Exclusive! 'By 2012, we brought China boundary row to point of solution'

'Now it is really a question of whether both political leaderships wish to do it now. It is a big thing to do because it means that we have to change the way we learnt to draw the map of India in......

'China is investing in Modi's ego'

'The Modi-Xi and Modi-Obama meetings, within an interval of just 12 days, are juxtaposed superbly at a crucial point in the prime minister's life.' 'Can Modi carve out a win-win situation with the......

Strategic dialogue, Afghanistan on Clinton's India agenda

Besides preparing for the next month's Indo-United State strategic dialogue in Washington, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss a range of bilateral issues and Afghanistan with Indian......

PEs to exit despite weak rupee

Investors prefer exits with lower valuation to staying invested for a longer term Depreciation in the rupee may not alter the exit strategy of private equity (PE) firms and their investors, called......

Coffee Day Group readies $100 mn PE fund raise

Coffee Day Group, which runs businesses from coffee cafes to wealth management to furniture to logistics, is understood to be readying the stage for a possible $100-million fund raise through the......

IOC JV avoids Rajat Gupta's NSR

IOT Infrastructure & Energy Services Ltd, a joint venture of Indian Oil which is raising Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion) from private equity (PE) players for expansion, has decided to ignore a bid by......

Companies drop IPOs to take PE investment route

As the equity markets continue to drool in shadiness, corporate companies wishing to raise funds have started opting for private equity investments putting aside their plans for initial public......

From Saas-Bahu to 24, how TV is changing the show

As returns from fiction fall, broadcasters are experimenting with high-cost programming and new genres to grab more eyeballs. But can production houses rise to the challenge? Yudh, Amitabh......