Should Team Anna take the political route?
There are several different reactions to Team Anna's 'political' decision. A number of ardent supporters have screamed "Murderâ€, as they feel the essence of the movement has been lost. There are some who hail the decision, and there are others who say that fighting and winning elections, and then ruling the country, is quite a different ball game.
Welcome to a 'Third World' order
As a part of his India visit, His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the city state of Singapore, addressed a special gathering of businessmen and media from both nations yesterday. His statements on the complicated investment environment in India and the need for more investor-friendly and predictable policies were picked up by the sensation-seeking Indian media to sound a state of alarm, though the PM wasn't saying anything different from what global investors have been vocal about, especially since they were 'GAAR'ed into doing so!
Should the BRICS indeed pitch in to save the Eurozone?
When you hear about $10 billion greenbacks (Rs.563.34 billion) being committed by India to the rescue of the Eurozone, it is bound to make you cringe at first.
Is Googlorola a certain disaster, or are we asking the wrong questions?
In my previous post, I had discussed the manner in which Samsung, the greatest smartphone warrior in the Android space, is making the life of Apple miserable in the courts and in the markets.
Can Apple penetrate this Galaxy?
People like you and me, whose level of awareness of the law is restricted to things like altercations with the traffic police, jokes on lawyers (many of them now) or those numerous court-based serials on the telly, it's challenging enough to read the lines in most legal documents, leave alone reading in between them.
Scientists or investment bankers?
Do you know what it takes to maintain an R&D pipeline for drugs that's consistently ahead of the market? If the answer is NO, you are in august company; with most of the big pharma executives of the world. And considering the amount of time it takes to really judge the outcomes of R&D, even those in this universe who are doing the right thing today may not get to celebrate till another 10-15 years!
Blackberry and the pangs of a home run hangover
It was quite some time ago when Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Google a one-trick pony. However, Ballmer would do well to set his own 'glass house' in order. Microsoft started in 1975, while Google was formed in 1998. Microsoft still means Windows for most of us. At least Google has more icons in its arsenal, the latest being the Android.
Ready or not, 'Big Metal' M&A is on its way back
At the outset, I would like to emphasize that this is not about the 'sons of the soil' connection. Although, when you compare Ratan Tata and Lakshmi Mittal, that comparison becomes quite unavoidable.
New lands of the rising sun, and none of them is called Japan!
Knowing all that our dependence on fossil fuels costs us, any news that tells us that we will have a future that's more and more delinked from them, is a story that wins our hearts every time, but our minds are ready as ever to remind us of some very sobering realities. Solar energy is one such area, and we have often wondered whether we will ever be able to produce solar energy that's cheap enough to rid us of much of India's irrational & unsustainable dependence on coal for power.
Government Motors: Deciphering the 'God' of all turnarounds
As Barack Obama's re-election bid gains momentum, you wouldn't expect him to miss an opportunity to highlight his administration's achievements.
Will beleagured Japan Inc. play protagonist this year?
From the perspective of Japan, a calamity free 2012 would in itself make it a very happy new year. However, for an economy that struggles with low growth and high debt, as well as the oft cited demographic crisis; the long term road to recovery remains an arduous one.