The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Insecurity in the US
THIS insecurity has nothing do to with 9/11. It is to do with the creeping crisis in social security. According to some, it is a crisis engineered by President Bush in an attempt to go down in history as the ``President who fixed social ... More

EDITORIAL

Whither agri-exports?
SINCE ASSUMING OFFICE nearly a year ago, this Government's professed focus has been on strengthening agriculture and related activities. The Finance Minister devoted considerable space in his two Budget speeches to farm growth and the efforts of ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Non Est Factum — the legal paradox of mistake
IT TAKES a legal person to realise that a simple journey in a Mumbai suburban train can set off a train of thoughts followed by deep study of legal tomes. On privileged days when my driver extracts permission to go ... More

TAXATION

VAT's behind the controversy
Despite the long years spent in defining the value added tax system introduced on April 1, and the consensus sought to be evolved through the work of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, the scheme remains mired in controversy. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh discuss the reasons why uncertainties over the results of the new system still prevail leading to controversy. More

BANKING

Basel II Accord: More credits than debits
The Basel Committee is treading carefully in introducing the advanced approaches for measurement of capital charge for credit and operational risk. Skilled personnel with expertise in quantitative techniques would be critical for successfully impleme nting Basel-II, especially the advanced approaches. Therefore, banks need to devise systems to attract and retain personnel with the requisite skills. More

IPR

New patent regime — Discovering new challenges
The new patent regime may augur well for the pharmaceutical sector but there are formidable challenges too. The immediate task before the industry and the policy-makers is to formulate appropriate strategies to overcome the shortcomings and derive th e full benefits from the opportunities that are likely to open up, says S. D. Naik. More

LETTERS

Mass awareness

Globalisation and business

Gas cylinder safety

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