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A tale of two teledensities

India was a latecomer in the global mobile phone expansion, but it is now the world?s fastest growing telecom market.…

Farmers don weather man?s cap

Around the world, farmers are grappling with uncertainty in the weather pattern that is having a direct bearing on their…

What?s in the UTI brand name?

When Unit Trust of India (UTI) pitched to set up a bank in 1993, several sensible persons including the then…

Will Japan step up to the plate?

The United Nations Conference on Trade & Development published its annual World Investment Report in mid-October. This report is a…

The collaborative course to credit

The Nobel Peace Prize is the culmination of several international awards that Prof Muhammad Yunus has received for decades of…

A new lot to watch out for

Yet another auction house, Triveda, is to hold its first auction in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hotel at…

Coherent action or crystal gazing?

Given the euphoria of Diwali celebrations, any suggestions to focus on risks would be a melancholic pursuit. The current economic…

Time to clean up our act

In recent weeks, the quality of India?s IT security has been called into question several times. First, when London?s Channel…

A blinkered view of the world

Transparency International (TI) has, indeed, shocked and awed the Indian public with its report on the Bribe Payers Index (BPI)…

The re-emergence of Japan

In less than a year of winning re-election, Mr Koizumi resigned from the prime ministership of Japan. Far from being…

Making the most of FDI

India is growing robustly, in spite of high oil prices and a global economy that shows signs of slowing. Domestic…

To be or not to be an SRO

P Chidambaram has set several market intermediaries thinking. Last week, speaking at the inauguration of the Mumbai headquarters of the…

Ensure SEZs serve their purpose

The Congress party?s discussion at Nainital on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has been the subject of much analysis, speculation, discussion,…

Don?t loosen the purse strings

The first-quarter 2006 GDP growth figure of 8.9% is higher than what most people expected. However, while the GDP numbers…