The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 09, 2002

US trade rules
THE RECENT STATEMENTS by the visiting US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Mr William Lash, on the state of India-US trade and, specifically, what New Delhi must do to make the flow of American investments to this country more attractive may ... More

ECONOMY

World economy -- Still woozy from recession bug
IT IS not September 11 that triggered the crisis of recession. It was already under way by then. Its roots can be traced to the 1990s. Investments ballooned in the 1990s often at the behest of national governments, but their quality declined ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Peer review unpeeled
IF YOU were expecting some pyrotechnics from the staid world of auditors and their Alma Mater in India, the ICAI, perish the thought. For, the ICAI's idea of peer review, as enshrined in its Statement on Peer Review carried in the April 2002 ... More

Arm's length
BARRING the physically challenged, there are those blessed few who are not required to do many commonplace ordeals such as carrying a briefcase, driving the car, attending to personal mobile, rearing one's child, tending to own spouse or even ... More

Shred or dead?
OVER recent weeks, the accountancy profession has attracted much unwelcome publicity following the spectacular collapse of Enron. Some myths have been shattered and weaknesses have been exposed, but what lessons are there for management ... More

POLITICS

Why should industry not play politics?
IN THE days when the Soviet Union was ruled by the Communist Party, the standing of a leader was known — or, at least, presumed — from where he stood. The closest to the General Secretary was obviously the most likely to succeed. Or, ... More

NDA survival no mark of stability
The Lok Sabha vote may only give temporary relief to the Vajpayee Government but it does not enhance its authority or guarantee political stability for the rest of its term. More

CREDIT POLICY

Credit Policy: Different thinking
THE Credit Policy measures are remarkable for the following three reasons. First, the deftness with which Dr Bimal Jalan muffled the enormous pressures built up by the corporate elite to reduce interest rates further; and what is more he has done ... More

WTO

WTO: Time to change priorities
Globalisation or free trade is not bad per se. It is the distortions that rob its processes of the much-required legitimacy and acceptance. It is good that the WTO has woken up to these issues. More

INTERVIEW

Peace dividend is finally emerging in Lanka
WITH the Wickremesinghe Government engaged in a peace initiative with the LTTE, and also giving signals of the right kind of economic policies, the business community of Sri Lanka is optimistic that finally a peace dividend is in the offing, the ... More

LETTERS

WiLL technology

LIC's achievement

Forward-looking farm policy

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