by Arun Prabhudesai 
I am not saying that they will not be implemented soon, but after implementation to actual utilization may take a long long time. Think about just one issue: Every Govt. office will need a gadget to identify the BIOMETRIC PAN cards- not only Government offices, but every banker and Institution where PAN card is required. The other issue is that a person will have to travel to offices everytime for his identification. One will not be able to post his application like he does now. Now thats a real pain. There are host of other problems that need to be tackled and thought about. Can these issues be overcome in matter of months ?
July 17, 2007 Continue Reading → by Arun Prabhudesai The report also compares business regulations in South Asia with 175 economies around the world. India, the region’s top reformer, implemented reforms to simplify business registration, cross-border trade, and payment of taxes, as well as to ease access to credit and strengthen investor protection. Although the reforms improved India’s ranking over last year’s, it still ranks relatively low at 134 and stands 41 places after China, which is reforming at a faster pace. The top-ranked countries in the region are the Maldives (53) and Pakistan (74), followed by Bangladesh (88), Sri Lanka (89), Nepal (100), India (134), Bhutan (138), and Afghanistan (162).
May 9, 2007 Continue Reading → 
