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Aditi Phadnis: Karnataka slipping away from Congress
CM Siddaramaiah seems overwhelmed by problems coming at him from every direction
A meme for every mood
One the most interesting aspects of the topic at hand is the pronunciation of the word itself
Catalogue conundrum
Husain was so prolific that his works continue to fetch up in the market, to be routinely traded, but very few of them are of exceptional quality. As a result, his prices have remained frozen for a wh
Bandhan's first year
Can the bank sustain its track record?
Shyamal Majumdar: Learn to admit mistakes
Flipkart's Sachin Bansal deserves credit for his frankness
Two beaten-down sectors to pick winners from
While the industry saw a lot of consolidation in 2016, the construction industry contains a large number of medium-sized players with messy balance sheets
Caleb Melby: We're paying CEOs all wrong
Their compensation is shaped by regulations and broad, decades-long trends. Missing from the equation is any assessment of how millions in cash and stock motivate the executive brain or don't
Power for the course
So far so good but the big challenges are still to come
Martin Feldstein: Reducing inequality and poverty in US
The United States government now spends more than $600 billion a year on programs to help the poor
Akash Prakash: Complacency in global markets
If you are a global investor, the responsible thing to do is cut risk and raise cash, no matter how painful it may be in the short term
Kanika Datta: The last mile
It's the poor and middle class that bear the brunt of this gap in public service delivery
Are exchange-traded funds here to stay?
Passive investing has come a long way in India but will still lag active investing
Nitin Desai: On inflation targeting
It is just one element of the new architecture of macroeconomic policy. Much more is required to shore up the economy
Shanthu Shantharam: Don't sow the seeds of discontent
Government interference in the marketplace to determine the cost of doing business will be counterproductive in the long run
A V Rajwade: Challenges before Urjit Patel
Infrastructure and inflation targeting are expected to be top priorities for the new Reserve Bank of India governor
Behind Bt-cotton's decline
Govt's reluctance to allow gene-engineered variety is to blame