Nandini Lakshman

Recent Articles by Nandini Lakshman

April 1, 2009

Wilbur Ross Is Looking to Buy Satyam

Wilbur L. Ross Jr., the New York-based private equity investor who rehabilitates distressed assets globally, is now eyeing India's most dented company—the ...

March 30, 2009

PwC India Struggles to Overcome Satyam Scandal

In India, business is still recovering from the January revelation that Satyam Computer Services' (now former) Chairman Ramalinga Raju had been cooking the books at ...

March 24, 2009

Tata: Making the Nano More Affordable

It has been a year since Tata Motors (TTM) first gave the world a glimpse of the Nano, the compact that the Indian automaker promised would be the world's ultimate . ...

March 20, 2009

Indian Retailing Suffers in the Slowdown

Just a year ago, the retail industry was the next big hope for India's economy. Stores were opening everywhere, with sprawling malls and tony boutiques holding glitzy ...

February 11, 2009

Indian IT Commiserates at Nasscom Show

The annual Nasscom conference held in Mumbai is usually a leading indicator of India's sense of well-being. If Nasscom, India's powerful software industry association,...

February 8, 2009

Viacom Conquers India via Reality TV

Just a year ago, media giant Viacom (VIA) seemed to have lost its edge in India. Its MTV music channel was suffering as young people tuned out and turned on their ...

February 2, 2009

Is the Worst Over for Satyam?

In less than a month, Satyam Computer Services (SAY), the disgraced Hyderabad outsourcing company, has come almost full circle. On Jan. 6, Satyam was being entertained...

January 18, 2009

India Telecom: Foreign Interest Still Strong

On Jan. 12, India's Telecommunications Dept. announced that it was postponing yet again a planned auction for 3G licenses until at least next month—or even later. This...

January 11, 2009

Wipro Gets Whiplashed by Disclosure

For a time on Monday, Jan. 12, outsourcing giant Wipro Technologies (WIT) looked like it might fall victim to the domino theory. Early in the day, Bangalore-based ...

December 17, 2008

Why Satyam Backpedaled So Fast

Late in the day on Dec. 16, Satyam Computer Services, the fourth-largest IT-services enterprise in India, announced the $1.6 billion acquisition of two construction ...