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India’s Kiranas should be worried about the Internet, not Wal-Mart

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Dec 20, 2011 6:15PM UTC View Comments

Whatever can be sold will be sold on the Internet, eventually. That’s the truth of the digital age. The sooner you realize that, the faster the transition would be and the lesser the pain. Because if you don’t the world will pass you by. India’s policy makers have to realize that too. The recent brouhaha...

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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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Bangladesh 114th most attractive country for FDI – World Investment Report

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Wed, Jul 27, 2011 5:27PM UTC View Comments

The 21st World Investment Report 2011, recently published by the United Nations (UN) Conference on Trade and Development, has ranked Bangladesh as 114th among 141 countries in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The country has improved in 2010 from 2009 when the ranking was at 120th. The FDI in 2010 grew by 30% to...

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