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Tuktuki Mondal case underlines the deep religious fault lines in India
No answer can satisfy Hindutva activists who are obsessed with conspiracy theories and victim hood
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Sunanda K Datta-Ray: The prohibition paradox
The debate over banning alcohol consumption is largely political; the real solution lies in a temperance movement
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng: China's live stress test
Understanding the implications of the plunge in China's stock markets that sent shockwaves around the world
T N Ninan: The defensive crouch
China and India have approached trade negotiations very differently: the former with confidence, the latter in a defensive crouch
The taste of Tuscany
Within Italy itself, wine-making is almost a cottage industry - every farm will have some grapes and make wine
Who killed Yakub Memon?
Who'll sing his sorry tale? "We," said a few voices in the wilderness. "As he embarked on his life as a householder and professional, we'll sing his sorry tale"
Curtailing RBI Governor's veto powers is another flash point between RBI & Govt
Urjit Patel panel wanted all members to be appointed by RBI
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Enda Curran & Ting Shi: China's next economic blueprint
With the 2013 pledge to give a decisive role to markets seen by some investors as tarnished by regulators' handling of a stocks surge and the plunge, Chinese President Xi's agenda could refocus on cha
Bibek Debroy: The railways - Palimpsest
If you don't rationalise the number of trains, there are limited options to de-stress the railways' high-density networks
No more disruption
Congress must find a better way of being in Opposition
A K Bhattacharya: AAP's broken promises, but better governance
Kejriwal has shown once again that a political party once mandated to ensure governance cannot act the same way it did before assuming power
Monetary policies and exchange rates
A V Rajwade analyses the root of the supposedly strong relationship between rising interest rates, capital flows and currency appreciation
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Rahul Jacob: Making work in India
The deployment of CISF guards at airports for useless rubber-stamping costs Rs 1,200 crore annually in wasted manpower, paper and ink