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APRIL 28, 2002
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China: The Real Story
It could be this century's economic powerhouse, or a country rapidly painting itself into a corner. This is the inside story of what China really is, and what that means for India. It also looks at the burning issues concerning the world's most populous country. Will China emerge as the 21st century's global economic powerhouse? Or will the Chinese growth engine sputter and
stop in its track? An exclusive journey through China.

60 Minutes: Hans Lerch
Come May 15, 2002, Swiss
Travel major Kuoni Travel
Group will be replacing its
51-year-old CEO Hans Lerch
as the denouement to a
year-long boardroom battle.
In an exclusive tete-a-tete with
the Business Today, Lerch discusses Kuoni's
performance and what
it plans to stay ahead in
the game.

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The Commodity Colossus
Notwithstanding his recent investments in software and branded garments, Kumar Mangalam Birla is clear about the kind of group he wants to create: a commodity behemoth that profitably leads in all industries. more...
The Sweet-Tooth Brigade
With the Indian confectionery market riding
out of a two-year trough
, a host of
companies big and small is gearing up to
take a bite of what could soon be a
Rs 6,000-crore industry
.
more...
The Mother of All Cellular Wars
Think the cellular wars can't get any bloodier? Think again. With Bharti, Hutchison, and the BPL-Birla-Tata-AT&T combine gearing up to invade each other's markets in Delhi and Mumbai, the cellular carnage may just be beginning. more...
Coming Of The Evernet
They don't make money. They struggle for customers. Yet, there's a rash of new
multimillion-dollar fundings for hobbling tech companies. Is this another boom—
or a blunder? more...
Was It All A Bubble?
What odds was George Stephenson given when he fired up his locomotive, the Rocket, in the early part of the nineteenth century? Perhaps the same we are willing to give the new economy today in India. Yet the internet and the wired world it has spawned are continuing to grow. Using stories of people, cities, technologies—and a rain tree—Samar Halarnkar's book Nirvana Under The Rain Tree whimsically chronicles the unfolding of a revolution. Extracts. more...

China's India Inc.
The low cost of doing business and the vast Chinese domestic market have proved an irresistible lure for Indian companies. From Reliance to Infosys; Aurobindo to Essel; and Satyam to DRL, several Indian companies have set up (or are setting up) operations in China. India Inc. rocks in Red China.
More Net Specials

Walkabout
By Deputy Editor
R. Sukumar


Hard-Sell
By Special Correspondent
Shailesh Dobhal
Save The Life
Looking at insurance as a savings instrument could be foolhardy. Use it for what it is
meant: protection. more...
Back To Square One
Twenty-somethings that got their fingers burnt taking a leap of faith and joining dotcom start-ups are trying to put their lives back together. more...
The Case Of Turnaround CEO
An ailing bike manufacturer hires a new CEO but baulks at giving him a free hand. How can it resolve the tangle? more...
A Bow To The Rising Sun
Cracking the Japanese market is key to India's software fortunes. Here's how one Indian company learned its lessons. more...
Punctilious Patriarch
Starring: Vijay Mallya, the new Rajya Sabha MP; Dabur strongman Vivek C. Burman, and ASK Raymond's flamboyant John Band.
more...
Business Revival by Pradip Chanda
Going By The Book by Diljeet Titus

Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy
Leadership Secrets by Anuroop 'Tony' Singh

Gene Out Of Bottle
Post Bt cotton, genetically modified plant products hope to bloom in India.
more...
Hollywood Calling
Lagaan's groundwork has opened the doors for Bollywood movies.
more...
Obituary: Manu Chhabria
Despite his success in the Gulf, respect at home always eluded the take-over tycoon.
more...
All In The Black
Finally, those red stains are off its balance sheet. And credit, in no small measure, goes to its aggressive VA-VE exercise.
more...

Help, Tarun!!!
Tarun Sheth addresses your career concerns every fortnight. more...

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