Customer service is a nagging problem The head of one of India?s top banks said something very perceptive last week. Many of the complaints about bad… 19 years ago
Finally, it?s a convergence of worth and price The latest auction of Saffronart.com has brought a new feature to our notice. Expectedly, the prices of most artists have… 19 years ago
Energy security remains an elusive goal That an integrated energy policy is central to our growth strategy has been stated many times before. Harmonising stakeholders? conflicting… 19 years ago
The good, the bad and the ugly One of the most heartening and positive developments in recent times has been the initiative that Naveen Patnaik has taken… 19 years ago
Is the grass on the other side really so green? The only time I have felt a little twinge about the fact that I did not push off to the… 19 years ago
What India and China can learn from each other Continuing its focus on India and China, the IMF launched two new books on the sidelines of the IMF World… 19 years ago
Racing to the bottom of the pyramid It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth… 19 years ago
Dynamics of corporate governance premium The idea of corporate governance premium gained prominence with the famous McKinsey survey in 1996, which concluded that institutional investors… 19 years ago
Why are investors so complacent? My last piece on September 2nd was on investor complacency. I expand on the theme here. In these two weeks,… 19 years ago
Approaching inclusive economic growth The recent Planning Commission approach paper and the robust (and public) responses from the RBI and the finance minister offer… 19 years ago
A new paradigm on defence deals The recently announced Defence Procurement Policy (DPP), followed closely by the Defence Procurement Manual, is an indicator of a new… 19 years ago
Tackle banking?s Big Five first The CAC-2 report lacks a strategic perspective into what is going on in Indian macroeconomics and finance. Not only is… 19 years ago
Paperwork and sculptures find more takers With the major auctions of Christie?s and Sotheby?s at New York in the offing, a hard look at blue-chip art… 19 years ago
When government falls prey to businessmen Land grab, to house a strange animal, a species called an SEZ, is the energetic activity, the new buzz, on… 19 years ago
Refix the Centre-state federal model The state of the economy receives continuous review. As also the working of central ministries. The state of the states,… 19 years ago
What makes people like us People Like Us In a discussion on the net with a bunch of friends on the film Omkara, I wrote: ?Yes, Omkara is… 19 years ago
How global growth surmounts new challenges? On September 1, 2006, China?s National Bureau of Statistics raised its estimate of growth in 2005 to 10.2%, up from… 19 years ago
These teeth aren?t for biting M Damodaran, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), is known for using his public speeches effectively… 19 years ago
