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Mainland & North-East: Will the twain ever meet?
Nido Taniam's brutal and mysterious death once again highlights yawning physical, cultural and psychological gulf that separates North East from rest of country
Dipak Dasgupta: Can higher interest rates tame India's food inflation?
The challenge to anti-inflation policy lies in better institutions and better evidence-based policy
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Smita Aggarwal: No more bank clones
The setting up of payments banks would move more savings into the formal sector, provide better safety to customers and de-risk the inclusion strategy of banks
Aditi Phadnis: The young Congressman's big idea
It's not enough to focus only on processes - as Rahul Gandhi implies - it is equally important to work on the kind of man the new Congressman is, what he thinks and what he believes in
Sunil Sethi: How to short-circuit tourism
State governments lack the zeal in planning and upgrading the basic infrastructure of roads and transportation to scale up India's tourist economy
Unmanly man, hazy film
Try saying something remotely negative about newest Salman or Shah Rukh Khan starrer, you might be accused of being allergic to fun
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In defence of the shy
For a shy person, to answer questions on camera can be an excruciatingly painful experience. His heart pounds loudly against his chest; his palms get sweaty and anxiety clouds his being
Shriram Subramanian & Soumya Dash: Bench strength for the corner office
Indian firms need to introduce clear guidelines on succession planning if they aspire to be global in nature
Shyamal Majumdar: The succession question
Tata Motors MD Karl Slym's sudden death shows it is time companies asked themselves 'What would we do if we lost our CEO tomorrow?'
Mihir S Sharma: Accountability answers
Rahul Gandhi said decentralisation is 2014's big issue. If so, what are the options on offer?
Sorting out telecom
Implications of spectrum sharing and user charges
Currency comfort
But there is no room for complacency
T S Vishwanath: NDMA - One step forward...
By moving beyond the issue of Most Favoured Nation status, India and Pak have demonstrated a willingness to improve trade ties significantly
Kanika Datta: Resuming the race to zero
None of us needed or wanted that ration card. Yet, oddly, we could not do without this flimsy piece of cardboard because it doubled as an essential identity document and "proof of address", and for mo
Daniel Gros: Taming China's public sector
The author argues that the European Union's experience has lessons for China's reformers, struggling with state-owned enterprises