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Shyamal Majumdar: When your boss is insecure...
... he doubts whether his team members respect him and hence thinks aggression is the best form of defence
Abheek Barua: Why the RBI likes baby steps
Given the paradigm the central bank is operating in, it might limit its rate cuts to a quarter of a percentage point or half at best
A wake-up call
Auto industry must address growing safety concerns
Will Pakistan's army chief get an extension?
Will Gen. Raheel Sharif retire after just one term of three years or will he get an extension?
The great Indian reset
The Nifty's fall has adjusted expectations downward to more realistic levels
Why Rajasthan govt's quota for upper caste poor is BJP's trial balloon
Rajasthan's proposed quota may not stand judicial scrutiny but the BJP is trying to send out a strong message to its support base that the party was thinking about their concerns
 "Why Rajasthan govt's quota for upper caste poor is BJP's trial balloon")
Why dominant groups are developing 'backward' aspirations
What explains the sense of relative deprivation among the erstwhile well-off communities? The growing urban-rural divide?
 "Why dominant groups are developing 'backward' aspirations")
Long-term trend bearish
The Federal Reserve decided to hold dollar rates unchanged but the ensuing relief rally was truncated since the market interpreted the statement as pessimistic
 "Long-term trend bearish")
Leonid Bershidsky: Volkswagen scandal will speed up diesel's demise
With testing likely to become more rigorous in the US and Europe, carmakers will have two options: ensure the emissions performance of all new diesel cars is irreproachable or shift production towards
A V Rajwade: A bug in the system
Market-determined rates often lead to exchange rate misalignments
Claude Smadja: Some smiles and a lot of tension
As Xi Jinping visits Barack Obama, the relationship between China and the US has entered an era of tensions
Bullish Bank Nifty to set trend over next few sessions
In the past two years, the Bank Nifty and Nifty have moved in the same direction in 81% of sessions, and moved in divergent directions only 19% of the time
How long will fossil fuels last?
It is argued that oil will run out in 53 years, natural gas in 54, and coal in 110. How likely is it?
Richard Weiss & Chris Reiter: Volkswagen's costly indiscretion
With the carmaker facing a US criminal probe for cheating on emission tests, the company's well-crafted image for reliable, cutting-edge German engineering could take a beating
Vandana Gombar: Where is the $100-billion climate finance?
Financing for the Green Climate Fund is still in the initial resource mobilisation phase, with only about $10 billion pledged to it
Ajay Chhibber: Opportunity to make up for lost time
India's economic team must get less conservative and improve co-ordination
How mobile phones are enabling quality maternal and child healthcare
Services like mMitra and Kilkari use Information & Communication Technologies and help save lives
 "How mobile phones are enabling quality maternal and child healthcare")
Rahul Khullar: Ways to reduce the subsidy burden
Rather than direct action, the government chose moral persuasion to make people give up subsidies. The focus then shifted to relying on technological solutions. We need to take a few more steps forwar