Sehwag's dismissal brought the arrival of Rahul Dravid, who, alongside Gambhir, consolidated after the early wicket to guide India to 108-1 at the lunch break.

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For those knowledge workers concerned about outsourcing and those American businesses worried about competition from BRIC countries, consider these statistics from a guide to U.S. MBA admissions for students applying from India.

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And the planned introduction, this April, of a nationwide value-added tax levied by India's state governments is, if China's experience in the 1990s is a guide, another hopeful measure.

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