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Government should behave like a responsible promoter
Government's short sightedness through special dividends and share swaps is not only hurting the financials of PSUs but also of the country
 "Government should behave like a responsible promoter")
Rajiv Lall: AAP and the politics of urbanisation
The next elections promise to be interesting since a less uniform urban vote could make things tricky for the Aam Aadmi Party
T S Vishwanath: Trade lessons 101
The NAFTA example shows that trade partners need to keep their agreements dynamic to stay relevant for industry
Kanika Datta: Trading places
It will take a truly brave state politician to buck moneyed vested interests and allow any foreign retailers unfettered entry
Nitin Desai: Aam Aadmi economics
The author looks at what can be discerned of citizens' troubles from the new political party's platform
Milking the public sector
Questions about Coal India's massive dividend
Still no room for RBI
Inflation moderates, but a rate cut unlikely
Coalgate: A moment of catharsis?
Corporate India and the government should equally share the blame for blatant abuse of power & cronyism in the coal allocation process
 "Coalgate: A moment of catharsis?")
Is AAP the new Left?
AAP calls itself the natural inhabitant of the third space. Increasingly though, it is being perceived as the new Left
 "Is AAP the new Left?")
The trading strategy for IT results season
Infosys has widely distributed investor-base and has by far highest free-float market cap in sector
 "The trading strategy for IT results season")
Rajiv Shastri: How 'Arthakranti' taxes the system
The Bharatiya Janata Party's proposed banking transaction tax is ill-conceived and inadvisable but it is disruptive enough to raise questions about the perverse nature of India's current tax regime an
M J Antony: Only the bad news
A huge backlog of cases has worsened the Supreme Court's woes in 2014
Subir Roy: Firefighting needed to save Railways
The work and management culture in the Railways needs to be severely shaken up, but the conventional political leadership of the country is unable to do it
Shyam Saran: The Chinese (yuan) are coming!
Beijing is aggressively pushing, with some success, the internationalisation of its currency
One bad apple
Highway tolling should not be given a bad reputation
In reverse gear
Competition over rolling back reform must stop
My name is Khan, and I'm a tourist
Don't protest too much next time our MLAs want a free visit to Harrods or Selfridges to study the pros & cons of FDI in retail
Jyoti Malhotra: A diplomatic entry into politics
Ambitious diplomats continue to be attracted to politics but do they make good politicians?
Surinder Sud: A cereal effort
Technology-based agriculture cannot deliver optimum dividends unless it is backed by supportive infrastructure and services