Special Report
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Will Petrol Prices Cross The Rs. 100 A Litre Mark?
The way petrol prices are going up, Rs. 100 a litre isn’t improbable. Easier car loans and new models could further fuel demand and push petrol towards the century mark
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Seven Things to Watch Out For at the Auto Expo 2012
A curtain-raiser to the world’s second biggest auto show
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Will the E-Commerce Bubble Burst in 2012?
The excitement around e-commerce companies today is eerily similar to that in 1999-2000. Are the fundamentals different this time?
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Will The Nuclear Power Industry Regain Public Trust?
Call it the Fukushima effect or a political mishap, mass protests have stalled the Jaitapur plant in Maharashtra, and now Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu
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What Are India’s Prospects At The London Olympics?
India had its best medals tally ever at the 2008 Olympic Games. The entire country is hoping that it will better the count in 2012
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Is The Ultra Low-Cost Car Dream Over?
Tata Nano was hailed as the ‘people’s car’, but failed to deliver. Its competitors too have struggled. So, is there an ultra low-cost car segment at all?
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Will Capital Flows to India Increase in 2012?
FDI into India was $25.8 billion during Apr.-Sept. 2011, compared with $11 billion in the corresponding period a year ago. Will this trend continue?
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Will India-Pakistan Relations Improve?
Pakistan is in turmoil. Its troubles in the tribal areas show little sign of abating; the economy too has taken a dive. The impending withdrawal of the USA from Afghanistan and the sudden acrimony in Pakistan-USA relations has also complicated the situation for India
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Will Water Scarcity Increase Tensions Across Asia?
Governments across the underdeveloped regions of the world are already facing the threat of water wars. We believe 2012 will be the year the world starts looking for solutions to its aqua problems
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Will The Occupy Wall Street Movement Fizzle Out?
The protests can lead to big changes in policy — a New Deal, like the one that followed the Great Depression — if they don’t lose their way
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Will True Democracy Take Root in the Arab Spring Countries?
The excitement of autocrats being overthrown in some Arab nations has subsided. It’s been replaced by trepidation about the future as chaos or right-wing elements could reign