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Kishan S Rana: An open letter: diplomacy with growth in mind
Domestically, embassies must become part of economic agencies' planning; globally, these must help businesses in understanding potential foreign markets
Probal Basak: Voices of dissent grow louder in the CPI(M)
After a series of debacles in the Lok Sabha elections, the party is facing its biggest challenge - a leadership crisis
Ajit K Ghose: The search for better jobs
Only manufacturing-led growth can create productive jobs, and not just for the new labour force
A troubled Cup
The business of football becomes ugly
Aditi Phadnis: The same old battle cry
By appointing Mallikarjun Kharge as the leader of Opposition, the Congress has gone back to relying on caste appeal rather than defending the 'idea of India'
Desh Gaurav Chopra Sekhri: India picks its teams
The World Cup for India has a special cultural significance, one which transcends the usual emotions that accompany sports
Sunil Sethi: Farewell, my princelings...
In a country with no dependable social security, family ties are paramount. There is bound to be voter sympathy for widows and fatherless daughters
T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: The sighing of the grasshoppers
Indian liberals' sanctimony is matched only by their inability to think clearly. They need lessons in logic
Catalytic art
Tourists who visit India know of Anish Kapoor whose large installations are part of their city's skylines in the US and various European capitals. They might be disappointed not to find anything by th
You may say I'm a dreamer
Perhaps the pendulum has swung one way for too long and has started its swing back
Requiem for the "Amby"
The blogger turns nostalgic, now that the Ambassador is being relegated to history
Ajay Vir Jakhar: Farmers look for green shoots
They were unimpressed by the UPA's misguided socialism, but they worry about the new regime's free-market orientation too
Madhukar Sabnavis: The power of print
The static one-to-one medium is underleveraged by advertisers today