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	Rajiv's Bajaj For the new CEO of Bajaj Auto, nothing is impossible: Buying into partner Kawasaki's Asean operations, a joint venture in China, even the acquisition of a European brand. His goal: Grow Bajaj five times by tapping the global market. EDITORIAL Time To Open Up Read More

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Coming Soon: The Foreign Retailer
With foreign investment in retail looking imminent, global giants are drawing up their India plans and the home-grown majors, their defences.
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	Tata Tele Time? The eternal bridesmaid of the Indian telecom sector, Tata Teleservices is scripting a leading role for itself. With the sector's 800-pound gorilla Reliance Infocomm on a low, its timing couldn't be better. more...		The Mood Alters The expected consolidation in the domestic pharma industry could have well started last year. Prices held better, there was a flurry of new launches and the big players got bigger. Or so reveals ORG IMS' pharma review of ../2004. more...



	Caught In The Slow Lane After a spectacular start, Hyundai Motor is beginning to drag. Sure, there were production snafus last year. But is the Korean car maker losing its touch? more...		Headed For Tamil Nadu Rs 34,000 crore is being invested across seven, non-traditional destinations for business in Tamil Nadu. Circa ../2005, the state looks the most attractive investment destination in India. more...


	60 Minutes Richard Branson, the flamboyant Chairman of the Virgin Group, speaks to BT on his unusual business methods, and Virgin's foray into the Indian airline space, among other things. more...		Can We Trust China? China offers huge opportunities for Indian trade and industry. But India needs to go in with its eyes wide open. more...










Birds Of A Feather How much are you willing to pay for intellectual matter? It's the clash of the 'penguins'. Penguin, Pearson's book publishing brand, is all set to test stiff new price points for Hindi books in India. Linux, meanwhile, is still waving the 'free information' placard about. Which penguin do trends favour? More Web Exclusives More Net Specials

Lyrical Liril Liril soap has gone in for a brand makeover, from package lettering to advertising libbering. The waterfall is now a bathtub, the hot swimsuit is now a red chilly, and the soundtrack takes a mid-twist.

Formula Racing First, it was motoring enthusiasts. Then, it was advertisers. And now, all of a sudden, it seems to be just about everyone around. Formula I racing is attracting interest in a country that's yet to get its first track. And it is altering expectations—of motoring infrastructure, to begin with.

Ferrari Ferment Is Ferrari all about snazzy design of superb engineering? And how is it that the Formula I circuit is the only place this sports car brand seems to have anything resembling pole position?







	Realty Refuge Investing in property, residential or commercial, is the best means of saving for your retirement. more...		Making The World Go Round India's Best CFO Award's presentation ceremony was worth a listen-in. Here's what you may have missed. more...



	The Ventures That Tom Saw Here Thomas Friedman on globalisation, Mark Twain and Claude Levi-Strauss on India, and A.G. Krishnamurthy on being invisible. more...		Crowded Planet Over 30 years after the first Lonely Planet guidebook was published, the offbeat and quirky guides have become a standard resource in the traveller's lexicon. What makes the guides so popular? more...




	People Starring Shripal Morakhia of SSKI, Ravi Arimilli of IBM, Daraius P. Mehta of the UB Group, Padmini Somani of the Salaam Bombay Foundation, Azim Premji of Wipro and vMoksha's Pawan Kumar. more...		Leadership Secrets by Shankar Annaswamy





	Summer Release In retail, FM radio, even domestic airlines-the government begins ../2005-06 with a spate of announcements regarding FDI. more... That CSR Thing Companies discover that social responsibility thing can be a selling point too. more... Another First Dishnet DSL will launch Wi-Fi services soon. more... Policy Watch: Integrated Food Bill Good intent, not-so-good fine print. more...		Property Puzzle Solvers Intellectual property lawyers are in need, as globalisation goes ahead. Help, Tarun! Critical Path Security Commodity Savvy more...


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