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Time for another cut
The risks associated with maintaining the status quo far outweigh those associated with a cut in rates and CRR
Pie in the sky
The Swiss attitudes to bank secrecy have begun to change, but this does not mean Mr Advani will find the money
Profit permutations
The corporate sector is demonstrating the validity of the adage that there are opportunities even in crisis
Uptick in commodities
Has one of recent history's worst slumps in commodity prices, witnessed since the second half of 2008, seen the bottom?
Indian Premium League?
IPL-2 in South Africa, appears to be a business success even before the first ball is bowled. In these times, that is no small achievement
Will this rally last?
As the economy gets into the quarterly results season, the question is whether this rally has still got legs, or whether it will now run out of steam
Flexibility with prudence
RBI has clarified to banks on modifications to asset classification norms, to ensure that credit continues to flow to viable businesses
Development gets votes
The issue of development has been acquiring a larger space in the aam aadmi's judgment over the age-old lines of identity
A normal monsoon
The "long-range" forecast of another normal monsoon has little practical utility as it cannot be used to plan for agriculture or water reserves
Succession for CMDs
After the Axis Bank episode, it is a good time to look at other banks and companies where a separation of roles at the top does not exist
Cautious but far-reaching
If the economic outlook is so grim, RBI's action itself could have been more assertive, by way of a 50bps or even a 100 bps cut in benchmark rates
Downtime for IT
The fourth quarter results of India¿s leading IT companies have turned out to be every bit as bleak as had been expected
Accounting fiction
The sharply improved performance figures that the big US banks have been reporting in recent days does not represents cash in the bank
Green stimulus
Climate change solutions can lead to labour-intensive (read inclusive) development, and act as a good stimulant for economy
BSP at 25
From its parentage as a non-political organisation of Dalit government employees that was set up in 1973, it has been a long and fruitful journey
The threat remains
New of Taliban's pulling out of Buner should not lull anyone into complacency; the Taliban threat is as real and immediate as before
Now the doubts
Govt seems to be waking up rather late in the day to the implications of its decision to allow indirect FDI, even in sectors where it's not allowed
The mess at Air-India
Aviation ministry seems to micro-manage Air-India, and Mr Raghu Menon is resisting such interference
Changing America
When Barack Obama assumed office, he carried with him the unusually high hopes of most Americans. Now, 99 days later, he has run a good first lap
In the Nano's headlights
The biggest reason why Nano is a great innovation is because it thinks about the next decade and not just the next quarter