November 18, 2004
More jobs in manufacturing needed
Despite economic boom, India desperate for jobs, infrastructure (Channelnewsasia.com) Despite India's economic boom in software and outsourcing services, economists have...
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09:55 AM
November 16, 2004
"Drinking Coke is Like Drinking Farmer's Blood in India"
Thousands March and Rally Against Coca-Cola in India (No Sweat, UK) Thousands of people are expected to take part in...
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03:27 PM
Border town prepares for trans-Kashmir bus
Building boom as border town readies for trans-Kashmir bus (Khaleej Times Online) A hotel and a large shopping complex are...
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03:19 PM
November 15, 2004
FinMin wants banks to reduce bad loans
Commentary: Indian banks are solvent, but are they healthy? (Bloomberg News via IHT) The Finance Ministry and the RBI don't...
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04:00 PM
November 11, 2004
Communists and economists agree: tax the rich farmers
Commentary: On this, at least, investors and Indian Marxists agree (Bloomberg News via IHT) The issue of agreement is that...
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03:09 PM
November 09, 2004
Mobiles overtake fixed-lines in India
Mobiles overtake fixed-lines in India (Financial Times, UK) According to India's telecommunications authority, the country's mobile telecom base grew by...
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04:30 PM
November 08, 2004
2 Indians among top 50 businesswomen
The 50 Women to Watch (The Wall Street Journal) The inaugural "Women to Watch" survey of the Wall Street Journal...
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04:19 PM
November 04, 2004
Survey highlights areas of improvement for India
Commentary: A new benchmark in the race between India and China (Bloomberg News via IHT) A new survey by Edelman...
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02:44 PM
November 02, 2004
Battle over control of $120 billion in foreign reserves
Commentary: The temptations of India's currency stockpile (Bloomberg News via IHT) The central govt and the RBI are fighting over...
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09:17 AM
CalPERS invests $100mn in India
CalPERS says invested $100 mln in India in 6 mnths (Reuters.com) Top U.S. pension fund CalPERS, which only picked India...
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08:51 AM
November 01, 2004
Fin Min to encourage bank acquisitions
India to loosen curbs on bank acquisitions (Bloomberg News via IHT) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of India said the government...
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01:38 PM
October 28, 2004
Analysis of RBI's raising of repurchase rate
Who Won India's Tug of War on Interest Rates? (Bloomberg.com) A Bloomberg analysis on what RBI's recent increase of the...
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02:19 PM
October 23, 2004
India Growth Fund launched
India Growth Fund comes into being Last week Kotak Mahindra announced the launch of India Growth Fund, a private equity...
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02:18 PM
October 18, 2004
Starbucks to buy coffee from Tata
Indian Co. to Supply Beans to Starbucks (AP via Forbes.com) Starbucks will buy beans from Tata Coffee making it the...
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04:04 PM
Luxury mobiles now available in India
Vertu launches luxury mobiles in India (VoiceandData.com) Vertu mobiles are now available in India from a few select outlets. They...
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03:54 PM
October 13, 2004
Could India have an Argentina-like crisis?
Is India Facing Argentina-Like Debt Crisis? (Bloomberg.com) Economist Nouriel Roubini of New York University had presented paper last year titled...
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12:23 PM
October 08, 2004
Improved economies in China, India mean trade boom for developing countries
China and India supply the demand (Asia Times Online) A UN report says that China and India will be big...
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04:20 PM
October 07, 2004
Reuters to open info-hub in B'lore
Reuters to make Bangalore biggest information hub (Reuters) Financial news and information provider Reuters says it plans to make Bangalore...
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02:03 PM
October 06, 2004
India - a spicy emerging market for UK investors
India adds spice to emerging markets (Telegraph, UK) A look at how UK investors can benefit from India's rising economy....
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04:54 PM
Solving rural unemployment through technical training
Employability Project: Lafarge India (World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)) Case study of a project that aims to reduce...
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01:58 PM
BMW studies best way to enter Indian market
BMW mulls how to enter the Indian market (FxStreet.com) BMW has set up a team to develop a strategy on...
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01:28 PM
Korean steel giant to setup plant in India
South Korean steel giant to invest 8.4 billion dollars in India (Servihoo.com) South Korean steel giant POSCO is to...
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01:25 PM
October 04, 2004
S. Korean companies ride the economic wave
Chaebol Thrive on Indian Economy (The Korea Times) Three big South Korean companies - Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics and LG...
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01:16 PM
October 01, 2004
Wal-Mart explores increased sourcing from India
Wal-Mart sets up arm in India (siliconindia.com) Wal-Mart currently imports goods worth $12 billion from China and $1 billion from...
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11:10 AM
September 28, 2004
Kashmir's fledgling IT industry
Amid Bullets and Bombs, Digital Industry Takes Tentative Root in Kashmir (VoA News) Magnum Software Services, Kashmir's pioneering information technology...
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03:11 PM
Lijjat doing what Infosys, TCS etc. can't
Commentary: Will a snack do for India what software can't? (Bloomberg news via IHT) A profile of Lijjat, the papad...
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11:49 AM
Raft of budget airlines to take off
India's budget airlines take wing (Asia Times Online) A dozen or so budget airlines will launch in India over the...
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09:48 AM
September 23, 2004
The PM speaks at the NYSE
Indian PM speaks at NYSE (Big News Network) The PM chose the New York Stock Exchange to quote an ancient...
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09:19 AM
J&K govt trying to reverse shahtoosh ban
India's Kashmir govt to fight ban on shahtoosh wool (Reuters via AlertNet) Wildlife organisations say five 'chiru' antelopes are shot...
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09:12 AM
September 21, 2004
Photo essay on growing gap between the classes
For Richer or Poorer (TIME Asia Magazine) TIME photo-essay looking at the growing gap between those who benefit from the...
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01:35 PM
September 20, 2004
Comparing India's and China's economic models
China and India: The race to growth (The McKinsey Quarterly) A comparism of China's and India's approach to economic growth...
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03:44 PM
September 14, 2004
Analysis of recent RBI order
Commentary: New conscripts in India's war on inflation (Bloomberg News via International Herald Tribune) This analysis covers the recent RBI...
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11:01 AM
Eight Indian companies make it to Forbes list
The World's Best Big Companies (Forbes.com) In a special report titled 'The World's Best Big Companies', Forbes lists 400 firms...
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10:45 AM
China-India reignite their love affair
'China/India - a marriage made in heaven' (Business Day, South Africa) The complementary strengths of China and India could...
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10:37 AM
September 13, 2004
The malling of India
India's Mania for Malls (TIME Asia Magazine) The article confirms what I observed in Mumbai - the malls are full...
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10:16 AM
August 30, 2004
Boosting medical tourism
India's medical tourism injection (Asia Times Online) Pretty good article on the increasing hype about attracting medical tourists to India....
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05:02 PM
August 26, 2004
Biocon's Irish ties
Irish promise helped Indian woman's $1bn biotech plan (The Irish Independent) One of India's biotech giants, Biocon, got its...
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02:12 PM