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Subir Roy

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High growth is now a mirage

Policy focus should shift to targeting modestly good growth and using its fruits to improve lives

South, north or just pan-Indian?

The newsroom in the Delhi Statesman, circa 1971, was an enviable place to be in for a young man relocating out of his hometown for the first time on his first job

The rupee's fall still makes waves

An immediate aftermath of the recent fall in rupee is rise in fuel prices, the decision made politically easy by simply blaming it on the exchange rate

Life along the water bodies

Kolkata is, for the most part, built-up and congested, liberally sprinkled with slums - a sea of living rarely relieved by green and open spaces. But there is one side of it, currently the fastest-growing eastern fringe, which is still mostly open ...

Banks and regulator - all fall down

The Cobrapost sting operation and its aftermath have driven a coach and horses through the Indian banking system's ability to comply with international norms and Indian laws designed to prevent money laundering and funding of terrorism through know ...

Shepherd's boy could let Bangalore fly

In the 10-odd years I was in Bangalore, the politician I had come to respect the most was K Siddaramaiah. Newspapers the other day carried pictures of Kanteerava stadium in the heart of town overflowing with supporters gathered to celebrate his ...

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