OPINION
ENVIRONMENT
Biological Diversity Act Implementation not tough enough
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FOREIGN TRADE
Pacing the FTA with China
Since bilateral trade is well on target, there seems no need to hurry through the India-China FTA, though Beijing may press for it.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
On hope and prayer into 2008
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TAXATION
Stricter norms for tax audited accounts justified
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BOOK PROFIT
Echoes of eco tax
Green taxes are fiscal measures aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, by disincentivising eco-unfriendly activities. There is growing evidence that green taxes actually work, and that they make economic sense, says Vijay V. ...
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INTERVIEW
Draft REIT regulations lack tax guidance
If tax were to be imposed at the REIT level, at say 30 per cent plus surcharge and cess, the returns to a marginal investor or a pensioner who is at a lower bracket would be unfairly impaired.
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INCOME TAX
Book profits law gets stringent
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BOOKS
‘A democratic Pakistan can become a symbol of hope’
“So as I prepare to return to an uncertain future in Pakistan in 2007, I fully understand the stakes not only for myself, and my country, but the entire world. I realise I can be arrested. I realise that like the assassination of Benigno ...
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LETTERS
Tamil Nadu’s cement policy
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