Inside Forbes India

The iPad launch rejuvenated the tablet market across the world. Shishir Prasad, the Deputy Editor of Forbes India explains us why the story is important in a country where the PC penetration and broadband connectivity are not something to boast about.

Analjit Singh is the relatively lesser known brother from the Singh parivaar which sold off Ranbaxy to Daichii Sankyo back in 2008. Prince Thomas, the Assistant Editor at Forbes India joins us to talk about the cover story on Analjit Singh, the serial entrepreneur who has learned some lessons from his family feud and is taking adequate care towards relevant corporate governance in his ventures by taking certain interesting steps including induction of independent directors and discouraging his sons and daughters from entering into operations.

The world has had to find new emotions to comprehend the magnitude of the crisis in the Middle East. What does it mean to India. In this Forbes India Cover Story podcast series in association with theindicast.com, Editor-in-Chief, Indrajit Gupta and Senior Features Writer, Abhishek Raghunath talk about why India is not decoupled from what's happening in countries like Egypt, Syria, Bharain, Turkey, etc.

The Rajasthan Cricket Association can inspire a great sports movie. The young team played out of their skins and souls to beat Baroda in the Ranjit Trophy finals. In this podcast, writer Udit Mishra talks about his experience of covering one of the biggest turnarounds in the history of domestic cricket and the administrators who made it happen.

The Indian IT industry has sustained a decade filled with global innovations, turmoil and resurrection. However, for the first time, the rules in the past few years have changed drastically and today, the typical player in this industry is expected to provide tangible and measurable business solutions. Associate Editor, Mitu Jayashankar and Deputy Editor, Shishir Prasad talk about their cover story on what lies in store for the players in the next few years and how well equipped are they to tackle the new wave.

Is Ratan Tata rearranging the deckchairs on his Titanic-like telecom venture? After investing Rs. 37,000 crores in the telecom business and writing off Rs. 7,000 crore in losses, the telecom wing of the 80 billion USD conglomerate is creaking. In this episode, T Surendar, the Associate Editor at Forbes India takes us through the interesting times faced by the Tatas and what they intend to do to bail themselves out.

In this Forbes India Cover Story Podcast, Shishir Prasad, the Deputy Editor of Forbes India discusses 9 conflicts that will determine the progress of India in 2011. Shishir talks about the dilemma faced by our Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee who has to ensure that the 9 per cent per annum growth rate is maintained while the inflation is kept in check. In Telecom, Kapil Sibal faces a mountain to climb in building a robust policy structure for our telecom industry. Listen to know more.

In this Forbes India Cover Story Podcast series, S Srinivasan, the Senior Editor joins us to talk about the options that 2011 will provide for the smart investors inspite of the uncertainties faced by most developed nations. An optimist Srini takes us through his thoughts on why he feels that the uncertainty brings in lot of opportunities for the discerning investor.

Shishir Prasad and Peter Griffin take us through the year end issue of Forbes India which announces the Person of the year. The authors explain why Nitish Kumar deserved the honour. The issue is also peppered with unusually light business stories of which we get a preview in this short podcast.

In this Forbes India Cover Story podcast, senior editors Rohin, Seema and Shishir give us an overview of what cloud computing is about, what is its application and what are the laws governing it.

The world's most complex IT project is being headed by Nandan Nilekani, not in the capacity of the Cofounder of Infosys, but as the Cabinet Minister in the Indian government. In this podcast, Mitu Jayshankar and Ramnath, the writers of this fortnight's cover story take us through the team at the Unique Identification Authority of India and the work culture. Mitu and Ramnath liken the environment to a garage startup and brings to life the prospective unsung heroes of the project.

Toyota has been a paragon of quality, at least until recently. In the midst of the 8 million car recall crisis, Toyota chose to introduce its first small car in India, Etios. In this Forbes India Cover Story podcast in association with theindicast.com, Ashish Mishra and T Surendar talk about their experience of watching the car industry in India closely for years together and how will Toyota's move affect its competitors.

Mitu Jayashankar, the Associate Editor at Forbes India joins us to talk about the challenges of covering one of the most read companies from the Indian corporate world Infosys. While Infosys reported healthy quarter results yet again, this story talks about what is in store for the company post the Narayan Murthy era when he retires after Aug 2011. Apart from succession planning, Forbes India also examines the business model of the company in the context of the current environment. Also, will Kamath be the new man to replace Murthy.

The best selling Forbes Issue each year is the one which lists the richest businessmen in India. Cuckoo Paul, the Associate Editor shares her thoughts on the men who are on the list as well as the industries that they represent.

The spirit of Gordon Gekko lives on. Oliver Stones Money Never Sleeps releases today and so does the Forbes India Cover Story on how greed is consuming the Wall Street all over again. In this podcast, senior editors S Srinivasan and Shishir Prasad bring their perspective on why they think that the Wall Street has not learnt too many lessons after the 2008 crash.

The Stock markets have always behaved in a manner which baffles even the most experienced stock brokers. Now add the concept of Algorithmic trading to it. Senior editors Pravin Palande and Shishir Prasad take us through this interesting concept which has started to take shape in India.

Samar Srivastava talks about one of the most unusual entrepreneurs from India called Kishore Biyani. This 20 min talk is takes us through the eventful ride that Biyani has experienced so far. He has lived through the downturn and managed to hold his own. Samar brings us his first hand experience of the traditional Biyani who is known as the face of organised retail in India.

Senior Editors Dinesh Narayan, Cuckoo Paul and Udit Misra talk about the Independence Special which takes a look at India's current position and what will it be a decade later vis a vis the world stretching across diverse topics such as foreign policy, bilateral trade relations, terrorism, petroleum, water, etc.

Authors Rohin Dharmakumar and Shishir Prasad take us through the interesting world of private equity. This podcast is more about how industry veterans are quitting PE firms and starting off on their own.

Shloka Nath makes the rather complex subject of 'law' interesting to the ears by taking us through her detailed report on Indias largest law firm, Amarchand Mangaldas. Boasting an enviable set of clients which include P Chaidambaram, Mukesh Ambani, K V Kamath and the likes, the family run business is being handled by two brothers, Cyril Shroff and Shardul Shroff. Their leadership skills are so varied from each other that it makes for an interesting case study in HR. We also spend time talking about the Indian Legal market where foreign firms are not allowed to start operations in India yet which Shloka thinks is only a matter of time.