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Why Manmohan Singh's personal honesty is a cover for his failures

Even if quid pro quo cannot be established, there is no doubt that Manmohan Singh's inaction on coal auctions raises several troubling questions

Form and substance

No room for surreptitious, illogical regulatory changes

India Inc's gender problem

The glass ceiling is firmly in place in Indian companies largely because of their own poor corporate governance practices

Brian X Chen: Apple Watch success will hinge on apps

For the watch to be successful, Apple will have to find a way to take the world of third-party apps to the wrist

Omkar Goswami: Budget - Excellent, yet tough

The Budget is excellent in terms of direction. But it is tough and needs systematically careful execution

Why is Subramanian Swamy silent on SpiceJet?

Less than two years ago, he also played the role of an investor activist by voicing the concerns on behalf of the minority investors of Jet Airways

A high-return options strategy worth considering

In mid-September, the Nifty hit 8,150-plus (Peak 1) and then it dropped to 7,750 (Trough 1) in mid-October. That was a bull run of 550 points, followed by a retraction of 400 points

Subir Roy: Say goodbye to national health policy

Shyam Saran: India and a fragmented globe

Renewed contestation among the major powers has constricted India's diplomatic space

Europe's upward march

The euro zone could be on the road to revival

Fixing the PDS

Food ministry needlessly wary of reform

Here's why Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is right about the e-commerce bubble

None of the e-commerce companies have managed to handle growth and profitability at the same time

Why Vishal Sikka is right about women

If people in leadership roles recognise the need to lend a hand to undo decades of discrimination, that's a promising beginning

Rating agencies' rant on Arun Jaitley's fiscal roadmap delays is uncalled for

The agencies are missing the intent behind the delay -- that Jaitley actually wants to fix the deficit

Vinayak Chatterjee: Getting the elephant to dance again

Six policy initiatives seek to reboot Indian infrastructure

Shailesh Dobhal: Dial D for growth

Core competence be damned, India Inc is rushing to diversify

Rathin Roy: How fiscal credibility matters

Arvind Panagariya: Win-win on land

The proposed amendment to the land acquisition Act helps both farmers and non-farmers

Carbon tax facts

India tries to change the game on climate change

The way forward

Finance minister right to call for political consensus on reform