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Dangerous profiling

DNA profiling Bill needs major changes to protect privacy

Let's not mess with 'Existing India'

This government is wasting too much time trying to 'control' things

Commodities: The pain and the opportunity

Anindita Sinharay, Ashish Kumar & T C A Anant: Decoding the GVA growth rate

The dynamic character of the data used for year-on-year comparison requires that the estimates of each year are scaled up to the total base of active companies

Arthur Kroeber: One China, three worries

China's short-term economic growth outlook is mediocre at best, and another year or two of deceleration is all but unavoidable. Does President Xi have the single-mindedness to bring it back on track?

Abheek Barua: What should the MPC look like?

Balance is needed in selecting members for the proposed monetary policy committee

Unsold homes

Real estate slump needs urgent remedies

Bias towards action

Two issues RBI must contend with

Should census data on caste be published?

A seemingly divided society will lead to fractured polity which we can ill-afford at this stage of economic transition

Shailesh Dobhal: Why so serious, Mr CEO?

Communication from the corner offices of India Inc remains stiff even when the world around has moved on

Indrajit Gupta: Behind the big FT sale

Ajit Balakrishnan: Tax Games - chasing money & power

Analysis of the political economy of taxation can be as entertaining as an IPL cricket match and as naked a pursuit of wealth

Components success

The sector that shows 'Make in India' is possible

Houses divided

Continuing to disrupt Parliament is dangerous

Debashis Basu: Why investing PF money in PE funds is a losing idea

If the government pushes for investment of retirement funds in venture capital and private equity fund, it would prove to be an unmitigated disaster

Devangshu Datta: Optimism tempered with caution

Despite the logjam in Parliament and negative signals from abroad, India could become the fastest-growing of large economies this fiscal

A K Bhattacharya: No time for complacency

Whenever broad economic numbers look good, the political system loses the drive to reform and fix policy problems. Will it be any different this time?

Subir Gokarn: Educational reach and grasp

Analysis of data from a recent NSS survey will provide significant inputs into education policy

Ending round-tripping

Time for a road map on abolition of participatory notes

Mutual distrust

Pragmatism suggests a veto power for the RBI governor