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FEBRUARY 1, 2004

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	The Year Of The VC If you thought 2003 was a boom year for VCs and private equity players, well, you've seen nothing yet. A clutch of new funds and some existing ones are gearing up to strike even bigger deals. At stake: a possible Rs 10,000 crore in investment. EDITORIAL Which Master's Voice? Read More

BT SPECIAL
India's
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Companies

Twenty organisations
that have used the
power of IT and the
internet to their
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	Karnataka's Gold Rush The government's new mining policy and improved gold extraction processes could set off a mini-Klondike in interior Karnataka. more...		60 Minutes: Henner Klein The new Managing Officer of consulting firm A.T. Kearney discusses the challenges facing consulting and outlines his plans for the organisation to BT. more...




	He's Got Muscle, But What About Endurance? Three of his companies are back in the black, the market for laminated pouches is looking up, and Flex Industries, India's largest flexible packaging firm, has found a new lease of life. more...		Betting Big On Growth Jaswant Singh's pre-election goodies may not be just good politics. With some luck, they may make for great economics as well. more...




	Battle Of The Beancounters It's war out there in the audit industry. Indian audit firms are fighting tooth and nail to keep foreign firms from doing business in India. At stake is the future of some 48,640 Indian firms. more...		The Crying Game Jassi, Tulsi, Simran, Malini…they're all different faces that tell the same story: The never-ending Indian weepy chronicles the numerous upheavals in the life of the Indian woman. more...




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Q&A Ratan Tata The complete interview with the Tata group chief. What's on his mind, and what he makes of the under-Rs 1-lakh-car idea. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials


Moody's Upgrade This debt rating agency has an image of being unpredictable. Yet, its recent upgrade of Indian debt is no surprise, really.

Q&A Frank Pallone US's best-known Congressman in India airs his views on his country's outsourcing angst—and on India's trade prospects.

India's Education Edge Can India sell itself as a globally competitive source of education? Given the cost differences, it's not an absurd question.







	Bring On The Experts With the Sensex hitting its historic peak, you may be understandably wary of scaling uncharted heights alone. The solution is to entrust investment experts with a portion of your portfolio. more...		GPs With GPRS That's general practitioners with general packet radio switching (a wireless broadband standard). And a Faridabad-based non-governmental organisation has taken just this route to bring ayurvedic remedies to rural India. more...




	Gold Brick Gazing India's story of business through the Industrial Revolution, and the world's missing link. more...		The Ultimate Office Chair Reliance has 36, Castrol, 220, Adobe, 377, and iNautix, 815. Patents? No. The ultimate office chairs? Yes. Just call it managing by the seat of your pants. more...




	People Starring British entrepreneur Dinesh Dhamija, M&M's new Exec. VP Rajeev Dubey, Intl Asset Reconstruction Company's Arun Duggal, Unilever Home and Personal Care's Harish Manwani, and new CAS-buster Pradip Baijal. more...		Global Leaders by George Soros Leadership Secrets by Venkatesh Mysore





	The FTA Trap India has gotten into the habit of announcing Free Trade Agreements as part of its economic diplomacy offensive. India Inc. doesn't approve, but it could be a learning experience. more... The World Is A Square A tête-à-tête with Roopa Purushothaman, Economist, Goldman Sachs, on her pet topic: BRIC. more... CDMA Warrior CDMA's growth in India is sweet music to Qualcomm's Irwin Mark Jacobs. more... Can Anything Halt Sensex's Rally? Plenty. Here are some key indicators you should be watching. more...		Crunching Data For Wall Street The latest BPO job in town? Doing equity research in India for overseas investment banks. Help, Tarun! Advice For India Inc. Gulf Bound Engineers more...


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