Warrier's Collage on Sunday August 18, 2024

Warrier's COLLAGE On Sunday August 18, 2024 Good Morning 🌅 Happy Birthday to all readers having birthday during this week. Happy Malayalam New Year to those who are following Malayalam Calander (The New Year Kollavarsham 1200 started yesterday, Chingam 1). Happy Year ahead 🙏 Nice Day M G Warrier A Our National Flag : Nehru's Vision 🙏 https://mainstreamweekly.net/article14954.html B https://m.economictimes.com/opinion/speaking-tree/is-freedom-a-numen/articleshow/112532352.cms Synopsis The article explored the notion of freedom beyond physical independence, emphasizing mental and psychological liberation. It cited Buddha's teachings on achieving freedom in every moment and called for individual self-reflection on true liberty. It also underscored the universal spirit of seeing the world as one family for genuine freedom. C Media Response The Economic Times Chat Room* August 16, 2024 Retro Tax This refers to your brief editorial "We Dig Federalism, But Why Retro Tax?" (Economic Times, August 16) which covers multiple impacts of the Apex Court verdict on mining tax. The ruling naturally will trigger relationship issues between Centre and states and the impact of retrospective taxation on the finances of tax-paying entities irrespective of their ownership will be severe. In the instant case, may be, a substantial portion of the burden will be in the nature of transfer of funds from public sector entities to governments, both getting converted into rise in prices of products dependent on mined resources especially coal. The message that the responsibility to pay taxes can get postponed indefinitely may not augur well in a situation where political leadership in states and Centre can change at 5 years or shorter intervals. Perhaps all these issues might have been considered by the Hon'ble Lordships before coming to conclusions. Still, possibility of destabilisation of finances of a sector crucial to economic development is scaring. M G WARRIER Mumbai *ET didn't publish! D Collage Travelogue : Reshmy Warrier I had visited Bangkok during the last Century as part of an official tour. Later Sudha and I went with a group. Last week, daughter went to Bangkok on a week's holiday. She has shared her experience in an excellent travelogue. Link : http://imprintsofamind.blogspot.com/2024/08/do-bangkok-your-way.html?m=1 E Books By M G Warrier https://play.google.com/store/info/name/M_G_Warrier?id=11csr11sn9

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