Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has done a great job to try and break the Doha deadlock and get the leading players to now set a new deadline to get things sorted out, but if he is serious about things, India needs to change its tactics somewhat.
Despite the missive on the impact of foreign retail on the small kirana shops in the country written by Congress President Sonia Gandhi to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, everyone in the government knows that it was never to be taken seriously.
There is the larger issue of whether PSUs should be going through such elaborate tendering procedures when no private company follows the same procedures. In today's ultra-competitive world, it does seem an invitation to disaster.
Five years later, it is obvious Maruti is the better bet.
A third of firms said they wouldn't have existed had it not been for PE and over 62 per cent said they'd have grown slower.
On February 16, 2006, the Supreme Court supported the residents and ordered sealing of shops/offices located in residential areas, to start from March 29.
India's R&D spend trebled in a decade, but China's has grown even faster
Education policy in India has got to be among the most bizarre ever seen.
Pratham's latest report on rural education has some good news, but it's mainly bad.
Even by the standards of vacillation of the government, the policy on increasing foreign investment levels in telecom has got to take the cake.
Stern says that we all know the pace of change has picked up in India
What's most interesting about the report is the manner in which it seeks to blow up all the perceived inequities -- even if you haven't read the report, the stories leaked to the media give a clear enough picture.
While Bharti's retail stores will be fully Indian, they will be able to take advantage of the tremendously low prices and technology advantages that Wal-Mart will bring to Mittal-Mart's sourcing.
Is the DGH right about ONGC's track record?
The wage data from the latest NSS round throw up some really wonky stuff.
Growing confidence in the domestic cement market is expected to encourage multinational players in acquiring Indian companies during the next year, according to industry analysts.
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