James Fontanella Khan And David Pilling In Mumbai, And Kathrin Hille In Beijing

Stories by James Fontanella Khan And David Pilling In Mumbai, And Kathrin Hille In Beijing

Mixed signals from Asia's animal spirits

Mixed signals from Asia's animal spirits

Rediff.com   14 May 2009

Is Asia a bouncy, bouncy Tigger? Or, like the proverbial dead cat, are Asian tigers on a merely temporary upward trajectory? Certainly, Asia's tigers and, if you will bear with the zoological references, its canaries, too, have done better recently.

India and China data fuel rise in optimism

India and China data fuel rise in optimism

Rediff.com   6 May 2009

Signs of "green shoots" in India came in the form of an ABN-Amro Bank purchasing managers' index based on a survey of 500 companies.

Mystery in 'sabotage' of India billionaire

Mystery in 'sabotage' of India billionaire

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2009

An alleged attempt to sabotage the helicopter of India's second richest man, Anil Ambani, is developing into a full-blown murder mystery after the mechanic who discovered the plot was suddenly killed this week.

Report reveals China-based cyber spying ring

Report reveals China-based cyber spying ring

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2009

A Chinese spying operation has obtained sensitive data from hundreds of government computers in more than 100 countries, according to a new report.

Grim story leaves Cinderella without a ball

Grim story leaves Cinderella without a ball

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2009

Cinderella and the Global Financial Meltdown is not the sort of story you want to tell your children at bedtime.

China: A threat to Indian IT

China: A threat to Indian IT

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2009

China poses the biggest challenge to India's IT outsourcing industry, which is expected to grow by an average 15 per cent over the next two years, according to the chief executive of India's biggest business processing outsourcer.

Shops looted as Indian retailer fails to pay bills

Shops looted as Indian retailer fails to pay bills

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2009

India's biggest discount retailer said hundreds of its stores were attacked over the weekend, after it failed to pay its security guards because of liquidity troubles.

Pressure on outsourcing

Pressure on outsourcing

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2009

India's celebrated IT outsourcing industry, which contributes about 25 per cent of the country's total exports, is feeling the pinch as it struggles to deal with the avalanche effects of the global financial crisis.

Mad pursuit of money starts to slow in India

Mad pursuit of money starts to slow in India

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2009

The global economic slowdown is rapidly changing the aspirations of India's most talented graduates, leading many to reassess what they want in life.

India's outsourcing growth seen to slow down

India's outsourcing growth seen to slow down

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2009

The growth of India's IT outsourcing sector, which contributes to about 25 per cent of the country's total exports, is expected to slow down sharply this year following a drop in demand due to the global financial crisis, India's software industry lobby predicted.

India's street vendors feel the economic woes

India's street vendors feel the economic woes

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2009

A year ago MG Road, the bustling main thoroughfare of Mumbai's historic business district of Fort, was full of shoppers haggling with street vendors over everything from replica Prada sunglasses to underwear.

India to push on with BSNL privatisation

India to push on with BSNL privatisation

Rediff.com   13 Aug 2008

India plans to push ahead with listing Bharat Sanchar Nigam, the state-owned telecoms group, in what would be the country's first large privatisation since the government came to power four years ago.

China and India knock on G8's door

China and India knock on G8's door

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2008

A club of the world's leading nations is starting to look hollow without China - the fourth-largest economy in dollar terms, according to the World Bank