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Tamil Nadu's Amma

Jayalalithaa's rule and demise have lessons for other leaders

The message from Italy

The referendum signals the rise of anti-establishment populism

Opec's final throw?

Cartel's deal shows it has lost control over the crude oil market

Potholes ahead

Govt's call to go cashless is not backed by numbers

Inadequate disclosures

The diktat to BJP MPs and MLAs should be made more robust

Shun populism

Investing more in infrastructure is better than transferring cash

Ruling without logic

Given the apex court's predilection for pronouncing on all manner of subjects in recent years, this judgment comes as no surprise

CRR blow for banks

The move will hurt banks' finances and monetary transmission

Not profitable

Govt should scrap the flawed idea of an anti-profiteering body

A whole new ball game

Note ban has made rate decision the least of RBI's worries

Fix accountability

Attack on Nagrota base exposes defence weakness, again

The calm before the storm

Lower-than-expected GDP growth portends a grim year

Flawed logic

Simultaneous elections will undermine democratic accountability

Ground realities

Lowering stamp duty can help nix black money in real estate

Out of sync

On demonetisation, the Opposition has lost the plot

One for the road

Mandating air-conditioned cabins in trucks is welcome

Another tax amnesty?

Proposed I-T amendments can undermine policy credibility

Lessons from Lucknow

Centre can learn how to lay a road from the UP govt

Popularity contest

App-based survey on demonetisation wasn't a good idea

Don't cut corners

Use the current delay to remove imperfections in GST