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Surinder Sud: Litchi - The forgotten fruit
A lot of constraints need to be overcome to improve the fruit's domestic trade and enhance India's share in the global litchi market
Ajai Shukla: A wasted year
The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence
Shankar Acharya: On balance, a good year
The Modi government's first year was certainly better in terms of economic policy initiatives than any of the 10 under the previous government
T N Ninan: Cut Modi some slack
A call for balance in assessing the first year of the PM -- and less prickliness on the part of the BJP
Devangshu Datta: The uncertainty of expectation
The one-year report card of the BJP government is 'average'. There seems to have been some reform but there have been disappointments too
 "Devangshu Datta: The uncertainty of expectation")
Subir Gokarn: The one-year scorecard
There is progress but also gaps on various fronts related to three critical structural challenges
A K Bhattacharya: Why Modi must keep the Opposition closer
Despite its impressive list of policy initiatives in the first year, the Modi government's performance has failed to make a positive impact because it underestimated the importance of managing the Opp
Bad asset blues
Govt cannot continue to ignore non-performing assets
Satyavrat Mishra: Bihar and the element of surprise
While the RJD and JD(U) are busy fighting each other, the BJP is trying not to repeat the mistakes it made the last time out
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: India-China - A tale of two spiders
How should sophisticated countries deal with others that have a huge body but a small brain?
Body and aroma
For the summer, there are few wines more suited than a Rose, which combines the crispness and balance of whites with the tannins and smoothness of reds
 "Body and aroma")
Footnote
The best way to deal with inexplicable physical ailments is to go with the theory that most are self-limiting and can be ignored away
Amrit Amirapu, Siddharth George & Arvind Subramanian: Transformational sectors - The Indian challenge
'Premature non-industrialisation' has led to industry absorbing scarce skilled labour instead of abundant unskilled labour
 "Amrit Amirapu, Siddharth George & Arvind Subramanian: Transformational sectors - The Indian challenge")
Carrie Gracie: India cannot ignore risk of a dominant China
China's strategic vision for Asia is to weaken US influence