Wednesday, November 7, 2012

LEFT THIRD FRONT: MINUS CONGRESS

CPI(M) woos regional parties even before the divorce

Karat said that SP, Telugu Desam, and regional outfits like AGP with a solid grassroots base, were keen to enter the Left-proposed front.

Reasserting that it would have no truck with parties like the AIADMK (which had earlier tied-up with the BJP) Karat said that the JD(S) faction led by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda too had his “secular image tarnished” by forging an “opportunistic” alliance with the BJP. Karat’s fellow Politburo member Sitaram Yechury cautioned that the new alliance mustn’t disintegrate into an expedient measure created only to win elections. But neither would say that the Left would not support a Congress-led coalition after the next Lok Sabha elections. Is it a sign that a pre-mid-term poll alignment has begun?


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Two national passions – cricket & films

An aristocratic family that has saddled two national passions – cricket & films

Quite credibly so, two of his children have attained national recognition through their own achievements rather than on the basis of their aristocratic lineage. Then, is there also a regret that his children did not get completely intertwined with the royal legacy? “I haven’t stopped my children from pursuing their own interests. I never thrust anything on them, but have always asked them to do well in whatever they choose to do.” As a celebration vindicating that, Saif Ali Khan (Chhote Nawab) made his mark in Bollywood as one of the top stars, and Soha also has recently emerged as an accomplished actress.

But how much pressure has there been on the second generation because of the first generation’s achievements? Soha divulged to B&E, “When I went to England and saw my father’s cricketing records there, I understood for the first time how good a cricket player he was. And now that I have started acting, I have understood what it takes to be a good actor, and how it must have been for my mother when she was just an actor and not a star. Within the family, we have always been taught how to keep our emotions inside and to not let them show. But for acting in films, one has to display all his or her emotions. And I had to break out of my previous mould for that.”

An un-ignorable part of their existence has been the media, which has particularly focused on not only the professional lives of the Pataudi family, but also has crossed the line at times in reporting on many personal fronts too. And the wonder of it is that this actually has not been the case with almost any other ‘royal’ family. Then why the spotlight on the Nawabs? The concurrence is clearly due to the achievements of Saif and Soha, gifted with character-inheritance, yet questioned scrupulously about their image day in and day out. Are the children then aware of these problems of image maintenance,? “Very conscious,” Soha exclaims, “I have to act very responsibly in public. Even in movies, I want to do the ‘right’ kind of films, which my grand children can see and be proud of. And I realise that what you do on screen is not temporary but keeps coming back again and again to haunt you. I will never do anything that I will find uncomfortable to do on screen because that is captured by the camera instantly.” Like we said, this is certainly a family whose legacy will continue to define a spectacular existence in many years to come. But for us, the lasting comment was surely the Nawab’s emotional statement, “I am doing my best to keep my people happy at Pataudi, for I still have to keep up my family’s legacy.” The act was complete. Royalty remained... still! 


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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sachmuch Kafi Bada Hai

Big FM, backed by the ADA Group, has forced private radio channels to reach grassroots levels, say PALLAVI SRIVASTAVA & RATAN BHAGAT

‘Veni Vidi Vici.’ This is what Emperor Julius Caesar pronounced when he conquered the almighty Romans. In India, we have witnessed the rise of a new Corporate Caesar. He’s a man, who was once virtually written off as one with a playboy image and little business acumen. In less than three years, after he ventured out on his own, he forced tectonic shifts in sectors like telecom and financial services. What are not so well-known are the waves that Anil Ambani created in the least likely area, Radio.

Like his late father, Dhirubhai, and estranged brother Mukesh, Anil thought Big for his Big 92.7 FM channel. Instantly, he created a buzz with a high-profile advertising and promotion strategy that included a brand ambassador like Abhishek Bachchan. Agrees Amit Kumar, Media Analyst, Kotak Securities, “Big 92.7 FM made a big-bang entry in radio; it launched aggressive campaigns, won maximum licenses, invested huge amounts and shook the existing players in the industry.”

B&E presents the Sun Tzu behind Big FM’s tactical warfare. Tactic No 1: Throw Big Bucks

Anil decided to invest Rs.4 billion in the venture to buy transmission equipment, set up infrastructure, and grab licenses in dozens of Indian cities. At the time of its entry, it had won 45 licenses. In comparison, Radio City won 16 licenses during the same phase of bidding. “Since we were clear that our target audience was SEC AB cities, we tactically opted for select markets, which account for 80% of the mass premium audience,” explains Ashit Kukian, Executive VP and National Head (Sales), Radio City.

However, Big FM plans to reach 200 million listeners across 45 cities, 1,000 towns and 50,000 villages.

