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The economics of caste inequity
Reactions to the caste question are fairly predictable in India. The average (upper caste) response is that the policy of reservations has gone on far too long and that discrimination is very much a thing of the past. As to why certain social groups remain extremely poor and backward despite the legal safeguards, the usual explanation is that Dalits are either not well educated or do not have the merit to make it to good jobs.

Rs 5,000 cr loss expected for NACIL last fiscal: Patel
The National Aviation Company of India (NACIL), which runs flag carrier Air India, is expected to register a loss of about Rs 5,000 crore during 2008-09 fiscal, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

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BHP Billiton, Rio JV could curb China's control on ore prices
India, with exports of over 100 million tonnes of iron ore, must be keenly watching as to how soon the recently sealed joint venture (JV) between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to combine their mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia will cross the regulatory hurdles at European Union Competition Commission and also China’s competition regulator. However, sweetly the JV is now framed to placate raising of market dominance questions, iron ore buyers fear that pooling of knowledge about production volumes and demand by the pair in JV will put them at a distinct disadvantage.
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India, emerging economies to be on growth path: report

The economic and financial status of emerging market economies like India will continue to improve in the days to come and the recent downturn will help accelerate the trend, says a report. - Maruti Suzuki: No near-term gains - SRF to widen technical textiles portfolio - Don"t forget the home ground - Millipore forks out Rs 270 cr for control of Indian arm - Drydocks not to be part of Dubai World revamp - Dubai crisis slows inflow into emerging mkt "The (BRIC) economies" increasing size will be making itself increasingly felt in the world markets, ranging from trade and investment to commodity markets," Deutsche Bank said in a research report. The report added that the economic and financial crises will help accelerate and intensify these trends. The BRIC economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, already ranked among the top 10 on a PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) basis -- a criterion for an appropriate exchange rate between two different currencies --, are likely to clock significant growth in future. The impressive economic growth rates and greater participation in global trade and financial flows by the BRIC economies are re-shaping the global economic and financial architecture of these economies. The rise of the BRIC economies will alter the global political, economic and financial realities so much so that China is likely to replace the US as the World"s largest economy by 2030, Deutsche Bank said. Meanwhile, a separate survey by London-based independent think-tank Legatum Institute has indicated that that India is likely to be the world"s most important economic power by 2030. The Deutsche Bank said continued global financial integration would turn the BRIC countries into significant sources of FDI. Also, their increasing economic weight is being felt politically, with countries like Brazil and India aspiring to a permanent UN Security Council seat. "China"s and Russia"s international status has been enhanced due to their substantial holdings of government controlled foreign assets," the report added. At present all the four economies carry at least one investment grade rating. The BRIC economies are becoming a mainstream asset class and attract long-term strategic investment from dedicated and investors. "The BRIC countries will grow faster, their debt burdens and fiscal deficits are lower and their net external asset position is often more solid than that of developed markets," the report said. However, the financial markets of the BRIC economies lack the breadth and depth of their counterparts in the developed economies. Regarding this, the Deutsche Bank said the BRIC authorities would continue to open their markets to international investors, "albeit gradually".


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