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The core connection
Success of coal mine auctions rests on power sector reforms
Bihar Polls: 6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections
The party is counting on women voters and caste calculus, among others, to swing the crucial polls in its favour
 "Bihar Polls: 6 reasons why the BJP might win Bihar elections")
Bihar Polls: Mayawati, the unlikely ally of Bihar's 'Grand Alliance'
In Bihar, Mayawati is targeting the BJP and the SP, which will be her main opponents in the 2017 UP Assembly elections
 "Bihar Polls: Mayawati, the unlikely ally of Bihar's 'Grand Alliance'")
Bihar Elections: Bihari Vs Bahari debate
Bihar has always taken pride in sending influential leaders to the Parliament in the past. It was immaterial whether they belonged to the state or not
Some old black money conduits and some new
However, one gets a feeling that the big fish are still swimming freely in the high seas
 "Some old black money conduits and some new")
Ajit Balakrishnan: Internet law - skirmishes ahead
As the new ecommerce paradigm works its way through multiple sectors of the economy it is likely to encounter legal challenges
Local giants, global dwarfs
The Brand Derby results are a wake-up call for Indian brands
How to prevent onions from making buyers weep
How the right policy can help correct the supply-demand mismatch and prevent market manipulation
Devangshu Datta: Stray sparks for industry
While US macrodata include poor non-farm employment growth & declining producer prices, those from India indicate a collapse in exports & imports. The consensus expectations on India Inc's Q2
 "Devangshu Datta: Stray sparks for industry")
A K Bhattacharya: Making Indian Railways more competitive
It must opt for a dynamic fare-fixing system and improve its management and marketing techniques
Subir Gokarn: Tur travails
Three components of a structural solution to the pain caused by price spikes
Falling exports
Greater need to stimulate domestic growth drivers
Kishan S Rana: Revising civil service recruitment
China operates a huge, rigorous selection and training process, from the junior-most levels to minister and governor. We can learn much from the numbers processed and the objective procedures
Jayanta Roy: The TPP - a wake-up call for India
If India does not seize the opportunity to deal with outstanding trade issues, it will be left behind in the new global trade environment
Kavita Chowdhury: Virbhadra Singh's moment of reckoning
Several corruption allegations are testing the CM in what is probably his last term. Meanwhile, the state fares poorly in infra, jobs, industry & investments. Given the state of affairs, Singh's p
NJAC judgment: Why the collegium system needs to go
Preserving trust in the SC is important. An expansion of its jurisdiction while restricting the process of appointment to itself does not behoove well
Mitali Saran: Bringing India to book
We have to decide whether we're going to nurture freedom and art, or ban them bit by bit