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A Senior’s Appeal to Arvind Kejriwal

Posted on December 11, 2013 by indra

AAP must be a nationally accountable and responsible party, if it wishes to be a party with difference with sole vision of serving the common people. AAP must also be more democratic and inclusive in real sense. The differing statements … Continue reading →

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Reimagining India: Election 2013

Posted on December 9, 2013 by indra

I have been reading a book ‘Reimagining India-unlocking the potential of Asia’s next superpower’, a compilation of views of many stalwarts from different fields from India and abroad since I returned from US last month. The globally known consultants McKinsey … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India: Some Despairs, Some Hopes

Posted on December 4, 2013 by indra

Indian manufacturing is at its lowest point in the last 10 years, but top executives think its long-term prospects are robust, according to a report released by lobby group Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Boston Consulting Group … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India: Some Views from US

Posted on November 8, 2013 by indra

I wrote in one of the earlier entries how I could lay hand on only a small note book the Anand’s house in Cary, NC that had a tag of ‘Made in India’. While in Austin, one day during my … Continue reading →

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Indian History: Learning during US Visits

Posted on October 21, 2013 by indra

After retirement, my only past time has been reading a lot and a very little writing too, including this entry too. But whenever I am in US, it is more intensive and purposeful. During my almost six-months stay in 2005, … Continue reading →

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US Visit 2013: some experiences

Posted on October 9, 2013 by indra

This visit to US has been very exciting till now. We completed a stay of more than two months with Anand at Cary. We are now in Austin with Rajesh. In Cary, we met many parents from India and one … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India : Despair or Hope

Posted on October 5, 2013 by indra

Even with all the gloom of Indian slowdown affecting, India has some attractiveness and India story is tact for some. As reported, “The rupee’s drop is making India a more attractive destination amid rising wages in China and labour strife … Continue reading →

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Ramanujam and Satyendranath Bose

Posted on October 3, 2013 by indra

I knew only the story of Indian mathematician Ramanujan and Prof. Hardy, and how Prof Hardy introduced Ramanujam and his works on number to the entire world: “Indian mathematician who was self-taught and had an uncanny mathematical manipulative ability. Ramanujan … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India:manufacturing competitiveness?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by indra

So finally, I got at least one item in Anand’s household that has a ‘Made in India’ tag. It is a small memo book with 80 sheets of 3×5 in size. Why are the Indian manufacturers not aggressively in competition … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing India: Manufacture and Export

Posted on September 20, 2013 by indra

“Unless India gets back to encouraging manufacturing, sees growth in manufacturing, it is critical as manufacturing ultimately creates the biggest jobs. We thought we could leapfrog that era and move directly to the digital era. That is not going to … Continue reading →

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