S Viswanathan

Deal with Sterlite as Jayalalithaa did with Koodankulam

In our last issue (IE- May 2018) we pointed to Tamil Nadu earning the notoriety as the agitation state of India. This is largely...

Merge NIC and OIC with UII…

This second largest general insurance company has strong credentials to get the other two public sector GI companies merged with this. The 14-storey new...

The missing passion and fervour of early years of nationalisation

I entered business in 1962. In my 56 years’ experience, I have had abundant opportunities to access and benefit from the explosive growth in...

The bolts and nuts of enterprise…

He built Sundram Fasteners as the leader in the business of bolts and nuts, metal forming and powdered metallurgy. Recently Suresh Krishna handed the...

A case for simultaneous elections

With every election to a state, the quality of campaign deteriorates. In the race-to-the-bottom, all civility is thrown to the winds. Look at the address...

A welcome measure to tackle NPAs…

The takeover of the debt-ridden Bhushan Steel by Tata Steel at the cost of Rs 35,000 crore is a watershed in India’s industrial history. Former...

TAMIL NADU THE AGITATION STATE OF INDIA?

When I came to the profession of journalism in the early 1960s, West Bengal was among preferred destinations for locating industries. Thanks to the...

Old ideas for a new India

SASTRA Deemed to be University presented its ‘thought shower for a hot summer’ on the topic ‘New ideas for a new India.’ Disappointingly both...

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