Gautam Adani as one of the most amazing first-generation entrepreneurs
By RN Bhaskar
Doing business in India is not easy. This is what this author has tried to explain in his book Gautam Adani: Redefining business in India and the world....
De Beers loses big time in the Singapore courts
RN Bhaskar
For many diamond industry watchers, De Beers was always too big a player to pick up a fight with. It has eliminated competition ruthlessly, as the following paragraphs will show. ...
Stanchart tries to break Indian banking ranks
Stanchart, apparently, gets six of the smaller lenders to join ranks with Grant Thornton (UK), the audit and accounting firm.
Curiously, none of the Indian banks, nor Grant Thornton, is willing to confirm...
Budget 2023 looks great, but has little for agriculture which accounts for half of India’s jobs
RN Bhaskar
The claims are tantalizing. The budget proposals look wonderful. But much of the expectation of growth in the economy will eventually depend on...
Adani, valuations and indispensability
RN Bhaskar
At a time when the Hindenberg report is aimed at destroying the value of the shares of the Adani group, it is imperative to take a step backward, and look at valuations in a new...
What Budget-2023 should focus on
RN Bhaskar
India has reached a stage when the Union Budget has become more of a non-event. The first hope will be less of the long-winded speeches. Can we have clear crisp enunciation of the salient...
Why I prefer flying Indigo, not Vistara
Updates:
21 March 2023 -- Another update. The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities sent out another notice to the Vistara management, stating the following see image alongside. Please click to...
Vallabhbhai Patel has become the largest player in the diamond industry
Like so many in the industry, Vallabhbhai Patel has a village upbringing and agricultural background. From there, to building a company in India which is the largest worldwide in...
Bhumik Gajera's big plans for Laxmi Diamonds
Among the early industry movers in Surat, Laxmi Diamonds has a global reputation. Bhumik Gajera, part of the promoter family, talks about the upcoming Surat Diamond Bourse, the perspective of lab-grown diamonds and...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
Nov 6-12, 2022
Blind to logic, responsibility and common sense
A recent report in Washington Post says that the US is asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be willing to negotiate peace with Russia, without preconditions, such as...
