After the first oil shock of 1973, there was much talk of how to achieve energy security in India. That\’s happening again today, with oil at $ 60/barrel. But in the 1970s everybody agreed that energy security meant maximizing the […]
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There is much rejoicing (and some groaning) over the Bush-Manmohan agreement giving India full access to nuclear fuel, equipment and technology. US Congress may stall Bush\’s request for waiving the existing legal hurdles. But Russia and France have long been
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at Oxford University last week that the British Raj, despite its ills, had a beneficial side. It brought good governance and new institutions that Indians value even today. Predictably, the BJP and Marxists are outraged
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Under the influence of my teenage son, I saw much TV coverage of the Live-8 music concerts across four continents last week to focus attention on Africa\’s problems. Live-8 hoped to make Africa the focus of the G-8 meeting of
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When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the US later this month, he will ask the US to lift curbs on the transfer of technology and equipment for nuclear and other purposes. He needs to emphasise that this is not about
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When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the USA later this month, he will ask the US lift curbs on the transfer of technology and equipment for nuclear and other purposes. He needs to emphasise that this is not about building
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Most business family disputes are between brothers. But some sons have ousted their fathers (Parvinder Singh ousted Bhai Mohan Singh in Ranbaxy, Omkar Kanwar ousted Raunaq Singh in Apollo Tyres). Such companies typically fared very well after the youngsters took
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Democracy blurs the borders between secularism, religion and politics. Mahatma Gandhi once declared that those who want religion and politics to be kept separate do not understand either religion nor politics. Lal Advani’s Karachi misadventure has added a new twist:
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India’s merchandise exports have almost doubled in the last three years to $ 80 billion, and exports of software/IT-enabled services have almost tripled to $ 17.2 billion. People the world over suddenly see India as a potential economic superpower. It
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A big new opportunity is opening up for Indian companies to take over ailing foreign ones and become global number one in their respective fields. The financial troubles of General Motors and Ford, the two top car producers, are hitting
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