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Premvir Das: India still needs Russia
In terms of acquiring indigenous defence capabilities, the gap between what comes from Russia, and from all others put together, is huge
Reforming IIT fees
Govt should free IITs to be financially sustainable
Beyond borders
Trans-Pacific Partnership launches new global trade regime
Dry spell for banks to continue as poor rains hit agri loans
Reports say that the worst affected areas will be those where monsoon deficit has been over 20 per cent
 "Dry spell for banks to continue as poor rains hit agri loans")
Market now at a large premium to fair value, earnings need to catch up
Major indices are trading at averaged PEs of 21 plus
 "Market now at a large premium to fair value, earnings need to catch up")
Shankar Acharya: BoP - Beware complacency
The crisis two years ago was in the making for several years
 "Shankar Acharya: BoP - Beware complacency")
Farhad Manjoo: Twitter's 'Moments' will try to tame the chaos
The microblogging site's new feature attempts to transform its chaotic timeline into a series of narratives that are easily navigated by people who aren't indoctrinated into the service's strange ritu
A V Rajwade:: Monetary transmission, base rates and ALM
The transmission of monetary policy signals to the real economy has been poor in recent years even in the advanced industrial economies despite the sophistication of their financial markets
Toxic food
Regulation of pesticide use in farming is too lax
Deepening financial markets
RBI must assess both risks and benefits of its recent moves
Is nuclear energy the deadliest of them all?
Why does nuclear energy receive more attention when coal causes more deaths?
Social media misuse and Indian cyber law
Under Indian cyber law, even users can be prosecuted for posting content so it is best to exercise caution before uploading anything
 "Social media misuse and Indian cyber law")
Why RBI should use its powers to supersede inefficient bank boards
Regulator needs to send a strong signal to errant lenders
 "Why RBI should use its powers to supersede inefficient bank boards")
A pinch of salt
Best to avoid basing policy on poverty estimates
Rahul Khullar: Look beyond the usual suspects
Rather than high domestic absorption, large budgetary deficits and an overvalued exchange rate, it is domestic policy distortions and inaction to correct them that lead to huge current account deficit
M J Antony: Cyber waves in judiciary
Some courts take faltering steps into the digital world, but many lag behind
Dadri shows why the bhakts want a pliable media
Reaction to Dadri shows that media is once again a soft target for the current dispensation
 "Dadri shows why the bhakts want a pliable media")
The vicious cycle of unspent balances - Part 2
Why is the money allocated to social sector schemes left unspent