Monthly Archives: January 2011

Star-kaapi, anyone?

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated January 15, 2011.) Venky Vembu The news that international coffee chain Starbucks is brewing plans to enter India through a tie-up with Tata Coffee leaves me, a confirmed caffeine junkie, considerably underwhelmed. … Continue reading →

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China’s lack of growth drivers is a bigger risk than inflation: Michael Pettis

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Venky

(This interview with Michael Pettis, professor at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, a specialist in Chinese financial markets, was published in DNA edition dated January 10, 2011.) China’s headline inflation numbers have had global financial markets bracing for tightening measures … Continue reading →

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Imagine a world with easy visas on arrival…

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated January 5, 2011.) Venky Vembu The ex-Beatle and irremediable peacenik John Lennon, who was murdered 30 years ago last month, wanted us to imagine a world without countries (or religions or possessions). … Continue reading →

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When Barkha joins Sun TV, it’s time to eat your noodles

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Venky

(This column, intended purely in jest as a turn-of-the-year satire, was published in DNA edition dated January 3, 2011.) Venky Vembu A year ago, I gave expression to my wish-list of 10 whacky things I’d like to see happen in … Continue reading →

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‘Zombie ideas that caused the near-meltdown of financial markets are still driving policy’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Venky

(This interview, with John Quiggin, professor of economics at the University of Queensland in St Lucia and author of Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us, was published in DNA edition dated January 3, 2011.) The arresting cover … Continue reading →

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‘It’s a myth that Made-in-China goods are of poor quality’

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Venky

(This interview about the campaign, by an unlikely candidate, to pitch the made-in-China label as measuring up to international quality standards, was published in DNA edition dated January 1, 2011. It offers an interesting counter-narrative to reports about the poor … Continue reading →

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