OPINION
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Standards on Mint Street
Mohan R. Lavi comments on the ongoing harmonisation of bank accounting practices
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EDITORIAL
Symbolism on subsidies
JUST DAYS AHEAD of the potentially crucial meeting of several states under the aegis of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris comes the European Union's letter to members of the World Trade Organisation detailing its ...
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ECONOMY
Economic agenda for new government
The current disconnect in policy-making will be broken in the coming days with a new government in office. As the first government to take office in the 21st century, it is important that it sets its sights beyond short-term considerations. A simple but credible medium-term path of macroeconomic policies is the need of the hour, says A. Vasudevan, emphasising attention to the real sectors.
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The post-election economy — Improving India's m-readiness
IF A choice between changing global mindsets towards outsourcing from India and changing Indian mindsets towards markets has to be exercised, the latter is the more valuable option. Changing Indian mindsets towards ...
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ACCOUNTANCY
An exercise in rubberstamping?
Is price discovery more often fait accompli, asks S. Murlidharan
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No cause for celebration
K. Parthasarathi questions the cost effectiveness of celebrity endorsements
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Loyalty is a depreciable asset, at 100 per cent
THIS day counts as important, despite being a thirteenth, because of results that would start pouring in from EVMs. Numbers are going to make the difference between winners and losers, and tally is what all political ...
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Visions or high refraction?
VISION essays that institutions and corporates are happy to flaunt are usually heavy-duty rhetoric that may not be far removed from their political chums, the party manifestos. Thus, the result of a new survey — ...
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POLITICS
Can a CM be a CEO too?
CAN a chief minister in India wear the hat of a CEO of the State carry the day? The answer seems to be an emphatic no going by the verdict of the people of Andhra Pradesh. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, during his ...
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BOOKS
Add `pollution' to your knowledge
ACCOUNTING is highly polluted, thinks a general reader of published statements, even as elected representatives of the profession would glibly state that this is a pristine vocation, much to the disbelief of their own ...
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CARTOON
Sticklish issues
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LETTERS
Naidu's exit
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