OPINION
EDITORIAL
Resetting the terms
IT SHOULD NOT have taken much time for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to draft his first address to the nation, leaving the nation a tad disappointed, if not unimpressed. Economic words that have become incendiary, such as privatisation, ...
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BUDGET
Budget 2004-05: A macro-economic preview
The major constraint that the Finance Minister may face in revising the figures presented by his predecessor and meeting the demands of his coalition colleagues will be on the revenue side, says V. K. Srinivasan, taking a look at the procedur al and philosophical issues that will shape the Budget.
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POLITICS
Professionals need crutches in politics
THE other day, in his first address to the nation on television, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that "well-meaning citizens" who had strong views on the decline of "morals and ethics in public life" should ...
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TAXATION
Taxman's date with death
K. Parthasarathi argues for the reimposition of estate duty
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Lay bare the gift wrap
S. Murlidharan stares the gift horse in the mouth
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Where the shoe pinched
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a decision on splitting the employment and service aspects of a contract
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Wives unwelcome on business trips
R. Anand on a recent case about the allowability of expense incurred towards spouse's travel
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Sometimes some people can ride on a tractor
IS TRACTOR a road transport vehicle? This question came up before the Allahabad High Court recently when deciding the case of an investment allowance claim by a UP Government undertaking which was giving on hire ...
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BOOKS
No one gets paid until the consumer releases cash
AS PEOPLE we have grown to accept things that our institutions are yet grappling with. For instance, it is all right if our PM addresses us on the TV rather than on the floor of the House, or if his predecessor frets ...
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