Monthly Archives: November 2011

FDI in Multi Brand Retail

As we see political parties outdoing themselves in the opportunism dept, there are a few interesting questions one needs to ask about FDI in retail. 1. Why the rush and lack of debate , considering how unprepared the congress itself was … Continue reading

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And Sharad Pawar got slapped.

Inflation stroking absentee Agri Minister Sharad Pawar got one not so tight slap, and media had a field day and a sudden boost in trps, repeating the clip on the hour. The pro Congress media, like their political mentors who … Continue reading

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Rupee crosses 52, Where do we go from here?

Rupee just crossed the 52 mark to the dollar.The rupee has been in a downward trend declining from 44 in a few months time to the 50 odd levels we saw a week back. This fall to 52.45 from 50 odd levels … Continue reading

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Is India`s disinvestment without policy reform any good?

The govt has done policy hari-keri and has over borrowed to the hilt and will stare a big hole in its balance sheet as slowdown and stagflation hit the economy and bite into its tax revenues. The only real tool … Continue reading

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Is Inflation down in India ?

As i see the headline Food inflation eases to 10.63% in BS, i wonder if inflation is really down and whether it means anything to the aam admi. WPI inflation numbers are meaningless to the common man when vegetable prices which generally … Continue reading

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