Monthly Archives: September 2010

Where Will the Good Jobs Come From

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Yglesias rebuts Ed Luce in the FT. First, Ed Luce: …a paradigm that has outlived its usefulness – the view that globalisation is an unmixed blessing for the US economy, and that America’s disappearing manufacturing jobs will be replaced by … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-26

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

IIM Ahmedabad ranks 8th in world Masters of Management ranking by FT http://bit.ly/dbf9VJ Nice interview of Samir Barua http://bit.ly/cDLvLb # Pakistanis are just like Indians (not that there’s anything wrong with it) | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine http://bit.ly/aTbps9 #

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Rumored Candidates for NEC Director

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Candidates being suggested to replace Larry Summers as Director of the National Economic Council – basically, the President’s top economic advisor – include Indra Nooyi and Diana Farrell. Indra Nooyi is one of the many CEOs whose name is being … Continue reading →

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Acquisitions in the Offshore Industry

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Horses for Sources has a post on the rumored merger discussions between Cognizant and Genpact. Financial Express reported on it first. I disagree with the premise of the post and wrote a long comment which for some reason did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Offshore Services | 3 Comments

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-19

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

An alternate tea party | Aarti Sequeira – a star in the making http://bit.ly/afooMJ # A constant volume stock chart could be interesting in these days of flash trading | Felix Salmon http://bit.ly/azC8Hc # Educated Indians in India tend to … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-12

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

With invisible disabilities like high functioning autism the choice can be between blending in and being patronized http://bit.ly/aqjCce # I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat (but farm it right) | George Monbiot | Comment is free | … Continue reading →

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The Long Backlash Against Offshore

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

The US and Western Europe account for the lion’s share of the market for Offshore services. In the medium term they are expecting slow or no growth and at least in the US, high unemployment rates. In such a scenario, … Continue reading →

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Consumer Electronics Packaging and Wrap Rage

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

New York Times has an article about amazon.com’s battle against consumer “Wrap Rage” – the frustrating experience of unpacking stuff that you buy from them. I have long been amazed at how stupid packaging has gotten, especially for small electronic … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Equities: The shift from active to passive | Count me in too http://bit.ly/dnMRaf # Voices from left and right. But the center is where the camera/frame is focused. Unlike today's media! | Orbiter | xkcd http://bit.ly/c19Ogl # Applying the Laws … Continue reading →

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