Business

Of Natural Wealth and Auctions

Shailendra Tyagi

The Judiciary’s point about sharing natural resources equitably is welcome, but auctions need not necessarily serve India’s ‘common good’

Noel Tata as Café Revolutionary

Aresh Shirali

The rumour that Ratan Tata’s half brother Noel might head Tata Starbucks’ cafe venture has a truly compelling appeal

Cayman 1, Taxman 0

Aresh Shirali

Vodafone has scored a legal victory over India’s tax authorities, but what’s worth asking is this: why do ‘capital gains’ bear a lighter tax burden than your salary?

Europe’s Quest for Harmony

Shailendra Tyagi

To Germany’s credit, there are signs that it is envisioning a future for the entire Eurozone

America’s New Iran Strategy

Shailendra Tyagi

The goal of America’s latest sanctions is to reduce Iran’s export earnings drastically while shielding the global economy from oil price spikes

Open For Business, No Matter What

Shailendra Tyagi

By attracting dollars, this move could help steady the rupee and keep India away from a balance-of- payments crisis

Life, Liberty and Luxury for All

Aresh Shirali

Can a luxury market boom do starving Indians a good turn? It may just be possible in a few years

The Art of Borrowing

Anil Bhatia

Vijay Mallya did it and so can you—with some help from bankers and a motley bunch of conspirators in suits

The State-versus-Reliance Saga

Shailendra Tyagi

With Reliance’s output only half the planned level, the Centre also gets less by way of earnings

In Defence of Distributors

Shaikh Ayaz

Time was when filmmakers valued the feedback of independent film distributors and would even make changes on their request. Now the very existence of this tribe is under threat