Is China encircling India?

Deng Xiaoping used to say that it 'does not matter if a cat is white and black as long it catches mice.' So whether Jiang Xemin or Hu Jintao is in full control of the Communist Party's machinery......

End of The American Century

I have wondered for a long time if the American Century has come to a close, and if so, when. On the face of it, given the military and economic power that the US wields today, it is hard to......

Venture capital investments halve in 2003

Venture capital and private equity investments in India declined to $530 million in 2003 from $1.1 billion in 2002. According to a report by the National Association of Software and Service......

Tata Power calls off deal with Olympus

India's largest private sector power producer, Tata Power Company, has called off its plan to sell 15 per cent stake in two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) owning coal mines in Indonesia to private......

PE investment in India up two-fold to $2.3 bn

Witnessing a strong growth, private equity investment in India rose to $2.3 billion in the April-June quarter, taking the total PE inflows so far this year to $4.29 billion, says a report.......

United Phos, Rallis eye $2 bn buy in Japan

Another big-ticket global acquisition by an Indian company is brewing. United Phosphorus and Tata Group enterprise Rallis India are in the race to acquire the world's largest privately held crop......