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A welcome correction
With lower inflation target, further rate cut unlikely
Was it that unusual for Narendra Modi to tear up?
At the Facebook townhall, Modi again showed a side of him that is at odds with his tough-as-nails public persona
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Andy Mukherjee: Beyond rates
It's crucial for Modi to make India an easier place to do business, but the RBI, too, has to perform a balancing act
Sanjay Kathuria, Sohaib Shahid & Michael J Ferrantino: South Asia must aim higher
The average cost of trade between any two countries in South Asia is 85 per cent higher than it is between any two countries in East Asia - a price markup that hurts the economies and people of South
Shailesh Dobhal: Who moved my cheese?
India Inc is discovering competition and existential threat from unlikely quarters
Deregulation in limbo
Bihar polls may have spooked oil price reforms
How supply chains are going the Gandhian way
Supply chains are slowly aligning with Gandhian principles, as they reshape to the realities of political economy.
Forget appeasement, even fair representation of Muslims is missing
Apart from a few exceptions, representation of Muslims in the Bihar Assembly has been in the range of 6-9 per cent since 1962
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Alok Sheel: RBI and the crisis of central banking
There are attempts to reconfigure the RBI's policy formulation processes. But it would need much more than monetary policy to revive animal spirits
Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly: Confusion worse confounded
The Fed's decision to hold back an interest rate hike lends credence to theory that American monetary authority has lost the plot when it comes to gauging dynamics of its own economy
Darshana M Baruah: US, India and security in the Asia-Pacific
Playing an active security role will be to India's advantage, as Chinese expansion in the Indian Ocean region has been gradually increasing
Thomas F Stocker: A recipe to keep the IPCC relevant
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will need to communicate complex scientific findings effectively, enhance scientific rigour and provide more regional climate information
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Stefan Nicola: 'European Detroit' fear in Volkswagen company town
Wolfsburg in Germany owes its identity, economy and relevance to the automaker, which is facing a probe that is only getting wider after it cheated on emission tests. Without Volkswagen, the town woul