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Kanika Datta is a former journalist with three decades of experience and has worked in various editorial capacities with Business Standard for most of her professional career. She is currently a consulting editor with the paper. She is an opinion writer and writes a monthly column titled Swot" that mostly focuses on the intersection of business and economic policy with society. She is a history graduate from Jadavpur University. Her other interests include keenly following sports from the armchair (especially football)
Kanika Datta is a former journalist with three decades of experience and has worked in various editorial capacities with Business Standard for most of her professional career. She is currently a consulting editor with the paper. She is an opinion writer and writes a monthly column titled Swot" that mostly focuses on the intersection of business and economic policy with society. She is a history graduate from Jadavpur University. Her other interests include keenly following sports from the armchair (especially football)
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CSR may deflect attention from the potentially harmful natures of the businesses
India's earliest internet entrepreneur doesn't see value in selling out
By switching to American English India may send out a subliminal message to world
Every Diwali is a reminder of how far India's consumer culture has developed from the bad old days of the licence raj
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Empire lines
The single window is a poor substitute for sustained systemic efficiency
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A makeover is underway in Gurgaon as the city will host a major conference, but in six months, Gurgaon will return to its customary state
The annual LPG quota won't really impact heavy users or encourage them to use less cooking gas, and nor does it reward the frugal user of resources. If anything, the annual quota could encourage malfeasance
India has changed radically since 1994. But scanning current controversies in economy/policy space, it is also disheartening to see how little has changed too
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Antony Beevor attempts to demonstrate how the Second World War was an ¿amalgamation of conflicts¿