Some weeks back, at the INET conference in Bangalore, we were treated to a variety of “expert” opinions on the future of the Internet in India.
There was the usual tom-tomming about growth, and how with 100+ million users, India is now No. 3 in the global >>read more…
Over the past few months, the news has been depressing for investors (and many others as well!).
Internationally:
The Greeks, Italians, and sundry other Europeans threaten to bring down the Euro
The US government does not know how to revive its listless economy
Even >>read more…

An inescapable and only too visible trend is the rapid urbanisation of India. Existing cities are growing rapidly (and haphazardly) in all directions, those that cannot (like Mumbai) are growing vertically, and many villages now resemble towns. Current estimates of “urban” population are in excess of 300 million, and likely >>read more…

An article in the Mint (yesterday, 27 apr), highlighted the growing interest of fund managers in “clean energy” opportunities in India. The article quotes several investors, who provide reasons on why they think this is a “hot” sector. These range from high growth, near insatiable energy demand, government >>read more…
The new year invariably brings out predictions from a variety of armchair critics, so why should I be different? After all, I’m actually sitting in my armchair right now!
In an attempt to be different, I actually resisted the temptation initially, but finally succumbed. So even though >>read more…
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