Put growth to work for the poor There are several challenges facing the international community but poverty alleviation is perhaps the most daunting. Globalisation has several positive outcomes but it places constraints on national governments. It's the strategy, stupid! The curse of a thousand flea-infested business plans on valuations. The blind lust for the V-word is perhaps the lowest common denominator that is responsible for so many corkscrew practices in the New Economy. Hiding behind Sebi's skirts The hue and cry over Mr Arun Bajoria acquiring stakes in Bombay Dyeing and Ballarpur Industries' is surprising. Powerful industrialists and industry bodies such as the Confederation of Indian Industry are painting him as a villain.