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Is FDI in retail the Indo-US nuke-deal of UPA-II?

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Sat, Dec 03, 2011 2:29AM UTC View Comments

By Wednesday, December 7 it would be clear if the FDI in muti-brand retail will be the Indo-US Nuclear Deal of UPA-II. Or rather, the one issue that will make or break Manmohan Singh’s second term as prime minister. On that day, Parliament is scheduled to resume its yet static Winter Session. From what has...

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India: Political postures on FDI in retail is mainly for the gallery

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Thu, Dec 01, 2011 3:48AM UTC View Comments

Over the past few days the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has paralysed Parliament on the issue of government’s decision to allow 51% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. Simultaneously, it has been highlighted that the BJP was opposing for the “sake of opposing” despite favouring FDI in retail when it was in government before...

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Can Amazon change the eCommerce landscape in India?

By Sriram Vadlamani Thu, Jul 28, 2011 12:22AM UTC View Comments

Amazon has decided to taste Eastern retail waters. Amazon will start operations in India in 2012. According to the blogosphere, a team is being built, warehouses being commissioned and potential partnerships and acquisitions being secured. One thing Amazon doesn’t have to worry about is building the website, nor the storage for it. Amazon excels in both...

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