OPINION
ESOPS
An ESOP fable
SEBI has sought comments from the public to amend its guidelines on Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOPs). ESOP has been a popular form of equity-based compensation the world over. But ESOP programme may not be an ...
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EDITORIAL
6000 and going strong
AS MILESTONES GO for the nation's stock market, the breaching of the 6000 mark by the Sensex — the Bombay Stock Exchange's bellwether index of equity prices — would easily rank among the more significant events in its chequered ...
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BUDGET
Budget-making: An exercise in guesstimates
IT IS that time of year when the corridors of North Block are busy with the Budget buzz. The detailed expenditure and revenue estimates would have already come in and the scrutiny of estimates with reference to actuals ...
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FOREIGN TRADE
SAARC initiative on free trade
In its essence, a free trade area means trading in a tariff-free environment, which should normally lead to a sharp increase in trade volume and value with the most efficient manufacturers of select products in the "area" raking in the maximum profit s. There is no reason why this situation should not be replicated among the SAARC countries, the only snag being that since the member-countries are not equally strong, economically speaking, the stronger among the grouping will reap a larger harvest compared to the weaker set.
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POLITICS
Poor politicians!
YOU bet the broadside against politicians launched by the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr J. M. Lyngdoh, most certainly did not take them by surprise. Day in and day out, in season and out of season, in print and ...
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FOODGRAINS
The perils of private food export
IT appears that the liberalisation and globalisation process is reaching a stage where it can do the most damage to the disadvantaged and under privileged in so vital a sector as food. What else can explain the decision ...
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LABOUR REFORMS
Reform labour laws, now
India's labour laws have to work towards `drawing in' human resources — entrepreneurial talent and employees — into the market so that natural resources and savings will follow. This will boost the nation's marketable and measurable ou tput and make India shine brighter, say G. Ramachandran and G. Balasubramanian.
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