The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 14, 2003

Corporate complexities
THE BELIEF OF the Confederation of Indian Industry in the power of market forces is reflected in its criticism of some provisions of the Companies Bill 2003 seeking to ban complex corporate organisations and investment structures. The CII wants ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Shares with the `enemy'
Investor protection measures must embrace `enemy property', 0says N. R. Moorthy More

Auditing is no mega serial
S. Murlidharan says continuity of auditors is not a must More

Choice is off the records
R. Narayanaswamy on how the desi-videshi tussle sidelines the consumer. More

Starved of personal time
IN THE US, lack of personal time is the biggest downside of a career in public accounting, according to a survey of CPAs at public accounting firms conducted by nationally recognised ... More

Some good, a few bad and the rest indifferent
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2003 is a mixed bag of good and not-so-good amendments to the Companies Act, says More

On bathrooms and balance sheets
A HI-TECH toilet that is so artfully camouflaged by a forest-green kiosk that people often mistake it for a subway entrance or a phone booth, writes The New York Times, about a coin-operated `convenience' in ... More

POLITICS

Pakistan's privileged army — Quest for hegemony at home, abroad
As it moves ahead with its "peace process", New Delhi cannot afford to ignore the pernicious role of the Pakistan army. Compulsive hostility with India is a necessary pre-requisite for the Pakistan army to retain its perks and privileges, and it is n ot about to relinquish the vast powers and patronage it enjoys, says G. Parthasarathy. More

WTO

With caution to Cancun
URUGUAY 1986, Seattle 1999, Doha 2001 and now Cancun 2003. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) seems to be inching forward on a tortuous path which may end in despair for the developing world as a whole with the possible ... More

LETTERS

Cess vs toll

Track-II diplomacy

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