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Fuel for reform
Falling prices an opportunity for quick reforms in oil and gas
A healthier India
More money, better governance needed in public health care
Could China devaluation spark a new crisis?
The current market turmoil has parallels with the 1997 Asian crisis. While a repeat of 1997 is unlikely, painful times are set to continue
Alokananda Chakraborty: Why corporate culture matters
Your corporate culture has a bearing on your brand's performance; otherwise Jeff Bezos wouldn't be worried
Ajit Balakrishnan: Talking about income inequality
Unlike in the West, in India we do not see income inequality and all its ramifications as a topic worth debating
How a Karnataka experiment can revolutionise agriculture in India
Indian farming is labour intensive as mechanization is expensive. This model might change it while keeping the cost very low.
 "How a Karnataka experiment can revolutionise agriculture in India")
India-Pakistan NSA Talks - Interruptible and Interrupted
Talking or not talking to Pakistan is irrelevant as a policy planning tool on countering terrorism directed from across the border
Is India, the costliest market, likely to fall the most?
Forward earnings estimate show that Indian markets are priced higher than their counterparts and,so, have more room to fall
 "Is India, the costliest market, likely to fall the most?")
Devangshu Datta: China storm roils global markets
The country's economic slowdown and yuan devaluation led stock markets to skid, emerging market currencies to drop and major commodities to trade down. A deep bear market cannot be ruled out.
 "Devangshu Datta: China storm roils global markets")
Protect your capital as global economy sputters
The markets are likely to witness a turbulent phase this week
 "Protect your capital as global economy sputters")
A K Bhattacharya: Structured procrastination?
The government appears wary of taking decisions that might have an adverse political reaction
Subir Gokarn: Chinese tremors
China's path to global economic leadership is bound to be marked by episodes of turbulence
No end to call problems
Spectrum sharing guidelines won't solve issues
End tax uncertainty
Govt must learn from the MAT controversy
Justin Fox: The global economy's 1990s look
The US is still the core of the global economy, but it is a smaller core than it was in the 1990s and thus less reliable as a global growth engine. And China, like Japan two decades ago, is slowing
 "Justin Fox: The global economy's 1990s look")
Rod Hunter: Why India needs stronger IPR
A 2015 study shows that stronger IP protection and higher levels of R&D would lead to stronger growth of employment and wages across several industries in India
The drones of tomorrow
Unmanned aerial vehicles need enabling regulations