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Aditi Phadnis: Torn between tranquillity and turmoil
Despite a new low-profile president and a government that is expected to go after nepotism and corruption, Sri Lanka will be on the boil for some time
Daniel Gros: The Russian threat runs out of fuel
The US shale oil and gas production is likely to play a greater role in keeping Russia at bay rather than Nato troops on Europe's borders
Love, virtually
If Her is a bone-chilling romance between a man and a machine, it is also a comment on how human relationships are changing in an increasingly tech-dependent world
The art of listening
With the exception of collectives like Khoj, there seems to be no space for artists to address concerns not just about their work but everything else that has an impact on it
Islam and its discontents
Michel Houellebecq's latest book, which envisages a Muslim president in France, comes at a time when protestors in several German cities are rallying against Muslim immigration
Katie Benner: Lessons from the AOL-Time Warner disaster
Is it ever a good idea to value media companies the same way we value software companies
Shyamal Majumdar: Keep unions out of IT
Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry
Bhupesh Bhandari: Real estate makeover
Land aggregators now want to sell to large corporations because their payment is guaranteed. Buyers, too, are more comfortable dealing with these corporations than run-of-the-mill builders
Jaimini Bhagwati: Great equity expectations
It will be difficult for the Indian equity to outperform overall growth to the extent bullish observers expect
Learn to count
Government should work on school quality now
A logical response
After RBI's rate cut, Budget must show fiscal tightening
RBI pushes the ball to govt's court for future rate cuts
All eyes on Union budget now; fiscal stance holds the key
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Will oil prices stymie Lionel Messi's move to Chelsea?
The fortunes of some of soccer's biggest teams are tied to their owners' oil earnings
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Nicola Clark: Falling oil prices pose challenge for Airbus and Boeing
What is good news for the airlines raises questions for the world's largest jet makers
Anjuli Bhargava: Here's a feasible flight path
The SpiceJet story provides a few lessons on what not to do when running a low-cost airline in India
Nitin Desai: Targeting development
So far, the government has given us targeting without planning. Hopefully, the revamped Planning Commission will fix that
Right to information
Government should not try and control the India story
Over the hump
Will inflation decline be sustained?