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Imperial vision

A well-researched and entertaining account of the creation of India?s capital is enhanced by exquisite sketches

A K Bhattacharya: Get the diagnosis right

It is unfair on the part of the govt to just blame a slowing economy for its tax revenue shortfall

A K Bhattacharya: Regulating the regulators

Nominating two ministry bureaucrats on the RBI board could give credence to the govt's penchant for playing Big Brother

A K Bhattacharya: The Budget week of March

The week beginning March 12 will unveil, one-by-one, new information and data that will have a bearing on Budget

A K Bhattacharya: PMO and the PM

There is doubt whether the rise of the Prime Minister's Office has also meant the rise of the prime minister

A K Bhattacharya: Race against timing

Hazare and Mukherjee are realising the value of choosing their battles

A K Bhattacharya: The changes coalitions need

Political parties are not focusing on need to introduce safeguards to make coalition govts more stable

A K Bhattacharya: North Block's talent hunt

The finance ministry's internship programme to attract young scholars may go a long way in boosting its intellectual capital

A K Bhattacharya: Prepare for a taxing Budget

It is now time for finance minister to look at raising resources through direct taxes

A K Bhattacharya: The decline of Davos?

India's big guns have stayed home this year. How can the WEF's annual meeting stay relevant?

A K Bhattacharya: 'What's my next job?'

The morale of the bureaucracy is slowly reviving as a result of new energy in the Prime Minster's Office

Lunch with BS: Rahul Khullar

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