Author Archives: indra

Globalisation’s offspring

Posted on April 5, 2007 by indra

‘The Economist’, April 7, 2007 has these insertions in an article captioned as above. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=8960441 A pack of fast-moving, sharp-toothed new multinationals is emerging from the poor world. So far this year, Indian firms, led by Hindalco and Tata Steel, … Continue reading →

Posted in economy | Leave a comment

Feel good? April fool!

Posted on April 4, 2007 by indra

Are we heading for some worse news than India and Pakistan getting out of World Cup after a defeat from Bangladesh and Ireland respectively? Here comes the other devastating news of crash in sensex. Nearly 617 points were lost in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Can Communists Run The Country?

Posted on April 4, 2007 by indra

With my experience of working in the largest industrial unit of its time in West Bengal since 1961, and a longer association because of my education in Presidency College and IIT, Kharagpur, I feel pained with both the political and … Continue reading →

Posted in governance | Leave a comment

Kothapally and Raj Samadhiyala

Posted on April 3, 2007 by indra

To come out of the mental agony created after reading the lead article-‘The elephant must remember’ of the Outlook’s special edition on the ‘state of the nation’ about ‘the other India’, I tried to dig deep and found some stories … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, rural india | Leave a comment

Management Matters

Posted on April 2, 2007 by indra

Be it a public or private enterprises, management is key. And many times it requires only some commonsense. One needn’t have an IIM, or Stanford/ Harvard background. Let us look at two stories- one from the pubic sector and the … Continue reading →

Posted in education, governance, management | Leave a comment

MD- Tata Motors! Why is this Bigheadedness?

Posted on April 1, 2007 by indra

I had just finished going through an incredible story of Tata Motors in Forbes. No one can question the creditable and successful entry of TELCO, now known as Tata Motors, in passenger car manufacture. The two old monopolistic Indian passenger … Continue reading →

Posted in industry, manufacturing | Leave a comment

Other Sectors Must Emulate IT Sector

Posted on March 29, 2007 by indra

A new report by CLSA entitled Chain Reaction by Bhavtosh Vajpayee and Anshu Govil has appeared. The report tries to put in figure the implications of strong IT sector growth across the economy. Some of its data are fascinating and … Continue reading →

Posted in industry | Leave a comment

India, China, or Vietnam

Posted on March 28, 2007 by indra

According to a revised estimate announced by commerce and industry minister, Kamalnath, one of the most visible ministers of UPA government, the fiscal year will be the best with FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) touching a figure of $15 billion, nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in industry, manufacturing | Leave a comment

Machining Industry Can Lead Indian Manufacturing Sector

Posted on March 28, 2007 by indra

Dr. B N Mondal, Head, Centre for Advanced Materials Processing, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute & Secretary, Investment Casting Society, India had invited me to attend the ‘National Workshop regarding super hard material and its cutting (machining) application’ at CMERI, … Continue reading →

Posted in industry, manufacturing, Tecchnology | Leave a comment