It’s no more about just another TV set!

Clarifies Kapoor: “The global LCD market is estimated at 45 million units this year. In India, we expect the flat & slim TV market to be 1.5 lakh units, out of which, LCD’s would contribute to 75%... (Now) LCD prices are governed by the demand & supply dynamics of panels. With capacities increasing & technology progressing, the prices have to come down.” Oh... and if you’re waiting for Toshiba & Canon’s SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) TV, supposedly one-up on existing technologies, then you had better wait up till the 2008 Beijing Olympics for its launch. The “idiot box” is surely undergoing a revolutionary metamorphoses!

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The roads to eternity

According to a series of World Bank studies, the road transport freight rates in India have been among the lowest in the world. If the travel time between two destinations is reduced because of a modern network of highways, the studies estimate that productivity will improve by at least 25% on an average in India.

Better highways and roads have also meant that companies are able to use trucks of much larger capacities to transport goods. Traditionally, Indian roads have been built to carry loads of up to 9 tonnes at the most on a single vehicle. With better highways now coming up, trucks with about 12 tonnes of capacity can be regularly used. That may not sound like much. But for a company, the ability to transport 30% more goods in a single consignment can do wonders to cost competitiveness!

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“Desh mein rehna hai to Vande Mataram kehna hoga.”

The opposition BJP lapped up the issue to whip up passions by accusing the government of indulging in minority appeasement. Demagogues in the BJP cited their age-old slogan, “Desh mein rehna hai to Vande Mataram kehna hoga.” Says BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, “It (singing Vande Mataram) doesn’t preach worshipping a deity but is just an expression of your love for your motherland.” The BJP has surely upped the ante; and the objective? To portray itself as the true nationalistic party while branding others as pseudo-secularists.

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Finally, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed on a resolution to end the crisis in Lebanon

Innovative and bold diplomatic initiatives for peace must be launched as an alternative to the logic of military force. This has happened before. The Gulf War led to the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991 and the subsequent Oslo Accords between the PLO and Israel in 1993.

This crisis, too, can be a stepping-stone for enabling a long-term political solution involving all parties in the Middle East. Today’s incoherent, piece-meal strategies will not be able to break the vicious cycle of violence. As well as taking collective action to stop the war in Lebanon and Gaza, key players like the “quartet” – the UN, the United States, the European Union and Russia – must develop a comprehensive security framework for the Middle East. The international community should demand the immediate start of negotiations towards the creation of a Palestinian state and push for direct negotiations on a peace agreement between Israel and Syria.

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One for the birds

Commerce, trade, politics, sport. All various arms of state conduct. Each can be highly sensitive. Some of the complexities involved, have reared their head after Russia warned in mid-August 2006 of economic sanctions against the US if America didn’t facilitate Russian entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Russia’s economic ministry threatened to scrap the preferential status it gave for American poultry and red meat. It’s the first time that Russia, evidently feeling resurgent after hosting the recent G8 summit, has threatened sanctions, which were until now imposed by the US on Russia for its support to Iran.

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Europe is at the advanced stage of Basel II implementation

The prospects of the deal with Mantas seem to be quite bright as the risk & compliance market is estimated to be worth $20 billion in the next two years. Europe is at the advanced stage of Basel II implementation, and there are other markets emerging like China and Japan, where i-flex could make a mark for itself. Meanwhile, it is quite peculiar how an Indian IT company is moving on the growth path by becoming a subsidiary of an American firm!

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‘Class and Brand conscious’

With the new kids scrambling to make their presence felt, the retailrajah Pantaloon Retail India Ltd. (PRIL) is not sitting quiet either. Pantaloon is planning to launch a prêt-a-porter brand, while Raymond, which debuted in the premium segment with its brand Manzoni recently, launched apparel made entirely from bamboo fibre to give consumers the very best style. With the flurry of activity in the segment, small wonder that the hopes and desires of the consumer are also on the uptake. In turn, the upwardly mobile Indian’s aspiration for style and panache will take these players places.

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