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Rajiv Lall: Why Indian urban administrators are poor service providers
Governance structures have left municipalities uniquely incapable of developing efficient delivery and planning mechanisms
M J Antony: Incentives for litigation
Courts are strewn with promises made by politicians during election time and it's not just the common man who is prone to such fake assurances
Shankar Acharya: UPA's economic legacy - Good, bad or ugly?
UPA failed to undertake economic, social and administrative reforms to strengthen India's long-term development potential
Different strokes
Bridging the gap between RBI and finance ministry
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay: RSS faces a different Modi wave
The Sangh's leadership has boxed itself into a tight situation. It now needs to wait and see if Modi can deliver in the Lok Sabha polls
Surinder Sud: Why GM crops make the cut
Apart from revamping the biotech regulatory system, we need to dispel the misconception that genetically modified crops are inherently harmful
Indira Rajaraman: Targeting only inflation?
A central bank derives credibility from the financial stability it is able to deliver by responding flexibly to the need of the hour
Redefining the Aam Aadmi
Economist Amartya Sen believes the real Aam Aadmi has been left out of the political discourse entirely
Devangshu Datta: Wait-watching on Dalal Street
Foreign investors look mildly negative as they are unlikely to invest in India before a clear verdict on one of the tightest elections ever
 "Devangshu Datta: Wait-watching on Dalal Street")
Reality check
IMF report on India should be read with care
Raging Bull
Is Narendra Modi's recent belligerence in Arunachal symptomatic of his future foreign policy?
Aditi Phadnis: AAP's loss of time is loss of political momentum
The issues that the Aam Aadmi Party raised will soon be redundant if the party does not embark on practical politics
Pratip Kar: A new corporate governance
The sum total of the various amendments approved by Sebi would certainly raise board oversight and increase the responsibilities as well as liabilities of directors
A law for vendors at last
For vibrant, safer and more usable public spaces
Shreekant Sambrani: Tea times
Tata Tea's pioneering public service campaigns, jaago re and power of 49, are especially refreshing in this election season