The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 09, 2005

Tackling terror
THE EXPLOSIONS THAT wreaked havoc in London's Underground and a double-decker bus on Thursday underscores the point that violent terrorism has come to stay and that the world will have to learn to live with it, including the loss of precious, ... More

ECONOMY

The slogans on Africa
IT IS wonderful to spend time and energy on humanitarian causes, but to be totally preoccupied with the "presentation" of the cause — to an extent which diverts attention away from implementation issues — is, to the say the least, a ... More

TAXATION

Payment of tax is a fiscal fact
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a case where the Indo-Austrian DTAA ran into interpretational problems More

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him
HMRC or Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is "the new department responsible for the business of the former Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise," informs www.hmrc.gov.uk. "As a single department, HMRC will have the added benefit of ... More

Wide are the Board's powers
The Department is precluded from challenging the correctness of CBDT orders, points out H. P. Ranina citing decided cases More

TERRORISM

Wanted, a new strategy to combat terror
That terrorists were able to attack the heart of London despite the tight security measures adopted in the UK after the Madrid blasts proves that the command control of Osama bin Laden's terror outfit is intact. A new strategy is needed to deal with the crisis. The UN should be empowered to assess the effectiveness of counter-terrorism forces in fundamentalist countries to ensure that jehadi elements operating from within their borders are rooted out, says B. S. Raghavan. More

BOOKS

Geographical indication is a nomadic intellectual property in search of identity
GOLD Coast Indian takeaway Handi Ghandi has changed its logo after a fiery response from the family of iconic Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, says www.townsvillebulletin.news.com in a June 26 report. "The Southport business ... More

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