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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

Abheek Barua: The right questions

A response to the 28 economists defending the employment guarantee scheme

Against inflation

Government's positive changes to foodgrain policy

'BJP does not have the grace to admit they did a U-turn'

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The venom online

Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and others have done us a world of good but they also unleash the worst of human nature. Can the law offer a middle path?

A K Bhattacharya: More to reform than meets the eye

Andy Mukherjee: Unhappy returns

Without reforms to boost returns for multinational capital, Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' campaign will face testing times

D G Shah: Why drug pricing policies can be injurious to health

Stakeholders have failed to collaborate with the pharma industry to ensure universal access and minimum price controls. Instead, they are working in tandem to restore the regime of rigorous restrictio

How to maximise profits from day-trading

It is by using disciplined systems that impose rigid stop losses and strict position sizes and prevent them from over-trading

The IPR stand-off

Behind India's confrontation with the US on intellectual property

World has decided not to do more to fight climate change till 2020

And, that makes sure the post-2020 climate change pact the World signs in 2015 at Paris will fall short of the target too

Real class and Barca's identity crisis

Real Madrid's emphatic 3-1 win over Barcelona in the first El Clasico is a clear indication that the Los Blancos are the team to beat in Spain.

Is Amazon's Bezos really the world's best CEO? HBR says 'Yes'

Experts say long-term goals for the company set him apart

Ajai Shukla: Mr Jaitley's best decision

The defence minister gives us hope that he might be more energetic than his predecessor in filling a yawning gap in our maritime power

Paul Mozur: Using cash and pressure, China builds its chip industry

Beijing is starting programmes to increase investment and gain expertise from foreign firms

Shailesh Dobhal: India Inc's big moment

Many big Indian firms seem to be reordering core beliefs around their management, products and markets. Is it for real?

Arunabha Ghosh: Clearing the air on clearances

Nilanjana S Roy: Dying well

Price control problems

Get drug procurement right, boost domestic production

Have a trade strategy

But government should keep the China angle in mind