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Letters: Direct benefits
There's no doubt that foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail will benefit farmers and consumers
Agitate and rule
Trinamool's isolation will hurt it - and Bengal
Power of positive thinking
Chidambaram says his positive attitude keeps him going despite the barrage of negative reports from the press, rating agencies and others
Not a common market
States' approval for FDI sets a dangerous precedent
Taxing visitors
Tax officials started visiting CBDT Chairperson Poonam Kishore Saxena unschedules after she assumed office last month
Letters: Healthy democracy?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main contender for power, has its own share of feudal lords and a fractured central leadership
Two-track advisor
Initially, Rajan was supposed to take charge in December this year - five months after his predecessor Kaushik Basu's term finished - owing to academic commitments in the US
Letters: What was the hurry?
It was a bad move to make more announcements on the day on which a section of the population was already protesting against certain other policy measures
Letters: But money grows in politics
It appeared from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's televised address to the nation that, for a change, the prime minister has seized control of the government
Letters: Taxed for govt's inefficiency
The real solution is to improve public transport and the road network and not burden taxpayers
Letters: Golden opportunity
The government should take advantage of the opportunity available now to push through reforms
Out of order
It¿s not even Budget time but the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has closed its doors to journalists
Didi's LPG dieters
West bengal CM insists that all families using just 6 LPG cylinders a year were dieting and not eating
Azad's booster dose?
Health Minister looks at reducing drug prices
Road map for reform
The government should explain what it will do next
Learning from success
Montreal pact on ozone has lessons for Kyoto replacement
Jackpot waiting!
The interconnection between the m-commerce ecosystem and the financial world is fast-tracking the next-generation of mobile financial services in countries like India and China