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India Story: Economists vs. BusinessWeek

Posted on October 6, 2007 by indra

I am going through the two most respected business magazines of this week October 4, 2007, one from US and the other from UK. Economist has a lead article on India, ‘Business and caste in India- With Reservations. It has … Continue reading →

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Rural Employment Guarantee- Utopia or Real

Posted on October 2, 2007 by indra

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) ensures job for at least 100 days a year for one member of all the rural households, if demanded. To celebrate the entry of the crown prince as the general secretary of Congress … Continue reading →

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Booming and Bubbling India- XX

Posted on October 1, 2007 by indra

While political marathon for 123 Indo-US agreement is on with left bent on spoiling the party and Sethusamudram Project is waiting in SC to restart, India has been winning on all the fronts from T20 cricket world cup to chess. … Continue reading →

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Powering India-6 Nuclear

Posted on September 25, 2007 by indra

India produced over 1,30,000 MW last fiscal India hopes to add another 78,000 MW by 2011-12. Some estimates that India must add nearly 20,000 MW per annum in power capacity to sustain 9-10 per cent GDP growth that is one … Continue reading →

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Booming and Bubbling India- XIX

Posted on September 24, 2007 by indra

The economy is on song, (despite recent dat revealing a suspected slowdown in manufacturing growth), and India Inc. is in rapid expansion mode. This the way a report starts on a feature, ‘India is now world’s 7th largest IPO market’. … Continue reading →

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Booming and Bubbling India- XVIII

Posted on September 17, 2007 by indra

The politicians have been busy obstructing Indo-US Nuclear Deal and Sethusamudram Canal Project. Mayawati and Uma Bharati are creating problems for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Fresh. However, India’s economy grows faster than ever; and its newly confident companies are showing their … Continue reading →

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Politicians Win, When Country Looses

Posted on September 15, 2007 by indra

The Supreme Court has suspended the work on the Sethusamudram Canal Project for three months. As reported, the project work was going on in full swing since last one year, and almost 25% of the work is done. The dredging … Continue reading →

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Booming and Bubbling India- XVII

Posted on September 10, 2007 by indra

I have gone through a wonderful story in Fortune, ‘On the Road: Why India can win on some points against China’: M.V. Kotwal, a director of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), India’s largest and most international heavy engineering group, said that … Continue reading →

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Concept of Corporate Farming and India

Posted on September 7, 2007 by indra

MS Swaminathan has rightly expressed his concern in the lead article ‘Not a grain to spare‘ in Hindustan times today. “How can we achieve the desired growth rate in agricultural production? The growth rate in the production of cereals declined … Continue reading →

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Priorities , Political Patries, and Productivity

Posted on September 5, 2007 by indra

Why is our political leadership so much away from the priorities for the nation? Why the left is creating so much of hue and cry when many important needs are not getting any attention? What is more important- the timely … Continue reading →

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