The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 09, 2006

OFFHAND
The impolitic stand at Singapore
The problem of international assistance provided to needy countries being used, not to ameliorate the conditions of the poor, but "to line the pockets and bank accounts of the corrupt and the powerful" (to quote ... More

WIDE CANVAS
Aspects of corrupt behaviour
Indian businessmen are learning the ropes of playing the international game as fast as their competitors from Brazil, Russia and China. In relative terms, it would be foolish for a country like India to allow competitors to get what they want in the global market through the use of every means at their disposal, whether above board or under the table. The so-called BRIC countries are leaving no stone unturned to forge ahead in the highly competitive world. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Benchmarks need extra strength despite bullish undertone
Infosys guidance may set the tone More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Active or passive schemes? Blending both may be the answer
Assets under management still low for index funds More

ADR WATCH
HDFC Bank ADR hits new high; Indian counters shine
Infosys, Dr. Reddy's Lab the only losers More

CHAT
Below-par results of biggies can spoil the market party
Khan was adding up the finances available to Tata Steel for acquisition, $6.5 billion and counting. Sridevi was charting the FDI inflows to study the sudden peaking. And Dakshinamoorthy was trying to brew a Starbuck recipe... just when Jogin ... More

EUROSCAPE
EU-India summit: Seeking free trade in Helsinki
Hopefully, EU-India free trade will aim for genuine, least-restrictive liberalisation through comprehensive coverage, strong transparency disciplines and liberal rules of origin. More

JOTTINGS
Building global Indian companies
Signs are emerging that Indian companies taken together will soon be investing abroad sums large enough to stand respectable comparison to the foreign capital inflow. This is something quite unprecedented for Indian managers, who have been for ... More

PEOPLE WISE
India's journey towards differentiation
Clearly, differentiation is here to stay. It is on top of the agenda of leaders in both traditional and modern businesses. What remains is its execution in as painless a manner as possible. This second part on the complex subject of differentiation o f talent deals with the problems in India. As the going gets tough, organisations are forced to practise differentiation, albeit with mixed results. More

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