Interview with Arvind Panagariya, Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University.
As other sectors are not doing well, the industry can help to boost numbers.
Japanese electronics major sources 60% of requirement from India.
The company will lose the validity of its licences in Kolkata, West Bengal and Mumbai telecom circles on in January.
Action is hotting up in the telecom space, with Russian giant Sistema in preliminary discussions with Aircel to pick up an equity stake.
Though reserve for CDMA, there were no bidders for the spectrum in the recent auction. GSM operators could buy it to launch 4G and 3G services.
Airtel operates as Airtel-Vodafone in Jersey and Guernsey to offer Vodafone trademarks in the British Channel Islands.
After lower proceeds from 2G spectrum auctioning, economists question if government can meet the fiscal deficit target.
According to the figures released on October 31, the deficit till September had inched down to 65.6 per cent of the budget estimate for 2012-13, compared with 65.7 per cent till August.
After refarming, over 142.5 MHz of spectrum is expected to be available for auctioning next year.
A source with knowledge of the matter claimed Dabur might have already approached the two companies, without revealing further details.
Analysts warn that complying with the new standards will be a cumbersome process for companies, particularly smaller ones.
With bouyant demand in domestic market, increasing exports, the co would need to set up a second manufacturing plant in about three years.
Bharti Infratel is a provider of telecom towers and related infrastructure and on a consolidated basis, is one of the largest in India, "based on the number of towers that Bharti Infratel owns and operates and the number of towers owned or operated by Indus, that are represented by Bharti Infratel's 42 per cent equity interest in Indus," according to the offer document.
Market leader with 20.6% share in the air conditioning segment.
Govt to bear Rs 12k-cr cost of spectrum retention but without any cash outgo put up for Cabinet nod.
Investor confidence, in general, in the world is weak and that has spilled over in India.
In a slowing Indian market, where intense competition is already squeezing margins, this is evidence of another pressure that consumer electronics firms are dealing with.
Targeting mostly the mid and mid-premium market, Wyndham will bring in globally established brands like Howard Johnson and Hawthorn Suits to India over the next five years, said Wyndham's managing director, Frank Trampert.
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