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Subir Gokarn: You can't kill two birds ...
A fundamental policy rule is that there must be as many instruments as there are objectives
Doing business
Next Budget should focus on easing laws for business
Somesh Jha: Delhi's political fate hangs in the balance
The by-elections in November will test the fabric of communities that live cheek by jowl in the national capital
'The narrowing of the liberal space is upon us again'
The neo-liberal culture and economy cannot be easily changed but its ill-effects can be reduced, provided we are clear that society must be rooted in the rights of the citizen to resources, to welfare
Sanjeev Sanyal: The age of cheap capital
As China ages, its investment rate will decline sharply, generating large external surpluses. The outflow of capital could keep long-term capital cheap around the world
Premvir Das: For defence, "Make in India" deserves more thought
Government procurement requires skills that do not exist and capacity that has not been created
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: The two phases of Nehru
Historians ought to examine the pre-1947 Nehru independently of the post-1947 one
The rise and return of Grover Vineyards
Grover Art Series Sauvignon Blanc 2014 bagged the Sauvignon Blanc International Trophy at the Decanter Asia Wine Awards held in Hong Kong recently
Unity in diversity
Modi's silence only amplifies the ugly symphony of misogyny, jingoism and communalism that is rising again. Who needs Halloween when you've got the newspapers?
Breaking the myths about box office hits
The sensible and prudent way to look at the box office numbers is to see what are the key sources of a producers revenue
 "Breaking the myths about box office hits")
Indrajit Gupta: Are employee-run spinoffs here to stay?
Keep your eyes peeled on spinouts, that is, entrepreneurial ventures founded by ex-employees of incumbent firms within the same industry
Sreenivasan Jain: Is Swachh Bharat repeating mistakes of the past?
India's proposed toilet revolution is all set to repeat mistakes of the past
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng: American-made financial repression
The dollar's global dominance is contributing to financial repression
India's secondary sex
Poor gender equality militates against economic growth
Running out of airwaves
Spectrum crisis needs government attention
Indians love cricket? You must be kidding
The cricket that India almost follows as a religion is the one created by the Board for Control of Cricket in India with the help of television
 "Indians love cricket? You must be kidding")
Pat on back from Softbank is big deal for Snapdeal
But to become as big as Alibaba, it may be necessary for the e-commerce giant to move beyond Snapdeal Street
PSU Bank appointments: Old wine in a new bottle
Govt needs to empower bank boards for better governance rather than quick fix solutions
 "PSU Bank appointments: Old wine in a new bottle")
William Pesek: Learning to love China's new superbank
The US shouldn't just support China's $50-billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, but seek to join it. The best way to influence the bank's lending behaviour is from within the tent, not outside
Barun Roy: Surprise on the steppes
Building a new capital city from scratch isn't easy. Myanmar, South Korea and Malaysia have all tried, but the only virgin city that has taken off beyond all expectations is Astana, Kazakhstan's new c