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A Question Of Conversion

There is nothing in the news that makes one smile…nothing at all, except the Supreme Court ruling on Pepsi, Coke…

Year 2003 Doesn?t Look Good

Calendar year 2002 is into its last quarter. It may seem early to write its epitaph while peering into what…

Sebi Offers Amnesty To Offenders

On September 19, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) took the unusual step of introducing an amnesty scheme…

Experts: Good, Bad & Indifferent

The list of marketing fiascoes by multinationals (MNCs) in India is now legion, firms which underperformed miserably against their own…

People In Glass Houses…

It?s that season again, when business groups begin talking about how corporate rivalry is seriously affecting their prospects and casting…

Of Rating Cuts And Ostriches

A rating cut is painful for the affected party and unpleasant for the rating agency. Certainly, in today?s civilised world,…

The Shady Dealings Of SHCIL

The Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), promoted by institutions such as IDBI, Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance…

Business Of Bad Governance

Our leadership has got rather agitated about cow slaughter and appears determined to ban it. If only they were as…

Five Years On, Sebi Makes Amends

Last Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) cleared amendments to one of its most controversial regulations ?…

Growth Revives Somewhat

The Index of Industrial Production released last Thursday showed that output grew by 6.4 per cent in July 2002. For…

Galleries Won?t Go

The closure of the Art Today Gallery in Delhi?s prime property area, Connaught Place, was meant to mark the end…

9/11 & One Year Later

Why do they hate us? A year ago, this was the most asked question in the United States, and the…

Formula I And II

There?s an eerie calm when one walks into the portals of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) headquarters in south…