Action speaks louder, eh?...

Had that agreement been implemented, there would not have been a North Korean bomb test or the heightened conflict, always verging on the edge of nuclear war. Much as in the case of Iran during the same years, the Bush administration chose confrontation over diplomacy, immediately undermining the accord. It disbanded the international consortium set up to provide the light-water reactor, renewed threats of force and pressured banks to freeze North Korea’s hard-currency accounts. The grounds were that North Korea was using banks for illegal transfers, perhaps for counterfeiting, though the evidence is sketchy at best. The lesson from the cycle of reciprocation and retaliation, talks and threats, is as Sigal observes: Diplomacy can work, if conducted in good faith.

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Amul made for a better choice

Logic, however, favoured Amul, with its size (turnover of $850 million in FY 2006-07) dwarfi ng GBFL (turnover of $78 million in FY 2006-07) and its pan-India network of more than 3,500 distributors edging out GBFL’s 2,000. And considering that Hershey will take on well entrenched global giants like Nestlé & Cadbury head-on, GBFL’s case gets weaker.

Perhaps the very wide product portfolio (including many traditional items), Amul’s management & operational structure & the heavy price for controlling stake in Amul might have tilted the case in favour of GBFL. And with this relatively more subdued entry into India, Hershey will now have to make massive investments in its distribution network and in aggressively ramping up the product portfolio. Amul, of course, could be conveniently forgotten as a case of sour grapes!

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Duck the tax axe

As the financial year draws to a close, one can very well evince an increase on certain categories of funds that qualify for tax deduction under Section 80C. Equity Linked Savings Schemes (ELSS) and Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) undoubtedly become the undisputed flavour during these taxing times. “People invest in these funds not out of need, but for tax exemptions...” remarked P. Banerjee of DSP Meryll Lynch to B&E.

Benefits that ELSS and ULIPs offer are definitely alluring. Higher returns, a 30% tax benefi t on the investment amount, zero capital gains tax, tax-free capital appreciation et al, are lucrative offers by all measures. ULIP combines the dual portfolio of investment and insurance into a single entity. ULIPs have received overwhelming response as they relieve the investment and insurance seeker from the hassle of tracking a portfolio of products. ELSS, on the other hand, can be looked at as tax saving options with high equity exposure. They feature funds that have to keep at least 80% of their cash invested in equity at all times. But a stampede towards investing in these funds at the end of the financial year to save taxes dilutes the basic principles of investment. As Amit Saxena, CEO, Planman Financial, voices, “A last minute dash would more oft en than not leave an investor in schemes that match neither his needs nor requirements.” That’s one reason this column comes at the start, and not at the end of this financial year; plan ahead :-)

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It’s a $30 billion industry now

Latest statistics are eye opening. Around 70,000 trainers are known to now impart the practice and knowledge of yoga to around 30 million people in North America alone. Not only individuals, but government offices, police, military, therapist, schools and media are also capitalising on this 5,000 years old art of living. The yoga market offers everything ranging from teachers, corporate portfolio, accessories, yoga mats, equipment, instructional books and DVDs to tours to India. But most stunningly, recent studies show that while US now spends close to $2.95 billion on yoga classes alone, the size of the yoga industry now is, phew, $30 billion! It’s quite clear that the emphasis on the quest for human happiness has the potential to not only change the world, but also to add to global GDP figures! There’s perhaps only one other ‘happiness’ industry that’s as good, if not better, in sales. April 2007 saw CNN reporting the global porn industry to be worth $57 billion... ahem!

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