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POLITICS: Nepal on the boil again
For over five decades now, the prospect of a Chinese presence at the Himalayan foothills, adjacent to India’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan, has been the ultimate nightmare for those responsible for the country’s security. The ...

ACCOUNTANCY: Assessing impairment loss
It’s no secret that many acquisitions made by Indian corporates in the past are turning out to be expensive now in hindsight either because the acquisition price was overpaid or because the expected synergies are not getting realised. ...

INTERVIEW: Economic crisis vs global strategies
A common question during situations of economic crisis, such as now, is whether companies should focus on their existing geographies (or even rationalise their current operations) rather than venture into expanding their global ...

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: An arrangement of convenience?
The recent relaxation on partial applicability of ‘Accounting Standard 11, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates - Revised 2003’ (AS-11 Revised) by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on March 31, 2009, has evoked a ...

ACCOUNTANCY: Fair valuing liabilities
Historian James Howell once remarked: “The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor”. If one goes by the recent developments in the US, this quotation could well be reversed in favour of the debtor. First-quarter results of ...

EDITORIAL: Heed Lamy
Eight long years after the Doha Round began, the world is still unable to strike a consensus on farm subsidies and related issues such as market access. If a sense of frustration over the seemingly intransigent attitude of developed countries ...

LETTERS: Charging Web users
This is with reference to the article ‘News on the Web: For free or a fee?’ (Business Line, May 12). News is best read on ...

LETTERS: PR firms and politics
The PR veteran does not seem to know that there are more than 26 States. According to Wikipedia, there are 28 States and 7 Union Territories. “PR firms find it tricky to sell political parties” (Business Line, ...


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