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Aditi Phadnis: Amar Singh's last hurrah?
After being deserted by people whose battles he fought, the maverick is going to have another go at politics
Deepak Lal: Democracy in distress - I
Why representative democracy is staring at a less-than-secure future
The players and the stage
It will be the watchful, ever awake, never blinking eye of we, the people, that will decide who we like and who we don't, and why
To thrash or to shame? That is the question
Fining or bashing up litterbugs may not work in a city like Mumbai. Making them clean up their mess in full public view seems a better option
Vinayak Chatterjee: Rebuilding India, brick by brick
Twelve ways the new government can breathe life into the country's infrastructure agenda
Shyamal Majumdar: The hiring mirage
Recruitment surveys are bullish, but the reality may be different for at least a few more quarters
Daniel Gros: So what makes Greece special?
Missing the target of export growth is what sets Greece apart
The only good idea
Government slowness may have scuttled Aadhaar
El Nino blues
Prepare for any impact of the dreaded weather pattern
Shankar Acharya: Economic revival - when and how strong?
Even if Narendra Modi comes to power, the revival of sustainable growth is far from certain
Bharat Bhushan: So who's pulling the strings?
It won't be the Third Front, nor even a Federal Front. In case of a fractured verdict, a minority coalition comprising AIADMK, BJD and Trinamool Congress is the most likely outcome - but it's the BJP
T S Vishwanath: It's a small world, after all
In an increasingly integrated global economy, countries can no longer afford uncertainty about free movement of skilled professionals
Stuck in neutral
Industrial production, imports show domestic demand drying up