The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 16, 2005

PM's Washington visit
AT this juncture, all indications point to the fact that Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US will be of more than usual interest to both New Delhi and Washington. As far as the latter is concerned, there are clear ... More

Is Indo-Pak peace process really `irreversible'?
India's diplomatic efforts to highlight the dangers of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism have been inadequate, primarily because of New Delhi's anxiousness to claim progress in the peace process. The dangers of the continuing links between the ISI and ter ror groups remain unaddressed. The tendency to overstate "achievements" and gloss over differences in relations with Pakistan and China could boomerang on India. There can be no substitute for strong and decisive leadership in dealing with terrorists and those who support them, says G. Parthasarathy. More

EDITORIAL

Caution on drugs
IT IS THE same story being played out and with disconcerting frequency. When the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recently wanted new labels for impotence drugs such as Pfizer's Viagra and Eli Lilly's Cialis to include ... More

TAXATION

Only a copy of the copyrighted software
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a Tribunal ruling about the acquisition of copyrighted software More

Frail arguments for tax trail
T. N. Pandey on how mere collection of information may not help the taxman More

No special dispensation
R. Anand on a recent clarification from the Haryana Government on VAT and leasing More

Collect taxes like the bee — gather honey from flowers without causing pain
REGARDING tax, sage Ved Vyas in his famous epic Mahabharat said thus: "State Tax be such which should not prove to be a burden on the subject; the King should behave like those bees which collect honey without ... More

BOOKS

Universities are too important to be surrendered to dictates of the market
IF YOUR kid has finished school and is now entering university, you probably have new worries to lose sleep over. What may rank low on your anxietylist is corruption in places of learning and policy somersaults, ... More

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