Under Sarkar's able chief ministership Tripura has seen its first dose of foreign funding
Communists have a way of working around their communism occasionally to get capitalist cash into their state: and when they succeed, they become chief ministers, and stay there. For Manik Sarkar,
that has meant a third term in a far-flung state where even central funding was a problem; under Sarkar the state has now seen its first funding from abroad.
Just now, as the man gets comfortable in the chief minister’s chair, one that has been his for more than 10 years now, his list of achievements is something to write home about: a steady decline in insurgency, increase in private investment, remarkable improvement in the higher education sector, successful implementation of public-private partnership model... the list, as his supporters like to point out, is long. Given the politician’s prized cake of continuity, Sarkar’s government is viewing natural gas, bamboo and natural rubber as the three main opportunity sectors in the state. To Sarkar, though, it is his government’s success on the insurgency front that is the most important of all. "With the two-and-a-half-decade-old militancy showing signs of abating, countries such as China, Japan, Germany, Thailand & Bangladesh, not to mention Indian investors, have shown interest in Tripura," he told B&E. Sarkar has also been advocating the linking of the East-West corridor through Tripura. “Tripura has 44 km long border with Assam in the plains area, and a 865 km border with Bangladesh. The state can really become the gateway for the North-east to South- east Asia.” ...Continue
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Communists have a way of working around their communism occasionally to get capitalist cash into their state: and when they succeed, they become chief ministers, and stay there. For Manik Sarkar,
that has meant a third term in a far-flung state where even central funding was a problem; under Sarkar the state has now seen its first funding from abroad.Just now, as the man gets comfortable in the chief minister’s chair, one that has been his for more than 10 years now, his list of achievements is something to write home about: a steady decline in insurgency, increase in private investment, remarkable improvement in the higher education sector, successful implementation of public-private partnership model... the list, as his supporters like to point out, is long. Given the politician’s prized cake of continuity, Sarkar’s government is viewing natural gas, bamboo and natural rubber as the three main opportunity sectors in the state. To Sarkar, though, it is his government’s success on the insurgency front that is the most important of all. "With the two-and-a-half-decade-old militancy showing signs of abating, countries such as China, Japan, Germany, Thailand & Bangladesh, not to mention Indian investors, have shown interest in Tripura," he told B&E. Sarkar has also been advocating the linking of the East-West corridor through Tripura. “Tripura has 44 km long border with Assam in the plains area, and a 865 km border with Bangladesh. The state can really become the gateway for the North-east to South- east Asia.” ...Continue
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read also :-
entered the year 2008. Raison d’être, the present state of the US economy! While the world is going apprehensive over a probable recession in the US and its impact on the world economy, the word slowly and quietly seems to associate itself with India Inc. A closer look at its Q3 report card confirms the same.
the purpose of getting votes. He aims at multi-dimensional development of Gujarat in the long-term. The vision, concept and implementation of such programmes make him a wily politician who thinks of the next generation in the backdrop of the next elections.
a recent remark by Lonely Planet (travel guidebook), as a prime factor that led to reduction in tourism in 2007. Overhearing our conversation, Samantha, a British tourist sitting on the table next to us explained, “Lonely Planet only says not to stay inside the fort for it may contribute to the destruction of the fort which must necessarily be preserved.”
rigging, says Smruti S. Pattanaik, Research Fellow, IDSA. If this is a fact, then one more truth, which emerges from the current turmoil in Pakistan is that “never before in history of Pakistan, it’s civil society was so keen for elections,” Prof. Uma Singh, Centre for South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, told B&E.
and turns. And as the complicated plot called life unfolds, there are surprises and setbacks in store for all of us. Surprises add spice to your life, while setbacks make you sit back and take stock of the situation in which you have unknowingly landed. Whatever the case be, one can never really say for sure what turn destiny might take. This is one of the major reasons that many people seek ‘insurance’. However, the very word insurance carries a negative connotation. Hence, consumers are not easily swayed by the innumerable promises that insurance companies make. With the paychecks getting fatter by the day, Indian consumers are increasingly looking at alternate modes to plant their money, hence insurance cover takes a backseat. So even today, a vast Indian population is uninsured. Even those who have taken some sort of insurance cover are also grossly underinsured.
chest size, waist size and so on. Skin can be further altered according to skin details (like pigment), face detail, make-up, and body detail. Body detail means tattoos, and tattoos can be placed anywhere on the body, from head (if you’re bald) to toe (if you’re going to go barefoot). You also have complete control over the colour, length and texture of the hair, as well as colour, shape and size of the eyes, eyelashes & eyebrows. You can have different hair styles such as straight, curly or textured & hair colour such as blond, brunette or red head. You can change your skin colour & complexion. You can give yourself green or blue eyes.
house with a strong fund manager makes for a great combination. A disciplined fund house culture makes fund managers make intelligent yet cautious and well worked out calls. Parallely, a fund manager’s individual capabilities and research techniques aid in good portfolio development. Thus an ideal combination of the two adds to the fund’s performance.
name Virgin Radio a goodbye. However, industry experts feel that Virgin Radio buyout is not a bad deal for BCCL. Sample this: BCCL has bought Virgin Radio from SMG for $106 million (in 2000 SMG bought Virgin Radio for $500 million at five times higher price). With the assets of the company valued around $136 million and the radio channel commanding a regular listenership of 2.7 million, this means that even without the brand name it’s a lucrative deal for BCCL. Amita Sarkar, Media & Entertainment Head, FICCI, feels, “BCCL is a huge success in itself as far as brands are concerned. Given the infrastructure of Virgin Radio, creating a new radio brand in UK won’t be a difficult task for BCCL. Brand creation is something that it knows the best.”
lift shaft where everyone in his life transforms into hideous doubles and Roland must overcome his enemies to become “King of the Castle”! The plot is reminiscent of modern day chaos in the organised mobile retail segment, wherein each protagonist must uncover a series of vital keys to become King of India’s lucrative mobile retail castle. On stake is the Rs.70,000 crore and growing mobile market of India, of which, analysts estimate, at present only about a miniscule 7-10% comprises organised retail. From the Essar promoted The MobileStore to the price-warriors like Subhiksha Mobile to big daddies like Reliance Digital, everyone is keen to jump on this ship before it sets sail to moolah land. And each player is trying to create that winning differentiator that separates the wheat from the chaff.
is the case, then how does one explain the advocacy of this initiative by the leading online players, especially considering that they enjoy a vantage position in terms of user base and community? If experts are to be believed, this is a response by the biggies to the heat being generated by the enviable success of Facebook. Zuckerberg’s brainchild had pioneered this idea in 2006 when it allowed developers to use its platform to create applications. It created massive buzz and a huge user base for Facebook which was instrumental in fetching it a valuation of $15 billion.
investors have in the Company and its integrated business model. As a result of this, they have decided to invest in the company through the QIP route in large volumes.” Madhu Terdal, CFO of GMR Infrastructure asserts that “the funds will be used for the construction of GMR Istanbul’s airport in Turkey as well as buyouts in the international power and airport markets.”