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November 29, 2003



An Asian dilemma
Why can't Asians evolve their own fashions instead of leaving it to others? wonders Sunanda K Datta Ray

The Wal-Mart factor!
I feel totally at a loss to understand the rationale behind the rise in the stock prices of a very wide array of public companies, says Arvind Singhal




November 28, 2003



The end of bilateral funding
The move will be disadvantageous for civil society organisations, says K Shivakumar

Can India be even a turtle?
I think India is also making a mistake by overemphasising the information technology sector, Barun Roy




November 27, 2003



A week in India
India is clearly moving forward, but the fiscal and infrastructure challenges remain, says A P

Three myths about FIIs
Tamal Bandyopadhyay explains why conventional notions about their behaviour are wrong

High-tech responses to low-tech scandals
Devangshu Datta wonders why nobody has mentioned the technological aspect in Kale bribe case or the CAT scam or even the stamp paper racket.




November 26, 2003



When charity is a tax on society
B Mishra argues that the present framework of tax concessions for charitable institutions has promoted the growth of sub-standard and profiteering education and health services




November 25, 2003



India shining or India whining?
For us to continue being a low-cost destination for call-centres and IT services, we need to teach our boys English or software education, says Manas Chakravarty

Can India grow without Bharat?
India's demographic trajectory is an average of the demographic paths of its constituent states.




November 24, 2003



Maruti's second skin
With its own engineers designing the new-look Zen, and helping Suzuki create the Asia-car, Maruti is on course for designing a full car itself, says Sunil Jain




November 22, 2003



The Bangkokking of Delhi
The unpleasant inevitable can be enjoyed in a modicum of comfort, provided...




November 21, 2003



There's rationale in govt policies
Close analysis of the government's policies reveals a clear pattern in their thought process, says R Ravimohan




November 20, 2003



BPO is a win-win situation
The latest McKinsey Quarterly, provides just the kind of numbers needed to prove that offshoring to countries like India is actually in the interest of the US and EU.

'Selling' India is a pointless business
After wallowing in a serious inferiority complex for years, opinion within India about India seems to have veered to the other extreme.




November 19, 2003



BPO: An opportunity and challenge for India
Clearly, Indians will have to do better than win over a Larry Pressler and try to grab the support of the likes of Hillary and Bill Clinton.




November 18, 2003



Needed -- Indian institutes of social sciences
We need to set up institutes of social sciences on the same high standards as the IITs, says Kirit S Parikh

India's shining economy
It is in India's interest to facilitate the reform and transformation of small and medium businesses into lean and mean fighting machines




November 17, 2003



China's private sector has just begun to grow
Only when the Chinese private sector enjoys legal protection will it bloom, says Matei Mihalca.

This business of education
Private engineering colleges are being accorded deemed university status with no eye on standards or transparency, says S Viswanathan

Don't dump on US!
After the US, India is the biggest user of anti-dumping duties, calculated arbitrarily, and primarily to protect profits of local monopolists, says Sunil Jain




November 15, 2003



India Shining? Get real
So while it is good to be optimistic, and uplifting to celebrate our successes, let us not lose touch with reality, says T N Ninan.

India hits the headlines
As job losses mount, British trade unions are forcing companies to be cautious, underlines Sunanda K Datta Ray.

China can take criticism today
Who knows, the Chinese might even start criticising themselves in 2015, says Surjit S Bhalla.




November 14, 2003



Why this bull market is for real
Corporate restructuring and lower borrowing levels will help demand for stocks to remain stable, says Abheek Barua.

Is the RBI overstaffed?
The lower-rung jobs that form the bulk of its strength can be significantly cut down, says Madan Sabnavis.




November 11, 2003



India, a sucker for toxic mercury
India imports deadly mercury without considering substitutes, states Sunita Narain.

What's on the CA poll agenda?
The bitter fact is that ICAI as a regulator of the auditing profession has not done enough to enable such consolidation.

What we need from the RBI
The Reserve Bank is acting like a good colonial banker. But is that what India needs, asks Suman Bery.




November 10, 2003



Indian industry's three-year itch
Historical evidence suggests that a recovery cycle lasts for three years. But are things different this time -- will the upswing last long? Abheek Barua analyses

Now lawyers to aid marketeers
With government policy so fickle, and yet so critical, companies would do well to hire lawyers and tax experts on the marketing force, recommends Sunil Jain

India's reform model needs change
We must move from the model of crisis-led reform to one of controllable change, says Subir Gokarn




November 08, 2003



India leverages its domestic market
India is exploiting its domestic market just as China does the export market -- at the low end, comments T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.

The power of one
If one small NGO can do a great job, think of what our mass circulation newspapers could do if they chose to be newspapers instead of advertising gazettes.




November 07, 2003



The strange case of Darjeeling tea
Does it really matter where it is grown? wonders T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.




November 05, 2003



Who is left out of the party?
RBI Governor Y Venugopal Reddy has done what is most sensible: put the Monetary Policy on autopilot for six months.




November 04, 2003



Govt appointments losing credibility
The Vajpayee government has so far appointed as many as four regulators and in all the cases the choice has fallen on retiring bureaucrats, points out A K Bhattacharya.

The fundamentals of reform
Real reforms could involve cutting off subsidies to people who don't deserve them, or even increasing subsidies to those who desperately need them, R Jagannathan examines.




November 03, 2003



Who's afraid of globalisation?
Indian politicians need to market the benefits of free trade more vigorously, feels A V Rajwade

Mr Shourie's largesse
Sunil Jain questions governments' decision on WLL mobility.




November 01, 2003



The hookah hawkers
Increased health awareness spells doom for tobacco industry

India's decade - but what about the fisc?
The problem is not the fiscal deficit – the culprit is interest in scam small savings, says Surjit S Bhalla

Big blips in India's growth story
There's no way India can solve all its problems at one time but our backwardness shouldn't be a millstone around our necks.

'I never thought the LSE would pick me'
Former RBI Governor and distinguished economist I G Patel never dreamt that he would become the director of the London School of Economics. In his latest book he outlines his days there.




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