OPINION
OUTSOURCING
To succeed in BPO Have answers to all the 'what ifs'
The Indian BPO industry has to conceive of various scenarios and have tailor-made responses if it is to warrant to the world that the value proposition that it offers goes beyond immediate savings in labour costs.
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EDITORIAL
Patently lagging
THE LOW QUALITY research output, poor infrastructure and lack of funds in a large number of academic institutions is reflected on the patents front too. Fewer than 100 patent filings were made by Indian academic institutions in 2002, while the ...
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ECONOMY
Why developing countries export capital
Developing countries have earned a reputation for behaving in unexpected but virtuous ways. They were not expected to export capital to the developed economies or high-quality human capital. But they do both. The people of the developing countries h ave become important global assets, driven by their multiple talents and multi-tasking capabilities, says G. Ramachandran.
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POLITICS
Eighth wonder
INDIA'S election marathon easily qualifies to be declared the eighth wonder of the world (assuming there has been no surprise addition)! I looked for it in the Web site of the Guinness Book of Records, but in ...
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NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
Securitisation Act Lender's right and liability
THE recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the Mardia Chemicals case upholding the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests (Sarfaesi) Act, 2002, seems to have ...
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INTERVIEW
`There is distress on several issues in Tamil Nadu' K. A. Manikumar, Professor of History, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
With the ruling AIADMK, by all accounts, having alienated many sections of society, "particularly the marginalised" sections, the going will be tough for the AIADMK-BJP combine in this election, says Prof K. A. Manikumar, Professor of History at ...
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LETTERS
WTO rejects agri-subsidies
B-school betrayal
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