Tata’s Disastrous New Move

The media is rife with discussions about Tata’s 1 Lakh car. Geez! Worst idea in centuries. Read Small Car Boom Spells Urban Doom by Satish Dey. The Indian government should ban this project ASAP!

The Last Rajah

Business Week has a wonderful profile of Ratan Tata, titled The Last Rajah. It is simply incredible what Tata’s acquisition of Corus and the more recent bid for Jaguar/Land Rover is doing for the image of India, Inc. Reminds me a bit of the time when India defied the international powers and did the first

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Small Car Boom Spells Urban Doom

by Satish Dey, Guest Author India is basking in the sunshine of its robust economic growth and the inevitable consumerism it has spurred by way of higher spending and improved lifestyles for its citizens. A car — the ubiquitous status symbol delineating the rich from the poor — is expectedly much in demand. The nation’s

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