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Mihir S Sharma: A state without jobs
Congress has lost the urban young despite the state visibly prospering under UPA govt
Charan Singh: Inflation targeting - What's the hurry?
Using a western-assembled model in haste could prove economically and socially counterproductive for India
 "Charan Singh: Inflation targeting - What's the hurry?")
Abheek Barua: Emerging market anathema
The tension in Ukraine and other nations, and the murky picture in China, is fuelling the disenchantment
Disinvestment challenges
How sale of government shares in PSUs can be more effective
A sensible intervention
But the long-term impact of reserve building should be assessed
C L Dadhich: Rural castles built at farmers' cost
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund has ended up effectively diverting mandatory credit from farmers to state governments
 "C L Dadhich: Rural castles built at farmers' cost")
'We never want to run the govt for the rich'
While the Congress wants to empower people at all walks of life, the BJP wants to give the entire power to a single person
Stock picks till election results
Some brokerages are banking on mid-caps. But are they right bets?
 "Stock picks till election results")
Jyotsna Bapat: Companies and cities
Cities have predictable funding but inefficient implementation. Companies have efficient implementation but unpredictable funding capacity. Companies and urban bodies are complementary
Rajiv Kumar & Geetima Krishna Das: Can inflation targeting drag India out of "slow-flation"?
The RBI, by focusing on consumer inflation, is introducing new uncertainties to the execution of monetary policy
Aditi Phadnis: For Karunanidhi, age is just a number
The octogenarian continues to defy the odds and is still in control of his party - and family
Devesh Kapur & Ananth Padmanabhan: Finding better leaders
India's public sector faces a leadership crisis that will be solved only by more open recruitment
Do syrups really make your cough go away?
The type of cough syrup advised depends from patient to patient
 "Do syrups really make your cough go away?")