The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 22, 2003

Sub-continent readying for peace
On a recent visit to Pakistan, Rasheeda Bhagat spoke to a cross-section of people from Karachi to Lahore who, each from his or her perspective, welcomed the latest peace overtures from India and emphatically endorsed the lasting gains that cou ld come from such an initiative. More

EDITORIAL

Rupee's run
MARKETS MOCK THE best of players, more so the Indian market, ruled by one-way predictions. The best of bankers and analysts are a trifle nettled by the rupee's climb against the dollar to a two-year high. Two years ago, the same bunch had ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The basic telephony glut
IT is common knowledge that India has one of the lowest teledensities in the world — around 4.6 per hundred population — but what is not known is that despite such dismal penetration the country is heading towards demand ... More

Of tangled telecom packages — Over to the regulator
IF YOU thought the country's de-regulated telecom sector with multiple options would be able to resolve all your problems, including swift connections and better service, you are both right and wrong. Take the latest advertisement of the ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Travel into the question of `conveyance'
A Calcutta High Court order on amalgamation raises issues of conveyance, sale and stamp duty and so on. K. Srinivasan looks at various aspects thrown up by the court order. More

Bringing real value
S. Ramanujam looks at the report of the expert group on valuation principles for corporate assets and shares More

Reselling the equity idea
Participating cumulative preference shares can perhaps do the trick, says S. Murlidharan More

More corporate democracy, please
For this the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2003 needs further changes, says G. D. Agrawal More

`Con' in continuing education
IT WAS with trepidation that I clicked the "Knowledge Sharing" option in the ICAI's Web site. There pops up a whole page of photographs with the heading "Showcase" and what you see is but a bunch of people, standing for the pose, giving the ... More

LETTERS

More teeth for CAG

US economy

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