Since the time the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) with large tax concessions were first proposed several years ago, most economists have been pointing out that the scheme would result in large tax losses as existing units would migrate to these exclusive zones.

An FDI policy that links the scale of investments to the level of sourcing for exports may not be a bad idea.

The question boils down to whether the existing anti-terrorism laws have helped reduce terrorist activity and whether they're prone to systematic abuse.

I think it was around two years ago when a colleague of mine announced that he was buying an air ticket to Trivandrum.

The Supreme Court has devised a formula to save co-operative societies caught in a deposit scam in Gujarat in the judgment, Indian Bank v Godhara Nagrik Cooperative Credit Society Ltd.

Last week, the heads of the negotiating groups on agriculture and non-agriculture market access at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) released the revised negotiating documents to break the impasse and take the Doha Development Round (DDR) forward.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), after the well deserved success of its flagship MCA-21 e-enablement project, is committed towards the simplification and transparency of corporate reporting.

The saga of Indian securities laws regulating offshore derivative instruments (popularly called "participatory notes" or "P-Notes") has just had a new chapter.

Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) is a new concept, introduced by the Finance Act, 2005.

The Finance Act 2008 has modified and rationalised the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 (Credit Rules) and removed some anomalies.

The UPA government completed four years in office last week, on which occasion it released a comprehensive report of its activities and achievements during its tenure.