The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 05, 2003

Missed opportunity
PRIOR TO HIS European tour, the Prime Minister, Mr Vajpayee, had held out the hope that the meeting at Evian would "promote a meaningful interaction" between the G-8 countries and select developing countries. Indeed, the Prime Minister had ... More

ECONOMY

One step forward, two back
The Government often cries itself hoarse over the need to check non-merit subsidies from escalating. But, sadly, political compulsions of coalition governance, and not economics or welfare gains to the largest number of people, are increasingly dri ving vital decisions, says G. Srinivasan. More

ACCOUNTANCY

The spread of wrong knowledge
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent disciplinary proceeding of the ICAI that went to court More

A scan of sickness
S. Murlidharan on the new dispensation on industrial sickness More

Will independent directors steer the corporate ship better?
The proposals on independent directors in the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2003, are far from being foolproof, says K. Srinivasan More

A case of slip not showing
THE penultimate paragraph in the recent monthly communiqué that the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has addressed to the CAs deals with a queer problem: It is about the unwillingness of auditors to show their ... More

READERS' RESPONSE
Swiss banks: The inside story
THIS is in reference to the article `Secret, Suave and Sinister' which appeared in these columns on May 8. . Anonymous `secret numbered bank accounts' do not exist in Switzerland, contrary to the claims made in crime novels or movies. Every ... More

BEYOND BORDERS
Taxpayer data at risk
THE US General Accounting Office (GAO) reported that while the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made "important" progress toward improving its security and implementing an information security programme, weaknesses continue to pose a risk to ... More

MANAGEMENT

Old wine
I READ somewhere that modern managers have much to learn from medieval kings who wielded absolute power over their subjects. Not that they were free from vexing problems. It had also been stated that "medieval" and "modern" are not rigid terms. ... More

RADIO/TV

Are we ready for CAS?
DOES it matter? Two months before the July 14 deadline, the Government is standing firm on the implementation of CAS in the country's four metros. The top three cable channels (Star, Sony and Zee), despite reservations, are also firm about going ... More

LETTERS

Approaching elections

State Advised Price scheme

Return of capital

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