barrel
R. Anand on the slump sale drag in pending tax litigation More

Don't bark up the `non-executive' tree
Only the executive directors of a company can be punished for I-T defaults, says T. N. Pandey, citing a recent High Court verdict More

Permitted, when not prohibited
K. Ramesh on a recent apex court decision on treaty shopping More

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