GNP, exports and the stock market are booming. What could disturb this idyllic feel good factor, which the BJP is betting on to win the elections? Bird flu could. The deadly H5N1 flu virus is sweeping across Asia , ravaging […]
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One of my favourite posters says “Some people see the world as it is, and ask why. But I think of things that never were, and ask, why not? “ Management gurus may wax eloquent over sticking to the knitting
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A successful finance minister typically has three characteristics: good luck, political savvy, and wisdom. Yashwant Sinha was neither lucky nor politically savvy, though he showed flashes of wisdom. Jaswant Singh has demonstrated both luck and political savvy. He still needs
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Projecting a profit and sales growth of 15% annually does not look wildly optimistic even after allowing for sundry stupidities, errors and accidents, says Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar . Now that the Sensex has risen at dizzying speed to cross
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Projecting a profit and sales growth of 15% annually does not look wildly optimistic even after allowing for sundry stupidities, errors and accidents, says Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar . Now that the Sensex has risen at dizzying speed to cross
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Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats. You are about to witness one of the greatest shows on earth: the gradual Indian takeover of global companies. As the process unfolds, every worthwhile Indian company will become a multinational corporation (MNC)
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In 1998, Boris Yeltsin bowed out of office with the Russian economy in ruins. The Indian Left gleefully attributed this to rapid economic liberalisation. Five years later, after even more liberalisation by Vladimir Putin, the Soviet economy has staged a
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In 1998, Boris Yeltsin bowed out of office with the Russian economy in ruins. The Indian Left gleefully attributed this to rapid economic liberalisation. Five years later, after even more liberalisation by Vladimir Putin, the Soviet economy has staged a
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Dear Atal Behari Vajpayee, Your partymen are celebrating your election victories in three major states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh, and claiming it points to victory in next years general election. Dead wrong. The real message from voters is that
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Dear Atal Behari Vajpayee, Your partymen are celebrating your election victories in three major states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh, and claiming it points to victory in next years general election. Dead wrong. The real message from voters is that
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