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MAY 7 2006
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How Genpact CEO Pramod Bhasin
And His Team
Are Breaking New Ground In BPO-land.
Those wishing to get up close and personal with the heart, the epicentre, the #1 holy spot of the $6 billion
(Rs 27,000 crore) Indian Business Process Outsourcing industry will have to take one of the two roads that connect Delhi to its most-happening satellite Gurgaon, in the state of Haryana. Neither route promises smooth progress; one is witnessing roadwork that shows no sign of ending; the other was never meant for the volume of traffic it finds itself supporting.

BT SPECIAL
India's Fastest Growing Companies
Companies with market capitalisation exceeding Rs 1,000 crore, companies with market value between Rs 500 crore and Rs 1,000 crore, and companies with market capitalisation less than Rs 500 crore, that grew the fastest in ../2005.
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REPORTER'S DIARY

First Constituency

In its own lumbering way, Raebareli, the Gandhi
family constituency that
will soon be sending
Sonia Gandhi back to the
Lok Sabha, is grasping at economic opportunities
and learning to side-step
the political rivalry between
the state government and
the central government.
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Money From Thin Air
Companies are minting money selling carbon credits, which are global certificates issued against reductions in greenhouse gases.
 more...
  

  Biyani Vs Ambani
Pantaloon's Kishore Biyani has a head start, but the sheer width of Reliance's retail blueprint threatens to put the maverick entrepreneur in the shade. If it works. more...

A Sign Of The Times
Like every year, salary packages touched new highs at the top B-schools. What's more interesting is that an increasing number of students spurned bulge-bracket i-banks
for jobs at home or entrepreneurship.
A BT-Coolavenues.com study. more...
 

  60 Minutes
Henri de Castries, Chairman of the
management board and CEO of AXA,
speaks to BT on his company's
plans for the Indian market and
business innovation.
 more...
 

EDITORIALS
The Real BPO Boom (And Bust)
The Indian IT services industry really came of age in the five years between 1997 and ../2002.
First, thanks to the Y2K thingamajig, it grew at a staggering rate. more...
 
MONEY  
For The Last Lap
Walking away into the sunset is much easier when you have a fat nest egg.
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  Adding Value To Themselves
They quit at the peaks of their careers and
set out to create wealth for themselves.
Here's a look at a new trend that's catching
on in the career sweepstakes. more...
 
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Trade With Neighbour
Bilateral trade between Pakistan and India almost doubled to cross the $1-billion mark last year. The $400-million increase in the year ending March ../2006 was attributed to the launch of a South Asian Free Trade Area Agreement (SAFTA) and the opening of rail and road links. A look at the growth prospects between the two countries.
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BRIC Vs The Rest
 The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations should surpass current world leaders in the next few decades if they do not let politics prevail over economic issues. Experts caution that despite the vigorous growth, BRIC countries are vulnerable to losing direct foreign investment due to excessive government control and lack of clear rules for the private sector.
Summer Rush
A buoyant economy, with increasing disposable incomes, is fuelling the growth in India's tourism industry. More Indians are travelling now than they have ever done in the past. A look at what the tourism industry can expect this summer.
Labouring Market
 Globally, a 'flexible' labour market seems to have become the mantra of those pushing for high growth. In India, an amendment to Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is being discussed. Will it mean just hire and fire? A look at the issues and what they mean.
 
 

Economics Simplified
An FT columnist demystifies economics,
ensuring that your next cup of cappuccino
will never be just that.
 more...
 

Trouble In Elephant Country
BT takes account of the work-in-progress Bandipur resort of a tech-entrepreneur to find out what it is that has got the greens' ire.
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People
Starring Bruce E. Mosler, Global CEO, Cushman & Wakefield; Bajaj Auto's Rajiv Bajaj; DLF Universal's K.P. Singh; Dr Wolfgang Niedermaier, CEO, betapharm; Wipro's Chairman Azim Premji; Bundeep Singh Rangar, Chairman Of Indusview Advisors; Rajiv Kaul, former Managing Director, Microsoft India; and Satyam Computer Services' B. Ramalinga Raju.
 more...
 

Leadership Spotlight C. Sivasankaran
Chairman, Sterling Group
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We Are For It
It's a tough call, but reservations may be
the ideal affirmative action.
more...

In The Zone
 City planners, clearly, aren't. Delhi, today; the rest of the country, soon.
 more...

Top Of Mind
 The Wisdom Of Crowds?
Show-piece Wheels
Potter? No Way; He's Indian
more...

Newsmaker
 This fortnight's hero is
Mukesh Ambani, who's in news
for a deal with Chevron.
more...

All's Well That Ends…
…At least for the the Aditya Birla Group, which, after buying out the Tatas, controls almost all of wireless player, IDEA Cellular.
more...

No Full Stops On D-Street
 Last fortnight's free fall of the markets seems a distant memory. more...

Walking A Tightrope
 Interest rates may rise, but credit will flow.
 more...

A Fresh Bouquet
 ZEE TV is restructuring operations to unlock value in each of its four arms. more...

New Lease Of Life
Mphasis had little choice but to be acquired to stay in the reckoning. For EDS, it's better late than never. more...

Growth Engines Or Revenue Drains?
 SEZs can help take the Indian economy up
to the next level, but the guidelines need to
be fine-tuned. more...

Fast Mover Advantage
 Riding on the FMCG revival, Dabur India wants to double sales and profits in four years. more...

Stalemate
 With valuations at their zenith, the timing couldn't have been better for Hutchison Essar to go ahead with an IPO. So who's spoiling the party? more...

In The Centi-million Club
 MindTree Consulting is now a $100-million company. It's on a steep growth trajectory,
but will have to address some areas of
concern ASAP. more...

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