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Vikram Johri: Look back in longing
Why does one miss college life so much? There is freedom, especially attractive in a society where parental supervision continues into adulthood
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay: The cap fits well
There is every reason to suppose the Aam Aadmi Party can provide a stable government for Delhi
The view from Goa
Writers, entrepreneurs, senior citizens, yoga teachers, billionaires and designers - all are thronging to Goa, looking for their cottages in the sun
Modi lived "solitude" while Gujarat burnt
His constituency will not like the leader to say he regrets the death of Muslims
Option selling in a low-volatility phase
Low volatility makes it more likely that far-from-money options won't be struck. And if low volatility persists, premiums reduce
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A Seshan: The dangers of 'tolerable' inflation
The committee set up under Urjit Patel to revise the policy framework needs to re-examine the Reserve Bank's approach to monetary stability
R Gopalakrishnan: Preparing for eureka
Mental preparedness can improve the chances of eureka at will
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng: China's successful city
The town of Foshan shows why China's top-down development model must change
Reforming regulators
Law to reshape regulatory landscape needs expansion
Autonomy for ATMs
Govt must give up majority control of public sector banks
S L Rao: A stronger backbone for regulators
The Planning Commission's draft of a framework for infrastructure regulation deals with past infirmities but leaves major faults untouched
2014: Political risks to watch out for
Investors are focused on these as some of the biggest single-day moves were driven by political developments in 2013
Barun Roy: Rise of the aam aadmi
AAP's stunning debut in Delhi polls proves that it is possible to shake up establishment politics if the intentions of the players are right
Claude Smadja: The year the West lost leadership
For the US and Europe, 2013 was a bad year
Paying off doctors
One MNC says it will stop, but what about Indian companies?
Good news, and bad
Number of slums drops, but rural toilets still a problem
A K Bhattacharya: What Mr Kejriwal can learn from V P Singh
The AAP chief should mull the implications of making poll promises and the lessons to be learned from V P Singh's failure to punish guilty in the Bofors case