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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The world’s biggest motorcycle maker is struggling to shed its high-volume, low-margin image, while investors flock to its nimble rivals.
Pawan Munjal, the 61-year-old at the head of Hero MotoCorp, loves golf. He’s a serious promoter of the sport in India and plays the game himself. His company has been the title sponsor for the Indian Open, the country’s top golf championship, since 2005, and hosts an invitation-only tournament in the Bahamas every year with star golfer Tiger Woods.
Munjal, whose lowest ever handicap in the sport is eight, has said he doesn’t talk business while golfing, which makes it even tougher to find time in his calendar. At times, even the top executives at the Rs 33,431 crore Hero …
India’s second-largest brokerage by active clients wants to handle IPOs as a merchant banker. But gaining a foothold in the highly competitive sector is easier said than done.
Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.
Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.
