The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 05, 2003

Paradigm change in Sino-Indian relations
SEEN FROM the perspective of the traditional Sino-Indian relations (the "tradition" extending to the establishment of Communist China on the one hand and Independent India on the other) — that is, not going back beyond 1947 — the ... More

EDITORIAL

No fizz for investors
THE CENTRE'S DECISION to permit Coca-Cola to issue non-voting shares to domestic investors in the bottling operations of the company is a classic example of a legal sleight of hand that reconciles the initial decision with a subsequent one that ... More

PETROLEUM

LPG and Kerosene: Few gains from notional decontrol
The current woes of the oil companies are the result of the Government's mindset of wanting to have the cake and eat it too. It cries itself hoarse about the increasing subsidy outgo on LPG and kerosene but does not lower the rates of taxes/duties. I f only these are brought down, the consumers will have access to the products at affordable prices, even without subsidy, says Uttam Gupta. More

TAXATION

Prospecting in `retrospect'
T. C. A. Ramanujam on how retrospective amendments trigger litigation More

Hardship in the evasion fight
The amendment to Section 206C belies trust in the `green channel system', says T. N. Pandey More

Hit where it hurts
The new tax regime should serve to discipline firms and their partners, says S. Murlidharan More

Form straws off TDS back
R. Anand on the ongoing efforts to simplify TDS forms More

BEYOND BORDERS
More than tennis at Wimbledon
IT IS Wimbledon tennis fortnight and the Revenue is again targeting homeowners in Wimbledon Village who are renting out their property during the tournament. Some homeowners are reportedly making as much as £6,000 in rental income whilst the ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

In search of a pure measure of corruption
CORRUPTION is the misuse of entrusted power for private gain. This is how Transparency International defines the bad `c' word that can occur both in the public and private sectors, at "both petty and grand levels". Since corruption is not a ... More

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