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Optimism in oil and gas space may not last
Most investors and analysts believe that regardless of the exact outcome, prices will be aligned more closely to international levels in future
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Shyamal Majumdar: 'Involuntary leisure without pay'
It is time someone started a campaign for plain English in human resources
Bhupesh Bhandari: Telecom, a tough place to be
It is now being felt that India can support not more than three or four telcos in each circle
Akash Prakash: Through the valley of weak earnings
After the elections, equity will look expensive, but it would be a mistake to bail out early
Unaided effort
Private sector cannot take up government's tasks
Shankar Sharma & Devina Mehra: Wrestling alligators and reviving investment
It will be tough for Modi to keep his promise of kick-starting the capex cycle since examples from the infrastructure and power sector show that not all projects are financially viable
T S Vishwanath: 'Rebooting' trade pacts
Free trade agreements and a new strategy on bilateral and regional economic relationships could prove crucial for the new government
Shankar Acharya: India's urbanisation challenge
Focus on upgrading existing towns, not showpiece new cities
A first step
Moving towards sustainable iron ore mining
The office of Prime Minister: A largely north Indian upper-caste, Hindu affair
Independent India's prime ministers have mostly been members of entrenched social elites, or numerically larger populations
Rajiv Lall: Where will the jobs come from?
The answer may lie in harnessing the small and medium enterprises rather than focusing on labour-intensive manufacturing
M J Antony: Monitor of all causes
The Supreme Court burdens itself with too many committees
Sanjeev Sanyal: Reviving Varanasi for the 21st century
Varanasi has a management problem, not an urban design problem
Strangling a sector
Govt makes it too hard for e-commerce operators to grow
Bharat Bhushan: Muting the bully pulpit
Priyanka Gandhi's stance against Modi has exposed the low standards of public discourse he has chosen to adopt
Alokananda Chakraborty: Can selfies stay in focus?
If used without discretion, they can backfire on brands that use them
Rajeev Malik: Hit the ground running
The new government will be closely watched for its approach towards the multi-pronged hit from the poor monsoon
Laying down new law
Outdated and restrictive laws should be scrapped