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...questions that get us in trouble. It's the answers ... I say thanks for all that I have learned from you. That's been my richest reward." --TOM BROKAW, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS...
...Chidambaram's proposals rather than voicing disappointment that he had not cut India's fiscal deficit aggressively or launched bold moves to open up the economy to foreign investment. Says Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, a Bombay-based conglomerate, and one of the country's richest men: "65% of our population is in the villages; you have to have a budget that addresses them." Empowering the poor, many businessmen say, will eventually widen the foundations of the boom. "The emphasis on health, education and fighting poverty will mean increased economic opportunities and spending power. The tech...
...INDICATORS Off The Tracks Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, 70, once ranked as the world's richest man, was arrested in Japan on suspicion of insider trading and conspiring to falsify the accounts of Seibu Railway group ahead of a stock sale last year...
REDEEM THE U.S. ROLE IN THE WORLD. The richest and most powerful country, long the leader and inspiration in democratic ideals, is barely participating in global efforts to end poverty and protect the environment, thus undermining its own security. It's time to honor the commitment to give 0.7% of our national income to these crucial goals...
...communiqué, Asians could see harbingers of their future. It has become conventional wisdom to assert that the inexorable rise of China means that it will soon become Asia's preeminent power. Inconveniently for this thesis, Japan remains-and will remain for some time to come-the richest, most technologically advanced nation in the region. Given the heavy baggage that their relationship carries-with memories of wars, invasions and atrocities-there is intense interest in how the two giants will deal with each other. Howard Baker, who has just retired as the U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo, made the point...