The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 29, 2005

Opening the gates wider
EARLIER THIS MONTH, after attending a strategy session chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on the negotiating guidelines at the ongoing WTO talks, the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, said India would not open its markets for ... More

FOREIGN TRADE

Advantage, FTAs
THE mid-1990s witnessed a renewed interest in regional trade agreements (RTAs). From about 50 in 1990, their number crossed 250 in 2003. And, according to the World Trade Organisation, by end of 2005, the total number of RTAs in force may reach ... More

TAXATION

May this not be limited only to discussion
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses the concept of limited liability partnership More

Forest walks are wide and spacious
FORESTS are where many stories begin from, such as, "Long, long ago, there lived a deer in a forest, and not far away was this wily fox!" If that can be terrifying, rest assured that children learn simple romance too from rhymes like, "Little ... More

INCOME TAX

Appellate Tribunal `taxed'
According to the Delhi High Court, the fine distinction between the words `pass' and `pronounce' should not be stretched to the extent that it offends the basic rule of law. This is illustrated in a judgment relating to certain orders of the I-T Appe llate Tribunal. More

Who are `employees based in India'?
Jayesh Kariya on the ambiguities foreign companies face on FBT More

Why bond with the bad
T. N. Pandey argues against tax amnesty in any form More

BOOKS

Driven by a need for cheap financing
Like many, if you are clueless about what `reverse repo' and repo rate' are about, Moorad Choudhry's The Global Repo Markets, could make for interesting reading. Simple in style and full of helpful mini-problems with worked out solutions, the book, says D. Murali, takes the reader through the maze of repo, step by step. More

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