UpFront
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The Year that Was: The One-Man Show
Larsen & Toubro gained from having a charismatic, all-powerful leader. It was also left with a management void in the end
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The Year that Was: Call of the Nation
Inducting businessmen into governance is an experiment that has gone awry twice in the past. But that hasn't deterred Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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The Year that Was: She Gets Her Way, Finally
Since the days of Indira Gandhi, Congress has moved from a statist stance to a pro-business one, though by stealth. Pranab Mukherjee is taking it forward
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The Year that Was: Why They Won't Come to Teach You From Harvard
And you thought allowing foreign universities into India will bridge the yawning gap in higher education? Think again
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The Year that Was: What's Holding Back the Hand that Feeds?
Sonia Gandhi wants to make sure that no one goes hungry in the country. But many in the government don't seem to have an appetite for the plan
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The Year that Was: State of Unrest
Tribals in the state want to fence their mineral-rich earth from invading metal companies. Both sides need an open mind if this stalemate is to be broken
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The Year that Was: The Blackstone Hypothesis
The world's largest private equity firm took two contrarian bets in India nearly two years ago. Making them work will be quite a challenge
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The Year that Was: The Siege of Africa
The newest frontier for global business. A fusion of tempting opportunity and formidable risk. A China-India battleground. Come, watch the potboiler called Africa
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The Year that Was: Vijay Mallya’s Double Life
Beneath the cheerful opulence is a seasoned warrior battling to save his debt-ridden empire
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The Year That Was: Mr.Steel's Moment of Truth
The iconic success story of Lakshmi Mittal has entered a nightmarish chapter. For a happy end, he must defeat the goblins of debt, vanishing demand and mills that are gluttons for cash
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Big Ideas for a Better Future
Letter from the Editor: Incremental thinking seldom brings new solutions. We have a natural bias towards Big Ideas that have impact. And that has meant creating a fertile ground where magazine journalism can thrive