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Oil Policy: Where's the Synergy?
Securing India’s oil future would require a meeting of minds among the minister, policy makers and managers. The sooner they do it, the better for the economy
Fund Managers: Creaming the Churn
The mutual fund industry is riding the crest of a resurgent equity market. And fund managers are happily jumping jobs for huge pay packets and better work profiles
Tapping the Biotech Opportunity
The bio-pharma industry in the West is looking for contract manufacturers in Asia. Is India ready?
Samsung: Gunning for Vivek Prakash
The company has charged its former vice-president with embezzling funds and defrauding the company
Industrial Design
India is still a blip on the world design map. The next two years  could change the picture quite a bit
Presenting the BW Top 10 industrial design houses in the country
A Man  Called Machaan
IIM-alumnus and IOC employee Manjunath Shanmugham fought and died for the ‘right thing’. Why should it scare us?
 
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India Can Grow at 7% for a Long Time 
William T.Wilson, MD and chief economist, Keystone India, tells Niranjan Rajadhyaksha on why he is upbeat about india
  
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Talking About Sex
If extra marital sex is not a crime, why should expressing a personal view on it be a crime? asks Ranjeev C Dubey

  
Stock Sense
Corporate Casanovas

Small investors should keep away from investment companies that are flirting with unrelated stock portfolios, says Angshuman Chowdhury
  

 

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COMMENT: ASHOK V. DESAI
Irrepressible Libertarian
Vaclav Havel is not only a liberal and a good economist; he is a great wit, master persuader and policy-maker of proven merit
ECONISHAD :
NIRANJAN RAJADHYAKSHA
Bound by the Gold Chain
The only way to wean Indians off gold is by allowing them to invest in foreign assets and currencies
THAT’S IT: MALA BHARGAVA
Sony BMG: Going Too Far
Just when more people are willing to pay for music online, Sony BMG took a step backward by launching CDs with copyright protection software
COMMENT: L.V. KRISHNAN
The Myth of Mass vs Niche
When someone propounds the theory of mass versus niche channels, don’t just accept it. Question the theory
BY INVITATION: RAGHAV NARSALAY
Making a Success of HK Conference
Failure to reach an agreement in the WTO’s Hong Kong Ministerial would raise the chances of anti-trade liberalisers taking charge
BW OPINION
The Labour Shortage
There is a serious mismatch between the quality of graduates from our educational system and the needs of the corporate sector
AFTERWORD: DARLIE O. KOSHY
Move Ahead or Move Out
If we don't see the writing on the wall, Indian designers may soon have to put up dog fights with overseas designers for space even in the Indian market