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COLUMNS S VENKITARAMANAN: G-20: For the greater common good? The recent G-20 meet in London was characterised by hype rather than substance. And, typically, the hype was not justified by the quality of the conclusions reached at the meeting. The occasion, however, did serve as the first exposure of ... A RINGSIDE VIEW: Hope of long-term growth may give market a boost Ready for shake-outs and political, economic uncertainties. Market may maintain an upward bias this week as a growing number of investment advisors and investors have come to believe that here is an opportunity in the long term, notwithstanding ... OFFHAND: No Olympic title for shoe throwing If javelin and shot put could make it to Olympic sports titles, why not the more glamorous shoe?The question bristles with implications and complications. First, how to ensure that the choice of the make of the shoe by the ... VISION 2020: Focus on people’s needs Mrs Rohini Nilekani, in a recent article, expressed her anguish about our declining ecology. She wrote: “Some groups in Europe, whom I recently read about, are challenging the idea of growth itself. They advocate de-growth, which allows ... ADR WATCH: Satyam Computer jumps 34% ahead of sale Tata Motors surges 26% on Nano impact. Thanks to unexpected strong show by Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the US, the stocks markets maintained their winning momentum for a fifth straight week. The S&P-500 rose 1.7 per cent, the ... CHAT: Confidence enough to hold market rally? Divya (a journalist) is putting away her tax filings when her friends Bidyut (an economics professor), Jogin (a student) and Mack (an American expat working in India) ... WIDE CANVAS: PM plays the politician The recent interaction which the Prime Minister had with some women journalists has thrown up ideas about a new, combative head of the UPA Government, who is very much in the running for the post of Prime Minister in the next regime. Briefly, ... AMERICAN PERISCOPE: Using religion to dent corruption Pope Benedict XVI, the head of the Catholic Church, paid a visit to Angola and other countries in Africa during March. In his speeches, he made the usual appeals for more human rights, eradication of poverty, and also took a stand ... RANDOM WALK: The absence of a development agenda As Kerala prepares to go the polls to elect 20 representatives to the Lok Sabha, the striking feature of the campaigning has been the relative lack of focus on issues that relate to the State’s industrial and economic ... BL CLUB: Balaji Chandrakumar, Associate Vice-President, Expertus HR Pvt Ltd; Alpha College of Engineering Chennai, April 11 Survival of the fittest is the norm in today’s job market where competition is stiff, according to Mr Balaji Chandrakumar, Associate Vice-President, Expertus HR Pvt Ltd. Peer pressure, he said, was a major element ... Columnists: C Gopinath Harish Bijoor G Chandrashekhar S Murlidharan Sharad Joshi Mohan Murti S Balakrishnan Bharat Savur B S Raghavan Ganesh Challa Bhanoji Rao Swati T Banusekar Ramanujam Sridhar Ranabir Ray Choudhury Rasheeda Bhagat P.V. Indiresan P Devarajan S Muralidhar R K Raghavan B Venkatesh Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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