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Who will be India’s next Prime Minister?

There are many contestants for the post of Prime Minister of India. Among the many aspirants only one will see his/her dream fulfilled. Who will be the lucky winner. We shall examine the prospects of...

LLP Series on Limited Liability Partnership for startups and SME’s

Time and again entrepreneurs think about these questions and queries related to LLP during the early stage of incorporation, this series is a compilation of those FAQs which tries to answers those questions. The aim is...

Emerging Markets: What has Changed

The BOK is sounding pro-active again about the risks to KRW weakness, even though the currency is strengthening. We just hope these concerns don’t spill over into macroprudential-type regulation that will harm market functioning. The Finance...

Stupid Planning results in a heavily Unbalanced Power situation in India

The less said about India’s power administration structure the better. The country has already earned the in-dubious  distinction of hosting the biggest blackout in the country, as hungry states overdrew power from the grid. The power generation sector...

India’s economic decline

The Indian economy is on the decline. Industrial production is down. The Rupee has crashed. The Current Account Deficit (CAD) is very high. Exports show no sign of recovery. Food inflation is very high. There...

Importer Nation – How a Billion Lives are being Destroyed

India imports billions of dollars of goods and services despite having the resources and to manufacture the manpower goods/services at lower costs on its shores. India’s malfunctioning and corrupt governance is the chief cause of...

US Supreme Court squares off on Human Gene Patentability

The United States Supreme Court delivered its much anticipated judgment in the Myriad case (Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics) on June 13, 2013 putting an end to the generally accepted USPTO practice and...

Frrutto.com for everyone on the run

Frrutto.com a leading online fruit shop in Chennai sets the pace for online grocery shopping in Chennai. No more driving through traffic or waiting hour long queues at grocery stores. Frrutto delivers fruits straight from...

The impact of changing demographics

The latest United Nations projection for world population reflects the significant demographic changes likely to occur in different parts of the world over the next few decades. The changes have strong economic implications, and many...

My thoughts on the Flipkart fund raising

I got 4-5 calls from journalists and reporters wanting my feedback on the Flipkart funding news yesterday. I am biased, and I like the folks in the company a lot. That said the main questions...

Food security for India

Finally the Congress Party took to the ordinance route to introduce the Food Security Bill. We cannot blame the Congress Party for this. They tried to introduce the bill in the previous session of Parliament...

Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead

China data deluge will start Tuesday, with June CPI to be reported. A rate of 2.5% y/y is expected vs. 2.1% y/y in May. Trade comes next around mid-week, with exports seen rising 3.7% y/y...