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Innovating India

Posted on April 20, 2008 by indra

It may be a coincidence that while ‘Business Today’ issue has published ‘India’s most innovative companies ‘, Business Week has special coverage of ‘The World’s Most Innovative Companies’. As very appropriately said, “the most innovative companies don’t do different things, … Continue reading →

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Corporate India’s Doubtful CSR or Affirmative Actions?

Posted on April 15, 2008 by indra

Many a times, I wonder if the companies and the association representing them genuinely are concerned about the people’s woe or it shades only crocodile tears when pressed to comment. I am all against reservations. But there are always some … Continue reading →

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India’s Manufacturing Prospective

Posted on April 11, 2008 by indra

I was talking to Babulal. At one time he worked for me. Today he heads a company in Kolkata that manufactures hardware and exports to US. I wouldn’t have believed it, if the source of information had been anyone other … Continue reading →

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Tata Motors in Global Top Leaugue

Posted on March 27, 2008 by indra

For last few months, the auto industry was waiting with suspense. Today finally Tata Motors have made the deal. It acquired prestigious Jaguar, Land Rover of UK from Ford Motors for $2.3 billion- less than half what Ford paid for … Continue reading →

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India’s Best Managed Companies and Manufacturing

Posted on March 11, 2008 by indra

It is not that it happens. Do they follow some set principles and policies, or use some set tools and techniques? Many look into the evolution of the company and deduce some mantras of management success. Business Today’s list of … Continue reading →

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Globalizing India Inc.

Posted on February 15, 2008 by indra

If I say so, the acquisitions of companies abroad have become a fad for the Indian enterprises. While Tata Corus created a history, many of the business houses are finding this inorganic means of growth a cheaper and less troublesome … Continue reading →

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Can Tata’s ‘Nano’ Go Global? My Expectations

Posted on February 9, 2008 by indra

It was one of those days when Auto Expo 2008 was going on in New Delhi. I called Alok to find out if uncle was coming to meet Anand. Right after recognizing my voice, he jumped to ask me to … Continue reading →

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Auto Expo Showcased Indian Manufacturing=1

Posted on January 18, 2008 by indra

Though most of the world’s best-known auto manufacturers started operation in India in the last decade, most of them were not very serious about making India a manufacturing base. GM, Ford, Honda, Mercedes set up only assembly facilities, and kept … Continue reading →

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Auto Expo Showcased Indian Manufacturing

Posted on January 18, 2008 by indra

Though most of the world’s best-known auto manufacturers started operation in India in the last decade, most of them were not very serious about making India a manufacturing base. GM, Ford, Honda, Mercedes set up only assembly facilities, and kept … Continue reading →

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India Must Stand to China

Posted on January 16, 2008 by indra

Anand gave me Harvard Business Review’s December, 2007 issue that he brought. It has an article by Tarun Khanna– ‘China+India: The Power of Two’. Tarun Khanna has been writing on these two Asian countries for long. He says in the … Continue reading →

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