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Shall We Elect the President?

By Bala Murali Krishna Mon, May 07, 2012 7:16PM UTC View Comments

India may have run its course in tokenism as far as presidential choices are concerned. More than one Muslim has held the position as the country’s titular head; and a Sikh (Zail Singh), Dalit (K.R. Narayanan) and woman (incumbent Pratibha Patil) have each held the august office. Unless somebody comes up with a Christian or...

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US investigates India’s Infosys over visas

By AP News Mon, Apr 23, 2012 7:33PM UTC View Comments

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Infosys says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating it for making “errors” in applications for U.S. visas. The disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week sent Infosys shares down 4 percent Monday in Mumbai. Infosys says the Department of Homeland Security found errors in a “significant...

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Better late than never: Narayana Murthy shines a light on IIT reforms

By Bala Murali Krishna Wed, Oct 05, 2011 10:59PM UTC View Comments

IITs have been in decline for several years now. So it was no surprise when Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy called attention to the issue at a pan-IIT event in New York. The iconic leader, an IIT alumnus, slammed the quality of the students graduating from the country’s elite engineering schools – saying only 20%...

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Is Infosys the GE of India?

By Sriram Vadlamani Wed, Aug 17, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

What is General Electric’s (GE) biggest contribution to the US economy? Some say it is the aircraft engines and some say it is the wind turbines. Both are right in their own sense. Many overlook the fact that GE’s biggest export has been its CEOs. There is folklore on how Jack Welch, GE’s former CEO, selected...

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Wipro, Infosys and the mess in Indian IT

By Bala Murali Krishna Fri, Apr 22, 2011 12:31AM UTC View Comments

A few years ago, when I interviewed with a business magazine, I was asked which of the big Indian IT companies I would back and why? My answer then was: Tata Consultancy Services. The reason was not as much the inherent strength of India’s largest, and oldest, information technology outsourcer but because of the obvious...

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