The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 15, 2007

EDITORIAL
Russian rendezvous
Much closer interaction between Indian and Russian companies is needed if the strategic partnership is to yield real economic benefits. More

AUDITING
Insights from PCAOB report
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) — implementer of the Sarbanes Oxley Act in the US — has had a chequered existence. After an initial period of fear, the PCAOB came to be looked upon in later years as a nuisance. ... More

ECONOMY
Why does the American way fail in Japan and India?
Now, some 210 million Americans use about 1.2 billion credit and retail cards, that is, some six cards for every individual. Effect: consumption debt, most of it on credit cards, has risen steeply. The Americans think of their own lifetimes whereas t he Asians think of the next generation and, hence, save for the future, says S. GURUMURTHY More

POLITICS
Martial Law in Pakistan — The General fights back
There is no place for misplaced sentimentalism in dealing with the mercurial General who rules our western neighbour and is widely distrusted by his own countrymen. More

Testing time in Winter session
Mid-term poll clouds that hung over the monsoon session may have lifted but the winter session of Parliament, beginning today, may face tempestuous weather that could rock the government’s stability. For one, the Indo-US nuclear deal, that ... More

INTERVIEW
Risk management can be a competitive weapon in financial services
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BOOKS
Good performance reports explain all variances
In the post-Enron and WorldCom era that we currently endure, ‘corruption appears to have gone mainstream in the private sector,’ rues Barry Leighton. And quite worryingly, “These events have spilled over into the public sector ... More

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