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editor’s note
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The New Economic Regime Angels And DemonsGlobal liquidity can cut both ways. Barring 2008, India Inc’s been blessed with easy money. But now with global financial markets on shaky ground, embracing local finances will become critical, especially in the infrastructure space. N Mahalakshmi |
The new business regime Switching SidesForeign companies are scrambling for a piece of the action in India. And Indian promoters are more than happy to sell, provided they get their due. Krishna Gopalan |
The new Frontier From India To BharatWhy India Inc is making a beeline for the hinterland. And how the new strategy will pay off. Rashmi K Pratap, Taneesha Kulshrestha |
the new channel Moving To A New PlaneThe Internet is no longer a ‘nice to do’ business plan. It’s a strategic necessity. Nandita Datta |
The new rich What Lies BeneathSkyrocketing executive pay is worsening income inequality and eating into shareholder returns. It’s time boards asked the right questions. Meenakshi Radhakrishnan-Swami |
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external environment The Challenge WithoutIndia might have opened almost all its sectors to domestic and foreign companies but doing business here is not easy. Investors still have to navigate through a Kafkaesque maze of government regulations and rules to set up shop. Outlook Business |
 Interview M Damodaran “Discontent Is Part Of The Learning Curve”The most attractive aspect of doing business in India: This is a growth story when there are not too many around. We are a substantial growing market with rising disposable incomes. Consumers are willing to look at products they have not seen earlier. Taneesha Kulshrestha |
 Interview Ravi Uppal “Merit Should Count”It’s a sad commentary in our country that it takes as long to plan a project as to execute it. Kandula Subramaniam |
 interview L Madhusudhan Rao “We May Exit Roads”In a global sense, India still has a 25 to 30-year growth story left when compared to, say, China. Kandula Subramaniam |
 Interview Niranjan Hiranandani “Regulator, Yes. Strangulator, No”In the roti, kapda and makaan slogan we seem to have missed out on the makaan bit. Outlook Business |
 Interview Rahul Bajaj “Governance Needs To Improve”I have not had to deal with any hostile government policies that were hurting my business. Outlook Business |
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Innovation
 Column Driving InnovationInnovation, to us, is a process that is constantly dynamic. We encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Dr Pawan Goenka |
 Column It’s A Must-DoAt 3M, innovation is not a nice-to-do thing but a must-do. Our growth depends on it. Not only have we survived the last 100 years, we have grown and, that too, profitably. Ajay Nanavati |
 Column Power Of CollaborationIndustry, government and academia must come together to expedite smart solutions. Dr Bhooshan Kelkar |
 Column Don’t Rely On JugaadWe get a kick out of ideation, but lack the perserverance to carry an idea through to the very end. Rishikesha T Krishnan |
 Column Create Your OwnThe top leaders manage innovation by imposing goals and generating execution pressure. Rajiv Narang |
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talent Management
 Column Get With ItEngagement of new-age employees is focused on providing autonomy and opportunity. Lakshmi Narayanan |
 Column Put People FirstWe have designed our systems in such a way that good performance at all levels is rewarded. Arup Roy Choudhury |
 Column Keep Them InterestedAs organisations expand, challenges at the talent management level change continuously. At Domino’s, the focus earlier was on attracting talent to ensure continuous supply for our growing business needs. Ajay Kaul |
 Column Get A 360° PerspectiveEmployment is no longer a lifetime ‘mai-baap’ relationship, but a short taxicab one. Manish Sabharwal |
 Column Everyone’s ResponsibleTo attract the best talent, one has to have a winning employee proposition so that potential employees want to be a part of the organisation. This is an area we invest in. Leena Nair |
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Managing global challenges
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managing investor expectations
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| The Auto Mode The Sriperumbudur, Oragadam and Irungattukottai corridor is likely to make Chennai the auto hub of the world. Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan |
| In The Fast Lane The Bhiwadi-Neemrana industrial belt, which falls bang on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, is on its way to becoming a major industrial hub. Himanshu Kakkar |
| In High Gear Planned development has helped Hinjewadi in Maharashtra emerge as an IT centre and made Chakan-Talegaon a large manufacturing hub. Rashmi K Pratap |
| The Nano Effect The Sanand-Viramgam belt is on a roll. And it is all thanks to the Nano. Sudipto Dey |
| Big Hopes Geography, social factors and government policies have all come together to help Bharuch-Dahej develop into the country’s biggest petrochem hub. Sudipto Dey |
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| The Green Carrot EMO, an emission-monitoring solution from Logica, is incentivising Europeans to lower their vehicular emissions and pay less for fuel. Nandita Datta |
| Giving Voice A speech-augmentation device called AVAZ is helping children with speech disorders communicate. Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan |
| Eye In The Sky Netra, an unmanned aerial vehicle with myriad applications, is taking its creators places. Arundhati Ramanathan |
| The Magic Hand Perfint’s new technology has perfected the art of robotic invasive surgeries. Vidhya Sivaramakrishnan |
| Getting Organic Ecofamily is a cheaper and environment-friendly alternative to household LPG. Nandita Datta |
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| New Travel Hotspots It’s increasingly difficult to find a holiday destination that you can brag about. If you are looking for the futuristically exotic, here are five places you can consider for your next holiday. Veena Venugopal |
| New Must-Haves There was a time, not too long ago, when an average person’s must-have comprised a dream and a Parker pen. Now, everything shiny is a new must-have. But here’s a list of five absolute must-must haves. Veena Venugopal |
| Unimaginable Events Things you won’t see even in your wildest dreams.
Navan Ignatius |
| Hyped To Die There are some things in life that we cannot live without. Or so we think. Here are some current must-haves that will become ho-hum. Michael Correya |
| Leisure Activities After-office hours just got better—and we aren’t talking about golfing alone. These are five new trends that can spice up your free time. Veena Venugopal |
| Team Outlook Business Outlook Business |
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