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T N Ninan is former editor and chairman of Business Standard.
T N Ninan is former editor and chairman of Business Standard.
Mr Clinton's address had lessons for Mr Gandhi and Mr Modi
Business must recognise its contribution to the current mess
Energy security needs to be broadly defined
'Food security' will, unfortunately, become a giant boondoggle
India has eaten into its social capital, and undermined growth
Indian agriculture is a success story too
The 12th Plan's ambitions are best set aside
The FM is left with a salvage job
Penalties on suppliers doing pay-offs should be financial
Mr Modi's compelling rise is only half done
The Indian stock market came to life 40 years ago when a new law forced international companies to list on Indian stock exchanges. If companies take the opposite step now, it is bad news
India now ranks among the bigger aid donors in the world, when ranked as a percentage of GDP and also in terms of the total money on offer
Govt credibility on reform grows, but beware of quick fixes
While attention has been paid to interest rates and industrial revival, our external vulnerability could be the bigger problem
Every economy that has acquired momentum has established a strong car industry - Japan, Korea and China being the examples in Asia
Companies get into all manner of scrapes in the crony-capitalist business environment at home, but continue doing business, whereas the consequences in another country are quite different
Do corruption levels mirror per capita income levels, just as the United Nations' human development index does? So it would seem from Transparency International's latest list
If the honest component of our top taxpayers is doing more than its bit, why can't the revenue dept show some appreciation?
The person who heads a "chamber of commerce", i.e. its president, would lead the charge on all issues, including (one presumes) the lawful and ethical conduct of business
The country's mood at the end of 2012 is markedly different from that at the end of 2011. Bread and butter issues, not corruption, have become the focus of attention