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How not to let Jignesh Shah get away
For a govt that prides itself on talking in one voice on critical issues, a lack of consensus on 'how not to let Jignesh Shah get away' could become a huge embarrassment
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Shannon Pettypiece: Walmart takes page from Jeff Bezos playbook
Like Amazon in its earlier days, Walmart is sacrificing short-term investor love in a bid to leap forward
Jaimini Bhagwati: Don't over-depend on finance
India must not copy the West's exaggerated expectations of the financial sector and central bankers
Future disputes
New spectrum trading norms fail to recognise ground reality
Implicit guarantees
State government debt may not be properly rated
Remittance scandal
Bank of Baroda fraud poses new challenges for PSU banks
A V Rajwade: Emerging market economies and capital flows
These economies may undergo net capital outflow of up to $500 bn, which has implications for their exchange rates
Nitin Desai: Are poverty percentages useful?
Angus Deaton's Nobel Prize should spark off more research on the measurement and usefulness of poverty percentages
NSDC needs re-skilling
India Inc also must play a more meaningful role
Bihar Polls: Why turnout of women is so high in Bihar elections
Because a fair majority of Bihari out-migrants are men, there aren't enough males back home to take part in elections
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The choices you make, Mr Modi
To say a lynching is "sad" is to say not very much at all. In election season in Bihar, Mr Modi has shown political finesse in his comments on Dadri, but as prime minister he should have condemned the
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E-retail vs. organised retail: an uncertain battle
The underlying fight is between supply chains. But as long as consumer benefits, who wins does not matter.
Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: Journalism, free media and economic growth
What really is the relationship between good journalism, an informed democracy and a healthy economy?
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: A short history of the worst ideas
Political Hinduism has been in the ascendant because the RSS has confused Hindu culture with Hindu ritual
Nilanjana S Roy: Why writers are returning Sahitya Akademi awards
It would be a mistake to assume that the fears and the anger that these writers express are not shared by a wider community - and yet in their responses, commentators from the right-wing displayed inc
The Modi government and India's neighborhood
How has India's engagement with the neighborhood shaped-up under Modi
Tom Metcalf & Tommaso Ebhardt: Ferrari scion ends up a billionaire
Piero Ferrari was steered away from motorsport by his father Enzo Ferrari. More than five decades later, the Ferrari legacy is set to make the son a billionaire as the world's most iconic maker of sup
Surinder Sud: Smart moves to combat monsoon jolts
Technology and prudent practices can ensure that crop output does not suffer in years of drought