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| December 30, 2003 |
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Narrowing the digital divide
Initiatives in rural connectivity are opening up new vistas for India's villages, says Surinder Sud
Vote-on-account vs full Budget
There are many advantages of a vote-on-account from a government that is due to go for a general election in the span of a few months.
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| December 29, 2003 |
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Sebi move: Clause and effect
Sebi had no right to revise Clause 49 of the listing agreement to regulate corporate governance, says T N Pandey.
China's shaky equity story
The country's growth has not been matched by profits, says Matei Mihalca.
Education, the next big thing
With a clear shortage of quality education providers, and the gap getting larger with even the poorest of the poor wanting to give their children a future, the education business can only become more lucrative.
China, the economy of the year
China's exports, imports and domestic sectors are all booming.
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| December 27, 2003 |
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The boom after the gloom
How quickly the mood swings from gloom to reckless cheeriness. One moment we can't get anything right and it's tough to tie our own shoelaces. The next moment there's an extraordinary level of bullish confidence in the air.
Looking forward to 2004!
I am very optimistic that the New Year will see further sheen added to Brand India. The world economy is looking up, and the benefits of globalisation will accrue to India as well, says Arvind Singhal.
The 80/20 divide
Who will be more right on India -- blue-chip economists or the market? Surjit S. Bhalla finds out.
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| December 26, 2003 |
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Farewell to please-all commercials
In a year of pedestrian advertising, few campaigns stood out for taking a stand -- right or wrong.
Consumer, the real winner
The real winner in this bruising saga is the consumer (apart from of course Communications Minister Arun Shourie), since the telecom firms will focus exclusively on the market place now.
Who did well, who did badly?
The Bimaru states have been doing better than commonly believed.
India shining? Which India?
The truth is, 433 million Indians, in a country of one billion people, still live in absolute poverty.
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| December 25, 2003 |
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One size does not fit all
The do's and don'ts to make mass customisation work
Pirates of the new millennium
An Oslo court recently reconfirmed a verdict that is guaranteed to cast a pall over festivities in the digital entertainment industry.
The RBI's clean sweep
Soiled and stapled notes have become a thing of the past, thanks to a determined drive by the central bank. Tamal Bandyopadhyay reports
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| December 23, 2003 |
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Services booming! Or are they?
Normally sober analysts are painting visions of a global future where China supplies all the world's demand for goods, while India meets global needs for services.
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| December 22, 2003 |
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India: The start of a better future?
A healthy industrial growth and a resurgent corporate sector are signs of a strong fiscal climate, says Subir Gokarn.
Scrap the CAG
Sunil Jain argues in favour of abolishing all forms of vigilance by the government through the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and its affiliates in each state capital.
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| December 20, 2003 |
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Some parables and parallels of 2003
As in the West, consumer culture has spawned a whole new hospitality and entertainment industry, says Sunil Sethi.
Future flight
Research being done today will change the civilian flying experience more dramatically than anything since pressurised cabins and jet planes
When the market for music fails
Liberalisation of radio is reducing listeners' choice. AIR must step in, feels T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
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| December 19, 2003 |
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Can India keep WTO gains?
A recent victory over the European Community could be a major advantage to the country, says Rakesh Prasad
Gangsters at the helm
A strong middle class is the only antidote to political banditry, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
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| December 18, 2003 |
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India's China challenge
It is clear that while entrepreneurs are willing to emulate the best practices of the Middle Kingdom, the key to success lies in the realm of public policy, says Kanika Datta
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| December 17, 2003 |
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The challenges ahead of banks
While Indian banking industry has successfully overcome several challenges over the last decade, bigger challenges lie ahead, says Subir Roy.
Feel bad factor
The lack of seriousness about public goods and fiscal prudence is harmful for the state, says Ila Patnaik
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| December 16, 2003 |
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Economic growth is the best contraceptive
'Apart from revealing a stunning lack of faith in the people of India, population control programmes from the government presume a zero-sum game in the artificially constructed resource-people continuum.'
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| December 15, 2003 |
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The real disaster
Did you know that, in just the decade of the '90s, natural disasters affected 2.1 billion people and caused a damage of $687 billion?
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| December 13, 2003 |
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The red tape gets redder
The short point is that, for all the talk of reform and deregulation, Indian babudom survives and is indeed flourishing.
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| December 11, 2003 |
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Economic reforms: The third dimension
The third dimension of reforms is to find and strengthen the potential links between economic reform and decentralisation, says Haseeb A Drabu.
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| December 08, 2003 |
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Chinese checkers
The NPA problem of Chinese banks is well known, but the Zhu Kuan story is a totally different cup of tea!, reveals Sunil Jain.
Election economics
Successful election campaigns are those built on a tangible foundation of economic achievements, says Subir Gokarn.
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| December 06, 2003 |
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New state govts will make no difference
The new governments will make no difference. Money and competence are both short, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
The non-stop growth kings
The outsourcing controversy may have, ironically, added to India's reputation in the infotech and BPO businesses, says Paran Balakrishnan.
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| December 05, 2003 |
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Is celebrity advertising effective?
Unless there is something powerful in an idea, a celebrity is just another prop, says Madhukar Sabnavis.
Walking the talk on leadership
One of the key reasons for Welch's success as a corporate leader was his ability to make his vision -- GE must change at the pace of the market -- the responsibility of his entire senior management team.
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| December 02, 2003 |
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Budget: Why the small print counts
Transparency and governance demand that the finance ministry must lay bare its estimates of revenue collections to the people, says A K Bhattacharya.
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