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It’s the season to choose Presidents. In France and Greece the key word was austerity. In India it’s dexterity.
Yes, the headline seems affected by blabbering of a few unknown cricketers. But call it by any other name, the 800-pound Indian Phixed League marketing gorilla stands naked and shorn of moral halo.
The Finance Minister has deferred implementation of some controversial proposals in his March Budget .
Till Sunday, not even Aamir Khan might have imagined that his star power can change the terms of trade. Nor would sponsors of his Satyamev Jayate: Airtel, Acqua Guard, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Skoda, Axis Bank, and Berger. Brave hearts all, as per the show's wiki page, they paid Rs 620 crore apiece.
Call no man happy until he is dead. Seldom is this philosophical remark truer than for Rupert Murdoch. In a few months, the mighty 81-year-old has been reduced to a caricature.
PPP suddenly finds fresh importance. Before its reference was limited to a political party across the border or a reference to purchasing power by the comparative economist or the new found Government mantra on infrastructure – public private partnership .
My facebook post on Sony’s flirtation with “The Dirty Picture” stirred many. (Confession: I followed the standard FB formula, an arresting Vidya Balan picture backed the post).
Global Financial markets are in a whirlpool. While interest rates, inflation, subsidies and deficits are on a high, accountability, confidence, investment, savings, profit and credit are at a low in India.
