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Current account worries are back for India

Time to step on the reforms accelerator

R Gopalakrishnan: Innovators who strangle innovation

One of the greatest dangers to the promise of an idea is the innovator's obsession with himself or his idea

Jaimini Bhagwati: Dynastic politics and development

The country has paid a heavy price for the single-minded ambition of some to promote their progeny

The downside risk of rising oil prices

Farhad Manjoo: Mobile is the magic word for Verizon, AOL

Our collective decision to use phones to access the internet has shaken up everything for portals and carriers alike

5 reasons bears could remain in control of markets

If Nifty fails to keep above 200 DMA which is around 8,269 current, it will indicate a strong bearish signal

Why a delay in Janata Parivar merger may not hurt Nitish, Lalu in Bihar

A forced merger without ideological cohesion and agreed upon agenda may prove counterproductive

Rupee stable against dollar on account of high forex reserves

Any capital flight, partly triggered by MAT disputes, could well lead to a balance of payment crisis

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: Media regulation - Looking London, going Tokyo

After almost a year in power, the new I&B ministry proves that no matter which political party rules, the outlook on media regulation will remain ad hoc, knee-jerk and completely subjective

Shyam Saran: Revisiting India's growth strategy

The world cannot accommodate another China, so India will need to find another growth model to emulate

Policy headroom

Both inflation and production are low

No solidarity with Bangladesh's Charlie Hebdos?

3 murders in the last three months, and yet, the international community does not seem to be sufficiently incensed

Vinayak Chatterjee: A wake-up call for PPP version 2.0

A revitalised public-private partnership framework is urgently required to meet the nation's infrastructure ambitions

Shailesh Dobhal: The argumentative India Inc

Corporate India would do well to focus on setting its house in order and keeping its powder dry for growth, rather than getting caught in the good-bad government debate

Realism about prices

Higher minimum support prices will not fix rural distress

Dealing with Beijing

PM's trip to China must be conciliatory but cautious

Nilanjana S Roy: Beyond human

Indian banks ignore rural market in spite of financial inclusion buzz

Over the past eight years, the proportion of rural branches has fallen sharply while urban, semi-urban centres have grown

William Pesek: Toyota panders to grandma

The Japanese automaker's 'Model AA' shares are likely to attract individual Japanese investors, rather than hedge funds managers. That's where Japan's elderly population comes in

Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly: The return of turbulence

Just as the dip in oil prices had buoyed sentiment on India for the past year, a reversal will have an equally strong impact, which is already evident in the recent sell-off in Indian equities