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Miles to go
Doing Business report card a much-needed reality check
G Sreedathan: A communist's ghost returns to haunt the Kerala CPI-M
The T P Chandrasekharan murder case verdict could land a heavy blow to the party's Lok Sabha ambitions
G Sreedathan: Decoding Kerala's electoral puzzle
Voters are disillusioned with the two rival fronts in the state and there are no effective alternatives either
Omkar Goswami: Why Fed's Janet Yellen will... and soon
All evidence suggests that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon. What must India do?
Nilanjana S Roy: The forgotten pleasures of history
Debates are over who owns history, what 'corrective' measures need to be taken, which roads, rulers, schools of history or undervalued artworks must be erased
Ajai Shukla: After OROP, instability
After OROP, the military will now demand further pay and promotion parity with civilians
Current account comfort
But that is no reason for complacency
G Sreedathan: BJP makes inroads into Kerala politics
As the CPI(M) flounders with soft Hindutva approach & anti-incumbency creeps into ruling Congress, the Ezhavas' overtures towards BJP could see the party finally opening its account in the state
Adam Minter: Who lost China? Amazon
Amazon's bid to corner the e-sports market in China with its acquisition, Twitch, is challenged by Panda TV, launched by the son of the country's richest man
Why there are doubts over the IAF's claims of success in the Indradhanush exercise
If IAF's Su-30s beat the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoons then why does the IAF need MMRCA?
Steady, but slow
IIP data argue for easier monetary policy
Nitin Pai: Post-OROP recovery
Higher personnel costs mean the nature of military modernisation must be more capital-intensive than otherwise
Bibek Debroy: Shakuntala's woes
A little-known railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy
Gold bonds welcome
But monetisation scheme may not work
Jayanta Roy: From protectionism to reform
If we want to be a major global player we need to conform to the highest standards of global trade policy, and not seek concessions. Trade facilitation needs top priority
Premvir Das: OROP must go hand in hand with force restructuring
Phased reduction in 'boots on the ground' is necessary to modernise India's armed forces
Beyond the female gaze
Bharti Kher's use of bindis as fertility symbols is something only a woman could have achieved - can you imagine a man working with sperm-shaped bindis?