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Commodities in freefall and caste in business, looking back and looking ahead, glad tidings and grim readings, business successes and failures, the 26 issues of our third year covered much ground.
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The shift in IT, an uneasy business marriage, a magical pill, a witty governor...eight standout stories.
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The who’s who spoke to us on the recession, oil prices, rate cuts, religion, layoffs and a host of other subjects.
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They've soared and they've stumbled. Now, 12 great leaders tell you the lessons they learnt from it all.
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DLF’s KP Singh lobbied with governments, won over farmers, and wooed companies and people away from Delhi.
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As always, GV Ramakrishna didn’t mince words to transform the Indian capital market from a broker’s clique to a professional set up.
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Chetan Maini believed that electric cars would one day be in demand. It’s taken a while, but he’s been proved right.
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Rajat Gupta’s stature at McKinsey went a long way in building ISB. So did the learnings he picked up there.
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Indira Gandhi asked V Krishnamurthy to deliver a small car in 18 months. With a crack team and an open approach, he did.
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Once he was possessed by the idea of making every Indian fly, Captain Gopinath used his powers of persuasion to give wing to India’s first low-cost airline.
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Vikram Akula walked away from the microfinance venture he built and nurtured for six years, only to return to steer it to greater heights
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Creating an employee guarantee law was all about building a groundswell of public opinion, which the political establishment had no choice but to go along with.
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In space programmes, where a 10% risk of failure is the norm, sound minds and cool heads are a valuable asset. And they don’t come sounder and cooler than Isro’s G Madhavan Nair.
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It is said that true leaders are born in times of crises. And so it is with the current times. Leadership mettle is being truly tested. Eleven CEOs share their leadership philosophy and insights on leading in trying times.
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The world is finally acting on tax havens. India too needs to strike while
the iron is hot to unearth hidden wealth and check flight of capital
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Sam Pitroda wanted universal access for telecom services. He braved the system to make it happen.
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PE funds now have to drive portfolio companies to better performance and results. This is their biggest test yet.
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The economic crisis is casting its shadow on the books of IT
giants. And there is little light at the end of the tunnel.
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Indian fi rms have got an unexpected chance to defuse the FCCB time bomb.
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“Divine grace” aside, India’s first supercomputer was a labour of love. Vijay Bhatkar assembled the finest scientists and gave coherence to their diversity of views.
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When Subhash Chandra first thought about the satellite TV business, he didn’t even know what a satellite was. But that didn’t faze him
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Giving cash sops to the poor makes sense, but only if they plug into education and health programmes.
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Hours aft er presenting the credit policy on April 21, where he pushed ahead with his drive to bring down interest rates, Subbarao spoke to Rajiv Bhuva and M Anand. Excerpts:
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How Chanda Kochhar and her A team rose—even as the others bowed out.
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The channel has splurged to get to the top. Will it be able to sustain the spends and stay there?
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Disputes can be settled only with a new law that is humane, but has teeth.
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The Big Four will gain from Satyam, at the expense of smaller peers
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Hiranandani may stay on as Hirco Chairman. But he’s not out of the woods yet.
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KKR is finally in India. But it’s in no hurry to make any deals.
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With the government dragging its feet, Indian companies are investing abroad.
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