The stock market responded to his speech by going up by over two per cent; the rupee also gained in strength, by about 1.45 per cent, against the dollar.
India Inc enables the US' frostiness to India.
Between 2000, when Steve Ballmer became the chief executive officer of Microsoft, and now, when he has announced his retirement, the company's earnings have more than doubled and its revenues have increased over three-fold.
While the motives of the Bill are of course laudable, there is every likelihood that the consequences of its passage will be dire.
Instead of tinkering with roaming, the circle system should be ended.
After 2015, all re-structured assets will be treated on a par with non-performing assets, requiring the same level of provisioning.