Dilip Cherian's Blog

Dilip Cherian Blog Dilip is considered India's foremost Image Management guru and resident iconoclast. He wavers between irrational exuberance and cataclysmic gloom but can be influenced at mail@dilipcherian.com

09 April 2009 ~ Comments Off on How comms could call the election

How comms could call the election

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How comms could call the election Public relations and social media could have a decisive part to play in the battle of ideas which will determine the outcome of India’s looming general election, says Dilip Cherian Political parties now increasingly seem to realise that it requires more than mere ideologies and mandates to woo today’s […]

07 April 2009 ~ Comments Off on Cops and robbers

Cops and robbers

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Cops and robbers The parity between IAS and IPS cadres brought about by the Sixth Pay Commission after a grim battle fought by the IPS association now seems to be under threat once again. At least this is what IPS officers fear. Apparently, the men in khaki believe, the government is all set to clear […]

31 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Whose Metro is it anyway?

Whose Metro is it anyway?

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Whose Metro is it anyway? Whose Metro is it, anyway? The poser is valid since the government itself is unsure. With several Central departments and state governments fighting over the ownership of the Metro rail systems in the country, the Centre hopes the view of the Attorney General of India will resolve this vexed issue. […]

31 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Manmohan’s gamble

Manmohan’s gamble

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Manmohan’s gamble When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the G20 meet in London it will be his first major international engagement since his surgery. But Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Ahluwalia has set the tone for Manmohan’s visit at the preparatory meeting of G20 finance ministers. Ahluwalia led the 10-member Indian delegation, which also included […]

24 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Cracking the heritage code

Cracking the heritage code

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Cracking the heritage code Even as elections mercifully ravage fewer walls now across the country thanks to a vigilant EC, our heritage buildings remain endangered. While the Taj Mahal may have mercifully escaped Mayawati’s initial attempts to “develop” it, it is clear that our glorious heritage is still under attack from votaries of “development”. The […]

23 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Be afraid, very afraid…

Be afraid, very afraid…

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Be afraid, very afraid Elections on his head, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems serious about moving against corrupt babus in his state. The government is now armed with the new Bihar Special Court Bill, 2009, which will allow the sarkar to confiscate property of errant babus even if the case is sub-judice. Bihar is […]

18 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Carrot, not stick for N-E babus

Carrot, not stick for N-E babus

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Carrot, not stick for N-E babus The Northeast states may have become hot tourist destinations among babus from the rest of the country thanks to complimentary air fares and leave travel incentives, but clearly not among their brethren of the Northeast cadre. The government has always had a problem retaining officers in these states. A […]

10 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Another attack at the Taj

Another attack at the Taj

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Another attack at the Taj A little bird tells us that a certain poetry session at the Mumbai Taj has set the dove cotes aflutter. The spread effect of the kerfuffle has reached Delhi too where a Cabinet Minister is being queried on his loyalties. This at an awkward time when elections make everybody jumpy […]

03 March 2009 ~ Comments Off on Bright spots

Bright spots

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Bright spots Bucking recessionary fears and the growing list of corporate burnouts, there are some bright spots on an otherwise grey horizon. Though the auto industry is facing shrinking sales, Mahindra and Fiat have both launched new vehicles and, Mercedes bashing BMW is going ahead with the new 7-Series. Similarly, several hotel brands are announcing […]

25 February 2009 ~ Comments Off on Slum loan millionaires

Slum loan millionaires

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Slum loan millionaires Eight Oscars and the runaway success of “Slumdog Millionaire” has definitely focused the spotlight on India’s poverty, slums and squalor. Home Minister P. Chidambaram had already nudged it. He has suggested that the movie should now inspire banks to provide loans to budding entrepreneurs from slums, which he feels, are humming with […]

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