India has a high level of corruption, a lethargic bureaucracy and is low on accountability. Investigations are long drawn and often aimless; those in power are rarely sacked for incompetence unless the media sets up a serious clamour for justice. — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
The message for the smart investor is to watch out. Do not get carried away with news reports and turn smart by pooling information… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
We are living in a globalised world and most of us are worried stiff about powerful interest groups steadily pushing India towards obscurantist and… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
We like to joke that India has sick companies but rich promoters. Yet, even after the bad loans and non-payment of dues have turned… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
I have missed meetings because a Speed Post from a government office reached after the meeting. But these are rare blips in a large… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
The paper's self-confessed love affair is with the advertiser and its flourishing bottomline gives it the power to desecrate editorial space and express the… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
Motherhood, pester power and emotional blackmail - Indian marketers have cottoned on to the fact that these three themes can sell just about anything… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
In the e-filing system, the accountant has the user identity and password of each company. This would potentially allow a rogue accountant to play… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurial freedom and funding of potentially good businesses will certainly increase the number of wealthy Indians, create employment and have some cascading effect in… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
If India is notorious for never punishing scamsters and letting politicians get away with loot, rape, murder and worse, it is because they are… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
If you are a small investor, do take the basic precaution of going to a registered broker/sub-broker and getting receipts for your transactions. Or… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
For Indias 40 million taxpayers, the bulk of whom are salaried employees, forking out hefty service tax is a double whammy the government taxes… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
Putting an end to usurious rates is not going to be as simple as asking banks to lay down internal guidelines, policies and procedures. — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
