When protectors turn poachers
Praful Bidwai, May 16 2012As the economy stutters, many business leaders fear that the India “growth story” may be about to end as far as global perceptions are concerned. This misses the connection
Changing mindset of academics
Arun Nigavekar, May 15 2012Some initiatives that the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) announced last month and the reaction of the teacher’s community to them became newspaper headlines. They clearly indicate how
Fate of emerging market MNCs
Arun Kumar Jain, May 14 2012Recently, I was invited by an Indian company (say, Firm C) that so far had a few international sales offices and warehouse facilities in five countries. The company had
Singapore needs more children
Urs Schöttli, May 13 2012Singapore the Southeast Asian city-state is known as a place where the government leaves nothing to chance. The small country at the tip of the Malaysian
Shareholders are now revolting
Simon J Evenett, May 10 2012If you have ever wondered if the only form of Anglo-Saxon capitalism was management-driven capitalism after recent events think again. Over the past two weeks several
Regulating media in today’s world
Roopen Roy, May 08 2012The ways in which people connect, discuss, debate, argue and express have undergone fundamental changes in terms of speed, ease of access, time zones and geographic distances. But laws
Leadership and integrity
Richard Rekhy, May 07 2012The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it no real success is possible no matter whether it is a section gang a football field
There is no reason to rejoice
Tushar Gandhi, May 06 2012India successfully launched Agni IV. Or is it V? The number hardly matters
Alleviating climate wait-and-see
Varun Dutt, May 03 2012Despite strong scientific consensus about the causes and risks of climate change, people exhibit a complacent attitude towards actions benefitting earth’s climate. For example, based upon evidence from surveys
Finally, some sense on Iran?
Praful Bidwai, May 02 2012The war clouds that menacingly hovered over Iran’s nuclear programme weeks ago seem to be dispersing. The western powers are now investing more energy in restraining Israel from
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