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December 30, 2004



'We are not going to take leaps'
'. . . because leaps have an underlying expectation that when you land on the other side you may land or you may trip, and we just have too much going for us to want to take those chances,' says Wipro vice chairman Vivek Paul.




December 29, 2004



'India still has a long way to go'
The overwhelming message from Harvard Business School's Michael Porter is that it is still too early for India to think it has been successful -- or even partially successful.




December 28, 2004



'Kingfisher Airlines will fly at janata fares'
The airline will offer one single Kingfisher Class for all. There'll be no business class. The front and the back rows will be treated royally, in the same way, but charged janata fares, says Vijay Mallya.




December 23, 2004



'We'll have to reduce assets, if we don't raise capital'
The board is yet to decide the means through which the bank will raise capital. It could raise capital through an overseas listing, a preferential issue.




December 21, 2004



'Baazee case will set precedent'
'The web sites will have to be one step ahead of those likely to transgress the law.'




December 20, 2004



'A merger with HDFC Bank is too expensive'
We will continue to grow at 25 per cent -- we can't handle more than that.




December 13, 2004



The buzz on smart phones
Tero Ojanpera, who takes over as chief strategy officer from January 1, 2005 to oversee Finnish giant Nokia's research and development, speaks about the future direction of mobile phone technology and the challenges in the Indian market.




November 30, 2004



'We want to be a global B-school'
'Our idea is not to really think in terms of becoming the best in India. Our emphasis is different. We want to bring cutting-edge global research into the school,' says ISB dean Mendu Rammohan Rao.




November 25, 2004



'Ranbaxy is what it is because we took risks'
Malvinder Singh, President (Pharmaceuticals) and Executive Director, Ranbaxy, says the company aims to touch $5 billion in revenues by 2012, with growth coming from American and European markets.




November 24, 2004



'We are not opposed to foreign investment'
'What we are saying is we must have investment, but in a manner and in areas where you need the capital or technology upgrade.'




November 18, 2004



'Internet can transform rural India'
An Internet kiosk, video-based educational services, health diagnostic kits, etc can help change the face of rural India, says Ashok Jhunjhunwala.




November 09, 2004



Wait for cheaper products from Cisco
Gordon Astles, president - APAC operations, Cisco Systems speaks about his company.

'No free lunches in GE'
GE has already exercised that right in Europe. It could do that here also. There are no free lunches. Not at least in GE. Anyway, for almost 40 to 50 per cent of what we do, there is no competition in India, says Pramod Bhasin, CEO, Gecis.




November 01, 2004



'Systems management the next challenge'
As banks improve their risk management systems, the intermediation cost as well as potential NPAs will come down.




October 27, 2004



'Forex reserves can be used for any purpose'
Reddy says International Monetary Fund guidelines on using reserves do not come in the way of this -- it is indeed possible to use the reserves provided it is done in a transparent manner, fulfilling other relevant conditions.




October 25, 2004



'OPD is the next big thing for India!'
India is emerging as one of the most preferred destinations and the leader for outsourced product development, says Gowri Shankar Subramanian, CEO, Aspire systems.




October 12, 2004



Saatchi & Saatchi sees 10% global revenues from India
The Asia Pacific region accounts for 15 per cent of the global ad revenues for the company and India accounts for over 10 per cent of this share.




October 07, 2004



'FIIs bullish over reforms process'
Net inflows of $1.2 billion into Indian equities in the last two months have taken market participants by surprise.




October 05, 2004



'Montek acted in most autocratic way'
'We want the PM to be aware of the autocratic behaviour of the bureaucracy,' says CPI leader D Raja.



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