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There's more to it than B'lore airport The landscape of government-business equations is rapidly changing VINAYAK CHATTERJEE Posted online: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 0103 hours IST <At first sight, it appears to be all about Narayana Murthy and Deve Gowda and Dharam Singh and Karnataka state-level politics. But, choli ke peeche is the rapidly changing landscape of government-business equations. And this changing equation is about renowned, ethical, 'world-class' Indian business leaders not being coy any more about demanding a better deal from the government. This 'new deal' is not about tax reforms, license-quota permissions and inspector raj relaxations, but about a far greater 'voice' in how urban centres are run and how resources are allocated to increase the quality of infrastructure to enable their companies to be run competitively in globally challenging situations... There is apprehensive recognition that the gates of public life are slowly opening to let in a new breed...the widely recognised and acclaimed business leaders who are beginning to claim for themselves a part of the political turf. >
