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DEC 19, 2004

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	The Battle Hots Up! Now out in the open,the battle between Mukesh and Anil Ambani threatens to escalate into a full-blown war. The Rs 99,805-crore Question What happens to the group's businesses? Read More Nit(a) And Grit Our take on Mukesh Ambani... Read More Finance & Flamboyance ...and on Anil Ambani. Read More The Web Of Ownership Why family-owned-and-managed businesses adopt a complex holding structure to control their companies. Read More

BT SPECIAL

India's Best Marketers

What do a 118-year-old political party, a Bollywood production house, an upstart (and start-up) low-cost airline, the initial public offering of a biotech company and the entire offshoring-to-India trend have in common? They happen to be India's Best Marketers for 2004 Read More

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Southern Fireworks
A round-up of the South zone qualifier of the Business Today-Aditya Birla Group Acumen, held in association with Tata Consultancy Services.
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	That India Bug Microsoft is surely bitten by one, but while the country presents obvious opportunities, it also does some unique challenges.. more...		Europe Ahoy! In the last two years, India Inc. has snapped up more than 20 companies in Europe. What makes the continent such a hot hunting ground? more...




	Q&A Dr. Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO of pharma major Novartis, speaks to BT about his reasons for being more optimistic about China than India, and on the prospects of Big Pharma in the years ahead. more...		More On Your Platter A flurry of new molecules has transformed the gloomy Indian pharmaceuticals market into one of high growth. An ORG-IMS report. more...






	A World Of Opportunities There is now a wider array of countries to choose from for offshoring purposes. more...		60 Minutes Fred Kindle, CEO-designate of ABB, speaks to BT on ABB's past, future, and turnaround strategy. more...


	Caution 2005 Ahead Coming up next year is a spate of regulatory and policy changes, ranging from product patent in pharma to Euro III emission norms for the automotive industry. more...














Cities On The Edge Favoured business destinations Gurgaon, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and Hyderabad could become, thanks to poor infrastructure, victims of their own success. Read in-depth articles on each city. Plus personalised travel logs. Only at www.business-today.com. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials



Moving On Diluting stake in GECIS was like a child growing up and leaving home, feels Scott R. Bayman, President and CEO of GE India. In an exclusive interview with BT, he speaks his mind on a wide range of issues.

The iPod Effect Now you see it, now you don't. All sub-visible phenomena have this mysterious quality to them. Sub-visible not just because Apple's hot new sensation, the handy little iPod, makes its physical presence felt so discreetly. But also because it's an audio wonder more than anything else. Expect more and more handheld gizmos to turn musical.

Panasonic What route other than musical would Panasonic take, even for a phone handset, into consumer mindspace?







	Stocks For 2005 As the calendar year draws to a close, long-range investors should start thinking of stocks for 2005. more...		Assessment Factory Want to join a happening company like Infosys or Wipro? No problem, except that you might first have to get an OK from the folks at Bangalore-based MeritTrac. Who? more...



	Creative Space Playing in the intersection space, playing hard and playing soft. more...		The Soul Of The Corporate A phalanx of leading businessmen gathered recently in Bangalore under the aegis of The Art of Living Foundation to explore whether the phrase 'corporate culture and spirituality' was an oxymoron. BT went behind the scenes to meet with them and review the conclusions arrived. A first-person report. more...




	People Starring Sarthak Behuria of BPCL, Harsh Bahadur of Metro, ONGC's Subir Raha, Onkar Singh Kanwar of Apollo Tyres, cigar ace Jessica Maria Travieso Irizarry and Actis's Donald Peck. more...		Leadership Secrets by Alan Grant





	Masala Chips India, a Korean businessman sets out to prove, can house a chip factory. more... Another Family Soap As another family spat grabs headlines, here's an update on one that did so a few months ago. more... The CK Connection Consumer products giant-killer CavinKare is in the news again. Why aren't we surprised? more... Policy Watch: Coming Of Age In terms of regulations, the Indian capital market has arrived. Period. more...		Getting Real At Last Mentioning a BPO career no longer gets the snickers it used to. Help, Tarun! Not Just Philanthropy more...


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