Within a year, it has launched 40 stations, which makes it the biggest private FM network. “In smaller cities, we have created a ‘Radio Wave’. There are several cities, which had never experienced radio as an entertainment medium and welcomed it with open ears,” says Praveen Malhotra, VP (Sales), Big 92.7 FM. It has had several cities tuned in.

“The growth in radio has been at the bottom of the pyramid. It is our endeavor to attract local audiences and build a brand that connects with, and at, the grassroots,” explains Malhotra. With Big FM’s penetration, there’s suddenly a lot of excitement in virgin markets. For example, Big FM is the first private FM channel to reach cities like Jammu, Srinagar & Guwahati.


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Friday, November 2, 2012

‘Missile’d Israel

Israel’s supremacy is in danger

Let’s get the issue straight, what is Israel most afraid of – Iran’s nuclear enrichment program or the prospect of losing its nuclear monopoly in the region? Buoyed by the US’ accomodating approach to its increasing nuclear weapon arsenal, Israel has left no stone unturned to prevent its neighbours from building nuclear capacity in the Middle East. It has often worked jointly with the US to intentionally threaten its neighbours from going nuclear.

According to speculations, Israel might have around 100–150 nuclear warheads. However, the picture with respect to interest or commitment to go nuclear for other countries in the region is quite ambiguous. It starts with Iran. US National Intelligence Estimate judged with ‘full confidence’ that Iran had an active nuclear weapon program on 3rd December, 2007 (just as Iraq had a chemical weapons programme!). It further postulated that Iran would probably be technically capable of producing enough HEU (High Enriched Uranium) for a weapon by 2015. Syria is the second country under suspicion. Israel bombed an officially unidentified site in Syria on September 6, 2007; asserting that it was a nuclear reactor under construction. Press reports suspected North Korea of supplying nuclear reactor to Syria, evidence of which was found by the Institute of Science and International Security later on.


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Arsenic, Mercury, Lead and...

Governments should learn from the Charitable Recycling Programme

The mobile revolution has far outclassed land-lines, televisions, and even computers; and gained the unique nomenclature of being a Fast Moving Consumer Durable. The catch is that due to such mass penetration, cellphone waste is a big threat to the environment.

According to a research by global consulting firm Deloitte, discarded old handsets could poison the environment unimaginably as it is estimated that the world would have 8,000 tonnes of cell phone waste by the end of 2012; too many useless handsets are simply being thrown into wastebaskets. The worry becomes deeper once the figures hit you. In 2008, the number of handsets crossed the 4 billion mark. Six out of ten people carry a cell phone today across the world. Interestingly, the contribution of emerging economies is quite significant.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

INDIA: INFANT MORTALITY

India’s infant mortality rates continue to be shockingly high

Most surprisingly, the diseases that kill these children are curable and in fact, easily treatable. The real killers are inadequate healthcare services and lack of awareness in poor parents on how they can keep their children safe from such diseases. Public healthcare infrastructure falls way short, and private health services are still exorbitantly expensive. Health insurance could be a welcome solution, but there are significant caveats involved.

Just about 8% of the Indian population is covered by government health insurance schemes (and that’s 62 years after independence) and just 0.5% by private health insurers. Only 4-5% people are voluntarily taking up health insurance in India (as per IRDA); which means that a massive 95% is either unaware of the existence of such a cover or not sensitised enough to its true benefits. Due to these multiple issues saving our children continues to be a mammoth challenge, which the government and private companies have to meet together.

Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012. An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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Monday, October 29, 2012

PAKISTAN: INTERNAL CONFLICT

Swat militants’ request for help was declined by the Afghan Taliban, claiming non-interference policies

An international media house quoted a Frontier Constabulary statement as saying “security forces today targeted Tharkho Kas camp (and) Naree Baba Markaz. Both centres and six vehicles got destroyed. Thirty-three militants also got killed in the operation.”

The so-called Islamic militants have not only been a source of destabilisation in Pakistan but have also been providing fodder to India and executing terrorist attacks there much to the embarrassment of democratically-elected Pakistan government that is pursuing friendly relations with India.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have been quite vocal against Talibanisation of Pakistan and have pursued a policy of eliminating the menace as quickly as possible because suicide bombings threatens the length and breadth of Pakistan and even military installations are not safe from these deadly attacks.

“The Swat operation has been successful to the extent that no territory is now under the control of Taliban,” Pakistan’s top defence analyst and scholar Dr Hasan Askari-Rizvi told B&E. “Normal administration has been restored. However, the Taliban are hiding in mountains and come down to engage in violence from time to time. This kind of threat is likely to persist for an indefinite period,” he said.

Unlike his predecessors, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has been serious in eradicating the so-called Islamic militants and life has returned to almost normal in the scenic Swat Valley after displaced people returned home. Even the US administration that looked towards military operation carried out by Gen. (retired) Pervez Musharraf with suspicion has shown satisfaction over the operation carried out by Kayani.


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