DK Kapila The Oracle

  The Healthy (Fat) Man Stablisation Theory (THFMST)- Dinesh K Kapila This theory is quite interesting. I have arrived at this theory after some thought, mainly drawn from my own experiences and that of people of my own types. This will be understood as we go along. The lesson is why not just let things or events or a process just be, in equilibrium, in the state it is in, the way it is, the mode it has always been in, I think you get the drift. THFMST is thus a concept which states that we need not be constantly presuming that each decision requires a movement or a direction or movement or disruption, at times it should only be, let it just be. May be there is no need to even voice that let it just be, it should just be a process and understood as such. For example, long term investors need not be looking up   their portfolios consistently and making changes and incurring costs all the while, if it’s stable, let it be. Do not let every general observation or movement distur...

  Shipping Industry India – Low Profile   - Suggestions to Improve the Situation. Dinesh K Kapila Why has India neglected its merchant marine and the shipping sector. A nation of our size and ambition cannot simply presume that exports or cargo can be transported by any vessel under any flag. We should have had by now a few major shipping companies facilitating both forms of trade, coastal and non coastal. This gross neglect had caught us off guard now as shipping costs rise worldwide. A committee of experts from the government and industry must study the pain points preventing entrepreneurs from considering an entry in this sector or seeking headquarters outside India. The Policy framework  must facilitate investment and the upscaling of this sector. The Chambers of Commerce should also take this up. Alongside the ship building industry must be more efficient and productive. And taxation for seafarers should ideally be the same, whether sailing on foreign lines or Ind...