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Don't revive inspector raj

Giving discretionary powers to officials is avoidable

Resolving a disagreement

Govt-SC dispute on appointments has run too long

Another talk-fest

Global climate meet in Marrakech achieves little

Out of cash

Rural distress must be addressed urgently

Lead from the front

Mr Modi should ask BJP to declare its sources of funding

Restore rule of law

Centre has a duty to restrain Punjab's defiance of SC

An accident waiting to happen

Indian Railways needs to walk the talk on safety first

A question of independence

Tatas should have treated independent directors better

Indian IT needs to reboot

Lower guidance is a pointer to a harsh reality

Fake news, real threat

Manipulating social media is easy with no downside for failure

A useful partner

India-Israel relations should be deeper and broader

Exports surge, but...

Need to remove sector-specific bottlenecks to sustain growth

Monetising the deficit

Using demonetisation to plug the fiscal gap is not without risks

Demonetisation: Misalignment of note sizes part of a bigger problem

This inattention to standards is not confined to currency notes and their suitability for ATM machines; it is symptomatic of a whole range of materials and components

Muddying the waters

World Bank's stand on Indus Water Treaty defies logic

PM's demonetisation speech should focus less on emotion, more on reason

PM's emotional intervention has not reassured the public

Remonetise, fast

Govt must import currency notes to avoid an economic shock

A wrong strategy

Seeking differentiated tariffs in a trade treaty is counterproductive

Worsening bankability

Banks' Q2 results show bad loan problem far from over

Media trumped

Mistaking political trends points to confirmation bias