http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/engagingindiahttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/engagingindiaFT.com - Engaging Indiaen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 1 May 2008 01:53 BSTTue, 13 May 2008 16:35:52 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/engagingindia(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3776df24-169a-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3776df24-169a-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe introduction of cheerleaders as part of India's glitzy new cricket league has created a stir in a sport in which traditionally the only on-field show of bare flesh was the odd beer-bellied streaker, says Joe Leahy Thu, 1 May 2008 01:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93b66788-0b8b-11dd-9840-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93b66788-0b8b-11dd-9840-0000779fd2ac.htmlBetter access to information can have a big impact on rural India as farmers struggle to boost crop production and income levels, says Amy Yee Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69bfa6a6-006e-11dd-825a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69bfa6a6-006e-11dd-825a-000077b07658.htmlA brush with India's labyrinthine bureaucracy has convinced Joe Leahy of the scale of the government's task in working out how to provide the right incentives to turn civil servants into public servantsThu, 3 Apr 2008 03:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b933c92-f573-11dc-8d3d-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b933c92-f573-11dc-8d3d-000077b07658.htmlAmy Yee gets a bear hug from the Dalai Lama, who argues only talks betwen Tibetan leaders and their Chinese counterparts would resolve the conflict now engulfing his homeland. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:45 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/278b2c3e-eff6-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/278b2c3e-eff6-11dc-ba7c-0000779fd2ac.htmlWhile Goa does have a harder edge, the laid-back coastal state is no more dangerous than any tourist area in the developed world, writes Joe Leahy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:04 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dec71842-eb17-11dc-a5f4-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dec71842-eb17-11dc-a5f4-0000779fd2ac.htmlStock market falls since the budget show investors are punishing poor policymaking by a weak coalition government, writes Jo Johnson Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:58 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c29ccee-e516-11dc-9334-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c29ccee-e516-11dc-9334-0000779fd2ac.htmlIn a populist approach ahead of elections, India's budget is likely to feature a push to revive the flagging agriculture sector, writes Amy Yee Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:09 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25112f94-da25-11dc-9bb9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25112f94-da25-11dc-9bb9-0000779fd2ac.htmlBeneath the glamour of the city, a groundswell of violent regionalist politics is rearing its ugly head, writes Joe Leahy Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:44 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d105a82-d48d-11dc-9af1-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d105a82-d48d-11dc-9af1-0000779fd2ac.htmlDespite mounting health problems, a renewed effort to crack down on smoking is encountering resistance at all levels of society, says Amy Yee Thu, 7 Feb 2008 03:15 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d73a6e4-cf10-11dc-854a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d73a6e4-cf10-11dc-854a-0000779fd2ac.htmlChanges afoot in the capital may well herald the beginning of the end of India's long infrastructure nightmare, writes Jo Johnson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:43 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14f36778-c3fd-11dc-a474-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14f36778-c3fd-11dc-a474-0000779fd2ac.htmlIn India's worshipful equity culture, no company captures the imagination of retail investors in quite the way Reliance does, writes Joe Leahy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:24 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd5731aa-be8e-11dc-8c61-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd5731aa-be8e-11dc-8c61-0000779fd2ac.htmlA traditional tolerance for poor quality in India is wearing thin as the range of consumer goods grows and customers become more demanding as they spend more, says Amy Yee Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:27 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d649a6e-a92e-11dc-81ef-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d649a6e-a92e-11dc-81ef-0000779fd2ac.htmlIn a move that runs against the very culture of driving in Mumbai, a city of 18m, traffic police have begun cracking down on noisy motorists, writes Joe Leahy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:04 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f46f3456-a2fe-11dc-b229-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f46f3456-a2fe-11dc-b229-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe stream of overseas remittances bolstering India's economy could turn into a mightier river if advances like mobile phone banking take hold, says Amy Yee Thu, 6 Dec 2007 01:40 GMT