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AAP's economic policy contradiction comes from within
Corporate bigwigs are rushing to join the party but lack of cohesiveness on crucial economic policies is clearly evident
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T N Ninan: Revisionist history
For the entire 10 years when Dr Singh has been at the helm, growth will average 7.8 per cent. Like it or not, these numbers will be hard to beat
Mihir S Sharma: Listening in
India's globalised class is still a slave to anxiety that it is peripheral to the world. Everywhere in the world, we imagine, people are talking to each other but without mentioning us at all
Aditi Phadnis: Snap out of the political awe
Austerity is great, as shown by a long list of politicos down the years. But instead of admiring Delhi's problems - and the Aam Aadmi Party's rise - we need to get down to solving them
Deepak Lal: Encircling China
When dealing with an aggressive China, there are lessons to be learned from how Germany was contained a century ago
The soul of a song
Through the example of the Lord family, the film highlights the lives of neglected foot-soldiers of Indian music
Asia rising
Art Stage's focus is single-mindedly Asian, looking at questions of whether there are any defining features for the region as a whole
Sleepless nights ahead for telcos as Reliance Jio prepares for 2G war
Reliance Jio applies for 2G auction, to bleed competitors in the battle for spectrum
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A range of options
Populism trumps biodiversity in the Western Ghats
Poised to fail
New round of oil and gas auctions may not excite investors
Bharat Bhushan: Congress - Between AAP and a hard place
Sudden shifts in electoral loyalties could make the timing of Rahul Gandhi's assertion of leadership somewhat inopportune
Shyamal Majumdar: Labour pain in govt banks
The human resources function remains a clerical exercise even though these banks are heading for the 'retirement decade'
Bhupesh Bhandari: The half-baked pill
If Delhi's new health minister wants generic medicine to be freely prescribed by doctors in government-run hospitals, he should instill confidence in that medicine. And that can be done through proper
Jaimini Bhagwati: The problem with public sector banks
Reform of state-owned banks is crucial in order to introduce competitive efficiency
Sunanda Pushkar's hissy fit that wasn't
Why a Khaleej Times journalist's report on the matter might just be a rant