ECONOMY & BUSINESS Centre
agrees on VAT
package for states It has worked out a three-tier package to make up for loss of revenue
as states move from sales tax to value added tax
FEATURED STORIES
Indian
Express In defence of these ties
There is no reason why outsourcing in manufacturing and R&D for the vast range of military equipment and parts should not provide the impetus needed in bilateral
relations, says JASJIT SINGH
Deccan Herald Aircraft mishaps and training
Air force pilots must be taught to cope with unfamiliar and unpredictable situations to prevent accidents,
says B K PANDEY
Outlook A Day In August, 1947
Dr Zakir Husain got almost killed in August 1947 at Jalandhar but for the help he got from two strangers, one a Hindu and another a Sikh. Years later he described the incident in a letter, reproduced here in a translation by
C M NAIM
India
Together Counsel for the Council
The proposed new Indian Media Council must live up to the best traditions of the press council concept, which is fundamentally based on cooperation between the media and the public to protect key human rights. Many good models for this are available around the
world, says AMMU JOSEPH
Water and river management
in South Asia Given China's disastrous environmental record, India should join an Asian alliance to pressure its big neighbour into behaving more responsibly, says
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