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A European tsunami?
Europe begins to turn towards the populist right-wing
Time to start selling
New government must revive disinvestment
Even JRD Tata didn't go to college
Some solace for Smriti Irani. None of these leading lights are graduates, some of them didn't even finish school
Jitendra, Omar and an avoidable controversy
Jitendra Singh's comments on Article 370 were entirely uncalled for, as was Omar Abdullah's reaction to them
To 'e' or not to 'e'
While online shopping is fun and easy, watch out for the pitfalls
Rahul Jacob: India's jobs emergency
The human resources development minister is the most important ministerial appointment
Mahesh C Purohit: Corruption in VAT is the most taxing issue
The administration of this tax urgently requires an overhaul before the Goods and Services Tax becomes a reality
Barun Roy: The other side of poverty
With deeper income inequality and sharp social divisions, Asian nations need to take a different approach to development
Abheek Barua: The Gujarat model revisited
The author discusses the specific achievements of Gujarat, and whether they give India reason to believe
Acting on black money
An SIT is not enough. End round-tripping
Bunching portfolios, achieving synergies?
By clubbing several crucial sectors sensibly the government may have created some of the pre-conditions for an acceleration
Sanjay Jaju: Governance, at your service
'Mee Seva' in Andhra Pradesh, one of the world's largest e-governance projects, shows how technology can reduce corruption in the delivery of citizen services
A K Bhattacharya: Decoding the Modi government
In the formation of the Council of Ministers, the compulsions of keeping the party leaders and alliance partners happy took precedence over the goal of rationalising existing ministries
Strangling e-commerce
Policy hurdles continue to slow growth of online retail
Biting the subsidy bullet
Next Budget should reduce illegitimate subsidies aggressively
An open letter to the FM on ending "Tax Terrorism"
The Vodafone tax case is a classic example of shoddy handling and policy making by the tax department
Avirup Bose: High five for India's competition law regime
In the half-decade since it became functional, the Competition Commission of India has acquitted itself creditably in enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic industry