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There is no single policy intervention that will alter this trajectory. We must assess the entirety of foreign firms' interaction with the Indian state
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Wait-and-watch mode: Why the RBI MPC is likely to hold interest rates
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The economics of survival in an era of worsening climate extremes
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The Gen Z protests have opened the door, just a crack, for the Opposition
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Man about town: Krishna Byre Gowda adopts governance as the Congress' USP
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Beyond Gen Z: Why pro-Modi elites are growing increasingly restless
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Policy pillars: Finance Commissions, tax devolution and fiscal balance
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Cash transfer schemes need cost justification and impact evaluation
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Exam leaks are only the symptom, a culture of shortcuts is the disease
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Services can become India's next engine of quality job creation
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