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Rejuvenating a river

PM's promise to clean the Ganga is difficult to fulfil

Acting on black money

An SIT is not enough. End round-tripping

Strangling e-commerce

Policy hurdles continue to slow growth of online retail

Biting the subsidy bullet

Next Budget should reduce illegitimate subsidies aggressively

Fix the responsibility      

Rahul Gandhi shouldn't lead Congress in Lok Sabha

PM Modi takes over

But the Council of Ministers is a let-down

Asset quality compulsions

Needed: A strategy to deal with non-performing assets

A contested legacy

Evaluating Nehru's premiership, 50 years on

Last calls

Calcutta Stock Exchange submits to multiple illnesses

Lessons from Credit Suisse

India must crack down on Swiss banking malpractices

What drives jobs?

Policy must target faster growth in labour-intensive sectors

A good start

Mr Modi's address at Central Hall has sounded the right notes

The rise of retail investors

Regulators must be watchful of irrational exuberance

The tasks ahead

New government must hit the ground running, and also focus on administrative reform

Let consumers choose

Non-tariff barriers spreading from food to electronics

Stop the harassment

Priority for new govt: accountability of enforcement agencies

Needed: a shadow Cabinet

Politicians need knowledge as an aid to judgement

Mr Gandhi's failure

Congress leadership must be held accountable

The other victor

Social media's role became more important in this election

Be ready today

India needs its navy operational now, not in the future