The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 06, 2004

Call for clarity
THE Rules on disqualification of company directors brought in recently suffer from apparent ambiguities. For instance, Rule 3 (a) states that whenever a company fails to file the annual accounts and annual returns, ... More

EDITORIAL
WTO rejects agri-subsidies
A LANDMARK RULING by the World Trade Organisation that the multi-million dollar US cotton subsidies violate international trading rules has at once generated tremendous enthusiasm among developing nations and, of course, consternation in the US, ... More

ACCOUNTANCY
Who will have the last laugh?
S. Murlidharan comments on the Mardia verdict. More

B-school betrayal by the numbers
WHEN problems fester, it is inevitable that some dirty linen gets washed in public, and stains and holes in sheets are no longer a secret. Likewise, the recent opinion of a CA firm on the IIMs, prepared a few weeks ago ... More

When super cops join, there's nowhere to escape
IN A secret meeting, top officials of the UK, the US, Canada and Australia have agreed to jointly crack down on tax avoidance. A new task force has been set up for the purpose, reports AccountingWeb citing an ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
Enhancing trade ties with Asean — Mindset change a key factor
Policymakers have set a target of $30 billion for bilateral merchandise trade with Asean countries by the end of the decade. Achieving this target will require major acceleration in all aspects of economic interaction, including two-way investment fl ows, enhancing intra-industry and intra-firm trade, diversifying the trade basket, and exploring ways to create long-term economic partnerships. More

POLITICS
Pakistan: Change-in-progress
There has been a change in Pakistan — from the economy to the mindset vis-à-vis India. The recently-concluded cricket series may have turned the thaw into warmth, but there should not be unrealistic expectations, says G. Parthasarathy wh o, going there after a gap of four years, found a different country. More

BOOKS
Find your way through standards maze
AMONG some of the drabbest readings would rank accounting standards, perhaps next only to insurance policies and politicians' prepared speeches. True. You cannot make them interesting. False. Take, for instance, Dolphy ... More

CARTOON
Sticklish issues
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LETTERS

Managing budget deficits

Children and terrorism

Anti-incumbency vote

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