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T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: Farming - Barking up the wrong trees
The fault lies not in our farming but in our inheritance laws. They need tweaking
Uday Abhyankar: The potential of opening up Iran
The possibility of a deal between Iran and the world on its nuclear programme has some perils but much promise for India
M Suresh Babu: India's private investment puzzle
Bogged down by debt, Indian firms will use cash flows to reduce debt rather than fund new projects. The private sector cannot be expected to heed govt's call to invest more
Aditi Phadnis: Leading from the front?
The implication of the 'Warrant of Precedence' in the government has been lost on no one in the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the subject of a silent hum in the party
T N Ninan: Indian industry waiting for the uptick
Short-term doubts but long-term optimism
Vikram Johri: Iran's problem with alternative sexuality
Men and women are encouraged to change their sex but they can't love someone of their own sex
Sunil Sethi: Margarita and Court represent the brave new Indian cinema
Two provocative, independent features show Indian cinema can go where others fear to tread
Abheek Barua: What is the right value of rupee, Mr Rajan?
If the RBI governor's logic holds, the rupee is far from being extremely overvalued
The belly and its fires
Parents don't draw the line between providing sensibly and spoiling silly. It starts from childhood and extends to the teens when children want to be seen with the best brands
Lost in translation
Films like OK Kanmani are showing with subtitles to encourage an interest in regional cinema
Making a comeback
According to Knight Frank's The Wealth Report 2015, "it is always possible to commission a new yacht, but nobody can paint another Monet or build a classic Ferrari"
Of gorillas and fat cats
Stories about Garuda and Suparna brought forth the heroic qualities of animals
Why did HDFC Bank sell down NPA of Rs 550 crore?
Market speculation points to a large steel account which could be on the verge of turning into NPA
 "Why did HDFC Bank sell down NPA of Rs 550 crore?")
India still years away from its own high speed rail record
While Japan has beaten its own world record, India is still waiting for two feasibility studies for high speed trains
 "India still years away from its own high speed rail record")
Rangeet Ghosh, Aakanksha Arora, Sutirtha Roy & Arvind Subramanian: Track changes - The case for investing in railways
In part three of a series, the authors explain how the big numbers obscure some serious deficiencies in the 'lifeline of the nation'
 "Rangeet Ghosh, Aakanksha Arora, Sutirtha Roy & Arvind Subramanian: Track changes - The case for investing in railways")
Shyamal Majumdar: How Godrej meets the talent challenge in Africa
The process involves identifying talents in its India operations and redeploying them in key positions in Africa