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DEC. 8, 2002
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Microsoft
Bill Gates is wagering $400 million that India will help Microsoft take on IBM, Linux, and all other comers in the global battle for software dominance.

Bill Gates Interview
A one-to-one with a man who embodies everything people either admire or hate about Microsoft. Read More
Tata Telecom
A Whole New Ring To It
In less than four years,
Tata Telecom's Niru Mehta
has transformed the
company from a loss-
making box seller to a
profitable solutions provider.
Now he wants it to be
known as the customer's
best friend.
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FM Interview
Jaswant Singh has been rather reserved,
even taciturn, since getting into the saddle he
was supposed to four years ago. Here, he speaks—with Bach in the background—
about the next Budget, India's growth
prospects and political pragmatism,
amongst other issues. more... 		Tata Tea
Tata Tea's taking over the UK-based Tetley in March 2000 was a moment of glory for many of India's globalisers. Those with a sharper sense of business, however, waited for the euphoria to subside before asking the tough questions. Did the Tatas get carried away by global ambition? Did they overpay? Judge for yourself. more...
BT Insurance
The second part of Monitor Consulting's
series on the Indian insurance scenario.
In this instalment, we look at the dynamics
of the general insurance business and how
the market's oddities are throwing up
new challenges. more...		 Anita Roddick
The lady behind The Body Shop
phenomenon—a £380 million, 2,010-
store phenomenon—ensures that it's not
just her products that are compelling to the
Green Consumer, but also what she says
in the media. more...
McCann Moves Mass
Don't look now—or rather, please look now—McCann-Erickson India is changing. It is becoming an agency of creative ideas, an agency that thinks mass market, and agency that speaks Hindi, and agency that sells. Can this makeover catapult it into the Indian Top Five? more... 		 

Satyam's Scramble
Satyam Computers watched as rivals
moved quickly into the newer IT-enabled
services. Now having got its act
together, Satyam is gearing up
for a sprint. more...

 
 
Two Slab
Income Tax
The Kelkar panel, constituted to reform India's direct taxes, has reopened the tax debate-and at the individual level as well. Should we simplify the thicket of codifications that pass as tax laws? And why should tax calculations be so complicated as to necessitate tax lawyers? Should we move to a two-slab system? A report.
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Walkabout
By Deputy Editor
R. Sukumar

Hard-Sell
By Special Correspondent
Shailesh Dobhal
Oil Saves The Day
Mutual funds did badly in October.
All, that is, except those betting on
petro-stocks. more... 		Orientation Issue
Should alternate sexual preferences be a non-issue for India Inc.? The answer is not as obvious as you'd think. more...
The Case Of Officious Service
Just how much service is good service? The case of an overfriendly restaurant. more...

Formula 1 Fever
Hormazd Sorabjee writes on the ride of his life—driving a Formula One racer. more...
Quality King
Venu Srinivasan's quality achievements, the Hinduja brothers' Bofors nightmare, Nusli Wadia's family carve-up, Gautam Dalal's ideas and Rahul Bajaj's new pulpit. more...		 Pulp It by R. Sukumar
Going By The Book by Diljeet Titus
Notes From The Trough by Mahesh Murthy
Leadership Secrets by Pawan Kumar

The Coming Of The White
The first signs of a revival in the job market are upon us. And this time, it could well be the real thing. more...

Inc Plot
As long as India's biggest companies remain owner-managed, the best in management talent will continue to elude it. more...

Four To The Fore
Four super-bureaucrats may well be behind Karnataka's perceived appeal as one of India's most progressive states. more...

The Little Known Telecom Pasha
 Siddharta Ray's ISP-turned-telco Data Access could become a Rs 8,000-crore company by 2005. more...

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