Special Report
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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 It’s been replaced by trepidation about the future as chaos or right-wing elements could reign
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Will Obama Make It To A Second Term?
No political leader has come to power promising so much hope. Remember “Yes, We can”?
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Is the Eurozone Heading Towards A Breakup?
Countries across Europe are reeling under a debt crisis. The Euro is under pressure because many countries don’t satisfy the parameters needed to be in the Eurozone
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Will Infosys Make a Comeback?
There was a time when every reference to Infosys was about how well the company was doing. Over the last two-three years, the narrative has changed. All eyes are now on the new CEO S.D. Shibulal and his new strategy
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Can India Regain Its Number One Test Ranking?
India was whitewashed 4-0 by England in August 2011 and lost the Number 1 Test ranking. With the retirement of senior players looming, it is imperative that India’s youngsters get primed for the future
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The Highs and Lows of Being Rich
There has been some turbulence in the Richest Indians list this year. But the smart entrepreneurs are raking it in