Yassir A Pitalwalla's blog

The DTH wars

The entry of Reliance ADAG owned Big TV has further intensified the competitive intensity of the DTH market in the country.

The Ambani natural gas supply feud

The dispute between the Anil Ambani controlled Reliance Natural Resources and Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries comes up for hearing at the Bombay High Court again on July 22nd, 2008.

The Ambani non compete agreement

With Reliance Communications calling off its merger with MTN due to legal and other issues it's now quite clear that there indeed exists a valid and binding, non compete agreement with an embedded right of first refusal that can be exercised by either party.

From waste to wealth

Reduction of the environmental footprint is something most CEO's love to hate. To them reducing pollution is all about 'adding unecessary costs' which makes them less competitive against the 'enemy overseas'.

Tata's environmental travails

The Tatas as a group have long stood for trust and extremely high standards of quality and caring for employees, community and shareholders. Yet recent events show that the once sterling silver reputation enjoyed by the over $50 billion group in its home market of India is beginning to be assailed.

Asian hospitality

Asians are renowned for their hospitality and nowhere perhaps is that more visible than in India. In our country even a two star hotel will have room service and endeavour to provide services that often five star hotels in the West find it difficult to provide.