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Towards a common carrier

Power reforms must offer more options to consumers

Western media flay Indian drug industry after Chattisgarh sterilization deaths

The Indian drug industry, noted for its generics business, has been criticised for its failure to focus on safe processes

A government short on ideas

Kisan Vikas Patra and gold import curbs are reworkings of old, bad ideas

Telecom: Make the investment call

Peace at the WTO

India must now move ahead to reduce food stocks

Katie Benner: Uber's dirty tricks won't hurt it

The funny thing about Uber is that its product doesn't need any of the psychological warfare to succeed. The app is convenient and beloved by many who use it and that is enough to overcome most critic

Anjuli Bhargava: A familiar foolish flight plan

The new civil aviation policy is just like previous ones - so it does nothing to address the old problems plaguing the sector

Nitin Desai: From equity to intensity

India must now match the offers from China, the US and Europe with an emissions-reduction plan that goes beyond what it has already offered

The trade deficit calls for smarter currency management

This is the best time to make a much-needed adjustment to a better-valued currency

Agnikalam: Is 25% of GDP from manufacturing robust policy?

Govt should instead identify areas where bulk of labour supply and need for economic infrastructure match

Edward Niedermeyer: Jaguar mistakes nostalgia for emotion

Jaguar is hoping consumers will be won over before they get to compare the new XE with its competition

Subir Roy: Indian software products arrive

Banking blues remain

State Bank of India makes the best of a negative macro scene

What has PM Modi achieved from his summits?

Evaluating Narendra Modi's series of summits

The economic recovery needs more demand, revenue growth

Profits grow, but not because of recovering demand

The 'macho' men need their day too

International Men's Day, as pretentious as it may sound, is important to highlight a long ignored problem

India does not have to choose between countries at climate change negotiations

It must choose its fights and be sure about what it's fighting for instead of worrying about alliances

Shreekant Sambrani: Re-engineering railways

Suresh Prabhu knows that he has to tap resources outside the government, which is why he has announced a slew of direct investment opportunities

Sreenivasan Jain: Red herrings & the black money whale

The conversation no political party wants to have

Vinayak Chatterjee: Time to step on the gas for effective power generation

Reviving stranded gas-based power plants and substituting diesel usage is a clear near-term opportunity