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Decade Of The Dramatic

The sleeping giant has certainly turned. Now, the challenge before India is to get up and run. For, the race is long.

Apr 04, 2005

| Shankar Acharya
Opinion poll

National Ceographic

Stability, speed and reforms in labour laws and infrastructure. This is what corporate India wants from the government to achieve a high growth rate, says an Outlook-CII CEO Opinion Poll. A big no-no is Leftist interference.

Apr 04, 2005

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infotech

Flowchart For Tomorrow

The IT industry has bloomed in the last 10 years - now we must maximise its yield

Apr 04, 2005

| Azim H. Premji
biotechnology

A Suitable Pair Of Genes

The biotech sector, with JVs and now a 'pro-bio' budget, is blossoming in India

Apr 04, 2005

| Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
automobile

One Revvolution Ahead!

If the last decade transformed the car industry, the next may give it a global edge

Apr 04, 2005

| Jagdish Khattar
Timeline

Reform School Guide

We've been slow in parts, kept the pace in others. The race is finally on.

Apr 04, 2005

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- Talking Heads
consumerism

Democracy On Shopshelves

Brands empower us to choose, be it products or politicians. And to kill the unfit.

Apr 04, 2005

| Sandipan Deb
advertising

Let 'Em Buy Chocolate Souffle

First Nirma crossed the lakshman rekha. Now we're looking at a new target audience — the underpriviledged.

Apr 04, 2005

| Santosh Desai
conscience

Let's Say Farewell To Alms

Just charity isn't enough. Corporate giving has to be collective, and more pervasive.

Apr 04, 2005

| Subroto Bagchi
home loans

Twigs For Every Nest

High household incomes and easy home loans have made it possible to own a home

Apr 04, 2005

| Deepak Parekh
banking

Let's Open The Vault

India, a regional banking hub? Well, an innovation-technology mix could do it for us.

Apr 04, 2005

| Lalita Gupte
Industry

From Centre To Periphery

All economic progress is superficial until the quality of life is richer and more even

Apr 04, 2005

| Anu Aga
Business Houses

League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The last decade has seen a great entrepreneurial churn and the number of new businesses striding to the top is more than those that fell by the wayside

Apr 04, 2005

| Omkar Goswami
jobs

Naukri.Co.In...Or.Out?

It's raining jobs in the services sector, but only the urban educated get it

Apr 04, 2005

| Gauri Bhatia
- Don't Wait, Just Temp
manufacturing

Remaking 'Made In India'

The metamorphosis in manufacturing is near-total; we are now in the global game

Apr 04, 2005

| Baba N. Kalyani
going global

The Outgoing Nature

Going the multinational way? Focus on organisational skills, competitive advantage.

Apr 04, 2005

| Arun Maira
investment

Up The Reform Alley

For higher growth, India must change its archaic laws and boost foreign investment

Apr 04, 2005

| Udayan Bose
markets

The Rich vs The Wealthy

With booming markets and FII flows, the Indian buyer will have to make his space

Apr 04, 2005

| Samir Arora
forex

Billion Dollar Baby

BoP fragility is a thing of the past, net capital inflow will add to our stockpile

Apr 04, 2005

| N. Chandra Mohan
Wto

It's A Big World Out There

India has always dithered — and then forced to sign — on any WTO pact. We've to regain our leadership position.

Apr 04, 2005

| Arvind Panagariya
telecom

The Rrrrrrring-O-Star

Airtel safe, it's time to move on to other things: airports, or agriculture maybe

Apr 04, 2005

| Sunil Bharti Mittal
telecom

98 ♫ Tra La La ♫ 000

In the next three years the number of mobile users will touch the 200 million mark. And with facilities like broadband, WAP or GRPS, convergence is not far behind.

Apr 04, 2005

| Arindam Mukherjee
reforms & poverty

A Paisa For Your Thoughts

For the poor, the fruit of reforms still look to be on a branch out of reach. Is government machinery to blame?

Apr 04, 2005

| Paromita Shastri
Outsider's view

Curry In Hot Garlic Sauce

The 'Chinese threat' may materialise in reverse: Beijing now fears an Indian invasion

Apr 04, 2005

| Simon Long
electronic media

Samachar: Sorry... No Interruption

From 30-minute slots to full-fledged channels, TV news has come a long way

Apr 04, 2005

| Raghav Bahl
technology

Ain't Da End Of Da World

Cut 2 10 yrs frm now and I dred 2 think wot Superbrat's gonna tell me...

Apr 04, 2005

| Mahesh Murthy
High Life

A Swish Set Takeout

Somewhere along the last decade, sophistication entered the corporate columns. Then and now, and the new laws of success.

Apr 04, 2005

| Shobita Dhar Pramila N. Phatarphekar

modi

All-American Grand Slam

A sustained e-mail campaign by secular Indian organisations and effective lobbying on Capitol Hill bore upon the US decision to keep Modi out of the country Updates

Apr 04, 2005

| Seema Sirohi
- These New Cons
- A Half Show

petroleum scam

Impure For Sure

So, that's petrol or diesel you're filling? Half of it may be naphtha/kerosene. And the scam starts from the top.

Apr 04, 2005

| Rajesh Ramachandran

Cricket

Kiwi Ponders Flight

Is the end of the Wright era really nigh? Where else can we get that alchemising glint of steel?

Apr 04, 2005

| Suveen K. Sinha
MISCELLANY

Details

Twins that mattered; Ganesh Pyne; Eric Clapton and J-Horror

Apr 04, 2005

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theatre

The Ink Is Still Wet

Girish Karnad directs a new play after 35 years

Apr 04, 2005

| Sugata Srinivasaraju
opinion

The Casting 'Ouch'

Actresses don't take that route, tarts do, I was told. That's a lame cover-up.

Apr 04, 2005

| Seema Rahmani

Shangri La Diary

Literary Coup

Apr 04, 2005

| Ravi Bhoothalingam

Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

Letters

Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats

10 Questions

Naushad Ali

His music is immortalised in films like Rattan, Baiju Bawra and Mother India. At 86, the composer is out of retirement with Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal.

Apr 04, 2005

| Lata Khubchandani
Showtime

Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Sequels, as a rule, are infinitely worse than what preceded them.

Apr 04, 2005

| Namrata Joshi