The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 23, 2006

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Regulate commodity futures
Futures trading is the best bet for price discovery, and must not be banned. Surely, tough regulations and safety measures are necessary. More

EDITORIAL
A deal cast in iron
The Tata offer for Corus unleashes the animal spirits of India Inc. More

TAXATION
Going overboard on tax sops?
Tax reforms have succeeded in boosting India's openness through large tariff reductions and lifting the share of direct taxes in total revenue but the fact remains that the overall ratio of tax revenue to GDP has not risen significantly, leaving the Government to face a heavy debtburden, says T. C. A. RAMANUJAM. More

Ireland, Continent's Celtic Tiger
A trading nation with a global perspective, Ireland is today, one of the most globalised countries. Its economic openness, combined with low taxes, pragmatism and ambition, investment in education, and an eye on the future, is likely to maintain Irel and's momentum for success. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Why we think inside boxes
We cannot put people into boxes so easily More

BUSINESS MODELS
Differentiation: The only path to managing expectations
Urgent investment in developing managers is needed. This, third and final part in the series on differentiation of talent in India, presents a possible model for its effective implementation. More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES
Fighting corruption with words!
Reminiscent of the squirrel in the Ramayana participating in the construction of the bridge to Lanka, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) can derive satisfaction that it has done its bit to banish ... More

LETTERS

Social welfare

`Creamy layer' `Creamy layer' politics

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