The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 13, 2007

FOREIGN TRADE
Second round of trading at Nathu La — Will it set the cash register ringing?
On September 30, 2006, the first phase of trade through Nathu La,which began on July 6, 2006, was closed for the year. The initial euphoria surrounding the resumption of trade notwithstanding, it had produced mixed results and also exposed a ... More

POLITICS
Lacunae in scheme of separation
The assertive expositions of the respective roles of the executive and legislative branches, on the one hand, and the judiciary, on the other, at the joint Conference of the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices in ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Food regulation must be better processed
The food regulatory framework, which can ideally ensure that safe food is produced by the industry, is under the usual `bad-implementation' shadow. There is, thus, an urgent need for the Government to look into this issue. More

IPR
Indian patent law — Needed, proper definition of `inventive step'
It is indeed possible for the Patent Office to prevent "ever-greening" and patenting of worthless inventions by properly defining and interpreting the term "inventive step". More

INTERVIEW
Innovation is strongly linked to strategy and competitiveness
Continuous innovation is integral to the competitive battle in which organisations are constantly trying to get ahead of one another. — DR RISHIKESHA T. KRISHNAN, PROFESSOR, CORPORATE STRATEGY AND POLICY AREA, IIM-B More

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