OPINION
CORPORATE DISPUTES
Reliance and LG: A tale of two successions
Both the Indian and Korean giants are second-generation Asian companies that set store by corporate governance and Western management philosophies. Both are family-centric and the final call is taken by the core group within the families. The similar ities end there.
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EDITORIAL
Whither the tax culture?
THE FINANCE MINISTER, Mr P. Chidambaram's call, in his Mid-Term Review of the Economy, for a stable tax regime is unexceptionable. But stability in tax structure goes hand-in-hand with a culture of full voluntary compliance among the tax paying ...
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ADC: Is it wrong call by TRAI?
Is the access deficit charge regime a case of the regulator shooting itself, and the exchequer, in the foot? The regulator admits as much but appears unable to take corrective action pleading lack of institutional structure. This pushes up prices for domestic telecom consumers, destroys the competitive landscape, and creates room for predatory pricing, says R. Krishnan.
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AGRICULTURE
India must yield to GM rice
THE INTERNATIONAL Year of Rice is drawing to a close. But rice continues to be `life' for the Asians, in general, and Indians, in particular. Asia cultivates 137 million hectares of rice, of which India has a lion's ...
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INSIGHT
Keep it Simple, Stupid
IF YOU find your broker throwing a kiss at the ascendant index, and taking a break to see news bulletins airing intimate video clips of K and S, you know it is time to come to terms with kiss. Those who were allegedly ...
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STEEL
Why a steel regulator makes little sense
The proposal to set up a steel regulator is mainly in response to the lobby of the builders who face a double-whammy due to the moves of both the cement and the steel industry. The way forward is not a steel regulator, but to move the agenda for esta blishing the Competition Commission of India at the earliest.
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MANAGEMENT
How to grow leaders
THE TITLE may suggest that unlike money, leaders grow on trees, and are there for the plucking. Is it true? May be it is. The blitz or blizzard of papers and articles on leadership that the Harvard Business Review (HBR) ...
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PEOPLE
Colin Powell's `command'ments on leadership
Gen Colin Powell is far from the common and conventional prototype military hero. He does not wear his heart on his sleeve. The fact that he has achieved the kind of matinee-idol fame (which has made it difficult ...
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