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Changing Strategic Landscape: Coopetition between Toyota and Suzuki

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  Very recently the country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki Limited is preparing its own version of the best-selling multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in the country, Toyota's Innova i.e., Suzuki Invicto . A few years back , Toyota launched the " Toyota Glanza ", which is essentially a rebadged Maruti Suzuki Baleno.  It was a part of the Toyota – Suzuki Collaboration to leverage each other's products to multiply their sales. While the Toyota wants to leverage Maruti's best-selling products to increase its sales in the Indian  market by launching Toyota Glanza, at the same time, Maruti Suzuki is using Toyota's ace MPV "Innova"  to leverage on the popularity of Innova to boost its sales of Suzuki Invicto. From the above, it is evident that both the competitors in the passenger vehicle segment have  collaborated to form a strategic alliance, which has helped both the companies in increasing their sales.  In the ever-changing business landscape, ...

US TAXPAYERS GANGBANG AND LIBYAN GANGNAM - THE EXPLAINER

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1.The world economy showing no signs of an economic uptrend have been lingering around for  several years and posed as an uphill task for every country’s head.The 2009 recession have made us witness its aftermath effect which have taken large economies like the USA in its ambit. At the same time the European monetary crisis generated from Greek bankrupty has added more frustration to the already plagued economic condition .Every now and then it is being heard even small countries making their way into the never ending solvency. In the year 1820 the word Globalization came into effect whose aim was a simplistic approach of widening, deepening and speeding up of trade and economic relations between countries. In other words globalizations purpose was(is) to help each other during the condition of economic stagnation or recession. But does the buzzword solve its purpose. What is the purpose of globalization if all the trading partners are ailing? Another inevitable great depress...

A troubled world

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1.Fiscal cliff is the popular shorthand term used to describe the conundrum that the U.S. government will face at the end of 2012, when the terms of the Budget Control Act of 2011 are scheduled to go into effect . Among the laws set to change at midnight on December 31, 2012, are the end of last year’s temporary payroll tax cuts (resulting in a 2% tax increase for workers), the end of certain tax breaks for businesses, shifts in the alternative minimum tax that would take a larger bite, the end of the tax cuts from 2001-2003, and the beginning of taxes related to President Obama’s health care law.Click here to know more about  fiscal cliff 2. The DR Congo has had a turbulent past. It gained independence from Belgium in 1960, but immediately faced an army mutiny, and the UN voted to send in troops to establish order . In 1965, Mobutu Sese Seko seized power. He later renamed the country Zaire.He retained power until 1997, when Rwanda invaded to drive out Hutu militias.La...

DRDO exposed !!!

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The DRDO we all think is responsible for the defence research programmes  which it conducts for the improvement of our artilleries.But the recent report published has completely exposed the organization.It is quite surprising to hear that the organization make pickles and automated idlis for the pilots which sounds quite eccentric.The report by the New Indian Express has completely exposed the   DRDO , The Republic of South Sudan became   independent   from Sudan on 9 July 2011 after a   referendum   in January that year, which was secured as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement .But the bone of contention lies in the huge oil reserves in both the countries.Infact south Sudan  have 75 percent of total oil reserves but with a minimum distance pipeline.Besides the new country is not ready to embrace the change in the environment and it is feared to become a failed nation.click here to know why the country is a diseased nation....

$10 bn IPO : biggest in tech. industry ever

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  Facebook stunned the world with its $10 billion IPO which is the biggest ever in the tech industry.If Market Gurus are to be believed the final valuation can beat Big global players.Here is a pictographical detail of   all about Facebook IPO.   It’s a fast , beautiful and fun way to share your photos with friends and family.Meet Instagram   the photo sharing app. which facebook acquired recently .