Myanmar must realise its importance By Roopen Roy Sep 23 2014 MARCH ON: Myanmar is still a predominantly agricultural country and it uses outdated technology and low skills in its occupations. Its economic isolation has resulted in lack of investments in various sectors Myanmar is not just one of the neighbours of India. As Myint U Thant…
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Uncaging the Bengal Tiger
Written for Times of India’s North America Bengali Conference :Dekhi Banglar Mukh in Baltimore Uncaging the Bengal Tiger Roopen Roy (Views expressed are personal) Bengal is at the cusp of a profound transformation. We all hope it is for the better. Businesses are often perceived to be fair weather…
To Fake or not to Fake?
Kolaveri to Gangnam: the most is yet to be By Roopen Roy Nov 06 2012 AP MOST FAMOUS KOREAN? In this October 23 photo provided by the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) is taught how to dance Gangnam Style by Korean rapper PSY at the UN headquarters in New York Aishwarya Rajnikanth Dhanush, the…
Three priorities for India that is Bharat
The journey of transformation from an under-developed country to a developed one is not an easy one. It is not a voyage aboard a luxury cruise ship. We must make tough choices. To begin with, we must stop blaming our democracy for all our woes -specially, the widening disparity between Bharat and India. In a…
The Weathercocks are for turning
প্রশান্তদা উবাচ পবন কুক্কুটরা ঘুরে দাঁড়াচ্ছেন নেব্রাস্কার করোনা অবস্থা বেশ করুণ ! তাই বাধ্য হয়ে প্রশান্তদাকে স্কাইপে ধরলাম ! প্রশান্তদা বললেন : বেরোচ্ছিলাম, ব্যাটা ট্রাম্পের গুষ্টির তুষ্টি করবো এই নির্বাচনে ! আমি বললাম -সেই দিন অবধি ট্রাম্পের সমালোচনা মুখে আনতে না, এখন তার সপিন্ডকরণ করছো ? উনি বললেন : বুঝলি হাওয়া ঘুরে গেছে , করোনার…
The Train Paradox
By Roopen Roy An old man from a village in Medinipur in West Bengal came to visit his son in Kolkata. He was dazzled by the city lights, the metro rail, shopping malls, skyscrapers, gleaming cars and towering bridges on the river Hooghly. After his brief sojourn in the city, it was time for him…
The Tale of two Tragedies
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The Spirit of the Andes
The Spirit of the Andes Roopen Roy After a three and a half hours’ journey through the winding Andean mountain roads , I was tired. The mountain sickness was showing signs of overpowering me. The dizzy headache was not meaning to go away. I had had several cups of hot tea made of coca…
The Shape of Good Hope
Roopen Roy (Roopen Roy is the MD of Deloitte Consulting in India. Views expressed are personal. This is the edited version of the article which appeared in the Financial Chronicle) Here lies the great big hope By Roopen Roy Jun 08 2010 IN the second half of the 15th century, the Europeans were desperately looking for a…
The promise of Chindia
The promise of Chindia Roopen Roy India is an emerging global power. It has announced a “Look East” policy. But is her sight still set only on the West? Is it a case of Looking London and Talking Tokyo? You cannot “Look East” without engaging with China. Among the so-called BRIC countries only China…